English League North
Encyclopedia
The English League North was the top-flight ice hockey
league in northern England
from 1978, when it alongside the English League South it replaced the Southern League
. In 1982, it was replaced by the British Hockey League
, running on a national basis.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league in northern England
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
from 1978, when it alongside the English League South it replaced the Southern League
Southern League (ice hockey)
The Southern League was the top-flight ice hockey league in England from 1970, when it was formed as the counterpart to the Scottish Northern League...
. In 1982, it was replaced by the British Hockey League
British Hockey League
The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...
, running on a national basis.
Champions
- 1978/79: Sheffield LancersSheffield LancersThe Sheffield Lancers were an ice hockey club from Sheffield, England that played at the Queens Road Ice Rink between 1970 and 1980. The Lancers initially played in the Southern League before transferring into the English League North in 1978 where they won the league's inaugrual title.In 1980 the...
- 1979/80: Liverpool Leopards
- 1980/81: Blackpool SeagullsBlackpool SeagullsBlackpool Seagulls were an English ice hockey team, founded in 1951, who played at the Pleasure Beach Ice Rink, Blackpool.-Early years:The Seagulls were formed in 1951 and played in the Midland Intermediate League from 1951 to 1955. In the 1955-56 season they lost just one match all year...
- 1981/82: Blackpool SeagullsBlackpool SeagullsBlackpool Seagulls were an English ice hockey team, founded in 1951, who played at the Pleasure Beach Ice Rink, Blackpool.-Early years:The Seagulls were formed in 1951 and played in the Midland Intermediate League from 1951 to 1955. In the 1955-56 season they lost just one match all year...