title: 1971–72 in English field hockey
text: # 1971–72 in English field hockey
  
  The 1971–72 English Hockey League season took place from September 1971 until April 1972.
  
  The principal event was the inaugural Men's Cup (National Clubs Championship) which was won by Hounslow.
  
  The vast majority of the season consisted of regional leagues. The first National League tournament (The National Inter League Championship) would not be introduced until September 1975.
  
  ## Men's Cup (Benson & Hedges National Clubs Championship)
  
  ### National rounds (quarter-finals)
  
  | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Norwich Grasshoppers | Burton-on-Trent | 1-0 |
  | Portsmouth Command | Hounslow | |
  
  ### National rounds (semi-finals)
  
  | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Norwich Grasshoppers | Bowdon | 2-1 |
  | Marlborough | Hounslow | 0-1 |
  
  ### Final
  
  (Held at Crystal Palace on 16 April)
  
  | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hounslow | Norwich Grasshoppers | 3-0 |
  
  * P Morgan
  * F H Scott
  * M Harris
  * Ian Thompson
  * Richard Oliver
  * T Hill
  * Mike Corby
  * Bill Smith
  * Davy McManus
  * Christopher Langhorne
  * Ian Barrett
  * C Harvey
  * D Clarke
  * G Goodley
  * Robert Stimpson (capt)
  * D Harmer
  * T Hawksley
  * M Eastwood
  * D Storey
  * B Pallett
  * P Wilmore
  * T Weston
  