England Handball Association

The England Handball Association is a governing body of Team Handball in England. It is an Associate member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).[1]

England Handball Association
EHA
IOC nationEngland (ENG)
National flag
SportHandball
Other Sports
  • Beach Handball
  • Wheelchair handball
Official websitewww.englandhandball.com
HISTORY
Year of formationUnknown
AFFLIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since2017
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeBritish Olympic Association
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentTracy Watkinson
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Country England
Secretary GeneralMike Bain

Men's Competition

England Handball provide both league and cup competitions for clubs.

League

The men's league in England is currently divided into three tiers. The elite tier is the Super 8 in which eight teams from England compete to be the national champion. The second tier is the Championship. This competition is currently divided into North and South. Following an end of season play-off in June, the overall winners are promoted to the Super 8, replacing the team finishing last in the top division. The runners-up in the Championship play a sudden death promotion match against the seventh placed team in the Super 8 for a place in the top division for the following season.

The lowest tier of competition in senior men's handball in England is the third tier which consists of regional development leagues. The number of divisions varies from year to year during the 2014/15 season there were five regional leagues, London, South-West, East, Midlands and North. As of 2016/17 there are four regional leagues, North, Midlands, South-West and South-East. The South-East regional league is divided into three divisions, Tier 1, 2A and 2B, so 2A and 2B make up the fourth tier of English handball.

There is no automatic promotion from the third to the second tier. The third tier is where clubs are able to demonstrate their development and ability to meet the criteria to join the competition at the second tier.

Tier Leagues/Divisions
1 Premier Handball League (PHL)

8 teams - 1 relegation

2 Championship North Championship South
3 North Regional Development League Midlands Regional Development League South-West Regional Development League South-East Regional Development League - Tier 1
4 South-East Regional Development League - Tier 2A South-East Regional Development League - Tier 2B

National League (Super 8 since 2012)

Main Page: Super 8

YearChampionRunner-upRelegated
1975Birkenhead
1976Birkenhead
1977BirkenheadKirkby
1978Kirkby SelectBrentwood '72
1979Brentwood '72Kirkby Select
1980Brentwood '72Kirkby Select
1981Brentwood '72Liverpool
1982Brentwood '72Liverpool
1983Brentwood '72Liverpool
1986Kirkby Select
1989Manchester United
2000Great Dane (London)Ruislip Eagles
2001Great Dane (London)Ruislip Eagles
2002
2003LiverpoolRuislip Eagles
2004
2005Great Dane (London)Heathrow
2006Oxford UniversityUniversity of Manchester
2007University of ManchesterGreat Dane HC London
2008Great Dane (London)University of Manchester
2009Great Dane (London)Olympia HC London
2010London GDOlympia HC London
2011London GDRuislip Eagles
2012SalfordRuislip Eagles
2013London GDSalfordLiverpool
2014London GDSalfordDeva
2015Warrington WolvesLondon GDCoventry
2016London GDOlympia HC LondonManchester
2017Warrington WolvesNEM HawksCoventry
2018 London GD Olympia HC London Liverpool
2019 London GD Olympia HC London Brighton

Data sources: 1975-1976 Wirral Handball Club Clubs and Honours;[2] 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12.;[3] 1983 British Handball Association Word is ... No.5 page 3;[4] 2006 Oxford University Handball Club Entries for Great Dane & 2009

Second Tier (Championship)
YearChampionRunner-up
1977Whitchurch (Bristol)
1978Olympia (Cannock)Leicester '73
1979Leicester '73
1980Recreation NuneatonIpswich
1981Olympia (Cannock)Great Danes
-
2006Liverpool Hope
-
2013Olympia HC LondonNEM Hawks
2014Coventry HCNEM Hawks
2015NEM HawksBrighton
2016NottinghamBrighton
2017LiverpoolBrighton
2018 Coventry Sharks HC Brighton
2019 Liverpool Carshalton Titans

Data source: 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12;.[3] 2006

Third Tier (Development Leagues)
YearRegionChampionRunner-up
2015LondonLondon GD IIThames HC
2015SouthSouthamptonPoole Phoenix
2015EastCranfield HCCambridge HC
2015MidlandsLoughboroughOlyCats
2015NorthBoltonHuddersfield

Cups

The EHA offers two cup competitions for senior males.[5] The EHA National Cup is the cup competition for the top clubs in England. Any club meeting the qualifying criteria may enter. Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.

EHA National Cup
YearChampionRunner-up
2009London GD
2010Ruislip EaglesManchester Handball Club
2011London GDRuislip Eagles
2012London GDSalford
2013SalfordRuislip Eagles
2014SalfordLondon GD
2015Warrington WolvesLondon GD
2016Warrington WolvesLondon GD
2017 Warrington Wolves NEM Hawks
2018 London GD NEM Hawks
2019 Warrington Wolves Cambridge

Men's National Shield (Previously League Cup)
YearChampionRunner-up
2015CranfieldLondon GD II
2016Oxford UniversityLondon GD II
2017 London GD II Reading Lions
2018 Coventry Sharks Guildford Sabres
2019 Essex Hurricanes Guildford Sabres

Women's Competition
YearChampionRunner-up
2011Ruislip EaglesOlympia HC London
2012Ruislip EaglesLondon GD
2013Olympia HC LondonLondon GD
2014Olympia HC LondonThames HC
2015London GDOlympia HC London
2016London GDLondon Angels HC
2017 Olympia HC London London GD
2018 London GD Coventry Sharks HC
2019 Olympia HC London London GD

Women England Handball National Cup
YearChampionRunner-up
2009Ruislip EaglesLondon GD
2010London GDRuislip Eagles
2011Ruislip EaglesOlympia HC London
2012Ruislip EaglesLondon GD
2013London GD Handball ClubThames Handball Club
2014Olympia HC LondonRuislip Eagles
2015London GDCoventry Sharkbite
2016Olympia HC LondonCoventry Sharks
2017 Coventry Sharks HC London GD
2018 London GD Coventry Sharks HC
2019 West London Eagles NEM Hawks

Women's National Shield (Previously League Cup)
YearChampionRunner-up
2017Reading LionessesLiverpool HC
2018 Reading Lionesses Loughborough
2019 Northampton London GD II

See also

List of handball clubs in England

References
  1. "European Handball Federation - EHF Member Federation / ENG". Eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. "Clubs and Honours". Wirralhandballclub.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. "MA+Directory++p12.jpg (image)". 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. Hadd, Russell (9 March 2009). "British Handball History: British Cup and League Tables 1983". Britishhandballmemories.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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