The 2016–17 Investec Women's Hockey Premier Division season took place between September 2016 and April 2017. Surbiton won the title for the fourth consecutive season. They won both the regular season and the League Finals Weekend. Reading were relegated to the Conferences.
Regular season Final table Pos Team P W D L GD Pts 1 Surbiton 18 15 2 1 39 472 Holcombe 18 11 5 2 19 383 East Grinstead 18 9 6 3 12 334 University of Birmingham 18 10 2 6 3 325 Leicester 18 8 5 5 7 296 Clifton 18 9 1 8 11 287 Canterbury 18 5 5 8 -13 208 Slough 18 3 3 12 -22 129 Bowdon Hightown 18 1 5 12 -26 810 Reading 18 1 2 15 -30 5
= Qualified for League Finals Weekend = Premier Division play-off = Relegated to Conferences
Results
League Finals Weekend Semi-finals
Final
Premier Division play-off The winners of the three regional conferences and the ninth placed team in Premier Division played a round-robin tournament. The top two placed teams will play in the 2017–18 Premier Division while the bottom two will play in the Conferences. Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier Division while Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion. Buckingham were promoted after a 4–3 win over Wimbledon in a winner-takes-all encounter.
Pos Team P W D L GD Pts 1 Bowdon Hightown 3 2 1 0 2 72 Buckingham 3 2 0 1 1 63 Wimbledon 3 1 0 2 -1 34 Brooklands Poynton 3 0 1 2 -2 1
= Qualified for the 2017–18 Premier Division
References