And that's a wrap for 2024!

A huge thank you to our sponsors this year, Manor Flooring and to Gareth Bennett for his photography.

We welcomed 10 men's and 12 ladies' teams to the 2024 Manor Flooring Cup this year. Hosted at our home ground of Tilsley Park, our summer league aims to provide a fun, relaxed and friendly tournament during the summer months. Providing an opportunity for new and young players, and umpires!, to give hockey a go, it was great to welcome so many players to the round-robin league!

After close-fought semi-finals between Newbury A and Newbury B (5-3), Abingdon C and Oxford B (5-1), it was all to play for in the final, seeing Abingdon C and Newbury A going head-to-head. Both teams played with passion and it was a stunning 7-0 victory that saw Abingdon take the title, the third consecutive victory for the club.

Teams from Wychwood, Wallingford, Banbury and Abingdon, all made it out of the group phase creating an exciting knock-out tournament. After an Abingdon v Abingdon QF, the semi-finals saw Wallingford A defeat Abingdon C 3-1 to meet Wychwood (Wychwood vs Banbury (2-1)) in the finals.

A tight-fought game, Wallingford came out on top with a 5-4 win, defeating the first-timers to the Manor Flooring Cup to take the champions crown.

Thank you to all our participants this year for a fantastic tournament which created a welcoming introduction to hockey for many and an opportunity to see old friends for others. A special thanks to the umpires who gave their time to ensure we could all play the game we love and the supporters who cheered us on in all the weathers!

Abingdon wishes all the teams a very successful 2024/25 season and we look forward to welcoming you back to Tilsley Park for the 2025 Summer League!