March 9, 2020

Ireland Men's Lacrosse Team Celtic Cup 2013 Roster and Match Reports

Box Score & Match Report

Saturday, 17 August 2013, University of Limerick, Ireland: Ireland 19 France 7

This match was the first International Men’s Lacrosse match held in Ireland since 1903, and Ireland created history in the process, winning their first International Tournament on Home Soil, the Celtic Cup, by beating France 19-7., having previously won the Cup in 2005. Zak Jordan scored the first goal of the match, and Kevin Owens scored six goals.

At U Limerick,	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Ireland	8	3	3	5	19
France	0	3	3	1	7

Ireland Men’s Lacrosse v France, Celtic Cup, 17 August 2013 Box Score [Ref: 1]

Ireland Scorers	France Scorers
Kristian Prior (4), Zak Jordan (3), Cillian Murphy (3), Sean Gibson (1), Sean O’Shaughnessey (1), Liam O’Mahoney (1)	Felix DeClerq (2), Axel Andurp (2), Pierre Atkinson (2), Dominic Sandy (1)

Celtic Cup Scorers 2013 [Ref: 1]

Ireland Team Roster Celtic Cup 2013

Number	Name	Position	Residence
22	Tadhg Bolger	Midfield	Dublin, IRL
48	Conor Dockery	Midfield	Athlone, Co. Roscommon, IRL
7	Patrick Ferry	Defense /LSM	Belfast, NI
13	Sean Gibson	Midfield / Attack	Stepaside, Co. Dublin
4	Jamie Hanford	Defense / FO	Darien, CT, USA
18	Zak Jordan	Midfield /FO	London, ENG
91	Kieran Limming	Defense / LSM	Victoria, BC, CAN
17	Tom Henry McDonald	Midfield	Stockport, Cheshire, ENG
9	Jacob Morris	Midfield	Canterbury, Kent, ENG
2	Cillian Murphy	Attack	Dublin, IRL
29	John O’Connor	Midfield	Waterford, IRL
14	Paddy O’Leary	Midfield	Enniscorty, Co. Wexford, IRL
37	Liam O’Mahoney	Attack	Chigwell. Essex
5	Sean O’Shaughnessey	Midfield	Dublin, IRL
32	Kevin Owens	Midfield / FO	Fairfield, CT, USA
11	Kristian Prior	Attack	Merrick, NY, USA
1	Kevin Quinn	Goalie	Ballina, Co. Mayo, IRL
85	Martin Scanlon	Midfield	Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, IRL
24	Conor Walsh	Defense	Dublin, IRL
	Coaches & Staff	Coaching Position	Other Post
–	Tom Prior	Head Coach
–	Sean Bodie	Assistant Coach
–	Colm Murphy	Assistant Coach
–	John Cavanaugh	Athletic Trainer	National Team Director
–	Ryan Cavanaugh		Equipment Manager
–	Michael Kennedy		Ireland Lacrosse CEO / Event Director
–	Donald Cavanaugh		Logistical Support Officer

Ireland Team Roster Men’s Lacrosse Celtic Cup 2013 [Ref: 2]

References

Websites

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2013) Ireland wins Celtic Cup and makes history in the process [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2013/08/20/ireland-wins-celtic-cup-and-makes-history-in-the-process/ [Accessed 5 July 2018]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2013) 2013 Celtic Cup Roster [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2013/08/12/2013-celtic-cup-roster/ [Accessed 5 July 2018]

Images

[3] Sports Tours Ireland (2013) 2013 Celtic Cup Tournament Poster [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/1Q2gHywj3Dn71yGHA-vmqcaM3xuDKsjAgEb6qBF4LPqXuwPT9llatSz0o7qIidIe2ZppaCO0643uZAUsYIfax4b07Vj3dxYEev0lQAlBhq5QTG2xZCoApDP82Ui_HJDRFjP8TQ [Accessed 9 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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Celtic Cup Men's Lacrosse 2009

Venue: Edinburgh, Scotland, 12-15 August 2009

Group Standings

	P	W	L	GF	GA
*Scotland	2	2	0	27	11
*Wales	3	2	1	40	20
Ireland	3	1	2	23	27
France	2	0	2	4	36

Celtic Cup Men’s Lacrosse Standings 2009 [Ref: Compiled from Results in: ]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Bronze Medal Game
15.08.2009	Ireland	14	France	4
	Final
15.08.2009	Scotland		Wales

Celtic Cup Men’s Lacrosse Playoffs 2009 [Ref:]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
12.08.2009	Wales	23	France	2
12.08.2009	Scotland	14	Ireland	5
13.08.2009	Ireland	13	France	2
13.08.2009	Scotland	13	Wales	6
14.08.2009	Wales	11	Ireland	5
14.08.2009	Scotland		France

Celtic Cup Men’s Lacrosse Group Results 2009 [Ref: ]

References

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2009) 2009 Celtic Cup [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2009/08/14/2009-celtic-cup/ [Accessed 14 January 2017]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2009) Ireland’s Men win Celtic Cup bronze Medal [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2009/08/15/irelands-men-win-celtic-cup-bronze-medal/ [Accessed 14 January 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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March 9, 2020June 1, 2020

Federation of International Lacrosse Men's World Championships 2006

Federation of International Lacrosse Logo [Ref: 7]

Final Standings

Pos		P	W	L	GF	GA
1	Canada	8	7	1	129	64
2	USA	7	6	1	123	65
3	Australia	8	4	4	113	74
4	Iroquois Nation	8	4	4	87	107
5	England	7	3	4	67	90
6	Japan	7	1	6	47	100
7	Ireland	7	5	2	89	62
8	Germany	7	4	3	78	67
9	Finland	7	6	1	77	65
10	Italy	7	4	3	93	59
11	Czech Republic	7	4	3	100	51
12	Denmark	7	3	4	46	70
13	Wales	7	4	3	72	58
14	Latvia	7	4	3	41	55
15	Scotland	6	4	2	72	47
16	Netherlands	7	3	4	66	71
17	Spain	7	3	4	82	90
18	South Korea	6	1	5	41	84
19	New Zealand	6	2	4	46	76
20	Hong Kong	6	0	6	21	95
21	Bermuda	5	0	5	27	67

FIL Men’s World Championships Final Standings 2006 [Ref: Compiled from 1 and 5-6]

First Division Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
19.07.2006	USA		bye to Semi-Finals
19.07.2006	Canada	27	Finland	2
19.07.2006	Iroquois	14	Germany	6
19.07.2006	Australia	21	Ireland	5
	5th-8th Semi-Finals
20.07.2006	England	19	Germany	4
20.07.2006	Japan	11	Ireland	9
	Semi-Finals
20.07.2006	USA	13	Australia	10
20.07.2006	Canada	16	Iroquois	6
	7th Place
22.07.2006	Ireland	13	Germany	5
	5th Place
22.07.2006	Japan	7	England	12
	3rd Place
22.07.2006	Australia	21	Iroquois	8
	Final
22.07.2006	USA	10	Canada	15

FIL Men’s World Championships Second Round Results [Ref: 1-5]

Second-Fourth Division Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Bermuda	6	New Zealand	19
	19th Place
21.07.2006	Hong Kong	6	New Zealand	9
	17th Place
21.07.2006	Spain	17	South Korea	14
	15th Place
21.07.2006	Latvia	2	Wales	18
	13th Place
21.07.2006	Netherlands	3	Scotland	15
	11th Place
21.07.2006	Denmark	1	Czech Rep.	18
	9th Place
21.07.2006	Italy	9	Finland	10

FIL World Championships Second Division Playoffs 2006 [Ref: 5]

Third Division

First Round Standings

	P	W	L	GF	GA
First Division
USA	5	5	0	100	40
Canada	5	4	1	71	46
Iroquois	5	3	2	59	64
Australia	5	2	3	61	48
England	5	1	4	36	79
Japan	5	0	5	29	79
Second Division
Ireland	4	4	0	62	24
Scotland	4	3	1	50	34
Italy	4	2	2	59	35
Wales	4	1	3	28	39
Hong Kong	4	0	4	7	74
Third Division
Germany	4	4	0	63	21
Czech Rep.	4	3	1	67	27
Netherlands	4	2	2	45	42
South Korea	4	1	3	18	57
New Zealand	4	0	4	18	64
Fourth Division
Finland	4	4	0	55	21
Latvia	4	3	1	30	24
Denmark	4	2	2	32	38
Spain	4	1	3	44	51
Bermuda	4	0	4	21	48

FIL Men’s World Championships Standings 2006 [Ref: Compiled from Results in 1]

First Round Results

First Division

	USA	Can	Iro	Aus	Eng	Jap
USA	xxx	13-12	21-13	20-8	25-5	21-2
Canada		xxx	12-8	12-9	17-9	18-7
Iroquois			xxx	12-10	13-10	13-11
Australia				xxx	16-3	18-1
England					xxx	9-8
						xxx

FIL Men’s World Championships First Division Results 2006 [Ref: 1]

Second Division

	Ire	Sco	Ita	Wal	HK
Ireland	xxx	16-9	15-7	12-4	19-4
Scotland		xxx	13-12 (ET)	7-3	21-3
Italy			xxx	20-7	20-0
Wales				xxx	14-0
Hong Kong					xxx

FIL Men’s World Championship Second Division Results 2006 [Ref: 1]

Third Division

	Ger	Cze	Ned	SKR	NZ
Germany	xxx	12-5	15-9	18-4	18-3
Czech Republic		xxx	19-9	20-2	23-4
Netherlands			xxx	12-4	15-4
South Korea				xxx	8-7
New Zealand					xxx

FIL Men’s World Championship Third Division Results 2006 [Ref: 1]

Fourth Division

	Fin	Lat	Den	Spa	Ber
Finland	xxx	9-3	14-4	16-11	16-3
Latvia		xxx	7-3	11-9	9-3
Denmark			xxx	15-11	10-6
Spain				xxx	13-9
Bermuda					xxx

FIL Men’s World Championship Fourth Division Results 2006 [Ref: 1]

References

Websites

[1] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/index.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[2] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 – report, 14th July 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/reports14.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[3] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 – report, 19th July 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/reports19.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[4] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse World Championships 2006 – report, 20th July 2006 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/worldcup06/reports20.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[5] Pointstreak (2006) SCOREBOARD [Internet] Available from: http://pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/scoreboard.html?leagueid=336&seasonid=1285 [Accessed 12 January 2018]

[6] Pointstreak (2006) PLAYOFF STANDINGS [Internet] Available from: http://pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/playoffstandings.html?leagueid=336&seasonid=1285 [Accessed 12 January 2018]

Images

[7] Inside the Games (2017) Federation of International Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/image/48326/o/federation-of-international-lacrosse-logo.jpg [Accessed 20 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)

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March 8, 2020

Canadian Premier League 2020

Canadian Premier League Logo [Ref: 11]

Standings

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Atletico Ottawa
Cavalry
Edmonton
Forge
HFX Wanderers
Pacific
Valour
York9

Canadian Premier League Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Scores

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
11.04.2020	Forge	Cavalry
11.04.2020	Pacific	Edmonton
14.04.2020	York9	HFX Wanderers

Canadian Premier League Scores 2020 [Ref: 2]

Home Fields

Team	Home Field	Capacity
Atletico Ottawa	TD Place Stadium, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario	24,000
Cavalry FC	ATCO Field, Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta	6,000
FC Edmonton	Clarke Field, Edmonton, Alberta	4,200
Forge FC	Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario	??
HFX Wanderers	Wanderers Grounds, Halifax, Nova Scotia	5,000
Pacific FC	Westhills Stadium, Langford, Vancouver Is, British Columbia	5,000
Valour FC	Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba	33.234
York9	York Lions Stadium, York Region, Ontario	8,000

Canadian Premier League Home Fields 2020 [Ref: 2]

References

Websites

[2] Canadian Premier League (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://canpl.ca/schedule [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[3] Atletico Ottawa (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/stadium-profile/ [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[4] Cavalry FC (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/stadium-profile [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[5] FC Edmonton (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/stadium-profile/ [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[6] Forge FC (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://forgefc.canpl.ca/stadium-profile/ [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[7] HFX Wanderers (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/stadium-profile [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[8] Pacific FC (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/club-overview/stadium-profile [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[9] Valour FC (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://valourfc.canpl.ca/stadium-profile/ [Accessed 8 March 2020]

[10] York9 (2020) Stadium Profile [Internet] Available from: https://york9fc.canpl.ca/our-stadiums [Accessed 8 March 2020]

Images

[11] Canadian Premier League You Tube Channel (2020) Canadian Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D1jrRjsrDyM/maxresdefault.jpg [Accessed 8 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jean-Paul O’Flynn, John Wills, John Kane & John Morahan.

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March 7, 2020

Continental Football Leagues Era Timeline 1960-1985

Continental Football League 1965-1969

Continental Football League Logo 1965-1969 [Ref: 9]

Number	Teams
	Atlantic North Division
1	Norfolk Neptunes
2	Hartford Charter Oaks
3	Montreal Beavers
4	Toronto Rifles
5	Providence Indians
6	Springfield Acorns
	Atlantic South Division
7	Akron Vulcans
8	Fort Worth Warriors
9	Orlando Panthers
10	Philadelphia Bulldogs
11	Alabama Hawks
12	Jersey Jays
	Central Division (North)
13	Indianapolis Capitols
14	Quad Cities Raiders
15	Michigan Arrows
16	Chicago Owls
17	Indianapolis Warriors
18	Tri-City Apollos
	Central Division (South)
19	Oklahoma City Plainsmen
20	Arkansas Diamonds
21	Omaha Mustangs
22	Charleston Rockets
	Pacific Division (North)
23	Seattle Rangers
24	Eugene Bombers
25	Victoria Steelers
26	Spokane Shockers
27	Portland Loggers
	Pacific Division (South)
28	Las Vegas Cowboys
29	Orange County Ramblers
30	Sacramento Buccaneers
31	Long Beach Admirals
32	Sacramento Capitols

Continental Football League Teams 1965-1969 [Ref: 9-11]

World Football Leagues Teams 1972-1975

World Football League Logo [Ref: 15]

Number	Teams
	Texas Football League 1968
1	West Texas Roughnecks
2	Texarkana Titans
3	Tulsa Thunderbirds
4	Fort Worth Braves
5	Mexico Golden Aztecs
	Southwestern Pro Football League (West) 1972-1973
6	Las Vegas Casinos
7	Phoenix Blazers
8	Southern California Razorbacks
9	New Mexico Thunderbirds
10	Denver Oilers
	Southwestern Pro Football League (East) 1972-1973
11	Dallas Rockets (CoFL)
12	San Antonio Toros (CoFL)
13	Oklahoma City Wranglers
14	Kansas City Steers
	World Football League (Eastern) 1974-1975
15	Florida Blazers
16	Charlotte Hornets
17	Philadelphia Bell
18	Jacksonville Sharks
19	New York Stars
20	Birmingham Vulcans
	World Football League (Central) 1974-1975
21	Birmingham Americans
22	Memphis Southmen
23	Chicago Fire
24	Detroit Wheels
25	Chicago Winds
26	Houston Texans
	World Football League (Western) 1974-1975
27	Southern California Sun
28	Hawaiians
29	Portland Storm
30	Shreveport Steamer
31	San Antonio Wings
32	Portland Thunder

World Football Leagues Teams 1972-1975 [Ref:

Note: The Texas Football League of the late 1960s joined the Continental Football League in 1969. San Antonio Toros and Dallas Rockets of the Texas League joined Southwestern Pro Football League in 1972.

American Football Association 1977-1983

American Football Association Logo [Ref: 23]

Number	Teams
	Eastern
1	Carolina Chargers
2	Jacksonville Firebirds
3	Alabama Vulcans
4	Kentucky Trackers
5	Virginia Hunters
6	Orlando Americans
	Southeastern
7	Georgia Pride
8	Alabama Magic
9	Tallahassee Statesmen
10	Carolina Storm
11	Florida Sun
12	Jacksonville Sunbirds
	Western
13	San Antonio Charros
14	Mississippi Stars
15	Arkansas Champs
16	Tulsa Mustangs
	American
17	Wichita Falls Steelers
18	Wichita Falls Roughnecks
19	Oklahoma City Warriors
20	Houston Seagulls
21	Forth Worth Texas Stars
22	Houston Titans
	Southwest
23	Austin Texans
24	Texas Wranglers
25	Oklahoma Thunder
26	San Antonio Bulls
27	Houston Armadillos
	Northeast
28	Racine Gladiators
29	Buffalo Geminis
30	Virginia Chargers
31	Roanoke Valley Express
32	Pittsburgh Colts

American Football Association teams 1977-1983 [Ref: 16-22]

United States Football Leagues 1961-1964 / 1983-1985

United States Football League Logo 1983-1985 [Ref: 30]

Number	Teams
	United Football League (Eastern) 1961-1964
1	Columbus Capitols
2	Syracuse Stormers
3	Quebec Rifles
4	Joliet Chargers
	United Football League (Western) 1961-1964
5	Grand Rapids Blazers
6	Grand Rapids Shamrocks
7	Louisville Raiders
8	Baton Rouge Red Wings
9	Houston Mustangs
10	Oklahoma City Drillers
	United States Football League (Atlantic) 1983-1985
11	Philadelphia Stars
12	New Jersey Generals
13	Pittsburgh Maulers
14	Washington Federals
15	Baltimore Stars
16	Boston Breakers
	United States Football League (Southern) 1983-1985
17	Birmingham Stallions
18	Tampa Bay Bandits
19	New Orleans Breakers
20	Memphis Showboats
21	Jacksonville Bulls
22	Orlando Renegades
	United States Football League (Central) 1983-1985
23	Michigan Panthers
24	Chicago Blitz
25	Houston Gamblers
26	San Antonio Gunslingers
27	Oklahoma Outlaws
	United States Football League (Pacific) 1983-1985
28	Oakland Invaders
29	Los Angeles Express
30	Denver Gold
31	Arizona Wranglers
32	Portland Breakers

United States Football Leagues Teams 1961-1964 / 1983-1985 [Ref: 1-8; 24-29]

Note: Indianapolis Warriors moved from United Football League (1961-1964) to Continental Football League (1965-1969)

Tom Furlong

Born: Daingean, Co. offaly

Career: Kicker on the Practice Squad of the New York Giants (NFL) 1965 / Pre-Season signing for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) 1966 (Cut after tearing cruciate ligaments) / Brooklyn Dodgers, Continental Football League 1966.

Biography: Tom Furlong was born in Daingean, Co. Offaly, and played Inter-County Football for Offaly, before being banned by the County Board for playing Soccer. Sitting in a bar in New York, he overheard members of the New York Giants Coaching Staff lamenting at the quality of their kickers (The Giants were having a woeful season) and having seen the game on TV, thought there was nothing to it a GAA player could not do, and volunteered to try out. He got on the Practice Squad for the Giants in 1965, leading to interviews with the New York Times and other newspapers with Irish-American connections.

The Giants brought in a new Kicker the following season, but the Irish-American Community Leaders, seeing the value of an Irish-born player in the NFL, arranged tryouts with the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. He was signed by the Falcons for $12, 000-a-yeat contract, but unfortunately tore his cruciate ligament in training four days before the start of the season.

He didn’t give up on a Pro Career, however, as he was only working as a carpet fitter at the time and signed for the Brookyn Dodgers in the Continental Football League, where he played the 1966 season before retiring, as he thought his kicking was never as good after the injury.

Reference: [2]

Adrian Young

Born: Albert Court, Dublin, Ireand.

Career: Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles (1968-1972), Detroit Lions (1972-1973), Chicago Bears (1973), The Hawaiians (1974-1975)

Biography: Adrian Young, born in Dublin, Ireland, played for the Hawaiians fro 1974-1975, as well as Philadelphia Eagles (1968-1972), Detroit Lions (1972) & Chicago Bears (1973) in the National Football League beforehand. [2]

He left Ireland with his family in the 1960s and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. His father worked in a meat-packing factory, but it wasn’t long before they headed off to California, the family and all their belongings packed in a car, and the traveled across the Appalachian Trail, settling in La Puente, Los Angeles.

He played on the Football team there for Bishop Amat High school, whose coach was ex-Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They won an Inter-State Championship, and Adrian got a scholarship to USC (the University of Southern California). Here he mingled with Hollywood Actors in the Acting department, as well as playing on the same team as O.J. Simpson, who won the Heisman Trophy (annually awarded to the Best College Player) during his time there and went on to become the NFL’s All-Time leading rusher.

He got picked up by Philadelphia Eagles out of College, but his time in the NFL wasn’t as successful as his time in College, as the Eagles were in a period of transition, and chhanging coaches regularly. He played for the Eagles from 1968-1972, and the the detroit Lions and Chicago Bears from 1972 to 1973, before finishing off his career with The Hawaiians of the World Football League in 1974 and 1975.

References

Websites

[1] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1961 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1961.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[2] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1961 Season | Grand Rapids Shamrocks [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1961uflgr.html [Accessed 7 November 2019]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1962 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1962 Season Grand Rapids Blazers [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962uflgr.html [Accessed 7 November 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1963 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1963 Season | Toledo Tornadoes [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963ufltol.html [Accessed 7 November 2019 ]

[7] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1964 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[8] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1964 Season | Canton Bulldogs [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964uflcan.html [Accessed 7 November 2019 ]

Websites:

[9] Greater Northwest Football Alliance (2017) Continental Football League (1965-1969) [Internet] Available from: http://www.gnfafootball.org/continentalleague.htm [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Sources:

[10] Hannigan, Dara (1987) “Greening of the Gridiron” The Sunday Tribune , 27 July 1987. Sportweek, pg. 10 [Available online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

Images:

[11] Greater Northwest Football Alliance (2017) Continental Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.gnfafootball.org/photos/continental.jpg [Accessed 28 July 2019]

Bibliography

[12] Gill, Bob et al (2010) “Season-by-Season Listings- Other Leagues” Outsiders II – Minor League and Independent Football 1951-1985 pg. 120-121. St. Johann Press, Haworth, NJ (USA), 2010

Websites

[13] Bob Braunwart, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1988) WFL by Team Records [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/10-03-337.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[14] Pro Football Archives (2019) Adrian Young [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

Images

[15] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) Birmingham Americans History | Logo World Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.birminghamprosports.com/birminghamamericans/logo%20world%20football%20league.jpg [Accessed 11 February 2019]

Websites

[16] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1977 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1977.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[17] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1978 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1978.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[18] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1979 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1979.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[19] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1980.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[20] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1981 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1981.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[21] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1982 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1982.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[22] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1983 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1983.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

Images

[23] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/alabamavulcans/logo%20american%20football%20association.jpg [Accessed 25 November 2019]

Websites

[24] USFL.info (2017) 1983 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1983standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[25] USFL.info (2017) 1983 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1983playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[26] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[27] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[28] USFL.info (2017) 1985 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1985standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[29] USFL.info (2017) 1985 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1985playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

Images

[30] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Websites

[31] O’Callaghan, Eoin (2020) “Hollywood, the NFL, and OJ – the remarkable tale of the Dublin kid who lived the American dream” The 42.ie. Suday, 2 February 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/adrian-young-nfl-4987121-Feb2020/ [Accessed 5 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan.

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American Football Leagues Era Timeline 1920-1959

National Football League Teams 1920-1959

Number	Teams	Years Active
	Ohio League founding members of APFA
A	Akron Pros	1920-1922
B	Canton Bulldogs	1920-1926
C	Rock Island Independents	1920-1925
D	Dayton Triangles	1920-1929
	American Pro Football Association 1920-1921
1	Decatur Staleys	1920
2	Buffalo All-Americans	1920-1923
3	Chicago Cardinals	1920-1959
4	Rochester Jeffersons	1920-1925
5	Cleveland Tigers	1920
6	Chicago Tigers	1920
7	Muncie Flyers	1920
8	Chicago Staleys	1921
9	Cleveland indians	1921
10	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921-1922
11	Green Bay Packers	1921-present
12	Washington Senators	1921
13	Minneapolis Marines	1921-1924
14	Tonawanda Kardex	1921
15	Louisville Brecks	1921-1923
16	New York Giants	1921; 1924-present
17	Chicago Bears	1922-present
	National Football League 1922-1925
18	Racine Legion	1922-1924
19	Milwaukee Badgers	1922-1926
20	Oorang Indians	1922-1923
21	Duluth Kelleys	1923-1925
22	Columbus Tigers	1923-1926
23	St. Louis All-Stars	1923
24	Cleveland Bulldogs	1924-1925
25	Frankford Yellowjackets	1924-1931
26	Buffalo Bisons	1924-1925
27	Kansas City Blues	1924
28	Kenosha Maroons	1924
29	Pottsville Maroons	1925
30	Detroit Panthers	1925-1926
31	Providence Steam Roller	1925-1931
32	Kansas City Cowboys	1925-1926
	NFL Consolidation Era 1926-1932
33	Los Angeles Buccaneers	1926
34	Duluth Eskimoes	1926-1927
35	Buffalo Rangers	1926
36	Detroit Panthers	1926
37	Hartford Blues	1926
38	Brooklyn Lions	1926
39	Racine Tornadoes	1926
40	Louisville Colonels	1926
41	Detroit Wolverines	1926
42	Staten Island Stapletons	1929-1932
43	Orange Tornadoes	1929
44	Minneapolis Red Jackets	1929-1930
45	Brooklyn Dodgers	1930-1944
46	Portsmouth Spartans	1930-1933
47	Newark Tornadoes	1930
48	Boston Braves	1932
	NFL Championship Era 1933-1959
49	Philadelphia Eagles	1933-present
50	Pittsburgh Pirates	1933-1939
51	Cincinnati Reds	1933-1934
52	Boston Redskins	1933-1936
53	Detroit Lions	1934-present
54	St. Louis Gunners	1934
55	Cleveland Rams	1937-1944
56	Washington Redskins	1937-present
57	Pittsburgh Steelers	1940
58	Phil-Pitt Steagles	1943
59	Boston Yanks	1944-1948
60	Brooklyn Tigers	1944
61	Card-Pitt	1944
62	Los Angeles Rams	1946-1994; 2019-present
62	New York Bulldogs	1949
64	The Yanks (Boston-Brooklyn)	1951

National Football League teams 1920-1959 [Ref: 1]

American Football Leagues Timeline 1926-1959

Number	Teams	Years Active
	American Football League I 1926
1	Philadelphia Quakers	1926
2	New York Yankees	1926
3	Cleveland Panthers	1926
4	Los Angeles Wildcats	1926
5	Chicago Bulls	1926
6	Boston Bulldogs	1926
7	Brooklyn Horsemen	1926
8	Newark Bears	1926
	American Football League II 1934
9	St. Louis Blues	1934
10	Kansas City Blues	1934
11	Louisville Bourbons	1934
12	Dallas Rams	1934
13	Charlotte Bantams	1934
14	Tulsa Oilers	1934
15	Memphis Tigers	1934
	American Football League III 1936-1937
16	Boston Shamrocks	1936-1937
17	Pittsburgh Americans	1936-1937
18	Rochester Tigers	1936-1937
19	Brooklyn Tigers	1936-1937
20	Los Angeles Bulldogs	1936-1937
21	Cincinnati Bengals	1936-1937
	American Football League IV 1938-1939
22	East Chicago Indians	1938-1939
23	Louisville Tanks	1938-1939
24	Nashville Rebels	1938-1939
25	Cincinnati Blades	1938-1939
26	Dayton Rosies	1938-1939
27	Columbus Bullies	1938-1939
28	Dayton Bombers	1938-1939
29	Kenosha Cardinals	1938-1939
	American Football League V 1940-1941
30	Milwaukee Chiefs	1940-1941
31	Boston Bears	1940-1941
32	Buffalo Indians	1940-1941
	Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
33	Hollywood Bears	1940-1942; 1948
34	Oakland Giants	1940
35	Phoenix Panthers	1940
36	San Diego Bombers	1940-1946
37	San Francisco Bay Packers	1941-1944
38	Los Angeles Mustangs	1942-1943
39	Richmond Boilermakers	1943
40	Alameda Mustangs	1943
41	San Jose Mustangs	1944-1945
42	Hollywood Wolves	1944
43	San Francisco Clippers	1945-1948
44	Tacoma Indians	1946
45	Sacramento Nuggets	1946-1947
46	Salt Lake City Seagulls	1946-1947
47	Hawaiian Warriors	1946-1948
48	Long Beach Bulldogs	1948
	American Football League VI 1944
49	Hollywood Rangers	1944
50	Seattle Bombers	1944
51	Portland Rockets	1944
52	San Diego Gunners	1944
53	Oakland Hornets	1944
	All-America Football Conference 1946-1949
54	Miami Seahawks	1946
55	Cleveland Browns	1946-present
56	San Francisco 49’ers	1946-present
57	Los Angeles Dons	1946-1949
58	Chicago Rockets	1946-1948
59	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	1949
60	Buffalo Bills	1947-1949
61	Chicago Hornets	1949
62	Baltimore Colts	1947-1951
	National-American Football League 1950-1954
63	New York Yanks	1950-1951
64	Dallas Texans	1952

American Football League 1926-1959 [Ref: 1-7]

Irish Born NFL & AFL players 1920-1959

Bertie Maher, DE, who was born in Co. Mayo, played Defensive End for the Detroit Heralds in 1920. [2][3]

Bob Nash, DE/OT, who was born in Collinstown, Ireland, Played Defensive End & Offensive Tackle for the Akron Pros in 1920 , Buffalo All-Americans in 1921-1923, Rochester Jeffersons 1924 , New York Giants 1925 [2][7]

Tom McGlaughlin, FB, who was born in Ireland, played Fullback for the Tonawanda Kardex in 1921.[2][4]

Con O’Brien, OT, who was born in Ireland, Played Offensive Tackle for the New York Giants in 1921 [2][8]

Brian McGrath, OG, who was born in Ireland, played Offensive Guard for the Louisville Brecks in 1922. [2][5]

Francis Fitzgerald, BB-DB, who was born in Co. Kerry, played Defensive Back for the Toledo Maroons in 1923 [2][6]

Note:

[1] New York Yankees moved from AFL to NFL in 1927.

[2] Cleveland Rams moved from AFL to NFL in 1937.

[3] Cincinnati Bengals and a number of other teams were in numerous AFL’s.

[4] Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49’ers and Baltimore Colts moved from AAFC to NFL in 1950.

[5] Buffalo Bills & Cincinnati Bengals not same teams as current NFL teams. NFL reused the names.

[6] National Football League known as National-American Football League from 1950-1952 following merger of National Football League and All-America Football Conference, with two Conferences (National & American) replacing Eastern & Western Division . Reverted to NFL name in 1953.

[7] Four teams – the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Rock Island Independents and Dayton Triangles were members of the Ohio League (1901-1919) and became founder members of the American Professional Football Association in 1920.

[8] The American Professional Football Association (1920-1921) changed its name to the National Football League in 1922.

[9] The National Football League operated as the only Pro Football League from 1922-1925, and in 1926 made the decision to consolidate its players on a smaller number of financially successful teams.

[10] The American Football League of 1926 was the first Major Rival to the NFL to use the AFL name.

[11] The first scheduled National Football League Championship Game took place in 1933.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[2] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League Standings (1936-37) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-standings-1936-37/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[3] Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1989) Back Before Bengalmania – Cincinnati’s First Brush with the Big Time – [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/11-05-379.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[7] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) All-America Football Conference (AAFC) Standings (1946-1949) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/all-america-football-conference-aafc-standings-1946-1949/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Images

[8] Wikipedia (2018) All-America Football Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/All-America_Football_Conference_%28logo%29.png [Accessed 8 October 2018]

Websites

[9] The Growth of a Game (2015) The Complete List of European NFL Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/2015/03/the-complete-list-of-european-nfl-players/ [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[10] Pro Football Archives (2019) Detroit Heralds 1920 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1920apfadet.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[11] Pro Football Archives (2019) Tonawanda Kardex 1921 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfaton.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[12] Pro Football Archives (2019) Louisville Brecks 1922 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1922nfllou.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[13] Pro Football Archives (2019) Toledo Maroons 1923 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nfltol.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[14] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bob Nash [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playern/nash00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[15] Pro Football Archives (2019) New York Giants 1921 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfany.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[16] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bert Maher [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mahe00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[17] Pro Football Archives (2019) Brian McGrath [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mcgr00400.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and John Kane.

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Last Updated: 7 March 2020

March 7, 2020

Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present

Canadian Football League Logo 2003-2015 [Ref: 3]

Canadian Football Teams 1869-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
	Provincial Rugby Football Unions Era 1869-1908
1	Hamilton Football Club	1869-??
2	Montreal Football Club	1872-??
3	Toronto Argonauts	1873-??
4	Ottawa Football Club	1876-??
5	Winnipeg Football Club	1879-??
6	Hamilton Tigers	1907-1949
7	Ottawa Rough Riders	1907-1997
8	Calgary City RFC	1907-??
9	Edmonton City RFC	1907-??
	Canadian Rugby Union Era
10	Regina Rugby Club	1910-??
11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1930-present
12	Edmonton Eskimoes	1938-present
13	Hamilton Wildcats	??-1949
14	Calgary Stampeders	1945-present
15	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1946-present
16	Montreal Alouettes	1946-1981; 1996-present
17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1950-present
18	British Columbia Lions	1954-present
	Canadian Football League USA Era 1958-1999
19	Atlantic Schooners	1982-present
20	Montreal Concordes	1982-1986
21	Sacramento Gold Miners	1993-1995
22	Las Veags Passe	1994
23	Baltimore Football Club	1994
24	Shreveport Pirates	1994-1995
25	Baltimore Stallions	1995
26	Birmingham Barracudas	1995
27	Memphis Mad Dogs	1995
	Canadian Football League XFL Era 2000-present
28	Ottawa Renegades	2002-2006
29	Ottawa REDBLACKS	2014-present

Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present [Ref: 1-3]

Note: The Atlantic Schooners were formed in 1982, but have had trouble building a stadium, and have focussed since then on promoting Canadian Football in the Maritime Provinces by hosting Preseason and Regular Season CFL games. Halifax City Council approved a plan for a stadium in 2019.

Note 2: The Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League Championship Game) has been played for since 1909.

Note 3: The Canadian Football Council broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1958 and renamed itself the Canadian Football League.

Note 4: The CFL attempted to establish teams in the United States in the 1990s. Only the Baltimore franchise was successful, and was moved to Montreal and renamed the Alouettes after the other four teams folded after the 1995 season.

Bibliography

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

Websites

[2] Canadian Football League (2019) Welcome to the new online home of the Atlantic Schooners [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/2019/03/22/welcome-new-online-home-atlantic-schooners/ [Accessed 6 March 2020]

Images

[3] Pinterest (2019) Canadian Football League Logo (2003-2015) [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/b4/41/a0b441a47f1f1b851d8a46b3412fe91a.png [Accessed 10 March 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns.

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National Football League Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present

National Football League Logo [Ref: 4]

NFL Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
	American Pro Football Association 1920-1921
1	Chicago Cardinals	1898-1959
2	Chicago Bears	1920-present [1]
3	Green Bay Packers	1921-present
4	New York Giants	1921; 1924-1973 [2]
	National Football League Era 1922-1959
5	Brooklyn Dodgers	1930-1943
6	Portsmouth Spartans	1930-1933 [3]
7	Boston Braves	1932 [4]
8	Boston Redskins	1933-1936 [4]
9	Cincinnati Reds	1933
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	1933-1939 [5]
11	Philadelphia Eagles	1933-present
12	St. Louis Gunners	1933
13	Detroit Lions	1934-present [3]
14	Green Bay Packers (Milwaukee)	1935-1984 [6]
15	Phildelphia Eagles (Johnstown, PA)	1936 *
16	Washington Redskins	1937-present [4]
17	Cleveland Rams	1937-1944 [7]
18	Philadelphia Eagles (Buffalo)	1938 *
19	Philadelphia Eagles (Erie, PA)	1938 *
20	Pittsburgh Steelers (Charleston, West Virginia)	1938 *
21	Cleveland Rams (Colorado Springs)	1939 *
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	1940-present [5]
23	Cleveland Rams (Akron)	1942 *
24	Phil-Pitt Steagles	1943 [8]
25	Boston Yanks	1944-1948
26	Brooklyn Tigers	1944
27	Card-Pitt	1944 [9]
28	Los Angeles Rams	1946-1981 [10]
29	New York Bulldogs	1949
30	Cleveland Browns AAFC	1950-1995 [10]
31	San Francisco 49’ers	1950-2013 [10]
32	Baltimore Colts	1950-1951 [10]
	American Football League Era 1950-1988
33	New York Yanks	1950-1951
34	Dallas Texans	1952
35	Baltimore Colts	1953-1981 [11]
36	Dallas Texans	1960-1962 [12]
37	Denver Broncos	1960-present
38	Houston Oilers	1960-1995 [13]
39	Los Angeles Chargers	1960 [14]
40	New York Titans	1960-1962 [16]
41	Buffalo Bills	1960-present
42	Boston Patriots	1960-1969 [17]
43	Dallas Cowboys	1960-present
44	Oakland Raiders	1960-1981 [18]
45	St. Louis Cardinals	1960-1987 [19]
46	Minnesota Vikings	1961-present
47	San Diego Chargers	1961-2018 [20]
48	Kansas City Chiefs	1963-present
49	New York Jets	1963-present
50	Atlanta Falcons	1966-present
51	Miami Dolphins	1967-present
52	Boston Patriots (Birmingham)	1968 *
53	New Orleans Saints	1968-present
54	Cincinnati Bengals	1969-present
55	Miami Dolphins (Tampa)	1969 *
56	New England Patriots	1971-present [17]
57	New York Giants (New Haven, Conn.)	1973-1975 [21]
58	New York Giants (New Jersey)	1976-present [21]
59	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976-present
60	Seattle Seahawks	1976-present
61	Indianapolis Colts	1982-present [22]
62	Los Angeles Raiders	1982-1994 [23]
63	Los Angeles Rams (Anaheim)	1982-1994 [24]
64	New York Jets (New Jersey)	1984-present [25]
	National Football League Europe Era 1988-2005
65	Phoenix Cardinals	1988-1993 [26]
66	Barcelona Dragons	1991-1992; 1995-2003
67	Birmingham Fire	1991-1992
68	Frankfurt Galaxy	1991-1992; 1995-2007
69	London Monarchs	1991-1992; 1995-1997
70	Montreal Machine	1991-1992
71	New York / New Jersey Knights	1991-1992
72	Orlando Thunder	1991-1992
73	Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	1991
74	Sacramento Surge	1991-1992
75	San Antonio Riders	1991-1992
76	Ohio Glory	1992
77	Arizona Cardinals	1994-present [26]
78	Amsterdam Admirals	1995-2005
79	Rhein Fire	1995-2007
80	Scottish Claymores	1995-
81	Carolina Panthers	1995-present
82	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995-present
83	St. Louis Rams	1995-2018 [27]
84	Oakland Raiders	1995-2019 [28]
85	Baltimore Ravens	1996-present
86	Tennessee Oilers	1997 [29]
87	England Monarchs (Birmingham)	1998
88	England Monarchs (Bristol)	1998
89	England Monarchs (London)	1998
90	Tennessee Titans	1998 [30]
91	Berlin Thunder	1999
92	Cleveland Browns (AFC)	1999-present [31]
93	Houston Texans	2002-present
94	Cologne Centurions	2004-2007
95	New Orleans Saints (Baton Rouge)	2005 [32]
96	New Orleans Saints (San Antonio)	2005 [32]
	National Football League International Era 2005-
97	Arizona Cardinals (Mexico City)	2005 [33]
98	Hamburg Sea Devils	2006
99	Jacksonville Jaguars (London)	2007-present [34]
100	Buffalo Bills (Toronto)	2008-2013 [35]
101	San Francisco 49’ers (Santa Clara)	2014-present
102	Los Angeles Chargers	2019-present [20]
103	Los Angeles Rams	2019-present [36]
104	Las Vegas Raiders	2020-present [37]

National Football League Major Teams Timeline 1920-present [Ref: 1-7]

Notes:

[1] Originally founded as Decatur Staleys (1920). Became Chicago Staleys (1921) and Bears (1922)

[2] The NFL counts the New York Giants of 1921 and 1924 as separate teams.

[3] Portsmouth Spartans became Detroit Lions in 1934.

[4] Boston Braves became Boston Redskins 1933 and Washington Redskins 1937.

[5] Pittsburgh Pirates became Pittsburgh Steelers 1940.

[6] Green Bay Packers played around half their home games in Milwaukee from 1935-1984.

[7] Cleveland Rams became Los Angeles Rams 1945.

[8] Philadelphia and Pittsburgh played as joint team due to player shortage during WWII. Known as Phil-Pitt and knicknamed “Steagles” by fans.

[9] Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh played as a joint team in 1944 also due to a player shortage. Known as Card-Pitt.

[10] Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49’ers and Baltimore Colts joined NFL from All-America Football Conference (1946-1949)

[11] NFL considers Baltimore Colts of 1951 & 1953 as separate teams.

[12] Dallas Texans became Kansas City Chiefs in 1963.

[13] Moved to Memphis and became Tennessee Oilers in 1996. name retired by NFL.

[14] Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961.

[15] Minneapolis were awarded a team for the AFL in 1960, but later resigned from the League and were awarded a team for the NFL to begin play in 1961.

[16] New York Titans changed name to New York Jets 1963.

[17] Boston Patriots moved outside Boston in Massachusetts in 1970 and changed name to New England Patriots.

[18] Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles (Anaheim) in 1982.

[19] Chicago Cardinals became St. Louis Cardinals in 1960.

[20] San Diego Chargers moved back to Los Angeles in 2019.

[21] New York Giants moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 1973, and East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1975.

[23] Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1982.

[24] Los Angeles Rams moved to Anaheim in 1982.

[25] New York Jets moved into Giants Stadium, New Jersey in 1984.

[26] St. Louis Cardinals moved to Phoenix in 1988 and then moved to Tempe, Arizona and became Arizona Cardinals in 1994.

[27] Los Angeles Rams moved to St. Louis 1995.

[28] Los Angeles Raiders moved back to Oakland 1995.

[29] Houston Oilers moved to Memphis becoming the Tennessee Oilers in 1997.

[30] Tennessee Oilers moved to Nashville becoming Tennessee Titans in 1998.

[31] The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996, and were renamed the Ravens. The NFL placed a new team in Cleveland in 1999, and gave them the Cleveland Browns name and history.

[32] The New Orleans Saints played their Home matches in Baton Rouge (Louisiana) and San Antonio (Texas) in 2005 due to the Super Dome in New Orleans being unplayable as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

[33] The Arizona Cardinals were the designated Home Team for an NFL International Regular Season match in Mexico City in 2005.

[34] The Jacksonville Jaguars were the designated Home Team for NFL International Regular Season matches in London from 2007 to present. nicknamed the “Union Jags” by fans.

[35] The Buffalo Bills were the designated Home Team for NFL International Regular Season matches in Toronto from 2008 to 2013.

[36] St. Louis Rams moved back to Los Angeles in 2019.

[37] Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020.

*Single Home match played at the venue indicated.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id173.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id174.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id175.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id176.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id177.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id178.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[8] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id179.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[9] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id180.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[10] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id181.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[11] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id182.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

Images

[8] National Football League (2019) Division Standings | 2019 | Preseason [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/division/2019/PRE [Accessed 12 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and John Kane.

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Canadian Football League Expansion 1869-present

CFL Expansion 1869-present

Number	Year	Team
	1869	Hamilton Football Club
	1872	Montreal Football Club
1	1873	Toronto Argonauts (as Toronto Argonaut Football Club)
	1876	Ottawa Football Club
	1879	Winnipeg Football Club
	1907	IRFU formed (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union – Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal FC)
	1907	Calgary City RFC
	1907	Edmonton City RFC
	1909	Grey Cup first played for
2	1910	Saskatchewan Roughriders (as Regina Rugby Club)
3	1930	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (as Winnipegs RFC)
	1936	WIFU formed (Western Interprovincial Football Union)
4	1938	Edmonton Eskimoes
5	1945	Calgary Stampeders
6	1946	Montreal Alouettes
7	1950	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (merger of Hamilton Tigers & Hamilton Wildcats)
8	1954	British Columbia Lions
	1956	Canadian Football Council is formed
	1958	CFC resigns from Canadian Rugby Union, and renames itself the Canadian Football League
9	1982	Montreal Alouettes renamed Concordes. Atlantic Schooners formed.
	1986	Montreal Concordes change name back to Alouettes
	1987	Montreal Alouettes fold
	1993	Sacramento Gold Miners
	1994	Las Vegas Posse, Baltimore FC and Shreveport Pirates
	1995	Birmingham Barracudas and Memphis Mad Dogs. Las Vegas Posse folds
	1996	Four of 5 US teams fold. The lone survivor, Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal and renamed Alouettes.
	1997	Ottawa Rough Riders fold.
	2002	Ottawa Renegades
	2006	Ottawa Renegades fold
10	2014	Ottawa REDBLACKS

Canadian Football League expansion 1869 – present [Ref: 1-2]

Note: Atlantic Schooners were founded in 1982, but had trouble building a stadium, and have been promoting Canadian Football in the Maritime Provinces since then in the form of hosting Preseason & Regular Season CFL games. Halifax City Council voted in 2019 in favour of building a stadium.

Bibliography

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

Websites

Images

[3] Kids Encyclopedia facts | Kiddle (2019) Canadian Football League League facts for Kids [Internet] Available from: https://kids.kiddle.co/images/a/a3/CFL_Logo_1960%27s.png [Accessed 9 June 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns.

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Last Updated: 6 March 2020

March 6, 2020

National Football League Expansion 1920-present

Expansion Timeline 1920-present

Number	Year	Team
1	1920	Chicago Cardinals (St. Louis 1960-1988, Arizona Cardinals 1988-present
2	1920	Chicago Bears (Decatur Staleys 1920, Chicago Staleys 1921)
3	1921	Green Bay Packers
4	1925	New York Giants
5	1930	Detroit Lions (Portsmouth Spartans 1930-1933)
6	1932	Washington Redskins (Boston Braves 1932-1936)
7	1933	Pittsburgh Steelers (Pirates 1933-1939)
8	1933	Philadelphia Eagles
9	1937	LA Rams (Cleveland 1936-1945, LA Rams 1946-1994, St. Louis 1995-2018)
10	1950	Cleveland Browns (AAFC team 1946-1949)
11	1950	San Francisco 49’ers (AAFC team 1946-1949)
12	1953	Indianapolis Colts (Baltimore 1953-1981)
13	1960	Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Texans 1960-1962)
14	1960	Denver Broncos
15	1960	Houston Oilers (retired by NFL 1994)
16	1960	Los Angeles Chargers (San Diego 1961-2018)
17	1960	New York Jets (NY Titans 1960-1962)
18	1960	Buffalo Bills
19	1960	New England Patriots (Boston 1960-1969)
20	1960	Dallas Cowboys
21	1960	Minnesota Vikings
22	1960	Las Vegas Raiders (Oakland 1960-1981 / 1995-2019, LA 1982-1994)
23	1966	Atlanta Falcons
24	1967	Miami Dolphins
25	1968	New Orleans Saints
26	1969	Cincinnati Bengals
27	1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28	1977	Seattle Seahawks
29	1995	Carolina Panthers
30	1995	Jacksonville Jaguars
31	1996	Baltimore Ravens
32	1996	Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers moved here)
33	2002	Houston Texans

National Football League Expansion 1920-present [Ref: 1]

Note: Cleveland Rams were in AFL 1936 before moving over to the NFL in 1937. Cleveland Browms & San Francisco 49’ers were in AAFC (All-America Football Conference 1946-1949) before moving over to NFL in 1950. Baltimore Colts were in AAFC (1947-1949), before moving over to NFL in 1950, but folded in 1951, and were replaced by Dallas Texans (1952), who also folded and the were also replaced by a new team called the Baltimore Colts. The NFL terms each of these teams (Baltimore Colts 1947-1951, Dallas Texans 1952 & Baltimore Colts 1953 onwards) as separate teams.

Note 2: The AFL (American Football League) of 1960-1969 was so successful it merged with the NFL in 1970, and played the Super Bowl between the two Leagues since 1966. All of the teams added in 1960 (bar Dallas Cowboys & Minnesota Vikings) were originally mermbers of the AFL.

Team Names the NFL reused form Other Leagues

League	Years	Team
AFL	1937-1941	Cincinnati Bengals
AAFC	1947-1949	Baltimore Colts
AAFC	1947-1949	Buffalo Bills

National Football League team names reused from Other Leagues [Ref: 2-7]

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 March 2020