Final Standings
| BYAFA YKL 1992 | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct |
| West Conference | |||||||
| Birmingham Bulls (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Bristol Aztecs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Cardiff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Southern Conference | |||||||
| Ipswich Cardinals (C) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Southend Sabres (P) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | ||
| Kent Pumas | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .287 | ||
| Folkestone Wolverines | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | ||
| Tiptree Titans | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | ||
| Capital Conference | |||||||
| Farnham Knights (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| London Capitals (P) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Heathrow Jets (P) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||
| London Ravens | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | ||
| The Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Coastal Conference | |||||||
| Bournemouth Renegades (C) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | ||
| Eastleigh Devils (P) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | ||
| Brighton B-52s (P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .538 | ||
| Solent Scorpions | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Southern Sooners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Anglian Conference | |||||||
| Norwich Devils (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Nottingham Hoods (P) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | ||
| Milton Keynes Mavericks (P) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Luton Huskers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Northern Conference | |||||||
| Glasgow Lions (C) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Leeds Cougars (P) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | ||
| Manchester Spartans (P) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| Gateshead Mets (P) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | ||
| Steel City Titans | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
Note: Southern Sooners (Crawley) and The Warriors both pulled out of the league on the eve of the first week.
Playoffs
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Round 1 | ||||
| 18.10.1992 | Norwich Devils | 49 | Gateshead Mets | 0 |
| 18.10.1992 | Birmingham Lions | 54 | Manchester Spartans | 0 |
| 18.10.1992 | Glasgow Lions | 89 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 6 |
| 18.10.1992 | Leeds Cougars | 42 | Nottingham Hoods | 6 |
| 18.10.1992 | Farnham Knights | 42 | London Ravens | 8 |
| 18.10.1992 | Brighton B-52s | 0 | London Capitals | 46 |
| 18.10.1992 | Ipswich Cardinals | 42 | Heathrow Jets | 40 |
| 18.10.1992 | Eastleigh Devils | 3 | Southend Sabres | 52 |
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 25.10.1992 | Norwich Devils | 18 | Leeds Cougars | 8 |
| 25.10.1992 | Birmingham Bulls | 6 | Glasgow Lions | 12 |
| 25.10.1992 | Farnham Knights | 6 | London Capitals | 14 |
| 25.10.1992 | Ipswich Cardinals | 0 | Southend Sabres | 22 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 01.11.1992 | Norwich Devils | 12 | Glasgow Lions | 34 |
| 01.11.1992 | London Capitals | 8 | Southend Sabres | 20 |
| Youth Final | ||||
| 22.11.1992 | Southend Sabres | 28 | Glasgow Lions | 8 |
Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 02.08.1992 | Steel City Titans | 22 | Manchester Spartans | 26 |
| 02.08.1992 | Gateshead Mets | 12 | Leeds Cougars | 12 |
| 02.08.1992 | Kent Pumas | 18 | Tiptree Titans | 3 |
| 02.08.1992 | Southend Sabres | 40 | Folkestone Wolverines | 0 |
| 02.08.1992 | London Capitals | 40 | Heathrow Jets | 8 |
| 02.08.1992 | The Warriors | c | London Ravens | c |
| 02.08.1992 | Southern Sooners | c | Brighton B-52s | c |
| 02.08.1992 | Eastleigh Devils | 32 | Solent Scorpions | 6 |
| 02.08.1992 | Norwich Devils | 47 | Nottingham Hoods | 0 |
| 02.08.1992 | Bristol Aztecs | 6 | Birmingham Bulls | 44 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 09.08.1992 | Glasgow Lions | 32 | Gateshead Mets | 8 |
| 09.08.1992 | Manchester Spartans | 8 | Leeds Cougars | 17 |
| 09.08.1992 | Kent Pumas | 16 | Ipswich Cardinals | 36 |
| 09.08.1992 | Folkestone Wolverines | c | Tiptree Titans | c |
| 09.08.1992 | Farnham Knights | 22 | Heathrow Jets | 20 |
| 09.08.1992 | London Ravens | 0 | London Capitals | 48 |
| 09.08.1992 | Bournemouth Renegades | 13 | Brighton B-52s | 8 |
| 09.08.1992 | Southern Sooners | c | Eastleigh Devils | c |
| 09.08.1992 | Cardiff AFC | 0 | Bristol Aztecs | 22 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 16.08.1992 | Leeds Cougars | 55 | Steel City Titans | 12 |
| 16.08.1992 | Glasgow Lions | 53 | Manchester Spartans | 0 |
| 16.08.1992 | Kent Pumas | 0 | Southend Sabres | 40 |
| 16.08.1992 | Tiptree Titans | 0 | Ipswich Cardinals | 58 |
| 16.08.1992 | Farnham Knights | c | London Capitals | c |
| 16.08.1992 | Solent Scorpions | 0 | Brighton B-52s | 38 |
| 16.08.1992 | Southern Sooners | c | Bournemouth Renegades | c |
| 16.08.1992 | Luton Huskers | 8 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 26 |
| 16.08.1992 | Birmingham Bulls | 66 | Bristol Aztecs | 0 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 23.08.1992 | Manchester Spartans | 20 | Gateshead Mets | 6 |
| 23.08.1992 | Steel City Titans | 2 | Glasgow Lions | 39 |
| 23.08.1992 | Kent Pumas | 28 | Folkestone Wolverines | 0 |
| 23.08.1992 | Ipswich Cardinals | 106 | Tiptree Titans | 0 |
| 23.08.1992 | London Capitals | 66 | London Ravens | 0 |
| 23.08.1992 | The Warriors | c | Farnham Knights | c |
| 23.08.1992 | Eastleigh Devils | 0 | Brighton B-52s | 6 |
| 23.08.1992 | Solent Scorpions | 0 | Bournemouth Renegades | 38 |
| 23.08.1992 | Norwich Devils | 62 | Luton Huskers | 0 |
| 23.08.1992 | Nottingham Hoods | 20 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 2 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 30.08.1992 | Folkestone Wolverines | 14 | Tiptree Titans | 0 |
| 30.08.1992 | Glasgow Lions | 28 | Leeds Cougars | 22 |
| 30.08.1992 | Gateshead Mets | 1 | Steel City Titans | 0 # |
| 30.08.1992 | Ipswich Cardinals | 22 | Southend Sabres | 12 |
| 30.08.1992 | Heathrow Jets | 0 | London Capitals | 30 |
| 30.08.1992 | Farnham Knights | 69 | London Ravens | 12 |
| 30.08.1992 | Bournemouth Renegades | c | Southern Sooners | c |
| 30.08.1992 | Luton Huskers | 0 | Nottingham Hoods | 32 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 06.09.1992 | Heathrow Jets | c | The Warriors | c |
| 06.09.1992 | Brighton B-52s | 0 | Eastleigh Devils | 3 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 13.09.1992 | Gateshead Mets | 6 | Glasgow Lions | 39 |
| 13.09.1992 | Manchester Spartans | 64 | Steel City Titans | 20 |
| 13.09.1992 | London Capitals | 0 | Farnham Knights | 12 |
| 13.09.1992 | London Ravens | 0 | Heathrow Jets | 50 |
| 13.09.1992 | Bournemouth Renegades | 32 | Eastleigh Devils | 6 |
| 13.09.1992 | Brighton B-52s | 8 | Solent Scorpions | 0 |
| 13.09.1992 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 34 | Luton Huskers | 2 |
| 13.09.1992 | Folkestone Wolverines | 34 | Kent Pumas | 6 |
| 13.09.1992 | Tiptree Titans | 6 | Southend Sabres | 42 |
| 13.09.1992 | Bristol Aztecs | 32 | Cardiff AFC | 18 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 20.09.1992 | Glasgow Lions | 1 | Steel City Titans | 0 |
| 20.09.1992 | Leeds Cougars | 19 | Gateshead Mets | 8 |
| 20.09.1992 | The Warriors | c | London Capitals | c |
| 20.09.1992 | Heathrow Jets | 53 | London Ravens | 8 |
| 20.09.1992 | Brighton B-52s | 14 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 14 |
| 20.09.1992 | Solent Scorpions | c | Southern Sooners | c |
| 20.09.1992 | Nottingham Hoods | 54 | Luton Huskers | 6 |
| 20.09.1992 | Folkestone Warriors | 0 | Southend Sabres | 36 |
| 20.09.1992 | Ipswich Cardinals | 54 | Kent Pumas | 8 |
| 20.09.1992 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 0 | Norwich Devils | 27 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 27.09.1992 | Steel City Titans | 14 | Leeds Cougars | 20 |
| 27.09.1992 | Manchester Spartans | 6 | Glasgow Lions | 32 |
| 27.09.1992 | London Capitals | c | The Warriors | c |
| 27.09.1992 | Heathrow Jets | 6 | Farnham Knights | 10 |
| 27.09.1992 | Eastleigh Devils | c | Southern Sooners | c |
| 27.09.1992 | Bournemouth Renegades | 8 | Solent Scorpions | 6 |
| 27.09.1992 | Luton Huskers | 6 | Norwich Devils | 47 |
| 27.09.1992 | Ipswich Cardinals | 1 | Folkestone Wolverines | 0 # |
| 27.09.1992 | Southend Sabres | 60 | Tiptree Titans | 0 |
| Week 10 | ||||
| 04.10.1992 | Gateshead Mets | 34 | Manchester Spartans | 6 |
| 04.10.1992 | Leeds Cougars | 6 | Glasgow Lions | 42 |
| 04.10.1992 | London Ravens | c | Farnham Knights | c |
| 04.10.1992 | The Warriors | c | Heathrow Jets | c |
| 04.10.1992 | Southern Sooners | c | Solent Scorpions | c |
| 04.10.1992 | Eastleigh Devils | 9 | Bournemouth Renegades | 7 |
| 04.10.1992 | Milton Keynes Mavericks | 6 | Nottingham Hoods | 2 |
| 04.10.1992 | Tiptree Titans | 1 | Kent Pumas | 0 # |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 11.10.1992 | Leeds Cougars | 50 | Manchester Spartans | 6 |
| 11.10.1992 | Steel City Titans | 14 | Gateshead Mets | 0 |
| 11.10.1992 | London Ravens | c | The Warriors | c |
| 11.10.1992 | Farnham Knights | 14 | London Capitals | 8 |
| 11.10.1992 | Solent Scorpions | 6 | Eastleigh Devils | 66 |
| 11.10.1992 | Brighton B-52s | c | Southern Sooners | c |
| 11.10.1992 | Nottingham Hoods | c | Norwich Devils | c |
| 11.10.1992 | Southend Sabres | 46 | Kent Pumas | 0 |
| 11.10.1992 | Folkestone Wolverines | 0 | Ipswich Cardinals | 64 |
| Rescheduled | ||||
| 18.10.1992 | Tiptree Titans | 26 | Folkestone Wolverines | 6 |
Report
Southend Sabres pulled off a big shock in the British Youth American Football Association Youth Kitted League Final in 1992 with a 28-8 victory over Glasgow Lions in the Final. MVP Brian Sargent and Simon Jones scored two touchdowns each for the victors and Paul Bushell added the two-point conversion as the underdog Sabres rattled the Glasgow Lions with their running game. Craig McCewan scored the Scots only touchdown with a TD reception from QB Jason Hey. Willie Brown added their conversion. The Sabres had finished runners-up to Ipswich Cardinals in the Southern Conference but then went on an amazing playoff run that saw them defeat Eastleigh Devils, Ipswich Cardinals and London Capitals all away from home. The other Conference Champions were Birmingham Bulls (West); Farnham Knights (Capital): Bournemouth Renegades (Coastal); Norwich Devils (Anglian); and Glasgow Lions (Northern).
Map of Southend
References
Newspaers
[1] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA Kitted League” First Down. 8 August 1992. pg. 21
[2] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down.15 August 1992. pg. 21
[3] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down.22 August 1992. pg. 21
[4] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down.29 August 1992. pg. 21
[5] Anon. (1992) “BYAFAl” First Down. 5 September 1992. pg. 21
[6] Anon. (1992) “BYAFAl” First Down. 12 September 1992. pg. 21
[7] Anon. (1992) “BYAFAl” First Down. 19 September 1992. pg. 21
[8] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 26 September 1992. pg. 21
[9] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 3 October 1992. pg. 21
[10] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 10 October 1992. pg. 21
[11] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 17 October 1992. pg. 21
[12] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 24 October 1992. pg. 21
[13] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 31 October 1992. pg. 21
[14] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 7 November 1992. pg. 21
[15] Anon. (1992) “BYAFA” First Down. 28 November 1992. pg. 21
Images
[16] BYAFA | WAyback Machine (2003) logo_text [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030501082740im_/http://byafa.org/graphics/logo_text.gif [Accessed 15 June 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Scott
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