British Youth American Football Association Youth Kitted League 1996

BYAFA Logo [References: 1]

Standings

BYAFA YKL 1996PWLTPFPAPct
Northern Conference
Birmingham Bulls (C)21105746.500
Lancashire Wolverines (P)220058231.000
Bedford Huskers (P)10101432.000
Nottingham Caesars (D2)10102048.000
Southern Conference
Farnham Knights (C)11002801.000
London Capitals (P)11006881.000
Southern Sun Devils (P)1010028.000
Gloster Gladiators (D2)1010868.000
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Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Playoffs
06.10.1996London Capitals42Southern Sun Devils0
06.10.1996Lancashire Wolverines18Bedford Huskers0
Semi-Finals
20.10.1996Farnham Knights6London Capitals0
20.10.1996Lancashire Wolverines22Birmingham Bulls14
Division 2 Bowl9v9 Football
13.10.1996Gloster Gladiators26Nottingham Caesars12
Division 1 Bowl11v11 Football
03.11.1996Farnham Knights20Lancashire Wolverines0
[References: 4-6]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week
11.08.1996Chippenham & Gloucester8London Capitals68
Week
08.09.1996Lancashire Wolverines32Bedford Huskers14
08.09.1996Birmingham Bulls48Nottingham Caesars20
08.09.1996Farnham Knights28Southern Sun Devils0
Week
22.09.1996Lancashire Wolverines26Birmingham Bulls9
[References: 1-3]

Report

Farnham Knights won the British Youth American Football Association Youth Kitted League Division 1 Bowl by 20-0 over new team Lancashire Wolverines. Wide Receiver Mart Zaki scored all three touchdowns for the Knights and Sean Donahue (an Irish name) was named game MVP (Most Valuable Player) as he shined on both defense and running back. The Knights had not given up a single point all season and had triumphed 6-0 over London Capitals in the Semi-Finals. The Wolverines had knocked out Birmingham Bulls 22-14 in the other Semi-Final. Southern Sun Devils and Bedford Huskers had been defeated in the Playoffs by the Capitals and Wolverines respectively. All 8 teams were afforded an opportunity to play in the postseason as Gloster Gladiators defeated Nottingham Caesars 26-12 in the first ever 9v9 Division 2 Bowl.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1996) “BYAFA” First Down. 17 August 1996. pg. 21

[2] Anon. (1996) “BYAFA” First Down. 14 September 1996. pg. 20

[3] Anon. (1996) “BYAFA” First Down. 28 September 1996. pg. 17

[4] Anon. (1996) “BYAFA” First Down. 12 October 1996. pg. 17

[5] Anon. (1996) “BYAFA” First Down. 26 October 1996. pg. 16

[6] Anon. (1996) “BYAFA” First Down.16 November 1996. pg. 17

Images

[1] 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 Nicholson.

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