Category: British American Football Leagues

April 23, 2021

British American Football Association Senior League Division 1 1998

Final Standings

BAFA SL D1 1998	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
North Conference
Birmingham Bulls (C)	10	9	1	0	259	47	.900
Sheffield Saxons (P)	10	6	3	1	172	94	.650
Nottingham Caesars	10	5	5	0	144	170	.500
Gateshead Senators	10	4	5	1	133	227	.450
Merseyside Nighthawks	10	3	6	1	71	178	.350
Staffordshire Surge	10	1	8	1	94	157	.150
South East Conference
London O’s (C)	10	10	0	0	501	30	1.000
Norwich Devils (P)	10	7	3	0	133	178	.700
Essex Chiefs (P)	10	6	4	0	202	158	.600
Ipswich Cardinals	10	4	6	0	145	248	.400
Cambridge Cats	10	2	8	0	63	242	.200
Redbridge Fire	10	1	9	0	58	246	.100
South West
Sussex Thunder (C)	10	10	0	0	376	54	1.000
Bristol Aztecs (P)	10	7	3	0	144	169	.700
Oxford Saints (P)	10	5	5	0	250	204	.500
PA Knights	10	4	6	0	163	193	.400
London Blitz	10	4	6	0	127	218	.400
Plymouth Admirals	10	0	10	0	88	310	.000

[References: 16]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
09.08.1998	London O’s	43	Oxford Saints	7
09.08.1998	Sussex Thunder	40	Essex Chiefs	14
09.08.1998	Birmingham Bulls	34	Sheffield Saxons	12
09.08.1998	Bristol Aztecs	22	Norwich Devils	21
	Semi-Finals
16.08.1998	London O’s	28	Bristol Aztecs	0
16.08.1998	Sussex Thunder	26	Birmingham Bulls	24
	Final
23.08.1998	London O’s	20	Sussex Thunder	0

[References: 16-18]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
19.04.1998	Birmingham Bulls	12	Sheffield Saxons	6
19.04.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	14	Norwich Devils	15
19.04.1998	Essex Chiefs	28	Cambridge Cats	6
19.04.1998	London O’s	64	Redbridge Fire	6
	Week 2
26.04.1998	Redbridge Fire	0	Cambridge Cats	6
26.04.1998	Bristol Aztecs	13	Plymouth Admirals	0
26.04.1998	PA Knights	0	Sussex Thunder	53
	Week 3
03.05.1998	Oxford Saints	13	Sussex Thunder	39
03.05.1998	Norwich Devils	0	London O’s	40
03.05.1998	Essex Chiefs	26	Redbridge Fire	0
03.05.1998	Plymouth Admirals	20	London Blitz	28
03.05.1998	Sheffield Saxons	41	Nottingham Caesars	6
03.05.1998	Gateshead Senators	24	Merseyside Nighthawks	8
	Week 4
10.05.1998	Birmingham Bulls	28	Staffordshire Surge	6
10.05.1998	Cambridge Cats	12	Ipswich Cardinals	16
10.05.1998	Essex Chiefs	30	Norwich Devils	19
10.05.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	6	Sheffield Saxons	20
10.05.1998	PA Knights	9	Bristol Aztecs	10
	Week 5
17.05.1998	Bristol Aztecs	14	Sussex Thunder	24
17.05.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	27	Redbridge Fire	0
17.05.1998	Gateshead Senators	13	Birmingham Bulls	45
17.05.1998	London Blitz	22	Oxford Saints	6
17.05.1998	Plymouth Admirals	6	PA Knights	27
17.05.1998	Staffordshire Surge	28	Nottingham Caesars	20
	Week 6
24.05.1998	Sussex Thundcer	36	London Blitz	0
24.05.1998	Redbridge Fire	6	Norwich Devils	30
24.05.1998	Sheffield Saxons	33	Gateshead Senators	14
24.05.1998	Essex Chiefs	18	London O’s	26
24.05.1998	Oxford Saints	49	Plymouth Admirals	0
24.05.1998	Nottingham Caesars	12	Merseyside Nighthawks	7
	Week 7
31.05.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	22	Essex Chiefs	48
31.05.1998	Gateshead Senators	21	Nottingham Caesars	33
31.05.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	3	Birmingham Bulls	29
31.05.1998	Oxford Saints	54	Bristol Aztecs	17
	Week 8
07.06.1998	London Blitz	0	PA Knights	12
07.06.1998	London O’s	73	Ipswich Cardinals	6
07.06.1998	Norwich Devils	6	Cambridge Cats	3
07.06.1998	Plymouth Admirals	0	Sussex Thunder	60
	Week 9
14.06.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	12	Cambridge Cats	6
14.06.1998	London Blitz	42	Plymouth Admirals	20
14.06.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	8	Gateshead Senators	27
14.06.1998	Nottingham Caesars	9	Sheffield Saxons	0
14.06.1998	Redbridge Fire	14	Essex Chiefs	12
14.06.1998	Staffordshire Surge	6	Birmingham Bulls	23
14.06.1998	Sussex Thundcer	41	Oxford Saints	9
	Week 10
21.06.1998	Birmingham Bulls	42	Merseyside Nighthawks	0
21.06.1998	Bristol Aztecs	22	PA Knights	21
21.06.1998	Gateshead Senators	6	Sheffield Saxons	36
21.06.1998	Plymouth Admirals	20	Oxford Saints	51
	Week 11
28.06.1998	Cambridge Cats	3	Norwich Devils	26
28.06.1998	London O’s	37	Essex Chiefs	0
28.06.1998	Nottingham Caesars	35	Staffordshire Surge	24
28.06.1998	PA Knights	16	London Blitz	20
28.06.1998	Redbridge Fire	18	Ipswich Cardinals	24
28.06.1998	Sussex Thunder	43	Bristol Aztecs	8
	Week 12
05.07.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	0	London O’s	47
05.07.1998	Essex Chiefs	28	Cambridge Cats	14
05.07.1998	London Blitz	0	Sussex Thunder	48
05.07.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	21	Nottingham Caesars	16
05.07.1998	Norwich Devils	6	Redbridge Fire	0
05.07.1998	Plymouth Admirals	8	Bristol Aztecs	14
05.07.1998	Sheffield Saxons	13	Birmingham Bulls	19
05.07.1998	Oxford Saints	30	PA Knights	14
05.07.1998	Gateshead Senators	1	Staffordshire Surge	0 #
	Week 13
12.07.1998	Birmingham Bulls	51	Gateshead Senators	0
12.07.1998	Bristol Aztecs	14	Oxford Saints	7
12.07.1998	Cambridge Cats	0	London O’s	56
12.07.1998	Essex Chiefs	12	Ipswich Cardinals	8
12.07.1998	PA Knights	26	Plymouth Admirals	14
12.07.1998	Sheffield Saxons		Merseyside Nighthawks
	Week 14
19.07.1998	Norwich Devils	12	Essex Chiefs	0
19.07.1998	Nottingham Caesars	13	Gateshead Senators	28
19.07.1998	Redbridge Fire	0	London O’s	38
19.07.1998	Staffordshire Surge	0 #	Sheffield Saxons	1
19.07.1998	Oxford Saints	27	London Blitz	12
19.07.1998	Sussex Thunder	1	Plymouth Admirals	0 #
	Week 15
26.07.1998	Cambridge Cats	13	Redbridge Fire	12
26.07.1998	Ipswich Cardinals	16	Norwich Devils	17
26.07.1998	London Blitz	3	Bristol Aztecs	22
26.07.1998	Merseyside Nighthawks	18	Staffordshire Surge	8
26.07.1998	Sussex Thunder	32	PA Knights	10
	Week 16
02.08.1998	London O’s	64	Norwich Devils	0
02.08.1998	PA Knights	25	Oxford Saints	6

[References: 1-16]

Report

London O’s won the British American Football Association Senior League Division 1 (the top level in Britain) with a 20-0 victory over Sussex Thunder in the Final (Brit Bowl). Three of the four teams in the British Independent Gridiron Conference (Big C) which had split off to form their own Super League in 1997 were back in the fold, with only Milton Keynes Pioneers staying out, scheduling an Independent set of matches against European, British and Irish opposition. The O’s were the former London Olympians but had lost their name when the owner and founder left the team after the 1997 season.

Birmingham Bulls won the North Conference with a 9-1 record and Sussex Thunder and London O’s won the South West and South East Conferences respectively, both undefeated on 10-0. Also making the playoffs were Sheffield Saxons (North, 6-3-1), Norwich Devils (SE, 7-3), Essex Chiefs (merger of Basildon Chiefs and Southend Sabres, SE 6-4), Bristol Aztecs (SW 7-3) and Oxford Saints (SW 5-5). Sussex Thunder narrowly defeated Birmingham Bulls 26-24 in the Semi-Finals, while London O’s had an easier time against Bristol Aztecs, although only won 28-0 in the end. Staffordshire Surge (Stoke, North 1-8-1) and Plymouth Admirals (SW 0-10) both pulled out of the league in the last few weeks, forfeiting their remaining fixtures. Other teams were Gateshead Senators (North, 4-5-1), Merseyside Nighthawks (North, 3-6-1), Ipswich Cardinals (SE, 4-6), Cambridge Cats (SE, 2-8), Redbridge Fire (East London, SE 1-9), Personal Assurance Knights (Amersham, Berkshire, SW 4-6) and London Blitz (SW, 4-6).

Ireland coach Kurt Smeby signed on as Assistant Coach for the Redbridge Fire. He had previously coached Northants Storm.

References

[1] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 25 April, 1998. pg. 21

[2] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 2 May, 1998. pg. 21

[3] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 9 May, 1998. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 16 May 1998 pg. 21

[5] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 23 May 1998 pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 30 May 1998 pg. 21

[7] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 6 June 1998. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 13 June 1998. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 20 June 1998. pg. 21

[10] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 27 June 1998. pg. 21

[11] Anon. (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 4 July 1998. pg. 18

[12] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 11 July 1998. pg. 20

[13] Anon. (1993) “Euro News” First Down. 18 July 1998. pg. 19

[14] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 25 July, 1998. pg. 16

[15] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 1 August, 1998. pg. 16

[16] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 8 August, 1998. pg. 16

[17] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 15 August, 1998. pg. 16

[18] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 22 August, 1998. pg. 16

[19] Anon (1998) “Euro News” First Down. 29 August, 1998. pg. 16

Logos

[20] BAFA Wayback Machine (2004) Bafa_Logo_New [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040820152919im_/http://bafa.org.uk/assets/images/Bafa_Logo_New.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 23 April 2021

April 15, 2021

Junior Gridiron League Youth League 1997

Standings

JGL Youth 1997	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
Doncaster Wildcats (C)	5	5	0	0			1.000
Humberside Rockets (Q)	4	2	2	0			.500
Steel City Warriors (P)	4	1	3	0			.250
Birmingham Raiders	3	0	3	0			.000
Eastern Conference
Peterborough Centurions (C)	5	4	1	0			.800
UCLA Renegades (Q)	5	5	0	0			1.000
Fen Harriers (P)	3	1	2	0			.333
Ipswich Cardinals	5	0	5	0			.000
South East Conference
Brighton B-52s (C)	5	4	1	0			.800
Worthing Guardians (Q)	5	3	2	0			.600
Edenbridge Knights (P)	4	1	3	0			.250
South West Conference
Bristol Aztecs (C)	6	5	1	0			.833
Plymouth Commodores	4	1	3	0			.250
Bournemouth Renegades	4	0	4	0			.000

[References: Compiled from Results in 1-12]

Plate Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Plate Semi-Finals
19.07.1997	Fen Harriers	44	Steel City Warriors	12
	Plate Final
19.07.1997	Edenbridge Knights	36	Fen Harriers	46

[References: 11-12]

Bowl Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
12.07.1997	Peterborough Centurions	17	Humberside Rockets	12
12.07.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	12	UCLA Renegades	2
12.07.1997	Bristol Aztecs	22	Worthing Guardians	34
	Semi-Finals
19.07.1997	Brighton B-52s	24	Worthing Guardians	20
19.07.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	42	Peterborough Centurions	0
	National Youth Championship		JGL Final X
02.08.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	20	Brighton B-52s	36

[References: 10-12]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
10.05.1997	Ipswich Cardinals	0	Peterborough Centurions	38
10.05.1997	Humberside Rockets	74	Steel City Warriors	6
10.05.1997	Birmingham Raiders	0	Doncaster Wildcats	80
10.05.1997	Bristol Aztecs	34	Bournemouth Renegades	0
10.05.1997	Edenbridge Knights	6	Brighton B-52s	8
	Week 2
17.05.1997	Steel City Warriors	124	Birmingham Raiders	0
	Week 3
	Week 4
31.05.1997	Ipswich Cardinals	0	UCLA Renegades	42
31.05.1997	Humberside Rockets	12	Doncaster Wildcats	24
31.05.1997	Plymouth Commodores	6	Worthing Guardians	22
	Week 5
07.06.1997	Brighton B-52s	40	Worthing Guardians	12
07.06.1997	Humberside Rockets	138	Birmingham Raiders	6
07.06.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	52	Steel City Warriors	6
07.06.1997	Peterborough Centurions	14	UCLA Renegades	18
07.06.1997	Plymouth Commodores	12	Bristol Aztecs	28
	Week 6
	Week 7
21.06.1997	Bournemouth Renegades	8	Bristol Aztecs	30
21.06.1997	Edenbridge Knights	28	Worthing Guardians	40
21.06.1997	UCLA Renegades	66	Ipswich Cardinals	0
21.06.1997	Fen Harriers	6	Peterborough Centurions	22
21.06.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	44	Humberside Rockets	26
	Week 8
28.07.1997	Ipswich Cardinals	0	Fen Harriers	56
28.07.1997	Steel City Warriors	0	Doncaster Wildcats	44
28.07.1997	Worthing Guardians	10	Brighton B-52s	36
28.07.1997	Bristol Aztecs	12	Edenbridge Knights	16
28.07.1997	UCLA Renegades	6	Peterborough Centurions	26
28.07.1997	Plymouth Commodores	42	Bournemouth Renegades	6
	Week 9
05.07.1997	Brighton B-52s	42	Edenbridge Knights	20
05.07.1997	Fen Harriers	8	UCLA Renegades	12
05.07.1997	Peterborough Centurions	52	Ipswich Cardinals	0
05.07.1997	Bournemouth Renegades	6	Worthing Guardians	60
05.07.1997	Bristol Aztecs	28	Plymouth Commodores	14

[References: 1-9]

Report

The 10th National Youth Championship Final in the Junior Gridiron League in Britain was won by Brighton B-52s after favourites Doncaster Wildcats were involved in a near crash on the motorway when one of the tyres on their team coach blew on the way to the game, which may have impinged on their performance. The Wildcats had gone through the season undefeated prior to this, winning the Northern Conference from Humberside Rockets and then defeating Eastern Conference runners-up UCLA Renegades from Boston in Lincolnshire in the Playoffs and Peterborough Centurions the Eastern Conference Champions in the Semi-Finals. In the Southern half of the draw Brighton B-52s knocked out near neighbours Worthing Guardians 24-20 with a last minute touchdown in the Semi-Finals. The Guardians had eliminated South West Conference Champions Bristol Aztecs in the First Round Playoffs. Bristol Aztecs had been the only team all season to defeat South East Conference Champions and eventual National Youth Champions Brighton B-52s. The League was Flag Football (non-contact American Football).

Map of Brighton (Home of Champions Brighton B-52s)

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 10 May, 1996. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 17 May 1996 pg. 20

[5] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 31 May 1996. pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 7 June 1996. pg. 21

[7] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 21 June 1996. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 28 June 1996. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 5 July 1996. pg. 21

[10] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 12 July 1996. pg. 21

[11] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 19 July 1996. pg. 21

[12] Anon (1993) “JGL” First Down. August 2, 1996. pg. 20

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 April 2021

April 15, 2021

British Youth American Football Association Youth Kitted League 1996

Standings

BYAFA YKL 1996	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
Birmingham Bulls (C)	2	1	1	0	57	46	.500
Lancashire Wolverines (P)	2	2	0	0	58	23	1.000
Bedford Huskers (P)	1	0	1	0	14	32	.000
Nottingham Caesars (D2)	1	0	1	0	20	48	.000
Southern Conference
Farnham Knights (C)	1	1	0	0	28	0	1.000
London Capitals (P)	1	1	0	0	68	8	1.000
Southern Sun Devils (P)	1	0	1	0	0	28	.000
Gloster Gladiators (D2)	1	0	1	0	8	68	.000

[References: ]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
06.10.1996	London Capitals	42	Southern Sun Devils	0
06.10.1996	Lancashire Wolverines	18	Bedford Huskers	0
	Semi-Finals
20.10.1996	Farnham Knights	6	London Capitals	0
20.10.1996	Lancashire Wolverines	22	Birmingham Bulls	14
	Division 2 Bowl		9v9 Football
13.10.1996	Gloster Gladiators	26	Nottingham Caesars	12
	Division 1 Bowl		11v11 Football
03.11.1996	Farnham Knights	20	Lancashire Wolverines	0

[References: 4-6]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week
11.08.1996	Chippenham & Gloucester	8	London Capitals	68
	Week
08.09.1996	Lancashire Wolverines	32	Bedford Huskers	14
08.09.1996	Birmingham Bulls	48	Nottingham Caesars	20
08.09.1996	Farnham Knights	28	Southern Sun Devils	0
	Week
22.09.1996	Lancashire Wolverines	26	Birmingham Bulls	9

[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.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 April 2021

April 9, 2021

British Youth American Football Association Youth Kitted League 1993

Standings

BYAFA YKL 1993	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
Birmingham Bulls (P)	5	4	1	0			.800
Glasgow Lions (C)	4	3	1	0			.750
Leeds Cougars	5	3	2	0			.600
Manchester Spartans	5	3	2	0			.600
Steel City Titans	3	1	1	1			.500
Leicester Hurricanes	5	1	3	1			.300
Milton Keynes Predators	5	0	5	0			.000
Anglian Conference
Southend Sabres (C)	3	2	0	1			.833
Bedford Huskers (P)	4	3	1	0			.750
Norwich Devils	4	2	1	1			.625
Nottingham	4	2	2	0			.500
Cambridge Cobras	4	1	3	0			.250
Haven Raiders	3	0	3	0			.000
South East Conference
London Olympians (C)	5	5	0	0			1.000
Heathrow Jets (P)	6	5	1	0			.833
London Capitals	5	3	2	0			.600
Basildon Chiefs	4	2	2	0			.500
Kent Pumas	5	2	3	0			.400
London Ravens	5	1	4	0			.200
Brent #	6	0	6	0			.000
West Conference
Farnham Knights (C)	6	6	0	0			1.000
Southern Sun Devils (P)	5	4	1	0			.800
Solent Scorpions	3	2	1	0			.667
Bournemouth Renegades	4	2	2	0			.500
Bristol Aztecs	5	1	4	0			.200
Cardiff AFC	3	0	3	0			.000
Gloster Gladiators	4	0	4	0			.000

[References: Compiled from Results in 1-]

Note: Week 3 Results currently unknown.

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
10.10.1993	Glasgow Lions		Bedford Huskers
10.10.1993	Southend Sabres	30	Birmingham Bulls	18
10.10.1993	London Olympians	20	Farnham Knights	0
10.10.1993	Southern Sun Devils	0	Heathrow Jets	42
	Semi-Finals
24.10.1993	London Olympians	L	Heathrow Jets	W
	Southend Sabres	W
	Final
07.11.1993	Southend Sabres	44	Heathrow Jets	6

[References: ]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
01.08.1993	Haven Raiders	6	Norwich Devils	52
01.08.1993	Bristol Aztecs	0	Farnham Knights	26
01.08.1993	Brent	6	Kent Pumas	26
	Week 2
08.08.1993	Cambridge Cobras	0	Southend Sabres	90
08.08.1993	Leicester Hurricanes	0	Manchester Spartans	12
	Week 3
	Week 4
22.08.1993	Glasgow Lions	46	Leeds Cougars	12
22.08.1993	London Capitals	54	London Ravens	0
22.08.1993	Heathrow Jets	66	Basildon Chiefs	0
22.08.1993	Southern Sun Devils	56	Bristol Aztecs	0
22.08.1993	Farnham Knights	6	Solent Scorpions	0
22.08.1993	Bournemouth Renegades	21	Gloster Gladiators	0
22.08.1993	Birmingham Bulls	42	Leicester Hurricanes	6
22.08.1993	Bedford Huskers	68	Cambridge Cobras	34
22.08.1993	Milton Keynes Predators	c	Steel City Titans	c
22.08.1993	Southend Sabres	c	Haven Raiders	c
	Week 5
29.08.1993	Heathrow Jets	72	London Ravens	12
29.08.1993	London Capitals	36	Kent Pumas	8
29.08.1993	Manchester Spartans	20	Milton Keynes Predators	18
29.08.1993	Birmingham Bulls	42	Leeds Cougars	13
	Week 6
05.09.1993	Farnham Knights	20	Bournemouth Renegades	14
05.09.1993	Heathrow Jets	72	Kent Pumas	0
	Week 7
12.09.1993	London Olympians	36	Heathrow Jets	20
12.09.1993	Glasgow Lions	46	Manchester Spartans	6
12.09.1993	Southend Sabres	46	Nottingham	0
12.09.1993	Southern Sun Devils	43	Bournemouth Renegades	0
12.09.1993	Solent Scorpions	78	Cardiff AFC	2
12.09.1993	Bedford Huskers	16	Norwich Devils	0
12.09.1993	Leicester Hurricanes	0	Steel City Titans	0
12.09.1993	Milton Keynes Pioneers	0	Birmingham Bulls	26
12.09.1993	Bristol Aztecs	6	Gloster Gladiators	0
12.09.1993	London Ravens	c	Basildon Chiefs	c
	Week 8
19.09.1993	Cambridge Cobras	7	Norwich Devils	32
19.09.1993	Manchester Spartans	8	Leeds Cougars	38
19.09.1993	Southern Sun Devils	73	Gloster Gladiators	6
19.09.1993	Haven Raiders	6	Nottingham	28
19.09.1993	Basildon Chiefs	0	London Olympians	56
19.09.1993	London Ravens	6	Kent Pumas	36
19.09.1993	Leicester Hurricanes	40	Milton Keynes Predators	6
19.09.1993	Steel City Titans	0 #	Birmingham Bulls	1
19.09.1993	Bristol Aztecs	0	Bournemouth Renegades	20
19.09.1993	Cardiff AFC	0	Farnham Knights	20
	Week 9
26.09.1993	Glasgow Lions	28	Birmingham Bulls	26
26.09.1993	Farnham Knights	26	Southern Sun Devils	20
26.09.1993	Solent Scorpions	35	Bristol Aztecs	14
26.09.1993	Heathrow Jets	8	London Capitals	6
26.09.1993	Leeds Cougars	12	Leicester Hurricanes	8
26.09.1993	Manchester Spartans	8	Milton Keynes Predators	6
26.09.1993	Nottingham	20	Bedford Huskers	18
26.09.1993	London Olympians	22	Kent Pumas	8
26.09.1993	Basildon Chiefs	1	London Ravens	0 #
26.09.1993	Norwich Devils	0	Southend Sabres	0
26.09.1993	Gloster Gladiators	c	Cardiff AFC	c
	Week 10
03.10.1993	Steel City Titans	22	Glasgow Lions	12
03.10.1993	Leeds Cougars	24	Milton Keynes Predators	0
03.10.1993	Bedford Huskers	32	Haven Raiders	2
03.10.1993	Cambridge Cobras	12	Nottingham	6
03.10.1993	Farnham Knights	34	Gloster Gladiators	8
03.10.1993	London Olympians	1	London Capitals	0 #
03.10.1993	Southern Sun Devils	1	Cardiff AFC	0 #

[References: 1-10]

Note: # Forfeited Match. Brent forfeited all games after week 1.

Report

The 1993 British Youth American Football Association Youth Kitted League was won by Southend Sabres for the second year in a row. The defending Champions made light work of Heathrow Jets in the Final, winning 44-6. Prior to that they had defeated Birmingham Bulls in the Quarter-Finals. The Sabres were Champions of the Anglian Conference where they tied a game with Norwich Devils 0-0, the only game they failed to win all year. After the season they made the step up to the British American Football Association Senior League, and the Youth team merged with Basildon Chiefs to form Essex Youth. Basildon Chiefs themselves had made the step up the the YKL from playing only friendlies in 1992.

The Chiefs were one of six entirely new teams in the YKL for 1993 with Haven Raiders (Boston, 0-3), Cambridge Cobras (1-3), Leicester Hurricanes (1-3-1), Gloster Gladiators (0-4) and Brent who folded after one game being the others. In all there were 27 teams, up from two in 1992, the six new teams replacing Ipswich Cardinals, Brighton B-52s, Folkestone Wolverines and Tiptree Titans for 1993. Southern Sun Devils replaced Eastleigh Devils, Milton Keynes Predators replaced Milton Keynes Mavericks. Luton Huskers moved to Bedford.

Map of Southend

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA Kitted League” First Down. 7 August 1993. pg. 21

[2] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down.14 August 1993. pg. 21

[3] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down.21 August 1993. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down.28 August 1993. pg. 21

[5] Anon. (1993) “BYAFAl” First Down. 4 September 1993. pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “BYAFAl” First Down. 11 September 1993. pg. 21

[7] Anon. (1993) “BYAFAl” First Down. 18 September 1993. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 25 September 1993. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 2 October 1993. pg. 21

[10] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 9 October 1993. pg. 21

[11] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 16 October 1993. pg. 21

[12] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 23 October 1993. pg. 21

[13] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 30 October 1993. pg. 21

[14] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 6 November 1993. pg. 21

[14] Anon. (1993) “BYAFA” First Down. 13 November 1993. 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 Nicholson.

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British Youth American Football Association Kitted League 1992

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

[References: Compiled from results in 1-12]

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

[References: 13-15]

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

[References: 1-12]

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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December 29, 2020

British American Football Association National Leagues Premiership 2019

British American Football Association Logo [Reference: 1

Final Standings

BAFANL Premiership	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Premiership North
Tamworth Phoenix (SF)	10	9	1	0	303	84	.900
Manchester Titans (SF)	10	7	3	0	276	170	.700
Merseyside Nighthawks	10	6	3	1	273	206	.650
Edinburgh Wolves	10	3	7	0	114	248	.300
Sheffield Giants	10	2	7	1	140	204	.250
Leicester Falcons	10	2	8	0	105	299	.200
Premiership South
London Warriors (SF)	10	10	0	0	611	35	1.000
London Blitz (SF)	10	8	2	0	269	145	.800
Bristol Aztecs	10	4	6	0	125	211	.400
London Olympians	10	4	6	0	233	245	.400
Kent Exiles	10	3	7	0	102	336	.300
Farnham Knights	10	1	9	0	56	424	.100

[Reference: 2-3]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
18.08.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	7	London Blitz	6
18.08.2019	London Warriors	63	Manchester Titans	0
	Championship		Britbowl 33
01.09.2019	London Warriors	56	Tamworth Phoenix	29

[Reference: 1-2]

Regular Season Results Premiership North

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
14.04.2019	Leicester Falcons	21	Sheffield Giants	8
	Week 2
21.04.2019	Sheffield Giants	6	Tamworth Phoenix	28
	Week 3
28.04.2019	Leicester Falcons	18	Merseyside Nighthawks	23
	Week 4
05.05.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	16	Sheffield Giants	15
05.05.2019	Manchester Titans	49	Leicester Falcons	16
05.05.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	34	Merseyside Nighthawks	6
	Week 5
12.05.2019	Sheffield Giants	0	Manchester Titans	6
12.05.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	33	Edinburgh Wolves	14
	Week 6
19.05.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	0	Tamworth Phoenix	50
19.05.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	50	Manchester Titans	33
	Week 7
25.05.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	22	Sheffield Giants	12
26.05.2019	Manchester Titans	14	Edinburgh Wolves	0
	Week 8
01.06.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	42	Leicester Falcons	9
	Week 9
09.06.2019	Sheffield Giants	14	Leicester Falcons	12
09.06.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	12	Merseyside Nighthawks	33
	Week 10
15.06.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	0	Manchester Titans	21
16.06.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	20	Sheffield Giants	0
16.06.2019	Leicester Falcons	10	Edinburgh Wolves	0
	Week 11
23.06.2019	Leicester Falcons	7	Tamworth Phoenix	28
23.06.2019	Sheffield Giants	33	Edinburgh Wolves	8
23.06.2019	Manchester Titans	43	Merseyside Nighthawks	3
	Week 12
30.06.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	17	Manchester Titans	6
	Week 13
06.07.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	48	Edinburgh Wolves	0
07.07.2019	Manchester Titans	49	Sheffield Giants	30
07.07.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	50	Leicester Falcons	0
	Week 14
21.07.2019	Leicester Falcons	6	Manchester Titans	38
	Week 15
28.07.2019	Sheffield Giants	22	Merseyside Nighthawks	22
28.07.2019	Manchester Titans	17	Tamworth Phoenix	21
28.07.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	47	Leicester Falcons	6

[References: 2]

Regular Season Results Premiership South

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
21.04.2019	London Warriors	85	Farnham Knights	0
21.04.2019	London Blitz	33	Bristol Aztecs	2
	Week 2
28.04.2019	London Blitz	41	Farnham Knights	0
	Week 3
05.05.2019	London Warriors	46	London Blitz	15
05.05.2019	London Olympians	33	Kent Exiles	23
	Week 4
12.05.2019	Bristol Aztecs	0	Kent Exiles	9
12.05.2019	London Olympians	14	London Blitz	21
	Week 5
19.05.2019	London Warriors	38	Bristol Aztecs	0
19.05.2019	Kent Exiles	7	London Blitz	42
19.05.2019	Farnham Knights	13	London Olympians	39
	Week 6
26.05.2019	London Warriors	71	Kent Exiles	6
26.05.2019	Farnham Knights	0	London Blitz	33
	Week 7
02.06.2019	Farnham Knights	0	London Warriors	70
02.06.2019	Bristol Aztecs	36	London Olympians	20
	Week 8
09.06.2019	Farnham Knights	9	Bristol Aztecs	26
	Week 9
16.06.2019	Farnham Knights	28	Kent Exiles	13
16.06.2019	London Olympians	7	London Warriors	54
	Week 10
23.06.2019	London Olympians	68	Farnham Knights	6
23.06.2019	Kent Exiles	17	Bristol Aztecs	12
23.06.2019	London Blitz	7	London Warriors	54
	Week 11
30.06.2019	Kent Exiles	8	London Olympians	28
30.06.2019	Bristol Aztecs	8	London Blitz	20
	Week 12
07.07.2019	London Olympians	10	Bristol Aztecs	11
07.07.2019	Kent Exiles	0	London Warriors	80
	Week 13
21.07.2019	London Warriors	58	London Olympians	0
21.07.2019	Bristol Aztecs	30	Farnham Knights	0
21.07.2019	London Blitz	42	Kent Exiles	0
	Week 14
28.07.2019	London Blitz	15	London Olympians	14
28.07.2019	Bristol Aztecs	0	London Warriors	55
28.07.2019	Kent Exiles	19	Farnham Knights	0

[References: 3]

Report

London Warriors again won the British American Football Association National Leagues Premiership Title, defeating Tamworth Phoenix 56-29 in the Final, Britbowl 33. They had dominated the season throughout, winning all 10 games during the regular season, amassing 611 points while only conceding 35, before trouncing Manchester Titans 63-0 in the Semi-Finals. The other Semi-Finalists were London Blitz who had finished on a 8-2-0 record in the Premiership South. Tamworth were Premiership North Champions with a 9-1-0 record, while Manchester Titans had finished 7-3-0. Other teams competing were Merseyside Nighthawks (6-3-1), Edinburgh Wolves (3-7-0), Sheffield Giants (2-7-1) and Leicester Falcons (2-8-0) in the Premiership North and Bristol Aztecs (4-6-0), London Olympians (4-6-0), Kent Exiles (3-7-0) and Farnham Knights (1-9-0) in the Premiership South.

Britbowl 33 Premiership Final Video

BAFA National Leagues Premiership Britbowl 33 2019 Video [Reference: ]

References

Images

[1] British American Football (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: Premiership North [Internet] Available from: bafanle.leaguerepublic.com.=/l/fg/1_567612366.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[3] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: Premiership South [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/494942526/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

Videos

[3] Onside TV You Tube (2019) 1 September 2019, BRITBOWL33 Premiership Final (London Warriors vs Tamworth Phoenix) [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tyU49hjI9o [Accessed 29 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)

About this document

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Last Updated: 29 December 2020

July 11, 2020

British American Football Association Britbowl Finals 1985-Present

British American Football Association Logo [Ref: 1]

Britbowl Finals 1985-Present

*Year*	*Bowl*	*Winners*		*Runners-Up*
		BAFL
1985	Summerbowl I	London Ravens	45	Streatham Olympians	7
1986*	Summerbowl II	Birmingham Bulls	23	Glasgow Lions	2
		Budweiser League
1986*	Bud Bowl I	London Ravens	20	London Olympians	12
1987	Bud Bowl II	London Ravens	40	Manchester Allstars	23
1988	Bud Bowl III	Birmingham Bulls	30	London Olympians	6
1989	Bud Bowl IV	Manchester Spartans	21	Birmingham Bulls	14
		NDMA
1990	NDMA Coke Bowl I	Manchester Spartans	27	Northants Storm	25
1991	NDMA Coke Bowl II	Birmingham Bulls	39	London Olympians	38
1992	NDMA Coke Bowl III	London Olympians	34	Leicester Panthers	6
1993	NDMA Bowl	London Olympians	40	Glasgow Lions	14
		BAFA
1994	BAFA Div 1 Bowl	London Olympians	24	Birmingham Bulls	23
1995	BAFA Div 1 Bowl	Birmingham Bulls	34	London Olympians	30
1996	BAFA Div 1 Bowl	Leicester Panthers	10	Milton Keynes Pioneers	6
		BIGC
1997	BIG C Final	London O’s	26	Milton Keynes Pioneers	20 ot
		BAFA
1998	BSL Div 1 Bowl	London O’s	20	Sussex Thunder	0
1999	BSL Div 1 Bowl	London O’s	9	Birmingham Bulls	6
2000	BSL Div 1 Bowl	London O’s	34	Birmingham Bulls	26
2001	BSL Div 1 Bowl	London O’s	37	East Kilbride Pirates	20
2002	BSL Div 1 Bowl	London O’s	42	PA Knights	15
2003	BSL Div 1 Bowl	London O’s	35	East Kilbride Pirates	7
2004	BSL Div 1 Bowl	PA Knights	28	London O’s	14
2005	Britbowl XIX	London O’s	21	PA Knights	19
2006	Britbowl XX	London Olympians	45	London Blitz	30
2007	Britbowl XXI	London Blitz	14	Coventry Jets	6
2008	Britbowl XXII	Coventry Jets	33	London Blitz	32
2009	Britbowl XXIII	London Blitz	26	Coventry Jets	7
2010	BAFACL Premiership	London Blitz	34	Coventry Jets	20
2011	BAFACL Premiership	London Blitz	18	London Warriors	0
2012	BAFANL Premiership	London Blitz	37	London warriors	21
2013	BAFANL Premiership	London Warriors	26	London Blitz	23
2014	BAFANL Final	London Warriors	10	London Blitz	8
2015	BAFANL Final	London Warriors	20	London Blitz	19
2016
2017
2018
2019	BAFANL Premiership	London Warriors	56	Tamworth Phoneix	29

British American Football Britbowls 1985-Present [Ref: 2-3]

Note: BAFL = British American Football League, NDMA = National Division Management Association, BAFA = British American Football Association, BSL = British senior League, BIGC = British Independent Gridiron Conference. *Two Organisation held different BLeagues and Bowl Games in 1986, with the most important one disputed.

Report

London teams have won most of British American Football’s Top Bowl Games, known as the Britbowl. London Ravens won the first three from 1985 to 1987, with the Birmingham Bulls also winning a rival Bowl Game in 1986. Between 1988 and 1991 the Champions were all North or Midlands teams, with Manchester Spartans winning in 1989 and 1990 and Birmingham Bulls winning in 1988 and 1991.

London Olympians then won three-in-a-row from 1992 to 1994, before the title headed back to the Midlands, with Birmingham Bulls triumphing in 1995 and Leicester Panthers in 1996. Then followed a seven year winning streak for the London O’s until 2003, with the PA Knights ((Farnham, Surrey) interrupting the sequence in 2004, before London O’s won again in 2005 and 2006 (they reverted back to the Olympians name in 2006).

London Blitz then won five of the next six Finals from 2007 to 2012, with Coventry Jets winning in between in 2008. London Warriors won the title from 2013 to 2019.

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] Bitball Now (2016) British Champions List [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/british-champions-list.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[3] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League [Internet] Available from: bafanle.leaguerepublic.com.=/l/fg/1_567612366.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

Websites

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)

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July 6, 2020

British American Football Non-Merit Table 1984

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	Pct
Ranked Teams
Brighton B-52s	5	5	0	0	1.000
Oxford Bulldogs	3	3	0	0	1.000
Thames Valley Chargers	3	3	0	0	1.000
Walsall Titans	3	3	0	0	1.000
Ealing Eagles	7	5	1	1	.786
Windsor Monarchs	5	2	2	1	.500
Tyneside Trojans	3	1	1	1	.500
Birmingham Bulls	7	4	3	0	.571
Harlow Warlords	4	1	2	1	.375
Leeds Cougars	6	2	4	0	.333
Streatham Olympians	3	1	2	0	.333
Glasgow Lions	5	1	3	1	.300
Crawley Raiders	5	1	4	0	.200
Croydon Coyotes	8	0	7	1	.063
Fylde Falcons	3	0	3	0	.000
Southampton Seahawks	3	0	3	0	.000
Walthamstow Warriors	3	0	3	0	.000
Stock Exchange Stags	4	0	4	0	.000
Heathrow Jets	6	0	6	0	.000
Unranked Teams
Dorset Broncos	2	2	0	0	1.000
Nottingham Hoods	1	1	0	0	1.000
Portsmouth Warriors	2	1	1	0	.500
Staffordshire Stampeders	2	1	1	0	.500
King’s Lynn Patriots	1	0	1	0	.000
Taunton Wyverns	1	0	1	0	.000
Torbay Trojans	1	0	1	0	.000
Ilford blackhawks	2	0	2	0	.000
Leamington Royals	2	0	2	0	.000
London Raiders	2	0	2	0	.000
Wyton Eagles	2	0	2	0	.000

British American Football Season Table 1984 [Ref: 1-2]

Results

*Date*	Home Team		*Away Team*
	Week 1
29.04.1984	Pool Sharks	6	Manchester Spartans	12
	Week 2
06.05.1984	Wyton Eagles	6	Northampton Stormbringers	13
06.05.1984	Manchester Spartans	26	Poole Sharks	6
	Week 3
13.05.1984	Milton Keynes Bucks	32	Poole Sharks	22
13.05.1984	Manchester Spartans	0	London Ravens	28
	Week 4
20.05.1984	Manchester Spartans	8	Northampton Stormbringers	20
	Week 6
03.06.1984	Northampton Stormbringers	36	Poole Sharks	0
03.06.1984	London Ravens	27	Wyton Eagles	0
	Week 7
08.06.1984	Birmingham Bulls	7	Milton Keynes Bucks	41
10.06.1984	Poole Sharks	0	London Ravens	71
	Week 8
17.06.1984	Milton Keynes Bucks	18	Northampton Stormbringers	20
	Week 9
24.06.1984	Norhampton Stormbringers	4	Milton Keynes Bucks	6
24.06.1984	London Ravens	59	Manchester Spartans	0
	Week 10
01.07.1984	Milton Keynes Bucks	30	Poole Sharks	0
01.07.1984	Walthamstow Warriors	0	London Ravens	86

British American Football Results 1984 [Ref: 2]

Report

There was no official league in British American Football in 1984, with teams arranging their own schedules. Some played one or two games and disappeared as quickly as they were formed, while others played a whole season.

At the end of the season two separate rankings were created: a Merit Table for teams playing three or more games, and another table for unranked teams (playing two or less games). London Ravens (10-0), Brighton B-52s (5-0), and Oxford Bulldogs, Thames Valley Chargers and Walsall Titans (all 3-0) all finished the season with a 100% record.

As well as the London Ravens, Northampton Stormbringers (9-2), Milton Keynes Bucks (10-2-1), Manchester Spartans (4-7), Poole Sharks (1-8) and Croydon Coyotes (0-7-1) played a full British Schedule (8 or more games).

References

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) British American Football Final Tables [1984] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 6 July 2020]

Magazines

[2] Anon. (1984) “British American Football” Touchdown. Volume 2 Number 2.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jim Naughton, Kevin Smyth, Ian Collins, Ian Clarke, Alan McCormack, Jason Caldwell, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan, John Malone and Tony Meenaghan.

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Last Updated: 6 July 2020

June 17, 2020

British Collegiate American Football League 1990-1994

British Collegiate American Football League Logo [Ref: 1]

BCAFL 1990-91

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Teesside Demons	8	7	0	1	102	40	.938
*Strathclyde Hawks	8	6	0	2	99	26	.875
*Leeds Celtics	8	5	2	1	104	101	.688
Hull Sharks	8	3	2	3	64	60	.563
Glasgow Tigers	8	3	3	2	91	53	.500
Paisley Panthers	8	3	4	1	14	130	.438
Sheffield Zulus	8	2	5	1	22	67	.312
Stirling Clansmen	8	1	6	1	70	81	.188
Newcastle Senators	8	0	8	0	0	8	.000
Southern Conference
*UEA East Anglia Pirates	8	7	1	0	181	32	.875
*Warwick Wolves	8	5	1	2	117	18	.750
*Leicester Lemmings	8	5	2	1	176	65	.688
Birmingham Lions	8	4	2	2	101	72	.625
Cardiff Cobras	8	4	2	2	108	66	.625
Southampton Stags	8	4	3	1	118	54	.563
Loughborough Aces	8	4	3	1	177	68	.563
Cambridge Pythons	8	1	6	1	15	298	.188
Reading Knights	8	1	7	0	32	96	.125
Aston Rhinos	8	0	8	0	26	282	.000

BCAFL Final Standings 1990-91 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs Round 1
1991	Strathclyde Hawks	13	Leeds Celtics	15
1991	Warwick Wolves	6	Leicester Lemmings	30
	Playoffs Round 2
1991	UEA East Anglia Pirates	26	Leeds Celtics	6
1991	Teesside Demons	43	Leicester Lemmings	6
	College Bowl V
1991	UEA East Anglia Pirates	0	Teesside Demons	19

BCAFL Playoffs 1990-91 [Ref: 3]

BCAFL 1991-92

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Leeds Celtics	8	5	1	2	89	47	.750
*Teesside Demons	8	6	2	0	85	41	.750
*Strathclyde Hawks	8	6	2	0	149	56	.750
Sheffield Zulus ^	8	5	3	0	88	42	.625
*Glasgow Tigers	8	5	3	0	78	71	.625
Hull Sharks	8	3	4	1	38	76	.438
Paisley Panthers	8	2	6	0	31	94	.250
Stirling Clansmen	8	1	6	1	18	103	.188
Lancaster Bombers	8	1	7	0	31	129	.125
Southern Conference
*Southampton Stags	8	8	0	0	208	12	1.000
*Leicester Lemmings	8	7	1	0	132	53	.875
*Loughborough Aces	8	6	2	0	174	111	.750
*Oxford Cavaliers	8	6	2	0	101	89	.750
Cambridge Pythons	8	4	4	0	120	156	.500
UEA East Anglia Pirates	8	3	5	0	69	112	.375
Cardiff Cobras	8	3	5	0	55	106	.375
Birmingham Lions	7	2	4	1	41	109	.357
Aston Rhinos	7	2	5	0	63	132	.286
Warwick Wolves	8	1	6	1	32	88	.188
Reading Knights	8	0	8	0	38	65	.000

BCAFL Final Standings 1991-92 [Ref: 4; 10]

Note: ^ Sheffield Zulus declined to take part in Playoffs.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Northern Semi-Finals
23.02.1992	Leeds Celtics	8	Glasgow Lions	14
23.02.1992	Teesside Demons	13	Strathclyde Hawks	0
	Southern Semi-Finals
23.02.1992	Southampton Stags	27	Oxford Canaliers	0
23.02.1992	Leicester Lemmings	8	Loughborough Aces	17
	Northern Final
01.03.1992	Teesside Demons	0	Glasgow Tigers	8
	Southern Final
01.03.1992	Southampton Stags	32	Loughborough Aces	0
	College Bowl VI
08.03.1992	Southampton Stags	53	Glasgow Tigers	0

BCAFL Playoffs 1991-92 [Ref: 5; 11-13]

BCAFL 1992-93

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Glasgow Tigers	8	8	0	0	172	28	1.000
*Leeds Celtics	8	7	0	1	167	46	.938
*Sheffield Zulus	8	5	2	1	108	63	.688
*Strathclyde Hawks	8	5	3	0	47	64	.625
Paisley Panthers	8	3	3	2	118	96	.500
Lancaster Bombers	8	3	4	1	42	85	.438
Teesside Demons	8	3	5	0	81	90	.375
Hull Sharks	8	3	5	0	45	65	.375
Sunderland Wearwolves	8	2	5	1	43	93	.313
Stirling Clansmen	8	1	6	1	33	131	.188
Newcastle Senators	8	0	7	1	15	85	.063
Southern Conference
*Southampton Stags	8	7	0	1	377	1	.938
*Cambridge Pythons	8	7	1	0	201	50	.875
*Cardiff Cobras	8	6	1	1	126	75	.813
*Loughborough Aces	8	6	2	0	143	54	.750
Leicester Lemmings	8	6	2	0	164	74	.750
Tarannau Aberystwyth	8	5	3	0	115	54	.563
UEA East Anglia Pirates	8	4	3	1	123	88	.563
Bath Killer Bees	8	3	4	1	62	96	.438
Staffordshire Stallions	8	3	5	0	23	126	.375
Aston Rhinos	8	2	5	1	30	131	.313
Reading Knights	8	2	5	1	39	233	.313
Oxford Cavaliers	8	2	6	0	40	132	.250
Birmingham Lions	8	1	5	2	52	7	.250
Bristol Bullets	8	1	7	0	30	256	.125
Warwick Wolves	8	0	6	2	22	124	.125

BCAFL Final Standings 1992-93 [Ref: 6; 14-15]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Northern Semi-Finals
21.02.1993	Leeds Celtics	42	Sheffield Zulus	12
21.02.1993	Glasgow Tigers	22	Strathclyde Hawks	0
	Southern Semi-Finals
28.02.1993	Southampton Stags	32	Loughborough Aces	7
28.02.1993	Cambridge Pythons	8	Cardiff Cobras	6
	Northern Final
28.02.1993	Glasgow Tigers	14	Leeds Celtics	36
	Southern Final
1993	Southampton Stags	14	Cambridge Pythons	8
	College Bowl VII
1993	Leeds Celtics	0	Southampton Stags	19

BCAFL Playoffs 1992-93 [Ref: 7; 14-16]

BCAFL 1993-94

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Glasgow Tigers	8	7	0	1	232	49	.938
*Leeds Celtics	8	6	0	2	107	24	.875
*Paisley Panthers	8	6	2	0	73	65	.750
*Sheffield Zulus	8	4	2	2	129	74	.750
Teesside Demons	8	3	3	2	100	61	.500
Hull Sharks	8	3	4	1	75	73	.438
Lancaster Bombers	8	2	3	3	72	69	.438
Newcastle Mariners	8	2	4	2	72	133	.375
Strathclyde Hawks	8	2	5	1	58	81	.313
Stirling Clansmen	8	0	5	3	33	126	.188
Sunderland Wearwolves	8	0	7	1	14	219	.063
Southern Conference
*Cardiff Cobras	8	8	0	0	156	40	1.000
*Loughborough Aces	8	7	1	0	155	40	.875
*Staffordshire Stallions	8	6	1	1	173	32	.813
*Leicester Lemmings	8	6	1	1	106	59	.813
Cambridge Pythons	8	6	2	0	98	69	.750
Oxford Cavaliers	8	5	3	0	131	69	.625
Bristol Bullets	8	4	3	1	120	96	.563
Southampton Stags	8	3	4	1	74	88	.438
Bath Killer Bees	8	3	5	0	75	106	.375
Warwick Wolves	8	3	5	0	38	124	.375
Aston Rhinos	8	2	6	0	54	115	.250
Birmingham Lions	8	2	6	0	93	143	.250
UEA East Anglia Pirates	8	1	7	0	36	142	.125
Tarranau Aberystwyth	8	1	7	0	7	87	.125
Reading Knights	8	1	7	0	1	107	.125

BCAFL Final Standings 1993-94 [Ref: 8]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Northern Semi-Finals
1994	Glasgow Tigers	0	Sheffield Zulus	0 #
1994	Leeds Celtics	0	Paisley Panthers	0 #
	Southern Semi-Finals
1994	Leicester Lemmings	16	Cardiff Cobras	8
1994	Loughborough Aces	7	Staffordshire Stallions	0
	Northern Final
1994	Glasgow Tigers	20	Leeds Celtics	6
	Southern Final
1994	Loughborough Aces	12	Leicester Lemmings	34
	College Bowl IX
1994	Leictester Lemmings	0	Glasgow Tigers	26

BCAFL Playoffs 1993-94 [Ref: 9]

Report

The British Collegiate American Football League underwent rapid expansion between 1990 and 1994, with the 16 teams becoming 26, and the old 3 Conference / 4 Division system scrapped in favour of two Conferences: Northern and Southern, with the Confererence Champions meeting in the College Bowl.

In 1991-92 the only changes in the Northern Conference were the addition of the Leeds Celtics and Newcastle changing their name to Mariners. In the Southern Conference, two new colleges were added: ASton Rhinos and Cambridge Pythons. Strathclyde, Leeds, Warwick and Leicester were the defeated playoff contenders, while the two Conference Champions met in College Bowl V with Teesside Demons defeating East Anglia Pirates 19-0.

The Newcastle Mariners were replaced by the Lancaster Bombers in the North for 1991-92, with the South adding Oxford Cavaliers, making a Varsity Football Match between the two Colleges possible for the first time, as in Rugby Union, Soccer and other sports. Conference Champions were Teesside Demons and Southampton Stags, with Glasgow shocking Leeds in the Northern Conference Final, and Southampton Stags, easily the best team all year disposing of Loughborough Aces in the Southern Final. The College Bowl VI was a 53-0 win for the Stags as they destroyed the Tigers with Running Backs Eustice Fontaine and Alan Rodney doing most of the damage scoring-wise and their defense shutting out yet another team (they let in only 12 points all year, scoring 320 in the process). Coach Andy Capp claimed after the game, with some justification, that they had raised the level of College Football in Britain in 1991-92.

After an exuberant display in College Bowl VI, the Stags set about defending their title against the biggest field yet: 26 teams in total entered the British Collegiate American Football League in 1992-93, with newcomers Sheffield Zulus, Newcastle Mariners (back after one season out) and Sunderland Wearwolves in the North, and Tarrannau Aberystwyth (Welsh for Thunder), Bath Killer Bees, Staffordshire Stallions, Birmingham Lions and Bristol Bullets in the South. The Stags were in even more dominant form during the Regular Season, amassing 377 points and letting in none on the field (just one 1-1 declared tie blemishing their record) as they won the Southern Conference title with ease. Glasgow Tigers won the Northern Conference title, although not in as much dominant form, but lost the Northern Conference Final to Leeds Celtics in a shock results. The Southampton Stags had their most difficult day of the year in the Southern Conference Final, conceding their first points of the year as they defeated Cambridge Pythons 14-8 and then disposed of Leeds Celtics 19-0 in the Final, with Free Safety Anthony Thompson earning the MVP Award, intercepting four Leeds Celtics passes in College Bowl VIII.

There were no new teams in 1993-94 and with much of their squads graduated, Southampton Stags failed to make the Playoffs. The Conference titles went to Cardiff Cobras and Glasgow Tigers, and after some near misses the Glasgow Tigers made no mistake in College Bowl IX, triumphing 26-0 over surprise package Leicester Lemmings who had knocked out Cardiff Cobras in the first round of the Playoffs.

For 1994-95 another round of expansion saw the league increase to 29 teams, meaning a restructure was needed, and the two conferences were split into three divisions of five each (with the exception of one division of four)

References

Internet Archive

[1] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) bcafl_logo_left [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20020127221650im_/http://www.bcafl.org/gfx/bcafl_logo_left.gif [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[2] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1990-1991 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010407211722/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1990 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[3] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1990-1991 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010531133811/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1990 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[4] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1991-1992 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010407211637/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1991 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[5] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1991-1992 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010415121250/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1991 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[6] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1992-1993 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010407212520/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1992 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[7] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1992-1993 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010531133936/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1992 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[8] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1993-1994 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010728193815/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1993 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[9] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1993-1994 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010415122441/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1993 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

Newspapers

[10] Anon. (1992) “British College Football: Handy Andy saves Hawks: Final Standings” First Down. February 22, 1992. p.23.

[11] Anon. (1992) “Stormy weathers Leeds onslaught to put glorious Glasgow through to semis” First Down. February 29, 1992. p.11.

[12] Anon. (1992) “College Semi-Finals” First Down. March 7, 1992. p.22.

[13] Anon. (1992) “Stag-gering” First Down. March 14, 1992. p.18.

[14] Anon. (1993) “BCAFL – British College Football Action: Stag party as Gemill and Spring make it 11 straight!” First Down. February 20, 1993. p. 22

[15] Anon. (1993) “BCAFL – British College Football Action: Beltin’ Celtics crush outclassed Sheffield!” First Down. February 27, 1993. p.

[16] Anon. (1993) “Stag-gering” First Down. March 20, 1992. p.19.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy and Colm Kincaid.

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June 15, 2020

British Collegiate American Football League 1985-1990

BCAFL 1985-86

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Hull Sharks	5	5	0	0			1.000
Teeside Demons	5	3	2	0			.600
Newcastle Scholars	3	1	2	0			.333
Manchester MPs	5	0	5	0			.000

BCAFL Standings 1985-86 [Ref: 1]

BCAFL 1986-87

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Hull Sharks	6	6	0	0	138	21	1.000
*Teeside Demons	6	4	2	0	24	34	.667
Leicester Lemmings	6	1	5	0	33	63	.167
Manchester MPs	6	1	5	0	19	97	.167
Scottish Conference
*Newcastle Scholars	6	4	1	1	4	1	.750
*Stirling Clansmen	6	4	2	0	27	23	.667
Strathclyde Hawks	6	3	2	1	24	25	.583
Glasgow Tigers	6	0	6	0	0	6	.000

BCAFL Standings 1986-87 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoff Round 1
1987	Newcastle Scholars	W	Teeside Demons	L
1987	Hull Sharks	23	Stirling Clansmen	6
	College Bowl I
1987	Hull Sharks	23	Newcastle Scholars	6

BCAFL Playoffs 1986-87 [Ref: 3]

BCAFL 1987-88

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Hull Sharks	6	6	0	0	123	12	1.000
Manchester MPs	6	2	2	2	2	42	.500
Teeside Demons	6	0	4	2	18	129	.167
Newcastle Scholars ##	6	2	4	0	50	10	.333
Scottish Conference
*Stirling Clansmen	6	5	1	0	150	76	.833
Strathclyde Hawks	6	4	2	0	129	84	.667
Glasgow Tigers	6	0	6	0	18	137	.000
Southern Conference
*Cardiff Cobras	6	5	0	1	109	13	.917
Leicester Lemmings	6	4	2	0	63	57	.667
UEA East Anglia Pirates	6	2	3	1	2	64	.417
Reading Knights	6	0	6	0	0	40	.000

BCAFL Standings 1987-88 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs Round 1
1988	Cardiff Cobras	26	Stirling Clansmen	6
1988	Hull Sharks	22	Strathclyde Hawks	0
	College Bowl II
1988	Hull Sharks	0	Cardiff Cobras	0

BCAFL Playoffs 1987-88 [Ref: 3]

BCAFL 1988-89

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*Newcastle Scholars	4	2	2	0	8	50	.500
*Teeside Demons	4	2	2	0	62	54	.500
Hull Sharks	4	2	2	0	48	14	.500
Scottish Conference
*Strathclyde Hawks	6	6	0	0	97	25	1.000
Stirling Clansmen	6	2	4	0	108	58	.333
Glasgow Tigers	6	1	5	0	12	134	.167
Southern Conference
*Loughborough Aces	8	8	0	0	127	20	1.000
*Cardiff Cobras	8	6	2	0	100	51	.750
Leicester Lemmings	8	3	5	0	23	66	.375
UEA East Anglia Pirates	8	3	5	0	3	80	.375
Reading Knights	8	0	8	0	0	36	.000

BCAFL Standings 1988-89 [Ref: 6]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs Round 1
1989	Teeside Demons	0	Hull Sharks	34
	Playoffs Round 2
1989	Strathclyde Hawks	3	Cardiff Cobras	13
1989	Loughborough Aces	7	Hull Sharks	21
	College Bowl III
1989	Hull Sharks	7	Cardiff Cobras	6

BCAFL Playoffs 1988-89 [Ref: 7]

BCAFL 1989-90

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NORTHERN CONFERENCE
*Teeside Demons	6	4	0	2	137	40	.833
Hull Sharks	6	4	0	2	88	50	.833
Sheffield Pirates	6	2	4	0	14	103	.333
Newcastle Scholars	6	0	6	0	14	60	.000
SCOTTISH CONFERENCE
*Strathclyde Hawks	6	6	0	0	118	28	1.000
Stirling Clansmen	6	4	2	0	111	27	.667
Glasgow Tigers	6	1	4	1	89	105	.250
Paisley Panthers	6	0	5	1	0	148	.083
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
*Warwick Wolves	8	7	0	1	154	32	.938
UEA East Anglia Pirates	8	4	4	0	79	62	.500
Leicester Lemmings	8	3	4	1	89	105	.438
Loughborough Aces	8	3	5	0	54	101	.375
Western Division
*Birmingham Lions	8	6	1	1	193	20	.813
Cardiff Cobras	8	5	3	0	86	60	.625
Southampton Stags	8	1	6	1	12	233	.188
Reading Knights	8	1	7	0	20	74	.125

BCAFL Standings 1989-90 [Ref: 8]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs Round 1
1990	Strathclyde Hawks	0	Birmingham Lions	34
1990	Warwick Wolves	14	Teeside Demons	16
	College Bowl IV
1990	Birmingham Lions	20	Teeside Demons	21

BCAFL Playoffs 1989-90 [Ref: 9]

Report

The first British Collegiate American Football League season took place in 1985-86 with four teams playing a round-robin competition. Hull sharks won the title with a 5-0 record (Newcastle Scholars played a half schedule). Teeside Demons and Manchester MPs were the other Universities.

In 1986-87 they were joined by Leicester Lemmings and three Scottish Colleges: Strathclyde Hawks, Stirling Clansmen and Glasgow Tigers. There were two Conferences: Northern and Scottish, with Hull Sharks (the Northern Champion) defeating Newcastle Scholars (the Scottish Champion) 23-6 in College Bowl I.

In 1987-88 the BCAFL added a Southern Conference with Reading Knights, UEA (East Anglia) Pirates and Cardiff Cobras joining the League. Hull Sharks, Stirling Clansmen and Cardiff Cobras were the respective Conference Champions.

There was no increase in team membership for 1988-89 as Loughborough aces replaced Manchester MPs. Hull Sharks, Stirling Clansmen and Loughborough Aces were the Conference Champions, and Hull Sharks squeaked by Cardiff Cobras (the Wildcard Qualifier) 7-6 in College Bowl III.

There was a big increase in membership of the BCAFL in 1989-90, with Paisley Panthers joining the Scottish Conference and Sheffield Pirates joining the Northern Conference. There were enough additions to the Southern Conference (three: Warwick Wolves, Birmingham Lions and Southampton Stags) to necessitate the creation of two divisions within the Conference: Western and Eastern. Teeside Demons, Strathclyde Hawks, Warwick Wolves and Birmingham Lions won their respective divisions or conferences, and College Bowl IV was again decided by a missed Point After Touchdown (Conversion) as Teeside Demons triumphed 21-20 over Birmingham Lions.

References

Internet Archive

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[2] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1986-1987 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010407205905/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1986 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[3] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1986-1987 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20020127222039/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1986 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[4] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1987-1988 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010727144000/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1987 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[5] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1987-1988 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010415101617/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1987 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[6] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1988-1989 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010407210946/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1988 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[7] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1988-1989 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20020127221650/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1988 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[8] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1989-1990 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010407211126/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1989 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[9] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1989-1990 Scoreboard Week # All [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010415100637/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?category=results&week_no=00&team_name=all&data=1989 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[9] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) bcafl_logo_left [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20020127221650im_/http://www.bcafl.org/gfx/bcafl_logo_left.gif [Accessed 9 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy and Colm Kincaid.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 June 2020