Category: British American Football Leagues

Junior American Football League (Britain) 1988

Final Standings

PWLTPFPAPct
NORTHERN DIVISION
North East Conference
*Lincoln Bombers8800160301.000
*Nottinghamshire Caesars844011384.500
Nottingham Outlaws8260104170.250
Newark Vulcans808028173.000
Midlands Conference
*Northamptonshire Stormbringers871021858.875
*Wrekin Giants Juniors871015454.875
Burton Barons Juniors835049123.375
Locomotive Derby Juniors817030164.125
North West Conference
*Wirral Wolves870116658.938
*Rotherham Braves852113066.688
Fylde Falcons Juniors835048143.375
Lancashire Braves82515870.313
Stockport Falcons Juniors816144109.188
EASTERN DIVISION
Eastern Conference
*Tiptree Titans1090134310.950
*Chelmsford Cherokee Braves1072125133.750
Colchester Eagles9630168146.667
Southend Wildcats1037069147.300
Basildon Wildcats1037069147.300
Colchester Tridents90810296.056
East Anglian Conference
*Cambridge Coyotes861112960.813
*Norwich Demons85129650.750
Ipswich Cardinals84319234.563
North Sea Tigers835063110.375
Peterborough Junior Hustlers808016142.000
Home Counties Conference
*Luton Junior Flyers880024401.000
*Bedford Yearlings853015152.625
Herts Spirits844012482.500
Oxford Junior Bulldogs835038182.375
Chiltern Cheetahs808016257.000
SOUTHERN DIVISION
London Central
*London Acorn Lasers880032661.000
*Ealing Eagles862014680.750
Heathrow Jets8350103101.375
Westminster Warriors725036149.286
Kingston Bengals707018293.000
London & East Conference
*Maidstone Pumas860221622.875
*Kent Rams Juniors851223522.750
Elmpark Eagles83419960.438
Medway Mustangs8341111140.438
Biggin Hill Flyers80808425.000
London & West Conference
*Basingstoke Ironsides862010116.750
*Thames Valley Razorbacks85124416.750
Farnham Knights84133826.688
White Horse Warriors825114131.313
Silverbacks Juniors808008.000
WESTERN DIVISION
Southern Conference
*Bournemouth Bobcats871014326.875
*Portsmouth Warriors871010848.875
Fortek Falcons84403684.500
Eastleigh Royals82604125.250
Cornwall Corvettes808008.000
Western Conference
*Cardiff Celts8800231321.000
*Swansea Dragons852112630.688
Cheltenham Chieftains843114647.563
Hereford Chargers Colts716014176.143
Avalon Knights70708240.000
Junior American Football League Standings 1988 [Ref: 1]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Divisional Playoffs
04.08.1988Rotherham Braves6Wrekin Giants Juniors18
04.08.1988Northants Stormbringers24Nottingham Caesars6
04.08.1988Chelmsford Cherokee Braves26Norwich Demons0
04.08.1988Cambridge Coyotes6Bedford Yearlings0
04.08.1988Kent Rams Juniors12Thames Valley Razorbacks8
04.08.1988Basingstoke Ironsides0Ealing Eagles28
Divisional Semi-Finals
11.08.1988Acorn LasersKent Rams
11.08.1988Maidstone PumasEaling Eagles
11.08.1988Lincoln BombersWrekin Giants
11.08.1988Wirral WolvesNorthants Stormbringers
11.08.1988Luton FlyersChelmsford Cherokee Braves
11.08.1988Tiptree TitansCambridge Coyotes
11.08.1988Cardiff CeltsPortsmouth Warriors
11.08.1988Bournemouth BobcatsSwansea Dragons
Final
08.09.1988Tiptree Titans10London Acorn Lasers6
Junior American Football League Playoffs 1988 [Ref: 2-3]
Fylde Falcons break through the Lancashire Braves offensive line [Ref: 4]

Final

Tiptree Titans 10 London Acorn Lasers 6

A shaky start by both offenses led to a low-scoring first half, with Simon Dobinson making the sole score in the second quarter, a 40-yard field goal, after missing one in the first period from 27 yards. In the third quarter both sides scored touchdowns, Tiptree’s Quarterback Dominic Harvey connecting with Wide Receiver James Cooke to bring them to the 20-yard line, and then on a fake field goal, holder and free safety Stephen Lamb threw to Michael Lane in the endzone. The Lasers hit back immediately, with Simon Paris running 94-yards on the kickoff return, aided by some excellent blocking. The two extra-point attempt, which would have left them within a Field Goal, failed, leaving the score 10-6 to Tiptree Titans at the end. There was some consolation for the London acorn Lasers as Simon Paris earned the game MVP for his run.

At Q1Q2Q3Q4Total
Tiptree Titans037010
London Acorn Lasers00606
Junior American Football League Final 1988 [Ref: 3]
TeamScorersScore
1st Quarter
No Scoring0-0
2nd Quarter
TIPSimon Dobinson 40yd FG3-0
3rd Quarter
TIPMichael Lane 20yd Pass from Stephen Lamb (XP Kick Good)10-0
LALSimon Paris 94yd Kick Return (2XP Conversion Failed)10-6
4th Quarter
No Scoring10-6
Junior American Football League Final Box-Score 1988 [Ref: 3]

About the JAFL

The Junior American Football League was a Two-Touch American Football League for youths in Britain. It played a variation on BAFRA Flag Football rules. There were 54 teams divided into 11 Conferences in 4 Divisions, with the top two in each Conference qualifying for the playoffs.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1988) “JAFL Standings” American Football News. August 4, 1988. pg. 8.

[2] Anon. (1988) “JAFL Update” American Football News. August 11, 1988. pg. 9.

[3] Anon. (1988) “JAFL Final” American Football News. September 15, 1988. pg. 20.

Images

[4] Anon. (1988) “JAFL Standings: break through – Falcons Junior defense crack the Lancashire Braves offensive line” American Football News. August 4, 1988. pg. 8.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laura Shadbolt, Roisin Ni Dhonnacha, and Derak Walsh.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 May 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019

BAFA Sapphire Series Logo [Ref: 4]

Sapphire Series D1 2017

PWLTPFPAPct
Division 1 North
*Leeds Carnegie Chargers6420200121.667
*Manchester Titans6231199163.417
Edinburgh Wolves614169156.250
East Kilbride Pirates #606018233.000
Division 1 South
*Birmingham Lions6600228221.000
*Hertfordshire Tornadoes6420170118.667
London Warriors6420114100.667
Derby Braves624076166.333
BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Standings 2017 [Ref: 1]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
08.04.2017Leeds Carnegie Chargers20Hertfordshire Tornadoes14
08.04.2017Birmingham Lions48Manchester Titans0
3rd Place
08.04.2017Hertfordshire Tornadoes40Manchester Titans20
Final
08.04.2017Birmingham Lions56Leeds Carnegie Chargers6
BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series National Playoffs 2017 [Ref: 1]

Sapphire Series D1 2018

PWLTPFPAPts
Division 1 North
*Leeds Chargers65102918616
*Manchester Titans633016911112
Edinburgh Wolves62407420110
East Kilbride Pirates6060283986
Division 1 South
*Birmingham Lions66002696018
*London Warriors64202007614
Hertfordshire Tornadoes633010215912
Derby Braves6150921208
BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Standings 2018 [Ref: 2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
17.03.2018Manchester Titans2Birmingham Lions42
17.03.2018Leeds Carnegie Chargers34London Warriors14
3rd Place
17.03.2018London Warriors34Manchester Titans0
Final
17.03.2018Leeds Carnegie Chargers22Birmingham Lions40
BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Gold Playoffs 2018 [Ref: 2]

Sapphire Series D1 2018-19

PWLTPFPAPct
Division 1 North
*Leeds Carnegie Chargers87104393522
*Edinburgh Wolves871030610222
East Kilbride Pirates62406026510
Manchester Titans71605631410
Derby Braves (R)4130431748
Division 1 South
*Birmingham Lions87103658122
*London Warriors862025014420
Hertfordshire Tornadoes835011619714
Sandwell Steelers81704029310
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts20206622
BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Standings 2018-19 [Ref: 3]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
02.03.2019Leeds Chargers20London Warriors48
02.03.2019Birmingham Lions40Edinburgh Wolves2
3rd Place
02.03.2019Leeds Chargers44Edinburgh wolves6
National Championship
02.03.2019London Warriors12Birmingham Lions26
BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series National Playoffs 2018-19 [Ref: 3]

Report

The British American Football Association Sapphire Series was won by the Birmingham Lions each year from 2017 to 2018-19, as they defeated the Leeds Carnegie Chargers 56-6 in 2017 and 40-22 in 2018, before winning 26-12 against London Warriors in 2018-19, making it six championships in-a-row for the West Midlands team.

The Sapphire Series is the Women’s National Championship for American Football in Britain, and plays 7v7 fully kitted contact football. There were two divisions or levels during this period, with Division 1 being the highest.

Birmingham Lions – Sapphire Series Champions 2018-19 [Ref: 5]

References

Websites

[1] Double Coverage (2017) Sapphire Series 2017 [Internet] available from: http://dblcoverage.com/womens/sapphire-series-2017/ [Accessed 7 May 2020]

[2] Double Coverage (2018) Sapphire Series 2018 [Internet] available from:http://dblcoverage.com/womens/sapphire-series-2018/ [Accessed 7 May 2020]

[3] Double Coverage (2019) Sapphire Series 2018-19 [Internet] Available from: http://dblcoverage.com/womens/sapphire-series-2018-19/ [Accessed 7 May 2020]

Images

[4] Cardiff Valkyries (2017) sapphire [Internet] Available from: https://i2.wp.com/cardiffvalkyries.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sapphire.png?fit=247%2C202 [Accessed 31 May 2020]

[5] Birmingham Lions (2019) Sponsors support is thanked [Internet] Available from: http://birminghamlions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1D9A8864.jpg [Accessed 31 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Laura Shadbolt and Roisin Ni Dhonnacha.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 May 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

British Gridiron Football League 1987-1988

BGFL 1987

PWLTPFPAPct
West
*Mersey Centurions6600290481.000
*Hartlepool Steelers6420100137.666
Preston Pirates624011095.333
Oldham Phoenix606012232.000
Westhoughton Greyhounds #52303969.400
East
*Leicester Huntsmen10910310113.900
*East Kent Cougars10730242113.700
Boston Blitz10550139158.500
Rotherham Redskins10460150132.400
Burton Braves10370147323.300
Doncaster Jaguars10280125276.200
British Gridiron Football League Final Standings 1987 [Ref: 1-2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Playoffs
22.08.1987Leicester Huntsmen28Hartlepool Steelers12
22.08.1987Mersey Centurions28East Kent Cougars13
Brit Bowl
29.08.1987Mersey Centurions20Leicester Huntsmen16
British Gridiron Football League Playoff Results 1987 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: Westhoughton Greyhounds pulled out of League after 5 games – results expunged.

BGFL 1988

PWLTPFPAPct
Northern
*Hartlepool Steelers1091041650.900
*Carlisle Kestrels1091024489.900
Cleveland Dragons10460166144.400
Furness Phantoms10271154334.250
Lancaster Bombers1009150410.050
Pennine
*Oldham Phoenix1091033854.900
*Prestatyn Panthers10910430108.800
Bolton Buccaneers10460231182.400
Barnsley Bears10370116334.300
Rochdale Cobras10010048473.000
Northwest
*Mersey Centurions101000452241.000
Cheshire Cats1082026077.800
Halton Demons10550110204.500
Preston Pirates1055056176.500
Wigan Wolverines1028035347.200
Gwynedd Knights10010015195.000
Humber
*Harrogate Hawks1090144390.950
*Huddersfield Rams1081124887.850
Kingston Liberators10631315196.650
Doncaster Jaguars10460247161.400
Yorvik Vikings10361104285.350
Grimsby Scorpions10370115265.300
Scarborough Warlords10010057465.000
Midlands
*Crewe Railroaders1091061963.900
*Leicester Huntsmen1091043848.900
Rotherham Redskins10550178220.500
Burton Braves10550262252.500
Redditch Raiders1028055352.200
Nuneaton Norsemen10010012666.000
Anglian
*Peterborough Hustlers1091018379.900
Newmarket Hornets1072113053.750
Nottingham Crusaders1063113078.650
South Lincs Blitz1046096151.400
Heanor Hawks1037063199.300
Breckland10010036237.000
County
*St. Albans Kestrels6600162181.000
F14 Tomcats63305294.500
Chiltern Cheetahs606018118.000
Severn
*Cardiff Mets1091035477.900
Weston Wolfpack1073030970.700
Newport Mustangs1073025987.700
Bath Gladiators10451162175.450
Yate Thundercats10271113210.250
Bristol Blackhawks10010020599.000
Thames
*East Kent Cougars101000470771.000
Bexley Barons10820431187.800
Gravesend Lions10640239138.600
Ashford Raiders10370113192.300
Maidstone M-20s1028055463.200
Tonbridge Tigers10190108377.100
Capital
*LA Panthers8800199101.800
Grays Saxons8530158106.625
Brent Bandits844012099.500
London Mets835061120.375
Croydon Cyclones80806118.000
Channel
*Woking Generals10100050301.000
Meon Valley Vikings1072125674.750
Oakland Raiders10460107324.400
Horsham Predators10352125127.400
Weymouth Warlords1027159352.250
Eastleigh Royals1017268241.200
British Gridiron Football League Final Standings 1988 [Ref: 3]
DateHome TeamAway Team
First Round
1988Hartlepool Steelers15Huddersfield Rams12
1988Crewe Railroaders50Oldham Phoenix0
1988Leicester Huntsmen12Peterborough Hustlers6
1988Woking Generals48Bexley Barons14
1988Mersey Centurions88Prestatyn Panthers0
1988East Kent Cougars19LA Panthers6
1988Cardiff Mets42St. Albans Kestrels6
1988Harrogate Hawks22Carlisle Kestrels7
Quarter-Finals
1988Hartlepool Steelers8Mersey Centurions52
1988Harrogate Hawks32Crewe Railroaders41
1988Leicester Huntsmen12Cardiff Mets2
1988East Kent Cougars19Woking Generals36
Semi-Finals
1988Mersey Centurions46Crewe Railroaders26
1988Leicester Huntsmen13Woking Generals20
Britbowl
1988Mersey Centurions13Woking Generals20
British Gridiron Football League Playoffs 1988 [Ref: 4]

Report

The British Gridiron Football League was a Fifth Level American Football League in the North and Midlands of England in 1987, after which it absorbed the Capital League and a large number of UKAFL teams to form a Fourth Level League in 1988. In 1989 it merged with the UKAFA to form the British National Gridiron League, playing Levels 5 to 7 below the NDMA (First Level) and Combined Gridiron League (Levels 2 to 4)

Ulsterman Geoff Mackey, who was introduced to the game of American Football while studying at Liverpool Polytechnic, played for the Mersey Centurions in 1988, where he reached the Britbowl, losing 20-13 to the Woking Generals. In 1987 the Mersey Centurions had won the Britbowl 20-16 against the Leicester Huntsmen. His exploits for the Centurions saw him called up to the British and Irish Bulldogs for a five-week tour, taking in training in the United States, and then three Test Matches in Australia, from 4 November 1988 to the middle of December.

Geoff Mackey who played for the Mersey Centurions in 1988 and was called up to the British and Irish Lions for a three Test Tour of Australia that year [Ref: 6]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: BGFL” First Down. August 22, 1987. pg. 16

[2] Anon. (1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: BGFL Final Standings” First Down. August 29, 1987. pg. 17

[3] Anon. (1988) “Scoreboard: Complete UK match points: BGFL” American Football News. July 28, 1988. pg. 8.

[5] Anon. (1986) “Geoff’s Bulldog spirit” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, November 3, 1988. pg. 51 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

[4] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987][1988] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

Images

[6] Anon. (1986) “Geoff’s Bulldog spirit” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, November 3, 1988. pg. 51 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Enda Fahy, Bernard Dunne & John Doody.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 May 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.