Category: English American Football Leagues

June 15, 2020

Christine Crawley Charity Cup (South England American Football) 1993

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
17.10.1993	Tiptree Titans	30	Hampshire/Bournemouth/Wight	0
17.10.1993	Delonghi Knights	W	Crawley Raiders	L
	3rd Place
17.10.1993	Crawley Raiders	W	Hampshire/Bournemouth/Wight	L
	Final
17.10.1993	Tiptree Titans	14	Delonghi Knights	6

Christine Crawley Charity Tournament 1993 [Ref: 1]

Report

Tiptree Titans won the Christine Crawley Charity Tournament, triumphing 14-6 over Delonghi Knights in the Final. In the 3rd Place Playoff, Crawley Raiders defeated a combined Hampshire/Bournemouth/Wight team.

The Tournament was in aid of Save the Children Charity, and marked the opening of the a new Guildford sports complex. It featured teams from Southern England.

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “Sad Rebels rocked by Fordham’s suspension” First Down. 23 October 1993. pg. 21

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Prof. Simon H. Perry and Colm Kincaid.

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Last Updated: 15 June 2020

June 15, 2020

West Bromwich Sevens (Midlands American Football) 1993

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
19.09.1993	Wolverhampton Outlaws	1	Leicester Huntsmen	8
19.09.1993	Sutton Coldfield Royals	6	Bristol Aztecs	4
19.09.1993	Crewe Railroaders	6	North Sea Hurricanes	16
19.09.1993	Norwich Devils	12	St. Helens Cardinals	8
	Semi-Finals
19.09.1993	Sutton Coldfield Royals	8	Leicester Huntsmen	6
19.09.1993	North Sea Hurricanes	6	Norwich Devils	2
	Final
19.09.1993	Sutton Coldfield Royals	22	North Sea Hurricanes	2

West Bromwich Sevens Tournament Winter 1993 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Sutton Coldfield Royals won an 18-team Passball Tournament in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England on 19 September 1993. They defeated North Sea Hurricanes 22-2 in the Final after defeating Bristol Aztecs in Quarter-Finals and Leicester Huntsmen in the Semi-Finals.

The Tournament was a Regional Tournament featuring teams from the Midlands and East Anglia. It was played in pouring rain and volunteers had to be drafted in after three referees failed to show.

Knocked out in the first round were West Bromwich Vipers, Ealing Eagles, Stourbridge Pumas, Enfield Bullets, Torbay Trojans, Lancashire Wolverines, Lincoln Saints, Invicta Eagles, Stratford Tempests, Redditch Arrows.

The Wolverhampton Outlaws, Bristol Aztecs, St. Helens Cardinals and Crewe Railroaders fell at the quarter-finals and Leicester Huntsmen and Norwich Devils at the Semi-Finals.

The Tournament was in aid of the NSPCC.

About Passball

Passball was an Arena-style American Football League in England, played on a smaller field than a regular American Football field, and with a focus on passing. Passball is played on a 40-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, with five downs or attempts to score, three of which must be passing plays, before the ball is turned over. Teams are seven-a-side [Ref: 3]

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “Super Sutton pass masters” First Down. 25 September 1993. pg. 20

[2] Anon. (1993) “Ace Vipers bite back” First Down. 4 September 1993. pg. 23

[3] Anon. (1991) “Passball: Benny’s leg up” First Down. 17 October 1991. pg. 23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Prof. Simon H. Perry and Colm Kincaid.

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June 15, 2020

Oxford Passball Tournament (West Country American Football) 1993

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*F-14 Tomcats	3	2	1	0	52	30	.667
*Carterton Wildcats	3	2	1	0	51	33	.667
Swindon Steelers	3	1	2	0	44	64	.333
Newbury Bandits	3	1	2	0	49	69	.333

Oxford Passball Tournament Standings 1993 [Ref: compiled from results in 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away team
	Final
29.08.1993	F14 Tomcats	20	Carterton Wildcats	13

Oxford Passball Tournament Playoff Results 1993 [Ref: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
29.08.1993	Carterton Wildcats	16	Newbury Bandits	18
29.08.1993	F14 Tomcats	22	Swindon Steelers	6
29.08.1993	Carterton Wildcats	26	Swindon Steelers	14
29.08.1993	F14 Tomcats	29	Newbury Bandits	15
29.08.1993	Swindon Steelers	24	Newbury Bandits	16
29.08.1993	Carterton Wildcats	9	F14 Tomcats	1

Oxford Passball Tournament Results 1993 [Ref: 2]

Report

Carterton Wildcats organised a four-team Passball Tournament for teams in the West of England on 29 August 1993 at Carterton Town FC. Teams were Carterton Wildcats, F-14 Tomcats, Swindon Steelers and Newbury Bandits. F14 Tomcats, from Oxford won the Final 20-13 against the Carterton Wildcats after both finished 2-1 (Won-Loss) in the Round-Robin. The Swindon Steelers and Newbury Bandits finished 1-2.

About Passball

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “Storm unveil run-and-shoot attack led by ace QB Elliott” First Down. 28 August 1993. pg.

[2] Anon. (1993) “*Oxford’s F14 Tomcats….” First Down. 4 September 1993. pg. 23

[3] Anon. (1991) “Passball: Benny’s leg up” First Down. 17 October 1991. pg. 23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Colm Kincaid.

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June 15, 2020

Home Counties American Football Friendlies 1993

Result

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Friendly
1993	Milton Keynes Pioneers	12	Northants Storm	20
	Charity Match
1993	Upper Heyford USAF Skykings	33	Oxford Saints All-Stars	8

Northants American Football Friendly 1993

Report

NDMA (British Level 1) sides Milton Keynes Pioneers and Northants Storm met in an American Football friendly over Winter 1993, with the Storm winning by one converted touchdown.

The same week, in a Charity match in aid of the baby care unit at John Ratcliffe Hospital, Oxford, the USAF Upper Heyford Skykings overcame an Oxford Saints All-Star team 33-8.

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “Storm unveil run-and-shoot attack led by ace QB Elliott” First Down. August 1993. pg. ??

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Prof. Simon H. Perry and Colm Kincaid.

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Last Updated: 15 June 2020

June 15, 2020

Yorkshire Rose Winter League (American Football) 1993

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Leeds Cougars	1	1	0	0	30	0	1.000
Yorkshire Rams	2	1	1	0	26	36	.750
Manchester A’s	1	0	0	1	6	6	.500
Five Towns Falcons	2	0	1	1	12	32	.250

Yorkshire Rose Winter League Standings 1993 [Ref: 1-2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
17.10.1993	Leeds Cougars	30	Yorkshire Rams	0
31.10.1993	Five Towns Falcons	6	Manchester A’s	6
07.11.1993	Five Towns Falcons	6	Yorkshire Rams	26
14.11.1993	Manchester A’s		Leeds Cougars
05.12.1993	Yorkshire Rams		Leeds Cougars
12.12.1993	Manchester A’s		Five Towns Falcons
16.01.1993	Manchester A’s		Yorkshire Rams
23.01.1993	Leeds Cougars		Five Towns
13.02.1993	Yorkshire Rams		Five Towns
20.02.1993	Leeds Cougars		Manchester A’s
TBA	Yorkshire Rams		Manchester A’s
TBA	Five Towns Falcons		Leeds Cougars

Yorkshire Rose Winter League Results 1993 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Yorkshire Rose Winter League was a four-team League in Northern English County of Yorkshire, which played over the Winter of 1993. New team Manchester A’s, made up of Veterans and former Junior players from the Manchester All-Stars joined the Five Towns Falcons (based in Fitzwilliam), the Leeds Cougars and Yorkshire Rams (Huddersfield).

Leeds beat Yorkshire 30-0 in the first match, and in the second the Falcons tied with Manchester.

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “Flacs tackle Leeds in war of the roses” First Down. 25 September 1993. pg. 20

[2] Anon. (1993) “Tiggy TD Treble” First Down. 16 October 1993. pg. 19

[3] Anon. (1993) “Reborn Manchester back with tie” First Down. 8 November 1993. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “Falcs pray for injured hero Craig” First Down. 13 November 1993. pg. 23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy and Conor Kostick.

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Last Updated: 17 June 2020

May 31, 2020

English Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 2003-2005

ESFL 9v9 Senior 2003

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final		2 Legs
22.08.2003	Leicester Eagles	6	Fen Harriers	26
15.09.2003	Fen Harriers	35	Leicester Eagles	6
	(Fen Harriers won 61-12 on Agg)

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship 2003 [Ref: 6]

ESFL 9v9 Senior 2004

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Leicester Eagles (C)	6	6	0	0	129	30	1.000
Fen Harriers	4	2	2	0	58	52	.500
Chichester and Derby	2	1	1	0	12	12	.500
Andover Thrashers	4	1	3	0	40	91	.250
Bournemouth and Birmingham Raiders	2	0	2	0	0	18	.000
Chatham Sharks	2	0	2	0	0	16	.000

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship 2004 [Ref: 7]

ESFL 9v9 Senior 2005

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final		2 Legs
17.07.2005	Leicester Eagles	46	Fen Harriers	28
11.09.2005	Fen Harriers	12	Leicester Eagles	24
	(Leicester won 70-40 on Agg)

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship 2005 [Ref: 8]

Report

In 2003 the League renamed itself the English Senior Flag League. Fen Harriers won that year and from 2004 to 2005 the Leicester Europa Eagles won the title.

The popularity of 9v9 dropped off after 2002, and the format was no longer used after 2005, as the NFL standard became the British Standard. While the League was called the British Senior Flag League prior to 2003, and was open to all teams in Britain, all teams were English and there was a separate Scottish Flag Football Association north of the border. The British American Football Association officially recognized Flag Football and took over the running of both leagues in 2008.

References

[6] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[7] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[8] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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Last Updated: 31 May 2020

May 31, 2020

British Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 1998-2002

BSFL 9v9 Senior 1998

	P	W	L	T	PF / A	Pct	Pts
Leicester Europa Eagles (C)	8	8	0	0	130	1.000	16
Sheffield Saxons	8	5	3	0	-2	.625	10
Merseyside Mavericks	8	3	5	0	-32	.375	6
Chiltern Cheetahs	8	3	5	0	-24	.375	6
Sussex Storm	8	1	7	0	-72	.125	2

ESFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 1998 [Ref: 1]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 1999

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct	Pts
Fen Harriers (C)	6	6	0	0	272	26	1.000	12
Leicester Europa Eagles	6	3	2	1	146	102	.583	7
Doncaster Wildcats	6	2	3	1	74	100	.417	5
Sheffield Lightning	6	0	6	0	56	320	.000	0

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 1999 [Ref: 2]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 2000

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct	Pts
Fen Harriers (C)	4	4	0	0	92	6	1.000	8
Leicester Europa Eagles	4	2	2	0	32	50	.500	4
Boston Renegades	2	1	1	0	28	12	.500	2
Sheffield Lightning	4	0	4	0	12	96	.000	0

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 2000 [Ref: 3]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 2001

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*UCLA Renegades	6	5	1	0	128	66	.833
*Fen Harriers	6	4	2	0	144	36	.667
Leicester Eagles	6	4	2	0	137	70	.667
Sheffield Lightning	6	2	4	0	58	162	.333
Birmingham Raiders	6	0	6	0	0	118	.000
Southern Conference
*London Gators	6	5	0	1	144	54	.917
*Canterbury Coyotes	6	3	2	1	70	76	.583
Bournemouth Raiders	6	3	3	0	64	104	.500
London Hurricanes	6	0	6	0	12	76	.000

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 2001 [Ref: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2001	London Gators	22	Fen Harriers	8
2001	UCLA Renegades	0	Canterbury Coyotes	14
	Final
2001	London Gators	22	Canterbury Coyotes	14

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Playoffs 2001 [Ref: 4]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 2002

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Leicester Eagles	6	5	0	1	115	25	.917
*Invicta Coyotes	8	5	0	3	140	52	.813
*Bournemouth Raiders	6	4	1	1	114	44	.750
*Fen Harriers	6	1	4	1	154	71	.250
Brighton Tsunami	4	1	3	0	26	84	.250
Chichester Sharks	6	0	6	0	18	170	.000
London Hurricanes	4	0	4	0	14	114	.000

BSFL 9v9 senior Championship Standings 2002 [Ref: 5]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2002	Leicester Eagles	32	Fen Harriers	6
2002	Invicta Coyotes	0	Bournemouth Raiders	6
	Final
2002	Leicester Eagles	45	Bournemouth Raiders	21

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Playoffs 2002 [Ref: 5]

Report

From 1998 to 2002 the British Senior Flag League ran 9v9 and 5v5 Flag American Football Leagues in England. The 5v5 version was the International Standard as promoted by the NFL, but England also ran a 9v9 Senior Championship, which was won by Leicester Europa Eagles in 1998, Fen Harriers in 1999 and 2000, London Gators in 2001, and then Leicester Eagles again in 2002.

The popularity of 9v9 dropped off after 2003, and the BSFL changed its name to the English Senior Flag League. While the League was called the British Senior Flag League prior to 2003, and was open to all teams in Britain, all teams were English and there was a separate Scottish Flag Football Association north of the border. The British American Football Association officially recognized Flag Football and took over the running of both leagues in 2008.

References

[1] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[2] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[3] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[4] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[5] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

About this document

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Last Updated: 31 May 2020

May 2, 2020

National Passball League (England) 1991

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Cannock Chase Giants	6	4	2	0			.667
*Broncos	6	4	2	0			.667
Cambridge	7	1	6	0			.143
Southern Conference
*Thunderbolts	6	6	0	0			1.000
*London Gators	6	3	3	0			.500
Exiles	7	1	6	0			.143

National Passball League Standings 1991 [Ref: compiled from 1-8]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
14.12.1991	Thunderbolts	W	Broncos	L
14.12.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	L	London Gators	W
	Final
21.12.1991	Thunderbolts	41	London Gators	15

National Passball League Playoffs 1991 [Ref: 9-10]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
19.10.1991	Cambridge	21	Broncos	50
19.10.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	26	London Gators	12
19.10.1991	Thunderbolts	53	Exiles	0
	Week 2
26.10.1991	Cambridge	70	Cannock Chase Giants	21
26.10.1991	Exiles	18	Broncos	60
26.10.1991	London Gators	21	Thunderbolts	56
	Week 3
02.11.1991	Exiles	0	Cannock Chase Giants	55
02.11.1991	London Gators	12	Thunderbolts	30
02.11.1991	Broncos	w/o	Cambridge	scr
	Week 4
09.11.1991	Broncos	18	Cannock Chase Giants	29
09.11.1991	London Gators	52	Exiles	12
09.11.1991	Thunderbolts	w/o	Cambridge	scr
	Week 5
16.11.1991	Broncos	14	Thunderbolts	24
16.11.1991	Cambridge	scr	London Gators	w/o
	Week 6
23.11.1991	Thunderbolts		Cannock Chase Giants
23.11.1991	Exiles	w/o	Cambridge	scr
23.11.1991	Broncos		London Gators
	Week 7
30.11.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	21	Broncos	48
30.11.1991	Exiles	0	London Gators	80
	Week 8
07.12.1991	Exiles	0	Thunderbolts	77
07.12.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	w/o	Cambridge	scr

National Passball League Regular Season Results 1991 [Ref: 1-8]

Report

The National Passball League was an Arena-style American Football League in the England, played on a smaller field than a regular American Football field, and with a focus on passing (Passball is played on a 40-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, with five downs or attempts to score, three of which must be passing plays, before the ball is turned over). It is seven-a-side.

Cannock Chase Giants won the Eastern Conference title ahead of Broncos, whilst Cambridge pulled out after two games. In the Southern Conference, Thunderbolts won the Conference title, with London Gators qualifying for the playoffs in second place, and Exiles finishing in third.

The Thunderbolts and London Gators won through to the Final, where the Thunderbolts confirmed their dominance all season, with a 41-15 victory. Thames Valley Chargers star Ez Charles scored three touchdowns, and a three-point pass in the second quarter to put the ‘Bolts in a commanding lead at the half which they never relinquished.

Charles scored on a 31 yard run before finding Kenroy Barnett and Andy Tilbury with 23-yard and 16-yard TD Passes. Tibury got a hat-trick of his own, with a 22-yard TD Pass from Joe Greenidge in the first quarter, and a 32-yard Interception Return to finish off the scoring. Andy Tait linked up with Andy Falconer for two TD Passes for some consolation for the London Gators.

Final – 14 December 1991 – Thunderbolts 41 London Gators 15

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Thunderbolts	12	23	0	6	41
London Gators	9	0	6	0	6

National Passball League Final Box Score – Score 1991 [Ref: 10]

Team	Scorer	Score
	1st Quarter
THU	Andy Tilbury 22yd TD pass from Joe Greenidge	6-0
THU	Kenroy Barnett 4td Run	12-0
GAT	Andy Falconer 30yd Pass from Andy Tait (Falconer 10yd 3XP from Tait)	12-9
	2nd Quarter
THU	EZ Charles 31yd Run	18-9
THU	Sammy Samuels Safety (tackled Tait in Endzone)	20-9
THU	Kenroy Barnett 23yd Pass from Ez Charles (Greenidge 3XP from Charles)	29-9
THU	Andy Tilbury 16yd Pass from Ez Charles	35-9
	3rd Quarter
GAT	Andy Falconer 5yd Pass from Andy Tait	35-15
	4th Quarter ?
THU	Andy Tilbury 32yd Interception Return	41-15

Natiional Passball League Final Box Score – Scorers 1991 [Ref: 10]

References

[1] Anon. (1991) “Passball: Benny’s leg up” First Down. 17 October 1991. pg. 23

[2] Anon. (1991) “Passball Week 2 Results” First Down. 26 October 1991. pg. 23

[3] Anon. (1991) “Passball results” First Down. 2 November 1991. pg. 23

[4] Anon. (1991) “Passball results” First Down. 9 November 1991. pg. 23

[5] Anon. (1991) “Passball” First Down. 16 November 1991. pg. 23

[6] Anon. (1991) “Passball” First Down. 23 November 1991. pg. 23

[7] Anon. (1991) “Passball” First Down. 30 November 1991. pg. 23

[8] Anon. (1991) “Passball result” First Down. 7 December 1991. pg. 23

[9] Anon. (1991) “Passball ” First Down. 14 December 1991. pg. 23

[10] Anon. (1991) “Passball: Champ Ez gives ’em a Bolt jolt” First Down. 21 December 1991. pg. 23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas and Tim Leadingham

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