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June 20, 2020

Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund (Denmark) Mermaid Bowl 1988-Present

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Mermaid Bowl 1988-Present

Year	Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
1988	DM	Cophenhagen Vikings	33	Odense Swans	6
1989	I	Cophenhagen Vikings	17	Odense Swans	13
1990	II	Herning Hawks	20	Odense Swans	14
1991	III	Aarhus Tigers	27	Odense Swans	0
1992	IV	Cophenhagen Towers	78	Herning Hawks	50
1993	V	Cophenhagen Towers	48	Odense Swans	33
1994	VI	Cophenhagen Towers	46	Herning Hawks	7
1995	VII	Cophenhagen Towers	35	Aarhus Tigers	20
1996	VIII	Roskilde Kings	62	Cophenhagen Towers	48
1997	IX	Roskilde Kings	56	Kronborg Knights	37
1998	X	Aarhus Tigers	48	Kronborg Knights	20
1999	XI	Aarhus Tigers	28	Kronborg Knights	0
2000	XII	Aarhus Tigers	49	Roskilde Kings	6
2001	XIII	Roskilde Kings	17	Greve Monarchs	10
2002	XIV	Avedore Monarchs	27	Roskilde Kings	25
2003	XV	Avedore Monarchs	28	Roskilde Kings	14
2004	XVI	Avedore Monarchs	41	Herning Hawks	12
2005	XVII	Roskilde Kings	23	Kronborg Knights	13
2006	XVIII	Triangle Razorbacks	21	Kronborg Knights	16
2007	XIX	Triangle Razorbacks	32	Avedore Monarchs	20
2008	XX	Triangle Razorbacks	55	Sollerod Gold Diggers	24
2009	XXI	Sollerod Gold Diggers	10	Triangle Razorbacks	0
2010	XXII	Sollerod Gold Diggers	13	Triangle Razorbacks	0
2011	XXIII	Triangle Razorbacks	35	Sollerod Gold Digers	31
2012	XXIV	Triangle Razorbacks	34	Sollerod Gold Diggers	29
2013	XXV	Cophenhagen Towers	28	Triangle Razorbacks	21
2014	XXVI	Cophenhagen Towers	26	Aarhus Tigers	3
2015	XXVII	Triangle Razorbacks	21	Sollerod Gold Diggers	21
2016	XXVIII	Triangle Razorbacks	22	Cophenhagen Towers	18
2017	XXIX	Cophenhagen Towers	20	Sollerod Gold Diggers	20
2018	XXX	Cophenhagen Towers	23	Triangle Razorbacks	22
2019	XXXI	Triangle Razorbacks	20	Cophenhagen Towers	14

DAFF Mermaid Bowl 1988-Present [Ref: 1]

Composite Standings 1988-Present

Team	P	W	L
Cophenhagen Towers	11	8	3
Triangle Razorbacks	12	8	4
Aarhus Tigers	6	4	2
Roskilde Kings	7	4	3
Avedore / Greve Monarchs	5	3	2
Cophenhagen Vikings	2	2	0
Sollerod Gold Diggers	7	2	5
Herning Hawks	4	1	3
Kronborg Knights	5	0	5
Odense Swans	5	0	5

DAFF Mermaid Bowl Standings 1988-Present [Ref: Compiled from results in 1]

Report

Cophenhagen Towers and Triangle Razorbacks jointly hold the record for Mermaid Bowl wins with eight each since the first Danish American Football Championship was played in 1988. Aarhus Tigers and Roskilde Kings, two teams from the regions follw in joint third with 4 wins apiece and then there is Avedore Monarchs with 3 wins, Copheenhagen Vikings and Sollerod Gold Diggers each with two wins and Herning Hawks with one.

In all 8 teams have won the Mermaid Bowl, with 10 teams competing in total; Kronborg Knights and Odense Swans both have the unwanted record of five appearnces in the Bowl and five losses.

References

Websites

[1] DAFF (2020) Mermaid Bowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.daff.dk/amerikanskfodbold/mermaid-bowl/mermaid-bowl-vindere/ [Accessed 20 June 2020]

Images

[2] DAFF (2013) daff [Internet] Available from: https://www.daff.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/daff.png [Accessed 20 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

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Last Updated: 20 June 2020

June 19, 2020

European Federation of American Football National Bowl Games 1994

EFAF National Bowl Games 1994

Country	Winners		Runners-Up
Ireland	Dublin Tornadoes	18	Carrickfergus Knights	13
Britain	London Olympians	24	Birmingham Bulls	23
Germany	Dusseldorf Panther	27	Berlin Adler	17
France	Paris Castors	28	Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	22
Italy	Legnano Frogs	37	Milano Rhinos	27
Austria	Vienna Vikings	45	Graz Giants	23
Switzerland	Basilisk Mean Machine	29	Geneva Seahawks	6
Netherlands	Den Hague Raiders	52	Tilburg Steelers	8
Belgium	Brussels	22	Luxembourg Red Lions	12
Finland	East City Giants	24	Turku Trojans	7
Sweden	Limhamn Griffins	37	Kristianstad C4 Lions	7
Denmark	Cophenhagen Towers	46	Herning Hawks	7
Norway	VIF Trolls	10	Oslo Vikings	0

EFAF European National Bowls 1994 [Ref: 1-7]

Report

Dublin Tornadoes (Ireland), London Olympians (GBR), Dusseldorf Panthers (Germany), Paris Castors (France), Legnano Frogs (Italy), Vienna Vikings (Austria), Basilisk Mean Machine (Switzerland), Den Hague Raiders (Netherlands) Brussels (Belgium), East City Giants (Finland), Limhamn Griffins (Sweden), Cophenhagen Towers (Denmark) and VIF Trolls (Norway) were the Champions of Europe’s American Football National Bowls in 1994.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1994) “Tornadoes clinch crown” First Down. October 8, 1994. pg. 22

[2] Anon. (1994) “BAFA Division One Bowl” First Down. August 20, 1994. pg. 22

[3] Anon. (1994) “Panthers pound Adler” First Down. October 1, 1994. pg. 20

[4] Anon. (1994) “Raiders stroll to Dutch title” First Down. July 23, 1994. pg. 22.

[5] Anon. (1994) “Trolls roll to crown” First Down. September 3, 1994. pg. 23.

Websites

[6[ SAJL (2020) Sarja=1 Kausi=1994 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1994 [Accessed 19 June 2020]

Internet Archive

[7] SAFV (2005) Spielplan 1994 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020][Click links for Spielplan 1994]

Images

[8] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)

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June 19, 2020

Junior Gridiron League Youth (South England) 1994

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Crawley Raiders	6	6	0	0	176	8	1.000
*Kent Panthers	6	3	2	1	54	50	.583
Brighton B-52s	7	3	4	0	35	122	.438
London Olympians	5	1	3	1	9	49	.300
Park Centre Bandits	6	1	5	0	30	75	.167

Junior Gridiron League Standings 1994 [Ref: 7]

Note: Standings after 8 of 10 Weeks.

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	JGL Youth Bowl
07.08.1994	Crawley Raiders	8	Kent Panthers	0

Junior Gridiron League Playoffs 1994 [Ref: 8]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
22.05.1994	Crawley Raiders	52	Brighton B-52s	6
22.05.1994	Kent Panthers	22	Park Centre Bandits	0
	Week 2
29.05.1994	Brighton B-52s	0	Kent Panthers	18
29.05.1994	Park Centre Bandits	0 #	London Olympians	1
	Week 3
05.06.1994	Brighton B-52s	6	Park Centre Bandits	28
	Week 4
19.06.1994	Crawley Raiders	26	Kent Panthers	0
19.06.1994	Brighton B-52s	22	Park Centre Bandits	0
	Week 5
26.06.1994	Crawley Raiders	36	London Olympians	2
26.06.1994	Park Centre Bandits	2	Kent Panthers	8
	Week 6
03.07.1994	Crawley Raiders	24	Brighton B-52s	0
03.07.1994	London Olympians	6	Kent Panthers	6
	Week 7
10.07.1994	Crawley Raiders	16	Kent Panthers	0
10.07.1994	Brighton B-52s	6	London Olympians	0
	Week 8
17.07.1994	Crawley Raiders	22	Park Centre Bandits	0
17.07.1994	Brighton B-52s	1	London Olympians	0 #
	Week 9
24.07.1994	Park Centre Bandits		Crawley Raiders
24.07.1994	Kent Panthers		London Olympians
	Week 10
31.07.1994	Brighton B-52s		Kent Panthers
31.07.1994	Crawley Raiders		London Olympians

Junior Gridiron League Regular Season Results 1994 [Ref: 1-7]

Report

Steve Miller caught a spectacular touchdown catch in the dying seconds of the first half to complete a perfect season for the Crawley Raiders. The touchdown and two-point conversion were the only scores of the JGL Youth Bowl in 1994.

The Raiders had finished top of the five-team League, with the Kent Panthers aalso qualifying for the Bowl in second place. Other teams were Brighton B-52s, London Olympians, and 1993 runners-up Park Centre Bandits.

The Junior Gridiron League Youth League was a Two Touch League for 15-18 year olds in the South of England. Two Touch was a variation on Flag Football whereby the ball carrier was tackled by placing two hands on him or her.

References

[1] Anon. (1994) “Crawley kids rock Brighton” First Down. May 28, 1994. pg. 18

[2] Anon. (1994) “Kids are left Worth-Less! JGL” First Down. June 4, 1994. pg. 23

[3] Anon. (1994) “JGL: Ward double stuns Kent” First Down. June 25, 1994. pg. 20

[4] Anon. (1994) “JGL” First Down. July 2, 1994. pg. 21

[5] Anon. (1994) “Raiders defense crushes Brighton: JGL” First Down. July 9, 1994. pg. 20

[6] Anon. (1994) “Unbeaten Crawley march on: JGL” First Down. July 16, 1994. pg. 20

[7] Anon. (1994) “JGL” First Down. July 23, 1994. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1994) “JGL: Winner Miller!” First Down. August 13, 1994. pg. 21

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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June 19, 2020

Northern Junior Gridiron League (England) 1994

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
St. Joseph’s Cardinals	2	1	0	1	22	18	.750
Doncaster Wildcats	2	0	1	1	18	22	.250

Northern Junior Gridiron League Standings 1994 [Ref: compiled from 1-3]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
10.07.1994	Doncaster Wildcats	6	St. Jospeh’s Cardinals	6
	Week 2
17.07.1994	St. Joseph’s Cardinals	16	Doncaster Wildcats	12

Northern Junior Gridiron League Results 1994 [Ref: 1-3]

Report

The St. Joseph’s Cardinals won the Northern Junior Gridiron League in 1994 defeating Doncaster Wildcats 16-12 thanks to two long touchdown runs by Michael Jones (65 yards) James Roberts (41 yards). Their first match was declared a 6-6 tie by League management after Daniel O’Shaughnessey’s Overtime winner for the Cardinals was declared void as no overtime should have been played.

The Cardinals were a team from St. Joseph’s Primary School in St. Helens, Birkenhead, Merseyside.

The Northern Junior Gridiron League Junior League was a Two Touch League for 8-11 year olds in the North of England. Two Touch was a variation on Flag Football whereby the ball carrier was tackled by placing two hands on him or her.

References

[1] Anon. (1994) “NJGL” First Down. July 16, 1994. pg. 20

[1] Anon. (1994) “Cards Shuffle: NJGL” First Down. July 23, 1994. pg. 21

[1] Anon. (1994) “JGL Winner Miller!” First Down. August 13, 1994. pg. 21

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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June 17, 2020

Northern Junior Gridiron League (England) 1993

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
28.11.1993	Manchester Bulldogs	12	Northwestern Redskins	14
	Week 2		Victoria Park, Warrington
05.12.1993	Northwestern Redskins		Manchester Bulldogs

Junior Gridiron League (North West England) 1993 [Ref: 1]

Report

Rookie Junior Gridiron League (Youth Two Touch Football League) team Northwestern Redskins defeated the Manchester Bulldogs 14-12 in their first ever game. They met again the following week in Warrington, Cheshire.

References

[1] Anon. (1994) “Super skins” First Down. December 4, 1993. pg. 20

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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Last Updated: 17 June 2020

June 17, 2020

Youth Flag Football (South East England) 1993

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
08.08.1993	Crawley Pirates	35	Saints	0
08.08.1993	Braves	14	Folkestone	0
	3rd Place
08.08.1993	Folkestone	24	Saints	6
	Final
08.08.1993	Crawley Pirates	9	Braves	2

Youth Flag Football (England) Playoffs 1993 [Ref: 1]

Report

QB Jamie Walker was voted tournament MVP and fellow Crawley Pirate Gareth Wiggins won the Defensive Award as the Crawley Pirates defeated favourites the Braves 9-2 in the Youth Flag Football Final. They had earlier beaten the Saints in the Semi-Finals, while the Braves had accounted for Folkestone, who won the bronze medal after triumphing over the Saints.

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “Gannon is Flying the Flag in states. *CRAWLEY…” First Down. 14 August 1993. pg. 20

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kate Hartnett.

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Last Updated: 17 June 2020

June 17, 2020

Scottish Flag Football Friendlies 1993-94

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Friendly
01.1994	Dundee Sharks	36	East Kilbride Pirates	32

Scottish Flag Football Friendlies [Ref: 1]

Report

The Dundee Sharks won their first ever Flag Football match, 36-32 against East Kilbride in January 1994. Robert Steedman scored three touchdowns, and Graham Anderson added another couple, while Stuart Adam and Michael Wood held the fort on defense.

References

[1] Anon. (1994) “Shark attack” First Down. January 1994. pg. 19

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laura Shadbolt

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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.

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British Collegiate American Football League 1985-1990

BCAFL Logo [Ref: 8]

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

[1] BCAFL | Wayback Machine (2001) 1985-1986 Scoreboard [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20011226065307/http://www.bcafl.org/cgi-bcafl/scores/display.pl?data=1985 [Accessed 9 May 2020]

[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]

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National Passball League 1992

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Division
*St. Helens Cardinals	2	2	0	0	82	51	1.000
North West Demons	2	1	1	0	37	58	.500
Gateshead	2	0	2	0	15	28	.000
Central Division
*Cannock Chase Giants	3	3	0	0	111	36	1.000
*Leicester Broncos	3	2	1	0	78	63	.667
Notts Crusaders	3	1	2	0	74	131	.333
Sheldon Renegades	3	0	3	0	2	37	.000
Southern Division
*Thunderbolts	3	3	0	0	208	44	1.000
*Snappy Snap Gators	3	2	1	0	187	52	.667
Sussex Raiders	3	1	2	0	112	155	.333
Kent Exiles	3	0	3	0	23	279	.000

National Passball League Standings 1992 [Ref: compiled from results in 1-3]

Note: Standings after three of six rounds.

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wild-Card Playoff
1992	Snappy Snap Gators		Leicester Broncos
	Semi-Finals
29.11.1992	St. Helens Cardinals	29	Cannock Chase Giants	30
29.11.1992	Thunderbolts	41	Snappy Snap Gators	39
	Passball ’92 Final
1992	Thunderbolts/Gators		Cannock Chase Giants

National Passball League Playoffs 1992 [Ref: 4-5]

Note: A league invetsigation was launched after the Semi-Final between Thunderbolts and Snappy Snap Gators after it was alleged the Thunderbolts broke the rule of hving no more than 18 players kitted-up for a match. It was to be decided whether they could play in the Final or not.

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
11.10.1992	St. Helens Cardinals	58	North West Demons	36
11.10.1992	Leicester Broncos	1	Sheldon Renegades	0 #
11.10.1992	Cannock Chase Giants	68	Notts Crusaders	20
11.10.1992	Snappy Snap Gators	25	Thunderbolts	41
11.10.1992	Kent Exiles	12	Sussex Raiders	93
	Week 2
18.10.1992	North West Demons	1	Gateshead	0 #
18.10.1992	Cannock Chase Giants	1	Sheldon Renegades	0 #
18.10.1992	Notts Crusaders	21	Leicester Broncos	61
18.10.1992	Snappy Snap Gators	96	Kent Exiles	1
18.10.1992	Sussex Raiders	9	Thunderbolts	77
	Week 3
25.10.1992	Gateshead	15	St. Helens Cardinals	27
25.10.1992	Leicester Broncos	16	Cannock Chase Giants	42
25.10.1992	Sheldon Renegades	2	Notts Crusaders	35
25.10.1992	Snappy Snap Gators	66	Sussex Raiders	10
25.10.1992	Kent Exiles	10	Thunderbolts	90

National Passball League Regular Season Results 1992 [Ref: 1-3]

Note: three of six weeks results known.

Report

The National Passball League in England expanded to 11 teams for 1992, with the Cannock Chase Giants winning 30-29 in one Semi-Final against St. Helens Cardinals. Defending Champions Thunderbolts defeated Snappy Snap Gators 41-39 in another close Semi-Final, but a League investigation was launched into whether they should be allowed play in the Final after it was alleged they had kitted-up more than the 18 players allowed on gameday.

About Passball

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.

References

[1] Anon. (1992) “*Week one National Passball League Results” First Down. 17 October 1992. pg. 19

[2] Anon. (1992) “*WEEK two Passball results” First Down. 24 October 1992. pg. 19

[3] Anon. (1992) “*Week three Passball Results” First Down. 31 October 1992. pg. 19

[4] Anon. (1992) “Passball” First Down. 21 November 1992. pg. 19

[5] Anon. (1992) “Cannock’s Giant step” First Down. 5 December 1992. pg. 14

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