Category: European American Football Leagues

May 31, 2020

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

BAFA Sapphire Series Logo [Ref: 4]

Sapphire Series D1 2017

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Division 1 North
*Leeds Carnegie Chargers	6	4	2	0	200	121	.667
*Manchester Titans	6	2	3	1	199	163	.417
Edinburgh Wolves	6	1	4	1	69	156	.250
East Kilbride Pirates #	6	0	6	0	18	233	.000
Division 1 South
*Birmingham Lions	6	6	0	0	228	22	1.000
*Hertfordshire Tornadoes	6	4	2	0	170	118	.667
London Warriors	6	4	2	0	114	100	.667
Derby Braves	6	2	4	0	76	166	.333

BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Standings 2017 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
08.04.2017	Leeds Carnegie Chargers	20	Hertfordshire Tornadoes	14
08.04.2017	Birmingham Lions	48	Manchester Titans	0
	3rd Place
08.04.2017	Hertfordshire Tornadoes	40	Manchester Titans	20
	Final
08.04.2017	Birmingham Lions	56	Leeds Carnegie Chargers	6

BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series National Playoffs 2017 [Ref: 1]

Sapphire Series D1 2018

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Division 1 North
*Leeds Chargers	6	5	1	0	291	86	16
*Manchester Titans	6	3	3	0	169	111	12
Edinburgh Wolves	6	2	4	0	74	201	10
East Kilbride Pirates	6	0	6	0	28	398	6
Division 1 South
*Birmingham Lions	6	6	0	0	269	60	18
*London Warriors	6	4	2	0	200	76	14
Hertfordshire Tornadoes	6	3	3	0	102	159	12
Derby Braves	6	1	5	0	92	120	8

BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Standings 2018 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
17.03.2018	Manchester Titans	2	Birmingham Lions	42
17.03.2018	Leeds Carnegie Chargers	34	London Warriors	14
	3rd Place
17.03.2018	London Warriors	34	Manchester Titans	0
	Final
17.03.2018	Leeds Carnegie Chargers	22	Birmingham Lions	40

BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Gold Playoffs 2018 [Ref: 2]

Sapphire Series D1 2018-19

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Division 1 North
*Leeds Carnegie Chargers	8	7	1	0	439	35	22
*Edinburgh Wolves	8	7	1	0	306	102	22
East Kilbride Pirates	6	2	4	0	60	265	10
Manchester Titans	7	1	6	0	56	314	10
Derby Braves (R)	4	1	3	0	43	174	8
Division 1 South
*Birmingham Lions	8	7	1	0	365	81	22
*London Warriors	8	6	2	0	250	144	20
Hertfordshire Tornadoes	8	3	5	0	116	197	14
Sandwell Steelers	8	1	7	0	40	293	10
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts	2	0	2	0	6	62	2

BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series Standings 2018-19 [Ref: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
02.03.2019	Leeds Chargers	20	London Warriors	48
02.03.2019	Birmingham Lions	40	Edinburgh Wolves	2
	3rd Place
02.03.2019	Leeds Chargers	44	Edinburgh wolves	6
	National Championship
02.03.2019	London Warriors	12	Birmingham Lions	26

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.

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Last Updated: 31 May 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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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.

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Last Updated: 31 May 2020

May 11, 2020

Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1978

IFL European Championship 1978

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Quad Cities Black Hawks (C)	4	4	0	0	95	29	1.000
Indianapolis Capitols	4	0	4	0	29	95	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		Brussels, Belgium
25.06.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	26	Indianapolis Capitols	14
	Game 2		Antwerp, Belgium
28.06.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	W	Indianapolis Capitols	L
	Game 3		Rotterdam, Netherlands
01.07.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	42	Indianapolis Capitols	0
	Game 4		Ludwigshafen, Germany
04.07.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	7	Indianapolis Capitols	5

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Results 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Final Intercontinental Football League European Championship in 1978, again featured Professional teams visiting from America on a 5-game tour. This time the teams were the Quad Cities Black Hawks and Indianapolis Capitols of the AA (3rd Level) Northern States Football League.

The Quad Cities Black Hawks won all four games played, in Brussels and Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Ludwigshafen (Germany) with the Final match again cancelled due to the massive losses incurred.

This was to be Bob Kapp and the Intercontinental Football League’s last throw of the dice regards establishing Professional American Football in Europe, and the task was to be taken up by another US promoter in the USSR in 1979.

The real legacy of these tours and the IFL, however, was the establishment of teams in Dusseldorf, Vienna and Milan, by Europeans who wanted to play the sport themselves. With the Dusseldorf Panther and Milano Rhinos still in existence today, it has proved to be a fruitful venture for American Football in the long term, even though it lost a phenomenal amount of money at the time.

References

Website / Sources

[1] Mark L. Ford and Massimo Foglio, The Coffin Corner Volume 27,No. 6, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) THE FIRST “NFL EUROPE”[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/27-06-1101.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Bibiography

[2] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Last Updated: 11 May 2020

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Intercontinental Football League European Cup 1976

IFL European Cup 1976

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Texas A&I Javelinas (C)	5	5	0	0	96	47	1.000
Henderson State Reddies	5	0	5	0	47	96	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1976 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: the IFL European Cup of 1976 was a 5-game tour by two NAIA Colleges.

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		West Berlin, Germany
01.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	6
	Game 2		Vienna, Austria
03.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	7
	Game 3		Mannheim, Germany
09.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	20	Henderson State Reddies	6
	Game 4		Nuremburg, Germany
13.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	15
	Game 5		Paris, France
17.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	13

Intercontinental Football League European Cup Results 1976 [Ref: 1]

Report

Following on from the National football League and US Air Force games in Europe in 1972 and 1973, and the failed attempt at starting a Professional American Football League in Europe, Bob Kapp continued undeterred with with his attempts to bring American Football to Europe.

The European Cup of 1976 was actually a six-game tour by two NAIA (Junior) Colleges: Texas A&I Javelinas and Henderson State Reddies. The Javelinas won the first game in West Berlin 17-6, and proceeded to win the next four, in Vienna (Austria), Mannheim and Nuremburg (Germany) and Paris, France. the tour lost so much money that the final game of the Cup was cancelled.

The European Championship returned, however in 1977 and 1978, also both tours by American sides.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Last Updated: 11 May 2020

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May 11, 2020

Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975

Teams

IFL North	IFL Expansion
Munich Lions (Germany)	Paris Lafayettes (France)
Vienna Lippizaners (Austria)	Cophenhagen Vikings (Denmark)
West Berlin Bears (Germany)	Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands)
IFL South	Milan Centurions (Italy)
Barcelona Almogovares (Spain)
Istanbul Conquerors (Turkey)
Rome Gladiators (Italy)

Intercontinental Football League teams 1974-1975 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Intercontinental Football League was the brainchild of Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. On seeing the success of the film M*A*S*H in Europe, with its climactic end-sequence featuring an American Football game, he sought to capitalise on the subsequent interest in American Football in the continent. It had been the first time American Football had been seen on the big screen in a mainstream film and audiences were intrigued.

Kapp had enough interest to have sold six franchises by 1973, including Italian Media mogul Bruno Beneck, who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, however, the subsequent Oil crisis, and the spectre of Terrorism meant the League never got off the ground. Teams were to have been paired with US Colleges. With no Irish team in the League Notre Dame Fighting Irish were paired with the Rome Gladiators.

The National Football League had also pre-selected four expansion teams: Paris Lafayettes, Cophenhagen Vikings, Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen and Milan Centurions.

It was initially to have played in two divisions, most likely North and South, playing a four-game schedule with a European-style two-game aggregate score Final between the Division winners.

There are four main reasons the IFL failed to take off: Europe wasn’t ready for American Football; Competition with the World Football league (1974-1975) which intended to expand internationally to Mexico City and Tokyo; An NFL players’ strike in the summer on 1974 and the economic recession brought on by the oil crisis.

A final decision to abort the league was taken in a Hotel Room in Hawaii in March 1975, after talks with people in Washington, D.C., and the killer blow, the financial troubles of the Pan-Am Airline which was a major sponsor.

Undeterred Bob Kapp, continued promoting the IFL in Europe, through tours by Colleges and Semi-Pro teams through 1976 to 1978. Bruno Beneck’s Rome Gladiators are still in existence, playing in the Italian League, which was one of the first American Football Leagues in Europe that the IFL gave birth to.

References

Website / Sources

Origins of the WLAF

[2] Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner Volume 14 No. 2, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Origins of the WLAF [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-02-455.pdf [Accessed 18 September 2020]

Bibiography

[3] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills and Karl & Clive Saab.

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Last Updated: 18 September 2020

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Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978

IFL European Cup 1976

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Texas A&I Javelinas (C)	5	5	0	0	96	47	1.000
Henderson State Reddies	5	0	5	0	47	96	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1976 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: the IFL European Cup of 1976 was a 5-game tour by two NAIA Colleges.

IFL European Championship 1977

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Newton Nite Hawks (C)	5	5	0	0	126	41	1.000
Chicago Lions	5	0	5	0	41	126	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1977 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1977 was a 5-game tour by two Chicagoland League Semi-Pro teams.

IFL European Championship 1978

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Quad Cities Black Hawks (C)	4	4	0	0	95	29	1.000
Indianapolis Capitols	4	0	4	0	29	95	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1978 was a 5-game tour by two Northern States Football League AA Professional Football teams.

Report

In 1970 the film M*A*S*H featured a climactic end-sequence with an American Football game. this was the first ever time an American Football game had been seen on Major TV or Cinema screens in Europe, and started an interest in the American version of Rugby or Football in the continent.

The Intercontinental Football League was set up by Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. The intention was to start a Professional American Football League in Europe.

The National Football League had played its first game outside North American between NFL Bleu and NFL rouge in Paris, and the IFL had brought Bruno Beneck, a Media mogul who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, and had enough interest to have sold six francises. However, the Oil crisis and the spectre of terrorism in Europe put an end to the League in 1975 before it started.

In the meantime the World Football League had started in the USA with intention of bringing the game to the World. The League played two seasons from 1974 to 1975, although the furthest it got from the American mainland was Hawaii.

The IFL was undeterred, however, and arranged a series of tours by United States College, and Professional teams in Europe. The first Tour was during June 1976 in Germany, Austria and France. The teams were NAIA Colleges (Junior Colleges) Texas A&I Javelinas, who won all five games of the series, and Henderson State College Reddies.

In 1977 the tour featured Semi-Pro teams from the Chicagoland League and the five-game tour visited France, Germany and Austria, and again all five games were won by the same team: Newton Nite Hawks, who defeated Chicago Lions.

The final tour featured AA Professional teams from the Northern States Football League, Quad Cities Black Hawks (who won all five games) and the Indianapolis Capitols. This tour, like the two previous tours, lost a lot of money and Bob Kapp abandoned the venture. However, the long-term impact was the creation of the first teams and Leagues in Germany, Austria, Finland and Italy, one of which, the Dusseldorf Panther, is still in existence. American Football has had a continuous presence in those countries since and has since spread as far as Turkey, Portugal and Iceland.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Last Updated: 11 May 2020

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Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu TAFK Turkey Tournament 2001

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA
A Group
*Hacettepe Red Deers	4	4	0	0	208	37
*Bogazici Sultans	4	3	1	0	90	63
METU Falcons	4	2	2	0	58	85
Bilkent Judges	4	1	3	0	83	107
Bashkent Knights	4	0	4	0	18	165
B Group
*ITU Hornets	4	4	0	0	208	28
Ankara Cats	4	3	1	0	90	94
Ege Dolphins	4	2	2	0	58	64
Gazi Warriors	4	1	3	0	83	94
Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	4	0	4	0	18	70

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Final Standings 2001 [Ref: 1]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2001	Hacetteppe Red Deers	67	Ankara Cats	8
2001	ITU Hornets	20	Bogazici Sultans	6
	Final
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	36	ITU Hornets	30

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Playoffs 2001 [Ref: 1]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
2001	ITU Hornets	22	Gazi Warriors	11
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	82	Bashkent Knights	0
2001	Bilkent Judges	18	Bogazici Sultans	26
2001	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	14	Ankara Cats	20
	Week 2
2001	METU Falcons	0	Hacettepe Red Deers	31
2001	Bilkent Judges	44	Bashkent Knights	12
2001	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	12	ITU Hornets	24
2001	Gazi Warriors	0	Ege Dolphins	30
	Week 3
2001	Bilkent Judges	15	Hacettepe Red Deers	50
2001	Bogazici Sultans	42	METU Falcons	0
2001	Ege Dolphins	20	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	0
2001	ITU Hornets	24	Ankara Cats	0 #
	Week 3
2001	METU Falcons	20	Bilkent Judges	6
2001	Bogazici Sultans	24	Bashkent Knights	0 #
2001	Ege Dolphins	6	ITU Hornets	30
2001	Ankara Cats	40	Gazi Warriors	28
	Week 4
2001	Bashkent Knights	6	METU Falcons	39
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	45	Bogazici Sultans	22
2001	Ankara Cats	34	Ege Dolphins	28
2001	Gazi Warriors	24	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	0 #

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Regular Season Results 2001 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Turkish American Football League in 2001 was won by Hacettepe Red Deers 36-30 over ITU Hornets, after they had gone undefeated (4-0 Won-Loss) during the Regular season and defeated Ankara Cats 67-6 in the Playoff Semi-Finals. The Hornets had also gone undefeated during the Regular Season and topped the B Group, before winning 20-6 against the Bogazici sultans in the Semi-Finals.

In all 10 teams entered, divided into two groups, with a four-game regular season. Other teams included the Ege Dolphins, Gazi Warriors, Eskesehir Anadolu Rangers, METU Falcons, Bilkent Judges and Bashkent Knights.

References

Internet Archive

[1] AnkaraCats (2001) Sezon [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010909121633/http://ankaracats.8m.net/sezon.html [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Karl and Clive Saab.

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May 7, 2020

British Gridiron Football League 1987-1988

BGFL 1987

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
West
*Mersey Centurions	6	6	0	0	290	48	1.000
*Hartlepool Steelers	6	4	2	0	100	137	.666
Preston Pirates	6	2	4	0	110	95	.333
Oldham Phoenix	6	0	6	0	12	232	.000
Westhoughton Greyhounds #	5	2	3	0	39	69	.400
East
*Leicester Huntsmen	10	9	1	0	310	113	.900
*East Kent Cougars	10	7	3	0	242	113	.700
Boston Blitz	10	5	5	0	139	158	.500
Rotherham Redskins	10	4	6	0	150	132	.400
Burton Braves	10	3	7	0	147	323	.300
Doncaster Jaguars	10	2	8	0	125	276	.200

British Gridiron Football League Final Standings 1987 [Ref: 1-2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
22.08.1987	Leicester Huntsmen	28	Hartlepool Steelers	12
22.08.1987	Mersey Centurions	28	East Kent Cougars	13
	Brit Bowl
29.08.1987	Mersey Centurions	20	Leicester Huntsmen	16

British Gridiron Football League Playoff Results 1987 [Ref: 1-2]

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

BGFL 1988

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern
*Hartlepool Steelers	10	9	1	0	416	50	.900
*Carlisle Kestrels	10	9	1	0	244	89	.900
Cleveland Dragons	10	4	6	0	166	144	.400
Furness Phantoms	10	2	7	1	154	334	.250
Lancaster Bombers	10	0	9	1	50	410	.050
Pennine
*Oldham Phoenix	10	9	1	0	338	54	.900
*Prestatyn Panthers	10	9	1	0	430	108	.800
Bolton Buccaneers	10	4	6	0	231	182	.400
Barnsley Bears	10	3	7	0	116	334	.300
Rochdale Cobras	10	0	10	0	48	473	.000
Northwest
*Mersey Centurions	10	10	0	0	452	24	1.000
Cheshire Cats	10	8	2	0	260	77	.800
Halton Demons	10	5	5	0	110	204	.500
Preston Pirates	10	5	5	0	56	176	.500
Wigan Wolverines	10	2	8	0	35	347	.200
Gwynedd Knights	10	0	10	0	15	195	.000
Humber
*Harrogate Hawks	10	9	0	1	443	90	.950
*Huddersfield Rams	10	8	1	1	248	87	.850
Kingston Liberators	10	6	3	1	315	196	.650
Doncaster Jaguars	10	4	6	0	247	161	.400
Yorvik Vikings	10	3	6	1	104	285	.350
Grimsby Scorpions	10	3	7	0	115	265	.300
Scarborough Warlords	10	0	10	0	57	465	.000
Midlands
*Crewe Railroaders	10	9	1	0	619	63	.900
*Leicester Huntsmen	10	9	1	0	438	48	.900
Rotherham Redskins	10	5	5	0	178	220	.500
Burton Braves	10	5	5	0	262	252	.500
Redditch Raiders	10	2	8	0	55	352	.200
Nuneaton Norsemen	10	0	10	0	12	666	.000
Anglian
*Peterborough Hustlers	10	9	1	0	183	79	.900
Newmarket Hornets	10	7	2	1	130	53	.750
Nottingham Crusaders	10	6	3	1	130	78	.650
South Lincs Blitz	10	4	6	0	96	151	.400
Heanor Hawks	10	3	7	0	63	199	.300
Breckland	10	0	10	0	36	237	.000
County
*St. Albans Kestrels	6	6	0	0	162	18	1.000
F14 Tomcats	6	3	3	0	52	94	.500
Chiltern Cheetahs	6	0	6	0	18	118	.000
Severn
*Cardiff Mets	10	9	1	0	354	77	.900
Weston Wolfpack	10	7	3	0	309	70	.700
Newport Mustangs	10	7	3	0	259	87	.700
Bath Gladiators	10	4	5	1	162	175	.450
Yate Thundercats	10	2	7	1	113	210	.250
Bristol Blackhawks	10	0	10	0	20	599	.000
Thames
*East Kent Cougars	10	10	0	0	470	77	1.000
Bexley Barons	10	8	2	0	431	187	.800
Gravesend Lions	10	6	4	0	239	138	.600
Ashford Raiders	10	3	7	0	113	192	.300
Maidstone M-20s	10	2	8	0	55	463	.200
Tonbridge Tigers	10	1	9	0	108	377	.100
Capital
*LA Panthers	8	8	0	0	199	101	.800
Grays Saxons	8	5	3	0	158	106	.625
Brent Bandits	8	4	4	0	120	99	.500
London Mets	8	3	5	0	61	120	.375
Croydon Cyclones	8	0	8	0	6	118	.000
Channel
*Woking Generals	10	10	0	0	503	0	1.000
Meon Valley Vikings	10	7	2	1	256	74	.750
Oakland Raiders	10	4	6	0	107	324	.400
Horsham Predators	10	3	5	2	125	127	.400
Weymouth Warlords	10	2	7	1	59	352	.250
Eastleigh Royals	10	1	7	2	68	241	.200

British Gridiron Football League Final Standings 1988 [Ref: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	First Round
1988	Hartlepool Steelers	15	Huddersfield Rams	12
1988	Crewe Railroaders	50	Oldham Phoenix	0
1988	Leicester Huntsmen	12	Peterborough Hustlers	6
1988	Woking Generals	48	Bexley Barons	14
1988	Mersey Centurions	88	Prestatyn Panthers	0
1988	East Kent Cougars	19	LA Panthers	6
1988	Cardiff Mets	42	St. Albans Kestrels	6
1988	Harrogate Hawks	22	Carlisle Kestrels	7
	Quarter-Finals
1988	Hartlepool Steelers	8	Mersey Centurions	52
1988	Harrogate Hawks	32	Crewe Railroaders	41
1988	Leicester Huntsmen	12	Cardiff Mets	2
1988	East Kent Cougars	19	Woking Generals	36
	Semi-Finals
1988	Mersey Centurions	46	Crewe Railroaders	26
1988	Leicester Huntsmen	13	Woking Generals	20
	Britbowl
1988	Mersey Centurions	13	Woking Generals	20

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.

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Last Updated: 6 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

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 June 2020