Minor League Football

Minor League American Football

This is a record of A (4th Level Regional Leagues), Semi-Pro State Football Leagues and Amateur Gridiron Development Leagues. A American Football Leagues are Regional Professional Leagues, that come below the National Football League, AAA American Football Leagues and NCAA College Football. They are Regional in character i.e. being entirely based in either the Northeast/East Coast; Midwest; South or West.

AA American Football Leagues

Eastern Football League; Anthracite Football League;

Eastern Football Leagues

Anthracite Football League 1923-1924

Eastern Football League 1926-1927

Anthracite Football League 1928-1929

American Football Association 1936-1941 (Check this)

American Football League 1946-1950 (Check this)

Mid-Western Football Leagues

Mid-West Football League 1936-1937 (check This)

United Football League 1961-1964 (Check This)

Southern Football Leagues

Dixie Football League 1936-1941 (Check This)

The Spring League 2017-Present

Gridiron Developmental Football League 2015-2019

Gridiron Development Football League (Seasons): 2020

Western Football Leagues

Pacific Coast Football League 1926 (Check This)

Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1934-1935

Salinas Packers | California Pro American Football 1936-1937 (Check this)

California Football League 1938

Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948

Southwestern Football League 1972-1973

Picture Credit: [1] Gridiron Development Football League | Facebook (2019) Profile Picture June 24, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64898428_3342045482488280_78505804533071872_n.png?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=WssFybmymiIAQkc4DdkVBfQCMiEf4BdPxJEcBO3luhWHvXLbQh08RTOOw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=15aa8944938de83a04aa6af0f68ba8a8&oe=5E41776F [Accessed 27 November 2019]

Semi-Pro State Leagues

The first Professional American Football League in America that openly paid its players was the Ohio League (1902-1919). Four of its leading teams, including the Canton Bulldogs asked teams in Pennsylvania and New York State to form a National League in 1920 – thus the NFL was born.

Semi-Pro Leagues exist all over USA, organised roughly on state lines.

Below you will find a link to Irish Connections throughout the USA

New York-Penn Football Leagues

Five Star Football League; Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit

New York Metropolitan Area

Semi-Pro State American Football | Five Star Football League 2010-2017

Pennsylvania League

Western Penn Pro Football Circuit (Seasons): 1895 1896 (Check These)

National Football League (Seasons): 1902 (Check This)

Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]

Eastern Mid-West Football Leagues

Ohio League; Indiana

Ohio League

Ohio League Champions 1903-1919

Ohio League 1915-1919 (Irish Players) (check This)

Ohio League (Seasons): 1904 1905 (Check These)

Indiana

Indiana State Football Championship (Seasons): 1920 (check this)

Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]

Upper South Football Leagues

Kentucky; Virginia-Carolina

Kentucky

Armco Semi-Pro Football Teams 1924-1929

Virginia-Carolina

Virginia-Carolina Football League 1937 (Check This)

Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]

Texas and Southwest Football Leagues

Sevenman Tackle Football League

Texas

Sevenman Tackle Football League (Texas) 1999-2005

Picture Credit: [11] Sevenman | Wayback Machine (2004) STFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021126163725im_/http://www.sevenman.com/stfllogo.gif [Accessed 13 February 2020]

Mountain West Football Leagues

Montana

Montana Leagues

Butte Independent League 1920-1928

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PIcture Credit: A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet By Brocreative[Shutterstock]