Month: July 2021

Canadian Football League Schedule 2021

CFL Logo 2016-Present
Canadian Football League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

Canadian Football League East Division 2021

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
195018309318-9L1
28601631224468W1
37701434630541L1
431106224384-160W1

Canadian Football League West Division 2021

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1113020361188173L2
2950182902846L1
38601631526352W3
459010312351-39W1
531106246378-132L1

Playoff Schedule

CFL Canadian Football League Playoffs 2021

Match Day Eastern Semi-Final
(Eastern Semi-Final)
23 - 12

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes

Match Day Western Semi-Final
(Western Semi-Final)
33 OT - 30

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders

Match Day Eastern Final
(Eastern Final)
19 - 27

Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Match Day Western Final
(Western Final)
21 - 17

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Match Day 108th Grey Cup
(108th Grey Cup)
25 - 33

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Schedule

Note: Please click on Individual Game Scores to see match reports and scorers for the game in question.

Canadian Football League Regular Season 2021

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
19 - 6

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

(Week 1)
33 - 29

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 1)
20 - 23

Calgary Stampeders vs Toronto Argonauts

(Week 1)
12 - 16

Edmonton Elks vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
9 - 15

Calgary Stampeders vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 2)
20 - 7

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Toronto Argonauts

(Week 2)
13 - 30

Edmonton Elks vs Montreal Alouettes

(Week 2)
30 - 8

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
16 - 21

British Columbia Lions vs Edmonton Elks

(Week 3)
28 - 22

Calgary Stampeders vs Montreal Alouettes

(Week 3)
30 - 23

Toronto Argonauts vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

(Week 3)
23 - 10

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
Postponed

Toronto Argonauts vs Edmonton Elks

(Week 4)
10 - 27

Montreal Alouettes vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

(Week 4)
12 - 24

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 4)
18 - 16

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
29 - 51

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Montreal Alouettes

(Week 5)
8 - 23

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

(Week 5)
32 - 19

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts

(Week 5)
20 - 32

Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Elks

Match Day Week 6
(Week 6)
17 - 16

Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

(Week 6)
33 - 9

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

(Week 6)
16 - 32

Edmonton Elks vs Calgary Stampeders

(Week 6)
45 - 13

British Columbia Lions vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

Match Day Week 7
(Week 7)
23 - 17

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Calgary Stampeders

(Week 7)
30 - 16

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Toronto Argonauts

(Week 7)
18 - 27

Montreal Alouettes vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 7)
22 - 37

Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Match Day Week 8
(Week 8)
7 - 24

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

(Week 8)
30 - 27

Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes

(Week 8)
24 - 31

British Columbia Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Match Day Week 9
(Week 9)
34 - 24

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Edmonton Elks

(Week 9)
9 - 30

British Columbia Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

(Week 9)
20 - 23 OT

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes

(Week 9)
23 - 17

Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
35 - 16

Toronto Argonauts vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

(Week 10)
30 - 3

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Elks

(Week 10)
19 - 22

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders

(Week 10)
20 - 16

Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

(Week 10)
23 - 24

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts

Match Day Week 11
(Week 11)
16 - 26

Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

(Week 11)
16 - 27

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Montreal Alouettes

(Week 11)
10 - 39

British Columbia Lions vs Calgary Stampeders

Match Day Week 12
(Week 12)
37 - 16

Montreal Alouettes vs Toronto Argonauts

(Week 12)
32 - 3

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

(Week 12)
45 - 0

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 12)
17 - 20

Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Match Day Week 13
(Week 13)
13 - 26

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Calgary Stampeders

(Week 13)
23 - 39

Edmonton Elks vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

(Week 13)
31 - 29

Toronto Argonauts vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 13)
14 - 19

Montreal Alouettes vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Match Day Week 14
(Week 14)
26 - 18

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs British Columbia Lions

(Week 14)
19 - 17

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Edmonton Elks

(Week 14)
20 - 23

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Toronto Argonauts

(Week 14)
31 - 21

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Montreal Alouettes

Match Day Week 15
(Week 15)
31 - 12

Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats

(Week 15)
23 - 33

British Columbia Lions vs Calgary Stampeders

(Week 15)
28 - 14

Montreal Alouettes vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

(Week 15)
24 - 29

Edmonton Elks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

Match Day Week 16
(Week 16)
18 - 19

Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS

(Week 16)
43 - 10

British Columbia Lions vs Edmonton Elks

(Week 16)
24 - 3

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

(Week 16)
13 - 12

Calgary Stampeders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Match Day Week 4 Rescheduled
(Week 4 Rescheduled)
7 - 13

Toronto Argonauts vs Edmonton Elks

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Report

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Canadian Football League chose to have no preseason, and start the league late, in August, running for 16 weeks regular season with each team playing 14 regular season matches before the playoffs.

Week 1 Recap

Saskatchewan Roughriders broke out of the blocks in the first game at home in Mosaic Stadium in over 600 days, as they put up 32 points in the first half against BC Lions. The Lions made a spirited comeback in the second half, but the Roughriders held them off to win 33-29. The other contests were not as high-scoring, Toronto making a fourth quarter comeback to defeat Calgary with a late Field Goal, and Winnipeg coming from 6-0 down in the first quarter to win 19-6 at home to Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The much-anticipated game between the Edmonton Elks, playing for the first time under their new nickname, and Ottawa REDBLACKS ended 20-16 to Ottawa with the expected Offensive showdown between Quarterbacks Trevor Harris and Matt Nichols giving way to a defensive battle where the only Touchdown was a 102-yard Interception Return by Abdul Kanneh with 5 minutes remaining to give Ottawa victory.

Week 2 Recap

Kyran Moore, a player with an Irish name was on the scoresheet for Saskatchewan Roughriders as they came from 8-7 down in the second quarter to storm to a 30-8 victory in Hamilton versus the Tiger-Cats. Moore caught a 6 yard touchdown pass from Cody Fajardo to put the Roughriders 24-8 up in the third quarter. Meanwhile the BC Lions Michael Reilly, in for starting quarterback Nathan Rourke, both Irish names, scored on a 1 yard quarterback sneak that put them 12-3 up against Calgary Stampeders. Reilly would guide the Vancouver franchise to a 15-9 victory. Meanwhile Shai Ross caught an 11 yard touchdown pass from Trevor Harris to score a consolation TD for the Edmonton Elks as they went 0-2 in a 13-30 loss at home to Montreal Alouettes. Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated Toronto Argonauts 20-7 in the other game. After two weeks Montreal Alouettes (1-0), Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-0) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-0) were undefeated.

Week 3 Recap

Edmonton Elks got their first win under their new name, 21-16 versus British Columbia Lions, dropping the Lions to 1-2. Calgary Stampeders also moved to 1-2 with a 28-22 win against Montreal Alouettes as the Alouettes fell to 1-1. Toronto Argonauts gained revenge for the previous weeks loss to Winnipeg by defeating the Blue Bombers 30-23 to join them on four points. Saskatchewan Roughriders became the team to beat by defeating the also undefeated Ottawa REDBLACKS 23-10.

Week 4 Recap

Toronto Argonauts v Edmonton Elks was postponed due to a COVID outbreak among Edmonton players, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 27-10 versus Montreal Alouettes to gain the Ti-Cats first win of the season. British Columbia Lions won 24-12 versus Ottawa REDBLACKS to move to four points, while Winnipeg Blue Bombers joined Saskatchewan Roughriders on 6 points with a narrow 18-16 win over Calgary Stampeders.

Week 5 Recap

Montreal Alouettes defeated Ottawa REDBLACKS 51-29 to move into a three-way tie in the East with Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats with all three teams on four points after Hamilton had defeated Toronto Argonauts 32-19. Meanwhile in the West Division Edmonton Elks won 32-20 versus Calgary Stampeders in the battle of the two Alberta teams languishing on two points at the foot of the table before the game. The big game of the weekend, however, was Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-8 defeat of Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Riders first loss of the season, and which left the Blue Bombers in sole possession of first place in the West on eight points.

Week 6 Recap

With both teams on a 2-2 record the meeting of Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats was always likely to be close and so it proved as the Argos won by the slenderest of margins 17-16. Meanwhile the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders met again at the top of the West with the Bombers coming out best for the second week in a row, 33-9, to move into a four point lead at the top of the division. Calgary Stampeders moved level with Edmonton Elks with a 32-16 win to put both teams on four points, and British Columbia Lions joined Saskatchewan Roughriders on six points with a 45-13 rout of Ottawa REDBLACKS.

Week 7 Recap

Winnipeg Blue Bombers won for the sixth time in seven games as they defeated Edmonton Elks 37-22 to continue to set the pace in the West Division. The British Columbia Lions remain their nearest challenger on 8 points thanks to Michael Reilly’s 308 yards and two touchdown passing display versus Montreal in a 27-18 victory. The Saskatchewan Roughriders snapped a two-game losing streak to also move to 4-2 in the West with a 30-16 win against East Division leaders Toronto Argonauts. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats joined the Argos on 3-3 at the top of the East with a 23-17 triumph over Calgary Stampeders.

Week 8 Recap

Hamilton and Toronto both moved to 8 points and a joint lead in the East Division with victories over Division rivals Ottawa (24-7) and Montreal (30-27) respectively. In the only match-up in the West Division Saskatchewan defeated BC Lions 31-24 to go ahead of the team from Vancouver on 10 points, still in second behind Division leaders Winnipeg on 12 points.

Week 9 Recap

The East Division was shaken up a little in Week 9 with Montreal’s overtime win versus Hamilton, leaving the Alouettes back in touch on 6 points with with the Tiger-Cats on 8 points along with Toronto. In the West Division Winnipeg Blue Bombers stretched their lead over Saskatchewan with a 30-9 defeat of BC Lions as the Roughriders went down to Calgary Stampeders 17-23. Winnipeg now stand on 14 points, four ahead of the Roughriders with BC Lions a further 2 points back and Calgary on 6 points. Edmonton’s poor start under new name Elks continued as the lost 24-34 to Ottawa REDBLACKS in an Inter-Division game. The win put Ottawa on a similar 2-5 record as the Elks, but both teams remained rooted to the bottom of their Divisions.

Week 10 Recap

In a big week for the Argonauts the Toronto team defeated both Ottawa REDBLACKS 35-16 on Thursday and then on Monday squeaked by Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-23 to put a bit of light between the teams as Toronto moved to 12 points, four ahead of Hamilton and Montreal who also had a narrow win (20-16) over Ottawa. In the West Division Winnipeg moved to 16 points and a three game lead as they won easily versus Edmonton 30-3 in a match-up between the Division leaders and bottom-placed team. Meanwhile Saskatchewan lost to Calgary for the second week in a row as the Stampeders won 22-19 in Regina to get back into playoff contention on 8 points, level with BC Lions and 2 behind the Roughriders.

Week 11 Recap

Edmonton put up a better display against Winnipeg after the previous weeks’ heavy defeat, but still went down 16-26 as the Blue Bombers further widened the gap at the top of the West Division to 8 Points. Calgary joined Saskatchewan on 10 points in second place in the West with a 39-10 victory in Vancouver over the Lions. In The East Division Montreal moved back into striking distance with the Argonauts as they downed the REDBLACKS 27-16 in Ottawa. The REDBLACKS remain in last place in the East on 4 points while the Alouettes claimed sole possession of second place on 10 points, two points behind Toronto.

Week 12 Recap

The top of the Standings became congested in the East Division as Montreal moved level with Toronto on 12 points after the Alouettes defeated the Argonauts 37-16. Hamilton were just 2 points back after the Tiger-Cats crushed the REDBLACKS 32-3 to remain in contention for the Division title. Ottawa slipped further out of Playoff contention with the loss. In the West Winnipeg scored another big win as they shutout BC Lions 45-0 at home in Manitoba as they moved to 20 Points, 8 Points clear at the top. Saskatchewan halted their slide, getting back to winning ways with a narrow 20-17 victory over Calgary in Alberta. The win put the Roughriders 2 Points back ahead of the Stampeders on 12 points with British Columbia 4 points back.

Week 13 Recap

In a Week of Inter-Division match-ups Calgary easily disposed of bottom-placed in the East Ottawa 26-13 to move to 12 Points and Hamilton also had an easy win over West Division last-placed Edmonton as the Tiger-Cats moved to 12 Points with a 39-23 defeat of the Elks. Toronto won 31-29 at home to BC Lions to improve to 7-4 and go 2 Points in front in the East as Montreal fell 14-19 at home to Saskatchewan, putting the Alouettes on 6-5 and joint second in the East with Hamilton. The Roughriders improved to 7-4 also and narrowed the gap to West Division leaders Winnipeg to 6 Points with the Blue Bombers on a bye week.

Week 14 Recap

With the Playoffs looming in a COVID-19 shortened regular season Hamilton stayed in the East Division title race with a 26-18 defeat of British Columbia, consigning the Lions to their sixth defeat in a row. The Tiger-Cats were on a three-game winning streak with this win which saw them overtake Montreal in second place as the Alouettes lost 21-31 at Winnipeg, assuring the Blue Bombers of the West Division title. Saskatchewan had a narrower 19-17 victory at Edmonton which secured the Roughriders a spot in the Playoffs and meant the Elks were assured of last place in the West with their 7th loss in a row. Toronto also had a narrower than expected 23-20 win at the REDBLACKS in Ottawa as they maintained first place in a tightly-contested East Division.

Week 15 Recap

With only one Week to go in the Regular Season the Argonauts wrapped up the East Division title with a convincing 31-12 victory in Toronto versus nearest challengers Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Montreal joined Hamilton on 14 points with a shock 28-14 victory at Winnipeg as the Blue Bombers, already assured of the West Division title and League Best-Record slipped up, losing for the first time in 9 games. Saskatchewan had a narrow 29-24 win at home in Regina over Edmonton Elks, ensuring the Roughriders of second place and homefield advantage in the Western Semi-Final versus Calgary Stampeders who earned third place with a 33-23 defeat of British Columbia in the Lions 7th loss in a row.

Week 16

With the Argonauts already assured of first place in the East, Edmonton Elks snapped an 8-game losing streak with a 13-7 win in Toronto in a rescheduled game from Week 4. Edmonton then went on to lose heavily to British Columbia as the Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak of their own with a 43-10 win to finish out the season in front of their own fans in Vancouver. Ottawa likewise finished off the season ending a long losing streak as the REDBLACKS won for the first time in seven games by defeating the Alouettes 19-18 in Montreal, thus depriving the Quebec team of second place in the East Division which went to Hamilton as the Tiger-Cats won 24-3 in Ontario versus the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. Meanwhile Winnipeg gave their fans some concern with their second loss in a row after a nine-game winning streak as the Blue Bombers fell 12-13 at Calgary Stampeders.

With the Regular Season wrapped-up Toronto had a bye into the East Division Final after winning the East title with a 9-5 Record. Second-placed Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) secured home advantage for the visit of Montreal Alouettes (7-7) in the East Semi-Final while Ottawa REDBLACKS finished fourth on 3-11. In the West Division a two-game slump at the end did not prevent Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-3) from winning the West title and Homefield advantage for the West Division Final where they would meet the winners of Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-5) and Calgary Stampeders (8-6). British Columbia Lions (5-9) and Edmonton Elks (3-11) both finished out of Playoff contention after long losing sequences for both teams mid-season.

CFL Playoffs 2021 Recap

Close games abounded in the 2021 CFL playoffs, with Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23-12 defeat of Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Semi-Final the widest margin of victory. The Western Semi-Final was decided by a Field Goal in Overtime as Saskatchewan Roughriders won 33-30 at home to Calgary Stampeders. The Tiger-Cats went on to defeat the Argonauts in Toronto 27-19 to reach the 108th Grey Cup while Winnipeg Blue Bombers sneaked by Saskatchewan, winning 21-17 versus the Roughriders in the Western Final.

108th Grey Cup

Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the 108th Grey Cup, but left it late to really get started as they came from 22-10 down in the fourth quarter to lead 25-22 with minutes left. Hamiltion Tiger-Cats equalized with 6 seconds remaining with a Field Goal, before Zach Collaros passed for his second touchdown of the game in overtime to give the Blue Bombers a 33-25 lead with the successful two-point conversion. The Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup for the second year in succession after two more plays as first Hamilton were penalized 10 yards and then on 2nd and 20 were intercepted by Kyrie Wilson to end the game. Full Report and Scoring for the 108th Grey Cup available by clicking on the Game in the Playoff Schedule Above.

About the Canadian Football League

There are 3 main versions of Gridiron Football: the traditional 11v11 game played in USA, a 12v12 version of the game played in Canada, and a 8v8 version of the game played Indoors on converted Ice Hockey Arenas.

LOGOS

[1] Sports Logos (2021) 2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/2573/full/2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

REFERENCES

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2021/ [Accessed 31 July 2021]

LOGOS

[3] Sports Logos (2021) 8827_bc_lions-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/91/full/8827_bc_lions-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[4] Sports Logos (2021) 6644_calgary_stampeders-primary-2019 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/92/full/6644_calgary_stampeders-primary-2019.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[5] Sports Logos (2021) edmonton_elks_logo_primary_2021_sportslogosnet-5957 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/6790/full/edmonton_elks_logo_primary_2021_sportslogosnet-5957.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[6] Sports Logos (2021) 6261_saskatchewan_roughriders-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/98/full/6261_saskatchewan_roughriders-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[7] Sports Logos (2021) 2517_winnipeg_blue_bombers-primary-2012 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/100/full/2517_winnipeg_blue_bombers-primary-2012.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[8] Sports Logos (2021) 6242 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/94/full/6242.gif [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[9] Sports Logos (2021) 4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/99/full/4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[10] Sports Logos (2021) 9827_ottawa__redblacks-primary-2014 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/5033/full/9827_ottawa__redblacks-primary-2014.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[11] Sports Logos (2021) 5778_montreal_alouettes-primary-2019 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/95/full/5778_montreal_alouettes-primary-2019.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

GAME REFERENCES

[12] Game Recap 2021-12-12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats [Internet] [Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6201/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ [Accessed 13 December 2021]

[13] Play-by-Play 2021-12-12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats [Internet] [Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6201/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#playbyplay [Accessed 13 December 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady (Dublin Bay Raptors)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 December 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Irish American Football League Preseason 1987

Preseason Standings

IAFL Tara Conference Preseason 1987

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
11001.00026026W1
20000.0000000
20000.0000000
20000.0000000
5Bangor Buccaneers0200.000233-31L2
60200.0001959-40L2

IAFL Mourne Conference Preseason 1987

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
12001.00013211W2
21001.00045639W1
3Carrickfergus Cougars1001.00014131W1
40000.0000000
40000.0000000
6Aldergrove Hawks0100.00006-6L1

Preseason Results

Note: Click on the individual matches to be brought to an article detailing the scorers, match reports and box-scores for the game in question.

Irish American Football League Preseason 1987

Match Day Preseason Week 1
(Preseason Week 1)
0 - 6

Aldergrove Hawks vs East Side Jets

Match Day Preseason Week 2
(Preseason Week 2)
7 - 2

East Side Jets vs Bangor Buccaneers

Match Day Preseason Week 5
(Preseason Week 5)
0 - 26

Bangor Buccaneers vs Craigavon Cowboys

Match Day Preseason Week 6
(Preseason Week 6)
14 - 13

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Belfast Spartans

Match Day Preseason Week 4
(Preseason Week 4)
45 - 6

Belfast Blitzers vs Belfast Spartans

REPORT

The East Side Jets, from Castlereagh in East Belfast, made a successful start to their Irish American Football preseason, winning 6-0 on their debut against Aldergove Hawks, at RAF Aldergrove in Antrim, before defeating Bangor Buccaneers 7-2 on their home debut, with a fourth quarter touchdown from Mark Dunwoody, who ran in from 25 yards out.

The Craigavon Cowboys won 26-0 against Bangor Buccaneers, with Shamrock Bowl I MVP (Most Valuable Player) from 1986, Nigel Trimble scoring a 21-yard run, which John Mulally added to with a reception from QB Geoff Donaghy. There was a second passing TD in the second half as Brendan McAleese added a reception, and then Stanley Kingsmill finished off the scoring with a 9 yard run. McAleese also scored two extra points.

Belfast Blitzers defeated Belfast Spartans 45-6 at Musgrave Park in Belfast at the end of March.

In the final Preseason match of 1987, Carrickfergus Cougars came from behind to defeat Belfast Spartans. Hollowell had put the Spartans 7-6 up with a TD which was converted, and then Hollowell put the Spartans further ahead with a second touchdown just after halftime. With only two minutes left on the clock, the Cougars struck back, with a TD, adding a two-point conversion, to lead 14-13, which they held despite a late Spartans drive, which left them in Field Goal position. the Cougars managed to block the FG, though, to seal the win.

REFERENCES

[1] Anon. (1987) “Successful start by Belfast Jets” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, March 17, 1987. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[2] Anon. (1987) “Cowboys in runaway win” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 6, 1987. pg. 17 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[3] Anon. (1987) “Cougars hit back – snatch late victory” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 13, 1987. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[4] Anon. (1987) “Weekend Sport: US Football” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, March 30, 1987. Pg. 19

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers) and Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys).

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 12 August 2021

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Irish American Football Association Jack Daniels Summer Bowl 1987

Jack Daniels Summer Bowl Results

Irish American Football Association Festivals 1987

Match Day Summer Bowl Semi-Finals
(Summer Bowl Semi-Finals)
8 - 6

Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys

Match Day Summer Bowl Final
(Summer Bowl Final)
26 - 0

Dublin Celts vs Belfast Blitzers

Report

With sub-tropical temperatures and six quarters of Football in the Semi-Finals against Craigavon Cowboys [5], the Belfast Blitzers fell to their first defeat of the 1987 Irish American Football League season in the Final versus Dublin Celts in Dublin for the Jack Daniels Summer Bowl, held in honour of American Independence Day [1-4]. The Celts’ win put all the focus on the meeting of the two unbeaten teams in the league later on in the season.

REFERENCES:

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1987) “American Football” Irish Press. Monday, July 6, 1987, pg. 13.

[2] Feeney, John. (1987) “Traders happy with success of Mardi Gras” Nationalist and Leinster Times, Friday, August 21, 1987. pg. 3

[3] Anon. (1987) “American Football” Irish Independent. Monday, July 6, 1987. pg. 14.

[4] Anon. (1987) “Blitzers blitzed” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, July 9, 1987. pg. 25.

Magazines

[5] Bill Boyd (1987) “Gridiron Ireland” Gridiron. September 1987. Pg.

SOCIAL MEDIA

[6] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Reply to Post by David Turner, August 12, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 16 August 2019]

INTERNET ARCHIVE

[7] BritballNow Wayback Machine (2016)Historical Results [1988][Friendlies] [Internet] Available from:https://web.archive.org/web/20161021181851/http://britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 13 January 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Last Updated: 20 January 2022

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Baseball Ireland A League Results 2021

Baseball Ireland Logo [Resized][References: 1]

Standings

Baseball Ireland A League 2021

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
110500.6671156451L1
210500.6671257550W1
36900.40075134-59L1
441100.26777119-42W1

Regular Season Results

Baseball Ireland A League 2021

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
11 - 10

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Dublin Spartans

(Week 1)
1 - 6

Mariners Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Midweek 2
(Midweek 2)
6 - 3

Mariners Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
13 - 3

Mariners Baseball vs Dublin City Hurricanes

(Week 2)
4 - 7

Dublin Spartans vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
15 - 5

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin City Hurricanes

(Week 3)
4 - 16

Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball

Match Day Week 3A
(Week 3A)
11 - 7

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin City Hurricanes

(Week 3A)
5 - 15

Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball

Match Day Week 6
(Week 6)
12 - 2

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Spartans

Match Day Midweek 7
(Midweek 7)
6 - 5

Mariners Baseball vs Dublin Spartans

Match Day Week 7
(Week 7)
3 - 13

Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball

(Week 7)
10 - 0

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin City Hurricanes

Match Day Week 8
(Week 8)
11 - 1

Dublin Spartans vs Dublin City Hurricanes

Match Day Week 9
(Week 9)
2 - 3

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Dublin Spartans

(Week 9)
7 - 6

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Dublin Spartans

Match Day Week 9A
(Week 9A)
1 - 3

Mariners Baseball vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
1 - 6

Dublin Spartans vs Ashbourne Giants

(Week 10)
11 - 3

Mariners Baseball vs Dublin City Hurricanes

Match Day Week 10A
(Week 10A)
6 - 3

Dublin Spartans vs Ashbourne Giants

(Week 10A)
6 - 9

Mariners Baseball vs Dublin City Hurricanes

Match Day Week 10B
(Week 10B)
8 - 6

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Ashbourne Giants

Match Day Week 11
(Week 11)
13 - 3

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin Spartans

(Week 11)
6 - 14

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Mariners Baseball

Match Day Week 11A
(Week 11A)
5 - 4

Dublin City Hurricanes vs Mariners Baseball

Match Day Week 12
(Week 12)
5 - 8

Ashbourne Giants vs Dublin City Hurricanes

(Week 12)
5 - 7

Dublin Spartans vs Mariners Baseball

Match Day Week 13
(Week 13)
10 - 4

Ashbourne Giants vs Mariners Baseball

(Week 13)
9 - 0

Dublin Spartans vs Dublin City Hurricanes

Match Day Week 13A
(Week 13A)
5 - 8

Ashbourne Giants vs Mariners Baseball

Season Report

By the end of June 2021 in the Baseball Ireland A League Ashbourne Giants and Mariners Baseball (Shankill-Greystones) were out in front on identical 4-1 records, each teams only loss coming against each other. Dublin City Hurricanes had managed one victory versus Dublin Spartans, leaving them on 1-3 and the Spartans winless on 0-4 as the two old masters of the game in Ireland found themselves outplayed by the Leinster Regional Teams Ashbourne (Co. Meath) and Mariners Baseball (based in both Greystones, Co. Wicklow and Shankill, Co. Dun Laoighaire-Rathdown/ Co. Dublin).

Ashbourne Giants and Mariners Baseball were still locked together in first place on 6-1 records by the August Bank Holiday Weekend after victories over the Spartans (twice for the Mariners and once for Ashbourne) and the Hurricanes (once for Ashbourne). Dublin Spartans got their first victory of the season with an 11-1 win in Corkagh Park versus eternal rivals Dublin City Hurricanes, leaving both teams on one win apiece.

By the beginning of September the A League was complete and Ashbourne Giants took the A League Pennant thanks to a 3-2 decision on Tiebreaker Rule 2 – Head to Head. Both the Giants and rivals Mariners Baseball had finished 10-5 at the top of the Standings with Dublin City Hurricanes putting together a late run to finish in third on 6-9, defeating both Ashbourne Giants and Mariners Baseball twice. Dublin Spartans made a late run of their own, winning against Ashbourne and their firece rivals Hurricanes, but it was the Hurricanes who made the third playoff spot.

HOME VENUES

TeamHome Field
Ashbourne GiantsInternational Baseball Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Dublin City HurricanesFields of Dreams, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 / Co. South Dublin
Dublin SpartansFields of Dreams, Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 / Co. South Dublin
Mariners BaseballShanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown / Co. Dublin.
[References: 2]

ABOUT BASEBALL IRELAND A LEAGUE 2021 SEASON

The 2021 Baseball Ireland A League season shall be the 15th of the A League since it spilt into two Leagues (A and B) in 2007, and the 24th in total since the Irish Baseball League was founded in 1997 (there were earlier attempts at starting an Irish Baseball League from the 1960s onwards – see the International Baseball page on Eirball for more details as well as Josh Chetwynd’s book “Baseball in Europe”. The same four teams as in 2020 shall be playing a 15 game schedule each (each team playing the other 5 times), with the top 3 making the playoffs.

REFERENCES / FURTHER READING

IMAGES

[1] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

WEBSITES

[2] Baseball Ireland (2020) A League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/157853/  [Accessed 24 July 2021][Last Accessed 5 September 2021]

Logo References

[3] Dublin City Hurricanes (2018) Ashbourne-Giants-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.11 (1) [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublinhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ashbourne-Giants-WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-25-at-15.10.11.jpeg [Accessed 20 July 2021]

[4] Dublin City Hurricanes Facebook Page (2018) Dublin City Hurricanes Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/10933776_804798689591934_8248138920111264355_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=fa032b0e9afd140ec2e5ffa4f8ae3c0b&oe=5C54C203 [Accessed 6 October 2018]

[5] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2018) Dublin Spartans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/12472700_1694851807430395_1309963740216936694_n.png?_nc_cat=110&oh=7c98365b37e8084eb781a5c420a31619&oe=5C517A8C [Accessed 6 October 2018]

[6] Mariners Baseball (2021) Profile Picture, April 7 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.152658488121688/3793642710689896/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Adrian Kelly, Tom Kelley, Dr. Jose A. Santos, Rav Mphande, Jason Wiebe and Sean Mitchell (Baseball Ireland, Dublin City Hurricanes, Comets Baseball, Ashbourne Giants, Ashbourne Titans).

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 August 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Camanachd Association Shinty Mowi Senior League C 2021

Camanachd Associatio Logo
Camanachd Association Logo [References: 1]

Table

Camanachd Association Shinty Mowi Senior League C 2021

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1200417017W2
2210414410W2
32004725W2
42204910-1L2
5020016-5L2
60300127-26L3

Results

Note: For match reports, including scorers please click on any one of the matches in the Results list to view more detailed information.

Camanachd Association Shinty Mowi Senior League C 2021

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
0 - 4

Oban Celtic vs Kyles Athletic

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
2 - 1

Inveraray vs Oban Celtic

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
1 - 6

Aberdour vs Inveraray

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
13 - 0

Oban Camanachd vs Aberdour

(Week 2)
3 - 2

Kyles Athletic vs Glasgow Mid Argyll

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
0 - 4

Inveraray vs Oban Camanachd

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
0 - 8

Aberdour vs Glasgow Mid Argyll

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
1 - 4

Inveraray vs Glasgow Mid Argyll

Season Report

Oban Camanachd jumped out to a big start with two huge wins over Aberdour (13-0) and Inveraray (4-0) as they set about winning the Regional Senior Top Division) title. Aberdour have found life at the top level tough with a 1-6 loss to Inveraray and an 0-8 reverse to Glasgow Mid Argyll. Kyles Athletic kept pace with Oban Camanachd with a 4-0 victory versus Oban Celtic followed by a 3-2 triumph against Glasgow Mid Argyll. League action returned after COVID cancellations and Cup matches on 31 July with Glasgow Mid Argyll scoring two goals either side of Inveraray’s sole successful attempt, winning 4-1 to join Inveraray, Oban Cmanachd and Kyles Athletic on 4 Points

ABOUT CAMANACHD ASSOCIATION SHINTY SENIOR LEAGUE C 2021

After a years break due to concerns around the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the Shinty Leagues are back in Scotland with the Premiership and National League condensed into three senior leagues of 6 teams each playing a 10 game schedule (double round-robin – home and away). There is no difference in playing level between the Senior A, Senior B and Senior C Leagues. The Senior C League for 2021 includes Premiership runners-up four years running from 2015 to 2018 Kyles Athletic .

ABOUT SHINTY

Shinty is Gaelic Scotland’s traditional version of Hurling. It is one of the forgotten Gaelic, Celtic or Atlantic Games like Basque Pelota and Welsh Baseball, played mostly in Gaelic parts of Scotland like the Highlands and Islands.

The game is very similar to Hurling, with a curved stick used to hit a ball through a goal, except there is no point-over-the-bar and less play in the air. The game is 12-a-side as opposed to Hurling’s 15-a-side. It is also known as Camanachd in Scottish Gaelic.

REFERENCES

LOGOS

[1] Camanachd Association (2017) Camanachd Association Logo [Internet] https://www.shinty.com/uploads/news-images/_w800fit/camanach-logo-wide.jpg [Accessed 9 March 2018]

[2] Shinty.com (2017) Shinty.com Logo [Internet] http://www.shinty.com/images/logo.gif [Accessed 20 March 2017]

WEBSITES

[3] Shinty.com (2021) News: 2021 Fixtures announced [Internet] Available from: https://www.shinty.com/camanachd/news/2021-fixtures-announced [accessed 1 June 2021]

Logo References

[4] Shinty.com (2019) Aberdour-1 [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Aberdour-1.jpg  [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[5] Shinty.com (2019) Glasgow-Mid-Argyll-1-300×280 [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Glasgow-Mid-Argyll-1-300×280.jpg [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[6] Shinty.com (2021) Kyles-Athletic-1-285×300 [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kyles-Athletic-1-285×300.jpg [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[7] Shinty.com (2019) Inveraray-1 [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Inveraray-1.jpg [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[8] Shinty.com (2019) Oban-Camanachd-1 [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Oban-Camanachd-1.jpg [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[9] Shinty.com (2019) Oban-Celtic-1 [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Oban-Celtic-1.jpg [Accessed 21 July 2021]

Matches References

[10] Shinty.com (2019) Aberdour [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/team/aberdour/  [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[11] Shinty.com (2019) Glasgow Mid Argyll[Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/team/glasgow-mid-argyll/ [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[12] Shinty.com (2021) Kyles Athletic [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/team/kyles-athletic/  [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[13] Shinty.com (2019) Inveraray [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/team/inveraray/ [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[14] Shinty.com (2019) Oban Camanachd [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/team/oban-camanachd/ [Accessed 21 July 2021]

[15] Shinty.com (2019) Oban Celtic [Internet] Available from: https://matches.shinty.com/team/oban-celtic/ [Accessed 21 July 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Emerson Callender

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 August 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2020

Comune di Firenze Logo
Comune di Firenze Logo [Reference: 1]

Fixtures

Report

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic the 1st and 2nd Semi-Finals (Verdi San Giovanni v Azzurri Santa Croce and Rossi Santa Maria Novella v Bianchi Santo Spirito) were both cancelled.

About Calcio Storico Fiorentino

Calcio Storico Fiorentino is a Renaissance Football game first played in Florence (Fiorentina), Tuscany in the 1400s by workers on breaks from work in the city. It was the first organised football in the world, rather than the Medieval mob football which preceeded it and where there were no rules or restrictions on numbers playing. It could be seen as part of the wider Renaissance whereby Tuscany’s ancient pre-Roman, pre-Catholic past was brought back. It is 27-a-side and played on sand in the Piazza di Santa Croce

[References: [4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020] and [5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

*The Tuscan language (Etruscan) is one which predates the Latin arrival in the Italian peninsula, and even though the letters and sounds are known there is no knowledge of the word meanings as no document translating Etruscan to Latin or Greek has ever been found. It does, however, sound similar to Basque, and therefore could be incuded in the Celtic sports section as part of the “Atlantic” or “Black Atlantic” family along with the Celtic languages, Basque and Berber (Tamashek) – half the words in the Gaelic language are of an Indo-European origin (Greek, Latin, Germanic, Slavic etc)and half of a North African Afro-Asiatic origin (Berber, Tuareg, Maltese, Hebrew, Arab etc).

[References: see Encyclopedia Brittanica sections on Indo-European, Celtic, and Afro-Asiatic languages: Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica ]

REFERENCES

IMAGES

[1] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) logo-tamburino-firenze [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/logo-tamburino-firenze.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]

References

[2] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Wayback Machine (2020) Sorteggio 1a e 2a Semifinale [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20201031214703/http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=node/404 [Accessed 20 July 2021]

[3] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Wayback Machine (2020) Torneo di San Giovanni: il vero vincitore è il personale impegnato nell’emergenza coronavirus [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20201031220903/http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=node/406 [Accessed 20 July 2021]

[4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Francesco.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 July 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Badminton Ireland Men’s Singles Rankings End of Season 23 June 2021

Badminton Ireland Logo [References: 1]

Rankings

Badminton Ireland Men's Rankings 19 July 2021

Report

Heading into the Tokyo Olympics, Ireland’s Men’s Singles representative, Nhat Nguyen, topped the End-Of-Season Badmintion Ireland Men’s Singles Rankings on 23 June 2021. The Badminton Ireland Academy Player scored 16160 Points and was well ahead of Second Ranked Jonathan Dolan of Sligo City Badminton Club on 5100, with Adam McAllister (BI Academy), David Walsh (Ballina) and Mark Brady (KADCA)

IMAGE REFERENCE

[1] Twimg (2017) Badminton Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/713368919436828672/79RXVwkb.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2017]

References

[2] Badminton Ireland (2017) Badminton Ireland Ranking 23/06/2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.badmintonireland.com/ranking/ranking.aspx?rid=120 [Accessed 19 July 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Paul Hui, David Raitt & Sean Fagan.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 July 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Craigavon Cowboys Irish American Football Team Box-Scores and Roster 1986

Craigavon Cowboys Logo [References: 1][Readjusted]

Craigavon Cowboys Season Report 1986

The Craigavon Cowboys played their first ever fully kitted game with pads and helmets in Shane Park, Lurgan, on May 19 1986 in the first ever fully kitted games in Northern Ireland between two Irish teams. Craigavon Cowboys lost that match 0-46 in what was an inauspicious start for a season that ended in triumph.

Another defeat in the American Independence Day Summer Bowl Festival in Dublin on August 6 followed, where they lost to Dublin Celts in the Semi-Finals of a four team Tournament played with a rolling clock and 20 minute quarters.

They again lost heavily to Belfast Blitzers in the Final Week on September 1, 0-40 but on September 27 they defeated Coleraine Chieftains 33-0 which enabled them to advance to the Shamrock Bowl, which was arranged after the season had ended. There they won 6-2 versus the Dublin Celts with a Touchdown by Nigel Trimble with only four minutes remaining, having gone 2-0 down in the first half having conceded a safety.

The Cowboys thus went down in history as the first winners of the Shamrock Bowl, Ireland’s Super Bowl. The turnaround was largely attributed to Chuck Ebron, a new Coach brought in from USA for the second half of the season.

Note: For the Standings and Roster (as is currently known by Eirball) for the 1986 season please see below the Results Section.

Craigavon cowboys IAFL Season Results 1986

Note: Please Click on the relevant matches to be brought to a page detailing the Scores, scorers, and players lists as well as a Match Reports.

Craigavon Cowboys IAFL Preseason Results 1986

Craigavon Cowboys IAFL Festival Results 1986

Match Day Summer Bowl Semi-Finals
(Summer Bowl Semi-Finals)
11:00 am

Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys

Note: Non-Regular season 4th of July American Independence Day Tournament

Craigavon Cowboys IAFL Regular Season Results 1986

Craigavon Cowboys IAFL Playoffs 1986

Match Day Shamrock Bowl I
(Shamrock Bowl I)
2 - 6

Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys

Standings 1986

Irish American Football League Regular Season 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
14001.0001192693W4
21100.5003340-7W1
30100.0002024-4L1
40200.000033-33L2
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Northern Ireland American Football Association 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.00095689W3
21100.5003340-7W1
30200.000033-33L2
4Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: The NIAFA was a League on Paper only that included only Regular Season Matches played by Northern Ireland teams amongst themselves – no extra matches were played. It is like a “Northern Conference” Table.

Irish American Football League - All Games Standings 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
17200.77817972107W3
23300.500684424L2
32300.4003988-49W2
40300.000033-33L3
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: No Official Standings were kept for all games played over the course of the 7 different competitions or stages of the 1986 IAFA season, this is a Composite Table calculated automatically by Eirball.

Roster 1986

Craigavon Cowboys Roster 1986

#PlayerTeamPositionTDFGSafetyPAT2XP
John MulallyCraigavon CowboysWide receiver10000
Stanley KingsmillCraigavon CowboysRunning back30000
John MullalyCraigavon CowboysWide receiver00000
Nigel TrimbleCraigavon CowboysRunning back20000
Geoff DonaghyCraigavon CowboysQuarterback00000

Home Ground: Shane Park, Lurgan (also Goodyear, Craigavon)

Logo References

[1] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]

REFERENCES

[1] Miriam Lord (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7

[2] BritballNow (2017) British and Irish sides Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[3] James Mulcahy (1986) “Savage Celts” Irish Independent. Thursday, March 27, 1986. pg. 9.

[4] BritballNow (2017) Newcastle Senators [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/NEWCASTLESENATORS.htm [Internet] [Accessed 25 June 2021]

[5] Irish American Football League (2002) Other Events [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/otherevents02.htm [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[6] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. Pg. 18.

Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

[7] Anon. (1986) “American Football comes to Dublin” Irish Press. Wednesday, November 12, 1986. Pg. 11. [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[8] Anon. (1986) “Today’s sport” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 22 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[9] Anon. (1986) “Marlboro on the march” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 17 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[10] Sean Moloney (1986) “Shamrocks from USA are playing to win” Evening Herald. Saturday, November 29, 1986. pg. 6.

WEBSITES

[11] Britball Now (2016) History of the Game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 02 October 2016]

[12] Britball Now (2008) UK Clubs Against Foreign Opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2008]

[13] Semi-Pro Football (2017) Eastern Football League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/eastfl.htm [Accessed 16 November 2017]

SOURCES

[14] Kevin Sharkey (2020) “The Dublin Celts” Word Document shared by John Gunning on Facebook Messenger with permission.

REFERENCES

[1] Anon (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7

Past copies of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

REFERENCES

WEBSITES

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[4] Britballnow.co.uk (2019) 1986 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 August 2019]

INTERNET ARCHIVES

[5] Craigavon Cowboys | Wayback Machine (2017) Charles ‘Chuck’ Ebron Interview [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170514064407/http://www,craigavoncowboys.co.uk:80/news [Accessed 10 October 2018]

SOCIAL MEDIA

[6] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, August 12-17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[7] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, September 72019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2286790341432108?comment_id=2287705898007219&reply_comment_id=2292185984225877&notif_id=1568031304420635&notif_t=feed_comment [Accessed 9 September 2019]

NEWSPAPERS

[8] Anon. (1986) “A cracking good show for grid-iron fans” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, September 23, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[9] Anon. (1986) “American flavour” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 8, 1986. pg. 26 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[10] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into ‘Shamrock Bowl’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[11] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys triumph’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, October 6, 1986. pg. 19 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[12] Anon. (1986) “Picture caption’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

IMAGES

[13] Anon. (1986) “Picture by Rick Hewitt’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[14] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys to meet Celts’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 27, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[15] Anon. (1986) “Blitzers turn the tables”Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday June 24, 1986. pg. 28 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[16] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[17] Anon. (1986) “Sport in Brief: American Football” Sunday Press.August 17th, 1986. pg. 25.

[18] Anon. (1986) “Dublin Celts are Blitzed” Sunday Press.August 17th, 1986. pg. 25.

MEDIA

[19] BBC Sport NI Facebook (2020) Video, May 20, 2020 [Comment by player at 1:00-1:10] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BBCSPORTNI/videos/693338128160962 [Accessed 30 August 2020]

SOCIAL MEDIA

[1] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2019) Post, August 12, 2019 at 1:31 PM [Internet] Available from:  https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940?notif_id=1565921781157641&notif_t=comment_mention [Accessed 17 August 2019]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 July 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020-2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Carrickfergus Cougars Irish American Football Team Box-Scores and Roster 1986

Season Report 1986

Carrickfergus Cougars went fully kitted in 1986, playing at least two matches after joining the season late – one a 6-55 loss to Belfast Blitzers at home as part of the Carrickfergus Festival on 9th August 1986.

Another match, after the season had ended, was a 8-28 loss to Ayr Burners of Scotland in the first International match played by a team from the NIAFA (Northern Ireland American Football Association – a Regional Development Body within the IAFA – Irish American Football Association).

Carrickfergus Cougars points were scored in the Ayr game by Mervyn Robinson who scored a Touchdown, which was converted for two points by D. Moran.

Carrickfergus Cougars International Friendly 1986

Note: Please Click on the relevant matches to be brought to a page detailing the Scores, scorers, and players lists as well as a Match Report.

Carrickfergus Cougars International Friendly 1986

Match Day International Friendly
(International Friendly)
8 - 28

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Ayr Burners (Sco)

Carrickferggus Cougars IAFL Results 1986

Note: Please Click on the relevant matches to be brought to a page detailing the Scores, scorers, and players lists as well as a Match Report.

Carrickfergus Cougars IAFL Regular Season Results 1986

(Penultimate week Carrickfergus Festival)
6 - 55

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Belfast Blitzers

Irish American Football League Standings 1986

Irish American Football League Regular Season 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
14001.0001192693W4
21100.5003340-7W1
30100.0002024-4L1
40200.000033-33L2
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Northern Ireland American Football Association Conference Standings 1986

Northern Ireland American Football Association 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.00095689W3
21100.5003340-7W1
30200.000033-33L2
4Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: The NIAFA was a League on Paper only that included only Regular Season Matches played by Northern Ireland teams amongst themselves – no extra matches were played. It is like a “Northern Conference” Table.

Irish American Football League Overall Standings (All Competitions) 1986

Irish American Football League - All Games Standings 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
17200.77817972107W3
23300.500684424L2
32300.4003988-49W2
40300.000033-33L3
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: No Official Standings were kept for all games played over the course of the 7 different competitions or stages of the 1986 IAFA season, this is a Composite Table calculated automatically by Eirball.

Players List

Carrickfergus Cougars Players List 1986

#PlayerTeamPositionTDFGSafetyPAT2XP
Mervyn RobinsonCarrickfergus Cougars00000
D. MoranCarrickfergus CougarsRunning back00000
Gary AllenCarrickfergus Cougars10000

References

[1] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. Pg. 18.

[2] Anon. (1986) “Picture caption’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet]

Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

WEBSITES

[6]Britball Now (2016) Carrickfergus Cougars [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 July 2018]

SOURCES

[7] Anon. (1988) “Scoreboard: IAFL” American Football News July 28, 1988. Pg.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 July 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020-2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

Coleraine Chieftains Irish American Football Team Box-Scores and Rosters 1986

Coleraine Chieftains Logo [2002][Readjusted][References: 1]

Coleraine Chieftains Origins

Coleraine Chieftains were the second team ever founded in Ireland, in 1985, after the Dublin Celts. They were initially founded as a Flag Football team, playing in the very first match between two Irish teams – versus Tyrone Tornadoes in Omagh in 1985.

Coleraine Chieftains Season Report 1986

Coleraine Chieftains went fully kitted in 1986, playing at least three matches – a loss to Belfast Blitzers in a match at Portrush in aid of Charities; a loss to Dublin Celts in the Jack Daniels Summer Bowl in Dublin held in celebration of American Independence Day and a 0-33 defeat to Craigavon Cowboys on September 27 1986, the week before the first Shamrock Bowl which qualified the Cowboys for the Bowl (Craigavon went on to win SB I).

Note: For the Standings (as is currently known by Eirball) for the 1986 season please see below the Results Section.

References: See Below the Results and Standings sections for the list of References for the 1986 season.

Coleraine Chieftains Irish American Football League Results 1986

Note: Please Click on the relevant matches to be brought to a page detailing the Scores, scorers, and players lists as well as a Match Report.

Coleraine Chieftains Jack Daniels Summer Bowl 1986

Match Day Summer Bowl Semi-Finals
(Summer Bowl Semi-Finals)
1:30 pm

Belfast Blitzers vs Coleraine Chieftains

Note: Non-Regular season 4th of July American Independence Day Tournament

Coleraine Chieftains IAFL Regular Season 1986

Irish American Football League Standings 1986

Irish American Football League Regular Season 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
14001.0001192693W4
21100.5003340-7W1
30100.0002024-4L1
40200.000033-33L2
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Northern Ireland American Football Association Conference Standings 1986

Northern Ireland American Football Association 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.00095689W3
21100.5003340-7W1
30200.000033-33L2
4Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: The NIAFA was a League on Paper only that included only Regular Season Matches played by Northern Ireland teams amongst themselves – no extra matches were played. It is like a “Northern Conference” Table.

Irish American Football Association Overall Standings (All Competitions) 1986

Irish American Football League - All Games Standings 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
17200.77817972107W3
23300.500684424L2
32300.4003988-49W2
40300.000033-33L3
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: No Official Standings were kept for all games played over the course of the 7 different competitions or stages of the 1986 IAFA season, this is a Composite Table calculated automatically by Eirball.

Home Grounds: Both Portrush and Londonderry YMCA, Drumahoe were home in 1986

Logo references

[1] Coleraine Chieftans (2002) Coleraine Chieftans: Chief Image [Internet] Available from: http://www.thecolerainechieftans.freeservers.com/images/chief.gif [Accessed 18 July 2018]

REFERENCES

[1] Miriam Lord (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7

[2] BritballNow (2017) British and Irish sides Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[3] James Mulcahy (1986) “Savage Celts” Irish Independent. Thursday, March 27, 1986. pg. 9.

[4] BritballNow (2017) Newcastle Senators [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/NEWCASTLESENATORS.htm [Internet] [Accessed 25 June 2021]

[5] Irish American Football League (2002) Other Events [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/otherevents02.htm [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[6] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. Pg. 18.

Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

[7] Anon. (1986) “American Football comes to Dublin” Irish Press. Wednesday, November 12, 1986. Pg. 11. [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[8] Anon. (1986) “Today’s sport” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 22 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[9] Anon. (1986) “Marlboro on the march” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 17 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[10] Sean Moloney (1986) “Shamrocks from USA are playing to win” Evening Herald. Saturday, November 29, 1986. pg. 6.

WEBSITES

[11] Britball Now (2016) History of the Game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 02 October 2016]

[12] Britball Now (2008) UK Clubs Against Foreign Opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2008]

[13] Semi-Pro Football (2017) Eastern Football League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/eastfl.htm [Accessed 16 November 2017]

SOURCES

[14] Kevin Sharkey (2020) “The Dublin Celts” Word Document shared by John Gunning on Facebook Messenger with permission.

REFERENCES

[1] Anon (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7

Past copies of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

REFERENCES

WEBSITES

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[4] Britballnow.co.uk (2019) 1986 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 August 2019]

INTERNET ARCHIVES

[5] Craigavon Cowboys | Wayback Machine (2017) Charles ‘Chuck’ Ebron Interview [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170514064407/http://www,craigavoncowboys.co.uk:80/news [Accessed 10 October 2018]

SOCIAL MEDIA

[6] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, August 12-17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[7] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, September 72019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2286790341432108?comment_id=2287705898007219&reply_comment_id=2292185984225877&notif_id=1568031304420635&notif_t=feed_comment [Accessed 9 September 2019]

NEWSPAPERS

[8] Anon. (1986) “A cracking good show for grid-iron fans” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, September 23, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[9] Anon. (1986) “American flavour” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 8, 1986. pg. 26 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[10] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into ‘Shamrock Bowl’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[11] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys triumph’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, October 6, 1986. pg. 19 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[12] Anon. (1986) “Picture caption’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

IMAGES

[13] Anon. (1986) “Picture by Rick Hewitt’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[14] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys to meet Celts’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 27, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[15] Anon. (1986) “Blitzers turn the tables”Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday June 24, 1986. pg. 28 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[16] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[17] Anon. (1986) “Sport in Brief: American Football” Sunday Press.August 17th, 1986. pg. 25.

[18] Anon. (1986) “Dublin Celts are Blitzed” Sunday Press.August 17th, 1986. pg. 25.

MEDIA

[19] BBC Sport NI Facebook (2020) Video, May 20, 2020 [Comment by player at 1:00-1:10] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BBCSPORTNI/videos/693338128160962 [Accessed 30 August 2020]

SOCIAL MEDIA

[1] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2019) Post, August 12, 2019 at 1:31 PM [Internet] Available from:  https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940?notif_id=1565921781157641&notif_t=comment_mention [Accessed 17 August 2019]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 July 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020-2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.