Ardee Falcons American Football Ireland 8v8 Team Roster and Game Summaries 1993

Enda Mulcahy

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Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	04.07.93	N	Dublin Tornadoes Vets	T	0-0

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Season Report

The Ardee Falcons consisted of about 17-20 players from the Ardee, Co. Louth area, including some who joined from the Drogheda Lightning when they folded earlier in the year, such as Coach Chris Leonard. The highlight of the year was playing in the curtain-raiser to the main All-Ireland American Football League match in Westport, Co. Mayo on American Independence Day 4th July 1993. A crowd of 3,500 to 5,000 spectators watched – a record for an Irish American Football League match.

Week 1 – 4 July 1993 – Ardee Falcons 0 Dublin Tornadoes Vets 0

Ardee Falcons 0 Dublin Tornadoes Vets 0 – A crowd of between 3,500 and 5,000 watched two matches in Westport, Co. Mayo as part of the American Independence Day Celebrations. As a curtain-raiser to the main match between Dublin Tornadoes and Belfast Blitzers, the Ardee Falcons and Dublin Tornadoes Vets battled to a 0-0 tie in an 8v8 Mini-League Match.

At Westport, Co. Mayo	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Ardee Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin Tornadoes Vets	0	0	0	0	0

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Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
	No Score	0-0
	2nd Quarter
	No Score	0-0
	3rd Quarter
	No score	0-0
	4th Quarter
	No Score	0-0

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Ardee Falcons 1993 Roster

Player / Coach	Position
Management
Declan Bellew	Public Relations Officer
Coaches
Chris Leonard	Coach
Players
Rory Higgins
Peter McQuillan
Gerry McEneaney
Seamus McRory

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Home Venue – Monastery National School, Ardee, Co. Louth

References

Websites

[1] Anon. (1993) “Grid iron men in Ardee of all places” Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal Friday, 16 July 1993, pg. 35.

[2] Anon. (1993) “It’s the Ardee Falcons” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, June 19, 1993. pg. 1.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 9 January 2021