Standings
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| NORTHERN CONFERENCE | |||||||
| North West Division | |||||||
| *Glasgow Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Blackpool Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Chester Romans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Pennine Division | |||||||
| *Steel City Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Nottingham | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Lincoln Siants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| North East Division | |||||||
| *Leeds Cougars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| *Gateshead Senators | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Lincoln Saints ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Midlands | |||||||
| *Northants Storm | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Birmingham Bulls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Burton Braves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Leicester Panthers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | |||||||
| East Anglia Division | |||||||
| *Ipswich Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Colchester Gladiators | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Norwich Demons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| Chelmsford Braves | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| South East Division | |||||||
| *London Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Folkestone Vikings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Luton Area Huskers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
| South Coast Division | |||||||
| *Farnham Knights | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Kent Pumas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .833 | ||
| Brighton B-52s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | ||
| Basingstoke | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| South West Division | |||||||
| *Bristol Aztecs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| *Bournemouth Renegades | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Cardiff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Solent Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Playoffs
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| CONFERENCE QUARTER-FINALS | ||||
| South Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 26.10.1991 | London Capitals | 23 | Ipswich Cardinals | 0 |
| 26.10.1991 | Bristol Aztecs | 26 | Kent Pumas | 30 |
| 26.10.1991 | Colchester Gladiators | 46 | Folkestone Vikings | 16 |
| 26.10.1991 | Farnham Knights | 25 | Bournemouth Renegades | 24 |
| North Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 26.10.1991 | Northants Storm | 70 | Gateshead Senators | 6 |
| 26.10.1991 | Blackpool Falcons | 50 | Nottingham | 20 |
| 26.10.1991 | Leeds Cougars | 26 | Glasgow Lions | 12 |
| 26.10.1991 | Steel City Giants | 34 | Birmingham Bulls | 20 |
| CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS | ||||
| South Semi-Finals | ||||
| 02.11.1991 | London Capitals | 22 | Kent Pumas | 0 |
| 02.11.1991 | Colchester Gladiators | 22 | Farnham Knights | 39 |
| North Semi-Finals | ||||
| 02.11.1991 | Blackpool Falcons | 8 | Steel City Giants | 28 |
| 02.11.1991 | Northants Storm | 64 | Leeds Cougars | 0 |
| CONFERENCE FINALS | ||||
| Southern Final | ||||
| 09.11.1991 | London Capitals | 18 | Farnham Knights | 14 |
| Northern Final | ||||
| 17.11.1991 | Northants Storm | 30 | Steel City Giants | 12 |
| BYAFA YOUTH KITTED FINAL | ||||
| 30.11.1991 | Northants Storm | 58 | London Capitals | 6 |
Regualar Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 3 | ||||
| 24.08.1991 | Monarchs | L | Brighton B-52s | W |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 31.08.1991 | Brighton B-52s | 6 | Monarchs | 14 |
| Week 1 | ||||
| 10.08.1991 | Ipswich Cardinals | 26 | Chelmsford Braves | 33 |
| 10.08.1991 | Colchester Gladiators | 56 | Norwich Demons | 6 |
| 10.08.1991 | Franham Knights | 30 | Brighton B-52s | 0 |
| 10.08.1991 | Monarchs | 14 | Kent Pumas | 14 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 21.09.1991 | Norwich Demons | 22 | Chelmsford Braves | 18 |
| 21.09.1991 | Northants Storm | 58 | Leicester Panthers | 0 |
| 21.09.1991 | Bournemouth Renegades | 66 | Solent Warriors | 6 |
| 21.09.1991 | London Capitals | 47 | Folkestone Vikings | 2 |
| 21.09.1991 | Gateshead Senators | 39 | Lincoln Saints | 12 |
| 21.09.1991 | Nottingham | 8 | Steel City Giants | 42 |
| 21.09.1991 | Kent Pumas | 13 | Monarchs | 0 |
| 21.09.1991 | Basingstoke | 12 | Brighton B-52s | 20 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 28.09.1991 | Nottingham | 6 | Gateshead Senators | 0 |
| 28.09.1991 | Bournemouth Renegades | 33 | Cardiff | 2 |
| 28.09.1991 | Solent Warriors | 6 | Bristol Aztecs | 96 |
| 28.09.1991 | Folkestone Vikings | 56 | Luton Area Huskers | 20 |
| 28.09.1991 | Gateshead Senators | 0 | Nottingham | 6 |
| 28.09.1991 | Burton Braves | 12 | Birmingham Bulls | 36 |
| 28.09.1991 | Brighton B-52s | 16 | Basingstoke | 6 |
| 28.09.1991 | Monarchs | 0 | Farnham Knights | 13 |
| 28.09.1991 | Ipswich Cardinals | 44 | Tiptree Titans | 0 |
| 28.09.1991 | Chester Romans | 8 | Glasgow Lions | 28 |
| 28.09.1991 | Leicester Panthers | 6 | Northants Storm | 40 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 05.10.1991 | Northants Storm | 38 | Birmingham Bulls | 20 |
| 05.10.1991 | Chelmsford Braves | 22 | Ipswich Cardinals | 26 |
| 05.10.1991 | Leeds Cougars | 0 | Nottingham | 8 |
| 05.10.1991 | Bristol Aztecs | 18 | Bournemouth Renegades | 6 |
| 05.10.1991 | Kent Pumas | 28 | Basingstoke | 0 |
| 05.10.1991 | Luton Area Huskers | 6 | Folkestone Vikings | 32 |
| 05.10.1991 | Leicester Panthers | 6 | Colchester Gladiators | 16 |
| Week 10 | ||||
| Week 11 | ||||
| 19.10.1991 | Leeds Cougars | 22 | Gateshead Senators | 0 |
| 19.10.1991 | Kent Pumas | 25 | Brighton B-52s | 0 |
| 19.10.1991 | Steel City Giants | 58 | Nottingham | 12 |
| 19.10.1991 | Monarchs | 0 | Basingstoke | 13 |
Report
Northants Storm lived up to their name, storming to the British Youth American Football Association Kitted Final, triumphing by a large margin in the Final, 58-6, over London Capitals. They had earlier defeated Steel City Giants, from Sheffield in Yorkshire, 30-12, in the Northern Conference Final, while London Capitals had squeezed by Farnham Knights, from Hampshire, 18-14 in the Southern Conference Semi-Final.
In total 30 teams entered the BYAFA Kitted League in 1991, and were divided into eight divisions in two conferences, north and south. London Capitals, Bristol Aztecs, Farnham Knights and Colchester Gladiators were the four division winners in the Souther Conference, while Northants Storm, Blackpool Falcons, Steel City Giants and Leeds Cougars were the Northern Conference Division winners.
Quarterback Pete Underwood linked up with Wide Receiver Steve Booth for two Touchdowns for Northants in the Final, and the pair devastated the Capitals defense all day.
References
Newspaers
[1] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA Kitted League: Jones massacre” First Down. 10 August 1991. pg. 21
[2] Anon. (1991) “Monarchs bite back” First Down. 31 August 1991. pg. 20
[3] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA Great Scott a real Devil” First Down. 21 September 1991. pg. 23
[4] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: It’s sweet 16 for the Champions” First Down. 28 September 1991. pg. 23
[5] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Early blitz has Bulls in a daze” First Down. 5 October 1991. pg. 23
[6] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Cougars are full of Eastern promise” First Down. 19 October 1991. pg. 23
[7] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Ennis TD blitz puts Cougars into semis” First Down. 26 October 1991. pg. 23
[8] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Brilliant Northants storm into a final berth” First Down. 2 November 1991. pg. 23
[9] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Top Cats deliver a Hazard warning ” First Down. 9 November 1991. pg. 23
[10] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Pete gets Northants set for a final fling” First Down. 23 November 1991. pg. 23
[11] Anon. (1991) “BYAFA: Rampant Northants’ title glory” First Down. 30 November 1991. pg. 23
Images
[12] BYAFA | WAyback Machine (2003) logo_text [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030501082740im_/http://byafa.org/graphics/logo_text.gif [Accessed 15 June 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sean Douglas and Tim Leadingham
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