Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ballymena Wolfhounds
Coleraine

Report

The Northern Ireland Junior American League, a Junior Kitted American Football League looked like it was to be played between two sides, Ballymena Wolfhounds and Coleraine in 1994.

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1994) “Gridiron” Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, April 27, 1994. pg. 28-29 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Turner & Billy Graham (Belfast Blitzers).

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Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Prospect Pumas	1	1	0	0	8	6	1.000
Brownlow Bandits	1	0	1	0	6	8	.000
Belfast Junior Spartans	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ballymena Wolfhounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Report

Prospect Pumas beat Brownlow Bandits 8-6 in a preseason match in NIJAL in February 1991.

About

The Northern Ireland Junior American League was a Junior American Football League that played in Northern Ireland from 1988 to 1992, the last two years as a fully-kitted league, and from 1988 to 1990 as a Two-Touch League, with limited contact and where the ball-carrier is tackled by placing two hands on him or her. It was coed (mixed), i.e. for both boys and girls. [Ref: 2]

Preseason Results

 

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	PS Week
02.02.1991	Prospect Pumas	8	Ballymena Wolfhounds	6
	PS Week
09.03.1991	Belfast Junior Spartans		Prospect Pumas

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1991) “American Football” Sunday Life. Febrauary 3, 1991. Pg. 49. [Available Online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

[2] Anon. (1991) “American Football” Sunday Life. March 10, 1991. Pg. . [Available Online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

Social Media

[2] Causeway Giants American Football Club | Facebook Page (2019) Replies to post to page, April 25, 2019:”Girls are welcome to play too! (Senior team kitted American football age restrictions 18+ for all)” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CausewayGiants/posts/429867461119561 [Accessed 27 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy & Dervla Mulcahy

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NIJAL 1991

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final		Musgrave Park, Belfast
91	Belfast Spartans	33	Ballymena Wofhounds	26

NIJAL 1992

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Prospect Pumas	2	1	1	0	22	34	.500
*Ballymena Wolfhounds	2	1	1	0	31	48	.500
Belfast Spartans	2	1	1	0	37	8	.500

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
23.08.92	Prospect Pumas	21	Ballymena Wolfhounds	0

Report

Belfast Junior Spartans won the 1991 NIJAL Final, beating the Ballymena Wolfhounds 33-26. the Wolfhounds lost the 1992 Final as well, 21-0 to the Prospect Pumas from Carrickfergus.

About

The Northern Ireland Junior American League was a Junior American Football League that ran from 1988 to 1992, originally as a Two-Touch League (Unkitted, limited contact, ball carrier is tackled by being touched twice), before becoming fully kitted from 1991 to 1992. Reduced numbers format was used.

References

Social Media

[1] Ballymena Wolfhounds Facebook Page (2011) Video: [Finals Score BW 26 SP 33 @ -0:05 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 13 November 2018]

Sources

[2] Anon. (1992) “Dublin Celts still winless” First Down. July 25, 1992. pg. 19

[3] Anon. (1992) “In an Irish Junior game, Belfast Spartans…” First Down. August 15, 1992. pg. 17

[4] Anon. (1992) “At last! It’s the Dub-win Celts! * A replay of last year’s junior final…” First Down. August 15, 1992. pg. 17

[5] Anon. (1992) “Irish Results” First Down. August 29, 1992. pg. 17

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gareth Quigley & Paul O’Reilly.

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League Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Prospect Pumas	2	1	1	0	22	34	.500
*Ballymena Wolfhounds	2	1	1	0	31	48	.500
Belfast Spartans	2	1	1	0	37	8	.500

Compiled from: [1][2][3]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
23.08.92	Prospect Pumas	21	Ballymena Wolfhounds	0

[4]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
19.07.92	Ballymena Wolfhounds	31	Prospect Pumas	14
	Week 2
02.08.92	Prospect Pumas	8	Belfast Spartans	3
	Week 3
09.08.92	Belfast Spartans	34	Ballymena Wolfhounds	0

References

____________________________________________________________

Sources

[1] Anon. (1992) “Dublin Celts still winless” First Down. July 25, 1992. pg. 19

[2] Anon. (1992) “In an Irish Junior game, Belfast Spartans…” First Down. August 15, 1992. pg. 17

[3] Anon. (1992) “At last! It’s the Dub-win Celts! * A replay of last year’s junior final…” First Down. August 15, 1992. pg. 17

[4] Anon. (1992) “IRish Results” First Down. August 29, 1992. pg. 17

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association, and Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Belfast Junior Spartans	1	1	0	0	27	0	1.000
Brownlow Bandits	1	0	1	0	0	27	.000
Prospect Pumas	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ballymena Wolfhounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Maiden City Maulers	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lisburn Groundhogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Allen Park, Antrim
21.05.1990	Brownlow Bandits	0	Belfast Junior Spartans	27
	Week 4
08.06.1990	Lisburn Groundhogs		Brownlow Bandits
10.06.1990	Belfast Junior Spartans		Maiden City Maulers

Report

The Northern Ireland Junior American League was a Coed (Mixed) Two-Touch American Football League for 14-18 year olds in Northern Ireland that was formed in 1988, and became a Junior Kitted League in 1991. Two-Touch is a version of Flag Football that was popular among Junior sides in Ireland and Britain in the late 1980s before Flags were brought in from America. The ball carrier is tackled by placing two hands on him or her.

In the only known result from 1990, Belfast Junior Spartans beat Brownlow Bandits (the Craigavon Cowboys Junior side) 27-0. Other teams in 1990 were Maiden City Maulers (Derry), Lisburn Groundhogs, Prospect Pumas (Carrickfergus), and Ballymena Wolfhounds.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1990) “American Football: Junior game is on the up!” Sunday Life May 27, 1990. pg. 58

[2] Anon. (1990) “American Football: off form Bulldogs lack any real bite” Sunday Life June 3, 1990. pg. 46

[3] Traynor, Jonathan (1990) “Local League action hots up” Sunday Life June 10, 1990. pg. 42

[4] Anon. (1986) “Celts side stampede Cowboys” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 21, 1990. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

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

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