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December 11, 2020October 29, 2023

British American Football Association National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 2019

British American Football Association Logo 2019 [Reference: 1]

BAFANL SFC 2

BAFANL SFC 2	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
SFC 2 East
*Essex Spartans	8	8	0	0	191	48	1.000
*Norwich Devils	8	6	1	1	182	96	.833
*Ipswich Cardinals	8	4	2	2	186	147	.750
East Kent Mavericks	8	3	5	0	160	150	.375
East Essex Sabres	8	1	6	1	54	121	.188
Maidstone Pumas	8	0	8	0	51	262	.000
SFC 2 South
*London Blitz B	8	8	0	0	392	59	1.000
*Bournemouth Bobcats	8	6	2	0	286	71	.750
Swindon Storm	8	4	4	0	204	164	.500
Jurassic Coast Raptors	8	2	6	0	104	269	.250
Hastings Conquerors	8	0	8	0	6	429	.000
SFC West
*South Wales Warriors	8	8	0	0	298	54	1.000
*Torbay Trojans	8	6	2	0	219	108	.750
*Bristol Apaches	8	5	3	0	230	108	.625
Somerset Wyverns	8	4	4	0	144	141	.500
Cornish Sharks	8	1	7	0	73	221	.125
Worcestershire Black Knights	8	0	8	0	73	225	.000

British American Football Association National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 2019 [Reference: 12-14]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
11.08.2019	Norwich Devils	6	Bournemouth Bobcats	30
11.08.2019	Essex Spartans	20	Ipswich Cardinals	0
11.08.2019	London Blitz B	34	Torbay Trojans	7
12.08.2019	South Wales Warriors	28	Bristol Apache	3
	Semi-Finals
18.08.2019	South Wales Warriors	16	London Blitz B	6
18.08.2019	Essex Spartans	20	Bournemouth Bobcats	42
	Britbowl 33 Div 2 South Final		London
31.08.2019	South Wales Warriors	13	Bournemouth Bobcats	0

British American Football Association National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 2019 [Reference: 2; 15-20]

Regular Season SFC 2 West

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
28.04.2019	Cornish Sharks	0	South Wales Warriors	33
	Week 2
05.05.2019	Cornish Sharks	18	Torbay Trojans	20
05.05.2019	Somerset Wyverns	14	Bristol Apaches	44
	Week 3
12.05.2019	South Wales Warriors	55	Worscestershire Black Knights	0
	Week 4
19.05.2019	Bristol Apache	21	South Wales Warriors	46
	Week 5
26.05.2019	Cornish Sharks	7	Bristol Apache	23
26.05.2019	Somerset Wyverns	0	Torbay Trojans	12
	Week 6
02.06.2019	Worscestershire Black Knights	6	Cornish Knights	20
02.06.2019	South Wales Warriors	29	Somerset Wyverns	6
	Week 7
09.06.2019	Torbay Trojans	49	Worscestershire Black Knights	0
09.06.2019	Somerset Wyverns	7	South Wales Warriors	26
	Week 8
16.06.2019	Bristol Apache	28	Cornish Sharks	0
	Week 9
23.06.2019	Torbay Trojans	14	South Wales Warriors	48
23.06.2019	Bristol Apache	45	Worscestershire Black Knights	2
	Week 10
30.06.2019	Worscestershire Black Knights	6	Somerset Wyverns	44
	Week 11
07.07.2019	South Wales Warriors	10	Torbay Trojans	6
07.07.2019	Bristol Apache	10	Somerset Wyverns	19
	Week 12
21.07.2019	Worscestershire Black Knights	0	Bristol Apaches	47
21.07.2019	Torbay Trojans	52	Cornish Sharks	20
	Week 13
21.07.2019	South Wales Warriors	51	Cornish Sharks	0

British American Football Association National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 West 2019 [Reference: 14]

Regular Season SFC 2 South

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
14.04.2019	Bournemouth Bobcats	19	Jurassic Coast Raptors	2
	Week 2
28.04.2019	Bournemouth Bobcats	33	London Blitz B	39
	Week 3
12.05.2019	London Blitz B	82	Hastings Conquerors	0
	Week 4
19.05.2019	Swindon Storm	64	Hastings Conquerors	0
19.05.2019	London Blitz B	17	Bournemouth Bobcats	10
	Week 5
26.05.2019	Bournemouth Bobcats	51	Swindon Storm	0
	Week 6
02.06.2019	Swindon Storm	28	Jurassic Coast Raptors	3
	Week 7
08.06.2019	Jurassic Coast Raptors	9	Hastings Conquerors	0
09.06.2019	Swindon Storm	7	Bournemouth Bobcats	17
	Week 8
15.06.2019	Jurassic Coast Raptors	6	Bournemouth Bobcats	44
16.06.2019	Hastings Conquerors	0	London Blitz B	39
	Week 9
23.06.2019	London Blitz B	32	Swindon Storm	0
	Week 10
30.06.2019	London Blitz B	68	Jurassic Coast Raptors	0
30.06.2019	Hastings Conquerors	0	Swindon Storm	69
	Week 11
21.07.2019	Jurassic Coast Raptors	16	London Blitz B	68
21.07.2019	Bournemouth Bobcats	52	Hastings Conquerors	0
	Week 12
28.07.2019	Swindon Storm	0	London Blitz B	47
28.07.2019	Hastings Conquerors	6	Jurassic Coast Raptors	54
	Week 13
04.08.2019	Jurassic Coast Raptors	14	Swindon Storm	36
04.08.2019	Hastings Conquerors	0	Bournemouth Bobcats	60

British American Football Association National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 South 2019 [Reference: 13]

BAFANL SFC 2 East

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
14.04.2019	Maidstone Pumas		Norwich Devils
14.04.2019	Essex Spartans	12	East Essex Sabres	0
	Week 2
21.04.2019	East Essex Sabres	14	Ipswich Cardinals	14
	Week 3
28.04.2019	Essex Spartans	40	Maidstone Pumas	0
28.04.2019	East Kent Mavericks	6	Ipswich Cardinals	16
	Week 4
05.05.2019	Maidstone Pumas		East Essex Spartans
05.05.2019	East Kent Mavericks		Norwich Devils
	Week 5
12.05.2019	East Essex Sabres	0	Essex Spartans	21
	Week 6
19.05.2019	Maidstone Pumas		East Kent Mavericks
	Week 7
26.05.2019	Maidstone Pumas	6	Essex Spartans	33
26.05.2019	East Essex Sabres	0	Norwich Devils	3
	Week 8
02.06.2019	Ipswich Cardinals	31	Norwich Devils	31
	Week 9
16.06.2019	Norwich Devils		East Essex Sabres
16.06.2019	East Kent Mavericks		Maidstone Pumas
	Week 10
23.06.2019	Essex Spartans	27	East Kent Mavericks	8
23.06.2019	Ipswich Cardinals	29	Maidstone Pumas	0
	Week 11
30.06.2019	Norwich Devils	6	Essex Spartans	8
30.06.2019	Ipswich Cardinals	21	East Essex Sabres	7
	Week 12
07.07.2019	Norwich Devils	27	Ipswich Cardinals	21
	Week 13
21.07.2019	East Kent Mavericks	14	Essex Spartans	23
	Week 14
28.07.2019	Ipswich Cardinals	40	East Kent Mavericks	35
	Week 15
04.08.2019	Norwich Devils	53	Maidstone Pumas	19
04.08.2019	Essex Spartans	27	Ipswich Cardinals	14
04.08.2019	East Essex Sabres		East Kent Mavericks

British American Football Association National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 East 2019 [Reference: 12; 19]

Britbowl 33 BAFA Division 2 South Final Video

Report

Former South Dublin Panthers Quarterback, Wide Receiver and Kicker Mick Duncan played for the South Wales Warriors in 2019, scoring a Touchdown and 2 PAT’s as he helped the Warriors to a 16-6 win in the Semi-Finals against London Blitz B, which gave them a spot in the SFC 2 Final as well as guaranteeing Promotion to SFC 1 for 2020. The Warriors went on to win the Final 13-0 against the Bournemouth Bobcats.

Mick Duncan in action for South Wales Warriors in 2019 [Reference: 15][Picture Credit: South Dublin Panthers]

References

Images

[1] British American Football (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Social Media

[2] South Dublin Panthers (2019) Post, August 18, 2019″We’d like to extend a massive congratulations to former Panthers QB, WR, K and P Mick Duncan and the South Wales Warriors on winning their semi final match up today against London Blitz B.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/posts/1300832510095479 [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Websites

[3] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: Premiership North [Internet] Available from: bafanle.leaguerepublic.com.=/l/fg/1_567612366.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[4] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: Premiership South [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/494942526/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[5] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: NFC 1 North [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/445845916/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[6] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: NFC 1 South [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/973667708/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[7] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: SFC 1 Central [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/212122648/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[8] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: SFC 1 East [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/966191496/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[9] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: NFC 2 Central [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/282569690/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[10] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: NFC 2 North [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/946215701/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[11] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: NFC 2 South [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/979871821/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[12] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: SFC 2 East [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/82576392/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[13] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: SFC 2 South [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/329821679/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[14] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: SFC 2 West [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/883619961/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

Images

[15] South Dublin Panthers (2019) Photo, August 18, 2019″” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/photos/a.428605193984886/1300832480095482/ [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Social Media

[16] South Wales Warriors Facebook (2019) Post, August 14, 2019″Sunday saw the Warriors take on the Bristol Apache in a quarter finals match up of the second division playoffs.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/swwarriors1/posts/2503582969662502 [Accessed 11 December 2020]

[17] Bournemouth Bobcats Facebook (2019) Post, August 11, 2019″BOBCATS WIN BOBCATS WIN!!!!!!!!!30-6 over the Norwich Devils.” [Internet] available from: https://www.facebook.com/BournemouthBobcats/posts/1928940110541182 [Accessed 11 December 2020]

[18] London Blitz Facebook (2019) Post, August 11, 2019″Reply to Post by Ashley Chowla” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/londonblitz/posts/2335612493193726 [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Websites

[19] Essex Spartans (2020) Schedule 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://essexspartans.co.uk/calendar/bafa-sfc-ii-east-2019/ [Accessed 11 December 2020]

[20] Norwich Devils (2019) Devils End Regular Season on a High [Internet] Available from: https://norwichdevils.com/2019/08/25/devils-end-regular-season-on-a-high/ [Accessed 11 December 2020]

[20] Norwich Devils (2019) Devils Secure Playoff Football in Derby Thriller [Internet] Available from: https://norwichdevils.com/2019/07/15/devils-secure-playoff-football-in-derby-thriller/ [Accessed 11 December 2020]

[20] Norwich Devils (2019) Devils Fall to First Loss of the Season Against High Flying Spartans [Internet] Available from: https://norwichdevils.com/2019/07/14/devils-fall-to-first-loss-of-the-season-against-high-flying-spartans/ [Accessed 11 December 2020]

[20] Norwich Devils (2019) Devils Sneak win in Defensive Showdown [Internet] Available from: https://norwichdevils.com/2019/06/20/devils-sneak-win-in-defensive-showdown/ [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Internet Archive

[21] Ipswich Cardinals Wayback Machine (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20191202005059/http://www.ipswichcardinals.co.uk/schedule/4535248925 [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Video

[20] You Tube Onside TV Channel (2019) Streamed Live on August 31, 2019. #BRITBOWL 33 – BAFA Division 2 South Final (South Wales Warriors vs Bournemouth Bobcats) [Final Score at 3:10:46] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO_TlYLaNXI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0MDrmabyEYYLdgU3L2Pahq8UiMXy-mTR_ezRLsajHGT4mt9s8HT8exL1Q [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 December 2020

July 11, 2020October 29, 2023

Michael Mullen Irish-Born College American Football Player 1988-1990

NCAA Big 10 Conference Standings 1988

	W	L	T	PF	PA	W	L	T	PF	PA
Big Ten Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)	7	0	1	273	94	8	2	1	339	153
Michigan State Spartans	6	1	1	219	75	6	4	1	242	143
Illinois Fighting Illini	5	2	1	177	143	6	4	1	234	229
Iowa Hawkeyes	4	1	3	213	141	6	3	3	315	205
Indiana Hoosiers	5	3	0	257	168	7	3	1	382	225
Purdue Boilermakers	3	5	0	78	221	4	7	0	124	303
Ohio State Buckeyes	2	5	1	157	199	4	6	1	229	283
Northwestern Wildcats	2	5	1	137	234	2	8	1	192	350
*Wisconsin Badgers*	1	7	0	72	248	1	10	0	106	314
Minnesota Golden Gophers	0	6	2	120	182	2	7	2	195	246

National College Football Association Football Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1988 [Ref: 1]

Legend: left-to-right: W-L-T-PF-PA (Conference) W-L-T-PF-PA (All Games)

NCAA Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1989

	W	L	T	OW	OL	OT
Big 10 Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)	8	0	0	10	2	0
Illinois Fighting Illini	7	1	0	10	2	0
Michigan State Spartans	6	2	0	8	4	0
Ohio State Buckeyes	6	2	0	8	4	0
Minnesota Golden Gophers	4	4	0	6	5	0
Indiana Hoosiers	3	5	0	5	6	0
Iowa Hawkeyes	3	5	0	5	6	0
Purdue Boilermakers	2	6	0	3	8	0
*Wisconsin Badgers*	1	7	0	2	9	0
Northwestern Wildcats	0	8	0	0	11	0

National College Football Association Football Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1989 [Ref: 5]

NCAA Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1990

	W	L	T	OW	OL	OT
Big 10 Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)	6	2	0	9	3	0
Michigan State Spartans	6	2	0	8	3	1
Illinois Fighting Illini	6	2	0	8	4	0
Iowa Hawkeyes	6	2	0	8	4	0
Ohio State Buckeyes	5	2	1	7	4	1
Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	3	0	6	5	0
Indiana Hoosiers	3	4	1	6	5	1
Northwestern Wildcats	1	7	0	2	9	0
Purdue Boilermakers	1	7	0	2	9	0
*Wisconsin Badgers*	0	8	0	1	10	0

National College Football Association Football Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1989 [Ref: 6]

Report

Michael Mullen, who was born in Monkstown, Co. Dublin played as a kicker with the University of Wisconsin Badgers from 1988 to 1990, studying Business. His grandfather was a member of the Legendary Mayo GAA Gaelic Football team of 1925. His father played Rugby Union for Old Belvedere, and Michael was spotted kicking for CBC Monkstown, and offered a scholarship to the University of Wisconsin in the MidWest of the USA.

The University of Wisconsin is the second-largest in the USA with 70,000 students, and the American Football team were based at the sports facilities in Madison, where there were two 50m swimming pools and a Stadium bigger than any in Ireland. He played three years with Wisconsin, where they finisjed bottom or second bottom of their conference, the Big 10, one of Five Big Conferences in the Top Division of College Football, where the next generation of NFL superstars would play before being drafted at the end of their college career by NFL teams.

Michael Mullen in action for the Wisconsin Badgers [Ref: 3]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1988) “College Scoreline” First Down.December 3, 1988. pg. 21.

[2] Anon. (1988) “Laois man is big name in American Football” Leinster Express. March 5, 1988. pg. 11.

[3] Naughton, Lindie (1991) “Michael kicking his way to the big time” Evening Herald. January 5, 1991. pg. 4.

Bibliography

[4] Rowe, Pete (1989) “Guinness American Football: Records, Facts and Champions” Fifth Edition, 1989. Pg. 112. Published in Great Britain by Guinness Publishing Ltd. Enfield, Middlesex

Websites

[5] Sports Reference (2020) 1989 Big Ten Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/1989.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) 1990 Big Ten Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/1990.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghail, Todd Zboyan, and Tim Leadingham

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 July 2020

April 23, 2020October 29, 2023

Belfast Spartans All-Time Players List 1984-1997

Belfast Spartans Players

Surname	First Name	Years Active	Number	Position	Teams
Anderson	Davy				Belfast Spartans ?
Baird	Verner				Belfast Spartans
Boskett	Lawrence	1984-1993	32 / 20	RB, KR	Belfast Spartans, Ireland (Northern Hordes)
Bowles	Neil	1996-?		OL, G, T, C, RBC	Belfast Spartans (1996-97), Chiltern Cheetahs (1998-?), London Blitz (?-2007)(C)(RBC), UAE Falcons (Coach)
Boyd	Billy	1984-1990s		QB	Belfast Spartans
Brown	Greg				Belfast Spartans
Bryans	Robert	1985-1989		RG, ROT, DT	Belfast Spartans
Cochran	Paul	1987			Belfast Spartans
Denny (USA)				HC	Belfast Spartans
Devenny	Paul	1986-?		OL	Belfast Spartans
	“Dougie”				Belfast Spartans
Faulkner	Brendan				Belfast Spartans
	“Fige”				Belfast Spartans
Green	Colin		51	CB	Belfast Spartans
Helferty	Mark	1996			Belfast Spartans
Hallowell	David “Snuffy”	1984-1988/89		HB, CB, QB	Belfast Spartans
Hanvey	Eric				Belfast Spartans ?
Hynds	Aaron “Hitman”	late 80s-early 90s			Belfast Spartans
Jamieson	George	1986-1991 ?		HB, QB, S, KO, KR	Belfast Spartans
Knowlton				Coach	Belfast Spartans
Lemon	Davy	1989-1996		CB, FS, RB (Junior), RB (Senior)	Belfast Junior Spartans (1989-1992), Belfast Junior Spartans Kitted (1992-1994), Belfast Spartans (1994-1996?97?)Cambridge Cats (1998-2003?), Ireland (v GB in Derby 2004/05)
McCabe	Paul	1996-97?		C	Belfast Spartans
McCabe		1996-97?			Belfast Spartans
McCormack	Robert “Bert”	1984-1999	75	DE, LB, OG, ST	Belfast Spartans
McKee	Andrew			C	Belfast Spartans
McKnight	Andy				Belfast Spartans
McKnight	John				Belfast Spartans
McWilliams	Ian				Belfast Spartans
Milford	Ernie				Belfast Spartans
Mulgrave	John “Masher”		50	LB. OG, KO, KR	Belfast Spartans, Belfast Blitzers, Belfast Giants, Antrim Bulldogs, Ireland
Mulholland	Jerry	1986-1989	56, 84	OL, TE. HC	Belfast Spartans (1986-1989), Ireland, Belfast Junior Spartans (HC, 1987-1992), Belfast Bulls (HC, 2000-2001)
Smith	Davey				Belfast Spartans
Smith	Ian				Belfast Spartans
Spence	Trevor	1986-2011		SS, ST	Belfast Spartans (86-89), Witney Wildcats, Oxford University Cavaliers, Marbella Suns
Taylor	Blair	1984-1989	83, 20	FS, WR, KO, KR	Belfast Spartans
Thompson	Rod	1996-97			Belfast Spartans
Wallace	Gary	1984			Belfast Spartans
Williams	Steve	1986?		LT	Belfast Spartans

Irish American Football Players A-Z (1984-Present)

Report

The Belfast Spartans included numerous players selected to play for Ireland including Jerry Mulholland, who went on after playing to become Head Coach of the Belfast Bulls from 2000 to 2001. He played Outside Linebacker (#56) and Tight End (#84). Jerry was also Head Coach of the Belfast Junior Spartans from 1987 to 1992. [Ref: 1]

Jerry Mulholland Belfast Spartans 1986-1989 [Ref: 3]

Another Belfast Spartans player was Robert “Bert” McCormack, who founded the team in 1984, and continued playing until 1999. He played Defensive End, Linebacker, Offensive Guard and Special Teams. [Ref: 1]

Belfast Spartans Player Robert McCormack 1984-1999 [Ref: 4]

Another Belfast Spartans player was David Hallowell, who was knicknamed “Snuffy”, as he used to get up other players noses, although he said himself he used to like all the other players. Played from 1984 to 1988 or 1989 as Halfback, Corner Back and 2nd String Quarterback. Only 5’9″ tall and 10 Stone weight.

David Hallowell Belfast Spartans Player 1984-1988 [Ref: 2]

References

Websites

[1] Belfast Spartans (2020) Player Profiles [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/player-profiles.html [Last Accessed 22 April 2020]

[2] Belfast Spartans (2020) Player Profiles: David Hallowell “Snuffy” [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/uploads/7/9/7/0/7970653/1312141537.png [Last Accessed 22 April 2020]

[3] Belfast Spartans (2020) Player Profiles: Jerry Mulholland [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/uploads/7/9/7/0/7970653/9845957.jpg?173 [Last Accessed 22 April 2020]

[4] Belfast Spartans (2020) Player Profiles: Robert McCormack[Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/uploads/7/9/7/0/7970653/9845957.jpg?173 [Last Accessed 22 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan McCormack, Jason Caldwell, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray and Niall Brennan.

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Last Updated: 23 April 2020

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Tom Furlong Irish-Born NFL and Pro American Football Player 1965-1966

Tom Furlong

Born: Daingean, Co. offaly

Career: Kicker on the Practice Squad of the New York Giants (NFL) 1965 / Pre-Season signing for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) 1966 (Cut after tearing cruciate ligaments) / Brooklyn Dodgers, Continental Football League 1966.

Biography: Tom Furlong was born in Daingean, Co. Offaly, and played Inter-County Football for Offaly, before being banned by the County Board for playing Soccer. Sitting in a bar in New York, he overheard members of the New York Giants Coaching Staff lamenting at the quality of their kickers (The Giants were having a woeful season) and having seen the game on TV, thought there was nothing to it a GAA player could not do, and volunteered to try out. He got on the Practice Squad for the Giants in 1965, leading to interviews with the New York Times and other newspapers with Irish-American connections.

The Giants brought in a new Kicker the following season, but the Irish-American Community Leaders, seeing the value of an Irish-born player in the NFL, arranged tryouts with the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. He was signed by the Falcons for $12, 000-a-yeat contract, but unfortunately tore his cruciate ligament in training four days before the start of the season.

He didn’t give up on a Pro Career, however, as he was only working as a carpet fitter at the time and signed for the Brookyn Dodgers in the Continental Football League, where he played the 1966 season before retiring, as he thought his kicking was never as good after the injury.

Reference: [3-4]

Tom Furlong Career Statistics

Year	No.	Team	League	Position	GP	GS
1966	21	Brooklyn Dodgers	CoFL	K	6	0

Tom Furlong Career Statistics [Ref: 6]

Legend: No. = Shirt Number. CoFL = Continental Football League. K = Kicker. GP = Games Played. GS = Games Started.

Kicking

Year	Team	League	FG	FGA	Pct	XP1	XP1A	Pct	Pts
1966	Brooklyn Dodgers	CoFL	2	10	20.0	19	21	90.5	25

Tom Furlong Kicking Statistics [Ref: 6]

Legend: CoFL = Continental Football League. FG = Field Goals (Successful). FGA = Field Goals Attempted. Pct = Percentage. XP1 = Extra Points (Successful). XP1A = Extra Points attempted. Pts = Total Points (3 Pts FG, 1 Pt XP1)

Punting

Year	Team	League	No.	YDS	AVG	LG	BLOCK
1966	Brooklyn Dodgers	CoFL	1	10	10.0	10	0

Tom Furlong Punting Statistics [Ref: 6]

Legend: CoFL = Continental Football League. No. = Number of Punts Made. YDS = Yards Punted. AVG = Average Yards Punted. LG = Longest Punt. BLOCK = Punts Blocked.

NFL 1965

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Cleveland Browns	14	11	3	0	363	325	.786
Dallas Cowboys	14	7	7	0	325	280	.500
New York Giants	14	7	7	0	270	338	.500
Washington Redskins	14	6	8	0	257	301	.429
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	9	0	363	359	.357
St. Louis Cardinals	14	5	9	0	296	309	.357
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	2	12	0	202	397	.143
Western Conference
*Green Bay Packers	14	10	3	1	316	224	.769
Baltimore Colts	14	10	3	1	389	284	.769
Chicago Bears	14	9	5	0	409	275	.643
San Francisco 49ers	14	7	6	1	421	402	.538
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	0	383	403	.500
Detroit Lions	14	6	7	1	257	295	.462
Los Angeles Rams	14	4	10	0	269	328	.286

National Football League Standings 1965 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Western Playoff
1965	Green Bay Packers	13	Baltimore Colts	10 OT
	NFL Championship
1965	Green Bay Packers	23	Cleveland Browns	12

National Football League Playoffs 1965 [Ref: 1]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, was on the Practice Squad of the New York Giants in 1965 [Ref: 3-4]

NFL Preseason 1966

	P	W	L	T	Pct
Baltimore Colts	5	5	0	0	1.000
Dallas Cowboys	5	5	0	0	1.000
Chicago Bears	4	3	1	0	.750
Minnesota Vikings	5	3	1	1	.750
Philadelphia Eagles	5	3	2	0	.600
Cleveland Browns	5	3	2	0	.600
New York Giants	5	3	2	0	.600
Los Angeles Rams	5	3	2	0	.600
Green Bay Packers	4	2	2	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	5	2	3	0	.400
Washington Redskins	4	1	3	0	.250
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	1	4	0	.200
Atlanta Falcons	5	1	4	0	.200
Detroit Lions	5	0	4	1	.000
San Francisco 49ers	5	0	5	0	.000

National Football League Preseason Standings 1966 [Ref: 5]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, played Kicker for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL preseason 1966 [Ref: 3-4]

CoFL 1966

	P	W	L	T
West Division
Orlando Panthers	14	12	2	0
Charleston Rockets	14	10	4	0
Montreal Beavers	14	7	7	0
Richmond Rebels	14	4	10	0
Wheeling Ironmen	14	0	14	0
East Division
Toronto Rifles	14	9	5	0
Philadelphia Bulldogs	14	9	5	0
Norfolk Neptunes	14	8	6	0
Hartford Charter Oaks	14	6	8	0
Brooklyn Dodgers	14	5	9	0

Continental Football League Standings 1966 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CoFL Championship
1966	Philadelphia Bulldogs	W

Continental Football League Playoffs 1966 [Ref: 2]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, played as Kicker for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1966. [Ref: 3-4]

References:

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 NFL Record & Factbook . pg. 396.

Websites:

[2] Greater Northwest Football Alliance (2017) Continental Football League (1965-1969) [Internet] Available from: http://www.gnfafootball.org/continentalleague.htm [Accessed 30 August 2017]

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Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975

Adrian Young

Height: 6-1 Weight: 230

Born: 03 January 1946, Dublin (Ireland)

CollegeL: Southern California Trojans (1964-1967)

Draft: 3rd Round (68th Overall), PhiladelphiaEagles (1968)

Pro: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL 1968-1972), Detroit Lions (NFL 1972), Chicago Bears (NFL 1973), The Hawaiians (WFL 1974-1975)

Adrian Young Philadelphia Eagles 1972 [Ref: 6]

Adrian Young, born in Dublin, Ireland, played for the Hawaiians in the World Football League from 1974-1975, as well as Philadelphia Eagles (1968-1972), Detroit Lions (1972) & Chicago Bears (1973) in the National Football League beforehand. [2]

He was born in Dublin, and grew up in Albert Court, across from Boland Mills, the famous bread company. His grandfather had delivered bread for the company on a horse-drawn cart. His mpther was a baker and he went to school in St. Canice’s CBS on North Circular Road, ‘a tough place’ and also Westland Row and Haddington Place.

He would go to hurling and football matches at Croke Park, and got to participate in a track meet there, an experience which meant a lot to him. He got involved through his father in Football in the Phoenix Park. They were a typical Dublin family – his mother came from a big family and they grew up opposite them. They took one bath a week, and his mother heated the water on the stove.

It was the middle of the 1950s, however, and with a large amount of emigration, and his father decided to follow in the footsteps of some of his siblings and move to Baltimore in Maryland, USA. They went to Cobh, in Cork, and took a big boat – the SS United States – on a six or seven day trip across the Atlantic – a journey which remains a vivid memory for Adrian. They landed in New York, and they didn’t have much money. Their father was supposed to pick them up. The car broke down enroute to Baltimore, and they waited six or seven hours in New York for him. He managed to get there eventually, and got to Baltimore, where they were “two strange kids walking around Baltimore” (Adrian and his brother). Their parents got them long pants for the first time.

His fther got a meat-packing job in Baltimore but it wasn’t long before California beckoned, and they drove all the way along the Appalachian Trail, all along Route 66, in a 1953 Ford, before they arrived in Southern California. They settled in La Puente, about half an hour outside downtown Los Angeles. Young attended Bishop Amat High School, and with no soccer on the activities list, joined the Football team, American Football, that is. Their coach was ex-Notre Dame, who wad played under the legendar y Frank Leahy. They won an Inter-State Championship and Young was selected as one of the best players around.

Being Irish, and from a small island, and then being in a big place like the United States of America and Los Angeles, it made him feel more comfortable in it, being good at something over there, like Football. They never had much money, but they were told life was opportunity, and to go after it, so even though Football was alien to his parents, they saved up to buy football cleats.

He was slight though, only 165 lbs, and decided to dedicate himself to training. He won a scholarship to USC (the University of Southern California), he would otherwise have never have afforded to go to University. They had won National Championships a few years previously. Young is part of the USC legend, which is something considering the athletes there over the years. He was co-captain of a side containg OJ Simpson, Tim Rossovich and Ron Yary – all legendary American Footballers. It was during one game against longtime rivals Notre Dame , that Young made NFL teams sit up and notice. . He made four interceptions in the game, which tied a conference record. The LA Times referred to it as “Young’s greatest day” .

With OJ Simpson, one of the greatest Pro and College players ever, on the team, the went all the way to the Rose Bowl, one of the top College Bowls, and Young was selected as an All-Conference and All-American player, significant awards. Simpson carved out a stellar career with the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, Yary was the first draft pick 12 months later for the ad became a star with the Minnesota Vikings. Rossovich was, like Young, drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, and went on to become a Hollywood stuntman after the NFL – he had roomed with Tom Selleck, while at USC. Young and Rossovich roomed together while at the Eagles. Young rembers his time at USC, rubbing shoulders with billionaires, and going to parties and going into the den and seeing Oscars there. Some of the college students came from the Hollywood Elite.

He recalled that he had been fortunate enough to stay injury free while at college, but in the tougher world of the NFL he was getting beat up more. He had been quick on his feet, but tore his ligament off his right knee. He was able to play again, and was starting linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles for five and a half years, and then played half a year for the Detroit Lions, and then one for the Chicago Bears, and two for the Hawaiians in the World Football League, a Major League rival to the NFL. He felt his time at Philadelphia wasn’t as successful as his time inn College, the Eagles were going through a transition phase, and had numerous coach changes, but he said he got to play 6 years in the National Football League and nothing could take away from that.

He returned to Dublin recently, and said that it had changed a lot – his old neighbourhood was now an upscale development – but said that his Irish background remained something deeply respected, despite all the fame and glamour he was exposed to in the NFL and USC.

Adrian Young Career Statistics

Year	Team	League	No	Position	GP	GS
1968	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LLB	10
1969	PhiladelphiaEagles	NFL	35	LLB	13	1970
1970	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LLB	14
1971	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	RLB	2	2
1972	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LB	1	0
1972	Detroit Lions	NFL	51	LB	10	0
1972	Year	NFL			11	0
1973	Chicago Bears	NFL	54	LB	2
1974	The Hawaiians	WFL	61	RLB
1975	The Hawaiians	WFL	65	WLB

Adrian Young Career Record [Ref: 5]

Legend: NFL = National Football League. WFL = World Football League. No. = Shirt Number. LLB = Left Linebacker. RLB = Right Linebacker. LB = Linebacker. WLB = Wide Linebacker. GP = Games Played. GS = Games Started.

Interceptions

Year	Team	League	No.	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1969	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
1970	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	2	19	9.5	13	0
1974	The Hawaiians	WFL	1	11	11.0	11	0
1975	The Hawaiians	WFL	2	38	19.0	19	0

Adrian Young Interceptions [Ref: 5]

Legend: NFL = National Football League. WFL = World Football League. No. = Number of Interceptions Made. YDS = Yards Returned. AVG = Average Yards Returned. LG = Longest Yards returned. TD = Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns.

Fumbles

Year	Team	League	No	Lost	Own	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
1968	PhiladelphiaEagles	NFL	0	0	0	1	1	11	0
1969	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	0	0	1	2	3	24	0

Adrian Young Fumbles [Ref: 5]

NFL = National Football League. No. = Number of Interceptions Made. Lost = Fumbles Made (Lost). Own = fumbles Recovered (Own Team). Opp = Fumbles Recovered (Opposing Team). Rec = Total Fumbles Received. YDS = Yards Returned. TD = Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns.

AAWU (College) 1964

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
Oregon State Beavers	8	3	0	.727	3	1	0	.750
USC Southern Califonia Trojans	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750
Washington Huskies	6	4	0	.600	5	2	0	.714
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	4	6	0	.400	2	2	0	.500
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Oregon Ducks	7	2	1	.750	1	2	1	.375
Washington State Cougars	3	6	1	.350	1	2	1	.375
California Golden Bears	3	7	0	.300	0	4	0	.000

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1964 [Ref: 6]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1964. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1965

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	8	2	1	.773	4	0	0	1.000
USC Southern California Trojans	7	2	1	.750	4	1	0	.800
Washington State Cougars	7	3	0	.700	2	1	0	.667
Washington Huskies	5	5	0	.500	4	3	0	.571
Stanford Cardinal	6	3	1	.650	2	3	0	.400
California Golden Bears	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400
Oregon State Beavers	5	5	0	.500	1	3	0	.250
Oregon Ducks	4	5	1	.450	0	5	0	.000

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1965 [Ref: 7]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1965. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1966

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
USC Southern California Trojans	7	4	0	.636	4	1	0	.800
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	9	1	0	.900	3	1	0	.750
Oregon State Beavers	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750
Washington Huskies	6	4	0	.600	4	3	0	.571
California Golden Bears	3	7	0	.300	2	3	0	.500
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	1	4	0	.200
Oregon Ducks	3	7	0	.300	1	3	0	.250
Washington State Cougars	3	7	0	.300	1	3	0	.250

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1966 [Ref: 8]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1966. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1967

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
USC Southern California Trojans	10	1	0	.909	6	1	0	.857
Oregon State Beavers	7	2	1	.750	4	1	1	.750
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	7	2	1	.750	4	1	1	.750
California Golden Bears	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Washington Huskies	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Oregon Ducks	2	8	0	.200	1	5	0	.167
Washington State Cougars	2	8	0	.200	1	5	0	.167

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1967 [Ref: 9]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1967. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

NFL & AFL 1968

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	12	2	0	431	186	.857
New York Giants	14	7	7	0	294	325	.500
Washington Redskins	14	5	9	0	249	358	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	2	12	0	202	351	.143
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	4	0	394	273	.714
St. Louis Cardinals	14	9	4	1	325	289	.692
New Orleans Saints	14	4	9	1	246	327	.308
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	2	11	1	244	397	.154
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	13	1	0	402	144	.929
Los Angeles Rams	14	10	3	1	312	200	.769
San Francisco 49ers	14	7	6	1	303	310	.538
Atlanta Falcons	14	2	12	0	170	389	.143
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	8	6	0	282	242	.571
Chicago Bears	14	7	7	0	250	233	.500
Green Bay Packers	14	6	7	1	281	227	.462
Detroit Lions	14	4	8	2	207	241	.333
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets	14	11	3	0	419	280	.786
Houston Oilers	14	7	7	0	303	248	.500
Miami Dolphins	14	5	8	1	276	355	.385
Boston Patriots	14	4	10	0	229	406	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	1	12	1	199	367	.077
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	2	0	453	233	.857
*Kansas City Chiefs	14	12	2	0	371	170	.857
San Diego Chargers	14	9	5	0	382	310	.643
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	0	255	404	.357
Cincinnati Bengals	14	3	11	0	215	329	.214

National Football League and American Football League Standings 1968 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	NFL Conference Championships
1968	Cleveland Browns	31	Dallas Cowboys	0
1968	Baltimore Colts	24	Minnesota Vikings	14
	NFL Championship
1968	Cleveland Browns	0	Baltimore Colts	34
	AFL Western Division Playoff
1968	Oakland Raiders	41	Kansas City Chiefs	6
	AFL Championship
1968	New York Jets	27	Oakland Raiders	23
	Super Bowl III		Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1968	New York Jets (AFL)	16	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	7

National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1968 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1968. [2]

NFL & AFL 1969

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	11	2	1	369	223	.846
Washington Redskins	14	7	5	2	307	319	.583
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	311	393	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	9	1	279	377	.308
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	3	1	351	300	.769
New York Giants	14	6	8	0	264	298	.429
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	314	389	.308
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	1	13	0	218	404	.071
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	11	3	0	320	243	.786
Baltimore Colts	14	8	5	1	279	268	.615
Atlanta Falcons	14	6	8	0	276	268	.429
San Francisco 49ers	14	4	8	2	277	319	.333
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	379	133	.857
Detroit Lions	14	9	4	1	259	188	.692
Green Bay Packers	14	8	6	0	269	221	.571
Chicago Bears	14	1	13	0	210	339	.071
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets	14	10	4	0	353	269	.714
Houston Oilers	14	6	6	2	278	279	.500
Boston Patriots	14	4	10	0	266	316	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	4	10	0	230	359	.286
Miami Dolphins	14	3	10	1	233	332	.231
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	1	1	371	242	.923
Kansas City Chiefs	14	11	3	0	359	177	.786
San Diego Chargers	14	8	6	0	268	276	.571
Denver Broncos	14	5	8	1	297	344	.385
Cincinnati Bengals	14	4	9	1	280	367	.308

National Football League and American Football League Standings 1969 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	NFL Conference Championships
1969	Dallas Cowboys	14	Cleveland Browns	38
1969	Minnesota Vikings	23	Los Angeles Rams	20
	NFL Championship
1969	Minnesota Vikings	27	Cleveland Browns	7
	AFL Divisional Playoffs
1969	New York Jets	6	Kansas City Chiefs	13
1969	Oakland Raiders	56	Houston Oilers	7
	AFL Championship
1969	Oakland Raiders	7	Kansas City Chiefs	17
	Super Bowl IV		Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, La.
1969	Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)	23	Minnesota Vikings (NFL)	7

National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1969 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969. [2]

NFL 1970

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	11	2	1	321	234	.846
*Miami Dolphins	14	10	4	0	297	228	.714
New York Jets	14	4	10	0	255	286	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	3	10	1	204	337	.231
Boston Patriots	14	2	12	0	149	361	.143
AFC Central Division
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	312	255	.571
Cleveland Browns	14	7	7	0	286	265	.500
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	5	9	0	210	272	.357
Houston Oilers	14	3	10	1	217	352	.231
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	8	4	2	300	293	.667
Kansas City Chiefs	14	7	5	2	272	244	.583
San Diego Chargers	14	5	6	3	282	278	.455
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	1	253	264	.385
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	299	271	.714
New York Giants	14	9	5	0	301	270	.643
St. Louis Cardinals	14	8	5	1	325	228	.615
Washington Redskins	14	6	8	0	297	314	.429
Philadelphia Eagles	14	3	10	1	241	332	.231
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	335	143	.857
*Detroit Lions	14	10	4	0	347	202	.714
Green Bay Packers	14	6	8	0	196	293	.429
Chicago Bears	14	6	8	0	256	261	.429
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	10	3	1	352	267	.769
Los Angeles Rams	14	9	4	1	325	202	.692
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	8	2	206	261	.333
New Orleans Saints	14	2	11	1	172	347	.154

National Football League Standings 1970 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1970	Baltimore Colts	17	Cincinnati Bengals	0
1970	Oakland Raiders	21	Miami Dolphins	14
	AFC Championship
1970	Baltimore Colts	27	Oakland Raiders	17
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1970	Dallas Cowboys	5	Detroit Lions	0
1970	Minnesota Vikings	14	San Francisco 49ers	17
	NFC Championship
1970	San Francisco 49ers	10	Dallas Cowboys	17
	Super Bowl V		Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1970	Baltimore Colts (AFC)	16	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	13

National Football League Playoffs 1970 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1970. [2]

NFL 1971

	P	W	L	`T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	10	3	1	315	174	.769
*Baltimore Colts	14	10	4	0	313	140	.714
New England Patriots	14	6	8	0	238	325	.429
New York Jets	14	6	8	0	212	299	.429
Buffalo Bills	14	1	13	0	184	394	.071
AFC Central Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	9	5	0	285	273	.643
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	6	8	0	246	292	.429
Houston Oilers	14	4	9	1	251	330	.308
Cleveland Browns	14	4	10	0	284	265	.286
AFC Western Division
*Kansas City Chiefs	14	10	3	1	302	208	.789
Oakland Raiders	14	8	4	2	344	278	.667
San Diego Chargers	14	6	8	0	311	341	.429
Denver Broncos	14	4	9	1	203	275	.308
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	11	3	0	406	222	.786
*Washington Redskins	14	9	4	1	276	190	.692
Philadelphia Eagles	14	6	7	1	221	302	.462
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	231	279	.308
New York Giants	14	4	10	0	228	362	.286
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	11	3	0	245	139	.786
Detroit Lions	14	7	6	1	341	286	.538
Chicago Bears	14	6	8	0	185	276	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	4	8	2	274	298	.333
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	9	5	0	300	216	.643
Los Angeles Rams	14	8	5	1	313	260	.615
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	6	1	274	277	.538
New Orleans Saints	14	4	8	2	266	347	.333

National Football League Standings 1971 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1971. [2]

NFL 1972

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	14	0	0	385	171	1.000
New York Jets	14	7	7	0	367	324	.500
Baltimore Colts	14	5	9	0	235	252	.357
Buffalo Bills	14	4	9	1	257	377	.321
New England Patriots	14	3	11	0	192	446	.214
AFC Central Division
*Pittsburgh Steelers	14	11	3	0	343	175	.786
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	4	0	268	249	.714
Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	299	229	.571
Houston Oilers	14	1	13	0	164	380	.071
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	10	3	1	365	248	.750
Kansas City Chiefs	14	8	6	0	287	254	.571
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	0	325	350	.357
San Diego Chargers	14	4	9	1	264	344	.321
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Washington Redskins	14	11	3	0	336	218	.786
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	319	240	.714
New York Giants	14	8	6	0	331	247	.571
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	193	303	.321
Philadelphia Eagles	14	2	11	1	145	352	.179
NFC Central Division
*Green Bay Packers	14	10	4	0	304	226	.714
Detroit Lions	14	8	5	1	339	290	.607
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	0	301	252	.500
Chicago Bears	14	4	9	1	225	275	.321
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	8	5	1	353	249	.607
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	0	269	274	.500
Los Angeles Rams	14	6	7	1	291	286	.464
New Orleans Saints	14	2	11	1	215	361	.179

National Football League Standings 1972 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Oakland Raiders	7
1972	Miami Dolphins	20	Cleveland Browns	14
	AFC Championship
1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Miami Dolphins	21
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1972	San Francisco 49ers	28	Dallas Cowboys	30
1972	Washington Redskins	16	Green Bay Packers	3
	NFC Championship
1972	Washington Redskins	26	Dallas Cowboys	3
	Super Bowl VII		Memorial Colisseum, LA, Ca.
1972	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	14	Washington Redskins	7

National Football League Playoffs 1972 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions in 1972. [2]

NFL 1973

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	12	2	0	343	150	.857
Buffalo Bills	14	9	5	0	259	230	.643
New England Patriots	14	5	9	0	258	300	.357
New York Jets	14	4	10	0	240	306	.286
Baltimore Colts	14	4	10	0	226	341	.286
AFC Central Division
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	4	0	286	231	.714
*Pittsburgh Steelers	14	10	4	0	347	210	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	7	5	2	234	255	.571
Houston Oilers	14	1	13	0	199	447	.071
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	9	4	1	292	175	.679
Kansas City Chiefs	14	7	5	2	231	192	.571
Denver Broncos	14	7	5	2	354	296	.571
San Diego Chargers	14	2	11	1	188	386	.179
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	382	203	.714
*Washington Redskins	14	10	4	0	325	198	.714
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	8	1	310	393	.393
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	286	365	.321
New York Giants	14	2	11	1	226	362	.179
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	296	168	.857
Detroit Lions	14	6	7	1	271	247	.464
Green Bay Packers	14	5	7	2	202	259	.429
Chicago Bears	14	3	11	0	195	334	.214
NFC Western Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	12	2	0	388	178	.857
Atlanta Falcons	14	9	5	0	318	224	.643
San Francisco 49ers	14	5	9	0	262	319	.357
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	163	312	.357

National Football League Standings 1973 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1973	Oakland Raiders	33	Pittsburgh Steelers	14
1973	Miani Dolphins	34	Cincinnati Bengals	16
	AFC Championship
1973	Miami Dolphins	27	Oakland Raiders	10
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1973	Minnesota Vikings	27	Washington Redskins	20
1973	Dallas Cowboys	27	Los Angeles Rams	16
	NFC Championship
1973	Dallas Cowboys	10	Minnesota Vikings	27
	Super Bowl VIII		Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
1973	Miami (AFC)	24	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	7

National Football League Playoffs 1973 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Chicago Bears in 1973. [2]

WFL 1974

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
*Florida Blazers	20	14	6	0	419	280	.700
Charlotte Hornets	20	10	10	0	467	350	.500
*Philadelphia Bell	20	9	11	0	493	413	.450
Jacksonville Sharks	14	4	10	0	258	358	.286
Central Division
*Memphis Southmen	20	17	3	0	629	365	.850
*Birmingham Americans	20	15	5	0	503	394	.750
Chicago Fire	20	7	13	0	446	622	.350
Detroit Wheels	14	1	13	0	209	358	.071
Western Division
*Southern California Sun	20	13	7	0	486	622	.350
*The Hawaiians	20	9	11	0	413	425	.450
Portland Storm	20	7	12	1	204	426	.375
Shreveport Steamer	20	7	12	1	240	415	.375

World Football League Standings 1974 [Ref: 2]

First Round Playoffs
Florida Blazers	18	Philadelphia Bell	3
Honolulu Hawaiians	32	Southern California Sun	14
Semi-Finals
Florida Blazers	18	Memphis Southmen	15
Birmingham Americans	22	Honolulu Hawaiians	19
World Bowl 74
Birmingham Americans	22	Florida Blazers	21

References: [1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Hawaiians in 1974. [2]

WFL 1975

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
Birmingham Vulcans	12	9	3	0	257	186	.750
Memphis Southmen	11	7	4	0	254	206	.636
Charlotte Hornets	11	6	5	0	225	199	.545
Jacksonville Express	11	6	5	0	227	247	.545
Philadelphia Bell	11	4	7	0	195	237	.364
Western Division
Southern California Sun	12	7	5	0	354	341	.583
San Antonio Wings	13	7	6	0	364	268	.538
Shreveport Steamer	12	5	7	0	276	313	.417
The Hawaiians	11	4	7	0	213	269	.364
Portland Thunder	11	4	7	0	210	281	.364
Chicago Winds	5	1	4	0	67	125	.200

World Football League Standings 1975 [Ref: 2]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Hawaiians in 1975. [3]

Adrian Young (35) Philadelphia Eagles v NY Giants Preseason 1971 [Ref: 7]

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings 1968-1973” 2014 NFL Record & Fact Book. pp. 393-395.

Websites

[2] Bob Braunwart, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1988) WFL by Team Records [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/10-03-337.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) Adrian Young [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[4] O’Callaghan, Eoin (2020) “Hollywood, the NFL and OJ – the remarkable tale of the Dublin kid who lived the American dream” The 42 Sunday, February 2, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/adrian-young-nfl-4987121-Feb2020/ [Accessed 5 February 2020]

[5] Pro Football Archives (12020)ADRIAN YOUNG [Internet] Available from:http://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) 1964 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1964-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[7] Sports Reference (2020) 1965 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1965-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[8] Sports Reference (2020) 1966 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1966-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[9] Sports Reference (2020) 1967 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1967-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Images

[10] NASL Jersey (2016) Adrian Young, Philadelphia Eagles 1972 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nasljerseys.com/images/2016/Eagles%2072%20Home%20Adrian%20Young,%20Topps%202.jpg [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[11] NASL Jersey (2016) Adrian Young in action for the Philadelphia Eagles a versus the New York Giants Preseason 1971 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nasljerseys.com/images/2013Images/2013WFL/NFL/Eagles%2070%20Road%20Back%20Nate%20Ramsey%20(24),%20Adrian%20Young%20(35),%20Giants.jpg [Accessed 9 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

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Ian Jones | Irish Pro American Football Coach | Cleveland Browns & Houston Texans 2016-2017

AFC North Table 2016

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Pittsburgh Steelers	16	11	5	0	399	327	.688
Baltimore Ravens	16	8	8	0	343	321	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	16	6	9	1	325	315	.406
*Cleveland Browns*	16	1	15	0	264	452	.083

AFC North Final Table 2016 [Reference: 2]

Ian Jones who was born in Cork, Ireland, had a low-level Coaching Position with the Cleveland Browns in 2016

AFC South Table 2017

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Jacsonville Jaguars	16	10	6	0	417	268	.625
*Tennessee Titans	16	9	7	0	334	356	.563
Indianapolis Colts	16	4	12	0	263	404	.250
*Houston Texans*	16	4	12	0	338	436	.250

AFC South Table 2017 [Reference: 2]

Ian Jones who was born in Cork, Ireland, was Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Houston Texans in 2017.

Report

Ian Jones, born in Cork, was appointed Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Houston Texans in 2017. He started doing voluntary work, mostly coaching in the GAA while still in College and one other coach, Mark Kilgallon, who is now Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the AFL’s Sydney Swans, saw potential, and got him an Internship at the University of South Carolina, using his contacts with Craig Fitzgerald, whom he had worked with at Harvard university in the mid-2000s. He worked 12 Hours a Day at USC, seven days a week, 8 hours each day coaching.
[1]

From there he went to Penn State, where he stayed for three years coaching the University’s Rugby Team. By now Fitzgerald had moved on to become a Coach at the Houston Texans, Jones ended up taking a low level position with the Cleveland Browns in 2016, and from there went on to the Houston Texans in 2017, after Fitzgerald called him up when a position became vacant. [1]

At the Texans a typical day stated at 3 A.M. the S&C Staff train at 3:45 AM, At 6 AM they Preview the Day and set up the Weight Room. At 7 AM they train the 30-or-so Rookies (First Year Players). At 8 AM they have a team meeting and 8:30 AM the S&C staff meet for injury/rehab reports. 9 AM they train the five Long Snappers, Kickers and Punters. 10 AM is full practice – Three Hours Long. At 1 PM until 3 PM the non-Rookies are trained individually, staggerred, before they move off to their own individual training. After that it calms down – they eat, review what needs to be done in the Weightroom, look at data from Practice. at 5 or 6 PM another full team meeting and at 7 PM a Final walk-through for the Day. Once the meetings are finished around 8 or 9 PM, that’s the day done. [1]

References

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[1] Irish Times (2017) Jones’ Road: From coaching GAA to the backroom team of the Houston Texans Friday, September 8, 2017. [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/jones-road-from-coaching-gaa-to-the-backroom-team-of-the-houston-texans-1.3211694 [Accessed 7 April 2018]

[2] National Football League (2017) 2017 | Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/division/2017/REG [Accessed 28 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to and Todd Zboyan, Sondra Maher, Brianna Wallace and Bart Barden, Dublin Bay Raptors

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Home Nations American Football | All-Nations Cup Team 1997

Roster 1997

Pos.	Player	Country	TD	2XP	Pts
	Offense
QB	Gary McNey	Scotland
RB	David Kidd	Scotland
RB	Willie Brown	Scotland
WR	Steve Branscombe	Scotland
WR	Darren Williams	Wales
WR	Andy Meikle	Scotland
OT	Michael Jackson	Ireland
OT	Willie Docherty	Ireland
OG	Gerry Colquhoun	Scotland
OG	Beau Black	Scotland
C	Paul Breen	Scotland
	Defense
DE	Jim Doman	Scotland
DE	Paul Balfour	Scotland
DT	John Adams	Scotland
DT	Lee Calder	Scotland
OLB	James Dougall	Scotland
OLB	Mark Harris	Ireland
MLB	Gary McMenemy	Scotland
CB	Andrew Mitchell	Tennessee / Ireland
CB	Dan Clifford	Scotland
SS	Mark Donaldson	Scotland
FS	Ian Nelson	Scotland
	Special Teams
K	Robert Grant	Scotland
P	Kevin Hurst	Ireland
KR	Neil Jenkins	Wales
	Honourable Mention	Offense
QB	Matt Slimming	Wales
RB	Brian Dennehy	Ireland
WR	Dave Molloy	Scotland
OT	Kevin Williams	Wales
	Honourable Mention	Defense
DE	Paul Buchanan	Ireland
FS	Brian Taylor	Ireland
	Tournament MVP
MLB	Gary McMenemy	Scotland

Reference:[1]

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1997) “Scots Dominate Nations Cup Team” First Down. Saturday, October 18, 1997. Pg. 26.

Acknowledgements

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

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Irish American Football League | MVP Awards 1993

MVP Awards 1993

Award	Player	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	Mark Nicholls	Quarterback	Dublin Tornadoes
Offensive MVP	Pat Remmington	Tight End	Dublin Tornadoes
Defensive MVP	Joe Clarke
Good Sportsmanship	Dave McGrath		Dublin Tornadoes
Most Improved Player	Chris Ward		Dublin Celts
Most Improved Player	Joe Sinnott		Lee Valley Steelers
Rookie of the Year	Simon Cruise
Rookie of the Year	Eric Okafo
Most Inspirational Player	Jim Walsh
Special Presentation	Dave Curran	Coach	Dublin Tornadoes

References: [1]

References

Sources

[1] Evening Herald (1993) “Nicholls makes his Mark” Evening Herald. Friday, December 10, 1993. Pg. 120

Internet Archive

[1] Dublin Tornadoes (1997) Players Roster ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19970618100359/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/tornado.html [Accessed 20 March 2018]

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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Linda Holland Irish-Born Pro Legends-Arena American Football Player 2014

Born: Cork.

Position: Defensive Back

Professional: Western Australia Angels (Legends Football League Australia 2013-2014)

Biography: Linda Holland was born in Cork before moving to Perth, Western Australia in 2009. She started playing American Football there and in 2013 when the Legends Football League came to Australia she jumped at the opportunity to play Professional American Football. Even though the League has garnered criticism for the tiny shorts and crop tops the players wear (at first they played in Lingerie but that was changed after sexism claims) Linda said it was an honour to represent her country, describing herself as “Irish by birth, Irish by grace of God”. The Western Australia Angels reached the Final in 2013-14, losing 36-15 to NSW Surge.

[1]

Legends Football League Australia 2013-14

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NSW Surge	4	3	1	0	112	38	.750
WESTERN AUSTRALIA ANGELS	4	2	2	0	106	76	.500
Queensland Brigade	4	2	2	0	50	117	.500
Victoria Maidens	4	1	3	0	57	94	.250

[2][3][4][5][6][7]

	Legends Cup
	NSW Surge	36	WESTERN AUSTRALIA ANGELS	15

[8]

References

Websites

[1] Brian O’Reilly – Irish Independent (2014) February 13 2014: Video: Irish woman becomes star of Australia’s Lingerie Football League [Internet] Availabble from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/video-irish-woman-becomes-star-of-australias-lingerie-football-league-30007193.html [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[2] LFL 360 (2013) NSW Surge vs QLD Brigade – The inaugural Australian LFL game [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/new-south-wales-surge/nsw-surge-qld-brigade-the-inaugural-australian-lfl-game/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[3] LFL 360 (2013) A Packed Stadium and Upset Win Add to an Ulnikely Maiden Voyage [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/packed-stadium-upset-win-add-maiden-voyage/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[4] LFL 360 (2013) Heavenly Debut for the Angels [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/heavenly-debut-angels/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[5] LFL 360 (2013) A Surge Capsizes Maiden Voyage, NSW 36 VIC 12 [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/surge-capsizes-maiden-voyage-34-12-sydney [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[6] LFL 360 (2014) Massacre on the Gold Coast, Angels soar above Brigade 41-0 [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/massacre-gold-coast-angels-soar-brigade-41-0 [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[7] LFL 360 (2014) LFL Australia: Articles [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/category/australia/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[8] LFL 360 (2014) LFL Australia: Articles – Page 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/category/australia/page/2/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

Images

[9] Brian O’Reilly – Irish Independent (2014) February 13 2014: Video: Irish woman becomes star of Australia’s Lingerie Football League [Internet] Availabble from: https://cdn-03.independent.ie/videos/article30006990.ece/fd099/AUTOCROP/h342/West%20Cork’s%20Linda%20Holland%20on%20reaching%20football’s%20largest%20stage%20in%20Australia%20(Generated%20thumbnail) [Accessed 29 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Stephen Fitzgerald & the Staff at Threshold Tallaght.

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Ciaran O'Connell | Irish-Born Semi-Pro American Football Player 2017

Born: Sligo (Ireland)

Position: Quarterback

University: University College Dublin (Irish American Football League)

Professional: Empire State Demon Knights (Five Star Football League 2017)

Biography: Ciaran O’Connell hails from Sligo in the West of Ireland. He played Quarterback for top Irish student side University College Dublin before signing for Semi-Pro team the Empire State Demon Knights in the New York area Five Star Football League. The League folded after the 2017 season.[3]

[3]

Five Star Football League 2017

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Harlem Gators	10	10	0	0			1.000
New York Kings	10	9	1	0			.900
Nassau Golden Eagles	10	9	1	0			.900
Long Island Panthers	10	8	2	0			.800
Long Island Red Devils	10	7	3	0			.700
LI Mercenary Pitbulls	10	6	4	0			.600
New York Bears	10	5	5	0			.500
Silk City Sharks	10	4	6	0			.400
New York Legion	10	3	7	0			.300
Brooklyn Bengals	10	2	8	0			.200
New York Bandits	10	1	9	0			.100
EMPIRE STATE DEMON KNIGHTS	10	1	9	0			.100
New York Falcons	10	0	10	0			.000

Compiled from: [1][2]

Websites

[1] Five Star Football League (2018) 2017 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://fivestarfootballleague.com/?page_id=3716 [Accessed 29 October 2017]

[2] Five Star Football League (2018) 2017 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://fivestarfootballleague.com/?page_id=3710 [Accessed 29 October 2017]

[3] Monkey Hop You Tube Channel (2017) IAFA UCD AMATEUR TO SEMI PRO DEMON KNIGHT Published by Monkey Hop, Jul 5, 2017. [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmwtkT1Jxmg [Accessed 29 October 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas of the Dublin Rebels (Irish American Football League).

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Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II