Carrickfergus Knights 1999 Team Helmet [Ref: 1]

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Carrickfergus Knights	4	3	1	0	92	24	.750
*Dublin Tigers	4	3	1	0	114	34	.750
Queens University Belfast Broncos	4	0	4	0	10	158	.000

IAFA Irish Senior League 1999 [Ref: compiled from 2-7]

Week 1 –

Queens University Belfast Broncos 0 Carrickfergus Knights 44 – The year began with the Carrickfergus Knights starting where they left off with a shutout win over the Queens University Belfast Broncos. The Knights defense dominted the entire game., winning 34-0

At Carrickfergus	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Queens University Belfast Broncos	0	0	0	0	0
Carrickfergus Knights					44

Week 2 – 13 June 1999

Dublin Tigers 14 Carrickfergus Knights 0 – In week 2, the Dublin Tigers took the initiative from the start, closing down the Knights and helped by running back Brian Dennehy. the deadlock was broken in the third quarter when Head Coach and Quarterback Don Cade dove over from the 2-yard line. Minutes later a second touchdown sealed the game for the Tigers.

At Carrickfergus	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tigers	0	0	14	0	14
Carrickfergus Knights	0	0	0	0	0

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
	No Scoring	0-0
	2nd Quarter
	No Scoring	0-0
	3rd Quarter
TIG	Don Cade 2yd Run (Padraic Reddington, 2xpt)	8-0
TIG	Feargal O’Donnchu	14-0
	4th Quarter
	No Scoring	14-0

Week 3 – 20 June 1999

Carrickfergus Knights 14 Queens University Belfast Broncos 10 –

In the return game between the Carrickfergus Knights and the Queens University Broncos, the Knights were a shadow of the team that won convincingly to start the season. The Offense gave up a safety early in the game, and they were plagued by timing errors and unforced errors, but still ended up winning 14-10.

At Queens University	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights					14
Queens University Belfast Broncos					10

Week 5 – 30 June 1999

Dublin Tigers 0 Carrickfergus Knights 36 – The Carrickfergus Knights inflicted the heaviest defeat on the Dublin Tigers in the Tigers two year history in the return match, winning 34-0, scoring four times in the first half, but held scoreless in the second until late in the fourth quarter when Wide Receiver Maxwell ran in for their fifth.

At Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights			0	6	36
Dublin Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Half
CAR	TD
CAR	TD
CAR	TD
CAR	TD
	3rd Quarter
	No Scoring	36-0
	4th Quarter
CAR	Maxwell TD Run	36-0

Shamrock Bowl – 15 August 1999

Carrickfergus Knights 6 Dublin Tigers 22 – With the Dublin Tigers and Carrickfergus Knights both finishing the season on level terms as in 1998, and a rematch of the Shamrock Bowl, won the previous season by Carrickfergus, the final itself proved to show the two teams evenly matched over the two seasons. The Dublin Tigers gained revenge in Shamrock Bowl XIV, winning 22-6, to win their first Shamrock Bowl.

At Santry, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights					6
Dublin Tigers					22

Team Roster 1999

Number	Name	Position
1	Errol Maxwell	WR
8	Greg Clark	WR
9	Sean McMahon	WR
11	Gerry Donnelly	QB
12	Stephen McDowell	QB
23	Manus Carey	QB
37	Paul Woods	SS
38	Pete Watt	FB
39	Mark Harris	LB
42	Mark Banks	LB
43	Finn Lynch	FS
44	Aiden Hill	HB
50	Michael Hatrick	LB
66	Robert Clugston	DE/DT
72	Sean Sloan	G
72	JB Wells	G
74	Neil Cash	T
92	Simon Baker	DL
99	Derek Mayne	DT
??	Stephen McKinney	CB
??	Aaron McKinney	CB/P/K
??	Lindsay Sleator	CB/KR/PR
??	Keith McBurney	OT
??	Jake Andrews	C
??	Adam Jaffa	LB
	Darren Montgomery
	Walter Jamison
	Mark Pollock
	Andrew Stephenson

Coaches 1999

Coaches & Staff	Name
Head Coach	Stuart Smith
Ann Clark	Athletic Trainer
Lara Sleator	Personnel Administrator
Paul Woods	Equipment Manager

Season Report 1999

The Knights started the 1999 season in fine form, starting where they left off in 1998, with a 44-0 shutout victory over the Queens University Belfast Broncos. In week 2, however, they lost to two 3rd quarter touchdowns to the Dublin Tigers, and in week 3, struggled to a 14-10 win against the Broncos in the return game, with plenty of errors.

The Knights came back strongly in Week 5, inflicting the heaviest defeat on the Dublin Tigers in their two year history, the Carrickfergus side inflicting a 36-0 win. The two sidesmet again in Shamrock Bowl XIV, a repeat of the 1998 Shamrock Bowl, with the Tigers running out victors this time.

Reference

Images

[1] Carrickfergus Knights (1999) Team Helmet [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000818150658im_/http://www.sugarcube.co.uk/knight/graphics/helm1X.gif [Accessed 24 March 2020]

Sources

[2] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers roar. Evening Herald. Saturday, 21 August 1999, pg. 111.

[3] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers maul the Knights. Evening Herald. Saturday, 19 June 1999, pg. 27.

[4] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers roar!. Evening Herald. Saturday, 3 July 1999, pg. 25.

[5] Naughton, L. (1999) Tigers spring into final. Evening Herald. Saturday, 31 July 1999, pg. 24.

[6] Anon. (1999) “Factfile and Greyhound Racing: American Football” Irish Independent. Wednesday, July 21, 1999. pg. 22. [Internet] Available from: the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/print/bl/0001715/19990721/257/0022 [Accessed 22 April 2020]

Websites

[7] Carrickfergus Knights (1999) Players – 1999 Team Roster [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000816013136/http://www.sugarcube.co.uk/knight/ [Accessed 23 March 2020]

[8] Carrickfergus Knights (1999) News [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990824010758/http://www.sugarcube.co.uk/knight/ [Accessed 23 March 1999]

Acknowledgements

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

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