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November 17, 2019October 29, 2023

Hale Blue Devils | European Theater of Operations American Football Team in Ireland | Team Roster & Match Reports 1942

Week 1 – 14 November 1942 – Hale 9 Yarvard 7

The Hale Blue Devils went in front in the first quarter with a touchdown run by the small Sergeant Raymond Chandler. The Yarvard Crimson Tide had a good back themselves in Corporal Robert Hopfer, who ran nearly every possesion for them until he was taken out of the game by a hard tackle. Hopfer equalised for Yarvard and Corporal Jay Wright kicked the conversion to give them a 7-6 lead at halftime. [Reference: 9]

The Hale team changed tactics in the third quarter to a passing game, with Quarterback David Zywicki completing passes to Carpenter, halfback John Urban, and Edmund Forzcek, to set up Carpenter’s 18 yard Field Goal to put the Blue Devils 9-7 up. Yarvard also went to a passing game, but their receivers found Private Armando Lopez guiding missiles that were too hot to handle, and the game ended 9-7 to Hale. [Reference: 9]

At Ravenhill, Belfast (Att: 8,000)	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Hale Blue Devils	6	0	3	0	9
Yarvard Crimson Tide	0	7	0	0	7
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
HAL – Raymond Chandler TD Run (xp No Good)					6-0
2nd Quarter
YAR – Robert Hopfer TD Run (Jay Wright XP Kick)					6-7
3rd Quarter
HAL – Arnold Carpenter 18yd FG					9-7
4th Quarter
No Scoring					9-7

Reference: [9]

Roster 14 November 1942

Number	Name	Position	Hometown & State
	Players
1	Arnold Carpenter	Fullback	Eau Claire, Wis.
2	Raymond Chandler	Left Halfback	Huston, Texas
3	Frank Beck	Left Halfback	New Orleans, La.
4	Bryon St. Peter	Fullback	Milwaukee, Wis.
5	David Zywicki	Quarterback	Milwaukee, Wis.
6	Charles Kacena	Quarterback	Des Moines, Ia.
7	John Urban	Right Halfback	Brooklyn, New York
8	Edward Dix	Right Halfback	Elizabeth, New Jersey
9	Homer Cooke	Center	Eau Claire, Wis.
10	Robert Cummings	Center	Brooklyn, New York
11	Lee Dunham	Right Guard	Detroit, Mich.
12	Thomas Richardson	Left Guard	Rutherford, New Jersey
13	Frederick Stobaeus	Right Guard	South Orange, New Jersey
14	Anthony Fabrizio	Left Guard	Springfield, New Jersey
15	Erving Grosch	Left Tackle	Milwaukee, Wis.
16	Norman Rosenberg	Right Tackle	Brooklyn, New York
17	Edmund Forczek	Left Tackle	Cudahy, Wis.
18	Woodrow Laurie	Right Tackle	Redgranite, Wis.
19	Stephen Lochman	Left End	Albany, New York
20	John Gallagher	Right End	Brooklyn, New Jersey
21	Eugene Bolton	Right End	Rapid City, S.D.
22	Madison Rich	Left End	West New York, New Jersey
23	Saul Solow	Right End	Brooklyn, New York
24	Edward Kuderns	Left End	Cleveland, Ohio
25	Theodore Rix	Right End	Crisco, Ia.
	Coaches
Captain	Harry G. Chowins
2nd Lt.	E.K. Sauer
S. Sgt.	Louis J. DiSalle
	Team Physician
Major	Joseph A. Ridgeway

Reference: [7]

About

During World War II, American Soldiers based in Northern Ireland, England & Wales, played a series of matches for the European Theater of Operations Football Championship. These American Football matches were sometimes played in front of the Irish & British public at large stadiums in aid of the Red Cross. [Reference: 11] The match at Ravenhill, on 14 November 1942, was the first ever match of American Football in Ireland [1-5]

The first such match, held at Ravenhill on 14th November 1942 (the first ETO Championship was played in Northern Ireland in 1942), featured the Hale Blue Devils and Yarvard Crimson Tide. [Reference: 9]

The names Hale & Yarvard aren’t mis-spellings. The teams were made up of Soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II, and the British & Irish public would have been familiar with newspaper reports of the time on the big American College Football games, so the names Yarvard, Hale and Tech (the third team in the ETO Championship in 1942), were chosen to reflect this. [Reference: [9]

European Theater of Operations Football Championship 1942 – Hale Blue Devils 9 Yarvard Crimson Tide 7 at Ravenhill, Belfast, 14 November 1942 [Reference: [10]

References

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Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

Sources

[5] Anon. (1942) . “Photo caption: American Football at Ravenhill”. Belfast News-Letter. 16 November 1942. pg. 6.

[6] Anon. (1954) . “Photo caption”. Northern Whig. 18 November 1954. pg. 6.

[7] Edgar, Scott | Wartime NI (2019) Hale Team at Ravenhill [Internet] Available from: https://wartimeni.com/wwiini-story-american-football-ravenhill-programme-06/ [Accessed 17 November 2019]

[8] Magee, Damian. “English Beer and American Football: Exporting American Football as a Cultural Commodity to the British Isles.” Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 121–148. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30002410.

Bibliography

[9] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2015) “Touchdown in Europe” pg. 51-52. Published by the Author.

Images

[10] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 21 August 2019: “ As promised, a never before seen photo of the game held at Ravenhill in 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2258995414211601/2258986244212518/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy

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November 12, 2019October 29, 2023

Dublin Dragons Irish American Football Team Team Roster & Match Reports 2006

Dublin Dragons Logo [8]

IAFL Table 2006

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Dublin Rebels	8	8	0	0	267	36	16
*Carrickfergus Knights	8	6	2	0	168	115	12
*University of Limerick Vikings	8	5	2	1	156	54	11
*Cork Admirals	8	4	3	1	184	107	9
Dublin Dragons	8	2	4	2	82	123	6
Belfast Bulls	8	3	5	0	142	201	6
Dublin City University Saints	8	1	7	0	125	324	2
North Dublin Marshals	8	1	7	0	129	303	2

[9]

Home Venue Map – Lucan Community College, Dublin

Week 3 – 26 March 2006 – University of Limerick Vikings 12 Dublin Dragons 0

The UL Vikings got their third win of the season against a new-look Dublin Dragons, playing in new uniforms and with a new offense. The Vikings got the only offensive TD of the game as Andrew Gordon broke free in the first quarter for a 60 yard scoring run. The Dragons stayed in the game until the dying minutes when Glen Carr scored on a 41 yard Fumble Return for UL.

At UL Sports Grounds, Limerick	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
University of Limerick Vikings	6	0	0	6	12
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
ULV – Andrew Gordon 60yd Run (XP No Good)					0-6
2nd Quarter
No scoring					0-6
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					0-6
4th Quarter
ULV – Clen Carr 41yd Fumble Return					0-12

Reference: [1]

Week 4 – 9 April 2006 – Dublin Dragons 6 University of Limerick Vikings 6

There was no separating the teams in a defensive struggle with neither offense being able to move the ball upfield. The Dragons scored first with their new run-oriented offense, John Durrad scoring from 7 yards out as time elapsed at the end of the first quarter. There was no scoring for nearly all of the rest of the game, but just as it looked like the Dragons would win, the Vikings put together one last drive, with Chris Bassett scoring from one yard to level the scores with two minutes remaining

At Lucan Community College, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
University of Limerick Vikings	0	0	0	6	6
Dublin Dragons	6	0	0	0	6
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
DRA- John Durrad 7yd Run (XP No Good)					6-0
2nd Quarter
No Scoring					6-0
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					6-0
4th Quarter
ULV – Chris Bassett 1 yd Run (XP No Good)					6-6

Reference: [2]

Week 6 – 23 April 2006 – Dublin Dragons 6 Cork Admirals 6

The Dragons managed a second 6-6 tie in as many games with a Cork Admirals team they had lost 54-0 to in their last meeting. The new-look Dragons Offense used a Wing-T formation which protects the ball carrier as he runs down the middle, which no Irish team had used of seen before. They only tried four passing plays, two of which succeeded, and which ended with QB John Durrad being hit hard. Both scores came in the second quarter, Diarmuid Noyes scoring on a short run to give the Dragons the lead, and Cork replying with an immediate 65-yard TD run from Running Back Keith O’Callaghan. The Admirals forced two turnovers in the second half giving their offense good field position, however, the first attempt ended in a blocked Field Goal and the second was turned over on downs after a penalty out.

At Lucan Community College, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Cork Admirals	0	6	0	0	6
Dublin Dragons	0	6	0	0	6
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
No Scoring					0-0
2nd Quarter
DRA – Diarmuid Noyes 7 yd Run (XP No Good)					0-6
COR – Keith O’Callaghan 65 yd Run (XP No Good)					6-6
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					6-6
4th Quarter
No Scoring					6-6

Reference: [3]

Week 8 – 6 May 2006 – Dublin Dragons 30 North Dublin Marshals 0

North Dublin Marchals forfeited this game with the Dragons

At Lucan Community College, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
North Dublin Marshals					0
Dublin Dragons					30
Scorers					Score

Reference: [1]

Week 11 – 11 June 2016 – Belfast Bulls 32 Dublin Dragons 6

Mike Calo’s stellar performance, passing for four touchdowns, and running in one himself poved the difference in this match on a hot day in Belfast. The first quarter was a defensive struggle as both teams tried to grind it out in 30 degree plus temperatures. A 23 yard pass from Mike Calo to Bjorn Blythe, deep in the endzone, gave the Bulls the lead following the Dragons failed attempt at a punt. The Bulls the scored on their next two possessions, as their offense got into gear, strong running by Gareth Millar setting up QB Mike Calo for a 13 yard run for a touchdown. On their next possession, Calo connected with Millar on a swing pass who ran in from 6 yards out. This left the Belfast team 18-0 up at the half. The Dragons offense got going in the third quarter, as Dave Wheeler got the ball into the endzone with a 9 yard run. The Bulls defensive line started dominating proceedings after this as Conor Leckey marshalled the defense. The star of the fourth quarter was Nick Crawford who scored two TD receptions, the first a 60 yard pass from QB Mike Calo where Crawford out ran the defense to score. The Bulls ran out 32-6 winners.

At Victoria Park, Belfast	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	0	0	6	0	6
Belfast Bulls	0	18	0	14	32
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
No Scoring					0-0
2nd Quarter
BUL – Bjorn Blythe 23 yd Pass drom Mike Calo (XP No Good)					0-6
BUL – Mike Calo 13 yd Run (XP No Good)					0-12
BUL – Gareth Millar 6yd Pass from Mike Calo (XP No Good)					0-18
3rd Quarter
DRA – Dave Wheeler 9 yd Run (XP No Good)					6-18
4th Quarter
BUL – Nick Crawford 60 yd Pass from Mike Calo (XP No Good)					6-24
BUL – Nick Crawford 9 yd Pass from Mike Calo (Campalani 2xpt)					6-32

Reference: [4]

Week 14 – 2 July 2006 – DCU Saints 8 Dublin Dragons 25

The Dublin Dragons kept their hopes of a Playoff spot alive with a 25-8 victory in North Dublin against the DCU Saints. Rookies had a big impact on the game, scoring 3 of the four touchdowns. The opening drive, which lasted half the quarter, ended in 25 yard Field Goal from Sean Power to give the Dragons the lead. The Saints punted on their next possession, but then linebacker Cathal O’Callaghan recovered a fumble to give them the ball back in good field position. The Dragons defense, however, held firm. The Saints defense stopped the Dragons halfway back in their own half, and then their Special Teams got the ball on the 2 yard line after the Dragons failed to get the punt off. Sean Whelan scored on the resulting run, which was converted by Shane Maguire to put DCU 8-3 up. The Dragons immediately responded, however, with a couple of long runs setting up Lez Connolly for the run on the one yard line. Karl Byrne scored the two point conversion. Sean Power extended the lead for the West Dublin team, as he broke free for an 80 yard run just before the two minute warning, leaving thre Dragons 17-8 up at the half. The second half saw great defensive plays by both teams, the highlight being an interception by Dave wheeler of the Dragons in full sprint, who returned it into the Saints half. The dragons capitalised on this when Barry Reynolds caught a 32 yard TD pass from QB John Durrad. The Dragons concentrated on controlling the clock after this, and their defense, in particular, Wheeler, Noyes and Newby, having a great fourth quarter to give the Dragons a 25-8 win.

At ALSAA, Dublin Airport	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	3	14	8	0	25
Dublin City University Saints	0	8	0	0	8
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
DRA – Sean Power 25 yd Field Goal					3-0
2nd Quarter
DCU – Sean Whelan 7 yd Run (Shane Maguire 2xpt)					3-8
DRA – Lez Connolly 1 yd Run (Karl Byrne 2xpt)					11-8
DRA – Sean Power 80 yd Run (XP No Good)					17-8
3rd Quarter
DRA – Barry Reynolds 32 yd Pass from John Durrad (Sean Power 2xpt)					25-8
4th Quarter
No Scoring					25-8

Reference: [5]

Week 16 – 16 July 2006 – Dublin Dragons 12 Dublin Revels 46

The Dublin Rebels finished the season 8-0 after beating the Dublin Dragons 46-12 at Santry. Defense had a big impact on the game with four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. The Dragons defense were the first on the scoreboard when linebacker Nick Newby intercepted the ball at the Rebels 22 yard line and returned it to the 10. Barry Reynolds ran the ball in giving the Dragons the lead after 3 minutes. After roating the backfield, the Rebels got into scoring position with a first and goal, which rookie Chris Winton converted, leaving the teams tied. Sam Hodgins broke free for a 60 yard run on the next Rebels possession to give them the lead. Steve Archibald caught a crucial interception in the second quarter which gave the Rebels good field position. Sam Hodgins added his second rushing TD, with a short yardage effort which Simon Mackey again converted for twio points. Later in the quarter the Dragons defense scored their second TD of the game, Dave Wheeler returning an interception into the endzone to cut the defecit. The rebels scored again just as time expired in the first half as Carl Faichney caught a pass in the endzone to put the Rebels 32-12 up at the half. The second half was a defensive struggle with only one more offensive touchdown scored and yet another interception, this time Sean Shanahan returning one 29 yards in the endzone to effectively seal the game for the Rebels. The fourth quarter saw the only offensive touchdown of the half as Paul Smyth, lining up as a goaline offensive Tight End caught a short pass from QB Andrew Dennehy. The Rebels had one more scoring opportunity but were stripped of the ball by John Durrad on the 1 yard line, reclaiming possession in the process. The Rebels defense then held firm, giving them a 46-12 win.

At Sportslink, Santry, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Dragons	6	6	0	0	12
Dublin Rebels	14	16	8	8	46
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
DRA – Barry Reynolds 10 yd Run (XP No Good)					6-0
REB – Chris Winton 2yd Run (XP No Good)					6-6
REB – Sam Hodgins 60 yd Run (Simon Mackey 2xpt)					6-14
2nd Quarter
REB – Sam Hodgins 2 yd Run (Simon Mackey 2xpt)					6-22
DRA – Dave Wheeler 57 yd Int Return (XP No Good)					12-22
REB – Carl Faichney 14 yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Fearghal O’Hanlon 2xpt)					12-30
3rd Quarter
REB – Sean Shanahan 29 yd Int Return (Andrew Dennehy 2xpt)					12-38
4th Quarter
REB – Paul Smyth 9yd Pass from Andrew Dennehy (Marcus Naylor 2xpt)					12-46

Reference: [6]

Week 17 – 23 July 2006 – Carrickfergus Knights 13 Dublin Dragons 7

Carrickfergus Knights secured homefield advantage for the playoffs, and in the process, ended the Dublin Dragons playoff hopes, with a 13-7 win in Lucan, in what was a defensive struggle. In hot conditions, defense was on top in the first half with some fine displays from both sides. The Knights Ian McIlroy intercepted a pass in his own half, and the Dragons defense recovered a forced fumble, also in their own half. In the third quarter, the Knights offense came out strong, putting together a 70 yard drive, mostly on the running of Darren Montgomery and David Wright. On third and goal Montgomery scored from the one yard line to give the Knights the lead, and Carrickfergus continued controlling the ball and the clock in the fourth quarter with David Wright running in from 12 yards out to double the lead. Scott Robinson had a crucial interception for the Knights in the fourth quarter. The Dragons, needing to win to stay in the playoff picture rallied their offense and Barry Reynolds broke free to score a 51 yard run to give the some hope, but the onside kick was recovered by the Knights to effectively end the game at 13-7.

At Lucan Community College, Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	0	0	7	6	13
Dublin Dragons	0	0	0	7	7
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
No scoring					0-0
2nd Quarter
No scoring					0-0
3rd Quarter
CAR – Darren Montgomery 1 yd Run (Paul McKillop 1xpt)					7-0
4th Quarter
CAR – David Wright 12 yd Run (XP No Good)					13-0
DRA – Barry Reynolds 51 yd Run (Sean Power 1xpt)					13-7

Reference: [7]

Reference

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Internet Archive

[1] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) DUBLIN DRAGONS 0-12 UNIV. OF LIMERICK VIKINGS [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117040137/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.5 [Accessed 11 November 2019] [2] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) UNIV. LIMERICK VIKINGS 6-6 DUBLIN DRAGONS[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117033511/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.6 [Accessed 11 November 2019] [3] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) DRAGONS AND ADMIRALS TIE IN TOUGH GAME[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117034312/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.7 [Accessed 11 November 2019] [4] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) Dublin Dragons 6-32 Belfast Bulls[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117054509/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.8[Accessed 11 November 2019] [5] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) DRAGONS WIN AGAINST SAINTS [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117081450/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.9[Accessed 11 November 2019] [6] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) Dublin Dragons 12-46 Dublin Rebels[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117083006/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.10[Accessed 11 November 2019] [7] Dublin Dragons | Wayback Machine (2007) Carrickfergus Knights 13-7 Dublin Dragons[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071117083100/http://www.dublindragons.com/e107/news.php?extend.11[Accessed 11 November 2019] [9] Irish American Football Association (2006) [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2006results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

Images

[8] Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Dragons – Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/dragons.jpg [Accessed 16 November 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Dublin Dragons.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive Last Updated: 12 November 2019 (c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019 You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

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European Federation of American Football | European Flag Football Junior Championships Under 13 2010-2012

EJC U13 Rome, Italy 2010

Place	Country	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
1	Netherlands	7	4	2	1	186	122	.643
2	Ireland	7	4	3	0	173	155	.571
3	Austria	7	4	3	0	146	133	.571
4	Switzerland	7	3	3	1	72	79	.500
5	Italy	6	2	4	0	117	139	.333
6	Germany	6	2	4	0	137	203	.333

Reference: Compiled from Results in [2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
19.09.2019	Ireland	33	Austria	24
19.09.2019	Switzerland	6	Neherlands	12
	Place 5
19.09.2019	Germany	20	Italy	46
	Place 3
19.09.2019	Switzerland	6	Austria	24
	Place 1
19.09.2019	Netherlands	39	Ireland	13

Reference: [1-2] Note: Placement matches Included in Final Standings above

EJC U13 Lelystad, Netherlands 2012

	P	W	L	T
*Netherlands	5	4	1	0
*Germany	5	4	1	0
+Austria	5	3	2	0
+Italy	5	3	2	0
Ireland	5	1	4	0
Switzerland	5	0	5	0

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	3rd Place
2012	Italy	26	Austria	12
	Final
2012	Netherlands	32	Germany	31

Reference: [1]

Report

The European Flag Football Junior Championship is the Under 13 and Under 15 Championship for the National Teams of Europe. All games were played in Rome’s Stadio Pasquale Giannattasio. It was Coed, both boys and girls played on the same teams.

Ireland entered the Under 13 Championship and reached the Final where they lost to the Netherlands 39-13.

They had earlier won their two opening games by big margins (32-14 against Austria and 49-19 against Germany) and beaten the Netherlands in a previous pool game.

It was the best showing by any Irish American Football International team ever to that point.

in 2012 Ireland failed to reproduce the form which saw them reach the U13 European Flag Football Junior Championship Final in 2010 as Netherlands repeated as victors. Ireland, however, did manage to win the Fair Play Trophy.

Team Ireland Flag Football U13s Rome 2010 [3]

Internet Archive

[4] Irish American Football Association | Wayback Machine (2012) European Flag Championships – Ireland U13 & U15 teams [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20121121045611/http://www.americanfootball.ie/european-flag-championships-ireland-u13-u15-teams/ [Accessed 11 November 2019]

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2010) Breaking News: Team Ireland I13s win Opening 2 Games by Wide Margin [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/breaking-news-team-ireland-u13s-win-opening-2-games-by-big-margin [Accessed 21 November 2016]

[2] European Federation of American Football (2010)European Flag Junior Championships 2010 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/download/EFJC_2010.pdf [Accessed 9 March 2018]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2010) U13 Team Ireland 1 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20101012125346im_/http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/u13-team-Ireland1.jpg [Accessed 21 November 2016]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Gallagher.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 November 2019

November 11, 2019October 29, 2023

European Federation of American Football | European Flag Football Junior Championship Under 13 Rome 2010

Euro

Rome, Italy. 17-19 September

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
1	Netherlands	7	4	2	1	186	122	.643
2	Ireland	7	4	3	0	173	155	.571
3	Austria	7	4	3	0	146	133	.571
4	Switzerland	7	3	3	1	72	79	.500
5	Italy	6	2	4	0	117	139	.333
6	Germany	6	2	4	0	137	203	.333

Reference: Compiled from Results in [2]

Pool Results

Date	Pool
18.09.2010	Austria	14	Ireland	32
18.09.2010	Germany	46	Netherlands	40
18.09.2010	Netherlands	12	Switzerland	12
18.09.2010	Ireland	49	Germany	19
18.09.2010	Austria	31	Germany	20
19.09.2010	Italy	6	Netherlands	38
19.09.2010	Switzerland	19	Germany	12
19.09.2010	Italy	27	Ireland	26
18.09.2010	Switzerland	14	Italy	6
18.09.2010	Italy	14	Austria	21
18.09.2010	Ireland	0	Switzerland	13
18.09.2010	Netherlands	26	Austria	19
19.09.2010	Netherlands	19	Ireland	20
19.09.2010	Germany	20	Italy	18
19.09.2010	Austria	13	Switzerland	12

Reference: [1-2]

Pool Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Switzerland	5	3	1	1	60	43	.700
Ireland	5	3	2	0	127	92	.600
Austria	5	3	2	0	98	94	.600
Netherlands	5	2	2	1	135	103	.500
Germany	5	2	3	0	117	157	.400
Italy	5	1	4	0	71	119	.200

Reference: [2]

Placements

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
19.09.2019	Ireland	33	Austria	24
19.09.2019	Switzerland	6	Neherlands	12
	Place 5
19.09.2019	Germany	20	Italy	46
	Place 3
19.09.2019	Switzerland	6	Austria	24
	Place 1
19.09.2019	Netherlands	39	Ireland	13

Reference: [1-2]

Report

Ireland entered the Under 13 Championship and reached the Final where they lost to the Netherlands 39-13.

They had earlier won their two opening games by big margins (32-14 against Austria and 49-19 against Germany) and beaten the Netherlands in a previous pool game.

It was the best showing by any Irish American Football International team ever to that point.

Websites

[2] European Federation of American Football (2010)European Flag Junior Championships 2010 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/download/EFJC_2010.pdf [Accessed 9 March 2018]

Images

[4] Euro Flag Rome 2010 (2010) Euro Flag Rome 2010 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110202182548im_/http://www.euroflagrome2010.com/index_Euroflag_2010.jpg[Accessed 11 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Gallagher.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 November 2019

November 9, 2019October 29, 2023

American Football Association of Ireland | Irish Senior League 1997-1999

AFAI Senior League 1997

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Shamrock Bowl XII
	Carrickfergus Knights	21	Dublin Bulls	0

[1][2]

AFAI Senior League 1998

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Dublin Tigers	8	6	0	2			.875
*Carrickfergus Knights	8	6	0	2			.875
*Greystones Rebels	8	4	4	0			.500
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	1	7	0			.125
Queens University Belfast Broncos	8	1	7	0			.125

[3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
	Dublin Tigers	30	Craigavon Cowboys	0
	Carrickfergus Knights	40	Greystones Rebels	0
	Shamrock Bowl XIII
	Dublin Tigers	14	Carrickfergus Knights	22

[3]

AFAI Senior League 1999

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Dublin Tigers	4	4	0	0	128	0	1.000
*Carrickfergus Knights	4	2	2	0	58	38	.500
Queens University Belfast Broncos	4	0	4	0	10	158	.000

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Shamrock Bowl XIV
	Dublin Tigers	22	Carrickfergus Knights	6

[5]

Report

________________________________________________________

In 1997 Carrickfergus Knights would defeat new team Dublin Bulls, who were formed by Gateway Computers and had a very international feel to the team, 21-0 to win their first Shamrock Bowl.

The 1998 season would see the Dublin Bulls replaced by the Tigers and new teams enter – the Greystones Rebels (who would later become the Dublin Rebels) and Queens University Belfast Broncos. The Tigers and Carrickfergus Knights would both go through the season undefeated – tie-ing both games with each other and winning all the rest. They would meet in Shamrock Bowl XIII where they were only separated by one converted Touchdown – Carrickfergus Knights winning 22-14.

The Greystones Rebels would pull out of the League in 1999, citing the politics in the game, and the League would drop to just 3 teams. The Shamrock Bowl would be won by the Dublin Tigers 22-6 over the Carrickfergus Knights.

The 2000 season was not played as a further two teams pulled out and a court case involving the AFAI and Cillian Smith and a number of other players resulted in a new body being formed – the Irish American Football Association – which would feature the Rebels and Carrickfergus Knights as well as two other teams starting the League over. Cillian Smith would guide the sport as Commissioner for the next 17 years to one with 20 teams and three levels of play.

References

[40] Britball (2016) Shamrock Bowl Results www.britball.co.uk/history-index/ireland/shamrock-bowl-results-1986.html [Accessed 2 October 2016]

[41] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

Social Media

[42] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Post by Kevin Sharkey, August 27, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259540917772370/permalink/268518076874654/ [Accessed 6 June 2018]

Websites

[2] Dublin Tornadoes (1997) Shamrock Bowl [Internet] Available from: www.connect.ie/users/tornadoes/Shamrock.html [Accessed 6 April 2001]

[3] Carrickfergus Knights (1998) Full 1998 AFAI Results and Table [Internet] Available from: www.sugarcube.co.uk/knight/Full_1998_AFAI_Results_and.htm [Accessed 23 May 200]

[4] Britball (2016) Shamrock Bowl Results www.britball.co.uk/history-index/ireland/shamrock-bowl-results-1986.html [Accessed 2 October 2016]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

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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National Football League International Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present

National Football League Logo [5]

NFL Regular Season London Games 2007-Present

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
		2007
28.10.2007	Wembley	Miami Dolphins	10	New York Giants	13
		2008
26.10.2008	Wembley	New Orleans Saints	37	San Diego Chargers	32
		2009
25.10.2009	Wembley	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	New England Patriots	35
		2010
31.10.2010	Wembley	San Francisco 49ers	24	Denver Broncos	16
		2011
23.10.2011	Wembley	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	18	Chicago Bears	24
		2012
28.10.2012	Wembley	St. Louis Rams	7	New England Patriots	45
		2013
29.09.2013	Wembley	Minnesota Vikings	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	27
27.10.2013	Wembley	Jacksonville Jaguars	10	San Francisco 49ers	42
		2014
28.09.2014	Wembley	Oakland Raiders	14	Miami Dolphins	38
26.10.2014	Wembley	Atlanta Falcons	21	Detroit Lions	22
09.11.2014	Wembley	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	Dallas Cowboys	31
		2015
04.10.2015	Wembley	Miami Dolphins	14	New York Jets	27
25.10.2015	Wembley	Jacksonville Jaguars	34	Buffalo Bills	31
01.11.2015	Wembley	Kansas City Chiefs	45	Detroit Lions	10
		2016
02.10.2016	Wembley	Jacksonville Jaguars	30	Indianapolis Colts	10
23.10.2016	Twickenham	Los Angeles Rams	10	New York Giants	17
30.10.2016	Wembley	Cincinnati Bengals	27	Washington Redskins	27 OT
		2017
24.09.2017	Wembley	Jacksonville Jaguars	44	Baltimore Ravens	7
01.10.2017	Wembley	Miami Dolphins	0	New Orleans	20
22.10.2017	Twickenham	Los Angeles Rams	33	Arizona Cardinals	0
29.10.2017	Twickenham	Cleveland Browns	16	Minnesota Vikings	33
		2018
14.10.2018		Oakland Raiders	3	Seattle Seahawks	27
21.10.2018		Los Angeles Chargers	20	Tennessee Titans	19
28.10.2018		Jacksonville Jaguars	18	Philadelphia Eagles	24

Reference: [1]

References

Websites/ Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2018) 2018 NFL Record & Factbook | International Games p. 510 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2018/08/09/0ap3000000946101.pdf [Accessed 9 November 2019]

[2] National Football League (2018) 2018 Scores | Week 6 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2018/REG6 [Accessed 9 November 2019]

[3] National Football League (2018) 2018 Scores | Week 7 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2018/REG7 [Accessed 9 November 2019]

[4] National Football League (2018) 2018 Scores | Week 8 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2018/REG8 [Accessed 9 November 2019]

Images

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Canadian U20 & High School Gridiron Football Teams in Ireland 2012-2013

Canadian Football Teams in Ireland 2012-2013

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	GIFT 2012		Pairc Tailteann, Navan
07.09.2012	Oak Park HS (Winnipeg, MN)	18	Villanova College (King City, ON)	9
	Gathering Bowl		Tallaght Stadium
31.08.2013	Greendell Falcons (MN, Can)	39	Bristol Academy Pride (Eur HS)	22

Canadian U20 & High School Teams in Ireland 2012-2013 [Reference: 1-6]

Report

As part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament in 2012, in which over a dozen small Colleges & High Schools from North America played in various venues around Ireland, the Oak Park High School from Winnipeg Manitoba, beat Villanova College, from King City in Ontario 18-9, in front of 3,000 at Pairc Tailteann, in Navan Co. Meath.

The following year, as part of the Gathering Ireland celebrations, the Greendell Falcons, who play in the Winnipeg Major Football League played two games in Ireland – one against the Ireland U20s team, which they lost, and one against Bristol Academy Pride, who play in the European US High Schools League. Greendell won the latter 39-22 in front of 2,500 spectators at Tallaght Stadium. The Falcons Wide Receiver, Bryce LeBlanc was named MVP.

References

Websites

[1] Global Football (2014) GIFT Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/history/gift-ireland/[Accessed 8 December 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2012) GIFT 2012[Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/gift-2012/ [Accessed 8 December 2016]

[3] Global Football (2015) GIFT 2012 Final Recap[Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GIFT-2012-Final-Recap.pdf [Accessed 8 December 2016]/p>

[4] Irish American Football Association (2013) Greendell Falcons win the Gathering Bowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/greendell-falcons-win-the-gathering-bowl/ [Accessed 16 December 2018]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2013) The Gathering Bowl generating a lot of Local Interest [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/the-gathering-bowl-generating-a-lot-of-local-interest/ [Accessed 16 December 2018]

Sources

[6] Anon. (2012) “Football, certainly… but not as we know it” Meath Chronicle. Saturday, September 8, 2012.

Past editions of the Meath Chronicle are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Images

[7] Irish American Football Association (2013) Bristol (White) and Greendell (Green) at Tallaght Stadium [Internet] Available from:https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gbowl8-650×487.jpg [Accessed 8 November 2019]

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Irish American Football Teams v Canadian U21 Teams 2002-2013

Irish Teams versus Canadian U21 Teams 2002-2013

Date	Irish Team		Canadian Team
25.08.2002	Carrickfergus Knights	6	Team Canada U21s	34
27.08.2013	Ireland U20	22	Greendell Falcons (MB)	20

[1-4]

Report

Irish American Football teams have played Canadian teams as well as American teams, faring much better.

Carrickfergus Knights lost a game to a Team Canada U21s, 34-6 in 2002 [10], before Ireland U20s beat Greendell Falcons, a junior team from Manitoba 22-20 in 2013 [11].

References

Websites

[1] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Association (2002) August 25th 2002 – TEAM CANADA 34 – 6 CARRICKFERGUS KNIGHTS [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20021210031300/http://www.irish-american-football.org/news%20stories/25aug02.htm [Accessed 8 October 2017]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2013) IAFA U20s have historic win against Greendell Falcons [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/breaking-news-iafa-u20s-win-against-greendell-falcons/ [Accessed 30 April 2017]

[3] Greendell Falcons (2017) MMFA Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://falconsfootball.ca/index.php [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

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United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League Finals 1952-1993

USAFE Finals 1952-1993

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
1952	Furstenfeldbruck Eagles	26	Burtonwood Bullets	7
1953	Landstuhl Raiders	30	London Rockets	21
1954	London Rockets
1955	London Rockets
1956	London Rockets
1957	Toul Tigers		Burtonwood Bullets
1958	Ramstein Rams		Alconbury Spartans
1959	Weisbaden Flyers
1960	SHAPE Indians
1961	SHAPE Indians		Alconbury Spartans
1962	Weisbaden Flyers		Chicksands Fighting Chicks
1963 *	Bitburg Barons * / Weathersfield Raiders *
1964	Rhein-Main Rockets		Chicksands Fighting Chicks
1965	Weisbaden Flyers	54	Weathersfield Raiders	6
1966	Weisbaden Flyers	49	Weathersfield Raiders	0
1967	Rhein-Main Rockets	19	Bentwaters Phantoms	14
1968	Bentwaters Phantoms
1969	Rhein-Main Rockets		Bentwaters Phantoms
1970	Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1971	Weisbaden Flyers		Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1972	Rhein-Main Rockets		Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1973	Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1974	Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1975	Weisbaden Flyers		Bentwaters Phantoms
1976	Bitburg Barons		Bentwaters Phantoms
1977	Bitburg Barons		Chicksands Fighting Chicks
1978	Bitburg Barons
1979	Lakenheath Eagles		Bitburg Barons
1980	Bitburg Barons		Lakenheath Eagles
1981	Upper Heyford Sky Kings		Bitburg Barons
1982	Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1983	Ramstein Rams		Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1984	Ramstein Rams		Bentwaters Phantoms
1985	Ramstein Rams		Upper Heyford Sky Kings
1986	Chicksands Fighting Chicks
1987	Rhein-Main Rockets		Lakenheath Eagles
1988	Rhein-Main Rockets	34	Lakenheath Eagles	0
1989	Rhein-Main Rockets	37	Lakenheath Eagles	18
1990	Lakenheath Eagles	39	Rhein-Main Rockets	30
1991	Rhein-Main Rockets	27	Lakenheath Eagles	6
1992	Rhein-Main Rockets	57	Lakenheath Eagles	12
1993	Rhein-Main Rockets		Lakenheath Eagles

Reference: [1-2, 6]

Note: * The 1963 Title was shared between Bitburg Barons and Weathersfield Raiders as the Final was cancelled after the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.

USAFE Final 1952 – Wembley – Furstenfeldbrook Eagles 26 Burtonwoon Bullets 7 [Reference: 9]

Composite Standings

Team	Conference	Championships
Rhein-Main Rockets	Continental	10
Weisbaden Flyers	Continental	6
Upper Heyford Sky Kings	United Kingdom	5
Bitburg Barons	Continental	5 *
Ramstein Rams	Continental	4
London Rockets	United Kingdom	3
Lakenheath Eagles	United Kingdom	2
SHAPE Indians (Paris)	France	2
Bentwaters Phantoms	United Kingdom	1
Chicksands Fighting Chicks	United Kingdom	1
Furstenfeldbruck Eagles	Continental	1
Landstuhl Raiders	Continental	1
Toul Tigers	France	1
Weathersfield Raiders	United Kingdom	1 *

United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League Finals Composite Standings 1952-1993

Note: *1963 Final shared between Weatersfield Raiders and Bitburg Barons after it was cancelled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Report

The USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe) Football league title was won on 10 occasions by Rhein-Main Rockets (Continental Sports Conference), Weisbaden Flyers (CSC) six times, Upper Heyford Sky Kings (United Kingdom Sports Conference) five times , Bitburg Barons (CSC) five times, Ramstein Rams (CSC) four times, London Rockets (UKSC) three times, Lakenheath Eagles (UKSC) twice and SHAPE Indians (Paris, France Sports Conference) twice.

Bentwaters Phantoms (UKSC), Chicksands Fighting Chicks (UKSC), Furstenfeldbruck Eagles (CSC), Landstuhl Raiders (CSC), Toul Tigers (FSC), Weathersfield Raiders (UKSC) each won the title once.

There were four Sports Conferences: United Kingdom, Continental, France and Mediterranean, although in the end the France and Mediterranean Sports Conferences were merged with the Continental Conference.

About

The United States Air Force in Europe Football League (USAFE – pronounced “You-Safe”) was the League for Air Force Personnel stationed at Cold War Military Bases in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy & Greece.

There were three Conferences: UK Sports Conference, Continental Sports Conference (German & France) and Mediterranean Sports Conference (Italy & Greece). While the MSC was a competitive Conference, the Finals were usually played between the Winners of the UKSC and the CSC.

Following the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, the USAFE Football League was discontinued and the only US Military Football now played in the UK is High School Football at Lakenheath, London Central (High Wycombe), Alconbury & Menwith Hill. [1]

The United States ARmy EURope played a separate League (USAREUR). [6]

The Ramstein Rams, Alconbury Spartans, Burtonwood Bullets & Weathersfield Raiders all played matches in Ireland, including one at Croke Park in aid of the Irish Red Cross. [12-15]

Continental Sports Conference Sports Patch [Reference: 11]

Teams

UK Sports Conference (UKSC)	Continental Sports Conference (CSC)
Alconbury Spartans	Berlin Bears
Bentwaters Phantoms	Bitburg Barons
Chicksands Fighting Chicks	Camp New Amsterdam
Fairford Falcons	Landsberg Tigers
Greenham Comon Pirates	Rhein-Main Rockets
Lakenheath Eagles	Sembach Tigers
Mildenhall Marauders	Ramstein Rams
Upper Heyford Sky Kings	Spangdalem Sheikhs/Sabers
Weathersfield Raiders	Weisbaden Flyers
High Wycombe Bucks	Hahn Hawks
Burtonwood Bullets	Zweibrucken
France Sports Conference / District (FSC)	Mediterranean Sports Conference (MSC)
SHAPE Indians (Paris)	Aviano Eagles (Ita)
Laon Rangers	Hellenikon Olympians (Gre)
Chateauroux Sabres	Moron
Chaumont Mudhens	San Vito
Fontainbleu Foresters	Torrejon
Bordeaux Cardinals
Orly Comets
Evreux Normans
Etain Pioneers
Toul Tigers
Dreux Plainsmen
Chambley Desert Rats
Phalsbourg Falcons

References: [1-8]

References

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2019) US Miltary Football in the UK [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/us-military-football-in-the.html [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[2] USAFE Football (2019) Teams | CSC [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/CSC/csc.html [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[3] USAFE Football (2019) Teams | UKSC [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/UKSC/uksc.html [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[4] USAFE Football (2019) Teams | MSC [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/MSC/msc.html [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[5] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2019) United States Army Europe Football Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1974_USArEurFT.pdf [Accessed 8 November 2019]

Bibliography

[6] Crawford, Russ (2016) “Le Football: A History of American Football in France”. pg. 87-110. Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln & Lincoln.

[7] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 103-105. Published by the author.

[8] Lensmen Photographic Archive (2012) . “The 1950s Ireland in Pictures”. pg. 36. The O’Brien Press Ltd. Dublin, Ireland.

Images

[9] Britball Now (2019) USAFE Final 1952 (Wembley) [Internet] Available http://www.britballnow.co.uk/_Media/1952-usaf-final-wembley_med.jpeg [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[10] USAFE Football (2019) Ramstein Rams [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/db_Ramstein-Rams-121.jpg [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[11] USAFE Football (2019) CSC Sports Patch [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/CSC-Sports-Patch.jpg [Accessed 8 November 2019]

[12] USAFE Football (2020) USAFE-Football-Coin_Hat-5 [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/USAFE-Football-Coin_Hat-5.jpg [Accessed 18 July 2020]

Newspapers

[13] Anon. (1954) . “Photo caption”. Northern Whig. 18 November 1954. pg. 6.

[14] Anon. (1966) . “Rams bring 45 ‘Rough Scrappers”. Belfast Telegraph. 1 September 1966. pg. 18.

Journal Articles

[15] Magee, Damian. “English Beer and American Football: Exporting American Football as a Cultural Commodity to the British Isles.” Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 121–148. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30002410.

Websites

[16] USAFE Football (2020) RM_USAFE ScannedImage-2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/CSC/Rhein-M/Rhein-Main/rhein-main_39.html [Accessed 18 July 2020]

[17] USAFE Football (2020) RM ScannedImage [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/CSC/Rhein-M/Rhein-Main/rhein-main_36.html [Accessed 18 July 2020]

[18] USAFE Football (2020) RM_USAFE ScannedImage-3 [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/CSC/Rhein-M/Rhein-Main/rhein-main_40.html [Accessed 18 July 2020]

[19] USAFE Football (2020) Rhein-Main 1967 vs Bentwaters USAFE Championship Game [Internet] Available from: http://www.usafefootball.com/Teams/CSC/Rhein-M/Rhein-Main/rhein-main_78.html [Accessed 18 July 2020]

Newspapers

[20] Fox, Bucky (1989) “USAFE – Just Another Year” World American Football. 9 November 1989.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

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Last Updated: 8 November 2019

November 7, 2019October 29, 2023

Dublin Celts American Football Ireland Team Season Roster & Match Reports 1992

Dublin Celts Logo

IAFL Tara Conference Table 1992

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Tara Conference
*Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	2	0	81	49	.667
*Dublin Celts	6	3	3	0	77	57	.500
Drogheda Vikings	5	1	4	0	15	135	.200
Lee Valley Steelers	6	0	6	0	0	195	.000

Report

Week 1: 23 June 1992

Antrim Bulldogs 6 Dublin Celts 0 – The Dublin Celts lost to Irish opposition for the first time in five years as they were shocked by the Antrim Bulldogs, who were now installed as favourites to win the Shamrock Bowl.[1]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Antrim Bulldogs					6
Dublin Celts					0
Scorers					Score
ANT – TD					6-0

Week 3: 6 July 1992

Dublin Tornadoes 22 Dublin Celts 7 – A “brusing encounter” between the Dublin rivals, which saw only one person ejected from play, ended in a victory for the Tallaght-based Tornadoes. Vinnie Clark scored one TD, QB Martin Dillon scored a spectacular touchdown from 20 yards, and Phil McGowan added a third TD for the Tornadoes. Brendan Fox added a Field-Goal and Extra Point as the Celts could only manage one TD in reply.[3][4]

At Tallaght Rugby Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					22
Dublin Celts					7
Scorers					Score
TOR – Vinne Clark, TD Run
TOR – Martin Dillon 20 yd TD Run
TOR – Phil McGowan
TOR – Brendan Fox FG
TOR – Brendan Fox XP
CEL – TD

Week 5: 20 July 1992

Dublin Celts 12 Belfast Spartans 13 – The defending champions Dublin Celts slumped to their third straight defeat of the season against Belfast.[6]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					12
Belfast Spartans					13
Scorers					Score

Week 6: 27 July 1992

Dublin Celts 18 Craigavon Cowboys 16 – In a close encounter the Dublin Celts finally won a game in 1992 after a last-second field goal attempt by Craigavon was missed.[7]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					18
Craigavon Cowboys					16
Scorers					Score

Week 9: 12-16 August 1992

Dublin Celts 20 Lee Valley Steelers 0 – In a midweek match the Dublin Celts defeated the Lee Valley Steelers.[9]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					20
Lee Valley Steelers					0
Scorers					Score

Week 11: 30 August 1992

Dublin Celts 19 Drogheda Vikings 0 – Drogheda were not disgraced in this loss to the Celts , with rivalries to the fore as the Vikings were a splinter team from the Celts.[12]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					19
Drogheda Vikings					0
Scorers					Score

Craigavon Cowboys 10 Dublin Celts 6 – A Touchdown and Field Goal in the second quarter gave the Cowboys a slender victory over the Celts

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys	0	10	0	0	10
Dublin Celts					6
Scorers					Score

Reference: [18]

Reference: [17][18]

1992 Season Roster

No.	Name	Position
32	Gerry Andrews	RB
42	Robbie Andrews	RB
19	Ger Breen	LB
	Dave Brennan	Line
55	Eric Brunton	Line
34	Dermot Connolly	QB
	Graham Crowley	Line
97	Marcus Cunningham	RB
11	John Donnelly	QB
49	Martin Dunne	S
	Bill Duignan	LB
59	Norman Estridge	DE
81	John Farrell	Line
22	Ted Furman	CB
13	Eddie Goggins	RB
69	Fran Guerin	Line
12	Graham Harte	WR
37	Rory Hickey	P
40	Oliver Jenkins	Line
	Barry Malone	CB
50	Nick McCabe	Line
44	Ray McCabe	Line
67	Brian McEvilly	Line
	Gavin McManus	LB
	Joseph Meany	LB
	John Mulgrave	LB
	Lennie Murphy	LB
26	Martin Murphy	RB
60	James O’Neill	Line
48	Peter O’Rourke	SS
	Luis Orteaga	LB
75	Jonathan Pullen	Line
	Owen Quigley	Line
	Martin Rogers	Line
80	Mark Rutherford	WR
55	Philip Ryan	C
68	Kevin Sharkey	G
	Paul Singleton	LB
	Alan Staunton	WR
21	Paul Staunton	TE
	Steve Synnott	Line
82	Paul Whelan	WR
71	John Walsh	Line
43	Tommy Walsh	CB
	Derek Ward	CB
	Terry Wellings	Line
	David O’Rourke	WR
	Chris Leonard	LB
	Andrew O’Neill	WR

References

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Sources

[1] Anon. (1992) “IRISH CHAMPION CELTS STUNG BY BULLDOG SPIRIT”, First Down. July 11, 1992, pg. 17.

[2] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 2, 1992, pg. 65

[3] Anon. (1992) “Sad Celts are Torn to shreds”, First Down. July 18, 1992, pg. 16.

[4] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Celts blown away”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 9, 1992, pg. 66

[5] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 16, 1992, pg. 69

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

[7] FD Reporter. (1992) “At last! It’s the Dub-win Celts!”, First Down. August 15, 1992, pg. 17.

[8] Anon. (1992) “IRISH RESULTS”, First Down. August 29, 1992, pg. 17.

[9] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Vikings ready to invade Tallaght”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 13, 1992, pg. 66

[10] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Tornadoes ko Vikings”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 20, 1992, pg. 61

[11] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 27, 1992, pg. 61

[12] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 3, 1992, pg. 94

[13] Anon. (1992) “Vikings Victory”, Drogheda Independent. Friday, September 4, 1992, pg. 11

[14] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 10, 1992, pg. 70

[15] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Gridiron grief for Dubs!”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 17, 1992, pg. 76

[16] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, October 8, 1992, pg. Sport 7

[17] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[18] Anon. (1992) “Cowboys take on Bulldogs”, Sunday Life. September 20, 1992. pg. 52

Images

[19] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Photo by Joseph Greene August 28, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1421158977901127&set=gm.269427200117075&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 3 July 2018]

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

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 November 2019

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