Category: Gridiron Football

Canadian Football League 1993-1995

CFL 1993

  P W L T PF PA PTS
Eastern Division              
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 14 4 0     28
Hamilton Tiger Cats 18 6 12 0     12
Ottawa Roughriders 18 4 14 0     8
Toronto Argonauts 18 3 15 0     6
Western Division              
Calgary Stampeders 18 15 3 0     30
Edmonton Eskimoes 18 12 6 0     24
Saskatchewan Rough Riders 18 11 7 0     22
BC Lions 18 10 8 0     20
Sacramento Gold Miners 18 6 12 0     12

Reference: [1]

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Eastern Semi-Final      
  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 Ottawa Roughriders 10
  Western Semi-Finals      
  Calgary Stampeders 27 BC Lions 9
  Edmonton Eskimoes 51 Saskatchewan Rough Riders 13
  Eastern Final      
  Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19
  Western Final      
  Calgary Stampeders 15 Edmonton Eskimoes 29
  Grey Cup      
  Calgary Stampeders 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10

CFL 1994

  P W L T PF PA PTS
Eastern Division              
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 13 5 0     26
Baltimore CFL Colts 18 12 6 0     24
Toronto Argonauts 18 7 11 0     14
Ottawa Roughriders 18 4 14 0     8
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 4 14 0     8
Shreveport Pirates 18 3 15 0     6
Western Division              
Calgary Stampeders 18 15 3 0     30
Edmonton Eskimoes 18 13 5 0     26
BC Lions 18 11 6 1     23
Saskatchewan Rough Riders 18 11 7 0     22
Sacramento Gold Miners 18 9 8 1     19
Las Vegas Posse 18 5 13 0     10

Reference: [1]

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Division Semi-Finals      
  Baltimore CFL Colts 34 Toronto Argonauts 15
  Edmonton Eskimoes 23 BC Lions 24
  Calgary Stampeders 36 Saskatchewan Rough Riders 3
  Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26 Ottawa Roughriders 16
  Division Finals      
  Calgary Stampeders 36 BC Lions 37
  Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 Baltimore CFL Colts 14
  Grey Cup      
  BC Lions 26 Baltimore CFL Colts 23

Jeff Reinebold, who hails from South Bend, Indiana, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and who delivered a coaching clinic in Ireland in 2010, coached the Las Vegas Posse in 1994.

CFL 1995

  P W L T PF PA PTS
North Division              
Calgary Stampeders 18 15 3 0     30
Edmonton Eskimoes 18 13 5 0     26
BC Lions 18 10 8 0     20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0     16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 11 0     14
Saskatchewan Rough Riders 18 6 12 0     12
Toronto Argonauts 18 4 14 0     8
Ottawa Roughriders 18 3 15 0     6
South Division              
Baltimore Stallions 18 15 3 0     30
San Antonio Texans 18 12 6 0     24
Birmingham Barracudas 18 10 8 0     20
Memphis Mad Dogs 18 9 9 0     18
Shreveport Pirates 18 5 13 0     10

Reference: [1]

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Division Semi-Finals      
  Baltimore Stallions 36 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
  Edmonton Eskimoes 26 BC Lions 15
  San Antonio Texans 52 Birmingham Barracudas 9
  Calgary Stampeders 31 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13
  Division Finals      
  Calgary Stampeders 37 Edmonton Eskimoes 4
  Baltimore Stallions 21 San Antonio Texans 11
  Grey Cup      
  Baltimore Stallions 37 Calgary Stampeders 20

References

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Websites

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Caoimhe Mullaney, Alan Delaney, Luke Kelly, Siobhan Gaskin, Odhran Allen & Damien Hendricks

 

About this document

 

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Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 27 December 2018

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NCAA | Division 1 FBS | American Athletic Conference 2013-2014

NCAA Division 1 FBS American Athletic Conference 2013

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS 13 12 1 0 .923
Louisville Cardinals 13 12 1 0 .923
Cincinnati Bearcats 13 9 4 0 .692
Houston Cougars 13 8 5 0 .615
Southern Methodist Mustangs 12 5 7 0 .417
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13 6 7 0 .462
Connecticut Huskies 12 3 9 0 .250
South Florida Bulls 12 2 10 0 .167
Memphis Tigers 12 3 9 0 .250
Temple Owls 12 2 10 0 .167

[3]

 

NCAA Division 1 FBS American Athletic Conference 2014

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
Memphis Tigers 13 10 3 0 .769
Cincinnati Bearcats 13 9 4 0 .692
CENTRAL FLORIDA KNIGHTS 13 9 4 0 .692
East Carolina Pirates 13 8 5 0 .615
Houston Cougars 13 8 5 0 .615
Temple Owls 12 6 6 0 .500
South Florida Bulls 12 4 8 0 .333
Tulane Green Wave 12 3 9 0 .250
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 12 2 10 0 .167
Connecticut Huskies 12 2 10 0 .167
Southern Methodist Mustangs 12 1 11 0 .083

[4]

Green – Irish Player or connection

 

Report

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Sean Galvin was born in Bandon, Co. Cork and was a talented GAA Footballer and Hurler and had ambitions of one day playing at GAA headquarters, Croke Park. When he was 15 he left Cork for America, where he took up American Football in High School where he excelled as a kicker. He was picked up by the University of Central Florida in 2012 and in 2014 he fulfilled his dream of playing in Croke Park when the UCF Knights took on the Penn State Nittany Lions in an American Football College Showcase Game played in the hallowed GAA grounds.[1].

He was named as one of the team captains for the Croke Park classic in 2014, and totalled 218 Kickoffs over a three year career at UCF, averaging 62.1 Yards. [7]

Sean Galvin | UCF Knights 2013-2014

Sean Galvin – UCF 2014 Roster Photo – Courtesy UCF Knights

 

Websites

 

[1] Eoghan McNeill – Irish Independent – August 28 (2014) “Video: Cork-born American football star to fulfil childhood dream of playing at Croke Park” [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/video-corkborn-american-football-star-to-fulfil-childhood-dream-of-playing-at-croke-park-30544419.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[2] Sport Reference (2013) 2013 American Athletic Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/american/2013.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[3] Sport Reference (2014) 2014 American Athletic Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/american/2014.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[4] Sport Reference (2013) 2013 UCF Knights Roster [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-florida/2013-roster.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[5] UCF Knights (2014) 2014 Football Roster – 35 Sean Galvin [Internet] Available from: http://ucfknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=495 [Accessed 9 May 2018]

 

Images

 

[6] UCF Knights (2014) 2014 Football Roster – 35 Sean Galvin Picture [Internet] Available from: http://ucfknights.com/images/2016/5/30/10199097.jpeg?width=300 [Accessed 9 May 2018]

[7] Washington Times (2013) American Athletic Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2013/05/30/american-athletic-con_lanc_s1374x2048.jpg?8ec7eafc11c7544281931f7c2f7fd74311b4e6fb [Accessed 4 August 2018]

 

Acknowledgements

 

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

 

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Dublin Celts Irish American Football Team 1984-1993

Factfile

IAFL Senior Team 1984-1993

 

Home Ground: Phoenix Park, Dublin 2.

Colours: Green Jerseys, White Pants and White Helmet with Orange and Green Stripes.

Founded in 1984 in Phoenix Park, Dublin 2. Played in Inagural Shamrock Bowl in 1986, and were the most successful side in the early years of the IAFL, winning four Shamrock Bowl titles and representing Ireland in the Eurobowl competition for the Champions of Europe’s National Leagues. They played their last season in 1993, losing the Shamrock Bowl to rivals Dublin Tornadoes.

Home Venue Map

Links to Season-by-Season Rosters & Match Reports:

1985 1989 1992 1993

Year-by-Year Record

Year Regular Season Final Position Post-Season
  P W L T   P W L T
1986           1 0 1 0
1987 10 10 0 0 1st Tara 2 2 0 0
1988 5 4 1 0 2nd National 2 2 0 0
1989 8 8 0 0 1st CGL Duke 1 1 0 0
1990 4 0 4 0 4th NCMMA 1 1 0 0
1991           1 1 0 0
1992 6 3 3 0 2nd Tara 1 0 1 0
1993                  

Irish American Football League Record

1986 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
  01.06.86 H Belfast Blitzers W 46-0
  22.06.86 A Belfast Blitzers L 20-24
SB I   N Craigavon Cowboys L 2-6

[1]

1987 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
1 27.04.87 A Belfast Spartans W 7-6
2 03.05.87 H Jordanstown Jaguars W 28-6
3 10.05.87 A Coleraine Chieftans W 48-9
4 17.05.87 H Belfast Giants W 13-0
6 31.05.87 A Carrickfergus Cougars – p-p
9 21.06.87 A Bangor Buccaneers W 38-15
12 12.07.87 H Dublin Tornadoes W 40-0
13 19.07.87 A Belfast Spartans W 27-0
14 26.07.87 A Craigavon Cowboys W 24-14
16 16.08.87 H Belfast Blitzers W 26-14
17 23.08.87 H East Side Jets W 1-0 #
19 06.09.87 A Carrickfergus Cougars    
SF 12.09.87 H Belfast Giants W 43-0
SB II 27.09.87 N Craigavon Cowboys W 43-25

[4]

1988 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
1 17.04.88 A Belfast Blitzers W 20-7
3 08.05.88 H Carrickfergus Cougars W 37-0
4 15.05.88 H Dublin Tornadoes W 14-6
7 19.06.88 A Belfast Blitzers L 19-20
?? ?? A Craigavon Cowboys W 28-0
SF 14.08.88 H Belfast Spartans W 48-6
SB III 21.08.88 N Belfast Blitzers W 34-6

[5]

1989 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
2 14.05.89 H Craigavon Cowboys W 38-0
3 20.05.89 A East Antrim Cougars W 51-0
4 28.05.89 A NI Giants W 43-19
5 04.06.89 H East Antrim Cougars W 1-0 #
6 11.06.89 H A26 Bulldogs W 14-6
9 02.07.89 H Dublin Tornadoes W 1-0 #
10 08.07.89 A Belfast Spartans W 48-12
?? ?? A Craigavon Cowboys W 46-3
SB IV 89 N A26 Bulldogs W 7-6

[7]

1990 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
SB V 90 N Craigavon Cowboys W 40-0

[2]

1991 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
    H Antrim Bulldogs W  
  13.07.91 A Dublin Tornadoes W 44-12
  08.91 A Dublin Tornadoes W 40-0
SB VI 91 N Antrim Bulldogs W 44-0

[8][9]

1992 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
1   A Antrim Bulldogs L 0-6
3 05.07.92 A Dublin Tornadoes L 0-22
5 19.07.92 A Belfast Spartans L 12-13
6 26.07.92 H Craigavon Cowboys W 18-16
8 19.08.92 A Drogheda Vikings W 19-0
9 26.08.92 H Lee Valley Steelers W 21-0
SF 13.09.92 A Craigavon Cowboys L  

[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

1993 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
4 12.06.93 A Dublin Tornadoes L 0-24
5 19.06.93 H Antrim Bulldogs W 3-0
  22.08.93 A Dublin Tornadoes L 7-23
      Craigavon Cowboys L 0-3
      Craigavon Cowboys L 6-7

[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

International Results

1990 Results

Week Date H/A Opposition W/L Score
  1985   Exhibition    
      Bristol Bombers W 32-0
  1986   Exhibition    
      Wirral Wolves W 14-0
      Newcastle Senators W 16-14
  1989   Exhibition    
      Bristol Packers L 0-7
  1989   CGL Duke Premier    
QF 89 H Manchester Heroes L 13-18
  1990   NCMMA    
      Crawley Raiders L 0-20
      Granite City Oilers – p-p
      Stoke Spitfires L 8-26
      Manchester Heroes – p-p
      Walsall Titans L 6-52
      Walsall Titans L 21-26

[27][28][29][30]

EFAF Eurobowl 1988-1992

Date Round Irish Team   European Team  
    Eurobowl II      
1988 Qual Dublin Celts 12 Graz Giants (Aut) 36
    Eurobowl III      
1989 Rd 1 Dublin Celts 3 Birmingham Bulls (Eng) 29
    Eurobowl IV      
1990 Prelim Dublin Celts 30 Barcelona Boxers (Esp) 0
1990 Rd 1 Dublin Celts 12 Manchester Spartans (Eng) 28
    Eurobowl VI      
1992 Rd 1 Dublin Celts 0 Birmingham Bulls (Eng) 20

[31]

Versus American Teams 1987

Date Irish Team   EFL Team  
19.04.1987 Dublin Celts 0 New England Raiders (MA) 51
15.11.1987 Dublin Celts 0 Charlestown Townies (MA) 36

[32][33]

Other Matches

Date Winners   Runners-Up  
  Summer Bowl      
1986 Dublin Celts      
1987 Dublin Celts 26 Craigavon Cowboys 0

[34][35]

 

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]

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

[4] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[5] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1988] [Other Kitted] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[6] Britball Now (2016) Historial League Tables [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[7]Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[27] Britball Now (2009) British and Irish Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]

[28] Britball Now (2009) Results in Euro Competition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-in-euro-competition.html [Accessed 1 November 2016]

[29] Irish American Football Association (2002) OTHER EVENTS: [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/otherevents02.htm [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[30]Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1989 CGL] [1990 NCMMA] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[31] Britball Now (2009) Results in Euro Competition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-in-euro-competition.html [Accessed 1 November 2016]

[32] Britball Now (2016) History of the Game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 02 October 2016]

[33] Britball Now (2008) UK Clubs Against Foreign Opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2008]

Sources

[8] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: CELTS STAY UNBEATEN”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 25, 1991, pg. 55.

[9] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: CELTS TOP LEAGUE”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 22, 1991, pg. 53.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[17] (1993) Dublin Celts Team Roster 1993. Shamrock Bowl Programme. 26 September.

[18] (1993) Tornadoes Bowl Glory.First Down. 9 October, p. 20.

[19] (1993) Storm Dave Talks Back. First Down. 15 May, p. 18.

[20] (1993) Coast Guard at Sea. First Down. 12 June, p. 17.

[21] (1993) Irish Zeros. First Down. 19 June, p. 21.

[22] Naughton, L. (1993) US Football. Evening Herald. 3 June, p. 61.

[23] Naughton, L. (1993) US Football. Evening Herald. 8 July, p. 65.

[24] Naughton, L. (1993) US Football. Evening Herald. 22 July, p. Sport 1.

[25] (1993) American Football comes to Westport next Sunday. Connaught Telegraph. 30 June, p. 23.

[26] (1993) American Football – A first for Mayo. Mayo News. 30 June, p. 40

Internet Archive

[34] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Web Archive (2016) A brief History of American football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071118171931/http://americanfootball.ie/history.htm [Accessed 6 July 2017]

Social Media

[35] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Post by Kevin Klatt August 23, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259540917772370/permalink/266542287072233 [Accessed 1 June 2018]

Images

[36] 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. Thanks also to Richard Mulcahy

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Last Updated: 26 December 2018

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American Football in Ireland | ETO, USAFE and High Schools 1942-1973

ETO, USAFE and High School Teams 1942-1973

DateTeam Team 
 ETO Teams   
14.11.42Hale7Yarvard9
21.11.42Yarvard14Tech0
01.01.44Navy Galloping Gaels0Army Wolverines0
1946    
 USAFE Teams   
1953Burtonwood Bullets27Weathersfield Raiders0
17.11.54Weathersfield Raiders7NAMA Bullets0
09.66Ramstein Rams Alconbury Spartans 
 US High Schools   
1973Trailblazers Red (Mass) Trailblazers White (Mass) 

[1-13]

Links to Team Rosters & Match Reports

Hale Blue Devils 1942

Report

The first American Football matches played in Ireland were during WW2, teams of US Soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland, played matches in Ravenhill, Belfast in aid of the Irish Red Cross. In the first match of the tour Yarvard beat Hale 9-7 and in the second they beat Tech 14-0 (played at Larne Harbour). The 1942 Championship was dubbed the European Theater of Operations Football Championship. A match in 1944 between Army Wolverines and Navy Galloping Gaels at Ravenhill ended 0-0, and was called the Northern Ireland Championship.

In the 1950s and 1960s teams of US Servicemen stationed at Air Force bases in the United Kingdom and Germany played in the USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe – prononouced “You-Safe”) Football League with three conferences: UK, Continental and Mediterranean. In 1953 two of these teams played in Croke Park, with the Burtonwood Bullets winning 27-0 against the Weathersfield Raiders. A return match in 1954 in Belfast saw the NAMA Raiders win 7-0. In 1966 the Ramsfield Rams (Germany) and Alconbury Spartans (UK) played another game in aid of the Irish Red Cross.

In 1973 an American High School team, the Trailblazers (Massachusetts) played an exhibition match in Coolock, Dublin.

The Yarvard Team at Larne Harbour 21 November 1942: They beat Tech 14-0 on the day.

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]

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[5] Dublin Town – Article by Gerry Farrell (2016) College Football Classic Ireland’s Relationship with American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublintown.ie/irelands-relationship-with-american-football/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

Sources

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

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

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

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

[10] 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.

[11] Anon. (1974) . “Americans at Chanel College”. Evening Herald Thursday, March 21, 1974. pg. 2.

Media

[12] RTE Archives “Americans Footballers on Tour 1974”. [Internet] Available from: http://www.rte.ie/archives/2014/0324/604195-american-football-in-coolock-1974/ [Accessed 20 March 2018]

Social Media

[13] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “ So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

[14] Belfast Blitzers | Faacebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/rpp.454643317980162/2260507354060407/?type=3&theater[Accessed 23 August 2019]


Images

[14] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

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 Flag Football League | Emerald Bowl Conference 2014-2017

IFFA Irish Flag Football League 2014-15 Emerald Bowl I

 

Winter Season 2014-15

 

  P W L T PF PA Pts

EBC Dublin
              
*Dublin Vipers 10 9 1 0     18
*Dublin Rebels 10 6 3 1     13
South Dublin Panthers 10 5 5 0     10
Dublin IT Spartans 10 3 5 2     8
University College Dublin 10 3 6 1     7
West Dublin Rhinos 10 0 10 0     0

EBC Midlands
              
*Mullingar Minotaurs 10 9 1 0     18
*North Kildare Reapers 10 7 3 0     14
Edenderry Eagles 10 6 4 0     12
Maynooth University Phantoms 10 5 5 0     10
South Kildare Soldiers 10 0 10 0     0

 

Date Semi-Finals      
  Dublin Vipers   North Kildare Reapers  
  Dublin Rebels 25 Mullingar Minotaurs 15
  Winter Final      
  Dublin Vipers 27 Dublin Rebels 26

 

Summer Season 2015

 

  P W L T PF PA Pts

EBC North
              
*Dublin Vipers 8 8 0 0     16
*Craigavon Cowboys 8 5 3 0     10
Carrickfergus Knights 8 3 4 1     7
University College Dublin 8 2 6 0     4

EBC South
              
*Mullingar Minotaurs 8 6 1 1     13
*Edenderry Eagles 8 4 4 0     8
Cashel Crusaders 8 2 6 0     4
Dublin Rebels 8 1 7 0     2

[1]

 

  Semi-Finals      
  Dublin Vipers 48 Edenderry Eagles 42
  Mullingar Minotaurs 31 Craigavon Cowboys 31
  Summer Final      
  Mullingar Minotaurs 27 Dublin Vipers 25

[2]

Winter Champions v Summer Champions

  Emerald Bowl I      
  Mullingar Minotaurs 19 Dublin Vipers 13

[3]

 

IFFA Irish Flag Football League 2015-16 Emerald Bowl II

 

  P W L T PF PA Pts

EBC Dublin
              
*Dublin Vipers 8 6 2 0     12
*Dublin Rebels 8 5 3 0     10
Dublin IT Spartans 8 4 4 0     8
Maynooth University Bulls 8 4 4 0     8
University College Dublin 8 1 7 0     2

EBC Ulster

              
*Craigavon Cowboys 8 6 2 0     12
*Coleraine Elks 8 5 3 0     10
PSNI Razorbacks 8 1 7 0     2

EBC Midlands

              
*Mullingar Minotaurs 8 8 0 0     16
*North Kildare Reapers 8 5 3 0     10
Edenderry Eagles 8 5 3 0     10
Athlone Minotaurs 8 2 6 0     4
Roscommon Rogues 8 0 8 0     0

EBC Munster

              
*Cashel Crusaders 8 6 2 0     12
*Marble City Mud Dogs 8 5 3 0     10
University of Limerick Vikings 8 3 5 0     6
Wexford Eagles 8 2 6 0     4

[4]

 

  Quarter-Finals      
  Dublin Vipers 52 Dublin Rebels 12
  Mullingar Minotaurs 40 Coleraine Elks 8
  North Kildare Reapers 33 Cashel Crusaders 12
  Craigavon Cowboys 30 Marble City Mud Dogs 0
  Semi-Finals      
  Craigavon Cowboys 30 Dublin Vipers 26
  Mullingar Minotaurs 27 North Kildare Reapers 19
 
Emerald Bowl II
      
  Craigavon Cowboys 36 Mullingar Minotaurs 0

 

FFI Irish Flag Football League 2016-17 Emerald Bowl III

 

  P W L T Frf PF PA Pts
EBC East                
*Dublin Vipers 8 7 1 0 0 262 112 21
*University College Dublin 8 7 1 0 0 279 183 21
Dublin IT Spartans 8 2 6 0 0 242 289 6
EBC North                
*Edenderry Eagles 8 6 1 1 0 338 120 19
*Craigavon Cowboys 8 6 1 1 0 276 154 19
Antrim Jets 8 0 8 0 -9 20 277 -9
EBC South                
*Dublin Rebels 8 6 2 0 0 259 98 18
Marble City Mud Dogs 8 4 4 0 0 165 141 12
Waterford Wolves 8 1 7 0 -6 37 293 -3
EBC West                
*North Kildare Reapers 8 4 4 0 0 261 252 12
Mullingar Minotaurs 8 4 4 0 -3 255 217 9
Athlone Minotaurs 8 0 8 0 0 132 390 0

[5][6][7][8]

 

  Quarter-Finals      
  Dublin Rebels 0 Craigavon Cowboys 40
  North Kildare Reapers 41 UCD 39
  Semi-Finals      
  Dublin Vipers 20 Craigavon Cowboys 18
  Edenderry Eagles W North Kildare Reapers L
  Emerald Bowl III      
  Dublin Vipers 26 Edenderry Eagles 20

[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

 

FFI Irish Flag Football League 2017 Emerald Bowl IV

 

  P W L T Frf PF PA Pts
* Craigavon Cowboys 8 7 0 1 -1 296 119 21
*Westmeath Minotaurs 8 5 2 1 -1 280 141 15
*Dublin Vipers 8 5 3 0 -1 215 185 14
* Edenderry Eagles 8 4 3 1 -3 297 155 10
North Kildare Reapers 8 4 3 1 -3 236 181 10
Dublin Rebels 8 1 7 0 -3 91 287 0
South Dublin Panthers 8 0 8 0 -3 65 412 -3

[19]

 

  Semi-Finals      
  Craigavon Cowboys 46 Edenderry Eagles 50
  Westmeath Minotaurs 26 Dublin Vipers 51
  3rd Place      
  Craigavon Cowboys 31 Westmeath Minotaurs 39
  Final      
  Dublin Vipers 12 Edenderry Eagles 32

[20][21]

 

Websites

 

[1] Wayback Machine – Irish American Football Association (2015) IAFL Standings – Irish Flag Football League – Summer League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20151005130204/http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 25 March 2015]

[2] You Tube (2015) Mullingar Minotaurs summer league flag footballs finals – Published by FelipsDazza on Jul 27 2015 [Entire Video] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_gpjofE5Eo [Accessed 5 November 2017]

[3] NFL Ireland (2015) Emerald Bowl I Preview [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/9590-flag-football-emerald-bowl-i-preview/ [Accessed 2 November 2017]

[4] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Photo February 7 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.1770417789848702/1770417676515380/?type=3&theater [Accessed 13 November 2017]

[5] Flag Football Ireland (2017) Standings for Date [Internet] Available from: http://www.flagfootballireland.ie/l/standingsForDate/510372700/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 23 January 2017]

[6] Flag Football Ireland (2017) Standings for Date [Internet] Available from: http://www.flagfootballireland.ie/l/standingsForDate/838337000/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 23 January 2017]

[7] Flag Football Ireland (2017) Standings for Date [Internet] Available from: http://www.flagfootballireland.ie/l/standingsForDate/100705922/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 23 January 2017]

[8] Flag Football Ireland (2017) Standings for Date [Internet] Available from: http://www.flagfootballireland.ie/l/standingsForDate/708600111/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 23 January 2017]

[9] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/1943137325910080:0 [Accessed 6 February 2017]

[10] Flag Football Ireland (2017) Photo [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/a.1587898684767281.1073741830.1583160178574465/1943137325910080/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 February 2017]

[11] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/1331311276927728/ [Accessed 20 February 2017]

[12] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboysSBC/posts/1446213545388837 [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[13] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: ttps://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/1954299891460490:0 [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[14] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.1770417789848702/1770417676515380/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 February 2017]

[15] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.1770417789848702/1770417683182046/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 February 2017]

[16] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.1770417789848702/1770417686515379/?type=3&theater
[Accessed 20 February 2017]

[17] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/1775342396022908:0
[Accessed 20 February 2017]

[18] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/1781143492109465 [Accessed 20 February 2017]

[19] Irish American Football Association (2017) Emerald Bowl Conference [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/ebc/ [Accessed 16 July 2017]

[20] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 7 2017 [Internet] Available: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/2047867735437038 [Accessed 8 August 2017]

[21] Irish American Football Association (2017) Edenderry Eagles Emerald Bowl IV Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/edenderry-eagles-emerald-bowl-iv-champions/ [Accessed 8 August 2017]

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Todd Zboyan and Joe Gray (Dublin Vipers).

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 December 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

World League of American Football 1991-1997

World League of American Football 1991

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
European
*London Monarchs 10 9 1 0 310 121 .900
*Barcelona Dragons 10 8 2 0 206 126 .800
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 7 3 0 155 139 .700
North American East
*New York New Jersey Knights 10 5 5 0 257 155 .500
Orlando Thunder 10 5 5 0 242 286 .500
Montreal Machine 10 4 6 0 145 144 .400
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 10 0 10 0 123 300 .000
North American West
*Birmingham Fire 10 5 5 0 140 140 .500
San Antonio Riders 10 4 6 0 176 196 .400
Sacramento Surge 10 3 7 0 179 254 .300

[12]

 

Semi-Finals
Birmingham Fire 3 Barcelona Dragons 10
New York/New Jersey Knights 26 London Monarchs 42
World Bowl I (London)
London Monarchs 21 Barcelona Dragons 0

[2]

 

World League of American Football 1992

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
European
*Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 104 161 .500
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 3 7 0 150 257 .300
London Monarchs 10 2 7 1 178 203 .250
North American East
*Orlando Thunder 10 8 2 0 247 127 .800
New York/New Jersey Knights 10 6 4 0 248 188 .600
Montreal Machine 10 2 8 0 175 274 .200
Ohio Glory 10 1 9 0 132 230 .100
North American West
*Sacramento Surge 10 8 2 0 250 152 .800
*Birmingham Fire 10 7 2 1 192 165 .750
San Antonio Riders 10 7 3 0 195 150 .700

[3]

 

Semi-Finals
Orlando Thunder 45 Birmingham Fire 7
Sacramento Surge 17 Barcelona Dragons 15
World Bowl II (Montreal)
Sacramento Surge 21 Orlando Thunder 17

[3]

 

World League of American Football 1995

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
*Amsterdam Admirals 10 9 1 0 246 152 .900
*Frankfurt Galaxy 10 6 4 0 279 202 .600
Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 237 247 .500
London Monarchs 10 4 6 0 174 220 .400
RHEIN FIRE 10 4 6 0 221 279 .400
Scottish Claymores 10 2 8 0 153 210 .200

 

World Bowl III (Amsterdam)
Frankfurt Galaxy 26 Amsterdam Admirals 22

[4]

 

Jeff Reinebold who coached a clinic for Irish Players and Coaches in Dublin in 2010, coached for the Rhein Fire in 1995.

 

World League of American Football 1996

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
*SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 7 3 0 233 190 .700
*Frankfurt Galaxy 10 6 4 0 221 220 .600
Amsterdam Admirals 10 5 5 0 250 210 .500
Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 192 230 .500
London Monarchs 10 4 6 0 161 192 .400
Rhein Fire 10 3 7 0 176 191 .300

[8]

 

World Bowl IV (Edinburgh)
Scottish Claymores 32 Frankfurt Galaxy 27

[5]

 

Emmett Waldron, who was born in Cork played for the Scottish Claymores in 1996.

 

World League of American Football 1997

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
*Rhein Fire 10 7 3 0 206 146 .700
*Amsterdam Admirals 10 5 5 0 156 160 .500
Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 236 209 .500
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 5 5 0 134 154 .500
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 4 6 0 147 142 .400
London Monarchs 10 4 6 0 116 184 .400

[9]

 

World Bowl V (Barcelona)
Barcelona Dragons 38 Rhein Fire 24

[6]

 

Emmett Waldron, who was born in Cork played for the Scottish Claymores in 1997.

 

Legend

 

Team Colour Irish Connection
Green Player Born in Ireland
Azure American Coach who coached in Ireland

 

Report

_______________________________________________________

 

Jeff Reinebold – Coach – Rhein Fire 1995, 2000, Amsterdam Admirals 2001, NFL Europe Senior Management 2004 (Coached Irish Coaches and Players at a Clinic in Dublin in 2010)

Jeff Reinebold’s Connections to Ireland include coaching Irish coaches abnd players at a clinicc in Dublin from 19th-21st July 2010. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are based. He began his coaching in Western Montana College in 1981 at 24 years of age.

In 1995 he coached at Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football. He returned to the Rhein Fire in the rebranded National Football League Europe in 2000 as Special Teams Co-Ordinator and Defensive Backs Coach, winning the world Bowl that year.

In 2001 he moved to the Amsterdam Admirals as Defensive Back Coach, and Special Teams Co-Ordinator. In 2004 he became the NFL Europe League’s Senior Manager of International Player Development, before returning to the Canadian Football League to coach.

While he was coaching in Europe, 11 of the Defensive Backs he coached ended up on NFL rosters.

Emmett Waldron – Player – Scottish Claymores 1996-1999 (Born in Cork):

 

Emmett Waldron was born in Cork and played NCAA football for Rice University before signing for the Scottish Claymores in 1996 – the same year as Scottish Rugby Union captain Gavin Hastings. His father was an Irish Rugby Interprovincial player. In his first year at the Claymores he would have earned £25,000 as well as bonuses and travelling expenses. He played four years for the Claymores as a linebacker. He was the first Irish player to play professional American Football in the NFL in a skilled position since the 1920s .[20]

[19]

Newspapers

 

[20] Naughton, Lindie (1996) US FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]

 

Websites

 

[1] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id173.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id174.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id175.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id176.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id177.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id178.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[8] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id179.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[9] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id180.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[10] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id181.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[11] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id182.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[12] Scottish Claymores (1998)1998 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1998.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[13] Scottish Claymores (1999)1999 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[14] Scottish Claymores (1999)2000 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2000.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[15] Scottish Claymores (1999)2001 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2001.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[16] Scottish Claymores (1999)2002 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2002.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[17] Scottish Claymores (1999)2003 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[18] Scottish Claymores (1999)2004 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2004.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[19] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]

[20] Irish American Football Association (2010) Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/jeff-reinebold-to-give-clinics-in-ireland/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[21] Irish American Football Association (2010) Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland – Picture [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1945124.jpg [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[22] American Football International (2015) The Never Ending Football Journey of Jeff Reinebold [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/the-never-ending-football-journey-of-jeff-reinebold/ [accessed 4 August 2018]

[23] Wikipedia (2018) Jeff Reinebold [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Reinebold [Accessed 4 August 2018]

Newspapers

 

[11] Naughton, Lindie (1996) “US FOOTBALL” Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[12] Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down. May 25, 1991. Issue 257. pg. 5.

 

Websites

 

[1] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1992 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id166.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1995 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id170.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1996 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id171.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1997 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id172.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] Scottish Claymores (1995)1995 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1995.php [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[8] Scottish Claymores (1996)1996 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1996.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[9] Scottish Claymores (1997)1997 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1997.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[12] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]

 

Acknowledgements

 

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

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 December 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

AFAI Irish American Football League 1990-1996

American Football Association of Ireland

Irish American Football League 1990-1996

_______________________________________________________

 

 

Irish American Football League 1990

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl V      
  Craigavon Cowboys 0 Dublin Celts 40

[8][9]

 

Irish American Football League 1991

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl VI      
  Dublin Celts 44 Antrim Bulldogs 0

[41]

 

Irish American Football League 1992

 

  P W L T PF PA Pct
Mourne Conference              
x – Craigavon Cowboys 5 4 1 0 124 18 .800
x – Antrim Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 127 16 .667
Belfast Spartans 6 4 2 0 105 59 .667
Tara Conference              
x – Dublin Tornadoes 6 4 2 0 81 49 .667
x – 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

Compiled from: [1][2][3[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Semi-Finals      
13.09.92 Dublin Tornadoes 6 Antrim Bulldogs 19
13.09.92 Craigavon Cowboys W Dublin Celts L
  Shamrock Bowl VII      
20.09.92 Craigavon Cowboys 14 Antrim Bulldogs 6

[15][16]

 

Irish American Football League 1993

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl VIII      
  Dublin Tornadoes 19 Dublin Celts 2

[17]

 

Irish American Football League 1994

 

  P W L T PF PA Pct
*Dublin Tornadoes 6 5 1 0 128 35 .833
*Carrickfergus Knights 6 5 1 0     .833
Lurgan Area Raiders 6 2 4 0     .333
Belfast Spartans 6 0 6 0 26 112 .000

[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl IX      
  Dublin Tornadoes 18 Carrickfergus Knights 13

[18][19]

 

Irish American Football League 1995

 

  P W L T PF PA Pct
x – Dublin Tornadoes 8 8 0 0     1.000
x – Dublin Lightning 6 4 2 0     .667
x – Carrickfergus Knights 7 2 5 0     .287
x – Lurgan Area Raiders 7 0 7 0     .000

[37]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Semi-Finals      
17.09.95 Dublin Tornadoes 60 Lurgan Area Raiders 0
17.09.95 Dublin Lightning L Carrickfergus Knights W
  Shamrock Bowl X      
24.09.95 Dublin Tornadoes 34 Carrickfergus Knights 12

[35][37]

 

Irish American Football League 1996

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl XI      
  Dublin Lightning 26 Dublin Tornadoes 8

[36]

 

References

 

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

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

[17] (1993) “Tornadoes Bowl Glory”, First Down, October 9, 1993, pg. 20

[18] Carrickfergus Knights (1994) Knights American Football Club Carrickfergus Shamrock Bowl Programme. Belfast. Aldine Print

[19] Anon. (1994) Dublin Clinch Crown. First Down. 8 October1994. p. 22

[20] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 16 July 1994. p. 19

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[26] Anon. (1994) Chicago Knights maintain challenge. Carrick Times. 6 June 1994. pg. 60

[27] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes hit!. Evening Herald. Thursday, 21 April 1994 . pg. 54

[28] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 5 May 1994 . pg. 91

[29] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 26 May 1994 . pg. 68

[30] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes turn up the power. Evening Herald. Thursday, 28 July 1994. pg. 55

[31] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 11 August 1994. pg. 44

[32] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes blow Knights away!. Evening Herald. Thursday, 25 August 1994. pg. 50

[33] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 22 September 1994. pg.78

[34] Naughton, L. (1994) US Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 September1994. pg.58

[35] Anon (1995) Tornadoes breeze past Carrickfergus to claim third straight Irish title. First Down. 7 October 1995, pg. 21.

[36] (1996) “US Football”, Evening Herald, Thursday, September 19, 1996, pg. 79

 

Websites

 

[37] Dublin Tornadoes (1996) Irish American Football League 1995: The League Schedule ’95 / Results in ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115060654/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/american_football.html#main_menu [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[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]

 

 

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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Last Updated: 18 December 2018

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Irish American Football League 1985-1989

Shamrock Bowl I 1986

PWLTPFPAPts
Kitted
Belfast Blitzers32108488.667
Dublin Celts21106631.500
Aldergrove Hawks10102253.00
Craigavon Cowboys000000.000
Unkitted
Bangor Buccaneers77001.000

Table compile from: [1][2]

Shamrock Bowl I
Craigavon Cowboys6Dublin Celts0

[3]

Irish American Football League 1987

PWLTPFPAPct
Tara Conference
x – Dublin Celts1010001.000
x – Craigavon Cowboys10820.800
x – Belfast Giants10730.700
Belfast Spartans10460.450
Bangor Buccaneers10370.300
Jordanstown Jaguars100100.000
Mourne Conference
x – Belfast Blitzers10910.900
Carrickfergus Cougars10550.500
Dublin Tornadoes10550.500
Coleraine Chieftans10280.200
East Side Jets10280.200

[3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
12.09.1987Belfast Blitzers20Craigavon Cowboys28
12.09.1987Dublin Celts43Belfast Giants0
Shamrock Bowl II
27.09.1987Craigavon Cowboys26Dublin Celts39

[3]

Irish American Football League 1988

PWLTPFPAPct
National Conference
x – Belfast Blitzers651013651.833
x – Dublin Celts541011833.800
x – Craigavon Cowboys63308074.500
Dublin Tornadoes615058123.167
Irish Conference
x – Labatt Belfast Spartans53118099.700
Carrickfergus Cougars41306758.250
Coleraine Chieftans403139140.125

[1][4][Adjusted]

Playoff Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
14.08.1988Belfast Blitzers26Craigavon Cowboys12
14.08.1988Dublin Celts45Labatt Belfast Spartans6
Shamrock Bowl III
21.08.1988Belfast Blitzers6Dublin Celts34

[5][6]

Combined Gridiron League 1989

PWLTPFPAPct

Duke Premier Division
*Dublin Celts8800242431.000
Belfast Spartans8440113202.500
Craigavon Cowboys8350127160.375
East Antrim Cougars817038206.125
Baron First Division
*A26 Bulldogs87108828.875
NI Giants853012384.625
Dublin Tornadoes808008.000

[1]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Shamrock Bowl IV
1989Dublin Celts7A26 Bulldogs6

[2]

Report

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The First Irish American Football Team was the Dublin Celts, formed in 1985 in the Phoenix Park, after playing matches for the first season against English teams there were enough teams in Ireland in 1986 for an informal league at the end of which the top two were invited to play in Shamrock Bowl I, which the Craigavon Cowboys won 6-0 over the Celts.

The Following year, 1987, saw the first full season, 11 teams organised into two conferences, playing a 10 game season, with Semmi-Finals and the Shamrock Bowl. The Celts would go through the season undefeated, beating the Cowboys 39-26 in the Bowl. 1988 would see a drop in the number of teams to seven, and again the league would be divided into two conferences, with Semi-Finals and a Shamrock Bowl, which was won by the Celts again, 34-6 over the Belfast Blitzers.

In 1989 the teams would play in an Irish Conference in the Combined Gridiron League, which was a league set up to unite all the various competing leagues in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. At the end of the season, as well as competing in the CGL playoffs, the two division winners, the Dublin Celts and new team, the A26 Bulldogs, met in Shamrock Bowl IV, which the Celts again won by the slimmest of margins, 7-6.

References

Sources

[5] (1988) “Ireland” American Football News. 18 August 1988. pg.

[6] (1988) “Shamrock Bowl report” American Football News. 29 September 1988. pg. 22

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[3] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[7] Britball Now (2016) Historial League Tables [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 27 February 2017]

[8] 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.

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 June 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.