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Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association TCAA (Japan) Champions 1976-Present

TCAA Champions 1976-Present

Number	Year	Champions
I	1976	Nihon University College of Engineering
II	1977	Nihon University College of Engineering
III	1978	Nihon University College of Engineering
IV	1979	Tohoku Gakuin University
V	1980	Tohoku Gakuin University
VI	1981	Nihon University College of Engineering
VII	1982	Tohoku University
VIII	1983	Tohoku University
IX	1984	Tohoku University
X	1985	Tohoku Gakuin University
XI	1986	Tohoku University
XII	1987	Tohoku University
XIII	1988	Tohoku University
XIV	1989	Tohoku University
XV	1990	Tohoku University
XVI	1991	Tohoku University
XVII	1992	Tohoku University
XVIII	1993	Tohoku University
XIX	1994	Tohoku University
XX	1995	Tohoku University
XXI	1996	Sendai University
XXII	1997	Tohoku University
XXIII	1998	Tohoku University
XXIV	1999	Iwata University
XXV	2000	Tohoku University
XXVI	2001	Tohoku University
XXVII	2002	Tohoku University
XXVIII	2003	Tohoku University
XXIX	2004	Tohoku University
XXX	2005	Tohoku University
XXXI	2006	Tohoku University
XXXII	2007	Tohoku University
XXXIII	2008	Tohoku University
XXXIV	2009	Sendai University
XXXV	2010	Tohoku University
XXXVI	2011	Sendai University
XXXVII	2012	Tohoku University
XXXVIII	2013	Tohoku University
XXXIX	2014	Tohoku University
XL	2015	Tohoku University
XLI	2016	Tohoku University
XLII	2017	Tohoku University
XLIII	2018	Tohoku University
XLIII	2019	Tohoku University

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Champions 1976-Present [Ref: 1]

Composite Table

University	Wins
Tohoku University	33
Nihon University College of Engineering	4
Tohoku Gakuin University	3
Sendai University	3
Iwata University	1

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Champions Composite Table [Ref: 1]

Report

Tohoku University have won the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Championship a record 33 times since its inauguration in 1976. Nihon University (Faculty of Engineering) have won it 4 times, Tohoku Gakuin University and Sendai University 3 Times and Iwata University have won it once.

The Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (TCAA) is the College Conference for Tohoku Region – Northeast Japan (Honshu Island). the winners of the TCAA go on to meet the Champions of the Hokkaido Region for the Pine Bowl North Japan Championship, with the Winners of that match meeting the Champions of the Kanto Region for the East Japan Championship.

References

Websites

[1] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Kekka-all [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/leaguekekka_arc/kekka-all.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

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Last Updated: 10 May 2020

May 10, 2020October 29, 2023

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association 2019

Japan Collegiate American Football Association Logo (Flag) [References: 1]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Division 1
Tohoku University Hornets (C)	4	4	0	0	161	20	8
Iwata University Bisons	4	3	1	0	100	50	6
Akita University Augers	4	2	2	0	99	77	4
Tohoku Gakuin University Kayaks	4	1	3	0	45	158	2
Sendai University Silver Falcons	4	0	4	0	27	127	0
Division 2
Hirosaki University Star Kings	3	3	0	0	40	13	6
Yamagata University Tom Cats	3	2	1	0	39	34	4
Tohoku Industrial University Blue Raiders	3	1	2	0	14	46	2
Nihon University College of Engineering Crow Jackals #	3	0	3	0	0	0	0

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Standings 2019-20 [Ref: 3]

Note: # Nihon University College of Engineering Abstained from All Games.

Division 1 Star Chart

	Toh U	Iwa U	Aki U	TGU	Sen U
Tohoku University	xxx	16-14	21-6	68-0	56-0
Iwata University	14-16	xxx	35-14	37-14	14-6
Akita University	6-21	14-35	xxx	39-14	40-7
Tohoku Gakuin University	0-68	14-37	14-39	xxx	17-14
Sendai University	0-56	6-14	7-40	14-17	xxx

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Division 1 Results 2019-20 [Ref: 2]

Division 2 Star Chart

	Hiro U	Yam U	TIU	NUCE
Hirosaki University	xxx	20-13	20-0	A-A
Yamagata University	13-20	xxx	26-14	A-A
Tohoku Industrial University	0-20	14-26	xxx	A-A
Nihom University College of Engineering	A-A	A-A	A-A	xxx

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association [Ref: 2]

Report

Tohoku University Hornets won the 2019 Tohoku Collegiate American Football association Championship with a perfect 4-0 Won-Loss Record. They then went on to meet Hokkaido University in the North Japan Pine Bowl, where they won 34-9. This allowed them to play in the East Japan Championship against the winners of the Kanto Region, where they lost 41-10 to Inada University. Tohoku Region is the Northeast Region of Japan, on Honshu Island, the biggest of Japan’s Islands.

Map of Tohoku Region, Japan

References

Logo

[1] Tokai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) flag [Internet] Available from: http://www.tkcafa.jp/button/flag.gif [Accessed 2 May 2021]

Websites

[2] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Hoshitori [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/hoshitori.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[3] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2020) Taikai [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/taikai.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Keiko, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

About this document

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Last Updated: 3 May 2021

May 10, 2020October 29, 2023

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association TCAA (Japan) 2018-19

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Division 1
*Tohoku University Hornets	4	4	0	0	228	26	8
Tohoku Gakuin University Kayaks	4	3	1	0	98	104	6
Iwate University Bisons	4	2	2	0	67	103	4
Hirosaki University Star Kings	4	1	3	0	42	106	2
Yamagata University Tom Cats	4	0	4	0	52	128	0
Division 2
+Akita University Augers	3	2	0	1	90	20	5
+Sendai University Silver Falcons	3	2	0	1	111	54	5
Nihon University College of Engineering	3	1	2	0	55	92	2
Tohoku Industrial University	3	0	3	0	28	118	0

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Final Standings 2019 [Ref: 1]

All-Japan Championship

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	North Japan Championship		Tohoku Region v Hokkaido Region
11.03.2019	Tohoku University Hornets	38	Hokkai Gakuin University	14
	East Japan Championship		Kanto Region v North Japan
2019	Waseda University	55	Tohoku University Hornets	14

All Japan Championship 2019 [Ref: 1-2]

Entry Replacement (Division 2 to Division 1)

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Division 1 Championship
2019	Sendai University	14	Hirosaki University	10
	Entry Replacement		Division 1 Bottom v Division 2 Top
2019	Sendai University	20	Yamagata University	7

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Entry Replacement 2019 [Ref: 1]

Results Division 1

	Toh U	Toh C	Iwa U	Hir U	Yam U
Tohoku University	xxx	61-19	56-0	51-7	50-0
Tohoku College		xxx	23-21	24-8	32-14
Iwata University			xxx	14-3	32-21
Hirosaki University				xxx	24-17
Yamagata University					xxx

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Division 1 Results 2019 [Ref: 1]

Results Division 2

	Aki U	Sen U	HUCE	TIU
Akita University	xxx	20-20	27-0	43-0
Sendai University		xxx	51-20	40-14
Nihon University College of Engineering			xxx	35-14
Tohoku Industrial University				xxx

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Division 2 Results 2019 [Ref: 1]

Report

Tohoku University Hornets won the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Championship with a 4-0 Won-Lost Record, then beat Hokkaido representatives, Hokkai Gakuin University 38-14 in the North Japan Championship, before falling 55-14 to Waseda University in the East Japan Championship.

Tohoku Region is the Northeastern Region of Japan, on Honshu Island, the biggest Island in Japan.

References

Websites

[1] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2018) Hoshitori [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/hoshitori.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[2] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2018) Pine Bowl 2018 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2018/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 May 2020

May 10, 2020October 29, 2023

North Japan University Football Pine Bowl (Tohoku v Hokkaido) 2012-Present

Pine Bowl Results 2012-Present

Date	Tohoku Region Champions		Hokkaido Region Champions
11.11.2012	Tohoku University Hornets	34	Sapporo Gakuin University	13
17.11.2013	Tohoku University Hornets	20	Hokkaido University	16
08.11.2014	Tohoku University Hornets	10	Hokkaido University	7
15.11.2015	Tohoku University Hornets	17	Hokkaido University	0
05.11.2016	Tohoku University Hornets	29	Hokkaido University	22
04.11.2017	Tohoku University Hornets	14	Hokkaido University	3
03.11.2018	Tohoku University Hornets	38	Hokkai Gakuin University	14
03.11.2019	Tohoku University Hornets	34	Hokkaido University	9

Tohoku Student American Football Association (TCAA) Pine Bowl 2012-Present [Ref: 1-8]

Report

The Pine Bowl is the University Championship game for North Japan. It is played between the winners of the Tohoku Region (Northeast Japan – Honshu Island, the largest of Japan’s Islands) and Hokkaido Region (Hokkaido Island – the Northernmost of Japan’s main Islands). The winner goes on to meet the winners of Kanto Championship for the East Japan Championship.

Tohoku University Hornets (Tohoku Region) won the Pine Bowl 8 years in a row from 2012 to 2019. Hokkaido University were the Hokkaido representatives on six of these occasions, Sapporo Gakuin University the Hokkaido representatives in 2012, and Hokkai Gakuin University the representatives in 2018.

Pine Bowl 2018 Action Photo – Tohoku University Hornets v Hokkai Gakuin University (Pic: Takayanagi)[Ref: 9]

References

Websites

[1] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2012) Pine Bowl 2012 result [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[2] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2013) Pine Bowl 2013 result [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[3] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2014) Pine Bowl 2014 result http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2014/PineBowl_result.html [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[4] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2015) Pine Bowl 2015 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2015/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[5] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2016) Pine Bowl 2016 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2016/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[6] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2017) Pine Bowl 2017 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2017/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[7] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2018) Pine Bowl 2018 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2018/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[8] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2019) Pine Bowl 2019 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

Images

[9] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2018) 下記の各画像をクリックするとおおきな画像をご覧いただけます。t [Photo by Takayanagi [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2018/ST6A02281.jpg [Accessed 5 March 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

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Last Updated: 10 May 2020

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Maritime Football League (Canada) 2015-2019

Final Standings and Playoffs 2015-2019

MFL 2015

	P	W	L	T	F	A	Pts
*Saint John Wanderers	6	6	0	0	213	56	12
*Capital Area Gladiators	6	3	2	1	132	121	7
*Nova Scotia Buccaneers	6	2	3	1	99	105	5
PEI Privateers	6	2	4	0	101	158	4
Moncton Mustangs	6	1	5	0	58	164	2

Maritime Football League Standings 2015 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs Semi-Finals
18.07.2015	Saint John Wanderers	45	PEI Privateers	14
18.07.2015	Fredreicton Gladiators	0	Nova Scotia Buccaneers	19
	Championship
25.07.2015	Saint John Wanderers	36	Nova Scotia Buccaneers	29

Maritime Football League Playoffs 2015 [Ref: 2]

MFL 2016

	P	W	L	T	F	A	Pts
*Saint John Wanderers	6	6	0	0	253	98	12
*Capital Area Gladiators	6	3	2	1	153	166	7
*Moncton Mustangs	6	3	2	1	190	171	7
*Nova Scotia Buccaneers	6	1	5	0	116	209	2
PEI Privateers	6	1	5	0	161	229	2

Maritime Football League Standings 2016 [Ref: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Post-Season
30.07.2016	Saint John Wanderers	27	Nova Scotia Buccaneers	7
30.07.2016	Capital Area Gladiators	21	Moncton Mustangs	25
	Maritime Bowl XV
06.08.2016	Saint John Wanderers	47	Moncton Mustangs	21

Maritime Football League Playoffs 2016 [Ref: 4]

MFL 2017

	P	W	L	T	F	A	Pts
*Saint John Wanderers	6	6	0	0	188	54	12
*Moncton Mustangs	6	4	2	0	159	111	8
*Nova Scotia Buccaneers	6	2	4	0	46	114	4
*Island Mariners	6	0	6	0	91	205	0

Maritime Football League Standings 2017 [Ref: 5]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Post-Season
22.07.2017	Saint John Wanderers	35	Island Mariners	0
22.07.2017	Moncton Mustangs	35	Nova Scotia Buccaneers	12
	Maritime Bowl XVI
29.07.2017	Saint John Wanderers	23	Moncton Mustangs	43

Maritime Football League Playoffs 2017 [Ref: 6]

MFL 2018

	P	W	L	T	F	A	Pts
*Moncton Mustangs	5	5	0	0	199	150	10
*Saint John Wanderers	6	4	2	0	233	134	8
*Halifax Harbour Hawks	5	1	4	0	120	150	2
*Island Mariners	6	1	5	0	149	267	2

Maritime Football League Standings 2018 [Ref: 7]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Post-Season
16.06.2018	Moncton Mustangs	39	Island Mariners	18
16.06.2018	Saint John Wanderers	35	Halifax Harbour Hawks	10
	Maritime Bowl XVII
23.06.2018	Moncton Mustangs	23	Saint John Wanderers	42

Maritime Football League Playoffs 2018 [Ref: 8]

MFL 2019

	P	W	L	T	F	A	Pts
*Saint John Wanderers	6	5	1	0	200	71	10
*Moncton Mustangs	6	5	1	0	229	69	10
*Halifax Harbour Hawks	6	4	2	0	185	101	8
*Island Mariners	6	3	3	0	152	182	6
Southern New Brunswick Ducks	6	1	5	0	84	258	2
Nova Scotia Buccaneers	6	0	6	0	61	230	0

Maritime Football League Standings 2019 [Ref: 9]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Post-Season
15.06.2019	Saint John Wanderers	48	Island Mariners	14
15.06.2019	Moncton Mustangs	33	Halifax Harbour Hawks	7
	Maritime Bowl XVIII
22.06.2019	Saint John Wanderers	27	Moncton Mustangs	34

Maritime Football League Playoffs 2019 [Ref: 10]

Report

Recap

Saint John Wanderers, who played in Shamrock Park, in Saint John, New Brunswick from 2015 to 2018, won the Maritime Bowl in 2015, 2016 and 2018, with Moncton Mustangs winning the Bowl in 2017 and 2019.

Other teams have included the Nova Scotia Buccaneers and Halifax Harbor Hawks from Nova Scotia, The PEI Privateers and Island Mariners from Prince Edward Island (Ile St. Jean), and the Southern New Brunswick Ducks, from Quispamsis, a suburb of Sain John, New Brunswick.

About the Maritime Football League

The Maritime Football League is a Community-based post-High School Canadian Football League in the Maritime Provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (Ile St. Jean), and theoretically Newfoundland and Labrador although the Province has never had a Canadian Football team.

Home Fields

Team	Home Field	Province
Nova Scotia Buccaneers	BedfordAll-Weather Field	Nova Scotia
Halifax Harbour Hawks	SMU Huskie Stadium, Halifax	Nova Scotia
Saint John Wanderers	Shamrock Park, Saint John (2015-2018) UNBSJ (University of New Brunswick, Saint John)(2019)	New Brunswick
Southern New Brunswick Ducks	Usher Miller Field, Kennebacasis Valley High School, Quispamsis, Saint John	New Brunswick
Moncton Mustangs	Rocky Stone, Moncton	New Brunswick
Capital Area Gladiators	Scotia North, Fredericton	New Brunswick
PEI Privateers	Cornwall	Prince Edward Island
Island Mariners	Terry Fox Sports Complex, Cornwall	Prince Edward Island

Maritime football League Home Fields 2015-2019 [Ref: 1-10]

References

Websites

[1] Maritime Football League (2020) 2015 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-standings/2015-standings [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[2] Maritime Football League (2020) 2015 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2015-schedule-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[3] Maritime Football League (2020) 2016 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-standings/2016-standings-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[4] Maritime Football League (2020) 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2016-schedule-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[5] Maritime Football League (2020) 2017 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-standings/2017 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[6] Maritime Football League (2020) 2017 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2017-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[7] Maritime Football League (2020) 2018 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-standings/2018-standings-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[8] Maritime Football League (2020) 2018 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2018-schedule-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[9] Maritime Football League (2020) 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-standings [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[10] Maritime Football League (2020) 2019 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule [Accessed 10 May 2020]

Images

[11] Maritime Football League (2018) MFL Profile Picture, December 17, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p960x960/48359976_10157025312762028_7034824902322421760_o.png?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=85a577&_nc_ohc=TS_D-sTurrAAX-hIecl&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=4c559cce5daa2db00405a8087100db50&oe=5EDE15EC [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[11] Maritime Football League (2018) Photo June 27, 2018: “2019 Maritime Bowl XVIII Champions – MONCTON MUSTANGS — with 2018 Maritime Bowl XVII Champions – Saint John Alpine Wanderers — at Rocky Stone Football Field.” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36290286_10156594109942028_4384724969955786752_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=dd9801&_nc_ohc=T6zve9am-ugAX8mf0Fk&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f3fd4420ada785554bacbc03b5eb1a9d&oe=5EDEE02D [Accessed 10 May 2020]

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British Gridiron Football League 1987-1988

BGFL 1987

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
West
*Mersey Centurions	6	6	0	0	290	48	1.000
*Hartlepool Steelers	6	4	2	0	100	137	.666
Preston Pirates	6	2	4	0	110	95	.333
Oldham Phoenix	6	0	6	0	12	232	.000
Westhoughton Greyhounds #	5	2	3	0	39	69	.400
East
*Leicester Huntsmen	10	9	1	0	310	113	.900
*East Kent Cougars	10	7	3	0	242	113	.700
Boston Blitz	10	5	5	0	139	158	.500
Rotherham Redskins	10	4	6	0	150	132	.400
Burton Braves	10	3	7	0	147	323	.300
Doncaster Jaguars	10	2	8	0	125	276	.200

British Gridiron Football League Final Standings 1987 [Ref: 1-2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
22.08.1987	Leicester Huntsmen	28	Hartlepool Steelers	12
22.08.1987	Mersey Centurions	28	East Kent Cougars	13
	Brit Bowl
29.08.1987	Mersey Centurions	20	Leicester Huntsmen	16

British Gridiron Football League Playoff Results 1987 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: Westhoughton Greyhounds pulled out of League after 5 games – results expunged.

BGFL 1988

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern
*Hartlepool Steelers	10	9	1	0	416	50	.900
*Carlisle Kestrels	10	9	1	0	244	89	.900
Cleveland Dragons	10	4	6	0	166	144	.400
Furness Phantoms	10	2	7	1	154	334	.250
Lancaster Bombers	10	0	9	1	50	410	.050
Pennine
*Oldham Phoenix	10	9	1	0	338	54	.900
*Prestatyn Panthers	10	9	1	0	430	108	.800
Bolton Buccaneers	10	4	6	0	231	182	.400
Barnsley Bears	10	3	7	0	116	334	.300
Rochdale Cobras	10	0	10	0	48	473	.000
Northwest
*Mersey Centurions	10	10	0	0	452	24	1.000
Cheshire Cats	10	8	2	0	260	77	.800
Halton Demons	10	5	5	0	110	204	.500
Preston Pirates	10	5	5	0	56	176	.500
Wigan Wolverines	10	2	8	0	35	347	.200
Gwynedd Knights	10	0	10	0	15	195	.000
Humber
*Harrogate Hawks	10	9	0	1	443	90	.950
*Huddersfield Rams	10	8	1	1	248	87	.850
Kingston Liberators	10	6	3	1	315	196	.650
Doncaster Jaguars	10	4	6	0	247	161	.400
Yorvik Vikings	10	3	6	1	104	285	.350
Grimsby Scorpions	10	3	7	0	115	265	.300
Scarborough Warlords	10	0	10	0	57	465	.000
Midlands
*Crewe Railroaders	10	9	1	0	619	63	.900
*Leicester Huntsmen	10	9	1	0	438	48	.900
Rotherham Redskins	10	5	5	0	178	220	.500
Burton Braves	10	5	5	0	262	252	.500
Redditch Raiders	10	2	8	0	55	352	.200
Nuneaton Norsemen	10	0	10	0	12	666	.000
Anglian
*Peterborough Hustlers	10	9	1	0	183	79	.900
Newmarket Hornets	10	7	2	1	130	53	.750
Nottingham Crusaders	10	6	3	1	130	78	.650
South Lincs Blitz	10	4	6	0	96	151	.400
Heanor Hawks	10	3	7	0	63	199	.300
Breckland	10	0	10	0	36	237	.000
County
*St. Albans Kestrels	6	6	0	0	162	18	1.000
F14 Tomcats	6	3	3	0	52	94	.500
Chiltern Cheetahs	6	0	6	0	18	118	.000
Severn
*Cardiff Mets	10	9	1	0	354	77	.900
Weston Wolfpack	10	7	3	0	309	70	.700
Newport Mustangs	10	7	3	0	259	87	.700
Bath Gladiators	10	4	5	1	162	175	.450
Yate Thundercats	10	2	7	1	113	210	.250
Bristol Blackhawks	10	0	10	0	20	599	.000
Thames
*East Kent Cougars	10	10	0	0	470	77	1.000
Bexley Barons	10	8	2	0	431	187	.800
Gravesend Lions	10	6	4	0	239	138	.600
Ashford Raiders	10	3	7	0	113	192	.300
Maidstone M-20s	10	2	8	0	55	463	.200
Tonbridge Tigers	10	1	9	0	108	377	.100
Capital
*LA Panthers	8	8	0	0	199	101	.800
Grays Saxons	8	5	3	0	158	106	.625
Brent Bandits	8	4	4	0	120	99	.500
London Mets	8	3	5	0	61	120	.375
Croydon Cyclones	8	0	8	0	6	118	.000
Channel
*Woking Generals	10	10	0	0	503	0	1.000
Meon Valley Vikings	10	7	2	1	256	74	.750
Oakland Raiders	10	4	6	0	107	324	.400
Horsham Predators	10	3	5	2	125	127	.400
Weymouth Warlords	10	2	7	1	59	352	.250
Eastleigh Royals	10	1	7	2	68	241	.200

British Gridiron Football League Final Standings 1988 [Ref: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	First Round
1988	Hartlepool Steelers	15	Huddersfield Rams	12
1988	Crewe Railroaders	50	Oldham Phoenix	0
1988	Leicester Huntsmen	12	Peterborough Hustlers	6
1988	Woking Generals	48	Bexley Barons	14
1988	Mersey Centurions	88	Prestatyn Panthers	0
1988	East Kent Cougars	19	LA Panthers	6
1988	Cardiff Mets	42	St. Albans Kestrels	6
1988	Harrogate Hawks	22	Carlisle Kestrels	7
	Quarter-Finals
1988	Hartlepool Steelers	8	Mersey Centurions	52
1988	Harrogate Hawks	32	Crewe Railroaders	41
1988	Leicester Huntsmen	12	Cardiff Mets	2
1988	East Kent Cougars	19	Woking Generals	36
	Semi-Finals
1988	Mersey Centurions	46	Crewe Railroaders	26
1988	Leicester Huntsmen	13	Woking Generals	20
	Britbowl
1988	Mersey Centurions	13	Woking Generals	20

British Gridiron Football League Playoffs 1988 [Ref: 4]

Report

The British Gridiron Football League was a Fifth Level American Football League in the North and Midlands of England in 1987, after which it absorbed the Capital League and a large number of UKAFL teams to form a Fourth Level League in 1988. In 1989 it merged with the UKAFA to form the British National Gridiron League, playing Levels 5 to 7 below the NDMA (First Level) and Combined Gridiron League (Levels 2 to 4)

Ulsterman Geoff Mackey, who was introduced to the game of American Football while studying at Liverpool Polytechnic, played for the Mersey Centurions in 1988, where he reached the Britbowl, losing 20-13 to the Woking Generals. In 1987 the Mersey Centurions had won the Britbowl 20-16 against the Leicester Huntsmen. His exploits for the Centurions saw him called up to the British and Irish Bulldogs for a five-week tour, taking in training in the United States, and then three Test Matches in Australia, from 4 November 1988 to the middle of December.

Geoff Mackey who played for the Mersey Centurions in 1988 and was called up to the British and Irish Lions for a three Test Tour of Australia that year [Ref: 6]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: BGFL” First Down. August 22, 1987. pg. 16

[2] Anon. (1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: BGFL Final Standings” First Down. August 29, 1987. pg. 17

[3] Anon. (1988) “Scoreboard: Complete UK match points: BGFL” American Football News. July 28, 1988. pg. 8.

[5] Anon. (1986) “Geoff’s Bulldog spirit” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, November 3, 1988. pg. 51 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

[4] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987][1988] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

Images

[6] Anon. (1986) “Geoff’s Bulldog spirit” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, November 3, 1988. pg. 51 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Enda Fahy, Bernard Dunne & John Doody.

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Irish American Football League Preseason 1987

Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Tara Conference
Craigavon Cowboys	1	1	0	0	26	0	1.000
Belfast Spartans	1	0	1	0	13	14	.000
Bangor Buccaneers	2	0	2	0	2	33	.000
Dublin Celts	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jordanstown Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Belfast Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mourne Conference
East Side Jets	2	2	0	0	13	2	1.000
Carrickfergus Cougars	1	1	0	0	14	13	1.000
Aldergrove Hawks	1	0	1	0	0	6	.000
Dublin Tornadoes	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Belfast Blitzers	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Coleraine Chieftains	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Irish American Football League Preseason Standings 1987 [Ref: Compiled from 1-3]

Preseason Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	PS Week 1
	Aldergrove Hawks	0	East Side Jets	6
	PS Week 2
15.03.1987	East Side Jets	7	Bangor Buccaneers	2
	PS Week 3
05.04.1987	Craigavon Cowboys	26	Bangor Buccaneers	0
	PS Week 4
12.04.1987	Carrickfergus Cougars	14	Belfast Spartans	13

Irish American Football League Preseason Results 1987 [Ref: 1-3]

Report

The East Side Jets, from Castlereagh in East Belfast, made a successful start to their Irish American Football preseason, winning 6-0 on their debut against Aldergove Hawks, at RAF Aldergrove in Antrim, before defeating Bangor Buccaneers 7-2 on their home debut, with a fourth quarter touchdown from Mark Dunwoody, who ran in from 25 yards out.

The Craigavon Cowboys won 26-0 against Bangor Buccaneers, with Shamrock Bowl I MVP (Most Valuable Player) from 1986, Nigel Trimble scoring a 21-yard run, which John Mulally added to with a reception from QB Geoff Donaghy. There was a second passing TD in the second half as Brendan McAleese added a reception, and then Stanley Kingsmill finished off the scoring with a 9 yard run. McAleese also scored two extra points.

In the final Preseason match of 1987, Carrickfergus Cougars came from behind to defeat Belfast Spartans. Hollowell had put the Spartans 7-6 up with a TD which was converted, and then Hollowell put the Spartans further ahead with a second touchdown just after halftime. With only two minutes left on the clock, the Cougars struck back, with a TD, adding a two-point conversion, to lead 14-13, which they held despite a late Spartans drive, which left them in Field Goal position. the Cougars managed to block the FG, though, to seal the win.

References

[1] Anon. (1987) “Successful start by Belfast Jets” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, March 17, 1987. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[2] Anon. (1987) “Cowboys in runaway win” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 6, 1987. pg. 17 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[3] Anon. (1987) “Cougars hit back – snatch late victory” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 13, 1987. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Turner & Billy Graham (Belfast Blitzers) and John Malone, Tony Meenaghan, Declan Mulvey & Paul O’Reilly.

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Major American Football Leagues Timeline 1909-2020

Timeline 1909-Present

Years	League	Notes
1909-Present	Canadian	The Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup has been played for since 1909.
1920-Present	*National*	The National Football League was formed in 1920.
1926-1949	American	various Leagues called the American Football League operated from 1926 to 1949.
1947-2017	*Mexican*	The Aztec Bowl has been played between Mexican and US College teams since 1947
1950s-present	*Japan*	The Rice Bowl is Japan’s Super Bowl, and has been played annually between the College Champions and X-League Champions since the 1980s and was the College Championship prior to that.
1960-Present	*American*	The American Football League of 1960-1969 was so successful it merged with the National Football League in 1970, and the two Leagues, now Conferences have played the Super Bowl between the Champions of each since.
1965-1969	Continental	The Continental Football league of 1965-1969 was the first American Football League to feature teams in Canada and Mexico as well as the United States
1974-Present	*World*	The World Football League was set up in 1974 to promote American Football around the world. Whilst it never got any further than Hawaii, its’ legacy is Leagues in countries from most major European countries, to South American, Asian, African and Oceanian countries.
1983-1985	United States	The United States Football League was the first League to play Spring Football, and although unsuccessful itself, spring football is played every year in the USA.
1986-2019	Arena	The Arena Football League was the first ever Indoor Football League in the USA, played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones. It was unsuccessful itself, but has spawned dozens of Indoor Football Leagues throughout the United States.
1991-Present	Spring	The Pro Spring Football League of 1992-1993 was a League that failed to get off the ground, although since then numerous leagues called Spring Leagues have played a limited schedule (2-3 matches per team) since then.
1995-Present	Europe	The World League of American Football of 1991-1992 placed three teams in Europe. Brought back again in 1995 as a Europe-only League, with 6 teams, it played until 2007. Was a failed attempt by the NFL at starting a Pro Development League in Europe.
2004-2019	Lingerie/Legends	The Lingerie Bowl was first aired on a rival TV network to the Super Bowl in 2004. It took advantage of a lot of fans complaining the hour-long Super Bowl halftime show was too boring and long, and featured scantilly-clad models and actresses playing a version of Arena Football.
2001-2020	XFL	The XFL was another League that took advantage of the NFL being seen as too safe and no fun, and was an attempt at bringing back hard-working class Football, but has failed as seen as to violent or deviating from the rules too much.
2000	International	The International Football Federation lasted just a Press Conference.
2012	India	The Elite Football League of India was a League promoted by former NFL players and Coaches in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka that lasted one season
2012-13	Lingerie Canada	The Lingerie Football League Canada was a failed attempt at starting the LFL in Canada. It lasted one season.
2013-14	Legends Australia	The Legends Football Australia, like the one in Canada lasted one season.
2016-2019	AFL China	The Arena Football League went Global in 2016, starting a League in China. Its second season was in 2019, played as a weekend-long tournament.
2016-Present	*Mexico*	The Liga de Football Professional, now LFA Mexico was started in 2016. after decades of numerous Pro Leagues in Mexico, this one has received Major League recognition in America and Canada.
2011-2013	Fall	The Fall Experimental Football League was a four-team League, that played across America intially, but after one season only in the Boston-New York area. Played a limited schedule of 2-3 games per team.
2013-2016	Stars	The Stars Football League, was very similar to the FXFL, but relocated to the South Florida area after one season.
2016	North American	The North American Football League of 2016 failed to start and its owners charged with fraud.
2018	Trinity	The Trinity Pro Spring Football League was intended to be a 32-team League from the start but only held tryouts for three teams each over two seasons, before disappearing.
2019	Alliance	The Alliance of American Football was unusual for a high-profile league the 2010s in that it managed to start, although lasted only 8 of 10 games in its first season before folding.
2020	Pacific	Pacific Pro Football was like the Stars, FXFL, and Spring Leagues, a League intended to play in one area (Southern California) , but was planning expansion to the East, and then the rest of the country. Never started play.
2020	Freedom	The Freedom Football League was promoted by former NFL players who wanted a League with minority-ownership. The NFL had bee criticized for the conservatism of its owners, all of whom were white, male, billionaires.
2020	Major	Major League Football, like the NAFL, FFL, TPSFL, and numerous other leagues, was a league with much publicity that never materialised.
2009-Presemt	Indoor	The Indoor Football League was formed in 2009 from the merger of two smaller regional Indoor American Football leagues: United Indoor Football and Intense Football League. Has lasted a decade so far.

Major American Football Leagues Timeline 1909-Present

Note: Successful American Football Leagues in Bold and Italics

References

For References on each of the Leagues as well as much more information please see the following pages:

Canadian Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/canadian-football-leagues/

National Football League: https://eirball.ie/national-football-league-2/

American Football League Era 1920-1950: https://eirball.ie/american-football-leagues-era-1920-1950/

Mexican American Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/mexican-american-football-leagues/

Japan American Football: https://eirball.ie/japanese-american-football/

United States Football Leagues Era 1960-1985: /https://eirball.ie/united-states-football-leagues-era-1960-1985/

Arena and Indoor Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/arena-indoor-football-leagues/

European american Football: https://eirball.ie/european-american-football/

Women’s American Football (including Legends Leagues): https://eirball.ie/womens-american-football/

XFL Era Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/xfl-football-leagues-era-1990-2020/

World American Football Leagues: https://eirball.ie/world-american-football/

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and Prof. Gill

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National Football League UK Schools Flag Football Tournament Dublin 2018

Report

As part of its NFL UK Live Roadshow, high profile members of the National Football League were in Dublin promoting Flag Football in Schools in conjunction with Subway and Sky Sports.

Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks, taught over 100 children from the Our Lady of Lourdes (Inchicore, Dublin 8) and John Scottus (Ballsbridge, Dublin 4) Primary Schools in Dublin, how to play Flag Football in Dublin Indoor Football in Santry, with a special Flag Football Tournament afterwards, on the 22 March 2018.

As part of the event, Earl joined fellow NFL players Baltimore Ravens’ Alex Collins, Philadelphia Eagles’ Jay Ayaji and two-time Super Bowl winning Coach Rob Ryan, and the National Convention Centre, where Earl Thomas showed off his Irish Dancing Skills, at an evening questions and answers session filmed by Sky Sports.

Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks at the NFL UK Schools Flag Football Tournament in Santry, Dublin 2018 [Ref: 3]

References

Websites

[1] Brendan Moran, Sportsfile (2018) NFL UK Flag Football Tournament 22 March 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsfile.com/id/1470556/ [Accessed 4 April 2018]

[2] Irish Post (2018) NFL footballers Irish Dancing dance-off in Dublin goes viral [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/nfl-footballers-irish-dancing-dance-off-dublin-goes-viral-152225 [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Images

[2] Brendan Moran, Sportsfile (2018) NFL UK Flag Football Tournament 22 March 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF1020/1470556.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020][Adjusted]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brendan Farrell (National Environmental Education Centre) and Tom Gallagher (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Irish American Football Association Schools Fun Football Fundamentals 2014

Irish American Football association Logo 2014-2019 [Ref: 3]

Report

The Irish American Football Association brought its Schools Flag Football Programme to St. Thomas Senior National School in Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, where six groups, totalling over 100 children, from 5th and 6th Classes (11-12 year-olds) participated in Football coaching for the day (Friday, 13th June 2014).

The Fundamentals topicswere passing, cathing and team work, with each session ending in a game of ‘Flag Ultimate’. Fun and Total Inclusion were the emphases on the the day, and all participants were presented with a certificate of participation.

Irish American Football Association Fun Football Fundamentals Schools Programme Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, 13 June 2014 [Ref: 2] [Adjusted]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2014) Fun Football Fundamentals in Jobstown June 16, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/fun-football-fundamentals-in-jobstown/ [Accessed 18 July 2019]

Images

[2] Irish American Football Association (2014) Fun Football Fundamentals in Jobstown June 16, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Jobstown1.jpg [Accessed 18 July 2019]

[3] American Football International (2014) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IAFA-620×400.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne (Jobstown NS) and Tom Gallagher (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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

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