Category: Gridiron Football

March 23, 2020October 29, 2023

American Football Ireland Division 1 (Revised Schedule) 2020

American Football Ireland Logo [Ref: 9]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Belfast Knights
Cill Dara Crusaders
Donegal Derry Vipers
Louth Mavericks
Trinity College Dublin
Westmeath Minotaurs
Wexford Eagles

American Football Ireland Division 1 Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Fixtures & Results

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
03.05.2020	Cill Dara Crusaders	Belfast Knights
03.05.2020	Louth Mavericks	Westmeath Minotaurs
	Week 2
10.05.2020	Trinity College Dublin	Wexford Eagles
10.05.2020	Belfast Knights	Westmeath Minotaurs
10.05.2020	Donegal Derry Vipers	Louth Mavericks
	Week 3
17.05.2020	Cill Dara Crusaders	Trinity College Dublin
	Week 4
24.05.2020	Donegal Derry Vipers	Belfast Knights
24.05.2020	Westmeath Minotaurs	Wexford Eagles
24.05.2020	Louth Mavericks	Cill Dara Crusaders
	Week 5
31.05.2020	Donegal Derry Vipers	Trinity College Dublin
	Week 6
07.06.2020	Westmeath Minotaurs	Cill Dara Crusaders
07.06.2020	Trinity College Dublin	Belfast Knights
	Week 7
14.06.2020	Belfast Knights	Louth Mavericks
14.06.2020	Wexford Eagles	Donegal Derry Vipers
	Week 8
21.06.2020	Trinity College Dublin	Westmeath Minotaurs
21.06.2020	Wexford Eagles	Cill Dara Crusaders
	Week 9
28.06.2020	Louth Mavericks	Trinity College Dublin
28.06.2020	Westmeath Minotaurs	Donegal Derry Vipers
	Week 10
05.07.2020	Belfast Knights	Wexford Eagles
05.07.2020	Cill Dara Crusaders	Donegal Derry Vipers

American Football Ireland Division 1 (Revised Schedule) 2020 [Ref: 1]

About

The Irish American Football Association changed its name to American Football Ireland in 2020, and renamed the the Irish American Football League 1 Conference to Division 1. A revised 6-game schedule was announced in March, to take into account all sporting activity being cancelled until the beginning of May, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Belfast Knights	Shaw’s Bridge Sports Association
Cill Dara Crusaders	Newbridge College, Co. Kildare
Donegal Derry Vipers	Limavady Cricket & Rugby Club
Louth Mavericks	Dundalk RFC
Trinity College Dublin	Trinity College Sports Grounds, Santry
Westmeath Minotaurs	Mullingar RFC
Wexford Eagles	Garden City GAA Pitch

Irish American Football League 1 Conference 2020 Home Venues [Reference: 2-8]

References

Websites

[1] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI Division 1 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/calendar/afidiv1_2020/ [Accessed 20 January 2020]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2020) Belfast Knights [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/belfast-knights/ [Accessed 20 January 2020]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2020) Cill Dara Crusaders [Internet] Available from:https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/cill-dara-crusaders/ [Accessed 20 January 2020]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2020) Donegal Derry Vipers [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/donegal-derry-vipers/[Accessed 20 January 2020]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2020) Louth Mavericks [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/louth-mavericks/[Accessed 20 January 2020]

[6] Irish American Football Association (2020) Trinity College Dublin [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/trinity-college-dublin/[Accessed 20 January 2020]

[7] Irish American Football Association (2020) Westmeath Minotaurs [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/westmeath-minotaurs/[Accessed 20 January 2020]

[8] Irish American Football Association (2020) Wexford Eagles [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team/wexford-eagles/[Accessed 20 January 2020]

Images

[9] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI Logo 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Logo-200.png [Accessed 10 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, University College Dublin.

About this document

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Last Updated: 23 March 2020

March 12, 2020October 29, 2023

All-America Football Conference 1949

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Cleveland Browns	12	9	1	2	339	171	.900
*San Francisco 49ers	12	9	3	0	416	227	.750
*Brooklyn-New York Yankees	12	8	4	0	196	206	.667
*Buffalo Bills	12	5	5	2	236	256	.500
Chicago Hornets	12	4	8	0	179	268	.333
Los Angeles Dons	12	4	8	0	253	322	.333
Baltimore Colts	12	1	11	0	172	341	.083

All-America Football Conference Final Standings 1949 [Ref: 3]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
	Cleveland Browns	31	Buffalo Bills	21
	San Francisco 49ers	17	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	7
	Championship Game
	Cleveland Browns	21	San Francisco 49ers	7
	Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game		Rice Stadium, Houston
17.12.1949	All-Stars	12	Cleveland Browns	7

All-America Football Conference Playoffs & All-Star Game 1949 [Ref: 2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
26.08.1949	Chicago Hornets	17	Buffalo Bills	14
28.08.1949	San Francisco 49ers	31	Baltimore Colts	17
	Week 2
02.09.1949	Los Angeles Dons	49	Baltimore Colts	17
04.09.1949	San Francisco 49ers	42	Chicago Hornets	7
05.09.1949	Buffalo Bills	28	Cleveland Browns	28
	Week 3
09.09.1949	Los Angeles Dons	21	Chicago Hornets	23
11.09.1949	Cleveland Browns	21	Baltimore Colts	0
11.09.1949	Buffalo Bills	14	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	17
	Week 4
16.09.1949	Chicago Hornets	35	Baltimore Colts	7
18.09.1949	Cleveland Browns	14	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	3
18.09.1949	San Francisco 49ers	42	Los Angeles Dons	14
	Week 5
22.09.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	10	Los Angeles Dons	7
25.09.1949	Baltimore Colts	20	Cleveland Browns	28
25.09.1949	Buffalo Bills	28	San Francisco 49ers	17
	Week 6
30.09.1949	Chicago Hornets	24	San francisco 49ers	42
02.10.1949	Cleveland Browns	42	Los Angeles Dons	7
02.10.1949	Buffalo Bills	28	Baltimore Colts	35
	Week 7
07.10.1949	Chicago Hornets	24	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	38
09.10.1949	San Francisco 49ers	56	Cleveland Browns	28
09.10.1949	Los Angeles Dons	42	Buffalo Bills	28
	Week 8
14.10.1949	Los Angeles Dons	14	Cleveland Browns	61
16.10.1949	San Francisco 49ers	51	Buffalo Bills	7
16.10.1949	Baltimore Colts	21	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	24
	Week 9
23.10.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	24	San Francisco 49ers	3
23.10.1949	Buffalo Bills	17	Los Angeles Dons	14
23.10.1949	Baltimore Colts	7	Chicago Hornets	17
	Week 10
28.10.1949	Chicago Hornets	14	Los Angeles Dons	24
30.10.1949	Cleveland Browns	30	San Francisco 49ers	28
30.10.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	21	Baltimore Colts	24
	Week 11
06.11.1949	Cleveland Browns	30	Chicago Hornets	2
06.11.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	14	Buffalo Bills	17
06.11.1949	Baltimore Colts	10	San Francisco 49ers	28
	Week 12
13.11.1949	Cleveland Browns	7	Buffalo Bills	7
13.11.1949	Los Angeles Dons	24	San Francisco 49ers	41
13.11.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	14	Chicago Hornets	10
	Week 13
20.11.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	0	Cleveland Browns	31
20.11.1949	Buffalo Bills	10	Chicago Hornets	0
20.11.1949	Baltimore Colts	10	Los Angeles Dons	21
	Week 14
24.11.1949	Chicago Hornets	6	Cleveland Browns	14
24.11.1949	Los Angeles Dons	16	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	17
27.11.1949	San Francisco 49ers	35	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	14
27.11.1949	Baltimore Colts	14	Buffalo Bills	38

All-America Football Conference Regular Season Results 1949 [Ref: 2]

Championship Game

Sunday, December 11, 1949, Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio. Att: 22, 550

San Francisco 49ers 7 Cleveland Browns 21 – The Cleveland Browns won their fourth AAFC Championship in-a-row, and the last ever Championship Game of the AAFC, beating the San Francisco 49ers 21-7 on the back of three Runs by E. Jones, Motley and D. Jones, with Salata receiving a pass for a touchdown from Albert for San Francisco’s only score

At Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
San Francisco 49ers	0	0	0	0	7
Cleveland Browns	7	0	7	7	21
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
Cle – E. Jones 2 Run (Groza Kick)					0-7
2nd Quarter
No Scoring
3rd Quarter
Cle – Motley 63 Run (Groza Kick)					0-14
4th Quarter
SF – Salata 23 Pass from Albert (Vetrano Kick)					7-14
Cle – D. Jones 4 Run (Groza Kick)					7-21

Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game

Saturday, December 17, 1949, Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas, Att: 12,000

AAFC All-Stars 12 Cleveland Browns 7 – The Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game was the last ever game played by the All-America Football Conference, as the league merged with the National Football League after the season. It was organised as a Charity Event by Glenn McCarthy, who had tried to purchase a franchise in the league after the season, and before it merged with the NFL. It was the only All-Star Game played by the AAFC, and was a Charity Event in aid of the Hally Hall Home for the Aged, the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, and the National Kids Day Foundation, and is also notable for being one of the first racially-integrated sports events in Houston. The AAFC All-Stars won the game 12-7 with two touchdowns either side of a Cleveland Browns one. Mutryn ran in the first, and Dub Jones replied for Cleveland with a pass from Graham. Baldwin won the game for the All-Stars with a 23 yard reception from Albert.

At Rice Stadium, Houston	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
AAFC All-Stars	6	6	0	0	12
Cleveland Browns	0	7	0	0	7
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
AAFC – Mutryn 2 Run (Albert Missed Kick)					6-0
2nd Quarter
Cle – Dub Jones 40 Pass from Graham (Groza Kick)					6-7
AAFC – Baldwin 23 Pass from Albert (Albert Missed Kick)					12-7
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					12-7
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					12-7

The All-American football Conference of 1946-1949 was a successful rival to the NFL, so much so, that the two leagues agreed to merge in 1950, although in essence it was a takeover of the three most successful AAFC clubs by the NFL – San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns & Baltimore Colts.

The League was won by the Cleveland Browns all four seasons – in 1946 they defeated New York Yankees 14-9, and in 1948 defeated the Buffalo Bills in the Championship game 49-7 before beating the San Francisco 49ers in the 1949 Championship Game 21-7

Of particular note for Irish American Football fans, is the last ever game, the Shamrock Bowl Charity All-Star Game, the only one played by the AAFC. It was organised by Glenn McCarthy, who had tried to purchase the Cleveland Browns and move them to Houston after the 1949 season, and before it merger with the NFL in 1950. It was played in aid of three charities, and was also notable for the fact it was one of the first ever racially integrated sports events ever played in Houston.

Glenn McCarthy was a Houston Oil millionaire who opened the Shamrock Hotel in Houston on St. Patrick’s Day 1949. He was several generations removed from his Irish ancestors from Co. Cork, and was one of the richest men in America, and probably the richest in Texas. He was known as “King of the wildcatters”, a term applied to the early Irish in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, in reference to people who find oil in places not proven to have oil [Ref: 2]

Oilman Glenn McCarthy, left [Ref: 7]

References

Websites

[1] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) All-America Football Conference (AAFC) Standings (1946-1949) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/all-america-football-conference-aafc-standings-1946-1949/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] McHugh (2019) “The Magnificent Shamrock Hotel” Ireland’s Own [Internet] Available from: https://www.irelandsown.ie/the-magnificent-shamrock-hotel/ [Accessed 12 March 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Crippen, Kenneth R. & Reaser, Matt, Eds. (2018) “The All-America Football Conference”. Part 6: Linescores. 1949. pg. 134-146. Published by McFarland & Co, Jefferson, North Carolina.

[4] Crippen, Kenneth R. & Reaser, Matt, Eds. (2018) “The All-America Football Conference”. Part 5: Conference Statistics. 1949. pg. 70. Published by McFarland & Co, Jefferson, North Carolina.

Images

[5] Wikipedia (2018) All-America Football Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/All-America_Football_Conference_%28logo%29.png [Accessed 8 October 2018]

[6] Houston Chronicle (2020) Shamrock Bowl 1949 Programme [Internet] Available from: https://s.hdnux.com/photos/04/36/52/1174165/3/920×920.jpg [Accessed 12 March 2020]

[7] Houston Chronicle (2020) Oilman Glenn McCarthy, left [Internet] Available from: https://s.hdnux.com/photos/04/36/52/1174166/3/375×250.jpg [Accessed 12 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill

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Last Updated: 12 March 2020

March 11, 2020October 29, 2023

American West Football Conference 2020

American West Football conference Logo [Ref: 3]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Idaho Horsemen
Tri-City Rage
Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks
Yakima Canines

American West Football Conference Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Results

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
17.03.2020	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Tri-City Rage
	Week 2
04.04.2020	Yakima Canines	Tri-City Rage
04.04.2020	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Idaho Horsemen
	Week 3
09.04.2020	Idaho Horsemen	Yakima Canines
	Week 4
18.04.2020	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Yakima Canines
	Week 5
23.04.2020	Yakima Canines	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks
25.04.2020	Idaho Horsemen	Tri-City Rage
	Week 6
02.05.2020	Idaho Horsemen	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks
	Week 7
10.05.2020	Idaho Horsemen	Yakima Canines
	Week 8
16.05.2020	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Idaho Horsemen
	Week 9
23.05.2020	Yakima Canines	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks
	Week 10
30.05.2020	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Yakima Canines
	Week 11
04.06.2020	Idaho Horsemen	Tri-City Rage
	Week 12
13.06.2020	Yakima Canines	Idaho Horsemen
13.06.2020	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Tri-City Rage
	Week 13
21.06.2020	Yakima Canines	Idaho Horsemen
	Week 14
27.06.2020	Idaho Horsemen	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks
27.06.2020	Yakima Canines	Tri-City Rage

American West Football Conference Results 2020 [Ref: 2]

About

The American West Football Conference is a AA Indoor American Football League which started playing in the American Northwest in 2019 to fill in the gap in Professional Indoor Football League on the West Coast (San Diego, Arizona & Oakland have teams in the Indoor Football League but that is primarily a Mid-West League). For 2020 it has expanded to include teams in Yakima (Washington State) and the Bay Area (California).

References

Websites

[1] American West Football Conference (2019) Standings | 2020 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 11 March 2020]

[2] American West Football Conference (2019) Scores | 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/schedule?division_id=8438 [Accessed 11 March 2020]

Images

[3] American West Football Conference Twitter Account (2019) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1113654646696865792/w5D1Q9P1_400x400.png [Accessed 11 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Greg Kinasewitz, Brianna Wallace & Ken Jackson.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 March 2020

March 11, 2020October 29, 2023

Champions Indoor Football 2020

Champions Indoor Football Logo [Ref: ]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Omaha Beef	1	1	0	0	58	1	1.000
Sioux City Bandits	1	1	0	0	51	28	1.000
Sioux Empire Crusaders	1	0	1	0	28	51	.000
Metro Militia	1	0	1	0	1	58	.000
Amarillo Venom	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Oklahoma Flying Aces	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Salina Liberty	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Champions Indoor Football Standings 2020 [Ref: 1-3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
07.03.2020	Omaha Beef	58	Metro Militia	1
08.03.2020	Sioux City Bandits	51	Sioux Empire Crusaders	28

Champions Indoor Football Regular Season Results 2020 [Ref: 2-3]

Report

The 2020 Champions Indoor Football season was cancelled after one game.

About the CIF

The Champions Indoor Football is a AA (Third Level) American Football League based primarily in the Texas and Prairie States of the Mid-West. It is one of 4 AA Indoor Football Leagues in the USA, the others in the Eastern Seaboard( American Arena League), West (American West Football Conference) and Southwest & Mexico (Super 8 Football League)

About Arena / Indoor Football

Indoor (also known as Arena) Football plays an 8 v 8 version of American Football on a converted Ice Hockey Rink 50-yards long with 2 10 -yard endzones. Teams have 5 downs (attempts) to score or the ball is turned over – 3 of which must be passing plays. It is therefore a higher scoring game than standard 11 v 11 American Football. The main difference between Arena Football and Indoor Football is that there is no rebound net either side of the goalposts in Indoor Football. Arena Football rules allow the ball stay in play when it comas back off the rebound nets.

Refences

Websites

[1] Champions Indoor Football (2019) Standings 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/sports/fball/2019-20/standings [Accessed 11 March 2020]

[2] Champions Indoor Football (2019) Composite Schedule Sat Mar 07 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2020-03-07 [Accessed 11 March 2020]

[3] Champions Indoor Football (2019) Composite Schedule Sun Mar 08 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2020-03-08 [Accessed 11 March 2020]

[4] Champions Indoor Football (2019) Champions Indoor Football Cancels 2020 season [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/ [Accessed 12 October 2020]

Images

[9] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png %5BAccessed 26 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 12 October 2020

March 7, 2020October 29, 2023

Continental Football Leagues Era Timeline 1960-1985

Continental Football League 1965-1969

Continental Football League Logo 1965-1969 [Ref: 9]

Number	Teams
	Atlantic North Division
1	Norfolk Neptunes
2	Hartford Charter Oaks
3	Montreal Beavers
4	Toronto Rifles
5	Providence Indians
6	Springfield Acorns
	Atlantic South Division
7	Akron Vulcans
8	Fort Worth Warriors
9	Orlando Panthers
10	Philadelphia Bulldogs
11	Alabama Hawks
12	Jersey Jays
	Central Division (North)
13	Indianapolis Capitols
14	Quad Cities Raiders
15	Michigan Arrows
16	Chicago Owls
17	Indianapolis Warriors
18	Tri-City Apollos
	Central Division (South)
19	Oklahoma City Plainsmen
20	Arkansas Diamonds
21	Omaha Mustangs
22	Charleston Rockets
	Pacific Division (North)
23	Seattle Rangers
24	Eugene Bombers
25	Victoria Steelers
26	Spokane Shockers
27	Portland Loggers
	Pacific Division (South)
28	Las Vegas Cowboys
29	Orange County Ramblers
30	Sacramento Buccaneers
31	Long Beach Admirals
32	Sacramento Capitols

Continental Football League Teams 1965-1969 [Ref: 9-11]

World Football Leagues Teams 1972-1975

World Football League Logo [Ref: 15]

Number	Teams
	Texas Football League 1968
1	West Texas Roughnecks
2	Texarkana Titans
3	Tulsa Thunderbirds
4	Fort Worth Braves
5	Mexico Golden Aztecs
	Southwestern Pro Football League (West) 1972-1973
6	Las Vegas Casinos
7	Phoenix Blazers
8	Southern California Razorbacks
9	New Mexico Thunderbirds
10	Denver Oilers
	Southwestern Pro Football League (East) 1972-1973
11	Dallas Rockets (CoFL)
12	San Antonio Toros (CoFL)
13	Oklahoma City Wranglers
14	Kansas City Steers
	World Football League (Eastern) 1974-1975
15	Florida Blazers
16	Charlotte Hornets
17	Philadelphia Bell
18	Jacksonville Sharks
19	New York Stars
20	Birmingham Vulcans
	World Football League (Central) 1974-1975
21	Birmingham Americans
22	Memphis Southmen
23	Chicago Fire
24	Detroit Wheels
25	Chicago Winds
26	Houston Texans
	World Football League (Western) 1974-1975
27	Southern California Sun
28	Hawaiians
29	Portland Storm
30	Shreveport Steamer
31	San Antonio Wings
32	Portland Thunder

World Football Leagues Teams 1972-1975 [Ref:

Note: The Texas Football League of the late 1960s joined the Continental Football League in 1969. San Antonio Toros and Dallas Rockets of the Texas League joined Southwestern Pro Football League in 1972.

American Football Association 1977-1983

American Football Association Logo [Ref: 23]

Number	Teams
	Eastern
1	Carolina Chargers
2	Jacksonville Firebirds
3	Alabama Vulcans
4	Kentucky Trackers
5	Virginia Hunters
6	Orlando Americans
	Southeastern
7	Georgia Pride
8	Alabama Magic
9	Tallahassee Statesmen
10	Carolina Storm
11	Florida Sun
12	Jacksonville Sunbirds
	Western
13	San Antonio Charros
14	Mississippi Stars
15	Arkansas Champs
16	Tulsa Mustangs
	American
17	Wichita Falls Steelers
18	Wichita Falls Roughnecks
19	Oklahoma City Warriors
20	Houston Seagulls
21	Forth Worth Texas Stars
22	Houston Titans
	Southwest
23	Austin Texans
24	Texas Wranglers
25	Oklahoma Thunder
26	San Antonio Bulls
27	Houston Armadillos
	Northeast
28	Racine Gladiators
29	Buffalo Geminis
30	Virginia Chargers
31	Roanoke Valley Express
32	Pittsburgh Colts

American Football Association teams 1977-1983 [Ref: 16-22]

United States Football Leagues 1961-1964 / 1983-1985

United States Football League Logo 1983-1985 [Ref: 30]

Number	Teams
	United Football League (Eastern) 1961-1964
1	Columbus Capitols
2	Syracuse Stormers
3	Quebec Rifles
4	Joliet Chargers
	United Football League (Western) 1961-1964
5	Grand Rapids Blazers
6	Grand Rapids Shamrocks
7	Louisville Raiders
8	Baton Rouge Red Wings
9	Houston Mustangs
10	Oklahoma City Drillers
	United States Football League (Atlantic) 1983-1985
11	Philadelphia Stars
12	New Jersey Generals
13	Pittsburgh Maulers
14	Washington Federals
15	Baltimore Stars
16	Boston Breakers
	United States Football League (Southern) 1983-1985
17	Birmingham Stallions
18	Tampa Bay Bandits
19	New Orleans Breakers
20	Memphis Showboats
21	Jacksonville Bulls
22	Orlando Renegades
	United States Football League (Central) 1983-1985
23	Michigan Panthers
24	Chicago Blitz
25	Houston Gamblers
26	San Antonio Gunslingers
27	Oklahoma Outlaws
	United States Football League (Pacific) 1983-1985
28	Oakland Invaders
29	Los Angeles Express
30	Denver Gold
31	Arizona Wranglers
32	Portland Breakers

United States Football Leagues Teams 1961-1964 / 1983-1985 [Ref: 1-8; 24-29]

Note: Indianapolis Warriors moved from United Football League (1961-1964) to Continental Football League (1965-1969)

Tom Furlong

Born: Daingean, Co. offaly

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

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

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

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

Reference: [2]

Adrian Young

Born: Albert Court, Dublin, Ireand.

Career: Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles (1968-1972), Detroit Lions (1972-1973), Chicago Bears (1973), The Hawaiians (1974-1975)

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

He left Ireland with his family in the 1960s and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. His father worked in a meat-packing factory, but it wasn’t long before they headed off to California, the family and all their belongings packed in a car, and the traveled across the Appalachian Trail, settling in La Puente, Los Angeles.

He played on the Football team there for Bishop Amat High school, whose coach was ex-Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They won an Inter-State Championship, and Adrian got a scholarship to USC (the University of Southern California). Here he mingled with Hollywood Actors in the Acting department, as well as playing on the same team as O.J. Simpson, who won the Heisman Trophy (annually awarded to the Best College Player) during his time there and went on to become the NFL’s All-Time leading rusher.

He got picked up by Philadelphia Eagles out of College, but his time in the NFL wasn’t as successful as his time in College, as the Eagles were in a period of transition, and chhanging coaches regularly. He played for the Eagles from 1968-1972, and the the detroit Lions and Chicago Bears from 1972 to 1973, before finishing off his career with The Hawaiians of the World Football League in 1974 and 1975.

References

Websites

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[2] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1961 Season | Grand Rapids Shamrocks [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1961uflgr.html [Accessed 7 November 2019]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1962 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

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[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1963 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1963 Season | Toledo Tornadoes [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963ufltol.html [Accessed 7 November 2019 ]

[7] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1964 Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964.html [Accessed 18 October 2019]

[8] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1964 Season | Canton Bulldogs [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964uflcan.html [Accessed 7 November 2019 ]

Websites:

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

Sources:

[10] Hannigan, Dara (1987) “Greening of the Gridiron” The Sunday Tribune , 27 July 1987. Sportweek, pg. 10 [Available online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

Images:

[11] Greater Northwest Football Alliance (2017) Continental Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.gnfafootball.org/photos/continental.jpg [Accessed 28 July 2019]

Bibliography

[12] Gill, Bob et al (2010) “Season-by-Season Listings- Other Leagues” Outsiders II – Minor League and Independent Football 1951-1985 pg. 120-121. St. Johann Press, Haworth, NJ (USA), 2010

Websites

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Images

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Websites

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Images

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Websites

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[27] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan.

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American Football Leagues Era Timeline 1920-1959

National Football League Teams 1920-1959

Number	Teams	Years Active
	Ohio League founding members of APFA
A	Akron Pros	1920-1922
B	Canton Bulldogs	1920-1926
C	Rock Island Independents	1920-1925
D	Dayton Triangles	1920-1929
	American Pro Football Association 1920-1921
1	Decatur Staleys	1920
2	Buffalo All-Americans	1920-1923
3	Chicago Cardinals	1920-1959
4	Rochester Jeffersons	1920-1925
5	Cleveland Tigers	1920
6	Chicago Tigers	1920
7	Muncie Flyers	1920
8	Chicago Staleys	1921
9	Cleveland indians	1921
10	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921-1922
11	Green Bay Packers	1921-present
12	Washington Senators	1921
13	Minneapolis Marines	1921-1924
14	Tonawanda Kardex	1921
15	Louisville Brecks	1921-1923
16	New York Giants	1921; 1924-present
17	Chicago Bears	1922-present
	National Football League 1922-1925
18	Racine Legion	1922-1924
19	Milwaukee Badgers	1922-1926
20	Oorang Indians	1922-1923
21	Duluth Kelleys	1923-1925
22	Columbus Tigers	1923-1926
23	St. Louis All-Stars	1923
24	Cleveland Bulldogs	1924-1925
25	Frankford Yellowjackets	1924-1931
26	Buffalo Bisons	1924-1925
27	Kansas City Blues	1924
28	Kenosha Maroons	1924
29	Pottsville Maroons	1925
30	Detroit Panthers	1925-1926
31	Providence Steam Roller	1925-1931
32	Kansas City Cowboys	1925-1926
	NFL Consolidation Era 1926-1932
33	Los Angeles Buccaneers	1926
34	Duluth Eskimoes	1926-1927
35	Buffalo Rangers	1926
36	Detroit Panthers	1926
37	Hartford Blues	1926
38	Brooklyn Lions	1926
39	Racine Tornadoes	1926
40	Louisville Colonels	1926
41	Detroit Wolverines	1926
42	Staten Island Stapletons	1929-1932
43	Orange Tornadoes	1929
44	Minneapolis Red Jackets	1929-1930
45	Brooklyn Dodgers	1930-1944
46	Portsmouth Spartans	1930-1933
47	Newark Tornadoes	1930
48	Boston Braves	1932
	NFL Championship Era 1933-1959
49	Philadelphia Eagles	1933-present
50	Pittsburgh Pirates	1933-1939
51	Cincinnati Reds	1933-1934
52	Boston Redskins	1933-1936
53	Detroit Lions	1934-present
54	St. Louis Gunners	1934
55	Cleveland Rams	1937-1944
56	Washington Redskins	1937-present
57	Pittsburgh Steelers	1940
58	Phil-Pitt Steagles	1943
59	Boston Yanks	1944-1948
60	Brooklyn Tigers	1944
61	Card-Pitt	1944
62	Los Angeles Rams	1946-1994; 2019-present
62	New York Bulldogs	1949
64	The Yanks (Boston-Brooklyn)	1951

National Football League teams 1920-1959 [Ref: 1]

American Football Leagues Timeline 1926-1959

Number	Teams	Years Active
	American Football League I 1926
1	Philadelphia Quakers	1926
2	New York Yankees	1926
3	Cleveland Panthers	1926
4	Los Angeles Wildcats	1926
5	Chicago Bulls	1926
6	Boston Bulldogs	1926
7	Brooklyn Horsemen	1926
8	Newark Bears	1926
	American Football League II 1934
9	St. Louis Blues	1934
10	Kansas City Blues	1934
11	Louisville Bourbons	1934
12	Dallas Rams	1934
13	Charlotte Bantams	1934
14	Tulsa Oilers	1934
15	Memphis Tigers	1934
	American Football League III 1936-1937
16	Boston Shamrocks	1936-1937
17	Pittsburgh Americans	1936-1937
18	Rochester Tigers	1936-1937
19	Brooklyn Tigers	1936-1937
20	Los Angeles Bulldogs	1936-1937
21	Cincinnati Bengals	1936-1937
	American Football League IV 1938-1939
22	East Chicago Indians	1938-1939
23	Louisville Tanks	1938-1939
24	Nashville Rebels	1938-1939
25	Cincinnati Blades	1938-1939
26	Dayton Rosies	1938-1939
27	Columbus Bullies	1938-1939
28	Dayton Bombers	1938-1939
29	Kenosha Cardinals	1938-1939
	American Football League V 1940-1941
30	Milwaukee Chiefs	1940-1941
31	Boston Bears	1940-1941
32	Buffalo Indians	1940-1941
	Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
33	Hollywood Bears	1940-1942; 1948
34	Oakland Giants	1940
35	Phoenix Panthers	1940
36	San Diego Bombers	1940-1946
37	San Francisco Bay Packers	1941-1944
38	Los Angeles Mustangs	1942-1943
39	Richmond Boilermakers	1943
40	Alameda Mustangs	1943
41	San Jose Mustangs	1944-1945
42	Hollywood Wolves	1944
43	San Francisco Clippers	1945-1948
44	Tacoma Indians	1946
45	Sacramento Nuggets	1946-1947
46	Salt Lake City Seagulls	1946-1947
47	Hawaiian Warriors	1946-1948
48	Long Beach Bulldogs	1948
	American Football League VI 1944
49	Hollywood Rangers	1944
50	Seattle Bombers	1944
51	Portland Rockets	1944
52	San Diego Gunners	1944
53	Oakland Hornets	1944
	All-America Football Conference 1946-1949
54	Miami Seahawks	1946
55	Cleveland Browns	1946-present
56	San Francisco 49’ers	1946-present
57	Los Angeles Dons	1946-1949
58	Chicago Rockets	1946-1948
59	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	1949
60	Buffalo Bills	1947-1949
61	Chicago Hornets	1949
62	Baltimore Colts	1947-1951
	National-American Football League 1950-1954
63	New York Yanks	1950-1951
64	Dallas Texans	1952

American Football League 1926-1959 [Ref: 1-7]

Irish Born NFL & AFL players 1920-1959

Bertie Maher, DE, who was born in Co. Mayo, played Defensive End for the Detroit Heralds in 1920. [2][3]

Bob Nash, DE/OT, who was born in Collinstown, Ireland, Played Defensive End & Offensive Tackle for the Akron Pros in 1920 , Buffalo All-Americans in 1921-1923, Rochester Jeffersons 1924 , New York Giants 1925 [2][7]

Tom McGlaughlin, FB, who was born in Ireland, played Fullback for the Tonawanda Kardex in 1921.[2][4]

Con O’Brien, OT, who was born in Ireland, Played Offensive Tackle for the New York Giants in 1921 [2][8]

Brian McGrath, OG, who was born in Ireland, played Offensive Guard for the Louisville Brecks in 1922. [2][5]

Francis Fitzgerald, BB-DB, who was born in Co. Kerry, played Defensive Back for the Toledo Maroons in 1923 [2][6]

Note:

[1] New York Yankees moved from AFL to NFL in 1927.

[2] Cleveland Rams moved from AFL to NFL in 1937.

[3] Cincinnati Bengals and a number of other teams were in numerous AFL’s.

[4] Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49’ers and Baltimore Colts moved from AAFC to NFL in 1950.

[5] Buffalo Bills & Cincinnati Bengals not same teams as current NFL teams. NFL reused the names.

[6] National Football League known as National-American Football League from 1950-1952 following merger of National Football League and All-America Football Conference, with two Conferences (National & American) replacing Eastern & Western Division . Reverted to NFL name in 1953.

[7] Four teams – the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Rock Island Independents and Dayton Triangles were members of the Ohio League (1901-1919) and became founder members of the American Professional Football Association in 1920.

[8] The American Professional Football Association (1920-1921) changed its name to the National Football League in 1922.

[9] The National Football League operated as the only Pro Football League from 1922-1925, and in 1926 made the decision to consolidate its players on a smaller number of financially successful teams.

[10] The American Football League of 1926 was the first Major Rival to the NFL to use the AFL name.

[11] The first scheduled National Football League Championship Game took place in 1933.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[2] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League Standings (1936-37) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-standings-1936-37/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[3] Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1989) Back Before Bengalmania – Cincinnati’s First Brush with the Big Time – [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/11-05-379.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[7] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) All-America Football Conference (AAFC) Standings (1946-1949) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/all-america-football-conference-aafc-standings-1946-1949/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Images

[8] Wikipedia (2018) All-America Football Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/All-America_Football_Conference_%28logo%29.png [Accessed 8 October 2018]

Websites

[9] The Growth of a Game (2015) The Complete List of European NFL Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/2015/03/the-complete-list-of-european-nfl-players/ [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[10] Pro Football Archives (2019) Detroit Heralds 1920 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1920apfadet.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[11] Pro Football Archives (2019) Tonawanda Kardex 1921 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfaton.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[12] Pro Football Archives (2019) Louisville Brecks 1922 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1922nfllou.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[13] Pro Football Archives (2019) Toledo Maroons 1923 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nfltol.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[14] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bob Nash [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playern/nash00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[15] Pro Football Archives (2019) New York Giants 1921 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfany.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[16] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bert Maher [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mahe00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[17] Pro Football Archives (2019) Brian McGrath [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mcgr00400.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and John Kane.

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Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present

Map of Canada CFL — Canadian Football League Logo 2003-2015 [Ref: 3]

Canadian Football Teams 1869-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
	Provincial Rugby Football Unions Era 1869-1908
1	Hamilton Football Club	1869-??
2	Montreal Football Club	1872-??
3	Toronto Argonauts	1873-??
4	Ottawa Football Club	1876-??
5	Winnipeg Football Club	1879-??
6	Hamilton Tigers	1907-1949
7	Ottawa Rough Riders	1907-1997
8	Calgary City RFC	1907-??
9	Edmonton City RFC	1907-??
	Canadian Rugby Union Era
10	Regina Rugby Club	1910-??
11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1930-present
12	Edmonton Eskimoes	1938-present
13	Hamilton Wildcats	??-1949
14	Calgary Stampeders	1945-present
15	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1946-present
16	Montreal Alouettes	1946-1981; 1996-present
17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1950-present
18	British Columbia Lions	1954-present
	Canadian Football League USA Era 1958-1999
19	Atlantic Schooners	1982-present
20	Montreal Concordes	1982-1986
21	Sacramento Gold Miners	1993-1995
22	Las Veags Passe	1994
23	Baltimore Football Club	1994
24	Shreveport Pirates	1994-1995
25	Baltimore Stallions	1995
26	Birmingham Barracudas	1995
27	Memphis Mad Dogs	1995
	Canadian Football League New Era 2000-present
28	Ottawa Renegades	2002-2006
29	Ottawa REDBLACKS	2014-present

Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present [Ref: 1-3]

Note: The Atlantic Schooners were formed in 1982, but have had trouble building a stadium, and have focussed since then on promoting Canadian Football in the Maritime Provinces by hosting Preseason and Regular Season CFL games. Halifax City Council approved a plan for a stadium in 2019.

Note 2: The Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League Championship Game) has been played for since 1909.

Note 3: The Canadian Football Council broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1958 and renamed itself the Canadian Football League.

Note 4: The CFL attempted to establish teams in the United States in the 1990s. Only the Baltimore franchise was successful, and was moved to Montreal and renamed the Alouettes after the other four teams folded after the 1995 season.

References

Bibliography

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

Websites

[2] Canadian Football League (2019) Welcome to the new online home of the Atlantic Schooners [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/2019/03/22/welcome-new-online-home-atlantic-schooners/ [Accessed 6 March 2020]

Images

[3] Pinterest (2019) Canadian Football League Logo (2003-2015) [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/b4/41/a0b441a47f1f1b851d8a46b3412fe91a.png [Accessed 10 March 2019]

References

Acknowledgements

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National Football League Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present

National Football League Logo [Ref: 4]

NFL Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
	American Pro Football Association 1920-1921
1	Chicago Cardinals	1898-1959
2	Chicago Bears	1920-present [1]
3	Green Bay Packers	1921-present
4	New York Giants	1921; 1924-1973 [2]
	National Football League Era 1922-1959
5	Brooklyn Dodgers	1930-1943
6	Portsmouth Spartans	1930-1933 [3]
7	Boston Braves	1932 [4]
8	Boston Redskins	1933-1936 [4]
9	Cincinnati Reds	1933
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	1933-1939 [5]
11	Philadelphia Eagles	1933-present
12	St. Louis Gunners	1933
13	Detroit Lions	1934-present [3]
14	Green Bay Packers (Milwaukee)	1935-1984 [6]
15	Phildelphia Eagles (Johnstown, PA)	1936 *
16	Washington Redskins	1937-present [4]
17	Cleveland Rams	1937-1944 [7]
18	Philadelphia Eagles (Buffalo)	1938 *
19	Philadelphia Eagles (Erie, PA)	1938 *
20	Pittsburgh Steelers (Charleston, West Virginia)	1938 *
21	Cleveland Rams (Colorado Springs)	1939 *
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	1940-present [5]
23	Cleveland Rams (Akron)	1942 *
24	Phil-Pitt Steagles	1943 [8]
25	Boston Yanks	1944-1948
26	Brooklyn Tigers	1944
27	Card-Pitt	1944 [9]
28	Los Angeles Rams	1946-1981 [10]
29	New York Bulldogs	1949
30	Cleveland Browns AAFC	1950-1995 [10]
31	San Francisco 49’ers	1950-2013 [10]
32	Baltimore Colts	1950-1951 [10]
	American Football League Era 1950-1988
33	New York Yanks	1950-1951
34	Dallas Texans	1952
35	Baltimore Colts	1953-1981 [11]
36	Dallas Texans	1960-1962 [12]
37	Denver Broncos	1960-present
38	Houston Oilers	1960-1995 [13]
39	Los Angeles Chargers	1960 [14]
40	New York Titans	1960-1962 [16]
41	Buffalo Bills	1960-present
42	Boston Patriots	1960-1969 [17]
43	Dallas Cowboys	1960-present
44	Oakland Raiders	1960-1981 [18]
45	St. Louis Cardinals	1960-1987 [19]
46	Minnesota Vikings	1961-present
47	San Diego Chargers	1961-2018 [20]
48	Kansas City Chiefs	1963-present
49	New York Jets	1963-present
50	Atlanta Falcons	1966-present
51	Miami Dolphins	1967-present
52	Boston Patriots (Birmingham)	1968 *
53	New Orleans Saints	1968-present
54	Cincinnati Bengals	1969-present
55	Miami Dolphins (Tampa)	1969 *
56	New England Patriots	1971-present [17]
57	New York Giants (New Haven, Conn.)	1973-1975 [21]
58	New York Giants (New Jersey)	1976-present [21]
59	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976-present
60	Seattle Seahawks	1976-present
61	Indianapolis Colts	1982-present [22]
62	Los Angeles Raiders	1982-1994 [23]
63	Los Angeles Rams (Anaheim)	1982-1994 [24]
64	New York Jets (New Jersey)	1984-present [25]
	National Football League Europe Era 1988-2005
65	Phoenix Cardinals	1988-1993 [26]
66	Barcelona Dragons	1991-1992; 1995-2003
67	Birmingham Fire	1991-1992
68	Frankfurt Galaxy	1991-1992; 1995-2007
69	London Monarchs	1991-1992; 1995-1997
70	Montreal Machine	1991-1992
71	New York / New Jersey Knights	1991-1992
72	Orlando Thunder	1991-1992
73	Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	1991
74	Sacramento Surge	1991-1992
75	San Antonio Riders	1991-1992
76	Ohio Glory	1992
77	Arizona Cardinals	1994-present [26]
78	Amsterdam Admirals	1995-2005
79	Rhein Fire	1995-2007
80	Scottish Claymores	1995-
81	Carolina Panthers	1995-present
82	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995-present
83	St. Louis Rams	1995-2018 [27]
84	Oakland Raiders	1995-2019 [28]
85	Baltimore Ravens	1996-present
86	Tennessee Oilers	1997 [29]
87	England Monarchs (Birmingham)	1998
88	England Monarchs (Bristol)	1998
89	England Monarchs (London)	1998
90	Tennessee Titans	1998 [30]
91	Berlin Thunder	1999
92	Cleveland Browns (AFC)	1999-present [31]
93	Houston Texans	2002-present
94	Cologne Centurions	2004-2007
95	New Orleans Saints (Baton Rouge)	2005 [32]
96	New Orleans Saints (San Antonio)	2005 [32]
	National Football League International Era 2005-
97	Arizona Cardinals (Mexico City)	2005 [33]
98	Hamburg Sea Devils	2006
99	Jacksonville Jaguars (London)	2007-present [34]
100	Buffalo Bills (Toronto)	2008-2013 [35]
101	San Francisco 49’ers (Santa Clara)	2014-present
102	Los Angeles Chargers	2019-present [20]
103	Los Angeles Rams	2019-present [36]
104	Las Vegas Raiders	2020-present [37]

National Football League Major Teams Timeline 1920-present [Ref: 1-7]

Notes:

[1] Originally founded as Decatur Staleys (1920). Became Chicago Staleys (1921) and Bears (1922)

[2] The NFL counts the New York Giants of 1921 and 1924 as separate teams.

[3] Portsmouth Spartans became Detroit Lions in 1934.

[4] Boston Braves became Boston Redskins 1933 and Washington Redskins 1937.

[5] Pittsburgh Pirates became Pittsburgh Steelers 1940.

[6] Green Bay Packers played around half their home games in Milwaukee from 1935-1984.

[7] Cleveland Rams became Los Angeles Rams 1945.

[8] Philadelphia and Pittsburgh played as joint team due to player shortage during WWII. Known as Phil-Pitt and knicknamed “Steagles” by fans.

[9] Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh played as a joint team in 1944 also due to a player shortage. Known as Card-Pitt.

[10] Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49’ers and Baltimore Colts joined NFL from All-America Football Conference (1946-1949)

[11] NFL considers Baltimore Colts of 1951 & 1953 as separate teams.

[12] Dallas Texans became Kansas City Chiefs in 1963.

[13] Moved to Memphis and became Tennessee Oilers in 1996. name retired by NFL.

[14] Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961.

[15] Minneapolis were awarded a team for the AFL in 1960, but later resigned from the League and were awarded a team for the NFL to begin play in 1961.

[16] New York Titans changed name to New York Jets 1963.

[17] Boston Patriots moved outside Boston in Massachusetts in 1970 and changed name to New England Patriots.

[18] Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles (Anaheim) in 1982.

[19] Chicago Cardinals became St. Louis Cardinals in 1960.

[20] San Diego Chargers moved back to Los Angeles in 2019.

[21] New York Giants moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 1973, and East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1975.

[23] Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1982.

[24] Los Angeles Rams moved to Anaheim in 1982.

[25] New York Jets moved into Giants Stadium, New Jersey in 1984.

[26] St. Louis Cardinals moved to Phoenix in 1988 and then moved to Tempe, Arizona and became Arizona Cardinals in 1994.

[27] Los Angeles Rams moved to St. Louis 1995.

[28] Los Angeles Raiders moved back to Oakland 1995.

[29] Houston Oilers moved to Memphis becoming the Tennessee Oilers in 1997.

[30] Tennessee Oilers moved to Nashville becoming Tennessee Titans in 1998.

[31] The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996, and were renamed the Ravens. The NFL placed a new team in Cleveland in 1999, and gave them the Cleveland Browns name and history.

[32] The New Orleans Saints played their Home matches in Baton Rouge (Louisiana) and San Antonio (Texas) in 2005 due to the Super Dome in New Orleans being unplayable as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

[33] The Arizona Cardinals were the designated Home Team for an NFL International Regular Season match in Mexico City in 2005.

[34] The Jacksonville Jaguars were the designated Home Team for NFL International Regular Season matches in London from 2007 to present. nicknamed the “Union Jags” by fans.

[35] The Buffalo Bills were the designated Home Team for NFL International Regular Season matches in Toronto from 2008 to 2013.

[36] St. Louis Rams moved back to Los Angeles in 2019.

[37] Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020.

*Single Home match played at the venue indicated.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and John Kane.

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Irish American Football League Expansion 1984-present

American Football Ireland Logo 2020 [Ref: 101]

Expansion Timeline 1986-present

Number	Years Active	Team
	Irish American Football Association
1	Dublin Celts	1984-1993
2	Coleraine Chieftains	1985-1989
3	Carrickfergus / East Antrim Cougars	1985-1990
4	Belfast Blitzers	1985-1988
5	Belfast Spartans	1985-1996
6	Bangor Buccaneers	1986-1987
7	Belfast / NI Giants	1986-1989
8	Craigavon Cowboys	1986-1994 / 1998-1999 / 2003-present
9	Jordanstown Jaguars	1986-1987
10	East Side Jets	1987
11	Dublin Tornadoes	1987-1996
12	Antrim / A26 Bulldogs	1989-1993
	American Football Association of Ireland
13	Bray Seahawks	1990
14	Newtownabbey Warriors	1991
15	Drogheda Vikings	1992
16	Lee Valley Steelers	1992-1993
17	Ardee Falcons	1993
18	Carrickfergus / Belfast Knights	1994- Present
19	Lurgan Area Raiders	1994-1995
20	Dublin Lightning	1995-1998
21	Portadown Panthers	1996-1997
22	Dublin Bulls	1997
24	Dublin Tigers	1998-1999
25	Queens University Belfast Broncos	1998-1999
	Super League Era
23	Greystones Rebels *	1997-2000
26	Belfast Lasers *	1999
27	Dublin Rebels	2001-present
28	Dublin Dragons	2001-2015
29	University of Limerick Vikings	2001-present
30	Cork Admirals	2002-present
31	Belfast Bulls	2003-2008
32	Dublin City University Saints	2006-2010
33	North Dublin Marshalls	2006
34	Belfast Trojans	2007-present
35	Edenderry Soldiers	2007-2008
36	Tallaght Outlaws	2007-2008
	DV8 Development League Era
37	West Dublin Rhinos	2008-present
38	Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts	2008-present
39	Midlands Soldiers	2009
40	Erris Rams (Mayo)	2009-2010
41	University College Dublin Sentinels	2009-present
42	IT Carlow Chargers	2010
43	Tullamore Phoenix	2010-2013
44	Drogheda Lightning	2011-2014
45	Meath / Trim Bulldogs	2011-present
46	Westmeath / Mullingar Minotaurs	2012-present
47	North Kildare Reapers	2012-2016
48	Waterford Wolves	2012-2016 / 2018
	Shamrock Bowl Conference Era
49	Louth / Dundalk Mavericks	2014-present
50	Galway Warriors	2014-2019
51	South Kildare Soldiers	2014-2016
52	Tyrone Titans	2014-2017
53	Donegal / Derry Vipers	2015-present
54	South Dublin Panthers	2015-present
55	North Dublin Pirates	2016-present
56	NI / PSNI Razorbacks	2016-present
57	Wexford Eagles	2016-present
58	Antrim Jets	2017-present
59	Cill Dara Crusaders	2018-present
60	Causeway Giants	2019-present
	American Football Ireland Era
61	Waterford IT Vikings	2020-present

Irish American Football League expansion 1986-present [Ref: 1-100]

Note: While around at the time of the American Football Association of Ireland (1990-1999), the Greystones Rebels and Belfast Lasers were aligned more with the Dublin Lightning, whose personnel refused to play under the administration from 1997 onwards, and who ended up forming the Irish American Football Association (2001-2019).

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Associatio, Tim Leadingham (Tallaght Outlaws), Joe Grey (Dublin Dragons) and Sean Douglas (Dublin Rebels)

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Canadian Football League Expansion 1869-present

CFL Expansion 1869-present

Number	Year	Team
	1869	Hamilton Football Club
	1872	Montreal Football Club
1	1873	Toronto Argonauts (as Toronto Argonaut Football Club)
	1876	Ottawa Football Club
	1879	Winnipeg Football Club
	1907	IRFU formed (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union – Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal FC)
	1907	Calgary City RFC
	1907	Edmonton City RFC
	1909	Grey Cup first played for
2	1910	Saskatchewan Roughriders (as Regina Rugby Club)
3	1930	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (as Winnipegs RFC)
	1936	WIFU formed (Western Interprovincial Football Union)
4	1938	Edmonton Eskimoes
5	1945	Calgary Stampeders
6	1946	Montreal Alouettes
7	1950	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (merger of Hamilton Tigers & Hamilton Wildcats)
8	1954	British Columbia Lions
	1956	Canadian Football Council is formed
	1958	CFC resigns from Canadian Rugby Union, and renames itself the Canadian Football League
9	1982	Montreal Alouettes renamed Concordes. Atlantic Schooners formed.
	1986	Montreal Concordes change name back to Alouettes
	1987	Montreal Alouettes fold
	1993	Sacramento Gold Miners
	1994	Las Vegas Posse, Baltimore FC and Shreveport Pirates
	1995	Birmingham Barracudas and Memphis Mad Dogs. Las Vegas Posse folds
	1996	Four of 5 US teams fold. The lone survivor, Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal and renamed Alouettes.
	1997	Ottawa Rough Riders fold.
	2002	Ottawa Renegades
	2006	Ottawa Renegades fold
10	2014	Ottawa REDBLACKS

Canadian Football League expansion 1869 – present [Ref: 1-2]

Note: Atlantic Schooners were founded in 1982, but had trouble building a stadium, and have been promoting Canadian Football in the Maritime Provinces since then in the form of hosting Preseason & Regular Season CFL games. Halifax City Council voted in 2019 in favour of building a stadium.

References

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[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

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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