Category: Uncategorized

A-Z of Football

A is for American Football, Australian Football, Arena Football, Arena Soccer and American 7s

B is for Beach Soccer, Beach Football, British Football (Medieval)

C is for Canadian Football, Calcio Storico (Fiorentina, Italy), Cuju (China), Chugkuk (Korea), Chandimu (Tanzania)

D is for Derby Shrovetide Football (British Medieval Football)

E is for E-Football, Eton Wall Game, Episkyros (Ancient Greece)

F is for Futsal, Football, Footbag, Football Fives, Flag Football, Fan-Controlled Football, Foosball, Faininda (Ancient Egypt)

G is for Gaelic Football

H is for Haxey Hood (British Medieval Football), Harpastum (Ancient Rome)

I is for Indoor Football, Indoor Soccer

J is for Jorkyball (2v2 Indoor Court Football)

K is for Kemari (Japan)

L is for Lelo Burti (Georgia), Legends Football

M is for Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal), Mini-Football (6-a-side Soccer)

N is for National Football League

O is for Orkney Ba’ Game (Ancient Scottish Football)

P is for Powerchair Football

Q is for Queen of Scots (Earliest evidence of Inflated Football found behind wall in Mary Queen of Scots Castle)

R is for Rugby Union, Rugby League, Robot Football (3v3 Rocket Remote-controlled Powered Cars)

S is for Soccer, Street Soccer, Street Football, Subbuteo

T is for Tag Rugby, Touch Football (Australian Rules)

U is for Uppies & Downies, United States Football League

V is for Volata, Vatican Football (Standard Soccer with a Blue Card for 5 minutes in the Sin-Bin for Persistent Fouling).

W is for World Football League, Women’s Football, Wheelchair Football (American, Australian and Gaelic), Wheelchair Rugby, Woolly World Cup (2v2 Gloved Hands on a Table-top)

X is for XFL, X-League

Y is for Youth Football

Z is for Zzzzzzz: a Scoreless Draw in Soccer. What you do after all the running around and kicking.

Calcio Photo

FLORENCE – JUN 24: Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012. Calcio fiorentino (calcio storico or calcio in costume) is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football.

By mkistryn http://www.123rf.com

References

Wojciech Liponski (2003) World Sports Encyclopedia. St. Paul, Minnesota, Poznan, Poland.

Various websites of the Sports Involved (Please see Individual Section for each sport on www.eirball.ie)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to all the people you have played Football with me (you know who you are!)

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive / GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 15 May 2022

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Yankees Pre-AFAI Irish American Football Team 1983

Results

Yankees All-American Festival Result 1983
Match Day All-American Evening
(All-American Evening)
7:15 pm

Redskins vs Yankees

View all events

REPORT

An All-American Evening at Rifle Park, Banbridge, Co. Down on Friday Evening, the 19th August, 1983, was to have included an American Football game between two teams of specially-trained Rugby players. The “Redskins” versus “Yankees” was to be the highlight of the evening which also had all the razzamatazz of cheerleaders and bands.

The match, if it actually went ahead, would push back the history of Irish American Football a further year. As it Currently stands the Dublin Celts are the first ever Irish American Football Team, founded in 1984, and the first ever match between two Irish teams (A Flag Football match) took place in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, in 1985, between the Tyrone Tornadoes and Coleraine Chieftains.

It is unlikely the teams were kitted, so it may have been something similar to Ohio League American Football in the USA in the early 20th Century, which would have looked more like Rugby Union or Rugby League than the modern game of American Football.

REFERENCES

[1] Anon. (1983) “Shoot-out at Rifle Park”, Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, August 17, 1983. pg. 34 [Past editions of the Irish Newspaper Archive are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers) and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady.

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Last Updated: 3 January 2022

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Irish American Football League Preseason 1987

Preseason Standings

IAFL Tara Conference Preseason 1987

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
11001.00026026W1
20000.0000000
20000.0000000
20000.0000000
5Bangor Buccaneers0200.000233-31L2
60200.0001959-40L2

IAFL Mourne Conference Preseason 1987

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
12001.00013211W2
21001.00045639W1
3Carrickfergus Cougars1001.00014131W1
40000.0000000
40000.0000000
6Aldergrove Hawks0100.00006-6L1

Preseason Results

Note: Click on the individual matches to be brought to an article detailing the scorers, match reports and box-scores for the game in question.

Irish American Football League Preseason 1987
Match Day Preseason Week 1
(Preseason Week 1)
0 - 6

Aldergrove Hawks vs East Side Jets

Match Day Preseason Week 2
(Preseason Week 2)
7 - 2

East Side Jets vs Bangor Buccaneers

Match Day Preseason Week 5
(Preseason Week 5)
0 - 26

Bangor Buccaneers vs Craigavon Cowboys

Match Day Preseason Week 6
(Preseason Week 6)
14 - 13

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Belfast Spartans

Match Day Preseason Week 4
(Preseason Week 4)
45 - 6

Belfast Blitzers vs Belfast Spartans

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.

Belfast Blitzers defeated Belfast Spartans 45-6 at Musgrave Park in Belfast at the end of March.

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.

[4] Anon. (1987) “Weekend Sport: US Football” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, March 30, 1987. Pg. 19

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers) and Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys).

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Carrickfergus Cougars Irish American Football Team Box-Scores and Roster 1986

Season Report 1986

Carrickfergus Cougars went fully kitted in 1986, playing at least two matches after joining the season late – one a 6-55 loss to Belfast Blitzers at home as part of the Carrickfergus Festival on 9th August 1986.

Another match, after the season had ended, was a 8-28 loss to Ayr Burners of Scotland in the first International match played by a team from the NIAFA (Northern Ireland American Football Association – a Regional Development Body within the IAFA – Irish American Football Association).

Carrickfergus Cougars points were scored in the Ayr game by Mervyn Robinson who scored a Touchdown, which was converted for two points by D. Moran.

Carrickfergus Cougars International Friendly 1986

Note: Please Click on the relevant matches to be brought to a page detailing the Scores, scorers, and players lists as well as a Match Report.

Carrickfergus Cougars International Friendly 1986
Match Day International Friendly
(International Friendly)
8 - 28

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Ayr Burners (Sco)

Carrickferggus Cougars IAFL Results 1986

Note: Please Click on the relevant matches to be brought to a page detailing the Scores, scorers, and players lists as well as a Match Report.

Carrickfergus Cougars IAFL Regular Season Results 1986
(Penultimate week Carrickfergus Festival)
6 - 55

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Belfast Blitzers

Irish American Football League Standings 1986

Irish American Football League Regular Season 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
14001.0001192693W4
21100.5003340-7W1
30100.0002024-4L1
40200.000033-33L2
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Northern Ireland American Football Association Conference Standings 1986

Northern Ireland American Football Association 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.00095689W3
21100.5003340-7W1
30200.000033-33L2
4Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: The NIAFA was a League on Paper only that included only Regular Season Matches played by Northern Ireland teams amongst themselves – no extra matches were played. It is like a “Northern Conference” Table.

Irish American Football League Overall Standings (All Competitions) 1986

Irish American Football League - All Games Standings 1986

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
17200.77817972107W3
23300.500684424L2
32300.4003988-49W2
40300.000033-33L3
5Carrickfergus Cougars0100.000655-49L1

Note: No Official Standings were kept for all games played over the course of the 7 different competitions or stages of the 1986 IAFA season, this is a Composite Table calculated automatically by Eirball.

Players List

Carrickfergus Cougars Players List 1986

#PlayerTeamPositionTDFGSafetyPAT2XP
Mervyn RobinsonCarrickfergus Cougars00000
D. MoranCarrickfergus CougarsRunning back00000
Gary AllenCarrickfergus Cougars10000

References

[1] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. Pg. 18.

[2] Anon. (1986) “Picture caption’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet]

Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

WEBSITES

[6]Britball Now (2016) Carrickfergus Cougars [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 July 2018]

SOURCES

[7] Anon. (1988) “Scoreboard: IAFL” American Football News July 28, 1988. Pg.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to

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Irish International American Football Friendlies Reports and Box-Scores 1986

Results

Note: For Match Reports, Box-Scores, and Players Lists please click on the Individual Matches in the Schedule Below.

International American Football Friendlies 1986
Match Day International Friendly
(International Friendly)
14 - 0

Dublin Celts vs Wirral Wolves (Eng)

(International Friendly)
16 - 14

Dublin Celts vs Newcastle Senators (Eng)

(International Friendly)
8 - 28

Carrickfergus Cougars vs Ayr Burners (Sco)

(International Friendly)
0 - 36

Green Isle All-Stars vs Marlboro Shamrocks (Mass)

Report

Irish American Football Teams played four International Friendlies in 1986, the first season of the Irish American Football League. Beginning with two preseason matches involving the Dublin Celts, then Ireland’s only fully kitted team with pads and helmets.

The Celts won their first two games of the season 14-0 versus the Wirral Wolves from Merseyside in England, and 16-14 versus Newcastle Senators in a much closer game.

Following the end of the Irish American Football League season Carrickfergus Cougars took on Scotland’s Ayr Burners in a postseason Bowl Game, losing 8-28.

Then in the last game of the season for Irish teams, the Green Isle All-Stars made up of players from the Dublin Celts, Belfast Blitzers, Craigavon Cowboys, Belfast Giants, Bangor Buccaneers and Dublin Tornadoes played the first ever game against American opposition ever played by an Irish American Football team, going down 0-36 in Kilmacud Crokes GAA ground in Stillorgan, Dublin 18.

REFERENCES

[1] Miriam Lord (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7

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

[3] James Mulcahy (1986) “Savage Celts” Irish Independent. Thursday, March 27, 1986. pg. 9.

[4] BritballNow (2017) Newcastle Senators [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/NEWCASTLESENATORS.htm [Internet] [Accessed 25 June 2021]

[5] Irish American Football League (2002) Other Events [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/otherevents02.htm [Accessed 20 March 2018]

[6] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. Pg. 18.

Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

[7] Anon. (1986) “American Football comes to Dublin” Irish Press. Wednesday, November 12, 1986. Pg. 11. [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[8] Anon. (1986) “Today’s sport” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 22 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[9] Anon. (1986) “Marlboro on the march” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 17 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[10] Sean Moloney (1986) “Shamrocks from USA are playing to win” Evening Herald. Saturday, November 29, 1986. pg. 6.

NEWSPAPERS

[11] Anon. (1986) “Marlboro Burn Up Stars” Sunday Press, November 30. 1986. pg 43.

WEBSITES

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

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

[14] Semi-Pro Football (2017) Eastern Football League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/eastfl.htm [Accessed 16 November 2017]

SOURCES

[15] Kevin Sharkey (2020) “The Dublin Celts” Word Document shared by John Gunning on Facebook Messenger with permission.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association; Todd Zboyan, Tim Leadingham, Bri Wallace and Heather Foust.

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Tipperary GAA FBD Insurance County Hurling League Division 1 Group 1 2021

Tipperary GAA Crest [References: 1]

Tipperary GAA FBD Insurance County Hurling League Group 1A 2021

PosTeamWLTPFPA
1Borris-Ileagh1014644
2Kilruane MacDonaghs1014341
3Toomevara1105040
4Loughmore-Castleiney0203549

Tipperary GAA FBD Insurance County Hurling League Group 1B 2021

PosTeamWLTPFPA
1Nenagh Éire Óg1015044
2Thurles Sarsfields1002620
3Roscrea0012525
4JK Brackens0203951

Tipperary GAA FBD Insurance County Hurling League Group 1 2021

DateEventTime/ResultsArticleMatch Day
Roscrea vs Nenagh Éire ÓgGroup 1B Round 1
JK Brackens vs Thurles SarsfieldsGroup 1B Round 1
Nenagh Éire Óg vs JK BrackensGroup 1B Round 2
Borris-Ileagh vs Kilruane MacDonaghsGroup 1A Round 1
Loughmore-Castleiney vs ToomevaraGroup 1A Round 1
Toomevara vs Borris-IleaghGroup 1A Round 2
Kilruane MacDonaghs vs Loughmore-CastleineyGroup 1A Round 2

Report

After two rounds of the 2021 Tipperary FBD Insurance County Hurling League Group 1 Borris-Ileagh and Kilruane McDonaghs were joint top of Group 1A and Nenagh Éire Óg were top of Group 1B.

References

[1] Tipperary GAA (2021) tipperary-crest [Internet] Available from: https://tipperary.gaa.ie/wp-content/themes/c_and_c_tipperary/img/tipperary-crest.png [Accessed 27 June 2021]

[1] Tipperary GAA (2021) Fixtures-Results [Club][FBD Insurance County Hurling League Group 1 (A) and Group 1(B) 2021][Internet] Available from: https://tipperary.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/hurling/club/ [Accessed 27 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy.

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GAA All-Ireland Championship and World Games – Long-Term Eirball Proposal

Inter-Provincials

All-IrelandWorld Games
DublinUlster (East and West ?)
Leinster (North and South ?)Britain
Munster (Old and New?)Americas
ConnachtOrient
Celtic
[Long-Term Inter-Provincials Proposal]

County Championship

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPWORLD GAMES
DublinEast Ulster
Dublin CityBelfast City
Dun Laoghaire-RathdownAntrim
FingalCauseway
South DublinDown
UCDMourne
GardaArmagh
North LeinsterWest Ulster
North KildareDerry
South KildareTyrone
LouthFermanagh
LongfordMonaghan
MeathCavan
WestmeathDonegal
South LeinsterBritain
OffalyLondon
LaoisHertfordshire
CarlowGloucestershire
KilkennyWarwickshire
WicklowLancashire
WexfordYorkshire
Old MunsterAmericas
CorkNew York
KerryUnited States
ClareCanada
LimerickArgentina
TipperaryCaribbean
WaterfordMexico
New MunsterOrient
Cork CityAustralasia
West CorkEurope
Limerick CityAsia
Waterford CityMiddle East
HiberniansRussia
An GaeltachtAfrica
ConnachtCeltic
GalwayAlba (Scotland)
MayoCymru (Wales)
SligoBreizh (Brittany)
RoscommonGaliza (Galicia)
LeitrimMannin (Isle of Man)
ConnemaraKernow (Cornwall)
[All-Ireland and All-World GAA Championship Proposal)

About this Proposal

While there are 32 counties in Ireland ever since the shiring of Co. Wicklow, and a 32-County Championship is something die-hard Traditional GAA fans and players want never to change, it has become increasingly necessary for the GAA to change with the times and globalisation in recent years.

The need is three-fold. One increasing development in the Dublin Area and East Ulster means the counties along the Eastern Seaboard from Dublin to Belfast are experiencing a surge in population. This has been most noticable in Dublin’s dominance in the GAA Football Championship – winning an unprecedented 6-in-a-row last year.

Secondly with a large amount of immigration and interest from the Irish Diaspora abroad and non-Irish people from Argentina to the Arctic, Hawaii all the way back around to Russia and Japan, the need to promote the game beyond the traditional GAA community is more necessary than ever.

Added to this is the vast array of other sports and games and interests and hobbies for people to take up when young, which will make even more demands on the GAA’s traditional base.

With the Internet now available from Dublin to Clare, Kerry to Donegal, Eirball has become a fan of Scottish Shinty, Welsh Baseball (their Rounders), Breton and Galician Gaelic Football, Cornish Hurling and Manx Cammag, and feels that the time will come some day in the future when these forgotten Gaelic or Celtic Countries and Games are part of the wider GAA Community again.

New York and London compete in the GAA Championships, so one day why not the other Counties in Britain and around the World – while not official counties yet, Argentina, Caribbean, Mexico, Russia and Africa all have GAA Clubs and one day could have enough for full county status. The rest of the GAA Counties mentioned from around the World in this list already have GAA County status and considered equal with the 32 in Ireland in the GAA constitution. They already play in the British Provincial Championship and World Games, just not yet in the All-Ireland.

Which brings us to the new counties – GAA has been experimenting with new counties in Ireland in order to promote Hurling and Football in non-traditional areas: the counties of Fingal and South Down were created for this purpose, as was a Gaeltacht Football championship to promote Football in Gaelic-speaking areas.

If Professionalism is to come as some elite players and commentators in the media are asking how can it be done in order to prevent Dublin winning every single year: Eirball’s proposal is to make Dublin a province with 4 counties: Dublin City, Fingal, DLR and South Dublin, as is the case with the current civil blondaries. Add in UCD and Garda and it becomes a 6-county province.

Similarly, Ulster could become 12 counties if newer counties (boroughs) in Northern Ireland are recognised by the GAA, such as Causeway, Mourne and Belfast City. Munster could have a “New Munster” Province with Cork City, Limerick City, Waterford City, West Cork, An Gaeltacht (playing out of Dingle as HQ), and Hibernians Counties. Connemara could be added to Connacht and Kildare split into North and South and we have a balanced-schedule of 12 Provinces of 6 – 6 Provinces each in an All-Ireland and World Games halves, or Leinster, Connacht-Munster, Ulster (including Britain) and World Quarters.

This then could become the basis for an Inter-Provincial Championship with either 12 or 9 Provinces (whether to split Leinster, Ulster and Munster for this is probably unnessary, just necessary for a balanced schedule in the County Championship). A 9 team Inter-Provincial Series could be the Professional Championship Elite Players want: Dublin, Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Britain, America, Orient and Celtic.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Mulcahy, Richard Mulcahy, Rose McCabe, Fiona Corrigan, Jillian Glynn, Caoimhe Mullaney, Roisin Ni Dhonnacha, Kate Hartnett, Rachel Croke, Lenka Mulligan, Decy Maher, Jason, Luke Kelly, Derek Walsh, Tom Dunne, Paul Croke, Gareth Hunt, and Michael O’Callaghan.

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Kilkenny GAA JJ Kavanagh and Sons Senior Football Championship 2020

Kilkenny GAA Logo [1][Adjusted]

Kilkenny GAA JJ Kavanagh and Sons Senior Football Championship 2020

DateEventTime/ResultsVenueArticleMatch Day
Dicksboro vs Mooncoin
Palmerstown, Co. Kilkenny
Quarter-Finals
James Stephens vs Kilmoganny
Larchfield, Co. Kilkenny
Quarter-Finals
Mullinavat vs Clara
Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
Semi-Finals
Kilmoganny vs Mooncoin
Dunnamaggin, Co. Kilkenny
Semi-Finals
Mullinavat vs Mooncoin
Nowlan Park, Co. Kilkenny
Final

Report

Mullinavat’s forwards scored five goals as they outscored Mooncoin 5-7 to 1-4 in the Kilkenny GAA JJ Kavanagh and Sons Senior Football  Championship County Final for 2020, played in June 2021 due to the COVID Pandemic.

References

[1] Seeklogo (2021) kilkenny-gaa-logo-8C142E60F2-seeklogo.com [Internet] Available from: http://seeklogo.com/images/K/kilkenny-gaa-logo-8C142E60F2-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 27 June 2021]

[2] Kilkenny GAA (2020) Fixtures and Results [Football][Club][Senior][Results][Internet] Available from: https://kilkennygaa.ie/fixtures-results/ [Accessed 27 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Dunne.

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Atlantic League (Ice Hockey) 1995-96

Final Standings

Atlantic League (Ice Hockey) 1995-96

PosTeamWLTPctPFPA
1Dragons Rouen (Fra)802187723
2Flames Blueus Reims (Fra)34393938
3IK Esbjerg (Den)33283540
3IK Herning (Den)35283552
5Gothiques Amiens (Fra)35172841
6Tilburg Trappers (Ned)25042245

Report

The Atlantic League in Ice Hockey in 1995-96 featured three teams from France (Dragons Rouen, Gothiques Amiens and Flames Blueus Reims), two from Denmark (IK Esbjerg and IK Herning) and one from Netherlands (Tilburg Trappers). The League was intended to provide more competitive matches for the teams involved while also competing in their own National Leagues.

The League was won convincingly by Dragons Rouen, who won 8 of their 10 matches, losing none to finish on 18 Points, nine ahead of second placed Flames Blueus Reims. Two Danish teams IK Esbjerg and IK Herning finished a point further back on 8, and in fifth place were Gothiques Amiens on 7 points. Three games involving the Dutch entrant Tilburg Trappers were unplayed, with the team finishing in sixth on 4 points.

References

Internet Archives

[1] Rouen Hockey Elite 76 Wayback Machine (2003) Ligue Atlantique 1995-96 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041225185609/http://www.rouenhockeyelite76.com/europe/europe95c.php [Accessed 4 July 2021]

Bibliography

[2] IIHF/Horst Eckert (1997) “Eishockey Almanac 97” pg. 142

Acknowledgements

Thanks to.

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Cavan Comets Baseball Ireland Team 2010-2020

Comets Baseball Logo 2020
Comets Baseball Logo 2020 [References: 38]

Baseball Ireland B-League 2010-2020

Home Field: Cavan 2010-2015 / Clones Peace Link, Clones, Co. Monaghan 2016-2020

Colours: White Shirts, White Pants.

Honours: 2 Times Playoff Qualifiers (2014, 2015)

All-Time Record: (W-L-Forfeit) All Games (59-117-8) Regular Season (57-115-8) Playoffs (2-2-0)

Name Changes: Cavan Comets 2010-2016, Comets Baseball 2017-2020

Year by Year Record

YearLeaguePWLW/OPtsPosPWPLChpIWILIC
2010B10280164
2011B153120245–––
2012B153120245–––
2013B18990455–––
2014B16106046321SF
2015B North20911047301NSF
2016B224180344–––
2017B18594256–––
2018B183150276–––
2019B-219510474–––
2020B North9450123–––
[References: 3-35]

Legend / Key

KeyExplanation
DivDivision
IBLIrish Baseball League
ChampChampionship (2nd Half Top Group)
TrophyTrophy (2nd Half Bottom Group)
AIrish Baseball League A-League
PPlayed
WWon
LLost
FFForfeit
PtsPoints
PosFinal League/Division Position
ChpFinal Playoff Position
WWinners
FFinalists
SFSemi-Finalists
POKnocked Out in Playoff Round
PWPlayoff Matches Won
PLPlayoff Matches Lost
IWInternational Matches Won
ILInternational Matches Lost
ICInternational Championships Won
N/ANot Applicable

History

Cavan Comets Baseball Club were established in 2005 and first played in the Baseball Ireland B League in 2010. After three years patience they jumped from a 3-12 record two years running (2011-2012) to a 9-9 record in 2013 and then in 2014 had their best year ever, finishing third in the 9-team league with a winning 10-6 record, making the playoffs for the first time where they were eliminated in the Semi-Final. The 2015 season followed with another playoff run, this time being eliminated in the North Semi-Final.

The following year it was decided to create an Ulster Elite Team to play in the A League featuring the best players from the Cavan Comets, Belfast North Stars and Belfast Buccaneers who wanted to play for this Ulster Red Sox team based in Clones Peace Link Park in Co. Monaghan where Cavan Comets had recently relocated. This had a subsequent impact on the Cavan Comets, coupled with increasing competitiveness in the B League with the addition of new teams Belfast Buccaneers and Ashbourne Giants, and the Comets were out of the playoffs from 2016 to 2020. The Comets were renamed Comets Baseball in 2018 in recognition of their no longer being based in Cavan and still maintained competitiveness, being placed in the B League Upper for 2021.

Home Field: Clones Peace Link, Clones, Co. Monaghan

Cavan Comets Logo Evolution 2012-2021

Cavan Comets Logo 2012-2017

Cavan Comets Logo 2012-2017 [References: 36]

Comets Baseball Logo 2018-2019

Comets Baseball Logo 2018-2019 [References: 37]

Comets Baseball Logo 2020

Comets Baseball Logo 2020 [References: 38]

References

Websites

[2] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

[3] Baseball Ireland (2011) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2011&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[4] Baseball Ireland (2012) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2012&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[5] Baseball Ireland (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2013&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[6] Baseball Ireland (2014) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2014&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[7] Baseball Ireland (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2015&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[8] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2016 [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[9] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2017 [Accessed 4 September 2017]

[10] Baseball Ireland (2017) Playoff Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2017 [Accessed 25 September 2017]

[11] Belfast Times (2016) BASA Update – Northstars draw first blood [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfasttimes.co.uk/basa-update-northstars-draw-first-blood/ [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[12] Tallaght Echo (2016) “Hurricanes successfully defend National crown” [Internet] Available from: http://www.echo.ie/sport/article/hurricanes-successfully-defend-national-crown [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[13] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/930378163734109 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[14] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthstarsBB/posts/919785874793338 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[15] Belfast North Stars Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1308998669133659&id=111542168879321 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[16] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759331540982421 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[17] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1758906561024919 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[18] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[25] Baseball Ireland (2017) Fixture & Results – League Tables [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2018 [Accessed 17 September 2018]

[26] Baseball Ireland (2018) Fixture & Results – Playoff Fixtures [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2018 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

[27] Greystones Mariners Facebook Page (2018) Post September 16 2018: “The Mariners B advanced to the B League Finals yesterday after sweeping the Belfast Northstars 14-7 and 13-6 in a dramatic 9 inning game!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GreystonesMariners/posts/1799078143479706 [Accessed 1 October 2018]

Internet Archive

[23] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2011) Adult League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140650/http://www.baseballireland.com/spulse.html [Accessed 24 March 2017]

[24] Baseball Ireland – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150925005924/http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2015 [Accessed 1 March 2018]

Websites

[28] Baseball Ireland (2019) League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/tables.php?search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[29] Baseball Ireland (2019) B League Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=B&search_year=2019 [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[30] Baseball Ireland (2019) Playoff Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?league=Playoffs&search_year=2019 [Accessed 6 October 2019]

Websites

[31] Baseball Ireland (2020) B League [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/league/151694/ [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[32] Baseball Ireland (2020) Results [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/results/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]

[33] Baseball Ireland (2020) League Standings as of 28 August 2020 / 14 September 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://baseballireland.ie/irish-league-standings-as-of-28-august/ [Accessed 28 August 2020][17 September 2020][Last Accessed 29 September 2020]

Social Media

[34] Mariners Baseball (2020) Post, September 20, 2020:” A & B League Pennants belong to us .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MarinersBaseballClub/photos/a.645537192167146/3243650042355835/ [Accessed 29 September 2020]

[35] Dublin Live (2020) Champions! [Internet] Available from: https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/incoming/article19019676.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/3_5c43bc56-39cc-4110-a3af-43576a11ae00.jpg [Accessed 29 September 2020]

Logos

[36] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, April 2, 2012. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/357167497658237 [Accessed 19 June 2021]

[37] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, April 10, 2018. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/1933335173374787 [Accessed 19 June 2021]

[38] Comets Baseball Facebook Page (2020) Profile Picture, February 13, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Cavan.Comets/photos/a.143624539012535/3497830903591865/ [Accessed 19 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullin, Dublin Black Sox

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