CGL Duke Premier Division 1989
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Scottish | |||||||
| *KL Rebels | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 242 | 92 | .850 |
| *Fife 49ers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 298 | 130 | .650 |
| Carlisle Kestrels | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 175 | .600 |
| Edinburgh Phoenix | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 122 | .500 |
| East Kilbride Pirates | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 208 | .300 |
| Strathclyde Sheriffs | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 97 | 201 | .100 |
| Southern | |||||||
| *Solent Scorpions | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 87 | 1.000 |
| *Farnham Knights | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 183 | .700 |
| London Lasers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 122 | .600 |
| Merton Admirals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 153 | 133 | .400 |
| Southampton Seahawks | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 207 | 287 | .300 |
| Hampshire Cavaliers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 332 | .000 |
| Eastern | |||||||
| *Medway Mustangs | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 127 | .900 |
| *Rockingham Rebels | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 87 | .700 |
| Brent Bandits | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 247 | .400 |
| Herts Phantoms | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 137 | 162 | .400 |
| Basildon Astros | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 115 | .300 |
| Northern | |||||||
| *Lincoln Bombers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 97 | .700 |
| *Manchester Heroes | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 76 | .700 |
| Bolton Buccaneers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 206 | .400 |
| Leeds Cobras | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 167 | .000 |
| Irish | |||||||
| *Dublin Celts | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 43 | 1.000 |
| Belfast Spartans | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 202 | .500 |
| Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 160 | .375 |
| East Antrim Cougars | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 206 | .125 |
| Western | |||||||
| *Swansea Dragons | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 121 | .625 |
| Cardiff Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 133 | .500 |
| Cardiff Mets | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 130 | .444 |
Reference: [1]
| Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wild-Cards | |||
| Rockingham Rebels | 32 | Farnham Knights | 9 |
| Fife 49ers | 14 | Manchester Heroes | 81 |
| Quarter-Finals | |||
| Manchester Heroes | 18 | Dublin Celts | 13 |
| Rockingham Rebels | 0 | Solent Scorpions | 6 |
| Lincoln Bombers | 3 | KL Rebels | 18 |
| Swansea Dragons | 6 | Medway Mustangs | 42 |
| Semi-Finals | |||
| Manchester Heroes | 42 | Solent Scorpions | 8 |
| Medway Mustangs | 40 | KL Rebels | 8 |
| Final | |||
| Medway Mustangs | 44 | Manchester Heroes | 13 |
Reference: [1]
CGL Baron First Division 1989
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Northern | |||||||
| *Furness Phantoms | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 60 | .857 |
| *Washington Grays | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 204 | 36 | .786 |
| Bury Pumas | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 102 | .357 |
| Manx Comets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 95 | .250 |
| Birkenhead Nighthawks | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 318 | .143 |
| Central | |||||||
| *Cheltenham Chieftains | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 32 | 1.000 |
| Severn Valley Warlords | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 57 | .750 |
| Bristol Blackhawks | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 135 | .375 |
| Stourbridge Pumas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 219 | .250 |
| Bilston Apaches | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 169 | .125 |
| Southern | |||||||
| *Meyrick Marauders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 47 | .833 |
| St. Alban’s Kestrels | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 38 | .667 |
| Reading Renegades | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 76 | .500 |
| Enfield Bullets | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 155 | .000 |
| Scottish | |||||||
| *Forth Valley Generals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 14 | .875 |
| Ness Monsters | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 42 | .625 |
| Livingston Chieftains | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 79 | .000 |
| Irish | |||||||
| *A26 Bulldogs | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 28 | .875 |
| NI Giants | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 84 | .500 |
| Dublin Tornadoes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 |
Reference: [2]
| Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Quarter-Finals | |||
| Washington Grays | 14 | Forth Valley Generals | 2 |
| A26 Bulldogs | 34 | Furness Phantoms | 6 |
| St. Alban’s Kestrels | 0 | Cheltenham Chieftains | 36 |
| Severn Valley Warlords | 21 | Meyrick Marauders | 0 |
| Semi-Finals | |||
| Severn Valley Warlords | 5 | A26 Bulldogs | 0 |
| Washington Grays | 8 | Cheltenham Chieftains | 50 |
| Final | |||
| Cheltenham Chieftains | 12 | Severn Valley Warlords | 11 |
Reference: [2]
NCMMA 1990
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Northern | |||||||
| *Walsall Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 97 | 1.000 |
| *Granite City Oilers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 178 | .400 |
| Dublin Celts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 124 | .000 |
| Manchester Heroes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Southern | |||||||
| *London Capitals | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 51 | 1.000 |
| *Crawley Raiders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 115 | .700 |
| West London Aces | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 262 | 115 | .650 |
| Kent Rams | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 212 | .250 |
| Midland | |||||||
| *Scunthorpe Steelers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 147 | .750 |
| *Cambridge Wildcats | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 208 | .667 |
| Leicester Huntsmen | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 177 | .500 |
| Stoke Spitfires | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 201 | 230 | .400 |
| Rockingham Rebels | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 179 | .250 |
| Central | |||||||
| *Essex Buccaneers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 131 | .800 |
| *Colchester Gladiators | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 355 | 229 | .600 |
| Oxford Bulldogs | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 266 | .400 |
| Coventry Bears | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 246 | .200 |
| Milton Keynes Pioneers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 298 | .000 |
Reference: [2]
| Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Quarter-Finals | |||
| Scunthorpe Steelers | 20 | Crawley Raiders | 21 |
| Essex Buccaneers | 52 | West London Aces | 48 |
| London Capitals | 35 | Colchester Gladiators | 23 |
| Granite City Oilers | 40 | Leicester Huntsmen | 14 |
| Semi-Finals | |||
| Essex Buccaneers | 20 | Crawley Raiders | 14 |
| London Capitals | 40 | Granite City Oilers | 8 |
| Final | |||
| London Capitals | 31 | Essex Buccaneers | 8 |
Reference: [2]
Report
The Irish American Football League elected to play in the Combined Gridiron League of the United Kingdom & Ireland in 1989, playing in two Divisions: Duke Premier & Baron 1st (The British & Irish 3rd & 4th Levels). Dublin Celts were narrowly defeated in the Quarter-Finals pf the Duke Premier Playoffs and A26 Bulldogs, from Antrim, reached the Semi-Finals of the Baron 1st Division where they lost 5-0 to Severn Valley Warlords from Gloucester.
The League returned to being an Irish-only League in 1990, but the Dublin Celts continued playing in the British Second Division, the NCMMA.
References
Websites
[1] Britball Now (2016) Historical League Tables in the UK [1989][1990] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 6 August 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to John Malone, Declan Mulvey & Paul O’Reilly.
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