Results 1990

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
			Eurobowl
EB Prel	1990	Gresytones	Barcelona Boxers (Spa)	W	30-0
EB R1	1990		Manchester Spartans (Eng)	L	12-28
			NCMMA
NCMMA 2	22.04.1990	A	Crawley Raiders (Eng)	L	13-20
NCMMA 3	29.04.1990	A	Granite City Oilers (Sco)	–	P-P
NCMMA 5	13.05.1990	H	Manchester Heroes (Eng)	–	P-P
NCMMA 7	27.05.1990	A	Stoke Spitfires (Eng)	L	8-26
NCMMA 8	03.06.1990	A	Walsall Titans (Eng)	L	6-52
NCMMA 9	10.06.1990	H	Walsall Titans (Eng)	L	21-26
			Irish Results
ILAF 3	20.05.1990	H	Craigavon Cowboys	W	?-?
ILAF SB	08.1990	N	Craigavon Cowboys	?	?-?

Report

The 1990 season for the Dublin Celts was a mixed one. They did poorly in the NCMMA, the British Second Level, losing all four matches, with another two cancelled, but they also played matches against Irish League teams, beating the Craigavon Cowboys once, and meeting them again in the Shamrock Bowl, the result of which is still disputed.

The highlight, however, was their victory in the Eurobowl over the Barcelona Boxers, the first by an Irish team in European American Football competitions, and in the following round, they went close against the Manchester spartans, one of the top teams in Britain, and indeed Europe, losing in the end only 12-28.

Team Roster 1990 (v Barcelona Boxers Eurobowl Preliminary Round)

Number	Name	Role
	Coaches & Administration
	Dominic O’Dowd	General Manager
	Dave Curran	Head Coach
	Steve Kavanagh	Assistant Coach
	Peter O’Rourke	Secretary
	Noel Dunne	Treasurer
	Bryan McEvilly	Public Relations
	John Donnelly	Marketing Consultant
	Brian Madden	Statistician
	Declan Doherty	Spotter / Match Analysis
	Player	Position
11	John Donnelly	Quarterback
13	Eddie Goggins	Safety
17	Ger Breen	Safety
21	Paul Staunton	Defensive End
22	Matt Talbot	Defensive Back
26	Martin Murphy	Running Back
27	Noel Doolan	Linebacker
31	Martin Dunne	Defensive Back
32	Derek Ward	Defensive Back
34	Dermot Connolly	Wide Receiver
37	Rory Hickey	Safety
39	Joe Greene	Defensive Back
42	Graham Harte	Wide Receiver
43	Tommy Walsh	Defensive Back
44	Ray McCabe	Defensive End
46	Eric Brunton	Nose Tackle
48	Peter O’Rourke	Defensive Back
50	Declan Peat	Linebacker
59	Norman Estridge	Defensive Tackle
60	Nick McCabe	Linebacker
61	Oliver Jenkins	Defensive Back
63	O.J. Quigley	Offensive Line
66	Jimmy Kelly	Defensive Back / Kicker
67	Bryan McEvilly	Offensive Line
68	Philip Ryan	Center
69	Fran Guerin	Offensive Line
71	John walsh	Offensive Line
75	Steve Synnott	Offensive Line
80	Mark Rutherford	Wide Receiver
81	Paul Whelan	Wide Receiver
82	John Farrell	Tight End
91	Jonathan Pullen	Defensive Tackle
94	Kevin Sharkey	Offensive Line
97	Marcus Cunningham	Running Back

References

Bibliography

[1] Naughton, L. (1990) “Dublin Celts ready to roll” Evening Herald. Thursday, April 5, 1990. Pg. 52.

Websites

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

[3] Britball Now (2009) Results Section [1990] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 1 November 2016]

Newspapers

[4] Anon. (1990) “American Football: Junior game is on the up!” Sunday Life May 27, 1990. pg. 58

[5] Anon. (1990) “American Football: Cowboys riding high..” Sunday Life August 5, 1990. pg. 43

Social Media

[6] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2019) Photo by Dermot Connolly September 8, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/69817952_10219514780291061_5531953869073940480_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=07e735&_nc_ohc=hLHWlceudDAAX-ei5tu&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=0f7498da31da71c825628acbd1f66492&oe=5EC09A24 [Accessed 7 November 2019]

[7] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2019) Photo by Dermot Connolly September 8, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/69846036_10219514779611044_1847793607612825600_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=07e735&_nc_ohc=nb-mHw5XL8sAX-kkExt&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=5cb27f1fc304441c9276d61572db5b83&oe=5EC096CA [Accessed 7 November 2019]

Images

[8] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Photo by Joseph Greene August 28, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1421158977901127&set=gm.269427200117075&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 3 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gareth Quigley, Kevin Smyth, Frank Winters, Fergus Ryan and Barry Wyse.

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