Season Report

With no Irish Teams to play against, the Dublin Celts played their first match on 27 October 1985 against England’s Bristol Bombers, winning 32-0

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1985 Results

 

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
	27.10.85	A	Bristol Bombers (Eng)	W	32-0

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1985 Roster

Number	Name	Position
7	Kevin Kelly	Quarterback
11	Ray Mooney	Nose Tackle
11	Dermot Fitzsimons	Running Back / Line Backer
26	Martin Murphy	Running Back / Wide Receiver
28	Joe Moore	Running Back
32	Glen Webster	Running Back / Wide Receiver
37	Bryan Durance	Middle Line Backer
40	Tom Hobbs	Guard / Tackle
44	John Morrissey	Quarterback / Wide Receiver
49	Steve Kavanagh	Defensive Back
54	Ger Breen	Tight End / Wide Receiver
57	Tony Mason	Linebacker
58	Paul Seery	Outside Linebacker
59	Dave McCabe	Outside Linebacker
63	Owen Quigley	Guard
68	Philip Woodyard	Center / Guard
69	Fran	Offensive Tackle / Guard
71	Tommy Kennedy	Defensive Tackle / End
75	Noel “Juicy” Doolan	Nose Tackle
87	Steve Collins	Tight End
88	Alan Kelly	Linebacker / Running Back
89	Declan Doherty	Wide Receiver
95	Fergus Cullen	Offensive Tackle / Guard
99	Dave Collins	Defensive End / Tackle

Reference: [2]

Websites

 

[1] Britball Now (2009) British and Irish Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]

Social Media

[2] Dublin Celts American Football team Facebook Page (2016) Post to Page by Deck Doc: August 2, 2018 [Internet] Available from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2020590271588117&set=pcb.718640911862366&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 29 November 2018]

 

Images

 

[3] 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 Richard Mulcahy

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 5 April 2019

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