| IAFL Senior Team 1986-1996 Home Ground: Civil Service Grounds, Islandbridge, Dublin 8/ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin Colours: Blue Jerseys with White and Sky Blue Stripes on Sleeves, Blue Pants, Blue Helmets with White and Sky Blue Stripes Founded in 1987 in Tallaght. They won the Shamrock Bowl in 1993, 1994 and 1995, the first over Dublin rivals, the Celts. Disbanded after losing the Shamrock Bowl in 1996 |
Links to Year-by-Year Season Reports & Rosters
Home Venue Map: Tymon Park, Tallaght (also Bushy Park, Phoenix Park and St. Anne’s Park)
Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Regular Season | Place | Post-Season | Titles | International | ||||||||||
| P | W | L | T | P | W | L | T | P | W | L | T | ||||
| 1987 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | – | |||||||||
| 1988 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4th | – | |||||||||
| 1989 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3rd | – | |||||||||
| 1990 | – | – | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | |||||||||
| 1992 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Div | – | ||||
| 1993 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SB | |||||
| 1994 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SB | |||||
| 1995 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SB | |||||
| 1996 | – | – |
Dublin Tornadoes – Shamrock Bowl VIII Winners 1993[66]
1987 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 5 | 24 May | A | Belfast Giants | L | 2-52 |
| 6 | 31 May | H | Craigavon Cowboys | L | 0-32 |
| 8 | 14 June | A | Carrickfergus Cougars | W | 22-0 |
| 9 | 21 June | H | Coleraine Chieftans | W | 38-6 |
| 12 | 12 July | A | Dublin Celts | L | 0-40 |
| 13 | 19 July | H | Jordanstown Jaguars | W | 1-0 # |
| 15 | 2 Aug | H | Bangor Buccaneers | W | 32-0 |
| 16 | 16 Aug | A | East Side Jets | W | 1-0 # |
| 18 | 30 Aug | A | East Side Jets | W | 1-0 # |
1988 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 17 Apr | H | Coleraine Chieftans | W | 46-0 |
| 2 | 1 May | L | Craigavon Cowboys | L | 0-32 |
| 4 | 15 May | A | Dublin Celts | L | 6-14 |
| 5 | 29 May | H | Belfast Blitzers | L | 6-36 |
| 6 | 12 June | A | Belfast Blitzers | L | 0-40 |
| ?? | ?? | H | Craigavon Cowboys | L | 0-1 # |
1989 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 7 May | H | NI Giants | L | 0-1 # |
| 3 | 21 May | H | A26 Bulldogs | L | 0-1 # |
| 5 | 4 June | A | A26 Bulldogs | L | 0-1 # |
| 6 | 11 June | A | NI Giants | L | 0-1 # |
| 8 | 25 June | A | Craigavon Cowboys | L | 0-1 # |
| 9 | 2 July | A | Dublin Celts | L | 0-1 # |
| 10 | 9 July | H | Belfast Spartans | L | 0-1 # |
| ?? | ?? | H | East Antrim Cougars | L | 0-1 # |
1990 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
1991 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 11.05.91 | H | Belfast Spartans | L | 6-14 |
| 2 | 19.05.91 | A | Antrim Bulldogs | L | 6-32 |
| 09.06.91 | H | Newtownabbey Warriors | W | ||
| 16.09.91 | H | Antrim Bulldogs | W | 6-0 | |
| 13.07.91 | H | Dublin Celts | L | 12-44 | |
| 08.91 | H | Belfast Spartans | L | 6-8 | |
| 08.91 | H | Dublin Celts | L | 0-40 | |
1992 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | A | Belfast Spartans | L | 13-16 | |
| 3 | 5 July | H | Dublin Celts | W | 22-0 |
| 4 | H | Lee Valley Steelers | W | 22-0 | |
| 5 | 19 July | A | Craigavon Cowboys | L | 0-26 |
| 9 | 16 Aug | A | Drogheda Vikings | W | 16-0 |
| 10 | 23 Aug | H | Antrim Bulldogs | W | 8-0 |
| SF | 13 Sep | H | Antrim Bulldogs | L | 6-19 |
1993 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 16 May | H | Belfast Spartans | W | |
| 4 | 12 June | H | Dublin Celts | W | 24-0 |
| 5 | 19 June | H | Craigavon Cowboys | T | 0-0 ot |
| 4 July | H | Belfast spartans | W | 33-0 | |
| 11 July | H | Lee Valley Steelers | W | 48-0 | |
| 18 July | A | Lee Valley Steelers | W | 31-0 | |
| 22 Aug | H | Dublin Celts | W | 23-7 | |
| SF | 12 Sep | H | Belfast Spartans | W | 20-0 |
| SB VII | 26 Sep | N | Dublin Celts | W | 19-2 |
1994 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 1 | 21 Apr | A | Belfast Spartans | W | 15-6 |
| 2 | 1 May | H | Belfast Spartans | W | 45-6 |
| 3 | 22 May | H | Carrickfergus Knights | L | 6-7 |
| 4 | 5 June | H | Lurgan Area Raiders | W | 24-2 |
| 14 Aug | H | Lurgan Area Raiders | |||
| SB IX | 25 Sep | N | Carrickfergus Knights | W | 18-13 |
1995 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 2 | 28 May | H | Dublin Lightning | W | 48-6 |
| 5 | 18 June | H | Carrickfergus Knights | L | 0-14 |
| 7 | 9 July | A | Lurgan Area Raiders | W | 20-0 |
| 8 | 16 July | A | Dublin Lightning | W | 20-0 |
| 9 | 23 July | H | Lurgan Area Raiders | ||
| SF | 17 Sep | H | Lurgan Area Raiders | W | 60-0 |
| SB X | 24 Sep | N | Carrickfergus Knights | W | 34-12 |
1996 Results
| Week | Date | H/A | Opposition | W/L | Score |
| 9 June | H | Belfast Spartans | W | 30-6 | |
| Aug | H | Portadown Panthers | W | 34-0 | |
| 25 Aug | A | Carrickfergus Knights | |||
| SB XI | N | Dublin Lightning | L | 8-26 |
Websites
Image References
[1] Dublin Tornadoes Logo – provided by email from Judd Lasher at http://www.417helmets.com
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[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017] [2] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018] [3] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1988] [Other Kitted] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017] [4] Britball Now (2016) Historial League Tables [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 27 February 2017] [5]Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]
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Internet Archive
[2] Dublin Tornadoes (1996) Irish American Football League 1995: The League Schedule ’95 / Results in ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115060654/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/american_football.html#main_menu [Accessed 5 July 2017]
Images
[65] Dublin Tornadoes (1995) Timmy Tornado Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115063729im_/http://fiachra.ucd.ie:80/~alan/Icons/American/timmy.gif [Accessed 3 July 2018] [66] Irish American Football Association (2018) Nostalgia – A look a some pictures from the archives [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171016_165339-1024×768.jpg [Accessed 3 July 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Rose McCabe
About this document
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