Teams
IAFA Flag Football 1985
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Blanchardstown Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Drimnagh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Dublin Celts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Foxrock Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Marlay Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | University College Dublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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The Dublin Celts were formed in December 1984, becoming the first ever Irish American Football Team. By March there were teams in Coleraine, Co. Derry and Blanchardstown, UCD and Foxrock in Dublin, and by the summer teams had also sprung up in Drimnagh and Marlay Park, both also Dublin.
These teams were to form part of an unofficial ad-hoc Flag Football League in the Dublin Area – with the exception of Coleraine, who joined up with Tyrone Tornadoes, Belfast Blitzers, Craigavon Cowboys, Ballymena Wolfhounds and Bangor Buccaneers in forming the NIAFA – Northern Ireland American Football Association.
The Dublin teams formed their own IAFA – Irish American Football Association – under Aiden Prendergast and the two Associations, along with the IAFRA – Irish American Football Referees Association – were to join forces in January 1986.
References
[1] Anon. (1985) “Football Crazy” The Irish Times. Saturday, March 16, 1985. pg. 16 Available on the Irish Times Archive at: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0316/Pg016.html#Ar01603
[2] Steve Stacher (1987) “AN OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN IRELAND” Receiver, 1987. pg. 25.
[3] Anon. (1985) “MEET THE ‘TYRONE TORNADOES'” Ulster Herald. Saturday, April 6, 1985. pg. 4. [Past editions of the Ulster Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[4] Anon. (1985) “AMERICAN FOOTBALL” Strabane Chronicle. Saturday, May 11, 1985. pg. 9 [Past editions of the Ulster Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[5] Neil Johnston (1985) “Introducing Tyrone’s Tornadoes…” Belfast Telegraph. Saturday, March 2, 1985. pg. 1.
[6] Advertisement (1985) “American Football: Dublin Celts” Evening Herald. Saturday, September 28, 1985. pg. 29. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[7] Advertisement (1985) “Note” Evening Herald. Wednesday, April 17, 1985. pg. 19. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[8] Sean O Mhurchu (1985) “Say Macho American Footballers” Evening Herald. Wednesday, October 2, 1985. pg. 10. [Past editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[9] Paul Hyland (1985) “Forget TV – go see the real thing in the Phoenix Park” Irish Independent. Saturday, February 16, 1985. pg. 2. [Past editions of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[10] Paul Russell (1985) ” Crash, Bang…Wallop!” Evening Herald. Wednesday, April 17, 1985. pg. 18. [Past editions of the Evening Herald 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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