Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Division
*St. Helens Cardinals	2	2	0	0	82	51	1.000
North West Demons	2	1	1	0	37	58	.500
Gateshead	2	0	2	0	15	28	.000
Central Division
*Cannock Chase Giants	3	3	0	0	111	36	1.000
*Leicester Broncos	3	2	1	0	78	63	.667
Notts Crusaders	3	1	2	0	74	131	.333
Sheldon Renegades	3	0	3	0	2	37	.000
Southern Division
*Thunderbolts	3	3	0	0	208	44	1.000
*Snappy Snap Gators	3	2	1	0	187	52	.667
Sussex Raiders	3	1	2	0	112	155	.333
Kent Exiles	3	0	3	0	23	279	.000

Note: Standings after three of six rounds.

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wild-Card Playoff
1992	Snappy Snap Gators		Leicester Broncos
	Semi-Finals
29.11.1992	St. Helens Cardinals	29	Cannock Chase Giants	30
29.11.1992	Thunderbolts	41	Snappy Snap Gators	39
	Passball ’92 Final
1992	Thunderbolts/Gators		Cannock Chase Giants

Note: A league invetsigation was launched after the Semi-Final between Thunderbolts and Snappy Snap Gators after it was alleged the Thunderbolts broke the rule of hving no more than 18 players kitted-up for a match. It was to be decided whether they could play in the Final or not.

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
11.10.1992	St. Helens Cardinals	58	North West Demons	36
11.10.1992	Leicester Broncos	1	Sheldon Renegades	0 #
11.10.1992	Cannock Chase Giants	68	Notts Crusaders	20
11.10.1992	Snappy Snap Gators	25	Thunderbolts	41
11.10.1992	Kent Exiles	12	Sussex Raiders	93
	Week 2
18.10.1992	North West Demons	1	Gateshead	0 #
18.10.1992	Cannock Chase Giants	1	Sheldon Renegades	0 #
18.10.1992	Notts Crusaders	21	Leicester Broncos	61
18.10.1992	Snappy Snap Gators	96	Kent Exiles	1
18.10.1992	Sussex Raiders	9	Thunderbolts	77
	Week 3
25.10.1992	Gateshead	15	St. Helens Cardinals	27
25.10.1992	Leicester Broncos	16	Cannock Chase Giants	42
25.10.1992	Sheldon Renegades	2	Notts Crusaders	35
25.10.1992	Snappy Snap Gators	66	Sussex Raiders	10
25.10.1992	Kent Exiles	10	Thunderbolts	90

Note: three of six weeks results known.

Report

The National Passball League in England expanded to 11 teams for 1992, with the Cannock Chase Giants winning 30-29 in one Semi-Final against St. Helens Cardinals. Defending Champions Thunderbolts defeated Snappy Snap Gators 41-39 in another close Semi-Final, but a League investigation was launched into whether they should be allowed play in the Final after it was alleged they had kitted-up more than the 18 players allowed on gameday.

About Passball

The National Passball League was an Arena-style American Football League in the England, played on a smaller field than a regular American Football field, and with a focus on passing (Passball is played on a 40-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, with five downs or attempts to score, three of which must be passing plays, before the ball is turned over). It is seven-a-side.

References

[1] Anon. (1992) “*Week one National Passball League Results” First Down. 17 October 1992. pg. 19

[2] Anon. (1992) “*WEEK two Passball results” First Down. 24 October 1992. pg. 19

[3] Anon. (1992) “*Week three Passball Results” First Down. 31 October 1992. pg. 19

[4] Anon. (1992) “Passball” First Down. 21 November 1992. pg. 19

[5] Anon. (1992) “Cannock’s Giant step” First Down. 5 December 1992. pg. 14

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy and Tim Leadingham.

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