May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Irish Shinty Charity Match 2010

Report

The first dedicated Shinty match ever held in Ireland, was held in Lakepoint Park GAA grounds in Co. Westmeath on December 28, 2010. It was held in aid of Charity and was organised by Brendan Murtagh, Westmeath County Hurler and Ireland Hurling-Shinty International and featured Kilkenny hurlers, Jackie Tyrell and Tommy Walsh.

References

[1] Ano. (2010) Kilkenny stars to feature in fundraising shinty game Westmeath Examiner. Saturday, December 25, 2010. [Internet] Available from: http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2010/12/23/kilkenny-stars-to-feature-in-fundraising-shinty-game/ [Accessed 26 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emerson Callender.

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May 25, 2020October 29, 2023

Options Unlimited Junior Flag Football, Basketball and Baseball, Ballybrack and Loughlinstown 1986

Report

A new scheme, Options Unlimited, was launched in the Ballybrack and Loughlinstown areas of South Co. Dublin on 30 June 1986, by Dun Laoghaire VEC, which offered a wide variety of sports for up to 1,500 children, including Flag Football (a non-contact version of American Aootball, like Tag Rugby), Basketball and Baseball.

It was Co-Ordinated by Kelvin Troy, who played the 1985-86 season as a Professional American Import for Premier Milk Toppers Killester in the Irish Basketball Association Men’s National League. It operated from its base in Cedar Court, Ballybrack and was funded by the Department of Labour, and had a 14-strong team of workers. It was a pilot scheme and was to be extended if successful.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1994) “New sports scheme launched” Irish Press. Tuesday, July 1, 1983. pg. 16 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mark.

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International Flag American Football Charity Match 1985

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Charity Match
17.04.1985	Fine Gael Deputies	W	American Political Students	L

International Flag American Football Charity Match 1985 [Ref: 1]

Report

On 17 April 1985, Fine Gael Deputies (including Gay Mitchell, TD, pictured) played a team of American Political Students in a Flag American Football Match (American Football version of Tag Rugby) in aid of a youth group, Crumlin Community Against Drugs. The Fine Gael Deputies won by 7 points.

Gay Mitchell TD, in action in the Charity Flag American Football Match played in aid of Crumlin Community Against Drugs [Ref: 1]

References

Newspapers

[1] Doyle, Colman (1985) “Picture caption: On the Ball…” Irish Press. Thursday, April 18, 1985. pg. 1.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Frank Winters

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Goal Celebrity Flag American Football Match 1988-1989

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
03.07.1988	RTE Raiders		GOAL Heroes
01.07.1989	RTE	3	Goal Stars	3

Goal Celebrity American Football Match 1988-1989 [Ref: 1-3

Report

The Goal Celebrity Flag Football Match was a match involving celebrities from RTE such as Pat Kenny, as well as Irish International Rugby Players such as Tony Ward. There were two teams in the main match – the GOAL Heroes (GOAL is an Irish International Development Organisation) and the RTE Heroes (RTE – Radio Teilifis Eireann – is the Irish National Broadcaster). It was played in aid of Charity for Developing Countries. There was also a Women’s match.

In 1989 RTE and Goal Stars tied the match 3-3.

It was played in conjunction with a fully kitted American Football match – usually between the Dublin Celts and Northern Irish teams, which was sponsored by Jack Daniels whiskey and known as the Jack Daniels Summer Bowl.

References

Sources

Anon. (1988) “Hordes and heroes for Summerbowl” Irish Press. Wednesday, June 29, 1988. Pg. 21

Anon. (1989) “American Football” Irish Press. Sunday, July 2, 1989. Pg. 31

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth, Frank Winters, Ronan O’Brien, John Malone, Declan Mulvey

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May 23, 2020October 29, 2023

American 7s Football League 2015-2019

American 7s Football League Logo [Ref: 6]

A7FL 2017

Pos		P	W	L	T	PF	PA
	North Division
1	*NJ Chiefs	10	10	0	0	344	154
2	*PA Immotalz	11	8	3	0	375	232
3	*PA Dynasty	9	5	4	0	264	249
4	*NJ Savage	8	4	4	0	181	142
5	PA Th6	7	3	4	0	124	142
6	PA REAL	7	2	5	0	144	198
7	PA Misfits	7	1	6	0	174	246
8	NJ Animals	7	1	6	0	92	291
	South Division
1	*NJ Paterson U	9	8	1	0	174	112
2	*NJ BIC	8	5	3	0	200	160
3	*Baltimore Gators	8	5	3	0	165	129
4	*Baltimore Kings	7	4	3	0	129	100
5	Baltimore Bulldogs	7	3	4	0	121	126
6	Baltimore Cobras	7	3	4	0	121	127
7	NJ Spank Town Boyz	7	1	6	0	103	213
8	NJ Thrashers	7	0	7	0	61	177

American 7s Football League Standings 2017 [Ref: 8]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
25.06.2017	NJ Paterson U	7	NJ Savage	0
25.06.2017	PA Immortalz	41	NJ BIC	27
	NJ Chiefs	c	Baltimore Kings	c
25.06.2017	Baltimore Gators	26	PA Dynasty	27
	Round 2
02.07.2017	NJ Paterson U	15	PA Immortalz	51
02.07.2017	NJ Chiefs	40	PA Dynasy	20
	Championship
09.07.2017	PA Immortalz	26	NJ Chiefs	28

American 7s Football League Playoffs 2017 [Ref: 8]

A7FL 2018

Pos	Team	P	W	L	T	PF	PA
	North East Division
1	*Baltimore Gators	11	11	0	0	308	112
2	*Baltimore Vikings	11	10	1	0	295	138
3	*NJ Paterson U	10	8	2	0	211	120
4	*PA Immortalz	10	7	3	0	325	157
5	*NJ Savage	10	6	4	0	257	113
6	*Baltimore Army	8	5	3	0	206	114
7	*Baltimore Bulldogs	10	5	5	0	208	156
8	*New Jersey BIC	8	5	3	0	155	168
9	*Diamond Dynasty	10	4	6	0	206	248
10	*PA Misfits	8	4	4	0	162	241
11	*Baltimore Cobras	8	2	6	0	176	167
12	Spanktown Boyz	7	2	4	1	84	148
13	NJ Hawks	7	2	5	0	79	168
14	Silk City Animals	7	2	5	0	58	158
15	Baltimore Red Hawks	7	2	5	0	81	186
16	*Union City Chiefs	8	1	6	1	122	148
17	New Jersey Thrashers	7	0	7	0	54	245
18	Washington Vipers	7	0	7	0	12	122

American 7s Football League Standings 2018 Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
24.06.2018	Baltimore Army	20	Diamond Dynasty	24
24.06.2018	Baltimore Bulldogs	45	PA Misfits	19
10.06.2018	NJ Savage	36	Baltimore Cobras	18
	Round 2
24.06.2018	Diamond Dynasty	28	Baltimore Vikings	36
	Round 3
01.07.2018	Baltimore Vikings	20	PA Immortalz	18
01.07.2018	Baltimore Gators	31	NJ Paterson U	13
	Round 4
08.07.2018	Baltimore Vikings	14	Baltimore Gators	28

American 7s Football League Playoffs 2018 [Ref: 1]

Seven-Game Season Plus Playoffs which counted in the Standings.

A7FL 2019

Pos		P	W	L	T	PF	PA
	North East Division
1	*PA Immortalz	10	9	1	0	256	138
2	*NJ Paterson U	10	8	2	0	354	182
3	*NJ Savage	9	7	2	0	219	160
4	*Baltimore Cobras	10	7	3	0	272	247
5	*Baltimore Army	8	5	3	0	175	107
6	*Baltimore Panthers	8	5	3	0	203	143
7	*New Jersey BIC	9	5	4	0	224	212
8	NJ Hawks	7	4	3	0	140	164
9	*PA Misfits	8	3	5	0	193	187
10	*Baltimore Gators	8	3	5	0	205	206
11	*Baltimore Bulldogs	8	3	5	0	140	158
12	*Baltimore Vikings	9	3	6	0	155	193
13	Silk City Animals	7	2	5	0	113	202
14	Spanktown Boyz	7	2	5	0	54	207
15	NJ Renegades	7	0	7	0	86	211
16	Baltimore Nightmare	7	0	7	0	106	305

American 7s Football League Standings 2019 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Wild Card
23.06.2019	Baltimore Bulldogs	24	Baltimore Cobras	31
23.06.2019	Baltimore Panthers	22	Baltimore Vikings	24
23.06.2019	NJ Hawks	0	Baltimore Gators	28
23.06.2019	PA Misfits	13	New Jersey BIC	40
	Elite 8
30.06.2019	Baltimore Army	0	Baltimore Cobras	8
30.06.2019	Baltimore Vikings	35	NJ Paterson U	7
30.06.2019	PA Immortalz	21	Baltimore Gators	12
30.06.2019	NJ Savage	20	New Jersey BIC	12
	Final 4
07.07.2019	Baltimore Cobras	34	NJ Paterson U	49
07.07.2019	PA Immortalz	20	NJ Savage	19
	Championship
14.07.2019	NJ Paterson U	19	PA Immortalz	26

American 7s Football League Playoffs 2019 [Ref: 2]

Report

The idea for American 7s came to Ryan DePaul late in 2002. His High School Football playing career was over and there was no possibility of playing College Football. He was playing pick-up, no pads or helmet football in parks and thought it needed codifying, so in 2005 he began to develop 7v7 No Pads, No Helmet, Tackle American Football.

In 2014 he was approached by lifelong friend and entrepreneur, Sener Korkusuz about launching the League to Major League level. Soon afterwards the American 7s Football League was born, starting its first season in March 2015.

The 2015 season was covered in Regional Press in Maryland and well as National and International Websites, with the 2015 Champion being Paterson New Jersey U. The 2016 Champions was Trenton New Jersey Brothers in Christ (New Jersey BIC), and in 2017 Union City (New Jersey) Chiefs won the Championship, which was a milestone for the league as it was televised on ELEVEN Sports Network in 70 Million households in the USA and 8 countries Worldwide.

In 2018 the League was won by Baltimore Gators, 28-14 over Baltimore Vikings, and in 2019, PA Immortalz won the Championship, defeating NJ Paterson U 26-19. For the 2020 Season the League added a West Coast Division with teams in Long Beach, Riverside and San diego, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Investors included former NFL Player and household name, Deion “Prime Time” Sanders. [Ref: 4-5]

PA Immortalz – A7FL Champions 2019 [Ref: 7]

References

Websites

[1] A7FL (2018) Teams & Standings: North East Division 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.a7fl.com/standings/ [Accessed 10 September 2018]{No longer available at that address][Also available at https://www.a7fl.com/standings/standings-2018/ Accessed 23 May 2020]

[2] A7FL (2020) Teams & Standings: North East Division 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.a7fl.com/table/north-east-division-2019/ [Accessed 23 May 2020]

[3] A7FL (2020) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.a7fl.com/about-a7fl/ [Accessed 23 May 2020]

[4] A7FL (2020) Teams & Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.a7fl.com/standings/ [Accessed 23 May 2020]

[5] A7FL (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.a7fl.com/schedule/ [Accessed 23 May 2020]

Images

[6] A7FL (2019) A7FL Trademark Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.a7fl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/a7fl_trademark_logo.png [Accessed 23 May 2020]

[7] A7FL Facebook (2019) Photo, July 17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/A7FL/photos/a.280170545482093/1398360843663052/?type=3&theater[Accessed 23 May 2020]

Internet Archive

[8] A7FL (2020) Teams & Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20171104201522/http://www.a7fl.com/standings/ [Accessed 23 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Kane. John Wills, John Cummins, John Doody and John Morahan.

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Craigavon Cowboys Irish Flag Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2019

Craigavon Cowboys Logo [Ref: 8]

Final Emerald Bowl conference Standings 2019

	P	W	L	T	Frf	PF	PA	Pts
**Craigavon Cowboys*	8	7	1	0	0	334	149	21
*Louth Mavericks	8	7	1	0	0	221	95	21
*Dublin Bay Raptors	8	6	2	0	0	312	115	18
*Edenderry Eagles	8	5	3	0	0	272	196	15
*Belfast Trojans	8	4	4	0	0	153	213	12
*Trinity College Dublin	8	4	4	0	0	289	170	12
Belfast Knights	8	4	4	0	0	190	177	12
University College Cork	8	3	5	0	0	167	199	9
Westmeath Minotaurs	8	4	4	0	-3	190	191	9
University College Dublin	8	2	5	1	-4	133	243	3
Meath Bulldogs	8	0	7	1	-11	32	306	-10
Dublin Rebels	8	0	6	2	-36	0	211	-36

Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference Standings 2019 [Ref: 1]

Reference: [1] Points System: 3 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit # / -1 Pt Not Providing Officials for a Round of Fixtures. #

Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
2	14.09.2019	Portadown	Belfast Trojans	W	39-2
2	14.09.2019	Portadown	Meath Bulldogs	W	51-0
3	28.09.2019	Trinity	Edenderry Eagles	W	43-26
3	28.09.2019	Trinity	University College Dublin	W	60-18
4	12.10.2019	NSC	Trinity College Dublin	W	31-18
4	12.10.2019	NSC	Dublin Bay Raptors	W	27-21
6	26.10.2019	Newbridge	University College Cork	W	51-25
6	26.10.2019	Newbridge	Westmeath Minotaurs	L	32-39
SF	12.11.2019	NSC	Trinity College Dublin	L	6-26

Craigavon Cowboys Flag Football Results 2019 [Ref: 4-6]

Roster 2019

Player	Player
C Brady	C Smith
J Buchanan	L Ruddock
M Alexander	N Maxwell
N Quinn	P Loughran

Craigavon Cowboys 2019 Flag Football Team Roster [Ref: 7]

Report

The Craigavon Cowboys Flag Football team finished top of the Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference Standings with 7 wins from eight games, only losing their last game against Westmeath Minoaturs, and then losing the Semi-Final to Trinity College Dublin. In all they had outscored opponents 334-119 before the 6-26 loss to Trinity.

References:

Websites:

[1] Irish American Football Association (2019) EBC 2019 [Standings][Fixtures & Results] [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/ebc/ebc-2019/ [Accessed 4 November 2019]

Images

[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) IAFA Flag Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/35114606_1940763235957567_6650268648923463680_o-1024×614.png [Accessed 1 July 2019]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2019) IEBC 2019 Ireland Map [Internet] Available from:https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EBC-2019-Ireland-Map-1024×683.png [Accessed 28 October 2019]

[4] Edenderry Eagles Public Page | Facebook (2019) Photo November 10, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2642256385797231&set=g.341452022587512&type=1&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 21 November 2019]

Social Media

[5] CWLTV | Facebook (2019) IAFA Flag Football Playoffs 2019 | Final Scores @ [-2:57.10] [-12.52][Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/cwltv/videos/715471045601023/?fref=mentions&__xts__[0]=68.ARBhLlp-_D-5tBi-Y2Kgl-wFdB-krJ8td7K6gSkeUyniB37yH7xwRxYkwT0s1cGWQBbyX9i8UAvSXRcRWXmlw5TruaOTiTGla9phI7AT2XgeodpWRcA7Lf9Yio00Zi2JCJVBrkLugpZVmLqlH9uWZcUlFlX2x4l2u_ORu44V-7_gMoMoV3mhLn6KpV_Uj-WVf9-sjalAB1lqmxD5JRH6ZwXWsGpvGmyCssTu3u2N_Tpx-95M55KKu8TppjDOD8222Rzqw1yQyYHxOj7aM1QOAQoyaxgXQBt7G3koCwqzJqvreyAMSFPi4cjS6cPcKZQzH4vPLtqJB-BeWMIH9Cs45ueNE-TW_ACiFEst71aoipiSEndKmDEWwPkSW7MOlQjDL61PD0-KVSCh_Ff0-WkJS41QhKgAPFjAOby93AJ0yVd7iSvc_meQgSF7RM_baPSvuiWQjpXNff1N8fOAPxG4ri9u04oWxrJxWfrKS80MrLInFTxL3u8I2jJTHwGeW2ljCw&__tn__=K-R [Accessed 20 November 2019]

[6] Trinity College Dublin American Football | Facebook (2019) Post November 2, 2019: “Hope y’all are hungry, because TCDAF are serving up some W’s today.Full time from Sports Campus Ireland, where we’ve beaten Craigavon Cowboys by a score of 26 – 6 to secure a place in the EBC Final.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TCDAmericanFootball/posts/2817632031580524 [Accessed 21 November 2019]

Photo Libraries

[7] Craigavon Cowboys on Instagram | craigavoncowboysiafl (2019) Photo, September 27, 2019:”Our Flag A Team that takes on the Eagles and @ucdamericanfootball tomorrow in the EBC – good luck guys! #bleedorange #cowboysfamily #letsgocowboys“: [Internet] Available from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B26xg9gHMaT/?hl=en [Accessed 23 May 2020]

Images

[8] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Barden, Sean Douglas, Heather Foust, Tom Gallagher, Joe Grey, Ken Jackson, Decy Maher, Antony Nardone, Anton Pippo O’Grady, Jonathan Spielberg, Al Timmins, Bri Wallace, Justin Whelan, Todd Zboyan (Dublin Bay Raptors).

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May 22, 2020October 29, 2023

East Side Jets Irish American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 1987

IAFL 1987 Mourne Conference Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Mourne Conference
*Belfast Blitzers	10	9	1	0			.900
Carrickfergus Cougars	10	5	5	0			.500
Dublin Tornadoes	10	5	5	0			.500
Coleraine Chieftains	10	2	8	0			.200
*East Side Jets*	10	2	8	0			.200

[1]

1987 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
PS 1	1987	A	Aldergrove Hawks	W	6-0
PS 2	15.03.1987	H	Bangor Buccaneers	W	7-2
1	27.04.1987	H	Belfast Blitzers	L	0-92
4	17.05.1987	A	Craigavon Cowboys	L	0-58
5	24.05.1987	H	Belfast Spartans	L	9-30
7	07.06.1987	A	Coleraine Chieftans	L	0-31
8	14.06.1987	H	Belfast Giants	L	0-46
11	05.07.1987	A	Bangor Buccaneers	L	0-25
14	26.07.1987	A	Carrickfergus Cougars	L	0-1 #
16	16.08.1987	H	Dublin Tornadoes	L	0-1 #
17	23.08.1987	A	Dublin Celts	L	0-1 #
18	30.08.1987	H	Jordanstown Jaguars	W	1-0 #

[4]

Preseason Week 1

Aldergrove Hawks 0 East Side Jets 6

The East Side Jets, from Castlereagh in East Belfast, made a successful start to their Irish American Football preseason, winning 6-0 on their debut against Aldergove Hawks, at RAF Aldergrove in Antrim.

At RAF Aldergrove	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
East Side Jets					6
Aldergrove Hawks					0

IAFL Preseason week 1 – Aldergrove Hawks 0 East Side Jets 6 Box-Score [Ref: 6]

Preseason Week 2

East Side Jets 7 Bangor Buccaneers 2

In Week 2 of the IAFL Preseason, East Side Jets defeated Bangor Buccaneers 7-2 on their home debut, with a fourth quarter touchdown from Mark Dunwoody, who ran in from 25 yards out.

At	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Bangor Buccaneers					2
East Side Jets					7

IAFL Preseason week 2 – East Side Jets 7 Bangor Buccaneers 2 [Ref: 4]

Team	Scorers	Score
Quarter ??
BAN	Safety	0-2
4th Quarter
ESJ	Mark Dunwoody 25yd Run (XP Kick Good)	7-2

IAFL Preseason Week 2 – East Side Jets 7 Bangor Buccaneers 2 Scorers [Ref: 4]

Week 1

East Side Jets 0 Belfast Blitzers 92

The East Side Jets and Belfast Blitzers met in week 1 of the Irish American Football League’s second season. The Blitzers won 92-0 with F. Lynch, D. McHugh, H. Davis, I. Smyth, J. Smyth, D. McCourt and A. McCandless among the scorers.

At	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Blitzers					92
East Side Jets					0

IAFL 1987 Week 1 -East Side Jets 0 Belfast Blitzers 92 Box_Score [Ref: 5]

Team	Scorer	Score
BLI	F. Lynch
BLI	D. McHugh
BLI	H. Davis
BLI	I. Smyth
BLI	J. Smyth
BLI	D. McCourt
BLI	A. McCandless

IAFL Week 1 – East Side Jets 0 Belfast Blitzers 92 Scorers [Ref: 5]

Week 4 – 17 May 1987

Craigavon Cowboys 58 East Side Jets 0

The Craigavon Cowboys overwhelmed the East Side Jets 58-0 in this Week 4 encounter in Lurgan. The Cowboys amassed 464 yards in Offense during the game.

At	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
East Side Jets					0
Craigavon Cowboys					58

IAFL 1987 Week 4 – Craigavon Cowboys 58 East Side Jets 0 Box-Score [Ref: 6]

Team Roster 1987

Player	Position
Don Bird
Barry Hill	Quarterback
Craig Dobbin
Staurt Hooks
Alan Boyd
Paul Kirby	Center
Steve Wright
Mark Dunwoody	Running Back

East Side Jets Team Roster 1987 [Ref: 3]

Coaches and Management 1987

Name	Role
Coaches
Don Bird	Defensive Co-Ordinator
Management
Alan Hynds	Chairman

East Side Jets Coaches and Management 1987 [Ref: 3]

Season Report

The Preseason went well for the East Side Jets first ever season, winning 6-0 against Aldergrove Hawks, and then 7-2 against Bangor Buccaneers in their home debut with a fourth quarter touchdown from Mark Dunwoody.

In their first Regular Season game, however, they came up against IAFA Champions from 1986, the Belfast Blitzer, who ran up the score 92-0, and the in their second week they were overwhelmed 58-0 by Shamrock Bowl Champions the previous year, Craigavon Cowboys.

The Jets never recovered after that, and the 9 points they scored against the Belfast Blitzers were to be the only ones they would score all season. They folded after 6 of 10 games, although a match against the Jordanstown Jaguars was overturned in their favour after the Jaguars also pulled out.

East Side Jets Defensive Co-Ordinator Don Bird [Ref: 7]

Websites

[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] Britball Now (2016) East Side Jets [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/EastSideJets.htm [Accessed 18 July 2018]

Newspapers

[3] Anon. (1986) “The Jets learn to be mean”Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, December 10, 1986. pg. 9 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[4] Anon. (1987) “Successful start by Belfast Jets”Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, March 17, 1987. pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[5] Anon. (1986) “American Football”Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 27, 1987. pg. 29 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[6] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys run riot”Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 18, 1987. pg. 23 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Images

[7] Anon. (1986) “Don Bird…in full flight”Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, December 10, 1986. pg. 9 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Niall Brennan.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2020

May 22, 2020October 29, 2023

Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts Irish 8-a-side American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2008

Trinity College Dublin Crest / Logo [Ref: 3]

Final DV8 Development League Standings 2008

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	BP	Pts
*Cork Admirals 2nds	6	5	1	0	145	25	5	25
*Dublin Rebels 2nds	6	5	1	0	176	27	4	24
Craigavon Cowboys	6	5	1	0	228	70	4	24
Dublin Dragons	6	2	4	0	149	197	3	11
*TCD Thunderbolts*	6	1	5	0	79	192	1	5
Edenderry Soldiers	6	0	6	0	32	282	1	1

IAFL DV8 Development League Standings 2008 [Ref; 1]

Note: 4 Pts Win. 1 Bonus Point for scoring three touchdowns. 1 Bonus Point for losing by less than 7 Points. Teams can gain two Bonus Points in one match.

Match Results 2008

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
DV 5	05.04.2008	A	Craigavon Cowboys	L	12-45
DV 7	19.04.2008	H	Craigavon Cowboys	L	8-52
DV 9	04.05.2008	A	Dublin Rebels 2nds	L	8-39
DV 10	11.05.2008	H	Dublin Dragons	W	51-20
DV 11	18.05.2008	H	Cork Admirals 2nds	L	0-14
DV 12	25.05.2008	H	Dublin Rebels 2nds	L	0-22

Trinity College Dublin Results 2008 [Ref: 1]

Team Roster 2008

Number	Player
	James Marron
	David Corcoran
	Hal Spottiswoode Hodson
	Mark Harris
	Greg Willmot
	Conor Clarke
	Stephen Fallon
	Dailthi O’Briain
	Neale Young
	Conor McGovern
	Conor O’Shea
	Alex Kelly
	Hasse Hellan
	Mark Crowley
	Matt McGrath
	Bash Hassani
	Bill Grainger
	Ben Stafford

Trinity College Thunderbolts Team roster 2008 [Ref: 2]

Season Report

The Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts made their debut in Irish Kitted/Contact American Football in 2008, playing in the DV8 Development League, an 8-a-side League that operated as the second division of the Irish American Football League from 2008 to 2012.

During the 2008 season they lost their opening two matches heavily to Craigavon Cowboys, and then a third match to the Dublin Rebels 2nds, before winning 51-20 against Dublin Dragons, their first ever win. They then lost their last two games, to Cork Admirals 2nds and Dublin Rebels 2nds.

References

Internet Archive

[1] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2014) Home [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081023215441/http://www.americanfootball.ie/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[2] DUAFC Trinity thunderbolts | Wayback Machine (2009) News | Roster [Internet] Available from:http://web.archive.org/web/20090107050912/http://www.trinitythunderbolts.com/News/News.html [Accessed 22 May 2020]

Images

[3] Trinity College Dublin American Football | Facebook (2019) TCD American Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/214800495197037/photos/1306609992682743/ [Accessed 21 January 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith of Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts and the Irish American Football Association.

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May 21, 2020October 29, 2023

Futbol Americano de Mexico 2020

Standings 2020

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Division Voit
Tequileros de Jalisco	4	3	1	0	152	77	6
Bulldogs de Naucalpan	3	2	1	0	68	20	4
Rojos de CDMX Lindavista	4	1	3	0	15	124	2
Division BWW
Caudillos de Chihuahua	4	4	0	0	163	28	8
Marlins de Los Cabos	2	0	2	0	18	48	0
Centauros de Ciudad Juarez	3	0	3	0	21	140	0

Futbol Americano de Mexico Standings 2020 [Ref: 6]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
22.02.2020	Caudillos de Chihuahua	53	Tequileros de Jalisco	13
22.02.2020	Rojos CDMX	15	Marlins de Los Cabos	12
23.02.2020	Centauros de Ciudad Juarez	0	Bullldogs de Naucalpan	16
	Week 2
29.02.2020	Caudillos de Chihuahua	21	Rojos CDMX	0
29.02.2020	Tequileros de Jalisco	55	Centauros de Ciudad Juarez	18
	Week 3
07.03.2020	Marlins de Los Cabos	6	Tequileros de Jalisco	33
07.03.2020	Caudillos de Chihuahua	69	Centauros de Ciudad Juarez	3
08.03.2020	Bulldogs de Naucalpan	40	Rojos CDMX	0
	Week 4
14.03.2020	Tequileros de Jalisco	51	Rojos CDMX	0
14.03.2020	Bulldogs de Naucalpan	12	Caudillos de Chihuahua	20
15.03.2020	Centauros de Chihuahua		Marlins de Los Cabos
	Week 5
21.03.2020	Rojos CDMX		Centauros de Ciudad Juarez
21.03.2020	Marlins de Los Cabos		Bulldogs de Naucalpan
	Week 6
28.03.2020	Bulldogs de Naucalpan		Tequileros de Jalisco
28.03.2020	Caudillos de Chihuahua		Marlins de Los Cabos
	Week 7
04.04.2020	Tequileros de Jalisco		Marlins de Los Cabos
04.04.2020	Rojos CDMX		Bulldogs de Naucalpan
05.04.2020	Centauros de Ciudad Juarez		Caudillos de Chihuahua

Futbol Americano de Mexico Results 2020 [Ref: 7-20]

Stadiums

Team	Home Stadium	Capacity
Centauros de Ciudad Juarez	Estadio Guliermo “Chucus” Olascoaga, Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad Juarez, Chichua.	5,000
Caudillos Chihuahua	Estadio Olimico, Paseos de Chihuahua, Chihuahua	22,000
Tequileros de Jalisco	Estadio 3 de Marzo, Zapopan, Jalisco	22,000
Marlins de Los Cabos	Unidad Deportivo Don Koll, Cabo San Locas, BCS	4,000
Bulldogs de Naucalpan	Estadio Redskings, Santa Cruz Acatlan, Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico	3,000
Rojos de Lindavista	Deportivo Palillo, Itzacalco, Ciudad de Mexico, CDMX	6,000

Futbol Americano de Mexico Stadiums 2020 [Ref: 5]

Report

Futbol Americano Mexico (FAM) was started in 2018, playing its first season in 2019, as a rival to the Liga Futbol Americano Profesional (LFA) in Mexico. It was the first league other than the NFL to play by NFL rules, with the exception of overtime, which is by NCAA rules. All other leagues outside of America, bar the Canadian Football League (which has its own rules) are played under NCAA rules. [Ref: 4]

The 2020 League was suspended after the games on 14 March due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. Tequileros de Jalisco (3-1) and Bulldogs de Naucalpan (2-1) were out in front in the Division Voit. In Division BWW, Caudillos de Chuihuahua were clear leaders on a 4-0 Won-Loss Record.

Rojos [Red] v Caudillos [Blue & Yellow] 29 February 2020 [Ref: 21]

References

Images

[1] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2020) FAM Logo [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FAM-2020.png [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[21] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Album: Rojos v Caudillos Sabado 20 de Febrero 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89253234_763823134141106_4904013299458244608_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=xrOC-Q80u80AX_lgd18&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=e28e500309ab1436dea65a76dc799c7d&oe=5EEC7190 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

Websites

[4] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) FAM Jugara con Reglas NFL [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/ronaldo-says-he-could-play-in-mls-before-the-end/ [Accessed 16 April 2020]

[5] Futbol Americano de Mexico (2019) Estadios [Internet] Available from: https://fam.futbol/estadios/ [Accessed 21 May 2020]

Social Media

[6] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Calenadrio Liga FAM 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/773787509811335 [Accessed 16 April 2020]

[7] FAM TV (FAM) Video, February 23, 2020: Centauros vs Bulldog Week 1 Centaurs vs Bulldogs [Final score at 2:58:20: Centauros 0 Bulldogs 16] [Internet] Available from: facebook.com/FAMTelevision/videos/vb.1007547612771830/663192070888793/?type=2&theater [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[8] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook / D95 (2020) Video: February 22, 2020 “@Caudillos Professional vs @Tequileros” Final Score at [4:20:39][Caudillos 53 Tequileros 13] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/D95Chih/videos/vb.174068839284313/631376974363807/?type=2&theater [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[9] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook / TS Video (2020) Video Febraury 22, 2020: FAM 2020 PARTIDO INAUGURAL🔴 LIVE!! FAM 2020 FROM THE CABOS! INAUGURAL GAME
Marlins Los Cabos vs Rojos CDMX“[Final Score at: 3:15:38] [Rojos 15 Marlins 12] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TSVideoMX/videos/vb.1041536025936211/198056584771403/?type=2&theater [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[10] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Post February 26, 2020: Conoce las posiciones de los equipos en el arranque de la segunda temporada de #FAM en el 2020.[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/759221821267904 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[11] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Photo, March 1, 2020: “Caudillos Profootball Gana su primer juego como visitante en contra de Rojos De Lindavista en un partido muy candente.”[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/761401124383307:0 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[12] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Photo, March 1, 2020: “En un estadio repleto el equipo de Tequileros le demuestra a toda su afición que van con todo por el campeonato. Marcador final Tequileros vs Centauros de Ciudad Juárez #FAM2020 #YardaXYarda #EsTiempodeFAM #Jalisco #FutbolAmericano #México“[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/761983777658375:0 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[13] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020)Post/Photo, March 2, 2020: “Conoce las posiciones de los equipos en la segunda semana de #FAM en su segunda temporada.🏈” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/762669110923175 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[14] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Post/Photo, March 3, 2020:”Te compartimos el calendario completo de la temporada #FAM2020 🏈 #FAM #YardaxYarda #EsTiempodeFAM #FutbolAmericano #México Tequileros Caudillos Profootball Centauros de Ciudad Juárez Rojos De Lindavista Marlins Los Cabos Bulldogs FAM“[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/762702377586515 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[15] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020)Post/ photo, March 8, 2020:”End the meeting between Tequileros vs Marlins Los Cabos with a final score of 33-06″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/766115610578525 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[16] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Post/Photo, March 8, 2020:”Final score Caudillos Profootball vs Centauros de Ciudad Juárez“ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/766193543904065:0 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[17] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020)Post/Photo, March 9, 2020:”Naucalpan’s Bulldogs FAM win the second game of the season and remain undefeated.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/766845813838838 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[18] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Post/Photo, March 11, 2020: “Te compartimos los standings en la semana 3 de #FAM2020.“[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SoyFAM/posts/768215987035154 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[19] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Video, 14 March 2020 :”Tequileros vs Rojos”{Final Score at 3:33:48 to 3:35:02] [Tequileros 51 Rojos 0][Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=667169374085489 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

[20] Futbol Americano de Mexico Facebook (2020) Video, 14 March 2020 :”Bulldogs vs Caudillos”[Final Score at 47:28 to 49:53] [Bulldogs 12 Caudillos 20] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=526701141582717 [Accessed 21 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caroline Mitchell and Francesco.

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Last Updated: 21 May 2020

May 20, 2020October 29, 2023

World Series of Football 1903

Results

Date	Winning Team		Runners-Up
	Semi-Finals
14.12.1903	Watertown Red and Blacks	5	Oreos AC	0
15.12.1903	Franklin	12	Orange AC	0
	Final
17.12.1903	Franklin	12	Watertown Red and Blacks	0

World Series of Football 1903 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The second World Series of Football, again scheduled for Madison Square Garden, under the stewardship of Irish-American Tom O’Rourke, pitted the Upstate New York team, Watertown Red and Blacks, who claimed for the third year in a row to be “World Champions” against the Frankin Athletic Club of Pennsylvania, the Oreos Athletic Club of Asbury Park, New Jersey and Orange Athletic Club, also of New Jersey. Also on the bill were Gaelic Football matches and what was billed as the New York City Championship, and a High School All-Star Game.

Franklin AC had won 10 matches in their informal Pennsylvania Professional Circuit, having had paid £20,000 to buy up the best players the Phillies and the Athletics of Philadelphia and the Stars of Pittsburgh had to offer. This was in response to Oil City having done the same in a previous match and humiliated the Franklin team. The two teams were based in the booming Oil County of Franklin in Pennsylvania, then the Oil Capital of America. Franklin scored 438 points in this run, with zero conceded, and claimed to be Professional Football Champions of the World.

In Upstate New York, the defending World Series Champions, Syracuse AC, declined to defend their title. This was similar to the Watertown Red and Blacks of the previous year, the best team in Upstate New York, and one of four powers in Professional Football, who had declined to put their claim to World Champions on the line. Syracuse had beaten Watertown in two games previously in 1903, and Franklin and seen off Syracuse 12-0 during their run, the only game that was not totally one sided. Despite not having a legitimate clai to be Upstate New York Champions, never mind World Champions, the Watertown team jumped at the chance to take part, perhaps stung by criticism the previous year.

In the run-up to the games, Olympic Athletic Club saw off two teams to win the New York City title, and Fort Hamilton and Fort Totten battled to a 0-0 tie in the Championship of New York Harbour. The novelty had worn off for New Yorkers and the biggest draw of the Series was for the New York High School All-Star game.

The first Semi-Final was won by Watertown, 5-0, in a tougher than expected match with Oreos AC, and second went Franklin’s way, again the unfancied New Jersey team putting up a better game than expected, with Franklin winning 12-0 against Orange AC. the Final itself, was won by Franklin with a two touchdown victory over Watertown.

The Series was a disappointment at the box-office and didn’t return for a third year, however, it is with some justification the first attempt at a National Championship Series in Football, albeit on a 70-yard Indoor Field. The focus for Professional Football had already shifted in 1903 to the Ohio League circuit, which until the founding of the American Professional Football Association (now National Football League) in 1920, was the most lucrative, and with some justification, the best league in the country, although matches with both the Pennsylvania and Upstate New York Circuits were keen and competitive.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Chronology of Professional Football” 2013 NFL Record & Fact Book. pg. 353

[2] Professional Football Researchers Association | Wayback Machine (2010) The Coffin Corner Annual Volume 2 (1980) The First Football World Series Experiment in the Garden https://web.archive.org/web/20101127053946/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-054.pdf [Accessed 20 May 2020