March 7, 2020October 29, 2023

American Football Leagues Era Timeline 1920-1959

National Football League Teams 1920-1959

Number	Teams	Years Active
	Ohio League founding members of APFA
A	Akron Pros	1920-1922
B	Canton Bulldogs	1920-1926
C	Rock Island Independents	1920-1925
D	Dayton Triangles	1920-1929
	American Pro Football Association 1920-1921
1	Decatur Staleys	1920
2	Buffalo All-Americans	1920-1923
3	Chicago Cardinals	1920-1959
4	Rochester Jeffersons	1920-1925
5	Cleveland Tigers	1920
6	Chicago Tigers	1920
7	Muncie Flyers	1920
8	Chicago Staleys	1921
9	Cleveland indians	1921
10	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921-1922
11	Green Bay Packers	1921-present
12	Washington Senators	1921
13	Minneapolis Marines	1921-1924
14	Tonawanda Kardex	1921
15	Louisville Brecks	1921-1923
16	New York Giants	1921; 1924-present
17	Chicago Bears	1922-present
	National Football League 1922-1925
18	Racine Legion	1922-1924
19	Milwaukee Badgers	1922-1926
20	Oorang Indians	1922-1923
21	Duluth Kelleys	1923-1925
22	Columbus Tigers	1923-1926
23	St. Louis All-Stars	1923
24	Cleveland Bulldogs	1924-1925
25	Frankford Yellowjackets	1924-1931
26	Buffalo Bisons	1924-1925
27	Kansas City Blues	1924
28	Kenosha Maroons	1924
29	Pottsville Maroons	1925
30	Detroit Panthers	1925-1926
31	Providence Steam Roller	1925-1931
32	Kansas City Cowboys	1925-1926
	NFL Consolidation Era 1926-1932
33	Los Angeles Buccaneers	1926
34	Duluth Eskimoes	1926-1927
35	Buffalo Rangers	1926
36	Detroit Panthers	1926
37	Hartford Blues	1926
38	Brooklyn Lions	1926
39	Racine Tornadoes	1926
40	Louisville Colonels	1926
41	Detroit Wolverines	1926
42	Staten Island Stapletons	1929-1932
43	Orange Tornadoes	1929
44	Minneapolis Red Jackets	1929-1930
45	Brooklyn Dodgers	1930-1944
46	Portsmouth Spartans	1930-1933
47	Newark Tornadoes	1930
48	Boston Braves	1932
	NFL Championship Era 1933-1959
49	Philadelphia Eagles	1933-present
50	Pittsburgh Pirates	1933-1939
51	Cincinnati Reds	1933-1934
52	Boston Redskins	1933-1936
53	Detroit Lions	1934-present
54	St. Louis Gunners	1934
55	Cleveland Rams	1937-1944
56	Washington Redskins	1937-present
57	Pittsburgh Steelers	1940
58	Phil-Pitt Steagles	1943
59	Boston Yanks	1944-1948
60	Brooklyn Tigers	1944
61	Card-Pitt	1944
62	Los Angeles Rams	1946-1994; 2019-present
62	New York Bulldogs	1949
64	The Yanks (Boston-Brooklyn)	1951

National Football League teams 1920-1959 [Ref: 1]

American Football Leagues Timeline 1926-1959

Number	Teams	Years Active
	American Football League I 1926
1	Philadelphia Quakers	1926
2	New York Yankees	1926
3	Cleveland Panthers	1926
4	Los Angeles Wildcats	1926
5	Chicago Bulls	1926
6	Boston Bulldogs	1926
7	Brooklyn Horsemen	1926
8	Newark Bears	1926
	American Football League II 1934
9	St. Louis Blues	1934
10	Kansas City Blues	1934
11	Louisville Bourbons	1934
12	Dallas Rams	1934
13	Charlotte Bantams	1934
14	Tulsa Oilers	1934
15	Memphis Tigers	1934
	American Football League III 1936-1937
16	Boston Shamrocks	1936-1937
17	Pittsburgh Americans	1936-1937
18	Rochester Tigers	1936-1937
19	Brooklyn Tigers	1936-1937
20	Los Angeles Bulldogs	1936-1937
21	Cincinnati Bengals	1936-1937
	American Football League IV 1938-1939
22	East Chicago Indians	1938-1939
23	Louisville Tanks	1938-1939
24	Nashville Rebels	1938-1939
25	Cincinnati Blades	1938-1939
26	Dayton Rosies	1938-1939
27	Columbus Bullies	1938-1939
28	Dayton Bombers	1938-1939
29	Kenosha Cardinals	1938-1939
	American Football League V 1940-1941
30	Milwaukee Chiefs	1940-1941
31	Boston Bears	1940-1941
32	Buffalo Indians	1940-1941
	Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
33	Hollywood Bears	1940-1942; 1948
34	Oakland Giants	1940
35	Phoenix Panthers	1940
36	San Diego Bombers	1940-1946
37	San Francisco Bay Packers	1941-1944
38	Los Angeles Mustangs	1942-1943
39	Richmond Boilermakers	1943
40	Alameda Mustangs	1943
41	San Jose Mustangs	1944-1945
42	Hollywood Wolves	1944
43	San Francisco Clippers	1945-1948
44	Tacoma Indians	1946
45	Sacramento Nuggets	1946-1947
46	Salt Lake City Seagulls	1946-1947
47	Hawaiian Warriors	1946-1948
48	Long Beach Bulldogs	1948
	American Football League VI 1944
49	Hollywood Rangers	1944
50	Seattle Bombers	1944
51	Portland Rockets	1944
52	San Diego Gunners	1944
53	Oakland Hornets	1944
	All-America Football Conference 1946-1949
54	Miami Seahawks	1946
55	Cleveland Browns	1946-present
56	San Francisco 49’ers	1946-present
57	Los Angeles Dons	1946-1949
58	Chicago Rockets	1946-1948
59	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	1949
60	Buffalo Bills	1947-1949
61	Chicago Hornets	1949
62	Baltimore Colts	1947-1951
	National-American Football League 1950-1954
63	New York Yanks	1950-1951
64	Dallas Texans	1952

American Football League 1926-1959 [Ref: 1-7]

Irish Born NFL & AFL players 1920-1959

Bertie Maher, DE, who was born in Co. Mayo, played Defensive End for the Detroit Heralds in 1920. [2][3]

Bob Nash, DE/OT, who was born in Collinstown, Ireland, Played Defensive End & Offensive Tackle for the Akron Pros in 1920 , Buffalo All-Americans in 1921-1923, Rochester Jeffersons 1924 , New York Giants 1925 [2][7]

Tom McGlaughlin, FB, who was born in Ireland, played Fullback for the Tonawanda Kardex in 1921.[2][4]

Con O’Brien, OT, who was born in Ireland, Played Offensive Tackle for the New York Giants in 1921 [2][8]

Brian McGrath, OG, who was born in Ireland, played Offensive Guard for the Louisville Brecks in 1922. [2][5]

Francis Fitzgerald, BB-DB, who was born in Co. Kerry, played Defensive Back for the Toledo Maroons in 1923 [2][6]

Note:

[1] New York Yankees moved from AFL to NFL in 1927.

[2] Cleveland Rams moved from AFL to NFL in 1937.

[3] Cincinnati Bengals and a number of other teams were in numerous AFL’s.

[4] Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49’ers and Baltimore Colts moved from AAFC to NFL in 1950.

[5] Buffalo Bills & Cincinnati Bengals not same teams as current NFL teams. NFL reused the names.

[6] National Football League known as National-American Football League from 1950-1952 following merger of National Football League and All-America Football Conference, with two Conferences (National & American) replacing Eastern & Western Division . Reverted to NFL name in 1953.

[7] Four teams – the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Rock Island Independents and Dayton Triangles were members of the Ohio League (1901-1919) and became founder members of the American Professional Football Association in 1920.

[8] The American Professional Football Association (1920-1921) changed its name to the National Football League in 1922.

[9] The National Football League operated as the only Pro Football League from 1922-1925, and in 1926 made the decision to consolidate its players on a smaller number of financially successful teams.

[10] The American Football League of 1926 was the first Major Rival to the NFL to use the AFL name.

[11] The first scheduled National Football League Championship Game took place in 1933.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[2] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League Standings (1936-37) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-standings-1936-37/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[3] Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1989) Back Before Bengalmania – Cincinnati’s First Brush with the Big Time – [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/11-05-379.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[7] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) All-America Football Conference (AAFC) Standings (1946-1949) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/all-america-football-conference-aafc-standings-1946-1949/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Images

[8] Wikipedia (2018) All-America Football Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/All-America_Football_Conference_%28logo%29.png [Accessed 8 October 2018]

Websites

[9] The Growth of a Game (2015) The Complete List of European NFL Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/2015/03/the-complete-list-of-european-nfl-players/ [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[10] Pro Football Archives (2019) Detroit Heralds 1920 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1920apfadet.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[11] Pro Football Archives (2019) Tonawanda Kardex 1921 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfaton.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[12] Pro Football Archives (2019) Louisville Brecks 1922 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1922nfllou.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[13] Pro Football Archives (2019) Toledo Maroons 1923 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nfltol.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[14] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bob Nash [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playern/nash00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[15] Pro Football Archives (2019) New York Giants 1921 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfany.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[16] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bert Maher [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mahe00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[17] Pro Football Archives (2019) Brian McGrath [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mcgr00400.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and John Kane.

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Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present

Map of Canada CFL — Canadian Football League Logo 2003-2015 [Ref: 3]

Canadian Football Teams 1869-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
	Provincial Rugby Football Unions Era 1869-1908
1	Hamilton Football Club	1869-??
2	Montreal Football Club	1872-??
3	Toronto Argonauts	1873-??
4	Ottawa Football Club	1876-??
5	Winnipeg Football Club	1879-??
6	Hamilton Tigers	1907-1949
7	Ottawa Rough Riders	1907-1997
8	Calgary City RFC	1907-??
9	Edmonton City RFC	1907-??
	Canadian Rugby Union Era
10	Regina Rugby Club	1910-??
11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1930-present
12	Edmonton Eskimoes	1938-present
13	Hamilton Wildcats	??-1949
14	Calgary Stampeders	1945-present
15	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1946-present
16	Montreal Alouettes	1946-1981; 1996-present
17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1950-present
18	British Columbia Lions	1954-present
	Canadian Football League USA Era 1958-1999
19	Atlantic Schooners	1982-present
20	Montreal Concordes	1982-1986
21	Sacramento Gold Miners	1993-1995
22	Las Veags Passe	1994
23	Baltimore Football Club	1994
24	Shreveport Pirates	1994-1995
25	Baltimore Stallions	1995
26	Birmingham Barracudas	1995
27	Memphis Mad Dogs	1995
	Canadian Football League New Era 2000-present
28	Ottawa Renegades	2002-2006
29	Ottawa REDBLACKS	2014-present

Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present [Ref: 1-3]

Note: The Atlantic Schooners were formed in 1982, but have had trouble building a stadium, and have focussed since then on promoting Canadian Football in the Maritime Provinces by hosting Preseason and Regular Season CFL games. Halifax City Council approved a plan for a stadium in 2019.

Note 2: The Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League Championship Game) has been played for since 1909.

Note 3: The Canadian Football Council broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1958 and renamed itself the Canadian Football League.

Note 4: The CFL attempted to establish teams in the United States in the 1990s. Only the Baltimore franchise was successful, and was moved to Montreal and renamed the Alouettes after the other four teams folded after the 1995 season.

References

Bibliography

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

Websites

[2] Canadian Football League (2019) Welcome to the new online home of the Atlantic Schooners [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/2019/03/22/welcome-new-online-home-atlantic-schooners/ [Accessed 6 March 2020]

Images

[3] Pinterest (2019) Canadian Football League Logo (2003-2015) [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/b4/41/a0b441a47f1f1b851d8a46b3412fe91a.png [Accessed 10 March 2019]

References

Acknowledgements

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National Football League Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present

National Football League Logo [Ref: 4]

NFL Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
	American Pro Football Association 1920-1921
1	Chicago Cardinals	1898-1959
2	Chicago Bears	1920-present [1]
3	Green Bay Packers	1921-present
4	New York Giants	1921; 1924-1973 [2]
	National Football League Era 1922-1959
5	Brooklyn Dodgers	1930-1943
6	Portsmouth Spartans	1930-1933 [3]
7	Boston Braves	1932 [4]
8	Boston Redskins	1933-1936 [4]
9	Cincinnati Reds	1933
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	1933-1939 [5]
11	Philadelphia Eagles	1933-present
12	St. Louis Gunners	1933
13	Detroit Lions	1934-present [3]
14	Green Bay Packers (Milwaukee)	1935-1984 [6]
15	Phildelphia Eagles (Johnstown, PA)	1936 *
16	Washington Redskins	1937-present [4]
17	Cleveland Rams	1937-1944 [7]
18	Philadelphia Eagles (Buffalo)	1938 *
19	Philadelphia Eagles (Erie, PA)	1938 *
20	Pittsburgh Steelers (Charleston, West Virginia)	1938 *
21	Cleveland Rams (Colorado Springs)	1939 *
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	1940-present [5]
23	Cleveland Rams (Akron)	1942 *
24	Phil-Pitt Steagles	1943 [8]
25	Boston Yanks	1944-1948
26	Brooklyn Tigers	1944
27	Card-Pitt	1944 [9]
28	Los Angeles Rams	1946-1981 [10]
29	New York Bulldogs	1949
30	Cleveland Browns AAFC	1950-1995 [10]
31	San Francisco 49’ers	1950-2013 [10]
32	Baltimore Colts	1950-1951 [10]
	American Football League Era 1950-1988
33	New York Yanks	1950-1951
34	Dallas Texans	1952
35	Baltimore Colts	1953-1981 [11]
36	Dallas Texans	1960-1962 [12]
37	Denver Broncos	1960-present
38	Houston Oilers	1960-1995 [13]
39	Los Angeles Chargers	1960 [14]
40	New York Titans	1960-1962 [16]
41	Buffalo Bills	1960-present
42	Boston Patriots	1960-1969 [17]
43	Dallas Cowboys	1960-present
44	Oakland Raiders	1960-1981 [18]
45	St. Louis Cardinals	1960-1987 [19]
46	Minnesota Vikings	1961-present
47	San Diego Chargers	1961-2018 [20]
48	Kansas City Chiefs	1963-present
49	New York Jets	1963-present
50	Atlanta Falcons	1966-present
51	Miami Dolphins	1967-present
52	Boston Patriots (Birmingham)	1968 *
53	New Orleans Saints	1968-present
54	Cincinnati Bengals	1969-present
55	Miami Dolphins (Tampa)	1969 *
56	New England Patriots	1971-present [17]
57	New York Giants (New Haven, Conn.)	1973-1975 [21]
58	New York Giants (New Jersey)	1976-present [21]
59	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976-present
60	Seattle Seahawks	1976-present
61	Indianapolis Colts	1982-present [22]
62	Los Angeles Raiders	1982-1994 [23]
63	Los Angeles Rams (Anaheim)	1982-1994 [24]
64	New York Jets (New Jersey)	1984-present [25]
	National Football League Europe Era 1988-2005
65	Phoenix Cardinals	1988-1993 [26]
66	Barcelona Dragons	1991-1992; 1995-2003
67	Birmingham Fire	1991-1992
68	Frankfurt Galaxy	1991-1992; 1995-2007
69	London Monarchs	1991-1992; 1995-1997
70	Montreal Machine	1991-1992
71	New York / New Jersey Knights	1991-1992
72	Orlando Thunder	1991-1992
73	Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	1991
74	Sacramento Surge	1991-1992
75	San Antonio Riders	1991-1992
76	Ohio Glory	1992
77	Arizona Cardinals	1994-present [26]
78	Amsterdam Admirals	1995-2005
79	Rhein Fire	1995-2007
80	Scottish Claymores	1995-
81	Carolina Panthers	1995-present
82	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995-present
83	St. Louis Rams	1995-2018 [27]
84	Oakland Raiders	1995-2019 [28]
85	Baltimore Ravens	1996-present
86	Tennessee Oilers	1997 [29]
87	England Monarchs (Birmingham)	1998
88	England Monarchs (Bristol)	1998
89	England Monarchs (London)	1998
90	Tennessee Titans	1998 [30]
91	Berlin Thunder	1999
92	Cleveland Browns (AFC)	1999-present [31]
93	Houston Texans	2002-present
94	Cologne Centurions	2004-2007
95	New Orleans Saints (Baton Rouge)	2005 [32]
96	New Orleans Saints (San Antonio)	2005 [32]
	National Football League International Era 2005-
97	Arizona Cardinals (Mexico City)	2005 [33]
98	Hamburg Sea Devils	2006
99	Jacksonville Jaguars (London)	2007-present [34]
100	Buffalo Bills (Toronto)	2008-2013 [35]
101	San Francisco 49’ers (Santa Clara)	2014-present
102	Los Angeles Chargers	2019-present [20]
103	Los Angeles Rams	2019-present [36]
104	Las Vegas Raiders	2020-present [37]

National Football League Major Teams Timeline 1920-present [Ref: 1-7]

Notes:

[1] Originally founded as Decatur Staleys (1920). Became Chicago Staleys (1921) and Bears (1922)

[2] The NFL counts the New York Giants of 1921 and 1924 as separate teams.

[3] Portsmouth Spartans became Detroit Lions in 1934.

[4] Boston Braves became Boston Redskins 1933 and Washington Redskins 1937.

[5] Pittsburgh Pirates became Pittsburgh Steelers 1940.

[6] Green Bay Packers played around half their home games in Milwaukee from 1935-1984.

[7] Cleveland Rams became Los Angeles Rams 1945.

[8] Philadelphia and Pittsburgh played as joint team due to player shortage during WWII. Known as Phil-Pitt and knicknamed “Steagles” by fans.

[9] Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh played as a joint team in 1944 also due to a player shortage. Known as Card-Pitt.

[10] Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49’ers and Baltimore Colts joined NFL from All-America Football Conference (1946-1949)

[11] NFL considers Baltimore Colts of 1951 & 1953 as separate teams.

[12] Dallas Texans became Kansas City Chiefs in 1963.

[13] Moved to Memphis and became Tennessee Oilers in 1996. name retired by NFL.

[14] Los Angeles Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961.

[15] Minneapolis were awarded a team for the AFL in 1960, but later resigned from the League and were awarded a team for the NFL to begin play in 1961.

[16] New York Titans changed name to New York Jets 1963.

[17] Boston Patriots moved outside Boston in Massachusetts in 1970 and changed name to New England Patriots.

[18] Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles (Anaheim) in 1982.

[19] Chicago Cardinals became St. Louis Cardinals in 1960.

[20] San Diego Chargers moved back to Los Angeles in 2019.

[21] New York Giants moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 1973, and East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1975.

[23] Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1982.

[24] Los Angeles Rams moved to Anaheim in 1982.

[25] New York Jets moved into Giants Stadium, New Jersey in 1984.

[26] St. Louis Cardinals moved to Phoenix in 1988 and then moved to Tempe, Arizona and became Arizona Cardinals in 1994.

[27] Los Angeles Rams moved to St. Louis 1995.

[28] Los Angeles Raiders moved back to Oakland 1995.

[29] Houston Oilers moved to Memphis becoming the Tennessee Oilers in 1997.

[30] Tennessee Oilers moved to Nashville becoming Tennessee Titans in 1998.

[31] The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996, and were renamed the Ravens. The NFL placed a new team in Cleveland in 1999, and gave them the Cleveland Browns name and history.

[32] The New Orleans Saints played their Home matches in Baton Rouge (Louisiana) and San Antonio (Texas) in 2005 due to the Super Dome in New Orleans being unplayable as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

[33] The Arizona Cardinals were the designated Home Team for an NFL International Regular Season match in Mexico City in 2005.

[34] The Jacksonville Jaguars were the designated Home Team for NFL International Regular Season matches in London from 2007 to present. nicknamed the “Union Jags” by fans.

[35] The Buffalo Bills were the designated Home Team for NFL International Regular Season matches in Toronto from 2008 to 2013.

[36] St. Louis Rams moved back to Los Angeles in 2019.

[37] Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020.

*Single Home match played at the venue indicated.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id173.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id174.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id175.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id176.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id177.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id178.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[8] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id179.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[9] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id180.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[10] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id181.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[11] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id182.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

Images

[8] National Football League (2019) Division Standings | 2019 | Preseason [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/division/2019/PRE [Accessed 12 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher and John Kane.

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Irish Baseball League Expansion 1961-present

Baseball Ireland Logo [Ref: 29]

Expansion Timeline 1961-present

Number	Team	Years Active
	Irish Baseball Association Era
1	Tramore Sea Lions	1961-1962
2	Waterford Walruses	1961-1962
3	Dublin Baseball Club	1964-1966
4	Waterford Baseball Club	1964-1966
5	Boys Brigade	1989
6	Confederates	1989
7	Belfast Team 1	1997
8	Belfast Team 2	1997
9	Chiefs	1997
10	Colts	1997
11	Dodgers	1997
12	Dukes	1997
	Irish Baseball League Era
13	Panthers	1998-2005
14	Dublin Spartans	1998-present
15	Dublin City Hurricanes	1998-present
16	Belfast North Stars	1998-present
17	DiMaggios	1999-2000
18	Dublin Black Sox	2000-2017
19	Blue Devils	2000-2005
20	Greystones Mariners	2002-present
21	Tigers	2003-2005
22	Belfast Wolves	2004-2006
23	Trojans	2004-2005
24	Giants	2005
	Baseball Ireland A-League Era
25	Twins United	2006-2007
26	Dublin City Indios	2008
27	Cork Druids	2008
28	Munster Warriors	2009-2013
29	Cavan Comets	2010-present
30	West Clare Dolphins	2010-2016
31	Ashbourne Giants	2014-present
32	Dublin Tigers	2014
33	Belfast Buccaneers	2015-present
34	Belfast Hornets	2015
35	Ulster Red Sox	2017-2018
36	Ashbourne Stags	2019-present
	Baseball-Softball Ireland Era
37	Cork Cosmos	2020-present

Irish Baseball League expansion 1997-present [Ref: 1-57]

B-Team Expansion Timeline 2006-present

Number	Teams	Years Active
1	Dublin Black Sox B	2006-2016
2	Dublin Spartans B	2006-present
3	Greystones Mariners B	2006-present
4	Dublin City Hurricanes B	2007-present
5	Belfast North Stars B	2013-2014
6	Dublin Tigers B	2014
7	Ashbourne Giants B	2018
8	Ashbourne Giants U21	2019-present

Irish Baseball League B-team expansion 2006-present [Ref: 1-57]

Report

The first Irish Baseball Association was started in 1961 with teams in Tramore (Sea Lions) and Waterford (Walruses). The Tramore team lasted two seasons, and in 1964 a Dublin Baseball Club was formd, which played a series of matches between then and 1966 against the Waterford Baseball Club. In 1989, another Association – the Donegal Baseball & Softball Association – started up in the North West. There were two Baseball teams: the Confederates and Boys Brigade, based in Letterkenny. These Associations and teams were for 12-18 years olds.

The Irish Baseball League was started in 1997 after the opening of the O’Malley Baseball Fields in Corkagh Park in Dublin (named after the Irish owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers who donated $100,000 towards the building of the facility).

The first League featured five teams: Chiefs, Colts, Dodgers, Dukes and Belfast, and it was decided after the season to start afresh with all-new teams and a players draft.

In 1998 the first new teams were formed: Panthers, Spartans, Hurricanes and Belfast North Stars. In 1999 the DiMaggios (an Italian team) were added, and in 2000 Black Sox and Blue Devils. DiMaggios folded after the 2000 season. In 2002 Greystones Mariners were added, and in 2003 Tigers (a Cuban team). in 2004 the Trojans and Belfast Wolves were added. In 2005 the Giants became the 10th team, and in 2006 it was decided that the less successful teams (Panthers, Trojans, Giants and Blue Devils) would become B-teams of the Mariners, Black Sox, Hurricanes and Spartans. Tigers folded that year also.

In 2006 the new A-League and B-League were begun, with Twins United a new A-League team, lasting until after the 2007 season. In 2008 Dublin City Indios (a Mexican team) entered the A-League and the Cork Druids became the first team in Munster. The Druids were replaced in 2009 by the Munster Warriors, a combined Cork-Limerick team based in Limerick, and the Indios folded before the season began.

In 2010 Cavan Comets and West Clare Dolphins were added, leaving only Connacht unrepresented. The Munster Warriors folded after the 2013 season, and the Ashbourne Giants, from Co. Meath were added in 2014, along with the Dublin Tigers (a Venezuelan team). The Dublin Tigers folded midway through the season.

In 2015 the Belfast North stars B team was shelved in favour of a three-club Belfast system, with new teams Belfast Buccaneers and Belfast Hornets added to the B-League. The Hornets only lasted one season, although in 2017, with two belfast teams and the Cavan Comets (also from Ulster) in the B-League, it was decided to form an elite Ulster team from the top players of all three teams to play in the A-League. The Red Sox as they became known as, were based in Clones, Co. Monaghan.

In 2019 the Ashbourne Giants folded their B-team and replaced it with the Ashbourne Stags and an U21 team. After Baseball Ireland and Softball Ireland were merged in 2020 to form Baseball Softball Ireland, a new team in Munster, the Cork Cosmos emerged.

All Irish Baseball Leagues have been for players aged 12 and up, with Women allowed play.

References:

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Internet Archive

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Social Media

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[26] Dublin Spartans Facebook Page (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinspartans/posts/1759225940992981 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

Websites

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Websites

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[32] Baseball Ireland (2013) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2013&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[33] Baseball Ireland (2014) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/schedule_new.php?search_year=2014&search_team= [Accessed 21 September 2016]

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland & Peter Mullin, Dublin Black Sox, Gabriel McCloyne (Donegal) and Hugh Mulcahy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 March 2020

March 6, 2020October 29, 2023

Irish American Football League Expansion 1984-present

American Football Ireland Logo 2020 [Ref: 101]

Expansion Timeline 1986-present

Number	Years Active	Team
	Irish American Football Association
1	Dublin Celts	1984-1993
2	Coleraine Chieftains	1985-1989
3	Carrickfergus / East Antrim Cougars	1985-1990
4	Belfast Blitzers	1985-1988
5	Belfast Spartans	1985-1996
6	Bangor Buccaneers	1986-1987
7	Belfast / NI Giants	1986-1989
8	Craigavon Cowboys	1986-1994 / 1998-1999 / 2003-present
9	Jordanstown Jaguars	1986-1987
10	East Side Jets	1987
11	Dublin Tornadoes	1987-1996
12	Antrim / A26 Bulldogs	1989-1993
	American Football Association of Ireland
13	Bray Seahawks	1990
14	Newtownabbey Warriors	1991
15	Drogheda Vikings	1992
16	Lee Valley Steelers	1992-1993
17	Ardee Falcons	1993
18	Carrickfergus / Belfast Knights	1994- Present
19	Lurgan Area Raiders	1994-1995
20	Dublin Lightning	1995-1998
21	Portadown Panthers	1996-1997
22	Dublin Bulls	1997
24	Dublin Tigers	1998-1999
25	Queens University Belfast Broncos	1998-1999
	Super League Era
23	Greystones Rebels *	1997-2000
26	Belfast Lasers *	1999
27	Dublin Rebels	2001-present
28	Dublin Dragons	2001-2015
29	University of Limerick Vikings	2001-present
30	Cork Admirals	2002-present
31	Belfast Bulls	2003-2008
32	Dublin City University Saints	2006-2010
33	North Dublin Marshalls	2006
34	Belfast Trojans	2007-present
35	Edenderry Soldiers	2007-2008
36	Tallaght Outlaws	2007-2008
	DV8 Development League Era
37	West Dublin Rhinos	2008-present
38	Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts	2008-present
39	Midlands Soldiers	2009
40	Erris Rams (Mayo)	2009-2010
41	University College Dublin Sentinels	2009-present
42	IT Carlow Chargers	2010
43	Tullamore Phoenix	2010-2013
44	Drogheda Lightning	2011-2014
45	Meath / Trim Bulldogs	2011-present
46	Westmeath / Mullingar Minotaurs	2012-present
47	North Kildare Reapers	2012-2016
48	Waterford Wolves	2012-2016 / 2018
	Shamrock Bowl Conference Era
49	Louth / Dundalk Mavericks	2014-present
50	Galway Warriors	2014-2019
51	South Kildare Soldiers	2014-2016
52	Tyrone Titans	2014-2017
53	Donegal / Derry Vipers	2015-present
54	South Dublin Panthers	2015-present
55	North Dublin Pirates	2016-present
56	NI / PSNI Razorbacks	2016-present
57	Wexford Eagles	2016-present
58	Antrim Jets	2017-present
59	Cill Dara Crusaders	2018-present
60	Causeway Giants	2019-present
	American Football Ireland Era
61	Waterford IT Vikings	2020-present

Irish American Football League expansion 1986-present [Ref: 1-100]

Note: While around at the time of the American Football Association of Ireland (1990-1999), the Greystones Rebels and Belfast Lasers were aligned more with the Dublin Lightning, whose personnel refused to play under the administration from 1997 onwards, and who ended up forming the Irish American Football Association (2001-2019).

References

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[63] Irish American Football Association (2014) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 23 August 2014]

[64] Irish American Football Association (2015) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2015]

[65] Irish American Football Association (2016) SBC 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-2016-schedule/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[66] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/journey-to-thirty/ [Accessed 8 August 2016]

[67] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[68] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 26 July 2018]

[69] Irish American Football Association (2018) SBC Schedule & Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/sbc-schedule-results-2018/ [Accessed 26 July 2018]

[81] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2015) 2014 IAFL 1 Conference standings & Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150110221134/http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 14 July 2018]

[82] Irish American Football Association (2015) UCD wins IAFL1 Championship; Tyrone wins IAFL2 Championship [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/ucd-wins-iafl1-championship/ [Accessed 27 November 2018]

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[92] Irish American Football Association (2018) IAFL 1 Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/iafl1-conference/ [Accessed 28 May 2018]

[93] Irish American Football Association (2018) IAFL1 Schedule & Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/iafl-1-schedule-results-2018/ [Accessed 28 May 2018]

[94] Irish American Football Association (2016) IAFL 2 Conference [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/contact-football/iafl2-conference/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[95] Irish American Football Association (2014) IAFL 2 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/iafl2-2016-schedule/ [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[96] Donegal Daily (2016) Donegal Derry Vipers on a Roll with six wins in a row [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/08/24/donegal-derry-vipers-on-a-roll-with-six-wins-in-a-row/ [Accessed 23 February 2017]

[97] Irish american Football Association (2016) Donegal Derry Vipers win IAFL2 Bowl in a spectacular game with Wexford Eagles [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/donegalderry-vipers-win-iafl2-bowl-spectacular-game-wexford-eagles/ [Accessed 1 September 2016]

[98] Irish American Football Association (2017) IAFL-2 Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/iafl2-conference/ [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[101] Irish American Football Association (2019) Teams | Kitted | IAFL 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/teams/teams-kitted-iafl1/ [Accessed 25 June 2019]

Social Media

[45] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Post by Kevin Sharkey, August 27, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259540917772370/permalink/268518076874654/ [Accessed 6 June 2018]

[71] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1233266033373961 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[72] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1227508007283097 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[73] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 7 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1227556927278205:0 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[74] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 17 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1212468245453740 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[75] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24 2016[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217083948325503 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[76] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 24 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1217246988309199 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[77] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CarrickKnights/posts/1067948010006303 [Accessed 2 August 2017]

[78] Dublin Rebels Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 30 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublinrebels/posts/617503018373620 [Accessed 2 August 2017]

[79] Irish American Football Association (2017) Facebook Post 14 August 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1619638348070059 [Accessed 14 August 2017]

[80] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2018) IAFA shared an Album – 20 August 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2060236584010231 [Accessed 20 August 2018]

[86] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post August 14 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1233266033373961 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[87] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2016) Post July 17 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1212468245453740 [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[89] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 23 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1596885733678654 [Accessed 24 July 2017]

[90] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1632046600162567 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[91] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 20 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1625971890770038 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[99] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1632046600162567 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

[100] IAFA Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post August 20 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1625846934115867 [Accessed 28 August 2017]

Internet Archive

[61] Dublin Rebels – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2008) News: 2008 League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081019054255/http://www.dublinrebels.com/news.php [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[70] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2017) IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20171115125115/http://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-conference/ [Accessed 18 January 2018]

Images

[101] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI Logo 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Logo-200.png [Accessed 10 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Associatio, Tim Leadingham (Tallaght Outlaws), Joe Grey (Dublin Dragons) and Sean Douglas (Dublin Rebels)

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Canadian Football League Expansion 1869-present

CFL Expansion 1869-present

Number	Year	Team
	1869	Hamilton Football Club
	1872	Montreal Football Club
1	1873	Toronto Argonauts (as Toronto Argonaut Football Club)
	1876	Ottawa Football Club
	1879	Winnipeg Football Club
	1907	IRFU formed (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union – Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal FC)
	1907	Calgary City RFC
	1907	Edmonton City RFC
	1909	Grey Cup first played for
2	1910	Saskatchewan Roughriders (as Regina Rugby Club)
3	1930	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (as Winnipegs RFC)
	1936	WIFU formed (Western Interprovincial Football Union)
4	1938	Edmonton Eskimoes
5	1945	Calgary Stampeders
6	1946	Montreal Alouettes
7	1950	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (merger of Hamilton Tigers & Hamilton Wildcats)
8	1954	British Columbia Lions
	1956	Canadian Football Council is formed
	1958	CFC resigns from Canadian Rugby Union, and renames itself the Canadian Football League
9	1982	Montreal Alouettes renamed Concordes. Atlantic Schooners formed.
	1986	Montreal Concordes change name back to Alouettes
	1987	Montreal Alouettes fold
	1993	Sacramento Gold Miners
	1994	Las Vegas Posse, Baltimore FC and Shreveport Pirates
	1995	Birmingham Barracudas and Memphis Mad Dogs. Las Vegas Posse folds
	1996	Four of 5 US teams fold. The lone survivor, Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal and renamed Alouettes.
	1997	Ottawa Rough Riders fold.
	2002	Ottawa Renegades
	2006	Ottawa Renegades fold
10	2014	Ottawa REDBLACKS

Canadian Football League expansion 1869 – present [Ref: 1-2]

Note: Atlantic Schooners were founded in 1982, but had trouble building a stadium, and have been promoting Canadian Football in the Maritime Provinces since then in the form of hosting Preseason & Regular Season CFL games. Halifax City Council voted in 2019 in favour of building a stadium.

References

Bibliography

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

Websites

Images

[3] Kids Encyclopedia facts | Kiddle (2019) Canadian Football League League facts for Kids [Internet] Available from: https://kids.kiddle.co/images/a/a3/CFL_Logo_1960%27s.png [Accessed 9 June 2019]

References

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

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National Football League Expansion 1920-present

Expansion Timeline 1920-present

Number	Year	Team
1	1920	Chicago Cardinals (St. Louis 1960-1988, Arizona Cardinals 1988-present
2	1920	Chicago Bears (Decatur Staleys 1920, Chicago Staleys 1921)
3	1921	Green Bay Packers
4	1925	New York Giants
5	1930	Detroit Lions (Portsmouth Spartans 1930-1933)
6	1932	Washington Redskins (Boston Braves 1932-1936)
7	1933	Pittsburgh Steelers (Pirates 1933-1939)
8	1933	Philadelphia Eagles
9	1937	LA Rams (Cleveland 1936-1945, LA Rams 1946-1994, St. Louis 1995-2018)
10	1950	Cleveland Browns (AAFC team 1946-1949)
11	1950	San Francisco 49’ers (AAFC team 1946-1949)
12	1953	Indianapolis Colts (Baltimore 1953-1981)
13	1960	Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Texans 1960-1962)
14	1960	Denver Broncos
15	1960	Houston Oilers (retired by NFL 1994)
16	1960	Los Angeles Chargers (San Diego 1961-2018)
17	1960	New York Jets (NY Titans 1960-1962)
18	1960	Buffalo Bills
19	1960	New England Patriots (Boston 1960-1969)
20	1960	Dallas Cowboys
21	1960	Minnesota Vikings
22	1960	Las Vegas Raiders (Oakland 1960-1981 / 1995-2019, LA 1982-1994)
23	1966	Atlanta Falcons
24	1967	Miami Dolphins
25	1968	New Orleans Saints
26	1969	Cincinnati Bengals
27	1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28	1977	Seattle Seahawks
29	1995	Carolina Panthers
30	1995	Jacksonville Jaguars
31	1996	Baltimore Ravens
32	1996	Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers moved here)
33	2002	Houston Texans

National Football League Expansion 1920-present [Ref: 1]

Note: Cleveland Rams were in AFL 1936 before moving over to the NFL in 1937. Cleveland Browms & San Francisco 49’ers were in AAFC (All-America Football Conference 1946-1949) before moving over to NFL in 1950. Baltimore Colts were in AAFC (1947-1949), before moving over to NFL in 1950, but folded in 1951, and were replaced by Dallas Texans (1952), who also folded and the were also replaced by a new team called the Baltimore Colts. The NFL terms each of these teams (Baltimore Colts 1947-1951, Dallas Texans 1952 & Baltimore Colts 1953 onwards) as separate teams.

Note 2: The AFL (American Football League) of 1960-1969 was so successful it merged with the NFL in 1970, and played the Super Bowl between the two Leagues since 1966. All of the teams added in 1960 (bar Dallas Cowboys & Minnesota Vikings) were originally mermbers of the AFL.

Team Names the NFL reused form Other Leagues

League	Years	Team
AFL	1937-1941	Cincinnati Bengals
AAFC	1947-1949	Baltimore Colts
AAFC	1947-1949	Buffalo Bills

National Football League team names reused from Other Leagues [Ref: 2-7]

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

Websites

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher.

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IT Tallaght International Flag Football Exhibitions 2016

Results, (IT Tallaght, 21 May 2016)

Date	Home Team		Away Team
21.05.2016	Edenderry Eagles	L	NP Flag (PA)	W
21.05.2016	Dublin Vipers	12	NP Flag (PA)	7

Irish International Flag Football Exhibitions 2016 [Reference: 1-4]

Report

NP Flag, from North Pennsylvania, played two matches in IT Tallaght, Co. South Dublin on their way to Big Bowl X in Germany. they beat the Edenderry Eagles, and lost by a small margin (less than one touchdown) against Dublin Vipers.

References

Social Media

[1] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2016) Post, May 23, 2016″Thanks to NP Flag for the visit and the games on saturday” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/posts/1816688488554965:0 [Accessed 13 November 2017][Broken Link]

[2] IAFA Flag Football Twitter Account (2016) Tweet, May 20, 2016″NP Flag Team coming from North Pennsylvania to play @DublinVipers and Edenderry Eagles MAY 21 2.30pm @ittallaght @iafaireland #GrowTheGame“ [Internet] Available from: https://twitter.com/FlagFootball_IE/status/733657410187972608 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

[3] IAFA Ireland Twitter Account (2016) Tweet, May 23, 2016″Thanks to NP Flag for the visit and the games on Saturday. NP Flag beat the Edenderry Eagles but the lost by a… http://fb.me/131i0Jg2x“ [Internet] Available from: https://twitter.com/FlagFootball_IE/status/734689904798629888 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

Internet / Phone Conversations

[4] Grey, Joe, Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation (3 March 2020, 14:24)

[5] McGroarty, Conor, Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation (3 March 2020, 19:03)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey & Sean Douglas (Dublin Vipers).

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Irish American Football Season 2003-04

Irish American Football Association Logo 2001-2003 [Reference: 5]

Charleroi Trophy 2003

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
28.06.03	Charleroi Cougars (Bel)	8	Carrickfergus Knights (Irl)	6
28.06.03	Dublin Rebels (Irl)	8	Celtes de Mitry (Fra)	6
	3rd Place Playoff
29.06.03	Celtes de Mitry (Fra)	8	Carrickfergus Knights (Irl)	22
	Final
29.06.03	Dublin Rebels (Irl)	12	Charleroi Cougars (Bel)	0

Charleroi Trophy Results 2003 [Reference: 1]

Irish American Football League Division 1 2003

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Carrickfergus Knights	6	5	1	0	170	26	10
*Dublin Rebels	6	5	1	0	185	39	10
*Cork Admirals	6	1	5	0	68	182	2
Dublin Dragons	6	1	5	0	36	212	2

Irish American Football League Division 1 Standings 2003 [Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
27.07.03	Dublin Rebels	56	Cork Admirals	8
	Shamrock Bowl XVII
10.08.03	Carrickfergus Knights	12	Dublin Rebels	24

Irish American Football League Division 1 Playoffs 2003 [Reference: 2]

Irish American Football League Division 2 2003

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Division 2
Belfast Bulls	5	3	2	0	66	88	.600
Craigavon Cowboys	5	2	3	0	94	64	.400
University of Limerick Vikings	3	0	3	0	47	100	.000
Division 1 Teams Composite Table
Cork Admirals	3	3	0	0	100	47	1.000
Carrickfergus Knights	2	2	0	0	56	22	1.000
Dublin Rebels	2	1	1	0	28	32	.500
Dublin Dragons	2	0	2	0	12	50	.000

Irish American Football League Division 2 Final Standings 2003 [Reference: 3]

Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge VII 2003

Year	Location	Home Team		Away Team
2003	Dublin	Drimnagh Cycos	6	Leicester Europa Eagles	12

Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge VII 2003 [Reference: 4]

Report

Dublin rebels won the Charleroi Trophy, the unofficial West European Championship for purely amateur leagues, beating Celtes de Mitry (French Amateur Division) 8-6 and Charleroi Cougars (Belgium) 12-0.

The Irish American Football League was renamed Division 1, following the introduction of an 8v8 Division 2. Dublin Rebels beat Carrickfergus Knights 24-12 in Shamrock Bowl XVII, with Cork Admirals reaching the playoffs also. The fourth team in the Division were Dublin Dragons, who finished bottom on 1-5.

Division 2 was split into two sections: the main Division 2 which featured smaller teams not in Division 1, and was won by Belfast Bulls with a 3-2 Wins-Losses record; and Division 1 teams, where players not getting their game in Division 1 could play, which finished with both Cork Admirals and Carrickfergus Knights undefeated.

The Anglo-Irish Flag Football Classic was won by Leicester Europa Eagles, who defeated Ireland’s Drimnagh Cycos 12-6.

About

The 2003-04 season was the 19th in Irish American Football history, including both the formative 1985-86 season and the 2000-01 season where only one International match was played.

There were four teams in the Irish American Football League, which was now re-christened Division 1, following the introduction of an 8v8 Division 2, featuring smaller teams, as well as matches against Division 1 teams (players not getting their game in Division 1 would have played in these matches).

There were also International Tournaments in both American Football (Charleroi Trophy) and Flag Football (Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge)

References

Internet Archive

[1] Irish American Football Association (2003) CHARLEROI TROPHY – DUBLIN REBELS FINISH FIRST & CARRICKFERGUS KNIGHTS 3rd [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030806044017/http://www.irish-american-football.org/29jun03.htm [Accessed 8 October 2017]

Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2003) 2003 Results [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2003results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[3] 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]

Websites

[4] Britball Now (2018) History of the game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 25 October 2016]

Image References

[5] Lucky Show – Irish American Football (2016) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/pics/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 5 June 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Lenka Mulligan (Brodekova), Simon Williams & Brendan Farrell.

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Maynooth University Charity Flag Football Tournament 2020

Gwent Gators Ireland Tour Logo 2020 [Reference: 6]

Maynooth Charity Blitz (29 February, 2020)

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edenderry Eagles	1	1	0	0	26	13	3
Dublin Bay Raptors	2	1	1	0	38	45	3
Gwent Gators	2	1	1	0	51	31	3
Maynooth University Hurricanes	2	1	1	0	25	45	3
Louth Mavericks	1	0	1	0	13	19	0

Maynooth International Flag Football Tournament 2020 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 1-9]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
29.02.2020	Maynooth University Hurricanes	19	Louth Mavericks	13
29.02.2020	Dublin Bay Raptors	25	Gwent Gators	19
29.02.2020	Gwent Gators	32	Maynooth University Hurricanes	6
29.02.2020	Edenderry Eagles	26	Dublin Bay Raptors	13
29.02.2020	Louth Mavericks	A	Edenderry Eagles	A

Maynooth International Flag Football Tournament Results 2020 [Reference: Compiled from 1-9]

Report

The day started with Dublin Bay Raptors building up a 13-0 lead with two touchdowns against the Gwent Gators, before the Gators scored three touchdowns, and led 19-13 at the half. In the second half, led by Joe Grey at Quarterback, the Raptors scored another two touchdowns to win 25-19. the Raptors TD’s were scored by Sean Douglas (two), Conor McGroarty and Bart Barden.

Louth Mavericks played the Maynooth University Hurricanes in the other opening match. the Mavericks went 6-0 up with a touchdown before the Hurricanes scored two touchdowns and a extra-point to go 13-6 up. The Mavericks replied with a TD, converted for two points, to lead 14-13, but the Hurricanes scored with 28 seconds left to win the game. Nathan Hearty, the Louth QB scored their first, then the second Mavericks TD was scored by Declan Mulvihill. Joe Kinahan completed three touchdown passes to Matty Kiernan, Colm Ennis and Killian O’Loughlin for the Hurricanes.

In their second match, the Gators won 32-6 against the Maynooth University Hurricanes, wit Matt Bourke getting in the endzone to put the Gators 7-0 up, and then the Hurricanes replied with a TD to make it 7-6. More scores in the second half, including a juggling catch with one foot in the endzone by Christopher Barry Bartlett-Legge saw the Gators win 32-6.

In the other match played in the second round of matches on the day, Raptors player Sean Douglas sprained his ankle, leaving them with four on offense, and they lost the match to the Edenderry Eagles 26-13, with Bart Barden and Conor McGroarty scoring TDs. The combination of the injury to the Raptors player and the stormy conditions due storm Jorge, with driving wind and rain, left the orgaisers with the decision to call off the rest of the tournament.

The louth Mavericks versus Edenderry Eagles match was abandoned at half-time.

About

The Maynooth University Hurricanes held a Charity Flag Football Tournament in aid of the Ataxia Foundation Ireland on 29 February 2020, involving Irish teams Dublin Bay Raptors, Louth Mavericks and Edenderry Eagles, as well as Welsh team the Gwent Gators.

References

Internet / Phone Conversations

[1] O’Farrell, Lloyd, Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation (29 February 2020; 14:25)

[2] Joe Grey, What’s App Conversation (3 March 2020 at 15:06) quoting Robbie Tighe, Louth Mavericks from Maynooth Charity Blitz What’s App Conversation ( 3 March 2020, 14:59 to 15:03)

[3] Joe Grey What’s App Conversation (3 March 2020 at 16:59)

[4] McGroarty, Conor Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation (3 March 2020 at 19:03)

Social Media

[5] Eirball Facebook Page (2020)Post 29 February 2020 “OK. was out in Maynooth University today for a Charity Flag Football Competition in aid of Ataxia Foundation Ireland. Doing the stats for Dublin Bay Raptors in driving wind and rain (from the comfort of the Press Box after halftime in Game 1 i.e. Joe Grey’s car). it was hard to see all that was going on but here are the Dublin Bay Raptors game stats for Game 1 – a 25-19 victory against Welsh Side Gwent Gators:” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2411792852466403&id=2226857640959926 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

[6] Eirball Facebook Page (2020)Post 29 February 2020 “And the stas for Game 2 today – a 13-26 loss to the Raptors’ bogey team Edenderry Eagles – unfortunately we lost Ireland team member Sean Douglas to a sprained ankle after 4 plays, and the tournament was called off after the second round of matches due to the weather, but here are the Dublin Bay Raptors Offensive & Defensive Stats for Game 2:” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2411794682466220&id=2226857640959926 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

[7] Gwent Gators Facebook Page (2020) Post 24 February 2020: “This coming weekend, the Gwent Gators head over to the Emerald Isle as part of our Pre Season tour, to take part in the Maynooth Charity Blitz Tournament at Maynooth University.” [Internet] Available from:https://www.facebook.com/GwentGators/posts/1020393998359740 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

[8] Gwent Gators Facebook Page (2020) Post 2 March 2020: “So the updates over the weekend didn’t happen as planned. Blame Storm Jorge and the alcohol 😎” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GwentGators/posts/1026222314443575 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

Images

[9] Gwent Gators Facebook Page (2020) Photo 24 February 2020: “This coming weekend, the Gwent Gators head over to the Emerald Isle as part of our Pre Season tour, to take part in the Maynooth Charity Blitz Tournament at Maynooth University.” [Internet] Available from:https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/87135154_1020381378361002_2983123746514010112_o.png?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=C_MEaZuUnHwAX8wNudT&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=84eb43cc00abd261589b122e9ff3aedf&oe=5E97F437 [Accessed 3 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Sean Douglas, Tom Gallagher, Conor McGroarty, Bart Barden & Lloyd O’Farrell (Dublin Bay Raptors).

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Last Updated: 3 March 2020

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274