Tag: Irish American Football

AFAI Irish American Football League 1990-1996

American Football Association of Ireland

Irish American Football League 1990-1996

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Irish American Football League 1990

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl V      
  Craigavon Cowboys 0 Dublin Celts 40

[8][9]

 

Irish American Football League 1991

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl VI      
  Dublin Celts 44 Antrim Bulldogs 0

[41]

 

Irish American Football League 1992

 

  P W L T PF PA Pct
Mourne Conference              
x – Craigavon Cowboys 5 4 1 0 124 18 .800
x – Antrim Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 127 16 .667
Belfast Spartans 6 4 2 0 105 59 .667
Tara Conference              
x – Dublin Tornadoes 6 4 2 0 81 49 .667
x – Dublin Celts 6 3 3 0 77 57 .500
Drogheda Vikings 5 1 4 0 15 135 .200
Lee Valley Steelers 6 0 6 0 0 195 .000

Compiled from: [1][2][3[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Semi-Finals      
13.09.92 Dublin Tornadoes 6 Antrim Bulldogs 19
13.09.92 Craigavon Cowboys W Dublin Celts L
  Shamrock Bowl VII      
20.09.92 Craigavon Cowboys 14 Antrim Bulldogs 6

[15][16]

 

Irish American Football League 1993

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl VIII      
  Dublin Tornadoes 19 Dublin Celts 2

[17]

 

Irish American Football League 1994

 

  P W L T PF PA Pct
*Dublin Tornadoes 6 5 1 0 128 35 .833
*Carrickfergus Knights 6 5 1 0     .833
Lurgan Area Raiders 6 2 4 0     .333
Belfast Spartans 6 0 6 0 26 112 .000

[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl IX      
  Dublin Tornadoes 18 Carrickfergus Knights 13

[18][19]

 

Irish American Football League 1995

 

  P W L T PF PA Pct
x – Dublin Tornadoes 8 8 0 0     1.000
x – Dublin Lightning 6 4 2 0     .667
x – Carrickfergus Knights 7 2 5 0     .287
x – Lurgan Area Raiders 7 0 7 0     .000

[37]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Semi-Finals      
17.09.95 Dublin Tornadoes 60 Lurgan Area Raiders 0
17.09.95 Dublin Lightning L Carrickfergus Knights W
  Shamrock Bowl X      
24.09.95 Dublin Tornadoes 34 Carrickfergus Knights 12

[35][37]

 

Irish American Football League 1996

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Shamrock Bowl XI      
  Dublin Lightning 26 Dublin Tornadoes 8

[36]

 

References

 

Sources

[1] Anon. (1992) “IRISH CHAMPION CELTS STUNG BY BULLDOG SPIRIT”, First Down. July 11, 1992, pg. 17.

[2] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 2, 1992, pg. 65

[3] Anon. (1992) “Sad Celts are Torn to shreds”, First Down. July 18, 1992, pg. 16.

[4] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Celts blown away”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 9, 1992, pg. 66

[5] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, July 16, 1992, pg. 69

[6] Anon. (1992) “Dublin Celts still winless”, First Down. July 25, 1992, pg. 19.

[7] FD Reporter. (1992) “At last! It’s the Dub-win Celts!”, First Down. August 15, 1992, pg. 17.

[8] Anon. (1992) “IRISH RESULTS”, First Down. August 29, 1992, pg. 17.

[9] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Vikings ready to invade Tallaght”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 13, 1992, pg. 66

[10] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Tornadoes ko Vikings”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 20, 1992, pg. 61

[11] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 27, 1992, pg. 61

[12] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 3, 1992, pg. 94

[13] Anon. (1992) “Vikings Victory”, Drogheda Independent. Friday, September 4, 1992, pg. 11

[14] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 10, 1992, pg. 70

[15] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: Gridiron grief for Dubs!”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 17, 1992, pg. 76

[16] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, October 8, 1992, pg. Sport 7

[17] (1993) “Tornadoes Bowl Glory”, First Down, October 9, 1993, pg. 20

[18] Carrickfergus Knights (1994) Knights American Football Club Carrickfergus Shamrock Bowl Programme. Belfast. Aldine Print

[19] Anon. (1994) Dublin Clinch Crown. First Down. 8 October1994. p. 22

[20] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 16 July 1994. p. 19

[21] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 9 July 1994. p. 19

[22] Anon. (1994) Lurgan Blank Belfast. First Down. 9 July 1994. p. 20

[23] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 2 July 1994. p. 19

[24] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 18 June 1994. p. 19

[25] Anon. (1994) Full Round-Up of BAFA’s Divisions Two and Three. First Down. 7 May 1994. pg. 21

[26] Anon. (1994) Chicago Knights maintain challenge. Carrick Times. 6 June 1994. pg. 60

[27] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes hit!. Evening Herald. Thursday, 21 April 1994 . pg. 54

[28] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 5 May 1994 . pg. 91

[29] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 26 May 1994 . pg. 68

[30] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes turn up the power. Evening Herald. Thursday, 28 July 1994. pg. 55

[31] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 11 August 1994. pg. 44

[32] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes blow Knights away!. Evening Herald. Thursday, 25 August 1994. pg. 50

[33] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 22 September 1994. pg.78

[34] Naughton, L. (1994) US Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 September1994. pg.58

[35] Anon (1995) Tornadoes breeze past Carrickfergus to claim third straight Irish title. First Down. 7 October 1995, pg. 21.

[36] (1996) “US Football”, Evening Herald, Thursday, September 19, 1996, pg. 79

 

Websites

 

[37] Dublin Tornadoes (1996) Irish American Football League 1995: The League Schedule ’95 / Results in ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115060654/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/american_football.html#main_menu [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[40] Britball (2016) Shamrock Bowl Results www.britball.co.uk/history-index/ireland/shamrock-bowl-results-1986.html [Accessed 2 October 2016]

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

Social Media

 

[42] 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]

 

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 December 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Irish American Football League 1985-1989

Shamrock Bowl I 1986

PWLTPFPAPts
Kitted
Belfast Blitzers32108488.667
Dublin Celts21106631.500
Aldergrove Hawks10102253.00
Craigavon Cowboys000000.000
Unkitted
Bangor Buccaneers77001.000

Table compile from: [1][2]

Shamrock Bowl I
Craigavon Cowboys6Dublin Celts0

[3]

Irish American Football League 1987

PWLTPFPAPct
Tara Conference
x – Dublin Celts1010001.000
x – Craigavon Cowboys10820.800
x – Belfast Giants10730.700
Belfast Spartans10460.450
Bangor Buccaneers10370.300
Jordanstown Jaguars100100.000
Mourne Conference
x – Belfast Blitzers10910.900
Carrickfergus Cougars10550.500
Dublin Tornadoes10550.500
Coleraine Chieftans10280.200
East Side Jets10280.200

[3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
12.09.1987Belfast Blitzers20Craigavon Cowboys28
12.09.1987Dublin Celts43Belfast Giants0
Shamrock Bowl II
27.09.1987Craigavon Cowboys26Dublin Celts39

[3]

Irish American Football League 1988

PWLTPFPAPct
National Conference
x – Belfast Blitzers651013651.833
x – Dublin Celts541011833.800
x – Craigavon Cowboys63308074.500
Dublin Tornadoes615058123.167
Irish Conference
x – Labatt Belfast Spartans53118099.700
Carrickfergus Cougars41306758.250
Coleraine Chieftans403139140.125

[1][4][Adjusted]

Playoff Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
14.08.1988Belfast Blitzers26Craigavon Cowboys12
14.08.1988Dublin Celts45Labatt Belfast Spartans6
Shamrock Bowl III
21.08.1988Belfast Blitzers6Dublin Celts34

[5][6]

Combined Gridiron League 1989

PWLTPFPAPct

Duke Premier Division
*Dublin Celts8800242431.000
Belfast Spartans8440113202.500
Craigavon Cowboys8350127160.375
East Antrim Cougars817038206.125
Baron First Division
*A26 Bulldogs87108828.875
NI Giants853012384.625
Dublin Tornadoes808008.000

[1]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Shamrock Bowl IV
1989Dublin Celts7A26 Bulldogs6

[2]

Report

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The First Irish American Football Team was the Dublin Celts, formed in 1985 in the Phoenix Park, after playing matches for the first season against English teams there were enough teams in Ireland in 1986 for an informal league at the end of which the top two were invited to play in Shamrock Bowl I, which the Craigavon Cowboys won 6-0 over the Celts.

The Following year, 1987, saw the first full season, 11 teams organised into two conferences, playing a 10 game season, with Semmi-Finals and the Shamrock Bowl. The Celts would go through the season undefeated, beating the Cowboys 39-26 in the Bowl. 1988 would see a drop in the number of teams to seven, and again the league would be divided into two conferences, with Semi-Finals and a Shamrock Bowl, which was won by the Celts again, 34-6 over the Belfast Blitzers.

In 1989 the teams would play in an Irish Conference in the Combined Gridiron League, which was a league set up to unite all the various competing leagues in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. At the end of the season, as well as competing in the CGL playoffs, the two division winners, the Dublin Celts and new team, the A26 Bulldogs, met in Shamrock Bowl IV, which the Celts again won by the slimmest of margins, 7-6.

References

Sources

[5] (1988) “Ireland” American Football News. 18 August 1988. pg.

[6] (1988) “Shamrock Bowl report” American Football News. 29 September 1988. pg. 22

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[3] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[7] Britball Now (2016) Historial League Tables [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/historical-league-tables-in/ [Accessed 27 February 2017]

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 June 2018

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and INAWSA 2018

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.