Scoreboard
League Standings
NIAFA Northern Ireland American Football League Unkitted League 1986
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bangor Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 70 | 22 | 48 | W3 |
| 2 |  Jordanstown Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W1 |
| 3 |  Belfast Blitzers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 53 | 22 | 31 | L1 |
| 4 | Aldergrove Hawks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 22 | 53 | -31 | L2 |
| 5 |  Belfast Spartans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 22 | 70 | -48 | L2 |
League Schedule
NIAFA Northern Ireland American Football Association Junior League (Unkitted) 1986
Report
Bangor Buccaneers won the 1986 Northern Ireland American Football Association Junior (Unkitted Pre-Pads) League which appears to have been a contact unkitted adult league operating as a second tier or division with the NIAFA. Five teams are known to have taken part in this competition: Bangor Buccaneers, Belfast Blitzers, Jordanstown Jaguars, Aldergrove Hawks and Belfast Spartans
References
Websites
[1] Britballnow.co.uk (2019) 1986 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 August 2019]
[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]
[3] Belfast Spartans (2019) Team History | Grinding to a start [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/team-history.html [Accessed 20 March 2018]
Social Media
[4] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, August 12-17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 17 August 2019]
Magazines
[5] Stacher, Steve (1987) “An Official History of American Football Ireland” Receiver. 1987.
Newspapers
[6] Anon. (1986) “Buccaneers move up” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 25, 1986. pg. 16.
[7] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys look for revenge” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 29, 1986. Pg. 22.
Note: Past copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
Social Media
[8] Andrew Wilson’s reply to Eirball’s post, March 27, 2020 [Internet] Available at : https://www.facebook.com/eirballenda/posts/2433567573622264?comment_id=2696161900696162¬if_id=1612882525056885¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif [Accessed 11 February 2021]
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)
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