- Leagues
- AFI American Football Ireland Timeline, Irish American Football League, Irish American Football League Mourne Conference, Irish American Football League Mourne Conference Preseason, Irish American Football League Preseason, Irish American Football League Regular Season
- Seasons
- 1987
- Home
- Annadale Association, Upper Braniel Road, Dundonald
IAFL Mourne Conference Preseason 1987
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Side Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 2 | 11 | W2 |
| 2 |  Belfast Blitzers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 6 | 39 | W1 |
| 3 | Carrickfergus Cougars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 13 | 1 | W1 |
| 4 |  Coleraine Chieftains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Dublin Tornadoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aldergrove Hawks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | -6 | L1 |
IAFL Mourne Conference 1987
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Blitzers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.900 | 449 | 47 | 402 | W2 |
| 2 | Dublin Tornadoes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.600 | 121 | 164 | -43 | L1 |
| 3 | Carrickfergus Cougars | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | 99 | 126 | -27 | L1 |
| 4 | Coleraine Chieftains | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.100 | 58 | 234 | -176 | L6 |
| 5 | East Side Jets | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.100 | 10 | 284 | -274 | W1 |
Results
(Week 18)
1 - 0 #East Side Jets vs Jordanstown Jaguars |
(Week 17)
1 - 0 #Dublin Celts vs East Side Jets |
|
(Week 16)
0 # - 1East Side Jets vs Dublin Tornadoes |
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(Week 14)
1 - 0 #Carrickfergus Cougars vs East Side Jets |
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(Week 11)
25 - 0Bangor Buccaneers vs East Side Jets |
(Week 8)
0 - 46East Side Jets vs Belfast Giants |
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(Week 7)
31 - 0Coleraine Chieftains vs East Side Jets |
(Week 5)
9 - 30East Side Jets vs Belfast Spartans |
(Week 4)
57 - 0Craigavon Cowboys vs East Side Jets |
|
(Week 1)
0 - 92East Side Jets vs Belfast Blitzers |
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(Preseason Week 2)
7 - 2East Side Jets vs Bangor Buccaneers |
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(Preseason Week 1)
0 - 6Aldergrove Hawks vs East Side Jets |
East Side Jets Players List 1987
| # | Player | Team | Position | TD | FG | Safety | PAT | 2XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Dobbins | East Side Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Hill | East Side Jets | Quarterback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stuart Hooks | East Side Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Boyd | East Side Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Kirkby | East Side Jets | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Wright | East Side Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dunwoody | East Side Jets | Running back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 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.
Logos
[4] BBC Sport NI Facebook (2020) Post to Page by Andrew C. Hynds, July 25, 2020[Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/110331995_10207676407903700_6075498231333887780_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=VOFw2CPJYmgAX9D9GUf&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=97080de1e6cee4dca8af94992838b196&oe=5F72CA3D [Accessed 30 August 2020]
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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