
American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2010-2011
Team Name: The Phoenix is on the Coat of Arms of Tullamore, after the world’s first known aviation disaster on 10th May 1785, when a Hot Air Balloon crashed, leading to a fire which destroyed as many as 130 homes. [Reference: 4]
Colours: Black Helmets / White Jerseys with Green and Yellow Trim / Black Pants.
Home Field: Tullamore RFC, Co. Offaly.
All-Time Record: W-L-T: All Games: 8-6-0 / Regular Season: 8-6-0
Honours: IAFL DV8 Development League Champions 2010 and 2011.
History: The Tullamore Phoenix were founded in 2010 as an 8v8 Team in the Irish American Football League Development League, taking over from the Midlands Soldiers as the team in the Midlands. In 2010 the finished with a 2-5-0 Wins-Losses-Ties Record but as the only team in the DV8 Development League to have played a full schedule they won the title. The following year they won the title in more convincing style, winning their first five matches before losing their final game to the Carrickfergus Knights 2nds. After two seasons playing 8v8 Football in the Development League, they made the step up to the Full 11v11 Irish American Football League. The 8v8 team was continued by the Tullamore Phoenix 2nds team.
Home Venue: Tullamore RFC, Co. Offaly
Year-by-Year Record
Year | League | RS W-L-T | Pts / Pos | PS W-L-T | Champ | Int W-L-T | Champ |
2010 | DV8 DL | 2-5-0 | 7 / 1st | 0-0-0 | DV8 DL | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
2011 | DV8 DL | 5-1-0 | 10 / 1st | 0-0-0 | DV8 DL | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Note: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss.
Results 2010 IAFL DV8 Development League
Week | Date | H/A | Versus | W/L | Score |
3 | 09.05.2010 | H | Erris Rams (Mayo) | W | 30-0 # |
4 | 23.05.2010 | A | Trinity College Dublin 2nds | W | 12-0 |
5 | 30.05.2010 | A | Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | L | 6-25 |
6 | 04.07.2010 | A | Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | L | 0-7 |
7 | 18.07.2010 | H | University College Dublin 2nds | L | 12-22 |
7 | 18.07.2010 | H | Craigavon Cowboys 2nds | L | 13-14 |
8 | 22.08.2010 | H | Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | L | 0-33 |
Note: Week 7 was a 3-team Blitz: 2 Pts Awarded for 1st Place, 1 Pt for Second and 0 Pts for third.
Results 2011 IAFL DV8 Development League
Week | Date | H/A | Versus | W/L | Score |
1 | 08.05.2011 | H | Trim Bulldogs | W | 49-0 |
3 | 29.05.2011 | H | Drogheda Lightning | W | 30-0 |
4 | 03.07.2011 | A | Trim Bulldogs | W | 27-0 |
6 | 24.07.2011 | A | Drogheda Lightning | W | 31-6 |
7 | 01.08.2011 | H | Dublin Dragons 2nds | W | 26-12 |
9 | 21.08.2011 | A | Carrickfergus Knights 2nds | L | 0-18 |

References
[1] Bolts in Blue (2011) Tullamore Phoenix Logo [Internet] Available from: https://boltsinblue.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tullamore-phoenix.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]
Websites
[2] Irish American Football Association (2010) DV8s Development League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/2010-iafl-standingsschedule/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]
Internet Archive
[3] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2011) Dv8s Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20111010222137/http://www.americanfootball.ie/dv8s-standings [Accessed 25 March 2017]
Online Encyclopaedias
[4] Wikipedia (2020) Tullamore [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tullamore [Accessed 19 October 2020]
Images
[5] Drogheda Lightning (2011) dsc00574 “David Murray carries the ball for the Lightning the last time the teams met in Tullamore.” [Internet] Available from: https://boltsinblue.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/dsc00574.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Colm Kincaid.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 19 October 2020
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