World League of American Football 1991
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| European | |||||||
| *London Monarchs | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 121 | .900 |
| *Barcelona Dragons | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 206 | 126 | .800 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 139 | .700 |
| North American East | |||||||
| *New York New Jersey Knights | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 257 | 155 | .500 |
| Orlando Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 242 | 286 | .500 |
| Montreal Machine | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 145 | 144 | .400 |
| Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 300 | .000 |
| North American West | |||||||
| *Birmingham Fire | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 140 | .500 |
| San Antonio Riders | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 176 | 196 | .400 |
| Sacramento Surge | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 179 | 254 | .300 |
[12]
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Birmingham Fire | 3 | Barcelona Dragons | 10 | |
| New York/New Jersey Knights | 26 | London Monarchs | 42 | |
| World Bowl I | (London) | |||
| London Monarchs | 21 | Barcelona Dragons | 0 |
[2]
World League of American Football 1992
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| European | |||||||
| *Barcelona Dragons | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 161 | .500 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 257 | .300 |
| London Monarchs | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 178 | 203 | .250 |
| North American East | |||||||
| *Orlando Thunder | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 247 | 127 | .800 |
| New York/New Jersey Knights | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 188 | .600 |
| Montreal Machine | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 274 | .200 |
| Ohio Glory | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 132 | 230 | .100 |
| North American West | |||||||
| *Sacramento Surge | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 152 | .800 |
| *Birmingham Fire | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 165 | .750 |
| San Antonio Riders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 150 | .700 |
[3]
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Orlando Thunder | 45 | Birmingham Fire | 7 | |
| Sacramento Surge | 17 | Barcelona Dragons | 15 | |
| World Bowl II | (Montreal) | |||
| Sacramento Surge | 21 | Orlando Thunder | 17 |
[3]
World League of American Football 1995
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Amsterdam Admirals | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 152 | .900 |
| *Frankfurt Galaxy | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 202 | .600 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 237 | 247 | .500 |
| London Monarchs | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 174 | 220 | .400 |
| RHEIN FIRE | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 221 | 279 | .400 |
| Scottish Claymores | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 210 | .200 |
| World Bowl III | (Amsterdam) | |||
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 26 | Amsterdam Admirals | 22 |
[4]
| Jeff Reinebold who coached a clinic for Irish Players and Coaches in Dublin in 2010, coached for the Rhein Fire in 1995. |
World League of American Football 1996
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *SCOTTISH CLAYMORES | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 190 | .700 |
| *Frankfurt Galaxy | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 221 | 220 | .600 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 210 | .500 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 230 | .500 |
| London Monarchs | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 161 | 192 | .400 |
| Rhein Fire | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 176 | 191 | .300 |
[8]
| World Bowl IV | (Edinburgh) | |||
| Scottish Claymores | 32 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 27 |
[5]
| Emmett Waldron, who was born in Cork played for the Scottish Claymores in 1996. |
World League of American Football 1997
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Rhein Fire | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 146 | .700 |
| *Amsterdam Admirals | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 160 | .500 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 236 | 209 | .500 |
| SCOTTISH CLAYMORES | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 154 | .500 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 142 | .400 |
| London Monarchs | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 184 | .400 |
[9]
| World Bowl V | (Barcelona) | |||
| Barcelona Dragons | 38 | Rhein Fire | 24 |
[6]
| Emmett Waldron, who was born in Cork played for the Scottish Claymores in 1997. |
Legend
| Team Colour | Irish Connection |
| Green | Player Born in Ireland |
| Azure | American Coach who coached in Ireland |
Report
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Jeff Reinebold – Coach – Rhein Fire 1995, 2000, Amsterdam Admirals 2001, NFL Europe Senior Management 2004 (Coached Irish Coaches and Players at a Clinic in Dublin in 2010)
Jeff Reinebold’s Connections to Ireland include coaching Irish coaches abnd players at a clinicc in Dublin from 19th-21st July 2010. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are based. He began his coaching in Western Montana College in 1981 at 24 years of age.
In 1995 he coached at Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football. He returned to the Rhein Fire in the rebranded National Football League Europe in 2000 as Special Teams Co-Ordinator and Defensive Backs Coach, winning the world Bowl that year.
In 2001 he moved to the Amsterdam Admirals as Defensive Back Coach, and Special Teams Co-Ordinator. In 2004 he became the NFL Europe League’s Senior Manager of International Player Development, before returning to the Canadian Football League to coach.
While he was coaching in Europe, 11 of the Defensive Backs he coached ended up on NFL rosters.
Emmett Waldron – Player – Scottish Claymores 1996-1999 (Born in Cork):
Emmett Waldron was born in Cork and played NCAA football for Rice University before signing for the Scottish Claymores in 1996 – the same year as Scottish Rugby Union captain Gavin Hastings. His father was an Irish Rugby Interprovincial player. In his first year at the Claymores he would have earned £25,000 as well as bonuses and travelling expenses. He played four years for the Claymores as a linebacker. He was the first Irish player to play professional American Football in the NFL in a skilled position since the 1920s .[20]
[19]
Newspapers
[20] Naughton, Lindie (1996) US FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]
Websites
[1] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[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]
[12] Scottish Claymores (1998)1998 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1998.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[13] Scottish Claymores (1999)1999 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[14] Scottish Claymores (1999)2000 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2000.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[15] Scottish Claymores (1999)2001 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2001.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[16] Scottish Claymores (1999)2002 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2002.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[17] Scottish Claymores (1999)2003 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[18] Scottish Claymores (1999)2004 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2004.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[19] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]
[20] Irish American Football Association (2010) Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/jeff-reinebold-to-give-clinics-in-ireland/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[21] Irish American Football Association (2010) Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland – Picture [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1945124.jpg [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[22] American Football International (2015) The Never Ending Football Journey of Jeff Reinebold [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/the-never-ending-football-journey-of-jeff-reinebold/ [accessed 4 August 2018]
[23] Wikipedia (2018) Jeff Reinebold [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Reinebold [Accessed 4 August 2018]
Newspapers
[11] Naughton, Lindie (1996) “US FOOTBALL” Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]
[12] Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down. May 25, 1991. Issue 257. pg. 5.
Websites
[1] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1992 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id166.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1995 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id170.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1996 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id171.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1997 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id172.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[7] Scottish Claymores (1995)1995 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1995.php [Accessed 23 April 2018]
[8] Scottish Claymores (1996)1996 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1996.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[9] Scottish Claymores (1997)1997 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1997.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]
[12] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]
Acknowledgements
| Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association. |
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