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June 4, 2021

Arena Football League 1986-1991

AFL 1986-87

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Test Game
27.04.1986	Rockford Metros	30	Chicago Politicians	18
	Showcase Game
27.02.1987	Chicago Bruisers	30	Miami Vice	33

[References: 4-5]

AFL 1987

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Pittsburgh Gladiators (C)	6	4	2	0	268	199	.667
Denver Dynamite (P)	6	4	2	0	261	252	.667
Chicago Bruisers	6	2	4	0	217	310	.333
Washington Commandos	6	2	4	0	288	273	.333

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Arena Bowl I
Denver Dynamite	45	Pittsburgh Gladiators	16

Reference: [1]

AFL 1988

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Chicago Bruisers (C)	12	10	1	1	526	374	.792
Detroit Drive (P)	12	9	3	0	472	310	.750
Pittsburgh Gladiators (P)	12	6	6	0	507	491	.500
Los Angeles Cobras (P)	12	5	6	1	463	449	.458
New England Steamrollers	12	3	9	0	330	506	.250
New York Knights	12	2	10	0	337	505	.167

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	34	Pittsburgh Gladiators	25
Chicago Bruisers	29	Los Angeles Cobras	16
Arena Bowl II
Detroit Drive	24	Chicago Bruisers	13

Reference: [1]

AFL 1989

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Detroit Drive (C)	4	3	1	0	154	84	.750
Denver Dynamite (P)	4	3	1	0	159	147	.750
Pittsburgh Gladiators (P)	4	3	1	0	159	147	.750
Chicago Bruisers (P)	4	1	3	0	167	155	.250
Maryland Commandos	4	0	4	0	79	170	.000

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	43	Chicago Bruisers	10
Pittsburgh Gladiators	39	Denver Dynamite	37
Arena Bowl III
Detroit Drive	39	Pittsburgh Gladiators	26

Reference: [1]

AFL 1990

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Detroit Drive (C)	8	6	2	0	326	215	.750
Dallas Texans (P)	8	6	2	0	299	308	.750
Denver Dynamite (P)	8	4	4	0	289	287	.500
Pittsburgh Gladiators (P)	8	3	5	0	289	287	.375
Albany Firebirds	8	3	5	0	188	268	.375
Washington Commandos	8	2	6	0	244	264	.250

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
First Round
Detroit Drive	61	Pittsburgh Gladiators	30
Dallas Texans	26	Denver Dynamite	25
Arena Bowl IV
Detroit Drive	51	Dallas Texans	27

Reference: [1]

AFL 1991

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Detroit Drive	10	9	1	0	437	262	.900
*Tampa Bay Storm	10	8	2	0	421	309	.800
*Denver Dynamite	10	6	4	0	389	365	.600
*Albany Firebirds	10	6	4	0	427	342	.600
Dallas Texans	10	4	6	0	286	334	.400
New Orleans Night	10	4	6	0	314	401	.400
Orlando Predators	10	3	7	0	321	363	.300
Columbus Thunderbolts	10	0	10	0	241	460	.000

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	37	Albany Firebirds	35
Tampa Bay Storm	40	Denver Dynamite	13
Arena Bowl V
Tampa Ba Storm	48	Detroit Drive	42

Reference: [1]

Report

On February 11, 1981, James Foster witnessed an Indoor Soccer game at Madison Square Garden, and drew out the outline of an Indoor American Football field on a manilla envelope, using the same basic premise of a football field on a converted Ice Hockey rink. [2]

The first AFL test game was held on 27 April 1986 in Rockford, Illinois between the Rockford Metros and Chicago Politicians , and following positive public response the first “showcase game” in Chicago in front of 8,200 fans on February 27, 1987. [2; 4-5]

The AFL debut season began on 19 June 1987, with four teams: Chicago Bruisers, Denver Dynamite, Pittsburgh Gladiators & Washington Comandos. Denver Dynamite won Arena Bowl I, defeating Pittsburgh Gladiators 45-16 [2]

The second AFL season featued an additional three teams: Los Angeles Cobras, New England Steamrollers & New York Knights, who played only that season. Washington Commandos sat out the season Detroit Drive won Arena Bowl II, 24-13 over Chicago Bruisers. [2]

The third AFL season, in 1989, was a shortened four-game season, with five teams, including the returned Commandos, now playing in Maryland. Detroit again won the Arena Bowl, beating Pittsburgh 39-26. Following the season, the league played two successful exhibition games in Paris (France) & London (England). THE US Patent office granted the league a Patent, making it the first patented, rival-free sports league in history. [2]

the fourth AFL season, saw an expansion of two teams: Albany Firebirds & Dallas Texans, with Chicago dropping out. Detroit Drive won the Arena Bowl for the third year in succession, defeating Dallas 51-27. [2]

A further expansion in 1991, saw teams added in Orlando (Predators) and New Orleans (Night) and Columbus (Thunderbolts), with Pittsburgh relocating to Tampa Bay, becoming the Storm and the Commandos ceasing operation.The league’s expansion into the Southeast would prove enduringly successful, with the Tampa Bay & Orlando franchises remaing in existence right through to the league’s waning years in the late-2010s. Detroit was defeated in the Arena Bowl 48-42 by the Tampa Bay Storm, ending the Drive’s attempts at a four-in-a-row. [2]

In 1992 the league expanded to 12 teams and three divisions, ending the AFL’s formative years, and beginning the AFL’s rise to become what the Wall Street Journal called the fifth Major [2].

References:

Bibliography

[1] Arena Football League (2016) “2016 Record and Fact Book” pp. 57-65.

[2] Arena Football League (2016) “2016 Record and Fact Book” pp. 52-56.

Social Media

[3] Arena Fan Facebook Page (2021) Post, April 27, 1987 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arenafan/posts/10160818695018222 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

Websites

[4] Arena Fan (2021) History 1986 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=yearly&histleague=1&fpage=schedule&year=1986 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

[5] Arena Fan (2021) History 1987 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=yearly&histleague=1&fpage=schedule&year=1987 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch, Maurice Lynch, Dylan Brennan, Jonathan Brennan, Simon Brennan & Robert Byron.

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Ireland Water Polo Men’s National League Premier Division 2011-2016

IWP MNL Premier 2013-14

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
St. Vincent’s	11	8	2	1	133	75	58	26
Cathal Brugha	10	7	2	1	128	88	40	23
Half Moon	10	7	1	2	155	82	73	22
Sandycove	12	6	2	4	121	99	22	20
Clonard	11	4	0	7	84	129	-35	12
North Dublin	10	2	1	7	83	97	-14	7
Cork	12	0	0	12	66	192	-126	0

Ireland Water Polo Men’s National League Premier Division 2013-14 [Reference: 4]

IWP MNL Premier 2014-15

	P	W	L	D	GD	Pts
Half Moon	12	9	3	0	34	27
St. Vincent’s B	12	8	3	1	33	25
Sandycove	12	8	4	0	45	24
Cathal Brugha	12	7	4	1	33	22
North Dublin	12	5	7	0	-15	15
Clonard	12	3	9	0	-41	9
St. Vincent’s A	12	1	11	0	-89	2

Ireland Water Polo Men’s National League Premier Division 2014-15 [Reference: 5]

IWP MNL Premier 2015-16

	P	W	L	D	GD	Pts
Cathal Brugha	13	12	0	1	95	37
St. Vincent’s B	14	9	2	3	76	30
Half Moon	13	8	5	0	62	24
Sandycove	14	7	5	2	15	23
North Dublin	14	6	6	2	8	20
Setanta	12	4	8	0	-69	12
St. Vincent’s A	14	3	11	0	-76	9
Clonard	14	1	13	0	-111	3

Ireland Water Polo Men’s National League Premier Division 2015-16 [Reference: 6]

References

Images

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

Websites

[5] Swim Ireland (2016) Fixtures 2013-14 [Internet] Available from: http://irelandwaterpolo.files.worpdress.com/2012/10/league-table-apr1.pdf [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[7] Swim Ireland (2016) Fixtures 2015-16 [Internet] Available from: http://www.swimireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/03/Fixtures-April-2.pdf [Accessed 28 October 2016]

[8] Swim Ireland (2017) League Table Results 2016-17 [Internet] Availabble from: http://www.swimireland.ie/other-water-sports/water-polo/league-tablesresults/ [Accessed 16 February 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laurence O’Toole.

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August 2, 2020

Pro 12 Rugby 2010-2017

Guinness Pro 12 Logo [Reference: 17]

Magners League 2010-11

	P	W	D	L	BP	Pts
*Munster	22	19	0	3	7	83
*Leinster	22	15	1	6	8	70
*Ulster	22	15	1	6	5	67
*Ospreys	22	12	1	9	13	63
Scarlets	22	12	1	9	12	62
Cardiff Blues	22	13	1	8	6	60
Dragons	22	10	1	11	7	49
Edinburgh	22	9	0	13	7	43
Connacht	22	7	1	14	9	39
Benetton Treviso	22	9	0	13	2	38
Glasgow Warriors	22	6	1	15	7	33
Aironi	22	1	0	21	8	12

Pro 12 Final Table 2010-11 [Reference: 16]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
14.05.2011	Munster	18	Ospreys	11
13.05.2011	Leinster	18	Ulster	3
	Final
28.05.2011	Munster	19	Leinster	9

Pro 12 Final Series 2010-11 [Reference: 16]

Pro 12 2011-12

	P	W	D	L	F	A	BP	Pts
Leinster	22	18	1	3	568	326	7	81
Ospreys	22	16	1	5	491	337	5	71
Munster	22	14	1	7	489	367	9	67
Glasgow Warriors	22	13	4	5	445	321	5	65
Scarlets	22	12	2	8	446	373	10	62
Ulster	22	12	0	10	474	424	8	56
Cardiff Blues	22	10	0	12	446	460	10	50
Connacht	22	7	1	14	321	433	7	37
Dragons	22	7	1	14	370	474	6	36
Treviso	22	7	0	15	419	558	8	36
Edinburgh	22	6	1	15	454	588	6	32
Aironi	22	4	0	18	289	551	6	22

Pro 12 Final Table 2011-12 [Reference: 4; 10]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
12.05.2012	Leinster	19	Glasgow Warriors	15
11.05.2012	Ospreys	45	Munster	10
	Final
27.05.2012	Leinster	30	Ospreys	31

Pro 12 Final Series 2011-12 [Reference: 10]

Pro 12 2012-13

	P	W	D	L	F	A	BP	Pts
Ulster	22	17	1	4	577	348	11	81
Leinster	22	17	0	5	585	386	10	78
Glasgow Warriors	22	16	0	6	541	324	12	76
Scarlets	22	15	0	7	436	406	6	66
Ospreys	22	14	1	7	471	342	4	62
Munster	22	11	1	10	442	389	8	54
Treviso	22	10	2	10	414	450	6	50
Connacht	22	8	1	13	358	422	4	38
Cardiff Blues	22	8	0	14	348	487	6	38
Edinburgh	22	7	0	15	399	504	8	36
Dragons	22	6	0	16	358	589	4	28
Zebre	22	0	0	22	291	573	10	10

Pro 12 Final Table 2012-13 [Reference: 5; 11]

*Date*	*Home Team*		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
11.05.2013	Leinster	17	Glasgow Warriors	15
10.05.2013	Ulster	28	Scarlets	17
	Final
25.05.2013	Leinster	24	Ulster	18

Pro 12 Final Series 2012-13 [Reference: 11]

Pro 12 2013-14

	P	W	D	L	F	A	BP	Pts
Leinster	22	17	1	4	554	352	12	82
Glasgow Warriors	22	18	0	4	484	309	7	79
Munster	22	16	0	6	538	319	10	74
Ulster	22	15	0	7	470	319	10	70
Ospreys	22	13	1	8	571	388	12	68
Scarlets	22	11	1	10	435	438	9	55
Cardiff Blues	22	8	1	13	425	538	7	41
Edinburgh	22	7	0	15	397	520	10	38
Newport-Gwent Dragons	22	7	1	14	382	492	5	35
Connacht	22	6	0	16	371	509	11	35
Benetton Treviso	22	5	1	16	376	591	8	30
Zebre	22	5	2	15	347	559	5	29

Pro 12 Final Table 2013-14 [Reference: 6 12]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
17.05.2014	Leinster	13	Ulster	9
16.05.2014	Glasgow Warriors	16	Munster	15
	Final
31.05.2014	Leinster	34	Glasgow Warriors	12

Pro 12 Final Series 2013-14 [Reference: 12]

Pro 12 2014-15

	P	W	D	L	F	A	BP	Pts
*Glasgow Warriors	22	16	1	5	540	360	9	75
*Munster	22	15	2	5	581	367	11	75
*Ospreys	22	16	1	5	546	358	8	74
*Ulster	22	14	2	6	524	372	9	69
Leinster	22	11	3	8	483	375	12	62
Scarlets	22	11	3	8	452	388	7	57
Connacht	22	10	1	11	447	419	8	50
Edinburgh	22	10	1	11	399	419	6	48
Newport-Gwent Dragons	22	8	0	14	393	484	10	42
Cardiff Blues	22	7	1	14	430	545	5	35
Benetton Treviso	22	3	1	18	306	641	5	19
Zebre	22	3	0	19	266	539	3	15

Pro 12 Final Series 2015-16 [Reference: 7; 13]

*Date*	Home Team		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
23.05.2015	Munster	21	Ospreys	18
22.05.2015	Glasgow Warriors	16	Ulster	14
	Final
30.05.2015	Munster	13	Glasgow Warriors	31

Pro 12 Final Series 2015-16 [Reference: 13]

Pro 12 2015-16

	P	W	D	L	F	A	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster	22	16	0	6	458	290	6	3	73
Connacht	22	15	0	7	507	406	8	5	73
Glasgow Warriors	22	14	1	7	557	380	8	6	72
Ulster	22	14	0	8	488	307	8	5	69
Scarlets	22	14	0	8	477	458	2	5	63
Munster	22	13	0	9	459	417	6	5	63
Cardiff Blues	22	11	0	11	542	461	5	7	56
Ospreys	22	11	1	10	490	455	6	3	55
Edinburgh	22	11	0	11	405	366	2	8	54
Newport-Gwent Dragons	22	4	0	18	353	492	0	10	26
Zebre	22	5	0	17	308	718	3	1	24
Benetton Treviso	22	3	0	19	320	614	0	8	20

Pro 12 Final Table 2015-16 [Reference: 8; 14]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
21.05.2016	Connacht	16	Glasgow Warriors	11
20.05.2016	Leinster	30	Ulster	18
	Final
28.05.2016	Connacht	20	Leinster	10

Pro 12 Final Series 2015-16 [Reference: 9; 14]

Pro 12 2016-17

	P	W	D	L	BP	Pts
*Munster	22	19	0	3	10	86
*Leinster	22	18	0	4	13	85
*Scarlets	22	17	0	5	9	77
*Ospreys	22	14	0	8	13	69
Ulster	22	14	1	7	10	68
Glasgow Warriors	22	11	0	11	14	58
Cardiff Blues	22	11	1	10	7	53
Connacht	22	9	0	13	8	44
Edinburgh	22	6	0	16	7	31
Benetton Treviso	22	5	0	17	3	23
Dragons	22	4	0	18	7	23
Zebre	22	3	0	19	7	19

Pro 12 Final Table 2016-17 [Reference: 15]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
20.05.2017	Munster	23	Ospreys	3
19.05.2017	Leinster	15	Scarlets	27
	Final
27.05.2017	Munster	22	Scarlets	46

Pro 12 Final Series 2016-17 [Reference: 15]

Report

In the seven seasons the Pro 12 operated as a 12-team League, Irish Provinces dominated, winning four of the seven Championships. Leinster won the Championship in 2012-13 and 2013-14, Munster were Champions in 2010-11, and Connacht triumphed for the first time in 2015-16. Welsh sides Ospreys (based in Swansea) won in 2011-12, and Scarlets (based in Llanelli) won in 2016-17, with Glasgow Warriors winning it for Scotland in 2014-15.

The Pro 12, run by Celtic Rugby Ltd, became a 12-team League in 2010-11 with the admission of two Italian teams, with each team playing home & away for a 22-game season plus a Final Series featuring the Top 4. After one year where it continued to be known as the Magners League due to sponsorship reasons it changed its name to the Pro 12.

In addition the top teams qualified for the European Champions Cup alongside the Top French (Top 14) and English (Premiership) teams. After 2017, two South African Provinces, Southern Kings and Cheetahs were admitted, changing the name of the League to the Pro 14.

References

Sources

[4] Anon. (2012) “FIXTURES AND SPORT IN BRIEF: RUGBY” Irish Independent. Monday, May 13, 2012. pg. 46-47 (Sport 15).

[5] Anon. (2013) “FIXTURES AND SPORT IN BRIEF: RUGBY” Irish Independent. Monday, May 5, 2013. pg. 44-45 (Sport 13).

[6] Anon. (2014) “SCOREBOARD” Irish Independent. Monday, May 12, 2014. pg. 48-49.

[7] Anon. (2015) “SCOREBOARD” Irish Independent. Monday, May 18, 2015. pg. 62-63.

Websites

[1] Wikipedia (2018) Pro 12 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/d/d7/Pro12_Logo.jpg [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[8] Guinness Pro 12 (2016) CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE [Internet] Available from: http://www.pro12rugby.com/championship-table/ [Accessed 24 December 2016]

[9] Guinness Pro 12 (2016) HISTORIC RESULTS [Internet] Available from: http://www.pro12rugby.com/results/ [Accessed 24 December 2016]

[10] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2011/12 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2012 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[11] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2012/13 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2013 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[12] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2013/14 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2014 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[13] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2014/15 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2015 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[14] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2015/16 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2016 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[15] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2016/17 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2017 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[16] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2010/11 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2011 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Images

[16] Fandom Logopedia (2020) Guinness_Pro12_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/7/7d/Guinness_Pro12_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20140722174324 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

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July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Flags 1900

Fixtures

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Semi-Final Round
10.07.1900	Instonians II	Ormeau II
N/A	Collegians II	bye
	Final Round
17.07.1900	Collegians II	Instonians II / Ormeau II

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Flags 1900 [Ref: 1]

Report

The draw for the Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Flags (2nds Championship) was Instonians II v Ormeau II, with Collegians II getting a bye to the Final Round.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.

Like the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Lacrosse Union season was divided into an opening season (Shield – League Competition), and closing season (Flags – Knockout / Elimination Competition). The Irish Lacrosse Union had two levels, and a representative competition between County Down and County Antrim. It was Men’s only.

Home Grounds

Team	Home Grounds
Collegians II	Belfast
Instonians II	R.A. Institution
Ormeau II	Bamoral

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield Home Grounds 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition” Thursday, June 28, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Flags 1900

Fixtures

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Semi-Final Round
14.07.1900	Ards	Ormeau
14.07.1900	Instonians	Collegians
	Final Round
21.07.1900

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Flags Fixtures 1900 [Ref: 1]

Report

The draw for the Semi-Finals of the Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Flags (Championship) in 1900 was Ards v Ormeau and Instonians v Collegians. The final was to be played on 21 July 1900, but may have been pushed back.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.

Home Grounds

Team	Home Grounds
Ards
Collegians	Belfast
Instonians	R.A. Institution
Ormeau	Bamoral

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield Home Grounds 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition” Thursday, June 28, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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July 18, 2020

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Autumn 1942

Results Autumn 1942

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
14.11.1942	Hale Blue Devils	9	Yarvard Crimson Tide	7
	Game 2		Inver Park, Larne
21.11.1942	Yarvard Crimson Tide	14	Tech Fighting Irish	0

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Results Autumn 1942 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1942-1943 the US Army played a series of American Football matches in Northern Ireland, Wales & England in aid of the Red Cross. Teams were named Tech (Engineering), Hale (Infantry) and Yarvard (Artillery).

Irish and British newspaper readers would have been familiar with reports in the papers of US College Football, and the team names reflect this (Yarvard and Hale are not mis-spellings, but the names reflect the Ivy League Colleges of Harvard and Yale, similarly Tech is a nod to the big American Tech Colleges.

Starting in Northern Ireland in 1942, matches were played at the home of Ulster Rugby, Ravenhill (Hale winning 9-7) and Larne (Yarvard getting a 14-0 win over Tech). 8, 000 turned up to see the Ravenhill game, and a full capacity 2,000 for the Larne match.

Yarvard Team at Sandy Bay, Larne, 1942 [14]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[5] Dublin Town – Article by Gerry Farrell (2016) College Football Classic Ireland’s Relationship with American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublintown.ie/irelands-relationship-with-american-football/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

Sources.

[6] Anon. (1942) . “Photo caption: American Football att Ravenhill”. Belfast News-Letter. 16 November 1942. pg. 6.

[10] Magee, Damian. “English Beer and American Football: Exporting American Football as a Cultural Commodity to the British Isles.” Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 121–148. JSTOR, JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30002410.

[11] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

Social Media

[12] Belfast Blitzers | Faacebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “ So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

[13] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/rpp.454643317980162/2260507354060407/?type=3&theater[Accessed 23 August 2019]

Images

[14] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Sondra Maher, Rick Kelley & Tim Leadingham.

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Last Updated: 2 November 2019-2020

July 18, 2020

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Autumn 1944

ETO Championship Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Championship		3rd Bombardment Division
03.12.1944	94th Bomb Group Fighting Eagles	3	Helton’s Hellcats	0
	Championship		8th Air Force Command
10.12.1944	Shuttle-Raders	18	3rd Air Depot Liberators	0

References: [1]

Tea Bowl II Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Bowls
03.12.1944	Air Force Command Warriors	23	Cowboys	0
03.12.1944	Shuttle-Raders	25	Ramblers	0
	Tea Bowl II		White City stadium
31.12.1944	Air Force Command Warriors	13	8th Air Force Shuttle-Raders	0

References: [1]

Army-Navy Grid Classic Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Army-Navy Grid Classic		White City Stadium
12.11.1944	1st Air Depot Shuttle-Raders	20	Navy Sea Lions	0
	Army-Navy Grid Classic II
17.12.1944	Navy Green Waves	13	Army Red Raiders	7

References: [1]

“Turkey Bowls” Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Thanksgiving Bowls
23.11.1944	348th Bomb Group Kiwis	0	445th Bomb Group	0
23.11.1944	Berger’s Bouncers	6	Henley’s Hurricanes	0
23.11.1944	Moore’s Maulers	6	Bearcats	0
23.11.1944	78th Fighter Group Greyhounds	6	434th Troop Carrier Command Greyhounds	0
26.11.1944	Shuttle-Raders	33	398th Bomb Group Blue Blazers	0
26.11.1944	Helton’s Hellcats	14	356th Fighter Group Tukey’s Terrors	6
26.11.1944	Air Force Command Warriors	28	Photo Lightnings	0
	“Turkey” Bowls
10.12.1944	Air Force Command	40	Berger’s Bouncers	0
10.12.1944	Moore’s Maulers	0	Doughter’s Fighting Eagles	0

References: [1]

Note: Only Major “Turkey Bowl” Style games played in Stadiums in front of the British & Irish Public in aid of the Red Cross are shown above. From Autumn 1943-Autumn 1944 there were Championships organised in various Divisions, with teams playing as many as 10 games before the playoffs.

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94th Bomb Group Fighting Eagles won the 3rd Bombardment Division Bowl in Autumn 1944, and Shuttle-Raders the 8th Air Force Command Championship.

There was also a repeat of the “Tea Bowl” won by Air Force Command Warriors, as well as a second Army-Navy Grid Classic series, with the Army team and Navy team winning one each, as in Winter (Spring) 1944.

References

Bibliography

[1] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 July 2020

July 18, 2020

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Spring 1943

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Yarvard Crimson Tide	3	3	0	0	73	6	1.000
Tech Fighting Irish	1	0	1	0	6	19	.000
Hale Blue Devils	2	0	2	0	0	54	.000

ETO Championship Spring Final Standings 1943 [Ref: 1]

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		White City Stadium, London
08.05.1943	Yarvard Crimson Tide	19	Tech Fighting Irish	6
	Game 2		Ninian Park, Cardiff
10.06.1943	Yarvard Crimson Tide	14	Hale Blue Devils	0
	Championship		Eastville Stadium, Bristol
26.06.1943	Yarvard Crimson Tide	40	Hale Blue Devils	0

ETO Championship Spring Results 1943 [Ref: 1]

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After the ETO Championship in Northern Ireland in 1942, in spring the following year (1943), the European Theater of Operations Championship was organised in England & Wales, with the teams given the nicknames Fighting Irish (Tech – a nod to Notre Dame), Blue Devils (Hale – after Duke University) and Crimson Tide (Yarvard – in honour of Alabama University).

The Crimson Tide won all three matches played in front of the public, attracting crowds of 25,000 (London), 7, 000 (Cardiff), and 6, 000 (Bristol).

References

Bibliography

[1] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Sondra Maher, Rick Kelley & Tim Leadingham.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 July 2020