Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 23, 1987 | 9:33 pm | BGFL British Gridiron Football League Playoffs | 1987 |
Results
| Team | T |
|---|---|
| Mersey Centurions | 20 |
| Leicester Huntsmen | 16 |
Mersey Centurions
| Position | Comp | Att | Yds | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leicester Huntsmen
| Position | Comp | Att | Yds | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mersey Centurions
| Position | Comp | Att | Yds | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leicester Huntsmen
| Position | Comp | Att | Yds | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
Recap
Scoring
1st Half
MC – David Robinson 35yd TD Pass from Ian Johnson (2xp Conversion Good) 8-0
2nd Half
MC – Andrew Iwedeibo 6yd TD Run 14-0
LH – Curtis Thomas 25yd TD Pass from John Hutchison 14-6
LH – John Hutchison 1yd TD Run (2xp Conversion Good) 14-14
LH – Team Safety – Centurion tackled in own endzone 14-16
MC – Andrew Iwedeibo TD Run 20-16
REFERENCES
NEWSPAPERS
[1] Anon. (1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: BGFL” First Down. August 22, 1987. pg. 16
[2] Anon. (1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: BGFL Final Standings” First Down. August 29, 1987. pg. 17
[3] Anon. (1988) “Scoreboard: Complete UK match points: BGFL” American Football News. July 28, 1988. pg. 8.
[5] Anon. (1986) “Geoff’s Bulldog spirit” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, November 3, 1988. pg. 51 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
WEBSITES
[4] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987][1988] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]
IMAGES
[6] Anon. (1986) “Geoff’s Bulldog spirit” Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, November 3, 1988. pg. 51 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Enda Fahy, Bernard Dunne & John Doody.
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