- Leagues
- Irish American Football League, Irish American Football League Preseason, Irish American Football League Regular Season, Irish American Football League Tara Conference, Irish American Football League Tara Conference Preseason
- Seasons
- 1987
- Home
- Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast
IAFL Tara Conference Preseason 1987
Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Craigavon Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1.00 | 26 | W1 |
2 | Belfast Spartans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 59 | 0.00 | -40 | L2 |
3 | Bangor Buccaneers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0.00 | -31 | L2 |
4 | Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Jordanstown Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
4 | NI Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
IAFL Tara Conference 1987
Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Home | 10 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 64 | 1.00 | 182 | W10 |
2 | Craigavon Cowboys | 8 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 59 | 0.80 | 199 | W3 |
3 | NI Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 72 | 0.70 | 80 | W2 |
4 | Bangor Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 221 | 0.40 | -154 | W1 |
5 | Belfast Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 175 | 0.30 | -130 | L4 |
6 | Jordanstown Jaguars | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 74 | 0.20 | -59 | L3 |
AFAI American Football Association of Ireland Festivals & Friendlies 1988
Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dublin Tornadoes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1.00 | 46 | W1 |
2 | AFL Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 1.00 | 37 | W1 |
3 | Belfast Spartans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1.00 | 14 | W1 |
4 | Antrim Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 107 | 0.00 | -97 | L3 |
5 | International AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
AFAI Irish American Football League Irish Conference 1988
Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Belfast Spartans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 1.00 | 8 | W2 |
2 | International AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 0.00 | -53 | L2 |
3 | Super 7s,9s,10s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0.00 | -1 | L1 |
4 | NI Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
CGL Combined Gridiron League Duke Premier Division Irish Conference 1989
Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1.00 | 25 | W1 |
2 | Belfast EC Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Craigavon Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | -20 | L1 |
2 | East Antrim Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Belfast Spartans Players List 1987
# | Player | Team | Position | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hollowell | Belfast Spartans | 2 |
Belfast Labatt Spartans Players List 1988
Belfast Spartans Festivals & Friendlies Players List 1988
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] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]
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[5]Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1989] [CGL] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 27 February 2017]
[30] Lucky Show (2016) Irish American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]
SOURCES
[6] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Spartans supreme”, Evening Herald. Thursday, May 16, 1991, pg. 62.
[7] Naughton, L. (1991) “Minority Report: Tornadoes toppled!”, Evening Herald. Thursday, August 15, 1991, pg. 44.
[8] Anon. (1992) “IRISH CHAMPION CELTS STUNG BY BULLDOG SPIRIT”, First Down. July 11, 1992, pg. 17.
[9] Anon. (1992) “Dublin Celts still winless”, First Down. July 25, 1992, pg. 19.
[10] FD Reporter. (1992) “At last! It’s the Dub-win Celts!”, First Down. August 15, 1992, pg. 17.
[11] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 3, 1992, pg. 94
[12] Naughton, L. (1992) “Minority Reports: U.S. Football”, Evening Herald. Thursday, September 10, 1992, pg. 70
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[14] (1993) Irish Zeros. First Down. 19 June, p. 21.
[15] Carrickfergus Knights (1994) Knights American Football Club Carrickfergus Shamrock Bowl Programme. Belfast. Aldine Print
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[17] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 9 July 1994. p. 19
[18] Anon. (1994) Lurgan Blank Belfast. First Down. 9 July 1994. p. 20
[19] Anon. (1994) Scoreboard. First Down. 18 June 1994. p. 19
[20] Anon. (1994) Full Round-Up of BAFA’s Divisions Two and Three. First Down. 7 May 1994. pg. 21
[21] Anon. (1994) Chicago Knights maintain challenge. Carrick Times. 6 June 1994. pg. 60
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[24] Naughton, L. (1994) Tornadoes turn up the power. Evening Herald. Thursday, 28 July 1994. pg. 55
[17] Naughton, L. (1994) American Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 22 September 1994. pg.78
[18] Naughton, L. (1994) US Football. Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 September1994. pg.58
[19] Traynor, Jonathan (1991) “American Football: Clash of Titans!” Sunday Life May 28, 1991. pg. 46
[20] Anon. (1991) “Scoreboard: Gridiron” Sunday Life June 2, 1991. pg. 53
[21] Anon. (1991) “Gridiron: Antrim Dawgs go for walkies” Sunday Life June 9, 1991. pg. 41
[22] Anon. (1991) “American Football: Rows spoil Irish scene” Sunday Life July 28, 1991. pg. 43
[23] Anon. (1990) “American Football double-header” Sunday Life May 6, 1990. pg. 59
[24] Anon. (1990) “American Football Column: Spartans in revenge bid” Sunday Life May 13, 1990. pg. 46
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NEWSPAPERS
[30] FD Reporter (1992) “Spitfires win Four Nations Bowl Crown” First Down. September 5, 1992. Pg. 19
LOGOS
[31] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2021) Post to Page by Belfast Blitzers, 5 February 2021: [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/146339398_3535274803250316_484236705150193506_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=2&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=APIfzLRulaMAX9g3LLc&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=72bcf54f0435a9ab26cd035a8d2cf7c7&oe=604502C2 [Accessed 5 February 2021]
IMAGES
[32] Belfast Spartans (2019) Belfast Spartans Team Photo [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/uploads/7/9/7/0/7970653/241186.jpg [Accessed 30 July 2019]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to David Turner.
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