- Leagues
- Irish American Football League, Irish American Football League Championship, Irish American football League Festivals, Irish American Football League Playoffs, Irish American Football League Preseason, Irish American Football League Regular Season, Irish American Football League Tara Conference, Irish American Football League Tara Conference Preseason, Northern Ireland American Football Association
- Seasons
- 1986, 1987
Irish American Football League Preseason 1986
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFL Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 0.50 | 7 | W1 |
| 2 | Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 1.00 | 39 | W1 |
| 3 | Craigavon Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0.00 | -46 | L1 |
| 3 | International AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Super 7s,9s,10s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Irish American Football League - All Games Standings 1986
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFL Ireland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 72 | 0.78 | 107 | W3 |
| 2 | Home | 3 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 44 | 0.50 | 24 | L2 |
| 3 | Craigavon Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 88 | 0.40 | -49 | W2 |
| 4 | Super 7s,9s,10s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 0.00 | -49 | L1 |
| 5 | International AFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.00 | -33 | L3 |
Irish American Football League Regular Season 1986
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFL Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | 1.00 | 93 | W4 |
| 2 | Craigavon Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 0.50 | -7 | W1 |
| 3 | Home | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 0.00 | -4 | L1 |
| 4 | Super 7s,9s,10s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 0.00 | -49 | L1 |
| 5 | International AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.00 | -33 | L2 |
Northern Ireland American Football Association 1986
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFL Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 1.00 | 89 | W3 |
| 2 | Craigavon Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 0.50 | -7 | W1 |
| 3 | Super 7s,9s,10s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 0.00 | -49 | L1 |
| 4 | International AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.00 | -33 | L2 |
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 Irish American Football League National Conference 1988
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dublin Tornadoes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 0.50 | 14 | L1 |
| 2 | Craigavon Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1.00 | 32 | W1 |
| 3 | Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1.00 | 13 | W1 |
| 4 | AFL Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0.00 | -13 | L1 |
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 |
AFAI American Football Association of Ireland Festivals & Friendlies 1989
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin Tornadoes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | W1 |
| 2 | Bray Seahawks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | L1 |
| 2 | Craigavon Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | NI Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
AFI American Football Ireland Premier Division 2022
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | % | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dublin Rebels | 8 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 79 | 1.00 | 243 | W8 |
| 2 |  UCD Sentinels | 6 | 1 | 1 | 289 | 116 | 0.75 | 173 | T1 |
| 3 |  Cork Admirals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 124 | 0.63 | 61 | W1 |
| 4 |  Belfast Trojans | 4 | 4 | 0 | 226 | 199 | 0.50 | 27 | L1 |
| 5 |  South Dublin Panthers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 175 | 0.50 | -1 | L1 |
| 6 | Craigavon Cowboys | 2 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 276 | 0.25 | -162 | L6 |
| 7 |  Belfast Knights | 1 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 254 | 0.13 | -111 | W1 |
| 8 |  West Dublin Rhinos | 1 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 270 | 0.13 | -230 | L4 |
AFI American Football Ireland Senior League Premier Division 2023
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin Rebels | 8 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 82 | 302 | W8 |
| 2 | Cork Admirals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 118 | 54 | W2 |
| 3 | UCD Sentinels | 5 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 99 | 161 | W2 |
| 4 | Belfast Trojans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 172 | -7 | L2 |
| 5 | South Dublin Panthers | 3 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 210 | -87 | L1 |
| 6 |  Westmeath Minotaurs | 2 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 210 | -71 | L2 |
| 7 | Belfast Knights | 2 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 214 | -91 | L1 |
| 8 | Craigavon Cowboys | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 279 | -261 | L8 |
Results
Craigavon Cowboys Roster 1986
| # | Player | Team | Position | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Kingsmill | Craigavon Cowboys | Running back | 0 | |
| John Mullaly | Craigavon Cowboys | Wide receiver | 0 | |
| Nigel Trimble | Craigavon Cowboys | Running back | 2 | |
| Geoff Donaghy | Craigavon Cowboys | Quarterback | 0 |
Craigavon Cowboys Players List 1987
| # | Player | Team | Position | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Kingsmill | Craigavon Cowboys | Running back | 0 | |
| John Mullaly | Craigavon Cowboys | Wide receiver | 0 | |
| Nigel Trimble | Craigavon Cowboys | Running back | 1 | |
| Geoff Donaghy | Craigavon Cowboys | Quarterback | 0 |
Craigavon Cowboys Players List 1988
Craigavon Cowboys Roster 2021
Note: The NIAFA was a League on Paper only that included only Regular Season Matches played by Northern Ireland teams amongst themselves – no extra matches were played. It is like a “Northern Conference” Table.
Note: No Official Standings were kept for all games played over the course of the 7 different competitions or stages of the 1986 IAFA season, this is a Composite Table calculated automatically by Eirball.
Logo References
[1] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]
REFERENCES
[1] Miriam Lord (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7
[2] BritballNow (2017) British and Irish sides Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]
[3] James Mulcahy (1986) “Savage Celts” Irish Independent. Thursday, March 27, 1986. pg. 9.
[4] BritballNow (2017) Newcastle Senators [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/NEWCASTLESENATORS.htm [Internet] [Accessed 25 June 2021]
[5] Irish American Football League (2002) Other Events [Internet] Available from: http://americanfootball.ie/iafl/otherevents02.htm [Accessed 20 March 2018]
[6] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. Pg. 18.
Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
[7] Anon. (1986) “American Football comes to Dublin” Irish Press. Wednesday, November 12, 1986. Pg. 11. [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[8] Anon. (1986) “Today’s sport” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 22 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[9] Anon. (1986) “Marlboro on the march” Irish Press. Wednesday, Friday, November 28, 1986. pg. 17 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[10] Sean Moloney (1986) “Shamrocks from USA are playing to win” Evening Herald. Saturday, November 29, 1986. pg. 6.
WEBSITES
[11] Britball Now (2016) History of the Game in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/ireland/history-of-the-game-in.html [Accessed 02 October 2016]
[12] Britball Now (2008) UK Clubs Against Foreign Opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2008]
[13] Semi-Pro Football (2017) Eastern Football League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/eastfl.htm [Accessed 16 November 2017]
SOURCES
[14] Kevin Sharkey (2020) “The Dublin Celts” Word Document shared by John Gunning on Facebook Messenger with permission.
REFERENCES
[1] Anon (1986) “Crunch: but could they handle Moss Keane?” Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1986. pg. 7
Past copies of the Irish Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
REFERENCES
WEBSITES
[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]
[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]
[3] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]
[4] Britballnow.co.uk (2019) 1986 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 August 2019]
INTERNET ARCHIVES
[5] Craigavon Cowboys | Wayback Machine (2017) Charles ‘Chuck’ Ebron Interview [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170514064407/http://www,craigavoncowboys.co.uk:80/news [Accessed 10 October 2018]
SOCIAL MEDIA
[6] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, August 12-17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 17 August 2019]
[7] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, September 7, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2286790341432108?comment_id=2287705898007219&reply_comment_id=2292185984225877¬if_id=1568031304420635¬if_t=feed_comment [Accessed 9 September 2019]
NEWSPAPERS
[8] Anon. (1986) “A cracking good show for grid-iron fans” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, September 23, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[9] Anon. (1986) “American flavour” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 8, 1986. pg. 26 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[10] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into ‘Shamrock Bowl’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[11] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys triumph’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, October 6, 1986. pg. 19 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[12] Anon. (1986) “Picture caption’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
IMAGES
[13] Anon. (1986) “Picture by Rick Hewitt’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[14] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys to meet Celts’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 27, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[15] Anon. (1986) “Blitzers turn the tables”Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday June 24, 1986. pg. 28 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[16] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
[17] Anon. (1986) “Sport in Brief: American Football” Sunday Press. August 17th, 1986. pg. 25.
[18] Anon. (1986) “Dublin Celts are Blitzed” Sunday Press. August 17th, 1986. pg. 25.
MEDIA
[19] BBC Sport NI Facebook (2020) Video, May 20, 2020 [Comment by player at 1:00-1:10] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BBCSPORTNI/videos/693338128160962 [Accessed 30 August 2020]
SOCIAL MEDIA
[1] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2019) Post, August 12, 2019 at 1:31 PM [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940?notif_id=1565921781157641¬if_t=comment_mention [Accessed 17 August 2019]
REFERENCES Eurobowl 1988
WEBSITES:
[1] Football History | Wayback Machine (2015) Eurobowl 1988 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151119234614/http://football-history.de/ [Accessed 27 April 2019]
[2] Britball Now (2016) Eurobowl II, hosted in the United Kingdom, 1988 [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/European%20Competitions/EurobowlII.html [Accessed 11 January 2016]
SOURCES:
[3] Robertshaw, Neil et al (1988) Euro Bowl | Euro Crown Comes Home to Roost American Football News. August 11, 1988. pg. 19.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys)
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