American Football in Britain was first played in 1984 and at its’ height in the late-1980s had more than 200 affiliated adult teams.

While it suffered a slow retreat in the late 1990s it began to grow again the 2000s, helped in no small part by the NFL (National Football League) playing a series of Regular Season matches there every year.

There are now Adult Mens and Women’s Leagues or Youth, Junior, Cadet and Pee Wee Leagues in either full contact pads and helmets Football or non-contact Flag Football in 11on11, 9on9, 7on7, 6on6 or 5on5 variations.

See also English National Leagues and Celtic National Leagues for Country and Regional Level Leagues.

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British National Leagues

Britain (BAFA – British American Football Association)

Britain: Level 1:

British American Football Association Britbowl Finals 1985-Present

BAFA National Leagues Premiership (Seasons): 2019

BAFA Budweiser League National Division:

British American Football Merit League (Seasons): 1984

Britain Level 2:

BAFA Budweiser League Premier Division:

British American Football Non-Merit Table (Seasons): 1984

Britain Level 3:

BAFA National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 (Seasons): 2019

BAFA Budweiser League Division 1

Britain: Level 4:

British Gridiron Football League 1987-1988

British University Foootball

Britain: British Colleges & Universities Football:

British Collegiate American Football League 1985-1990

British Collegiate American Football League 1990-1994

British Women’s Football

British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019

British Youth Kitted

BYAFA YKL (Results): 1996 1993 1992 1991

BYAFA Youth Kitted Friendlies (Results): 1992

National

From 1988 to 1994 the National Passball League in England played an independent schedule with teams such as the Cannock Chase Giants, a possible reference to the Celtic Archaeology of Staffordshire.

See also Celtic National Leagues for Country and Regional Level Leagues.

English National and Regional Leagues

National (NPL)

National Passball League

National Passball League (Britannia) 1988-1993

National Passball League (Seasons):

1991 Final: Thames Valley Thunderbolts 41 London Gators 15

1993 1992 1991 1988

English Regional Leagues

English Regional Leagues

Northern England and East Midlands

BGFL British Gridiron Football League (5th Level 1987)

BGFL Brit Bowl 1987: Mersey Centurions 20 Leicester Hunstmen 16

Yorkshire:

Yorkshire Rose Winter League (Seasons): 1993

Greater London Area and South East England: Capital League (5th Level 1987):

Capital Bowl 1987: LA Panthers 22 St. Albans Kestrels 20

English Regional Pre-Season and Winter Tournaments

North West England: North England Friendlies (Seasons): 1994

Midlands: West Bromwich Sevens Tournament (Seasons): 1993

East England: Home Counties Friendlies (Seasons): 1993

South East England: Christine Crawley Charity Cup (Seasons): 1993

South West England: Oxford Passball Tournament (Seasons): 1993

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British Flag Football

English Senior Flag Football

English Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 2003-2005

British Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 1998-2002

British Senior Flag Tournaments

BSFL 5 on 5 Tournaments (Results and Match Reports):

English Youth Flag Football (14-18 Years Old)

National Flag Football Association Youth League (Seasons):

1998

Junior Gridiron League Youth League (14-18 y.o.) (Seasons):

1997 1995 1994

Youth Flag Football (South East England) (Seasons):

1993

English Junior Flag Football (12-14 Years Old)

NGA National Gridiron Association Junior Flag Tournaments (12-14 y.o.):

Junior Gridiron League Junior League (9-15 y.o.) (Seasons):

1995

English Youth Two Touch Football

Junior Gridiron League Youth Two Touch League (South England) (Seasons):

1993

Junior Gridiron League Junior Two Touch League (South Britain) (Seasons):

1993

Northern Junior Gridiron League Two Touch (North England) (Seasons):

1994 1993

JAFL Junior American Football League (England and Wales 14-18 y.o.)

1988