British American Football League
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2010 |
| No. of teams | 50 (across three divisions) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Last champion(s) | London Blitz |
The British American Football League (BAFL) was the United Kingdom's primary American football league from 1998 until 2010. It was formerly known as the British Senior League (BSL) until 2005.[1] BAFL was the trading name for Gridiron Football League Ltd incorporated as a Company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 2353839. The company went into administration on 1 April 2010, and the company ceased to trade as from this date.[2]
The League had 3
Irish American Football League
.
Teams competed annually to reach the championship game (
Tensions grew between the directors of BAFL and those of the
BAFA Community Leagues for the 2010 season. This organisation, run under the umbrella of the governing body, rebranded in 2011 to become the BAFA National Leagues
.
Britbowl champions
- 2010 London Blitz
- 2009 London Blitz
- 2008 Coventry Cassidy Jets
- 2007 London Blitz
- 2006 London Olympians
- 2005 London O's
- 2004 Farnham Knights
- 2003 London O's
- 2002 London O's
- 2001 London O's
- 2000 London O's
- 1999 London O's
- 1998 London O's
- 1997 Redbridge Fire
- 1996 Leicester Panthers
- 1995 Birmingham Bulls
- 1994 London O's
- 1993 London O's
- 1992 London O's
- 1991 Birmingham Bulls
- 1990 Manchester Spartans
- 1989 Manchester Spartans[5][6]
References
- ^ "Alltime British American Football results: Highlights of 2005". Britball Now. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Insolvency history, Companies house webcheck". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "BBXXII in doubt at DVS". BAFL. 2008-06-16. Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "BritBowl XXII at the Keepmoat". BAFL. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "British Champions List - BritballNow". www.britballnow.co.uk.
- ^ "Alltime British American Football Champions". Britball Now. Retrieved 2009-01-21.