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First Down Fantasy Gridiron Ireland 1994-1996

First Down Fantasy Gridiron (Ireland Teams) 1994

TeamManagerPoints
Tralee TigersJohn Devaney264
Bally BoltsBernard McMullen260
Armagh WeedsJohn Graham216
Lisburn WarriorsJohn Littlewood213
Louth MonarchsJason Stainton199
First Down Fantasy Football (Ireland Teams) 1994 [Ref: 1-6]

First Down Fantasy Gridiron (Ireland Teams) 1995

TeamManagerPoints
Ards OlympiansJonathan Gardener707
First Down Fantasy Football (Ireland Teams) 1995 [Ref: 7]

First Down Fantasy Gridiron (Ireland Teams) 1996

TeamManagerPoints
Bay Bridge JamsBen Clark527
First Down Fantasy Football (Ireland Teams) 1995 [Ref: 8]

Report

First Down, a British Weekly American Football Newspaper began running a Fantasy Gridiron Competition in 1995, where players chose teams from a list of NFL players and scored points based on how they fared in real NFL matches.

Teams with an NFL-like name and Ireland placenames have been included in this Ireland Fastasy Gridiron, taken from the full list of teams, managers and scores published in First Down from January 7, 1995 to February 25, 1995.

The Top-ranked Ireland team was Tralee Tigers, managed by John Devaney, with 264 Points, followed by Bally Bolts, Armagh Weeds, Lisburn Warriors, Manx Cats and Louth Monarchs.

Note: Two weeks of Standings missing (January 21 & February 4)

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1995) Fantasy Gridiron First Down. January, 7, 1995. pg. 15.

[2] Anon. (1995) Fantasy Gridiron First Down. January, 14, 1995. pg. 15.

[3] Anon. (1995) Fantasy Gridiron First Down. January, 28, 1995. pg. 25.

[4] Anon. (1995) Fantasy Gridiron First Down. February 11, 1995. pg. 22.

[5] Anon. (1995) Fantasy Gridiron First Down. February 18, 1995. pg. 22.

[6] Anon. (1995) Final Fantasy Scores First Down. February 25, 1995. pg. 20.

[7] Anon. (1995) The Leading Teams First Down. December 30, 1995. pg. 18.

[8] Anon. (1995) Final Standings First Down. January 4, 1997. pg. 21.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Richard D Mulcahy, Richard F Mulcahy, Dervla Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Colm Kincaid, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 June 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Irish Fantasy League of American Football 1994-1996

Irish Fantasy League of American Football Logo [Ref: 1]

Champions

YearChampions
1994Crumlin Red Giants
1995Wicklow Wolves
1996Wicklow Wolves
Irish Fantasy League of American Football Champions 1994-1996 [Ref: 2]

Teams 1994-1996

TeamYears
Crumlin Red Giants1994-
Maltese / Mornington Mastodons1994-1995 /1996-
Wicklow Wolves1994-
Castleknock Cougars1994-
Leitrim Cruisers1994-
South Central Stingrays1995-
Corrigeen Crusaders1995-
Irish Fantasy League of American Football Teams 1994-1996 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Irish Fantasy League of American Football started in 1994 with five teams: Crumlin Red Giants (Champions 1994), Maltese Mastodons, Wicklow Wolves, Castleknock Cougars and Leitrim Cruisers. Corrigeen Crusaders and South Central Stingrays joined in 1995, but the winners that year and in 1996 were Wicklow Wolves. The only change in 1996 was a move for the Maltese Mastodons to Mornington.

1997 saw another expansion team: Casement Cheetahs. this year the new, match-up league system was introduced, with two Conferences, Lombardi and Madden introduced, with teams placed in one or the other depending on where they finished the previous year. Promotion and Relegation was also introduced. (For the IFLAF 1997-2005 see: Irish Fantasy League of American Football 1997-2005 and for IFLAF 2006-2015 Irish Fantasy League of American Football 2006-2015 ). The League folded in 2015 after all of the original franchises had left.

References

Images

[1] IFLAF (2015) IFLAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.iflaf.com/images/iflaf/iflaf.gif [Accessed 30 May 2019]

Websites

[2] IFLAF (2015) IFLAF History [Internet] Available from: http://www.iflaf.com/history.htm [Accessed 30 March 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Richard D Mulcahy, Richard F Mulcahy, Dervla Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Colm Kincaid, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Fiona Corrigan, Alan Delaney, Rory Naughton.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 June 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.