Lancashire Wolverines
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The Lancashire Wolverines are a British American football team based in Blackburn and from the 2007 season will be playing in Division Two of the British American Football League. Based at Blackburn rugby union club [1] the Wolverines are an amateur team recruiting players from Blackburn, Wigan, Bolton, Preston, Manchester, Liverpool and across the north west of England.
[edit] Academy of Football
The Lancashire Wolverines as a 19 year old+ squad are the senior team in the Lancashire Academy of Football [2] (one of only a few such complete systems in the country) which has teams at every level of the UK game from the ages of 7 upwards. The teams under the academy banner are:
- Lancashire Wolverine colts, one of the best youth (16-19 yr. olds) kitted (full version of American football) teams ever to play in the UK.
- Chorley Buccaneers, cadet (7-11yr olds), junior flag teams & junior kitted team.
- Bolton Braves, junior kitted team.
[edit] Wolverines Team history
The Wolverines first competed in British American Football from 1989 and were present until 2004 when off-field problems caused them to pull out of the league (this team is considered the old wolverines by current players and staff as they are keen to show that the new incarnation of the team, while staying true to the Wolverine style of football, is a totally revamped entity built on much stronger foundations)
They were formed from the remnants of the Wigan Wolverines, and were bolstered by the merger with the Lancashire Chieftains in 1990. The Wolverines competed in the BNGL during it's 6 year existence, and thereafter have been in the British American Football League. Lancashire have made the playoffs on 7 occasions, but have yet to win a Bowl. They reached the BSL Division Two final in 1998 and were promoted to Division One only to quickly return in 1999. Division one status was regained in 2002, and the Wolverines finished that season with a 3-7-0 record. A better year in 2003, resulted in a winning record in Division One with a 5-2-1 record, this season included the only ever Wolverines away victory against the Birmingham Bulls American Football Team, the game was very close with the final score 6-0 to Lancashire. Birmingham responded by handing out a 50-8 reply in the end of season playoffs. Despite location in a new venue in 2004 (the impressive Bolton Arena), the Wolverines pulled out of the league mid-season.
Season records
2004 BSL Division One Northern Conference 3-7-0**
2003 BSL Division One Northern Conference 5-2-1*
2002 BSL Division One Northern Conference 3-7-0
2001 BSL Division Two Northern Conference 7-0-1*
2000 BSL Division Two Northern Conference 2-5-1
1999 BSL Division One Northern Conference 0-10-0
1998 BSL Division Two North Eastern Conference 9-1-0*
1997 BSL Division One Northern Conference 0-10-0
1996 BSL Division Two Northern Conference 1-9-0
1995 BAFA Division Two North/Midlands Conference 9-1-0*
1994 BAFA Division Two North/Midlands Conference 5-2-1*
1993 BNGL Premier Division Midlands Conference 9-1-0*
1992 BNGL Premier Division Northern Conference 8-2-0*
1991 BNGL Premier Division North Western Conference 4-6-0
1990 BNGL First Division North Western Conference 8-1-1*
1989 BNGL First Division Northern B Conference 4-5-1
(¹Clinched playoff spot. ²Includes games awarded after midseason pulling out from league.)
