Sheffield Sabres

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Sheffield Sabres

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Entered BCAFL

1989-1990

Team Colors

Black & Gold

Universities

University of Sheffield

Home Field

Norton Playing Fields, Sheffield

Division

Northern Conference-Western Division

Record

46-62-10

Playoff Record

0-4-1

Playoff Appearances (5)
1993, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2007

Division Championships (1)
2007

Conference Championships (0)
n/a

BCAFL Championships (0)
n/a

The Sheffield Sabres are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Northern Conference-Western Division. The Sabres have fielded competitive squads throughout their history, though the team is yet to win its first playoff game.

In the 1989-90 season the team was known as the Sheffield Pirates. From 1990-1997 the team was known as the Sheffield Zulus. The team did not compete for three seasons in the BCAFL, from 1997-2000.

The Team was reformed in 1999 by Damian Marshall as the Sheffield Sabres and returned to competitive football in 2000.

In the 2006-2007 season, the Sabres will be coached by Bob Wilson (Head Coach and Offensive Co-ordinator) and Simon Dwyer (Deffensive Co-ordinator and Line Coach).

For this new season the club's traditional Navy and Gold colours have been replaced with Black and Gold, in line with those of other University sports teams. Another major change for this year is the Sabres' relocation away from their spiritual home 'Sabre Field' located at Norton Playing Fields. 'Old Slopey' as the pitch became known, as loved by Sabres as it is maligned by their opponents, is sure to retain its place in Sabres folklore as the team now look to pastures new. The Sabres have since moved back to Norton for the forseable future.

[edit] 2006/07 Schedule

Sheffield Sabres 1 - 0 Stirling Clansmen
Lancaster Bombers 0 - 26 Sheffield Sabres
UCH Sharks 0 - 20 Sheffield Sabres
Sheffield Sabres 3 - 6 Loughborough Aces
Sheffield Hallam Warriors 0 - 12 Sheffield Sabres
Sheffield Sabres 36 - 0 Lincoln Colonials
Sheffield Sabres 39 - 12 Lancaster Bombers
UT Cougars 0 - 0 Sheffield Sabres

[edit] Team Records by Season

Year	Record	Finish	Playoffs
1989-90	2-4-0	3rd Place, Northern Conf.
1990-91	2-5-1	7th Place, Northern Conf.
1991-92	5-3-0	4th Place, Northern Conf.
1992-93	5-2-1	3rd Place, Northern Conf.	Conference Semi-Finals
1993-94	4-2-2	4th Place, Northern Conf.	Conference Semi-Finals
1994-95	3-4-1	4th Place, North-Central Div.
1995-96	3-4-1	3rd Place, North-Central Div.
1996-97	0-6-2	5th Place, North-Eastern Div.
2000-01	1-7-0	4th Place, North-Eastern Div.
2001-02	5-3-0	2nd Place, North-Eastern Div.	Wild Card Round
2002-03	0-7-1	5th Place, North-Eastern Div.
2003-04	5-3-0	2nd Place, North-Eastern Div.
2004-05	0-8-0	4th Place, North-Western Div.
2005-06	5-3-0	2nd Place, North-Western Div.	Wild Card Round
2006-07	6-1-1	1st Place, North-Western Div.	Wild Card Round