BritBowl

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BritBowl is the Championship game of the British American Football League (BAFL) in the United Kingdom. It is the most prestigious of the league's three Bowl games that constitute BritBowl Weekend, an event held annually at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield. Only teams in the Premier Division of BAFL are eligible to compete in BritBowl. The lower Divisions have their own championship games.

To mark it's 20th Anniversary, roman numerals were introduced for the first time to identify the game. The 2006 Championship became known as BritBowl XX. The previous nineteen Championship games were redesignated as BritBowl I to BritBowl XIX respectively.

Since BritBowl XX the winning team has been presented with the Boston Trophy. The current champions are London Blitz, who defeated Coventry Cassidy Jets 14-6 in BritBowl XXI on 23 September 2007.

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[edit] BritBowl Championships

BritBowl Year Champion Result (Opponent) Venue
XXI 2007 *London Blitz Won 14-6 (Coventry Cassidy Jets) Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
XX 2006 *London Olympians Won 45-30 (London Blitz)
XIX 2005 *London Olympians Won 21-19 (Personal Assurance Knights)
XVIII 2004 *Personal Assurance Knights Won 28-14 (London O's)
XVII 2003 *London O's Won 35-7 (East Kilbride Pirates)
XVI 2002 *London O's Won 42-15 (Personal Assurance Knights)
XV 2001 *London O's Won 37-20 (East Kilbride Pirates)
XIV 2000 *London O's Won 34-26 (Birmingham Bulls)
XIII 1999 *London O's Won 9-6 (Birmingham Bulls) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
XII 1998 *London O's Won 20-0 (Sussex Thunder)
XI 1997 Redbridge Fire Won 26-7 (Nottingham Caesars)
X 1996 Leicester Panthers Won 10-6 (Milton Keynes Pioneers)
IX 1995 Birmingham Bulls Won 34-30 (London O's) Norman Green Stadium, Solihull
VIII 1994 *London Olympians Won 24-23 (Birmingham Bulls) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
VII 1993 Bournemouth Buccaneers Won 42-34 (Bedford Bombardiers)
VI 1992 Clydesdale Colts Won 30-26 (Farnham Knights) tbc
V 1991 London Capitals Won 52-7 (Clydesdale Colts) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
IV 1990 Ipswich Cardinals Won 34-22 (Clydesdale Colts)
III 1989 Norwich Devils Won 18-9 (Ipswich Cardinals) Moorways Stadium, Derby
II 1988 Woking Generals Won 20-14 (Mersey Centurions) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
I 1987 Mersey Centurions Won 20-16 (Leicester Huntsmen)

* denotes British Champion

Note:
Undesignated, 1987-1988
National Division, 1989-1993
Division 1, 1994-1998
Division 1 National, 1999
Division 1, 2000-2006
Premier Division, 2007

[edit] Lower Division Championships

Year Bowl Champion Result (Opponent) Venue
2007 Division 1 Farnham MH Knights Won 47-7 (Ipswich Cardinals) Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
Division 2 Norwich Devils Won 26-12 (Dundee Hurricanes)
2006 Division 1A Coventry Cassidy Jets Won 52-20 (Bristol Aztecs)
Division 2 Dominos Oxford Saints Won 29-28 (West Coast Trojans)
2005 Division 1A Bristol Aztecs Won 7-0 (Chiltern Cheetahs)
Division 2 Coventry Jets Won 30-26 (Kent Exiles)
2004 Division 1A Southern Sundevils Won 32-0 (Bristol Aztecs)
Division 2 Doncaster Mustangs Won 32-16 (Chiltern Cheetahs)
2003 Division 2 Bristol Aztecs Won 32-15 (Nottingham Caesars)
2002 Division 2 Norwich Devils Won 17-14 (ASAP Yorkshire Rams)
2001 Division 2 Ipswich Cardinals Won 47-15 (Norwich Devils)
2000 Division 2 Personal Assurance Knights Won 41-7 (Ipswich Cardinals)
1999 Division 1 (Regional) Gateshead Senators Won 7-2 (Bristol Aztecs) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
Division 2 Chester Romans Won 24-22 (Tiger Bay Warriors)
1998 Division 2 Southern Sundevils Won 22-16 (Lancashire Wolverines)
1997 Division 2 Bristol Aztecs Won 27-6 (Chiltern Cheetahs)
1996 Division 2 London O's Won 32-7 (Birmingham Bulls)
Division 3 Winchester Rifles Won 48-0 (Redditch Arrows)
1995 Division 2 Cambridge Cats Won 28-14 (Plymouth Admirals) Norman Green Stadium, Solihull
Division 3 Oxford Saints Won 14-6 (Gwent Mustangs)
1994 Division 2 Milton Keynes Pioneers Won 18-6 (Bedford Bombardiers) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
Division 3 Cambridge Cats Won 25-14 (Crawley Raiders)
Division 4 London Olympians II Won 48-6 (Trent Valley Warriors)
1993 Premier Division Tiptree Titans Won 17-9 (Croydon Kings)
First Division Lincoln Saints Won 51-14 (Redbridge Fire)
1992 Premier Division Merseyside Centurians Won 23-20 (Crawley Raiders) tbc
First Division Tiptree Titans Won 20-6 (Bath Gladiators)
1991 Premier Division Plymouth Admirals Won 26-16 (Sutton Coalfield Royals) Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester
First Division Glasgow Cyclones Won 30-21 (Basildon Chiefs)
1990 Premier Division Duchy Destroyers Won 31-19 (Cumbria Cougars)
First Division Barnsley Bears Won 40-34 (Barracudas)
1989 Premier Division Kingston Thames Pirates Won 66-8 (Redditch Arrows) Moorways Stadium, Derby
First Division Rugby Rollers Won 27-23 (Duchy Destroyers) 
Note:
There were no lower divisions prior to 1989

[edit] BritBowl Appearances

Num Team W L % Notes
11 London Olympians 9 2 0.818 6 wins & 2 losses as London O's
4 Birmingham Bulls 1 3 0.250
4 Farnham MH Knights 1 3 0.250 1 win & 2 losses as Personal Assurance Knights
3 Clydesdale Colts 1 2 0.333
2 Ipswich Cardinals 1 1 0.500
2 London Blitz 1 1 0.500
2 Mersey Centurions 1 1 0.500
2 East Kilbride Pirates 0 2 0.000

The following teams have 1 win from 1 appearance:
Bournemouth Buccaneers, Leicester Panthers, London Capitals, Norwich Devils, Redbridge Fire, Woking Generals

The following teams have 1 loss from 1 appearance:
Bedford Bombardiers, Coventry Cassidy Jets, Leicester Huntsmen, Milton Keynes Pioneers, Nottingham Caesars, Sussex Thunder

[edit] Lower Division Championship Appearances

Num Team W L % Notes
6 Bristol Aztecs 3 3 0.500
3 Norwich Devils 2 1 0.667
3 Ipswich Cardinals 1 2 0.333
3 Chiltern Cheetahs 0 3 0.000
2 Cambridge Cats 2 0 1.000
2 Coventry Cassidy Jets 2 0 1.000 1 win as Coventry Jets
2 Farnham MH Knights 2 0 1.000 1 win as Personal Assurance Knights
2 London Olympians 2 0 1.000 1 win as London O's & 1 win as London Olympians II
2 Southern Sundevils 2 0 1.000
2 Tiptree Titans 2 0 1.000
2 Duchy Destroyers 1 1 0.500
2 Plymouth Admirals 1 1 0.500
2 Crawley Raiders 0 2 0.000
2 Redditch Arrows 0 2 0.000

The following teams have 1 win from 1 appearance:
Barnsley Bears, Chester Romans, Doncaster Mustangs, Gateshead Senators, Glasgow Cyclones, Kingston Thames Pirates, Lincoln Saints, Merseyside Centurians, Milton Keynes Pioneers, Oxford Saints, Rugby Rollers, Winchester Rifles

The following teams have 1 loss from 1 appearance:
ASAP Yorkshire Rams, Barracudas, Basildon Chiefs, Bath Gladiators, Bedford Bombardiers, Birmingham Bulls, Croydon Kings, Cumbria Cougars, Dundee Hurricanes, Gwent Mustangs, Kent Exiles, Lancashire Wolverines, Nottingham Caesars, Redbridge Fire, Sutton Coalfield Royals, Tiger Bay Warriors, Trent Valley Warriors

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