Shropshire Revolution

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Shropshire Revolution
Official Team Logo
Official Team Logo
Year Formed 2006
Team Colours White helmets, purple shirts, purple pants and white and purple socks
Home Field Telford Hornets Rugby Club, in Dawley, Telford
Conference Alignment BAFL 2, Division 2 Central
Head Coach Austen Evans (2006-Present)
2007 Regular Season Record (2-8-0)
Playoff Record (0)
Playoff Appearances (0)
Conference Championships (0)
Divisional Championships (0)
League Championships (0)
BritBowl Championships (0)
Offical Team Helmet
Offical Team Helmet

The Shropshire Revolution (also known as The Revolution) are a British American Football team based in Telford, Shropshire, in the Midlands.

The Team are currently members of the British American Football League (BAFL), competing to enter the BritBowl to win the Boston Trophy.

The Shropshire Revolution are in the BAFL 2, Division 2 Central of the BAFL's 3 divisions, (BAFL Premier, BAFL 1 and BAFL 2).

BAFL 1 is split into 2 conferences, Division 1 North North and Division 1 South South. BAFL 2 is split into four conferences, Division 2 North, Division 2 Central, Division 2 South East and Division 2 South West. [1]

The Revolution are Shropshire's only American Football team. [2]

After making a successful debut on the American Football scene in the UK when they beat Lincoln Bombers 30-6 on October 1, 2006 in their maiden match at Telford Town Park, registering four touchdowns to the delight of a healthy crowd of around 200 as they bid to earn a place in the British American Football League for the 2007 season, the game marked the return of the sport to Shropshire after the collapse of the county's Wrekin Giants in the 1980s. [3]

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[edit] History

The Shropshire Revolution American Football team were formed in January of 2006 by like minded enthusiasts and fans of the game, via a forum on the website of NFLUK. [4]

7 players met for the first session in the Town Park Bowl on Saturday January 21, 2006, when the following week a management team was formed.

Initial discussions were along the lines of Flag Football until the team were ready to think about entering an application for kitted league football.

Media interest from BBC Local Television, BBC Radio Shropshire, the Shropshire Star newspaper, and Beacon Radio swelled the numbers of those interested in viewing and participating in the game considerably over the following weeks and a competition, run on Beacon Radio to choose the team name from a short list, declared that the team shall be known as the 'Shropshire Revolution' . The management team have since been working towards becoming an Associate Member of the British American Football League. This application was successful and the team granted associate membership on 2nd July 2006.

The teams first game took place on the 1st October 2006. In front of around 200 people, the Revolution beat the Lincolnshire Bombers 30-6. This was followed on the 15th October by the teams first away game against the Leicestershire Falcons, which the Revolution won 28-14. And finally a home game against the Leicestershire Falcons on the 28th October saw the Revolution romp home with a 29-0 victory, bringing their 2006 associate season to a glorious finale.

On November 1st the league confirmed that the Revolutions application for league membership for the 2007 season, had been successful.

The Shropshire Revolution cheerleader squad are called the Revettes. [5]

[edit] Sponsorship

The Shropshire Revolution started as a team securing a £10,000, 3-year sponsorship deal with the Ultimate Cleaning Company [1], one of the Midlands fastest growing cleaning companies, which allowed the team to purchase a Rogers Athletic 3-man Blocking Sled and a set of 50 home and away game shirts and game pants [6] [7] [8] and November 16, 2007 saw the Revolution announce a major additional sponsorship deal with Telford Signs [2] [9].

[edit] Venue

Revolution home games and training sessions take place at the home of the Telford Hornets Rugby Club, in Dawley, Telford.

[edit] 2008 Season schedule and results

Logo of the British American Football League
Logo of the British American Football League
Team Date Kick Off Result
Shropshire Revolution Vs Leicestershire Falcons 13/04/08 2.30pm W 21 - 12
Shropshire Revolution Vs Nottingham Caesars 20/04/08 2.30pm L 18 - 7
Shropshire Revolution Vs Hull Hornets 26/04/08 2.30pm L 10 - 0
Shropshire Revolution @ Leicestershire Falcons 25/05/08 2.30pm W 23 - 8
Shropshire Revolution @ Tamworth Phoenix 01/06/08 4.00pm L 19 - 6
Shropshire Revolution Vs Lincolnshire Bombers 08/06/08 2.30pm
Shropshire Revolution @ Hull Hornets 13/07/08 2.30pm
Shropshire Revolution Vs Tamworth Phoenix 20/07/08 2.30pm
Shropshire Revolution @ Nottingham Caesars 27/07/08 12.00pm
Shropshire Revolution @ Lincolnshire Bombers 10/08/07 2.30pm

[edit] 2007 Season record

The Shropshire Revolution finished their 2007 inaugural season, BAFL Division 2 Central Conference, with a 2-8-0 record.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Teams of the BAFL
  2. ^ BAFL News
  3. ^ Shropshire Star
  4. ^ NFL-UK Revolutution formation thread
  5. ^ YouTube - Revolution Cheerleader Squad
  6. ^ NFLUK News
  7. ^ Shropshire Star
  8. ^ BAFL News
  9. ^ BAFL News

[edit] See also

Previous American Football teams in Shropshire:

[edit] External links

[edit] Shropshire Revolution in the Media

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