Carlisle Border Reivers
| Year Formed | 2009 |
| Team Colours | White or Maroon & Silver with Black helmets |
| Home Field | Sheepmount Stadium, Carlisle |
| Conference Alignment | BAFACL Division 2 North |
| Head Coach | N/A |
| Offensive Coordinator | N/A |
| Defensive Coordinator | N/A |
| Special Teams Coordinator | N/A |
The Carlisle Border Reivers were an amateur American Football club playing in Division 2 North of the BAFA Community Leagues. They were based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team folded in 2013.
Introduction
The Carlisle Border Reivers are one of Cumbria’s American Football Team's, alongside the Walney Terriers, and have gained full status to the British American Football Associations League for the 2011 Season. The Reivers first training session was in January 2010 and the team was associate members in the league in the 2010 season playing 4 friendly games against Gateshead, Dundee, Clyde Valley and Loughborough.The Reivers Competed in Division 2 North for the 2011 and will line up in the same conference for the 2012 Season.
The Reivers folded in 2013
Home : White shirt, Silver pants and Black helmets
Away : Maroon shirt, Silver pants and Black helmets.
The Reivers train every Sunday between 1pm and 4pm at the Sheepmount Stadium in Carlisle.
History
The Reivers completed their first full season in the BAFA National Leagues in 2011, they ended the season with a 0-10 record and finished 7th and bottom of division 2 North. The Reivers will compete in Division 2 North again for the 2012 season alongside Clyde Valley Blackhawks, Dundee Hurricanes, Glasgow Tigers and Highland Wildcats.In December 2010 The Reivers were associated as full members to the BAFA Community Leagues and for the first full season the Reivers were aligned to Division 2 Northern Conference for the 2011 season along with Clyde Valley Blackhawks, Dundee Hurricanes, Glasgow Tigers, Highland Wildcats and West Coast Trojans.
The Border Reivers were formed in the winter of 2009. The Reivers have roots mainly from the Cumbria Mariners of 2007-2009, a small team from Whitehaven, West Cumbria. In 2010, the Reivers played 4 games as BAFACL Associate Members, on their way to achieving full league status, the Reivers lost all 4 games against experienced teams. The Reivers 2010 games were against Division 1 teams, Dundee Hurricanes & Gateshead Senators and Division 2 team the Clyde Valley Blackhawks, the final game of the 2010 season was against Loughborough Aces who are one of BUAFL’s most successful teams
The Cumbria Mariners were Associate Members to BAFA in 2008 and were unable to achieve full league status in 2009 despite playing 3 full games in the Summer of 2008. The Cumbria Mariners were based in Whitehaven, West Cumbria. The team moved to Carlisle to achieve larger playing numbers which would enable the club to grow - the team rebranded as the Carlisle Border Reivers.
The Reivers can also trace roots from Cumbria's original teams from the 1980s and early 1990s, the Carlisle Kestrels, the Furness Phantoms and Cumbria Cougars who all played in the original British American Football League.
Home ground
The Reivers both practice and play home games at the Sheepmount stadium, Carlisle. Admission to the Reivers games is free.The future
The Reivers are about to enter their second full season in the British American Football League. The Reivers look to build experience in this season and recruit more players.The Reivers will be looking to improve in 2012, the Reivers debut season in BAFANL ended with a 0W - 10L record and the Reivers ended bottom of Division 2 North.
Long-term goals for the club are to consolidate in the league and develop a youth programme to bring football to all ages in Cumbria.
Results
2011 ResultsWest Coast Trojans 52 - 0 Reivers
Highland Wildcats 55 - 0 Reivers
Glasgow Tigers 68 - 3 Reivers
Clyde Valley Blackhawks 50 - 3 Reivers
Reivers 0 - Clyde Valley Blackhawks 64
Dundee Hurricanes 80 - Reivers 14
Reivers 6 - 26 Glasgow Tigers
Dundee Hurricanes 58 - 0 Reivers
Highland Wildcats 34 - 12 Reivers
Reivers 14 - 27 Edinburgh Wolves
2010 Results
Scrimmages
Reivers @ Gateshead Senators
Reivers 0 Vs 78 Clyde Valley Blackhawks
Games
Reivers 4 Vs 30 Dundee Hurricanes
Reivers 0 @ 49 Loughborough Aces
2008 Results - Playing as Cumbria Mariners
Mariners 0 @ 30 Clyde Valley Blackhawks
Mariners 0 Vs 34 Clyde Valley Blackhawks
Mariners 0 Vs 12 Merseyside Nighthawks