List of American football teams in the United Kingdom
was introduced to the United Kingdom during the early part of the 20th century by American servicemen stationed in the country. The first recorded match took place on 23 November 1910 at Crystal Palace, London, where a team made up of the crew from USS Idaho defeated their counterparts from USS Vermont 19–0. During the Second World War, matches were played by American and Canadian servicemen stationed in the UK at venues throughout the country. This included the 'Tea Bowl' game played at the White City Stadium in 1944, and this was followed by the creation of the United States Armed Forces Europe league in 1946. This league consisted of teams from American military bases throughout Europe, with one of the league's three conferences made up of teams based in the UK – teams from this conference won the league championship thirteen times until the competition ceased in 1993.
The first teams open to British players were established in 1983, and competition began the following year in the form of a series of one-off games. The match results were compiled into a 'Merit Table', with teams playing more than three games eligible for the championship—the first champions were the London Ravens, who won all ten of their matches. Hundreds of clubs have since been formed, playing both full contact football and flag football at senior, university and youth level. Many of these clubs have since folded, renamed or merged with other local teams, but a few of the older clubs survive today.
The sport is administered by the British American Football Association, with two main bodies of competition; the BAFA National Leagues and the British Universities American Football League.
National Football League
As part of the NFL International Series, the National Football League, which otherwise has all of its teams resident in the United States, has one team with a permanent part-time residence in the UK.Team | Location | Term | Frequency |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London | 2013–2020 | One game per year |
The league also plays neutral-site games in London under the International Series banner. Since 2007, these have all been at Wembley Stadium; in 2019, the neutral-site games moved to the new home of Tottenham Hotspur.
BAFA National Leagues
The BAFA National Leagues was formed in 2010 by the BAFA in response to the British American Football League's decision to split from the governing body.The senior league's membership comprises 68 teams based in towns ranging from Newquay in the south of England to Aberdeen in Scotland. The league is split into two regional conferences; the Southern Football Conference and the Northern Football Conference. The teams within each conference are spread across three tiers with promotion and relegation between each level. The bottom two tiers are further divided into regional conferences. The top-ranking teams in each division compete in playoffs culminating in divisional finals—the championship game contested by the top Premier Division teams is known as the BritBowl. The 2017 champions are the Tamworth Phoenix, who defeated the London Blitz 34–28 in the final held at the Sixways Stadium.
In addition to adult contact football, the BAFA runs youth, junior and women's contact football, and also flag football across all age ranges. A number of the teams within the league operate teams across two or more of these competitions. The British American Football Association defines the age ranges used within the league as follows:
Designation | Ages | Ages |
Adult | 18 and above | 16 and above |
Women | 17 and above | 16 and above |
Under 19s | 16 to 19 | — |
Under 17s | 14 to 17 | 17 and below |
Under 12s | — | 12 and below |
* | Team competing in the BAFANL's senior contact league |
Team | Location | Years in senior / adult league | 2018 BAFA Adult division | 2015 BAFA Adult flag conference / division | 2017 BAFA Under-19 division | 2018 BAFA Under-17 division | Other teams |
Aberdeen Oilcats | Aberdeen | — | — | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
Aberdeen Roughnecks* | Aberdeen | 2014– | NFC 2 North | — | — | — | — |
Aylesbury Vale Spartans | Aylesbury | — | — | Southeastern / North | — | — | — |
Basingstoke Barracudas | Basingstoke | — | — | Southeastern / South | — | — | — |
Beeston Bears | Beeston, Nottinghamshire | — | — | Mid-England / South | — | — | — |
Berkshire Renegades* | Reading | 1985–87, 1989, 2006–2014, 2016— | SFC 1 Central | — | — | South | — |
Birmingham Bulls* | Birmingham | 1984– | NFC 2 South | — | — | Central | — |
Birmingham Lions | Birmingham | — | — | Southwestern / North | South | Central | — |
Black Country Vipers | Stourbridge | — | — | — | South | Central | — |
Blisworth Five | Blisworth | — | — | Southeastern / North | — | — | — |
Bournemouth Bobcats* | Bournemouth | 1986–1991, 2011– | SFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Bristol Apache* | Bristol | 2011– | SFC 1 Central | — | — | — | — |
Bristol Aztecs* | Bristol | 1991– | Premier South | — | — | — | — |
Buckinghamshire Wolves | Marlow | — | — | — | — | South | Youth flag, Cadet flag |
Burnley Tornadoes | Burnley | — | Associate | Mid-England / North | — | North West | — |
Bury Saints* | Bury St Edmunds | 2014– | Premier South | — | — | — | — |
Calderdale Knights | Halifax | — | — | Mid-England / North | — | — | — |
Cambridgeshire Cats* | Cambridge | 1985–90, 1993–98, 2002– | SFC 1 East | — | — | — | — |
Cardiff Hurricanes | Cardiff | — | — | Southwestern / South | — | — | — |
Carlisle Sentinels* | Carlisle | 2015— | NFC 2 Central | — | — | — | — |
Carnegie Reapers | Dunfermline | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Carnegie Steelers | Dunfermline | — | — | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
Chester Romans* | Chester | 1987– | NFC 2 Central | — | North | North West | — |
Chichester Sharks | Chichester | — | — | Southeastern / South | — | — | — |
Chorley Buccaneers | Chorley | — | — | — | North | North West | Youth flag, Cadet flag |
Clyde Valley Blackhawks* | Wishaw | 2009– | NFC 2 North | — | — | — | — |
Cobham Cougars | Cobham, Surrey | — | Associate | — | South | South | — |
Colchester Gladiators* | Wivenhoe | 1985–95, 2005– | SFC 1 East | — | — | South East | — |
Cornish Sharks* | Newquay | 2007– | SFC 2 West | — | — | South West | — |
Coventry Cougars | Coventry | — | — | — | — | — | Youth flag, Cadet flag |
Coventry Jets* | Coventry | 1991–93, 2004– | NFC 1 South | Southwestern / North | — | Central | Youth flag |
Crewe Railroaders* | Crewe | 1985–90, 2012– | NFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Doncaster Colts | Doncaster | — | — | — | — | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Doncaster Mustangs* | Doncaster | 2003– | NFC 1 South | — | — | — | — |
Dumfries Hunters* | Dumfries | 2017— | NFC 2 North | — | — | — | — |
Dunbeth Dragons | Coatbridge | — | — | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
Dundee Hurricanes* | Dundee | 2003– | NFC 2 North | — | — | — | — |
Dunfermline Kings | Dunfermline | — | Associate | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
Dunfermline Revolution | Dunfermline | — | — | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
East Essex Sabres* | Shoeburyness | 2017— | SFC 2 East | — | — | South East | — |
East Kent Mavericks* | Aylesham | 2006– | SFC 1 East | — | — | South East | — |
East Kilbride Pirates* | Hamilton | 1986– | Premier North | — | North | Scotland | — |
Edinburgh Napier Knights | Edinburgh | — | — | — | — | Scotland | — |
Edinburgh Outlaws | Edinburgh | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Edinburgh Wolves* | Edinburgh | 2003– | Premier North | — | North | Scotland | — |
Essex Spartans* | Billericay | 1999– | SFC 2 East | — | — | South East | — |
Etone Jaguars | Nuneaton | — | — | — | — | Central | — |
Farnham Knights * | Farnborough | 1986– | Premier South | — | South | South West | — |
Furness Phantoms* | Ulverston | 2014– | NFC 2 Central | — | — | — | — |
Gateshead Senators* | Gateshead | 1986– | NFC 1 North | — | — | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Glasgow Hornets | Glasgow | — | — | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
Glasgow Tigers* | Glasgow | 1986– | NFC 1 North | — | — | Scotland | — |
Gloucester Centurions | Gloucester | 2009–2014 | — | Southwestern / South | — | — | — |
Grangemouth Broncos | Grangemouth | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Halton Spartans* | Widnes | 2015— | NFC 2 Central | — | — | North West | — |
Hamilton Buccaneers | Hamilton | — | — | — | — | Scotland | — |
Hastings Conquerors* | Hastings | 2015— | SFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Hereford Stampede | Hereford | — | Associate | — | — | — | — |
Hertfordshire Cheetahs* | St Albans | 1987– | SFC 2 South | — | South | South | — |
Highland Stags / Wildcats | Inverness | 2009–2011 | Associate | — | North | Scotland | — |
Horsham Buccaneers | Horsham | — | — | — | — | — | Youth flag |
Humber Warhawks* | Kingston upon Hull | 2015— | NFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Inverclyde Goliaths | Greenock | — | Associate | — | — | Scotland | — |
Ipswich Cardinals* | Ipswich | 1987– | SFC 2 East | — | — | South East | — |
Jurassic Coast Raptors | Dorchester | 2016— | SFC 2 West | — | — | — | — |
Kent Exiles* | Sidcup | 1991– | SFC 1 East | — | South | South East / London | — |
Kent Phoenix | Maidstone | — | — | — | — | South East | — |
King's Lynn Patriots | King's Lynn | — | Associate | — | — | — | — |
Knottingley Raiders* | Knottingley | 2017— | NFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Lancashire Wolverines* | Blackburn | 1988–2004, 2007– | NFC 1 North | — | — | — | — |
Leeds Academy Assassins | Leeds | — | — | — | North | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Leeds Bobcats* | Leeds | 2015 | NFC 1 North | — | — | — | — |
Leeds Samurai | Leeds | — | — | Mid-England / North | — | — | — |
Leeds Tornadoes | Leeds | — | — | Mid-England / North | — | — | — |
Leicester Eagles | Leicester | — | — | Southwestern / North | — | — | — |
Leicester Falcons* | Leicester | 2008– | NFC 1 South | — | — | Central | — |
Leicester Huntsmen | Leicester | — | — | — | — | — | Youth Flag |
Lincolnshire Bombers* | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | 2007– | NFC 2 South | — | North | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Lincolnshire Longhorns | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | 2018— | — | — | — | — | — |
London Barracuda | London | — | — | Southeastern / South | — | — | — |
London Blitz* | Finsbury Park | 1984– | Premier South / SFC 2 East | Southeastern / South | South | London | Youth flag |
London Hornets* | Camden Town | 2014— | SFC 1 East | — | — | — | — |
London Olympians* | Crystal Palace | 1984–2007, 2009– | Premier South | — | — | — | — |
London Rebels | Kennington Park | — | — | Southeastern / South | — | — | — |
London Smoke | Clapham Common | 2018 - | — | — | — | — | London Flash |
London Vipers | Crystal Palace | — | — | Southeastern / South | — | — | — |
London Warriors* | Boston Manor | 2008– | Premier South | — | — | London | — |
Maidstone Pumas* | Maidstone | 1998–2014, 2016— | SFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Manchester Crows | Manchester | — | — | Mid-England / South | — | — | — |
Manchester Titans* | Manchester | 2003, 2005– | Premier North | Mid-England / South | North | North West | — |
Mansfield Honey Badgers | Mansfield | — | — | Mid-England / South | — | — | — |
Merseyside Nighthawks* | Birkenhead | 1986– | Premier North | — | North | North West | — |
Merthyr Tydfil Thunder Ducks | Merthyr Tydfil | — | — | Southwestern / South | — | — | — |
Moray Tide | Lossiemouth | — | — | — | — | Scotland | — |
Morecambe Bay Storm* | Morecambe | 2017— | NFC 2 Central | — | — | — | — |
Nairnshire Dragons | Nairn | — | — | — | — | Scotland | — |
Newcastle Blackhawks | Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Northants Knights | Northampton | 2019- | Associate League | Associate League | |||
Northants Phantoms | Northampton | — | — | Southwestern / North | — | — | — |
Northants Titans | Northampton | — | — | Southwestern / North | — | — | Youth flag |
North East Academy | Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | — | — | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Northumberland Thunder | Cramlington | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Northumberland Vikings* | Woolsington | 2015— | NFC 1 North | — | — | — | — |
Norwich Devils | Norwich | 1986–2011, 2018 | SFC 2 East | — | — | South East | — |
Nottingham Caesars* | Nottingham | 1995– | NFC 1 South | — | North | — | — |
Ouse Valley Eagles* | Bedford | 2014 | SFC 1 Central | — | — | South | — |
Oxford Killer Ponies | Oxford | — | — | Southwestern / South | — | — | — |
Oxford Saints* | Abingdon | 1984– | SFC 1 Central | — | — | — | — |
Peterborough Saxons* | Peterborough | 2002– | NFC Division 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Plymouth Buccaneers | Plymouth | — | — | Southwestern / South | — | — | — |
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts* | Portsmouth | 2014– | SFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Reading Lions | Reading | — | — | Southeastern / North & South | — | — | — |
Rugby Maulers | Rugby | — | — | Southwestern / North | — | — | — |
Salisbury City Marauders | Salisbury | — | Associate | — | — | — | — |
Sandwell Steelers* | Sandwell | 2014– | NFC 1 South | — | — | Central | — |
Sheffield Forge | Sheffield | — | — | — | — | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Sheffield Giants* | Sheffield | 2010– | Premier North | Mid-England / South | — | North East / Yorkshire | — |
Sheffield Vipers | Sheffield | — | — | Mid-England / North | — | — | — |
Shrewsbury Sentinels | Shrewsbury | — | — | Southwestern / North | — | — | — |
Shropshire Revolution* | Telford | 2007– | NFC 1 South | — | — | — | — |
Solent Seahawks | Southampton | — | — | — | South | South West | — |
Solent Thrashers* | Southampton | 2005– | SFC 1 Central | Southwestern / South | — | — | — |
Somerset Wyverns | Taunton | 2018 | SFC2 West | — | — | South West | — |
South London Renegades | Southwark | — | — | — | — | London | — |
South Wales Warriors* | Llanharan | 1996–99, 2001– | SFC 2 West | — | — | — | — |
Staffordshire Surge* | Stoke-on-Trent | 1994– | NFC 2 South | — | — | — | — |
Studley Bearcats | Studley | — | — | — | — | — | Youth flag, Cadet flag |
Sussex Thunder* | Brighton | 1997–2013, 2015 | SFC 1 Central | — | — | South West | — |
Swindon Storm* | Swindon | 2013– | SFC 2 South | — | — | South West | — |
Tamworth Phoenix* | Tamworth | 2008– | Premier North | — | — | Central | — |
Torbay Trojans* | Paignton | 1984–92, 1997–99, 2014– | SFC 2 West | — | — | — | — |
Victoria Park Panthers | Victoria Park, London | — | — | Southeastern / South | — | — | — |
Ware Wolves | Ware | — | — | Southeastern / North | — | — | — |
Welwyn Hatfield Mosquitos | Welwyn Garden City | — | Associate | — | — | — | — |
Wembley Five-O | Wembley | — | — | Southeastern / North | — | — | — |
Wembley Stallions* | Wembley | 2015— | SFC 1 East | — | — | London | — |
West Coast Trojans* | Renfrew | 2005– | NFC 2 North | Highland North / North | — | — | — |
West Essex Showboats | Epping | — | — | Southeastern / North | — | — | — |
West Lothian Astros | Livingston | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Westcliff Storm | Westcliff-on-Sea | — | — | Southeastern / North | — | — | — |
Woodham Warriors | Woodham | — | — | Highland North / South | — | — | — |
Worcester Royals | Worcester | — | — | Southwestern / North | — | — | — |
Worcestershire Black Knights* | Worcester | 2017— | SFC 2 West | — | — | — | — |
Yorkshire Rams* | Leeds | 1987– | NFC 1 North | Mid-England / North | — | — | — |
Northern Ireland
Northern Irish teams compete in an amateur island-wide regional competition in Ireland, organised by the Irish American Football League. Teams from Northern Ireland compete in the Northern Division of the IAFL. The teams, along with other amateur teams in Northern Ireland and throughout the rest of Ireland, also compete in competitions such as the Shamrock Bowl.Currently neither of the two universities of Northern Ireland compete in either the British Universities or the IAFL College Bowl.
Team | Location | Year entered league | 2016 division |
Belfast Trojans | Belfast | 2007 | Shamrock Bowl Conference North |
Antrim Jets | Antrim | 2017 | IAFL2 |
Carrickfergus Knights | Carrickfergus | 1994 | Shamrock Bowl Conference North |
Craigavon Cowboys | Craigavon | 1986 | Shamrock Bowl Conference North |
Tyrone Titans | Omagh | 2014 | IAFL1 North |
British Universities and Colleges Sport
The British Universities American Football League was formed in 2007 by the BAFA after the organisation that ran its predecessor ceased operations. Since 2012, the league has operated under the jurisdiction of British Universities and Colleges Sport.The league operates on three tiers – two Premier divisions with 6 regional conferences in the lower two tiers – with most teams from the two Premier divisions competing in postseason Championship playoffs. A system of promotion and relegation is used between the three tiers. The two teams that progress through the playoffs compete in the National Championship Final which is held at the South Leeds Stadium.
The 2016-17 champions are the Stirling Clansmen, who defeated the Durham Saints 10–7 in the final played at the Sixways Stadium, Worcester.
Team | University | Location | Year entered league | 2017–18 division |
ARU Rhinos | Anglia Ruskin University | Cambridge | 2012 | 2A South East |
Bangor Muddogs | Bangor University | Bangor, Gwynedd | 2009 | 2A North |
Bath Killer Bees | University of Bath | Bath | 1992 | Premier South |
Bath Spa Bulldogs | Bath Spa University | Bath | 2010 | 2A South West |
Bedfordshire Bulls | University of Bedfordshire | Bedford | 2017 | 2A Midlands |
Birmingham Lions | University of Birmingham | Birmingham | 1989 | Premier South |
Bournemouth University Bobcats | Bournemouth University | Bournemouth | 2014 | 2A South West |
BNU Buccaneers | Buckinghamshire New University | Chalfont St Giles | 2008 | 2A South |
Bradford Bears | University of Bradford | Bradford | 2011 | 2A North |
Brighton Panthers | University of Brighton | Brighton | 2003 | 2A South |
Bristol Barracuda | University of Bristol | Bristol | 2007 | 2A South West |
Brunel Burners | Brunel University | Uxbridge | 2010 | 1A South |
Cambridge Pythons | University of Cambridge | Cambridge | 2011 | 1A South East |
Canterbury Christ Church Chargers | Canterbury Christ Church University | Canterbury | 2009 | 1A South East |
Cardiff Cobras | Cardiff University | Cardiff | 1987 | 1A South West |
Chester Legion | University of Chester | Chester | 2016 | 2A North |
Chichester Spitfires | Chichester University | Chichester | 2014 | 2A South |
City Sentinels | City University London | Islington, London | 2013 | 2A South |
Coventry Jets | Coventry University | Coventry | 2010 | 2A Midlands |
Derby Braves | University of Derby | Derby | 1996 | Premier North |
DMU Falcons | De Montfort University | Leicester | 2011 | 2A Midlands |
Durham Saints | Durham University | Durham | 2007 | Premier North |
Edge Hill Vikings | Edge Hill University | Ormskirk | 2015 | 2A North |
Edinburgh Napier Knights | Edinburgh Napier University | Edinburgh | 2004 | 1A North |
Edinburgh Predators | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | 2009 | 2A Borders |
Essex Blades | University of Essex | Colchester | 2001 | 2A South East |
Exeter Demons | University of Exeter | Exeter | 2009 | 1A South West |
Glasgow Tigers | University of Glasgow | Glasgow | 1986 | 1A North |
Gloucestershire Gladiators | University of Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | 2010 | 2A South West |
Greenwich Mariners | University of Greenwich | Crystal Palace | 2004 | 2A South East |
Heriot-Watt | Heriot-Watt University | Edinburgh | 2015 | 2A Borders |
Hertfordshire Hurricanes | University of Hertfordshire | Hatfield | 1994 | Premier South |
Huddersfield Hawks | University of Huddersfield | Huddersfield | 2007 | 2A Midlands |
Hull Sharks | University of Hull | Kingston upon Hull | 1985 | 1A North |
Imperial Immortals | Imperial College London | South Kensington | 2009 | 1A South East |
KCL Regents | King's College London | Southwark | 2010 | 2A South |
Keele Crusaders | Keele University | Keele, Staffordshire | 2013 | 2A North |
Kent Falcons | University of Kent | Canterbury | 1996 | 1A South East |
Kingston Cougars | Kingston University | Kingston upon Thames | 2012 | 1A South |
Lancaster Bombers | Lancaster University | Lancaster | 1991 | 2A Borders |
Leeds Beckett Carnegie | Leeds Beckett University | Leeds | 2009 | Premier North |
Leeds Celtics | University of Leeds | Leeds | 1990 | 1A Yorkshire |
Leicester Longhorns | University of Leicester | Leicester | 1985 | 1A Midlands |
Lincoln Colonials | University of Lincoln | Lincoln | 2006 | 2A Midlands |
Liverpool Fury | Liverpool John Moores University | Liverpool | 2008 | 1A Yorkshire |
Liverpool Raptors | University of Liverpool | Liverpool | 2015 | 2A North |
Loughborough Students | Loughborough University | Loughborough | 1988 | Premier North |
Manchester Tyrants | University of Manchester | Manchester | 2009 | 2A North |
MMU Eagles | Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester | 2011 | 2A Midlands |
Newcastle Raiders | Newcastle University | Gateshead | 1985 | 2A Borders |
Northampton Nemesis | University of Northampton | Northampton | 2011 | 2A Midlands |
Northumbria Mustangs | Northumbria University | Gateshead | 2008 | 1A North |
Nottingham Students | University of Nottingham | Nottingham | 1996 | 1A Midlands |
NTU Renegades | Nottingham Trent University | Nottingham | 2009 | 1A Midlands |
OBU Panthers | Oxford Brookes University | Oxford | 2010 | 2A South West |
Oxford Lancers | University of Oxford | Oxford | 2012 | 2A South West |
Plymouth Blitz | University of Plymouth | Plymouth | 2001 | 1A South West |
Portsmouth Destroyers | University of Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 2006 | Premier South |
Queen Mary and Barts London Vipers | Queen Mary, University of London | London | 2016 | 2A South East |
Reading Knights | University of Reading | Reading | 1987 | 1A South |
Royal Holloway Bears | Royal Holloway, University of London | Egham | 2005 | 2A South |
Sheffield Hallam Warriors | Sheffield Hallam University | Sheffield | 2003 | 1A Yorkshire |
Sheffield Sabres | University of Sheffield | Sheffield | 2000 | 1A Yorkshire |
Solent Redhawks | Southampton Solent University | Southampton | 2009 | 1A South West |
Southampton Stags | University of Southampton | Southampton | 1989 | 2A South West |
Staffordshire Stallions | Staffordshire University | Stoke-on-Trent | 1992 | 1A Midlands |
Stirling Clansmen | University of Stirling | Stirling | 1985 | Premier North |
Sunderland Spartans | University of Sunderland | Sunderland | 2004 | 1A North |
Surrey Stingers | University of Surrey | Guildford | 1994 | 1A South |
Sussex Saxons | University of Sussex | Falmer, East Sussex | 2013 | 1A South |
Swansea Titans | Swansea University | Swansea | 2009 | Premier South |
Tarannau Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University | Aberystwyth | 1992 | 2A North |
Teesside Cougars | Teesside University | Middlesbrough | 1985 | 2A Borders |
UCLan Rams | University of Central Lancashire | Preston, Lancashire | 2012 | 1A Yorkshire |
UCL Emperors | University College London | London | 2016 | 2A South |
UEA Pirates | University of East Anglia | Norwich | 1987 | 1A South East |
UEL Titans | University of East London | London | 2015 | 2A South East |
UWE Bullets | University of the West of England | Filton | 1992 | 1A South West |
UWS Pyros | University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus | Paisley | 2003 | 2A Borders |
Warwick Wolves | University of Warwick | Warwick | 1989 | 1A Midlands |
Worcester Royals | University of Worcester | Worcester | 2009 | 2A Midlands |
York Centurions | University of York | York | 2009 | 2A Borders |
YSJ Jaguars | York St John University | York | 2017 | 2A Borders |
American High School League in Europe
The American High School League in Europe is a competition organised by the European branch of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools. The teams in this league are drawn from high schools affiliated with US military bases within Europe, with the exception of South Gloucestershire and Stroud College which is a further education college located in Filton, England. The league in its present format was founded in 1975, with its constituent teams divided into three divisions. All teams play a regular season schedule against the other teams in their regional conference, with the top-ranked teams competing in playoffs to decide the divisional champions. As of 2017, only one team based in the United Kingdom competes in the league, compared to the five teams that competed in 2012.Team | Location | Division |
Alconbury Dragons | Alconbury High School, Alconbury | — |
Bristol Academy PRIDE | South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, Filton | — |
Lakenheath Lancers | Lakenheath High School, RAF Lakenheath | Division I |
Menwith Hill Mustangs | Menwith Hill Elementary/High School, RAF Menwith Hill | — |
Southbank Blackhawks | Southbank International School, London | — |
Bristol Academy Community League
The Bristol Academy Community League is a competition set up by the Bristol Academy of Sport in December 2012 for school pupils in Bristol and its surrounding areas. The league provides competition for players in the 14-17 and 17-20 year age brackets. The league comprises six teams, representing a specific geographic area.Team | Area represented |
Bristol Cowboys | Central Bristol |
Bristol Gators | Bath and East Bristol |
Bristol Bobcats | South Gloucestershire and North Bristol |
Bristol Falcons | Somerset and South Bristol |
Swindon Storm | Swindon |
Welsh Tomahawks | Newport |