131. Oxford Saints 26-32 Sutton Coldfield Royals, 11^th August, 1991, BNGL Premier Division Quarter-Final

Oxford led 26-16 going into the fourth quarter, but then conceded a safety which was quickly followed by a Shane Braithwaite TD which tied the scores. Chris Timms then knocked the Saints out of the playoffs with a late 10 yard TD run which capped off a fine recovery by the Royals. Match report

132. Bedford Bombardiers 34-34 Lancashire Wolverines, BAFA Division Two, 5^th June 1994

Lancashire jumped out to a 26-0 first quarter lead, and led 34-20 before Dave Arvizu’s two 4^th quarter scoring strikes tied up the game at 34-34. Bedford missed the 2 PAT with the scores tied, and Lancashire missed a 50 yard field as time expired to win it. Match report

133. Sussex Thunder 23-22 Redditch Arrows, 15^th August 2004, BAFL Division Two Quarter-Final

In a real cliff-hanger of a playoff match, the Sussex Thunder clung onto a 23-22 win to qualify for the semi-finals. Tied 14-14 at half-time, a safety and 31 TD passing TD put the Thunder 23-14 ahead, but Tony Perkins 1 yard run and 2 PAT reduced the scoreline to 22-23. The Arrows had two drives to win the game, but the Thunder D held firm. No match report

134. Lancashire Wolverines 44-46 Gateshead Senators, 23^rd June 2002

Gateshead and Lancashire fought out one of the closest and most nailbiting encounters in league history as Craig Million ran for 122 yards and a score. Senators were behind for most of the first half with Nimmins late TD giving them the lead for the first time 18-14. Nimmins scored his 2^nd and then 3^rd TD of the game to extend the Senators lead to 32-22 going into the fourth quarter. Lancashire came straight back with Rob Tingle's 2 yard TD run, which he repeated for the two points to bring the score to 32-30. Not content with a two point lead, Gateshead replied with another Lee Fraser strike from 11 yards to David Nimmins, followed by a Gary Marshall PAT to make the score 39-30. The Gateshead defense was caught out by QB Adam Purcell's "keeper" 12 yard run. Rob Tingle's run added the two points to bring Lancs to within one point, 39-38 at the two minute warning. But this astonishing game was far from over. Lee Fraser, (13 of 23 for 162 yds, 3TDs, 0 ints) who was not sacked at all in the game, again gave a demonstration of how to run a two minute offense, leading a drive that culminated in Mark Lindsey's run from the 2 yard line. Another Gary Marshall conversion kick made the score 46-38. Adam Purcell then gave a demonstration of his own to lead Lancashire downfield to the Gateshead 10 yard line with 3 seconds left on the clock. His pass to Neil Sullivan brought the score to 46-44. All that remained was for the untimed down of the conversion attempt. But Gateshead's defense held firm, denying Lancashire the draw and leaving Gateshead Senators narrow winners after the nerve-wracking finale of a remarkable game.

135. Gateshead Senators 22-20 Chester Romans, 4^th June 1995.

Peter White ran a colossal 45 times for 302 yards for the Romans but still ended up on the losing side as Senators QB Lee Fraser threw a TD to  David Nimmens to tie the scores at 20-20 and then connected with the same receiver for the crucial 2pt conversion to win the match. Match report

136. London Olympians 39-36 Leicester Panthers, NDMA League, 6^th June 1993

Three Richard Dunkley TD’s and 151 yards rushing had London 11 pts clear with five minutes to go, but a late Walter Norton TD pass and 2 PAT brought the scores close. Panthers recovered the onside kick, but it was ruled not to have traveled 10 yards and the Olympians took over and ran the clock out. Match report

137. Crawley Raiders 20-23 Merseyside Centurions, 6^th September 1992, BNGL Premier Bowl

Graham Whyte scored a TD and kicked a field goal to clinch the title for the Centurions. The Merseysiders were 16-8 ahead, before Whyte’s 14 yard run with 4 minutes to go. Crawley scored on Gregg’s 9 yard run to bring the scores to 23-20 but Merseyside hung on. Match report

138. Leicester Panthers 7-10 Luton Flyers, 10^th April 1988

Dave Munn ran for 101 yards and caught a 13 yard reception for the Flyers score. Martin Fisher prevented the Flyers from clinching the game with a stunning late interception which set up a final drive for the Panthers which led to Rex Harrison attempting a 35 yard field goal to tie the game. As time expired the ball went wide and the Flyers won. Match report

139. St Albans Kestrels 20-22 LA Panthers, Capital League Final, 23^rd August 1987

In this Capital League final, Ryan Holness scored twice for the Panthers but the Kestrels were always in touch and when Graham Martin scored they went for the game tying two point conversion, but it failed and the Panthers won their first (and only) title. Match report

140. Birmingham Bulls 30-41 London Olympians, NDMA League, 14^th June 1992

Leroy Innes caught passes for 189 yards and 3 TDs, as the Olympians won this crucial NDMA regular season match. Match report