BRISTOL AZTECS

Based: Filton WISE, New Road, Bristol. Also played at British Aerospace Welfare Association (BAWA), 589 Southmead Road, Southmead, Bristol
Colours: Black pants, Black shirts with orange numbers, black helmets. Previously wore Black Helmet, Grey Shirt Black Nos, Royal Blue Pants
Website: www.aztecs.co.uk
Honours: BAFL Division 1A champions 2005, BSL Division One runners-up 1999. BSL Division One A runners-up 2004. BAFL Division 1A runners-up 2006, BSL Division Two champions 2003, 1997. Conference champions 2006, 2003, 1999, 1997. BYAFA Youth Kitted runners up 2006, BYAFA Youth Kitted conference champions 2004.

Senior Kitted Record

2008 BAFL Premier Division 4-4-0*
2007 BAFL Premier Division 5-4-1*
2006 BAFL Division One A Southern Conference 4-6-0*
2005 BAFL Division One A Southern Conference 4-6-0*
2004 BSL Division One A Southern Conference 4-6-0*
2003 BSL Division Two South West Conference 8-2-0*
2002 BSL Division One Southern Conference 0-10-0
2001 BSL Division One Southern Conference 4-4-0
2000 BSL Division One Southern Conference 2-6-0
1999 BSL Division One Central Conference 8-1-1*
1998 BSL Division One South West Conference 7-3-0*
1997 BSL Division Two South West Conference 9-1-0*
1996 BSL Division Two Southern Conference 2-8-0
1995 BAFA Division Two South West Conference 5-4-0*
1994 BAFA Division Two South West Conference 2-7-1
1993 BNGL Premier Division South West Conference 5-5-0*
1992 BNGL Premier Division South West Conference 6-4-0
1991 BNGL First Division South West Conference 8-2-0*


The Bristol Aztecs in 1991
Photo courtesy of C.Wilson (www.aztecs.co.uk)

Team Notes: Formed in 1991 and have progressed to the topflight of British American Football. In 1995, signed former Bristol Packers RB Joe Brooks, Bernie Barnard and vernon Walker. Won the BSL Division Two Bowl in 1997 with a 27-6 win against Chiltern Cheetahs and lost the 1999 Division One Bowl to Gateshead Senators 7-2. Youth Kitted team returned in 2001 after 3 year absence. Disastrous 2002 season, where they finished 0-10-0. Bounced back in 2003 with the appointment of Brian Smallworth as head coach. Won the Div.2 South West Conference with a 8-2-0 regular season record, before defeating Kent Exiles and the Cambridgeshire Cats in the playoffs on their way to Sheffield where they beat Nottingham Caesars 32-15 in the Division Two final. Promoted to Division One A in 2004, they finished second and then got past Cambridgeshire Cats (13-12) in the wild-card game and then Gateshead Senators (24-14) in the semi-finals). They lost the final 32-0 to the Southern Sundevils.

Game notes

31st May 2000 - Kenny Saro rushed for 222 yards vs Chester Romans
15th June 1991 - Ashley Richer passed for 6 TDs and 270 yards vs Taunton Wyverns

Youth Kitted

2008 BAFL Southern Conference 5-3-0*
2007 BYAFA South Western Conference 4-2-0*
2006 BYAFA English Conference 7-0-0*
2005 BYAFA Southern Conference 6-1-0*
2004 BYAFA Southern Conference 5-1-0*
2003 did not compete
2002 BYAFA Southern Conference 0-6-0
2001 BYAFA Southern West Conference 1-5-0
1998 BYAFA Western Conference 2-4-0
1993 BYAFA Western Division 2-3-0
1992 BYAFA Western Division 2-2-0

Youth Flag/Two Touch Record

1997 NFFA South Western Conference 5-1-0*

Team notes: Long established and highly acclaimed youth set-up, that in 2006 reached BYAFA Bowl XVIII losing narrowly 20-14 in overtime to London Warriors.