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| COLCHESTER GLADIATORSBased: Gilberd School (1985), Witham Sports Centre (1985), Wivenhoe
Town F.C. (1989), Woods Leisure Centre (1988) , Braiswick, Colchester (1987), Monkwick
Leisure Centre (1995) Career Record: 74-26-0 Colours: Yellow pants/Royal Blue shirts with gold numbers/White helmets Website: http://www.eteamz.com/sites/colchestergladiators/ Honours: CGL Crown National runners-up 1989. Budweiser Premier Division champions 1988. Conference champions 1995, 1989, 1988, 1987 Senior Kitted 1995 BAFA Division Three East Midlands Conference 9-1-0*
1991 BYAFA Eastern Conference 1st (lost 22-39 to Farnham Knights in
Southern Semi-Final)  Dermot O'Leary playing for the Gladiators in the 20th anniversary game  Colchester (blue) vs Essex 1995   Oxford Saints v Colchester Gladiators, 1995 1989   vs. Walsall Titans, 1989  vs. Oxford, 1989 1988  Celebrating their Bud Bowl Premier Division victory 
 Brighton B-52s v Colchester Gladiators, 1988 Budweiser Premier Bowl  Gladiators Coach George Baldwin  Gladiators Steve Tatum covering an Ashton Oilers receiver in 1988 1987  Colchester QB Jay Iler vs Heathrow, 1987 Team Notes: Essex team with a superb record. Between 1986 and 1989 lost just three games. QB Milton Myers was their star in that period featuring in a high powered offense that took them to the Budweiser Premier Division title in 1988 with a 47-28 win against Brighton B-52s. In 1991 they merged with the Chelmsford Cherokee and played as the Essex Gladiators in 91 and 92, playing some games at Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford and some at Gloucester Park, Basildon. At the end of the 92 season a proposed merger between Essex Gladiators and Kent Mustangs came to nothing and in the fall-out of a less than friendly slanging match the upshot was that a new Colchester Gladiators team appeared, first in the BNGL Premier Division and then, following the amalgamation of the leagues in 1994 the BAFA Division 4 and subsequently Div 3. This team was comprised of a majority of players from the Colchester youth team plus around 12 or so veteran players with the old Gladiator management team until they finally folded. During this time they played at Monkwick leisure centre, Colchester and were sometimes known as the "Sloppy Joe's" Gladiators after their sponsor. George Baldwin's book "Seeing England from the fifty yard line" ISBN 0-930753-20-8 chronicles the Gladiators. Returned in 2003, when they played a friendly against the Essex Blades to mark the club's 20th anniversary - the Gladiators won 50-8 in a game where the highlights were shown on Sky Sports. Plans are being made to return to competitive action again in 2005. Head Coaches:Imports: 1990 RB Mel Moore, QB Joe Niemann Internationals 16th April 1995 - Stuart Brererton ran for 233 yards and 2 TDs on 31 carries vs Oxford Saints 20th May 1990 - Mel Moore ran for 261 yards and 6TDs vs Oxford 13th May 1990 - Mel Moore ran for 213 yards and 5 tds from 32 carries vs Milton Keynes |
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