STOCKPORT FALCONS

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Based: Burnage Rugby Club (also played at Manchester RFC, Grove Park, Stockport & Ewan Fields, Hyde, Cheshire)
Career record: 24-47-1
Colours: Grey/Royal Blue/Grey
Website: No
Honours: Conference champions 1988

1992 BNGL Premier Division Northern Conference 7-3-0
1991 BNGL Premier Division North Western Conference 5-5-0
1990 BNGL National Division Midlands Conference 1-9-0
1989 BNGL National Division Northern Conference 0-10-0
1988 Budweiser League Division One Northern Conference 9-1-0*
1987 Budweiser League Division One Northern Conference 0-9-1
1986 Budweiser League Atlantic Division One North 1-9-0

     
Attached are three photos from the Stockport Falcons Senior team in about 92 / 93. Courtesy of Gareth Upton


QB Alec McClure, 1986

From left to right: Picture 1: Trio is from left to right: - Gareth Upton (86), Simon Davenport (38), Gareth Morgan
Picture 2: Gareth Upton
Picture 3: Team photo: Known players: 55: - Steve Stockford, 33: - Mick Ellison, 63: - Neil Scott, 70: - Rick Macdonald,
2 : - Matt Turball, 3 : - Dave Milburn, 32: - Brent Williams, 54: - Mark Williams, 88: - Owen Samuels (I think), 7 : - Paul Aston,
40: - Phil Chapman, 25: - Darrel ?, 69: - Tony Mac, 86: - Gareth Upton, 8 : - Gareth Morgan

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Mike Wilkinson, 1986

Team notes: Had 3 nightmare years in their first 4 seasons (one win and one tie in 30 games) and one title winning season when ex-NFL running-back Tony Dillinger took them almost single-handed to a Budweiser Division One title and the semi-finals. Joined the BNGL in 1989, but failed to make the playoffs. Disbanded at the end of 1992, despite signing QB Paul Ashton and WR Joe Mahmood preseason.

Game notes

29th June 1991 - Horner passed for 379 yards and 5TDs vs Lancashire Wolverines
14th April 1991 - QB Richard Horner passed for 383 yards against Lancashire Wolverines

STOCKPORT FALCONS JUNIORS (previously known as the Stockport Stallions Jnrs)

Based: Stockport
Career record: 5-10-1
Colours: Black shirts, silver pants
Website: No
Honours: None

1987 JAFFA 4-4-0
1988 JAFL North West Conference 1-6-1

Team notes: In 1986, pupils from Mile End School in Stockport set up the Stockport Stallions. Coached by 14 year old Phil Chapman, they contested their only match against the Ashton Allycats in February 1986/ They were then approached by the Stockport Falcons to become their junior team. The new Falcon Juniors took part in several friendlies before contesting the 1987 JAFFA league finishing with a 4-4-0 record. In 1988, the Falcons played two touch football in the JAFL finishing with a 1-6-1 record. In 1989, the Falcons merged with the Manchester Colts to become the Mancunian Colts and played kitted football.