STOKE SPITFIRES

Based: 1991 - Northwood Athletics Stadium, Stoke. Cobridge Greyhound Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent (also played at Northfield Stadium, Hanley & Port Vale FC, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
Career record (senior record only): 35-34-1
Colours: Yellow pants (red & white stripe), red shirts with yellow shoulders and yellow helmets.
Website: No
Honours: None

Senior Kitted

1992 NDMA Division Two Northern Conference 4-4-0
1991 NDMA Division Two Northern Conference 6-3-1*
1990 NCMMA Midlands Conference 4-6-0
1989 CGL Crown National Division Northern Conference 4-6-0
1988 Budweiser League Premier Division North Midlands Conference 7-3-0*
1987 Budweiser League Division One Central Conference 6-4-0
1986 BAFL Anglo Conference Northern Division 4-6-0

Youth Kitted

1988 BYAFA North Western Conference 0-7-0

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QB Gavin Meredith

Team notes: Formed from the defunct Staffordshire Stampeders in January 1986. Competed between 1986 and 1992, making the playoffs in 1988 and 1991. Signed Tom Parkevich in 1990, and he played for two seasons being joined by Troy Marden in 1991. Ex Spartan Cameron Dundas joined the team in 1991, and they were led one of the best British QB's of the period in Gavin Meredith. HC Ferroni quit after 1991, replaced by Johnson and Weaver. Dundas quit after 1991 too due to nagging knee injuries.

One of the teams that merged to form the current Staffordshire Surge side in BSL Division One A.

Head Coaches

1991 - Scott Ferroni
1992 - Mike Johnson (left UK in May 92) and James Weaver

Imports

1990 - Tom Parkevich
1991 - Tom Parkevich, Troy Marden
1992 - Doug Kemp, Tony Hargrove

Game notes

8th June 1991 - Gavin Meredith passed for 422 yards vs Milton Keynes