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141.
Crawley Raiders 20-23 Merseyside Centurions,
6th 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
142.
Leicester Panthers 7-10 Luton Flyers, 10th
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
143.
St
Albans Kestrels
20-22 LA Panthers, Capital League Final, 23rd 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
144.
Birmingham Bulls 30-41
London Olympians, NDMA League, 14th June
1992
Leroy Innes caught passes for 189 yards and 3 TDs, as the
Olympians won this crucial NDMA regular season match. Match
report
145. Streatham
Olympians 13-12 Birmingham Bulls,
1985
Streatham reached the first ever British final with a
heart stopping 13-12 win over the favoured Birmingham Bulls at Oxford City
Football Club. No match report
146.
Washington Presidents 66-62 Wirral Wolves,
12th July
1987
In
this points-fest, the Presidents outlasted the Wolves 66-62 with Sammy Samuels
scoring an astounding 9 TDs. No match
report
147.
Birmingham Bulls 26-22
London Ravens, Budweiser National League,
9th April
1989
Russ Jensen again inspired the Bulls to an early season
victory over the London Ravens in this April classic that showed that there was
little between the sides. The Bulls would go onto reach the final for the second
straight year. No match report
148. Nottingham Hoods 22-28
London Olympians, NDMA Semi-Final,
3rd August
1992.
In this 1992 NDMA Semi-Final, the
Olympians ran out to a 22-0 lead and led 28-8 in the final quarter. TDs from
Mick Morton and Albert Thompson got the Hoods to within 6, but two Scott Rowe
endzone interceptions and a huge hit on WR Craig Alsop caused a fumble which the
O’s recovered to preserve the win. Match
report
149. Merseyside Centurions 20-16
Leicester Huntsmen, BNGL 1987
Final.
The running of Andy Igweibo and the
passing of Gary Tagoe led the Centurions to a first title win with a tight
victory over the Huntsmen. Both sides had had dominant regular seasons, and the
team from the north
west just had enough. Match report to
follow.
150.
Manchester Allstars 26-25
London Olympians, Budweiser National
Quarter-Final, 15th July
1987
Second string cornerback Seymour
Osbourne clinched the win for the Allstars with an interception on a bomb late
in the game after Rick Bolen had inspired the Allstars to a narrow lead.
Match report.
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