81. Bournemouth Bobcats 21-20 Brighton B-52s, 25th April 1987
An early season encounter between the two Bud Premier Southern power
houses went the way of the Bobcats as the B52s were held short on a 2
PAT game winning attempt after WR Mark Irving scored on a 20 yard
reception with less than 2 minutes remaining. Match report
82. Nottingham Hoods 40-40 Glasgow Lions, 1989
Nottingham and Glasgow played out the highest known tied score in
British American Football history as they shared 80 points in this 1989
classic. No match report.
83. Lancashire Wolverines 14-8 Sabres (double OT), BSL Division Two Quarter-Final, 12th August 2001
84. Medway Mustangs 28-27 Mets, 11th August 1990
Mets led 21-7 at half-time, but Medway QB Flannery led a comeback
resulting in Medway leading 28-21 late in the 4th quarter. Gary
Leyton’s TD pass to Gary Johnston seconds from the final whistle
set up a two pointer to win, but a 15 yard penalty forced them into a
1PAT kick which went wide. Match report
85. Kent Cougars 22-21 Plymouth Admirals, BNGL National Quarter-Final, 9th August 1992
Trailing 20-14, veteran QB Lennie Button marched the Cougars from their
own 10 yard, and with just two minutes remaining he completed a 7 yard
pass to Dan Dart to give the Cougars a fantastic road win in the
playoffs in front of 500 spectators. Match report.
86. Manchester Spartans 25-20 Amsterdam Crusaders, Eurobowl qualifier, 27th May 1990
The Spartans led 13-0 in the second quarter of this Eurobowl
Quarter-Final, but the Cru pegged away and after Paul Bailey scored a
rushing TD for the Spartans they only led 19-14 at the half. The Cru
took a 20-19 lead in the 3rd quarter, and it was a 4th and goal from
the one Paul Bailey TD that gave the Spartans a 25-20 that they would
hold by sacking Cru QB Phil Hickey inside the Spartans 20 in the final
minute. Match report.
87. Redditch Arrows 26-28 West Coast Trojans, 29th July 2007
The match got off to a blistering start in the first quarter when,
after an early exchange of possession, Arrows running back Errol Wilson
sprinted down the left sideline from 54-yards out, leaving several
tacklers diving at thin air. Unfortunately the extra point effort by
kicker John Riddell was blocked, so the score was left 6-0 to the home
side. This score spurred the Trojans into action on their following
drive, as a 40-yard pass set up a 4-yard touchdown run, however the
visitors' special teams similarly were unable to convert. By now both
offences were beginning to pick up momentum, but after an 8-play,
45-yard Redditch drive the Trojans defence held firm on 4th-down to
take over possession. As the second quarter began, a 34-yard
misdirection play took West coast down to the Arrows red-zone, and from
14-yards out a simple run up the middle took the Trojans to their first
lead of the day. This time the 2-point conversion was successful on a
pass to the corner of the endzone for a 14-6 Trojan lead.
Another long drive by Redditch (this time 9 plays) was brought to an
abrupt end as a wayward pass from quarterback Richard Wilde was
intercepted and returned 33-yards to set up the visitors in excellent
field position once more. The Arrows vaunted defence were up to the
task this time though as they forced a long field goal attempt that
drifted wide as the half came to a close.
The first drive of the second half saw more elusive running from
running back Errol Wilson. On 3rd and 9 from their own 19-yard line, a
short screen pass was turned upfield behind some excellent blocks, and
taken the whole 71-yards to the endzone. Yet again however, the
conversion was not made so the Arrows remained two points adrift. A
lack of concentration on the ensuing play saw another long touchdown
play, this time on a 60-yard West Coast run, and with the extra point
kick being successful, the visitors led by a 21-12 scoreline. This lead
could have been extended following a recovered fumble by West Coast,
but a James Chattoe sack forced a long field goal attempt which was
some way off-target. However the field advantage was put to good use on
the Trojans' next drive as a 44-yard pass and then a 28-yard pass were
utilised to extend the West Coast lead to 28-12, heading into the final
quarter.
Showing great resolve and team-spirit on both sides of the ball, the
Arrows were able to score two touchdowns in the final quarter. The
first was set up after a muffed punt by West Coast's Gary McNey was
recovered by linebacker Dan Shaw. Errol Wilson scored his third TD of
the day from 18 yards out on the ground, and with Wilson adding the
2-point conversion on a run up the middle, meant that the Arrows were
now only 8 points behind. With time winding down Richard Wilde fired a
50-yard pass to receiver Phil Grove, who danced his way down to the
1-yard line, and from there it was a Wilde who dived over for the
touchdown to bring the Arrows to within two points of tying the match.
On the crucial play of the game it was the in-form Errol Wilson who was
given the pigskin, but an excellent defensive effort from West Coast
denied Wilson and the Arrows a share of the game, and the Trojans were
able to run out 28-26 winners.
88. Walsall Titans 60-47 Portsmouth Warriors, Combined Gridiron League Final, 27th August 1989
The Titans won the CGL title in front of over 2,000 fans in a record
combined scoreline for a British final. The ex-Nebraska Cornhusker Von
Sheppard won the MVP award for the Titans with a stunning 166 yards and
5 TDs which helped the Titans to the win despite Eric Thoeness’s
5 receiving TDs. Match report
89. Birmingham Bulls 20-34 Manchester Spartans, 13th May 1990
Early into the 1990 regular season, the champions of 1988 and 1989
clashed in Manchester with the Spartans coming out on top in a bruising
encounter which saw Bulls QB Dave Kramme sacked 8 times. Hazen Choates
passed for 242 yards and 3 TDs, and ran for 2 himself as a late Bulls
charge was repelled. Match report
90. Ipswich Cardinals 17-13 Medway Mustangs, 18th August 1990
With a third quarter TD
from QB Matt Flannery, Medway went to a 13-10 ahead in this BNGL
Semi-Final, but with five minutes to go Kevin Davies ran in from 6
yards out to give the Cardinals a 17-13 lead. The Mustangs had one last
opportunity by driving down to the Cardinals 15 yard line, by the East
Anglian D held firm. Match report
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