Birmingham Bulls (American football)
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| Year Formed | 1983 | |||
| Team Colours | Black, Red and White | |||
| Home Field | Moseley Rugby Club, Birmingham | |||
| Conference Alignment | BAFL Premier | |||
| Head Coach | Chris Cunnane | |||
| Playoff Appearances (21) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
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| Conference Championships (10) 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005 |
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| Divisional Championships (0) | ||||
| League Championships (4) 1991, 1995, 1988, 1986 |
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Birmingham Bulls are a British American football team based in Birmingham at the Moseley Rugby Club.
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[edit] Overview
The Bulls are one of the longer established American football teams playing in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1983. The Bulls field a senior team in the British American Football League Premier Division, as well as youth teams. The Bulls are one of the most successful teams in the land[1], only once failing to make the playoffs, and winning 4 British titles. The team remained in the Premier Division following the 2007 BAFL re-alignment.
The team represented the UK in the inaugural Eurobowl, where they placed third.
[edit] Season results
| Year | Division | Record |
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| 2006 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 7-3-0* |
| 2005 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 10-0-0* |
| 2004 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 8-1-1* |
| 2003 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 7-3-0* |
| 2002 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 8-2-0* |
| 2001 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 5-3-0* |
| 2000 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 7-1-0* |
| 1999 | BSL Division One National Conference | 5-2-0* |
| 1998 | BSL Division One Northern Conference | 9-1-0* |
| 1997 | British Independent Gridirion Conference | 3-3-0* |
| 1996 | BSL Division Two Northern Conference | 10-0-0* |
| 1995 | BAFA Division One | 9-1-0* |
| 1994 | BAFA Division One | 6-4-0* |
| 1993 | NDMA Central Conference | 6-4-0 |
| 1992 | NDMA Southern Conference | 9-1-0* |
| 1991 | 1991 NDMA Northern Conference | 9-1-0* |
| 1990 | NDMA Northern Conference | 9-1-0* |
| 1989 | Budweiser League Midlands Conference | 9-1-0* |
| 1988 | Budweiser League National Division Midlands Conference | 12-1-1* |
| 1987 | Budweiser League National Division Western Conference | 7-3-0* |
| 1986 | BAFL National League Central Conference | 10-2-0* |
| 1985 | AFL Midlands Division | 12-0-0* |
| 1984 | Merit table | 4-3-0 |
| * qualified for playoffs | ||
[edit] 2007 season
- 29/04/07 2:30 pm - Coventry Cassidy Jets (0-42 L)
- 13/05/07 2:30 pm - East Kilbride Pirates (13-0 W)
- 20/05/07 2:30 pm - Gateshead Senators (26-3 W)
- 10/06/07 2:30 pm - Gateshead Senators (3-3)
- 15/07/07 2:30 pm - London Olympians (0-14 L)
- 29/07/07 2:30 pm - Bristol Aztecs (14-19 L)
- 12/08/07 12:00 pm - London Blitz (30-6 L)
- 19/08/07 2:30 pm - East Kilbride Pirates (13-0 L)
- 26/08/07 2:30 pm - Southern Sundevils (36-0 W)
- 02/09/07 2:30 pm - Coventry Cassidy Jets ( 52-12 L )
[edit] 2006 season
- 14/05/06 2:30 pm - ASAP Yorkshire Rams (20-0 W)
- 28/05/06 2:30 pm - Coventry Cassidy Jets (0-27 L)
- 11/06/06 2:30 pm - Doncaster Mustangs (45-0 W)
- 25/06/06 2:30 pm - Nottingham Caesars (Forfeit 0-1 W)
- 02/07/06 2:30 pm - Staffordshire Surge (49-0 W)
- 16/07/06 2:30 pm - East Kilbride Pirates (44-6 W)
- 30/07/06 2:30 pm - Doncaster Mustangs East (42-6 W)
- 06/08/06 2:30 pm - Gateshead Senators (8-7 W)
- 13/08/06 2:30 pm - East Kilbride Pirates (18-6 L)
- 20/08/06 2:30 pm - Gateshead Senators (10-40 L)
- 03/09/06 2:30 pm - Southern Sundevils (6-22 L) Division 1 Play-off Game
