1990 Birmingham Bulls at Leicester Panthers

Another film from the Birmingham Bulls Archive again thanks to Kevin Jefferson

1994 Aug 28th BAFA Div 2 final Milton Keynes Pioneers -v- Bedford Bombadiers

The 1994 Division 2 final thanks to Brandon Cook and Mick Tilbury

1987 Wolverhampton Outlaws -v- Stoke Spitefires

A 1987 Midlands match-up (thanks to Richard Prattley for the original tape)

1994 Aug 14th BAFA Div 2 SF Milton Keynes Pioneers -v- Brighton B52's

Game 2 from the 1994 playoffs again thanks to Brandon Cook and Mick Tilbury

1994 Aug 7th BAFA Div 2 QF Milton Keynes Pioneers -v- Plymouth Admirals

The first of three of the 1994 playoff games with thanks to Brandon Cook and Mick Tilbury

1991 Northants Storm @ Birmingham Bulls

Again thanks to Kevin Jefferson and the Birmingham Bulls film archive

1986 June 29th Dutchy Destroyers -v- Newton GWs

While trawling the Internet for film I found a site where it suggests the original owner of this film is still providing copies as part of his business. Therefore to avoid any problems I have withdrawn this film until I can obtain permission to share it again.

1991 Euro Final Finland -v- GB

The 1991 European Final

1995 BAFA Bowl Div 3 Gwent -v- Oxford

The 1995 Div 3 final from Saffron Lane, Leicester

1986 June 8th Dutchy Destroyers -v- Hereford Chargers

While trawling the Internet for film I found a site where it suggests the original owner of this film is still providing copies as part of his business. Therefore to avoid any problems I have withdrawn this film until I can obtain permission to share it again.

1991 BYAFA Youth Final - Northants Storm -v- London Capitals

 The BYAFA Final from 1991. Taken from Youtube with the permission of Steve Booth. I have put it into one file but the original Youtube links are below as well.



Original Youtube links
1st Q    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiOHSDxo_MM
2nd Q   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7MKe6zUCZE
3rd Q   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9GdKAS1V0A
4th Q 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tua2bbTBMzw
4th Q 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZHklxgn1M

1987 JGL Youth Two Touch Final - Kent Rams -v- Chelmsford Cherokee

The first two touch final from 1987. Taken from Youtube with the permission of dt00th. I have put it into one file but the original Youtube links are below as well. It is only 320 x 240 so there will be a lot of distortion on a big monitor



Youtube links
Part 1  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGJL_ej3t78
Part 2  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRHl-zXBSp4
Part 3  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSqu-x5X6yE
Part 4  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76bEgWthzc
Part 5  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhGI25fT9qM

1994 BAFA Glasgow -v- Birmingham

Another film from the Birmingham Bulls Archive with thanks to Kevin Jefferson

Over 20 minutes from Scotland

1989 9th April Bournemouth Bobcat -v- Bristol Packers

Probably the first game for these teams in the 1989 National Division. Thanks to Fergus Keogh for providing the tape.

1987 Aug 16th Mount's Bay -v- Cardiff Mets

One of my games from my first season

1991 Coke Bowl Birmingham Bulls -v- London Olympians

Another one from Kevin Jefferson and from the Birmingham Bulls Archive

1991 Holland vs Great-Britain

The Semi Final round of the 1991 European Championship in Helsinki

Posted by Rene Hollart on YouTube

1988 Bud Bowl Birmingham Bulls -v- London Olympians

With thanks to the Birmingham Bulls Archivist Kevin Jefferson

1987 West Bromwich Fireballs -v- Leicester Huntsmen

The third West Brom game I have again thanks to Richard Prattley

1990 June 24th Dutchy Destroyers @ Bristol Pirates

While trawling the Internet for film I found a site where it suggests the original owner of this film is still providing copies as part of his business. Therefore to avoid any problems I have withdrawn this film until I can obtain permission to share it again.

1990 8th April Leicester Panthers -v- London Olympians

A game between two early Powerhouse teams from Saffron Lane, Leicester



Another Richard Prattley provided tape

1989 BCAFL Southampton -v- Reading

The first college offering and the first Southampton Stags game

Thanks to Fergus Keogh for the lend of the tape

1987 West Bromwich Fireballs -v- Fylde Falcons

Another 1987 game from the Midlands



Tape provided by Richard Prattley

1987 West Bromwich Fireballs -v- Wirral Wolves

1987 and that's about all I can tell you



The original tape was provided by Richard Prattley

1986 Birmingham Bulls -v- Walsall Titans - Only part

This tape was only viewable for the first 20 minutes but here is what was salvageable.



The original tape was provided by Richard Prattley

1986 May 11th Dutchy Destroyers -v- South Star Scorpions no sound

While trawling the Internet for film I found a site where it suggests the original owner of this film is still providing copies as part of his business. Therefore to avoid any problems I have withdrawn this film until I can obtain permission to share it again.

1991 May 19th Essex Gladiators -v- Bournemouth Bobcat

Played at Chelmsford

1987 Black Country Nailers -v- Merseyside Centurions

A game from 1987 and perhaps as early in the year as Jan 8th



The original tape was provided by Richard Prattley

1988 Farnham Knights -v- Oxford Bulldogs

A game played at the Mytchett Community Centre

1989 Bournemouth Bobcat -v- London Ravens

The first posting will be from a 1989 match between the Bournemouth Bobcat and the London Ravens.

Played in Kings Park, Bournemouth on the 11th June. It would have been a Budweiser National Division game.

The tape was provided by Fergus Keogh

Welcome to the Britball Film Archive

With British American Football (affectionatly known as Britball) heading towards its 30th Birthday we noticed more and more sites springing up remembering old teams and the early days of football in the UK.

There are a few resources to capture the history of the sport and these hold newspaper clippings, reports and interviews with the pioneers of our sport.

One thing that we do not seem to have a central store of is video from the early days. Most of this was captured on VHS tapes and with the advance of technology many people no longer have the means to watch old films. This leads to people throwing away the now useless tapes and a part of our football heritage being forever lost.

The purpose of the website and blog is to recover as many of the early game films as possible and make them available to both those who remember the early days and those who come after.

This is as much a mission of love as anything else but hopefully it will provide a welcome addition to the Britball scene.

Lastly if you have any film on video cassette going back to the first ten years of British American football please let us know as we may be able to convert it and make it available on-line.