Lancashire Wolverines
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The Lancashire Wolverines are a British American football team based in Blackburn and are currently playing in the Premier Division of the BAFA National Leagues. Based at Blackburn Rugby Union Football Club, the Wolverines are an amateur team recruiting players from across the North West of England.
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Academy of Football
The Lancashire Wolverines as an 18 year old+ squad are the senior team in the Lancashire Academy of Football [1] (one of only a few such complete systems in the country) which has teams at every level of the UK game from the ages of seven upwards. The teams under the academy banner are:
- Lancashire Wolverines, adult (18+) kitted team
- Lancaster Bombers, university kitted team
- UCLan Rams, university kitted team
- Lancashire Wolverine Colts, junior (16-19) kitted team
- Preston Pythons, youth kitted team (14-16 year olds)
- Chorley Buccaneers, cadet (7-11yr olds), junior flag teams (11-14yr olds) & youth kitted team (14-16 year olds).
- Standish Raiders, junior flag teams (11-14yr olds) & youth kitted team (14-16 year olds).
2012 Season Schedule
Sunday 15 April 2012 @ Gateshead Senators 0-13 WIN
Sunday 29 April 2012 @ Nottingham Caesars 9-8 LOSS
Sunday 6 May 2012 @ Coventry Jets 7-20 WIN
Saturday 26 May 2012 vs Shropshire Revolution 28-22 WIN
Sunday 10 June 2012 @ Merseyside Nighthawks
Sunday 17 June 2012 vs Coventry Jets
Sunday 24 June 2012 vs Gateshead Senators
Sunday 8 July 2012 @ Shropshire Revolution
Sunday 22 July 2012 vs Merseyside Nighthawks
Sunday 29 July 2012 vs West Coast Trojans
Wolverines Team history
The Wolverines first competed in British American Football from 1989 and were present until 2004 when off-field problems caused them to pull out of the league (this team is considered the old wolverines by current players and staff as they are keen to show that the new incarnation of the team, while staying true to the Wolverine style of football, is a totally revamped entity built on much stronger foundations)
They were formed from the remnants of the Wigan Wolverines, and were bolstered by the merger with the Lancashire Chieftains in 1990. The Wolverines competed in the BNGL during its six-year existence, and thereafter have been in the British American Football League. Lancashire have made the playoffs on 7 occasions, but have yet to win a Bowl. They reached the BSL Division Two final in 1998 and were promoted to Division One only to quickly return in 1999. Division one status was regained in 2002, and the Wolverines finished that season with a 3-7-0 record. A better year in 2003, resulted in a winning record in Division One with a 5-2-1 record, this season included the only ever Wolverines away victory against the Birmingham Bulls American Football Team, the game was very close with the final score 6-0 to Lancashire. Birmingham responded by handing out a 50-8 reply in the end of season playoffs. Despite location in a new venue in 2004 (the impressive Bolton Arena), the Wolverines pulled out of the league mid-season.
Back in the league, after a few years, the Wolverines went 9-1 in the 2011 season in division 2. They were beaten at the semi final stage of the post season, but regardless of this were granted promotion to Division 1 North in a league reshuffle. They are having a great first season back at this level and are currently 3-1.
Season records
2013 BAFA NL Premier Division North Conference TBC
2012 BAFA NL Division One North 7-3-0*
2011 BAFA NL Division Two 9-1-0*
2010 BAFL Division Two North Conference 6-4-0
2009 BAFL Division Two North Conference 5-4-1
2008 BAFL Division Two North Conference 6-4-0
2007 BAFL Division Two North Conference 4-6-0
2004 BSL Division One Northern Conference 3-7-0**
2003 BSL Division One Northern Conference 5-2-1*
2002 BSL Division One Northern Conference 3-7-0
2001 BSL Division Two Northern Conference 7-0-1*
2000 BSL Division Two Northern Conference 2-5-1
1999 BSL Division One Northern Conference 0-10-0
1998 BSL Division Two North Eastern Conference 9-1-0*
1997 BSL Division One Northern Conference 0-10-0
1996 BSL Division Two Northern Conference 1-9-0
1995 BAFA Division Two North/Midlands Conference 9-1-0*
1994 BAFA Division Two North/Midlands Conference 5-2-1*
1993 BNGL Premier Division Midlands Conference 9-1-0*
1992 BNGL Premier Division Northern Conference 8-2-0*
1991 BNGL Premier Division North Western Conference 4-6-0
1990 BNGL First Division North Western Conference 8-1-1*
1989 BNGL First Division Northern B Conference 4-5-1
(¹Clinched playoff spot. ²Includes games awarded after midseason pulling out from league.)
PLEASE UPDATE
2012 Playing Roster
1. Chris Littler
2. Jonathan Stanton
3. Chris Hearle
4. Carl Rimmer
6. Greg Freeman
7. Lex Dunn
8. Jonathan Cuming
9. Matt King
10. Alex Edwards
11. Matt Vincent
12. Adam Purcell
13. Marcus Tippman
14. Danny Finn
15. Chris Anderson
16. Jack Barton
17. David Mead
20. Mark Smith
21. Samuel Bloomfield
22. Gary Murrell
24. Philip Riley
25. Lee Horrocks
26. Dan Ledward
27. Rob Bane
28. Sean Wilcock
29. Johnny Frayne
30. Ste Smalley
31. Paul Stewart
33. David Parker
34. Ste Czarnecki
35. Jim Lamming
36. James Lago
37. Rik Southworth
38. Matt Hill
39. Rich Eastham
40. Calum Watt
42. Johnny Glover
43. Elliott Rooney
44. Johnny Gordon
47. Jack Ginger
48. Robert Kerr
49. Chris Martin
51. Jack Daniel Watson
52. Philip Gregory
54. Ian Hargreaves
57. Rich Johnstone
58. Andy Long
63. Ken Langham
64. David Gleave
66. Ste McBrinn
67. Stephen Lythgoe
68. Christopher Bradley
71. Matthew Lago
72. Chris Plant
74. Daniel Cooper
75. Rob Meakin
78. Dan Katri
79. Chris Bain
80. Christopher Astley
81. Sam Reed
82. Tody Sirkitt
83. Neil Sullivan
84. Richard Cole
85. Stephen Donaldson-Ellison
85. Leigh Marshallsay
86. John Halliwell
87. Lee Adamson
88. Michael Jay
89. Ben Branche
90. Andy Broadhead
91. Craig Oliphant
96. Christian Facchin
