The Bournemouth Raiders was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
club based in
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
, England. The club folded in May 2006.
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Early days
The club was created in 1988 at Bournemouth School
Bournemouth School is a boys' grammar school and co-educational sixth form in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, for children aged 11 to 18.
History
The school was founded by Dr. E. Fenwick and opened on 22 January 1901, admitting 54 ...
for Boys through a group of enthusiasts. Starting by playing and learning the game during lunch breaks, the players created a team called the Bournemouth Deckchairs, and in the fall of 1988 played back to back games against the local under-15 team, the Bournemouth Bearcats.[
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Colours
The team played in black and grey uniforms, the same colours as their namesakes the Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West divis ...
.[
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League record
All-Time Results
Tables
1990 Table
1991 Table
2001 Table
2002 9man Table
2002 5man Table
2003 Table
References
*The Complete List of Britball Team
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*1990 official table
*1991 official table
American football teams in England
1988 establishments in England
2006 disestablishments in England
American football teams established in 1988
American football teams disestablished in 2006
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