BAFA National Leagues

The London Blitz prior to their 2011 EFAF Cup match in Spain

American football was introduced to the United Kingdom during the early part of the 20th century by American servicemen stationed in the country. The first recorded match took place on 23 November 1910 at Crystal Palace, London, where a team made up of the crew from USS Idaho defeated their counterparts from USS Vermont 19–0.[2][3] During the Second World War, matches were played by American and Canadian servicemen stationed in the UK at venues throughout the country. This included the 'Tea Bowl' game played at the White City Stadium in 1944,[4] and this was followed by the creation of the United States Armed Forces Europe (USAFE) league in 1946. This league consisted of teams from American military bases throughout Europe, with one of the league's three conferences made up of teams based in the UK – teams from this conference won the league championship thirteen times until the competition ceased in 1993.[5][6]

The first teams open to British players were established in 1983, and competition began the following year in the form of a series of one-off games. The match results were compiled into a 'Merit Table', with teams playing more than three games eligible for the championship—the first champions were the London Ravens, who won all ten of their matches.[7][8]

Tensions grew between the directors of British American Football League and those of the British American Football Association, the governing body throughout 2009 and at the beginning of 2010, BAFL formally, but unconstitutionally, withdrew from BAFA. This led to uproar from the teams within BAFL, ultimately signalling the end for BAFL as an entity. The league ceased operations on 1 April 2010. The league was replaced by the BAFA Community Leagues for the 2010 season. This organisation, run under the umbrella of the governing body, rebranded in 2011 to become the BAFA National Leagues. Hundreds of clubs have since been formed, playing both full contact football and flag football at senior, university and youth level. Many of these clubs have since folded, renamed or merged with other local teams, but a few of the older clubs survive today.

British counties with BAFANL teams in 2022
  NFC (Northern Football Conference)
  SFC (Southern Football Conference)

The BAFANL is contested by teams from England, Scotland and Wales. Teams from Northern Ireland compete under competition from American Football Ireland and therefore do not compete with teams from the rest of the United Kingdom. The regular season format consists of two Conferences, the Northern Football Conference (NFC) and Southern Football Conference (SFC), within each Conference there are three levels of competition starting at Premier Division and filtering down to Division's One and Two. Teams can be switched between the NFC and SFC depending on the geographic location of each teams at the beginning of the season. In the past when Division One has been loaded with teams from the middle of England there has been a designated Midlands Football Conference (MFC), although this is currently defunct. The current format consists of a ten-game season for Premier Division teams and First Division teams, with the Second Division now playing eight games. The League is a summer sport in the UK and runs opposite to the NFL, with teams beginning pre-season training in January to compete in the regular season that takes place between April and August. The play-off games usually running into September, with the finals taking place towards the middle of the month. Following the climax of the regular season, the eventual winners and runners-up from both Premier Division's make up the semi-final in which they will compete to win a place in the Britbowl. Since 2014, The Britbowl winners will automatically qualify to play in the IFAF Europe Champions League for the following season. European games run aside the clubs domestic season, prior to 2014 qualification was for the EFAF Cup.

Unlike American Football competitions in North America such as the NFL, NCAA and CFL, American Football in the UK runs a similar promotion and relegation format to that of Association football (soccer) in the United Kingdom. Teams from the First and Second Division aim to win promotion to the division above by attempting to reach their respective play-off final. The team that finishes bottom of their Division (excluding Division Two) are relegated to their relevant Regional division in the level below. Although there is no active on-the-field promotion process to Division Two, there are a number of Non-League sides who operate in the "Associate Process" that are active but instead of playing to win promotion to the League they must gain entry by application to the British American Football Association in which each applying team must meet a number of different criteria from playing a number of assessed exhibition games, sustainability, facilities and good coaching practice. BAFA have the ability to relegate any BAFANL team back to Associate Status if that club are failing to make the standard expected of them. If a team withdraw from the season but indicate their wish to continue operating then they will spend the following season at Associate level.[9]

The game itself is run following the latest NCAA rules,[10] this has been in practice since the 2005 season. There is currently no limit on Roster size, unlike the NFL's 53 man setup. Unlike the majority of European leagues, British American football is currently amateur as opposed to semi-professional.[11] Clubs largely operate and turnover financially through sponsorship and player subscriptions. Where as it is not currently illegal for a team to pay a wage to coaches, they are forbidden from paying a wage to players. Players currently have to pay a yearly fee to BAFA as well as contributing to the club they play for, regardless of stature or whether the player has been a professional elsewhere. The transfer window for players being allowed to move teams usually opens in October and closes midway through the season in July. Transfers are all handled through an online portal registration system in which the player requests the move and has to wait for both teams to accept the deal before finalisation is sent to BAFA.

Players in the BAFANL are largely made up of British nationals who due to the League's current amateur status have to pay a subscription fee to both the League and their respective clubs. Clubs are currently not permitted to pay a wage to any player, but coaches and other staff members are able to receive a wage. There are currently no limits on Roster size unlike the NFL's 53 man roster. The minimum age of BAFANL contact player is 18 years old, however players are allowed to play to Youth football until the age of 19. Female players are currently permitted to participate in the League as well as the BAFA ran Womens National Football League. Premier League and some Division One sides tend to operate a try-out basis to recruit potential players over several training sessions, where as other sides tend to operate an inclusive grassroots approach with any player wishing to compete taken on board as long as they are fit enough to do so. A lot of Football recruitment tends to come from other sports largely former Rugby Union players.

In 2019 BAFA announced all Non-British players who play within League have to have a permanent residence address in the UK and had to have been residing in the country for six months and suspended all players who did not meet this criteria,[12] this was largely brought in due to Leicester Falcons partnership with US College side Baker Wildcats who in turned signed a significant number of US Athletes to their side following promotion to the BAFA Premier North.[13] Tamworth Phoenix flagged an incident with BAFA in which a Baker player had attempted to broker a deal to play with them, with the player reported Leicester had offered to pay a wage of £1,000 per month and a free University masters degree.[14] Leicester were forced to cut ties with the Baker athletes prior to the first game of the 2019 season, they were eventually relegated back to Division 1 with a 2-8 record.[15]

Famous players to have played in the BAFANL include Efe Obada who played for the London Warriors in 2014, later moving into a career within the NFL.[16] Aden Durde and Jermaine Allen of the London Olympians played in both the NFL Europe and the NFL, with Durde later staying in the NFL as a positional coach. Marvin Allen of the London Warriors also later moved to play in the NFL. Players to have come from the NFL to the BAFANL include Denver Broncos quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt and San Diego Chargers linebacker Jason Brisbane.

England's Rugby Union World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson and GB Olympics sprinter Dwain Chambers also played the sport briefly, as well as Television presenter Vernon Kay and actors Ricky Whittle and Chris Fountain.[17]

The Britbowl as well as the Divisional Play-off finals are live streamed on YouTube via DblCoverage.com and Onside Productions. The programmes feature in-game commentary and interviews. Onside began operating by streaming Nottingham Caesars games coined as "Caesars TV" in 2016 before being brought on by DblCoverage.com to broadcast the National finals as well as Great Britain national American football team games [18]

DblCoverage.com is the largest British American Football-focused media outlet and community hub, featuring news, league results and standings for all formats of the contact game, as well as opinion articles and editorials.[19]

Their social media pages represent the largest online community of British American Football players and fans.[20]

In 2019, Onside provided the livestream of the U19 Junior National Championship and BritBowl XXXIII for BBC Sport.[21]

The use of Stadiums in the BAFANL is sporadic due to most clubs running on a budget that relies heavily on sponsorship and subscriptions. Most BAFANL clubs operate from Rugby Union clubs, University or High Schools sports fields or local athletics parks, however some teams do play inside larger sports stadiums which have seating capacities for spectators. The Britbowl itself has recently been played at Allianz Park in London and the Sixways Stadium in Worcester, while Division 1 and 2 finals are often hosted at the South Leeds Stadium. At present the Halton Spartans ground share of the Select Security Stadium with Rugby league team Widnes Vikings constitutes as the highest capacity stadium within the BAFANL with 13,350 seats. Other prominent stadiums that are currently in use in Britball include Manchester Titans home field at the National Speedway Stadium. Notable stadiums that have been used in the past includes Doncaster Mustangs use of the Keepmoat Stadium, London Olympians former home at the Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, the AJ Bell Stadium by the Manchester Titans and De Montfort Park by Leicester Falcons.

DCBL Stadium, Widnes, Cheshire

Sixways Stadium, Worcester

De Montfort Park, Hinckley

Allianz Park, London

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

Finsbury Park, London

Crystal Palace, London

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

AJ Bell Stadium, Salford

There are currently 70 teams in the BAFANL who have full membership status. Over the years many teams have formed and folded with only a small handful of original teams from the early 1980s remaining. A lot of teams trace their heritage back through predecessor teams and a large number of BAFA sides have changed their identity on one or sometimes two occasions. Colchester Gladiators (formed in 1983) of Division Two are the oldest team to be operating in their original identity. Other original sides include the Birmingham Bulls, Chester Romans, Nottingham Caesars, East Kilbride Pirates and the Crewe Railroaders. Although the London Olympians are the most successful British side, the London Warriors hold the title following on from the BAFANL's official formation in 2010.

Having missed the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BAFA announced that for the 2021 season the BAFANL would be not using the three tier league system and operating from localised Divisions to minimize travel. This means that clubs will not return to their respective divisions until the 2022 season.[22]

Premier North

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Edinburgh Wolves	Edinburgh, Scotland	Peffermill Fields	2002	Victor Peredo
Manchester Titans	Gorton, Manchester	National Speedway Stadium	2003	Jon Homer
Merseyside Nighthawks	Skelmersdale, Lancashire	JMO Sports Park	1984	Craig Pennington
Sandwell Steelers	Tipton, West Midlands	Tipton Sports Academy	2013	Maxwell Petitjean
Sheffield Giants	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium	2008	Toby Chesters
Tamworth Phoenix	Coleshill, Warwickshire	Pack Meadow	2004	Jason Scott

Premier South

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Bristol Aztecs	Filton, South Gloucestershire	Stoke Gifford Stadium	1990	Ben Herrod
Kent Exiles	Bromley, Greater London	Beaverwood Club	2004	John Moore
London Blitz	Finsbury Park, London	Finsbury Park Stadium	1995	Damian Anderson
London Olympians	Greenwich, London	Well Hall Stadium	1984	Riq Ayub
London Warriors	Thornton Heath, London	Frant Road	2007	Tony Allen
Solent Thrashers	Southampton, Hampshire	Solent University Test Park Sports Ground	2003	Steve Rains

NFC 1 North

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
East Kilbride Pirates	Glasgow, Scotland	Braidholm	1985	Jamie McLaughlin
Glasgow Tigers	Glasgow, Scotland	Nethercraigs Club	1986	Ryan McCluskey
Inverclyde Golliaths	Greenock, Renfrewshire	Fort Matilda	2016
Lancashire Wolverines	Preston, Lancashire	UCLan Sports Arena	1987	Lea Hall
Northumberland Vikings	Newcastle upon Tyne	Druid Park	2014	Bryce Stevenson
Yorkshire Rams	Leeds, West Yorkshire	South Leeds Stadium	1986	Jason Shaw

NFC 1 South

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Birmingham Bulls	Hopwood, Worcestershire	Hopwood Park	1983	Matthew Sheldon
Chester Romans	Chester, Cheshire	Cheshire County Sports Club	1986	Levi Edwards
Halton Spartans	Widnes, Cheshire	DCBL Stadium	2014	Simon Wainwright
Leicester Falcons	Leicester, Leicestershire	Leicester Forest East Rugby Club	2006	Mike Grossner
Nottingham Caesars	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Harvey Hadden Stadium	1984	Vanden Warner
Shropshire Revolution	Telford, Shropshire	Telford Athletics Stadium	2006	John Angell

SFC 1 West

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Bournemouth Bobcats	Bournemouth, Dorset	The Bourne Academy	1985	Simon McLean
Hertfordshire Cheetahs	Watford, Hertfordshire	Sun Postal Sports & Social Club	1986	Craig Barnes
Oxford Saints	Abingdon, Oxfordshire	Tilsley Park	1983	Andrew Day
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts	Gosport, Hampshire	Gosport Park	2012	Luke Head-Rapson
Rushmoor Knights	Farnham, Surrey	Wilkinson Way	1985	Peter Fields
South Wales Warriors	Llanharan, Mid Glamorgan, Wales	The Dairy Field	2001	Geraint Roberts

SFC 1 East

~ Denotes B/Reserve Team affiliated to another BAFANL team.

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Cambridgeshire Cats	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	Coldhams Common	1984	Marco Fasulo
Essex Spartans	South Ockendon, Essex	Thames Rugby Football Club	1998	Sean Benton
~ London Blitz B	Finsbury Park, London	Finsbury Park Stadium	2015	Anthony Coverdale
London Hornets	Camden Town, London	Mill Hill Rugby Club	2011	Paul Holmes
Sussex Thunder	Brighton, East Sussex	Brighton Rugby Club	1997	Ian Ellis
Wembley Stallions	Harrow, London	LPOSSA Club	2013	Warren Smart

NFC 2 North

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Aberdeen Roughnecks	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	Hazlehead Park	2012	Chris Breen
Clyde Valley Blackhawks	Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland	Beltane Park	2007	David Yates
Dumfries Hunters	Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland	David Keswick Centre	2014	Luke Summers
Dunfermline Kings	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland	Duloch Leisure Centre	2016	Alistair Choat
Highland Stags	Inverness, Scotland	Parklea Fields	2016	Billy Mill

NFC 2 East

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Darlington Steam	Darlington, County Durham	Blackwell Meadows	2013	Darren Mitchell
DC Presidents	Chester-le-Street, County Durham	Riverside Leisure Complex	1985	Mark Quinn
Gateshead Senators	Jarrow, Tyneside	Monkton Stadium	1985	Gary Marshall
Knottingley Raiders	Knottingley, West Yorkshire	Marsh Lane	2014	Zak Constance

NFC 2 West

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Crewe Railroaders	Crewe, Cheshire	Cheshire College Sports Field	1984	Jason Smith
Leigh Miners	Tyldesley, Greater Manchester	St George's Park	2020	James Higham
Staffordshire Surge	Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire	Trentham Fields	2008	Jon Wyse

NFC 2 South

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Doncaster Mustangs	Doncaster, South Yorkshire	Wheatley Hills Rugby Club	2002	Paul Coley
Humber Warhawks	Hull, East Yorkshire	Costello Playing Fields-West	2014	Alex Moore
Lincolnshire Bombers	North Hykeham, Lincolnshire	North Hykeham Rugby Club	2005	Michael Etheridge
Scunthorpe Alphas	Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire	Quibell Park Stadium	2018	Alex Robson
South Lincolnshire Lightning	Bourne, Lincolnshire	Bourne Rugby Club	2020	Dan Harriss

SFC 2 North

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Berkshire Renegades	Reading, Berkshire	University of Reading Sports Park	1985	Paul Gordon
Hereford Stampede	Hereford, Herefordshire	Greyhound Rugby Club	2016	Paul Kent
Northants Knights	Wellingborough, Northamptonshire	Wellingborough OG's Rugby Club	2016	Wayne Gumbs
Swindon Storm	Swindon, Wiltshire	Southbrook Playing Fields	2012	Richard Westley '
Worcestershire Black Knights	Worcester, Worcestershire	Perdiswell Leisure Centre	2016	Ian Hughes

SFC 2 West

~ Denotes B/Reserve Team affiliated to another BAFANL team.

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
~ Bristol Apache	Filton, South Gloucestershire	SGS Sports Field	1990	Pete Jones
Cornwall Monarchs	Newquay, Cornwall	Newquay Sports Centre	2005	Richard Atkinson
Somerset Wyverns	Taunton, Somerset	Victoria Park	2017	Lydon Ward-Best
Torbay Trojans	Torquay, Devon	Foxhole Community Centre	1983

SFC 2 South

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
East Essex Sabres	Rayleigh, Essex	Deanes School	2016	Kirk Beacham
East Kent Mavericks	Canterbury, Kent	Simon Langton Grammar School	2002	Glenn Lindley
South East Squadron	Maidstone, Kent	Shepway Community Centre	2020	TBC

SFC 2 East

~ Denotes team who withdrew from the season who have folded during 2020.

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Colchester Gladiators	Colchester, Essex	Corporal Budd VC Gymnasium	1983	Karl Bourke
Ouse Valley Eagles	Bedford, Bedfordshire	Bedford International Athletics Stadium	2013	Nick Benning
Ipswich Cardinals	Ipswich, Suffolk	Northgate Sports Centre	1986	Ian Girling
Norwich Devils	Norwich, Norfolk	Thorpe High School	1984	Andy Starling

Associate teams

New teams must undergo an indefinite associate period before they are granted full member status of the national leagues. A number of criteria must be met, involving successfully completing a number of games, recruiting a number of new players, proof of required finances and the creation of a club committee. Associate teams spend their seasons playing each other and League teams in what are essentially friendly fixtures. Some of the current Associate teams are also previous League teams that have dropped out of the BAFANL at some stage.[24][25]

~ Denotes B/Reserve Team affiliated to another BAFANL team.

Team	City	Stadium / Home Field	Founded	Head Coach
Carlisle Kestrels	Carlisle, Cumbria	Sheepmount Sports College	2014	Paul Brady
Hastings Conquerors	Hastings, East Sussex	Freshfields	2012
~ Leicester Falcons B	Leicester, Leicestershire	Leicester Forest East Rugby Club	2018	Mike Grossner
~ Manchester Bees	Gorton, Manchester	National Speedway Stadium	2018	Chapman
Rossendale Raiders	Rossendale, Lancashire	Rossendale Rugby Club, Marl Pits	2021	Aaron Goult
~ Yorkshire Bobcats	Leeds, West Yorkshire	West Leeds Rugby Club	2008	Dorian Deiwiks

Defunct Teams

Former teams who competed in the BAFANL and have now ceased operating or have merged with other sides to form a current operating side within the present League structure.

Team	City	Founded	Folded	Highest Division	Notes
Bedfordshire Blue Raiders	Bedford, Bedfordshire	2006	2013	Division 1	Merged with the Milton Keynes Pathfinders to form the Ouse Valley Eagles.
Burnley Tornados	Burnley, Lancashire	2016	2019	Associate	Failed to gain entry from Associate Process, club continues at Youth level
Bury Saints	Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk	2013	2020	Premier League	Club was promoted through the Division's but folded in 2020.
Carlisle Border Reivers	Carlisle, Cumbria	2009	2013	Division 2	Following their demise, former members formed the Carlisle Sentinels (renamed Kestrels) in 2014.
Coventry Jets	Coventry, Warwickshire	2004	2018	Premier League	All Jets teams transferred to the Etone Jaguars Youth Academy. The former Jets Adult team folded in 2019.
Dundee Hurricanes	Dundee, Scotland	2002	2019	Division 1	Resigned League status in 2018, dropped into Associate Process and are now dormant.
Etone Jaguars	Nuneaton, Warwickshire	2018	2019	Associate	Absorbed the Jets team but folded mid 2019. Club renamed to Nuneaton and youth football continues.
Furness Phantoms	Ulverston, Cumbria	2011	2020	Division 2	Resigned from the League prior to the 2020 season. In 2021 they announced they had merged with Morecambe Bay Storm.
Gloucester Centurions	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	2007	2015	Division 1	Adult side folding in 2015 with the rest of the programme wound up in 2016.
Grimsby Scorpions	Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire	2013	2014	Associate	Merged with fellow Associate side Kingston Warhawks to form the Humber Warhawks.
Hull Hornets	Hull, East Yorkshire	2005	2010	Division 2	Former members later formed the Kingston Warhawks.
Jurassic Coast Raptors	Dorchester, Dorset	2016	2021	Division 2	Club folded at the end of the 2021 season due to numbers.
King's Lynn Patriots	King's Lynn, Norfolk	2016	2020	Associate	Failed to win a place in the League and folded in 2020.
Maidstone Pumas	Maidstone, Kent	1997	2020	Division 2	Assets handed to the Kent Phoenix Youth side who in turn formed the South East Squadron.
Morecambe Bay Storm	Morecambe, Lancashire	2016	2022	Division 2	Club folded before the 2022 season due to numbers.
Northumberland Lightning	Ashington, Northumberland	2012	2017	Division 2	Merged with fellow BAFANL side Newcastle Vikings to form the Northumberland Vikings.
Peterborough Saxons	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	2001	2016	Premier League	Some former members went on to former the South Lincs Lightning in 2020.
Sussex Thunderbolts	Brighton, East Sussex	2020	2022	Division 2	B Team for the Sussex Thunder, folded due to player numbers prior to 2022 season.
Welwyn Hatfield Mosquitos	Hatfield, Hertfordshire	2016	2019	Associate	Failed to gain entry into the League and folded as a result.
West Coast Trojans	Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland	2004	2018	Division 1	Full programme wound up in 2018.

Notable Players and Coaches who have featured either in the BAFA National Leagues or any of its predecessor Leagues that have at any time represented the domestic game of American Football in the United Kingdom.

Player	Team	Notes
Phil Alexander	Farnham Knights	Kicker for the London Monarchs, former professional association football player for Norwich City and chief executive of Crystal Palace.[26]
Jermaine Allen	London Olympians	Played in the NFL for Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.[27]
Marvin Allen	London Warriors (2008-2011)	Played in the NFL for Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins.[28]
Marcel Bellefeuille	Crawley Raiders	OC at CFL sides including Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers[29]
Roderick Bradley	London Blitz	Played "Spartan" on ITV game show Gladiators.[30]
Jason Brisbane	London Blitz	Played in the NFL for San Diego Chargers.[31]
Dwain Chambers	Farnham Knights	British Olympic Athletics track sprinter and former NFL Europe player with Hamburg Sea Devils.[32]
Charles Dagnall	Leicester Falcons	Former professional Cricketer and BBC Radio presenter.[33]
Aden Durde	London Warriors	Defensive Coach in the NFL with Atlanta Falcons and played for Kansas City Chiefs.[34]
Victor Ebubedike	London Ravens, London Olympians	NFL Europe player with the London Monarchs.[29]
Chris Fountain	Manchester Titans	Actor who had regular roles in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street
Mike Grossner	Nottingham Caesars, Leicester Falcons	Former NCAA coach with Western Colorado Mountaineers
Christian Holmes	Tamworth Phoenix (2016)	Played in NCAA Division 1 for Mississippi State from 2011 to 2014.
Stephen Hutchinson	London Blitz	Played in NFL Europe for London Monarchs and Hamburg Blue Devils
David Izinyon	London Warriors	Plays in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger Cats.
Martin Johnson	Leicester Panthers	Professional Rugby Union player and World Cup winning captain of the England team.[35]
Vernon Kay	London Warriors (2011-2014)	Television presenter, formerly of Channel 4’s NFL show
Lorn Mayers	London Blitz (2004-2005)	Worked out for the Oakland Raiders before playing in NFL Europe for Berlin Thunder
Efe Obada	London Warriors (2014)	Plays in the NFL with the Washington Commanders, previously with Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills.
Bamidele Olaseni	London Blitz	Plays in the NFL for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Ayo Oyelola	London Olympians	Plays in the NFL of the Jacksonville Jaguars, previously with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL.
Phoebe Schecter	Staffordshire Surge, GB Lions Women	Intern Coach in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills.
Bradlee Van Pelt	Leicester Falcons (2010)	Quarter Back in the NFL for Denver Broncos and Houston Texans. Also Colorado State NCAA graduate.
Ricky Whittle	Manchester Titans	Actor who notably had lengthy roles in Hollyoaks and Dream Team.

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