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Hull Hornets are an American Football team based in Kingston upon Hull. The Hornets currently play in British American Football League Division 2 North.

History

Background

The area has a long history of American Football and traces its roots back to the early eighties when a team was formed under the name of the Hull Kingston Liberators. The team underwent some name changes through the eighties becoming the Kingston Liberators and then the Humberside Liberators before they disbanded in the early nineties. After the Liberators the Hull Pirates Youth Squad were formed to fill the gap and they notched up a third overall place in the national league in their first and only season. The Hull Rockets was the next development of the sport in the area, unfortunately they came to an end after only a few years leaving the only remaining American Football team in the area, the Kingston Barbarians, who entered the British Senior League in 2001 but pulled out after just two games.

Team formation

The Hornets were formed in August 2005 by Graham McCoid and Chris Evers who were both involved with teams in Hull throughout the years and ended up at the Doncaster (now the South Yorkshire) Mustangs. They both wanted to see American Football come back to Hull and so the Hornets were formed. As they wanted to encourage growth of the sport within the area the decision was also made to develop a youth side associated with the senior team that would play in their own league and act as a feeder for the senior team. The Youth team is a work in progress but it still remains a goal of the club. On 5 November 2006 the team acquired full member status of BAFL.

The Hornets finished the 2008 season with a record of three wins, four defeats and three draws, with a total of 94 points scored and 143 points conceded, finishing the season in fourth place out of six teams. The Hornets' season finished on a sour note as they were unable to complete two of their games, against Tamworth Phoenix and Leicester Falcons. The Tamworth home game had been cancelled due to a lack of officials and the fixture could not be re-arranged, whereas the Leicester away game was postponed due to the emergency services not being present. Therefore the Hornets only actually played eight league games and their slight playoff chances faded when the League awarded draws in both of those two games.

Senior team season records

2008 results

2008; pre-season; South Yorkshire Mustangs scrimmage at home. W 21-7?

2009 Season Fixtures

Locations

Training and games

The team are now based at the Eastmount Community Centre, Waveney Road, Longhill Estate, Hull. They currently train on Sundays at 10am, and Thursdays at 6pm-8pm. Most games are played on Sundays, although some are played on Saturdays. The usual kick off time is 2.30 pm.

References

1. ^ "Team Information: Hull Kingston Liberators". Britball Now . http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/HULLKINGSTONLIBERATORS.htm . Retrieved 2009-03-02 .  
2. ^ "Team Information: Hull Pirates". Britball Now . http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/HULLPIRATES.htm . Retrieved 2009-03-02 .  
3. ^ "Team Inforamtion: Kingston Barbarians". Britball Now . http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/KINGSTONBARBARIANS.htm . Retrieved 2009-03-02 .  
4. ^ Evers, Chris (2008-10-03). "Watch the skies". BBC Humber . http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2008/10/03/164_eptas_cevers_feature.shtml . Retrieved 2009-03-02 .  
5. ^ "BAFRA Newsflash Issue 45/06". British American Football Referees' Association. 2006-11-13 . http://www.bafra.org/newsflash/2006/200645.htm . Retrieved 2009-03-02 .  
6. ^ "BAFRA Newsflash Issue 17/08". British American Football Referees' Association. 2008-05-14 . http://www.bafra.org/newsflash/200817.htm . Retrieved 2009-01-09 .  
7. ^ "BAFRA Newsflash Issue 27/08". British American Football Referees' Association. 2008-07-23 . http://www.bafra.org/newsflash/200827.htm . Retrieved 2009-01-09 .  

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