Australian Football

The story of the British Footy League

Part One: 1989 to 1990

Australian football had only been sporadically played in England prior to the formation of the British Australian Rules Football League (BARFL) in 1989.

Englishman John Jelley was the person responsible for setting the ball rolling, and after numerous preparatory meetings and much promotional activity the League finally got underway in May 1990 with eight competing clubs:

The Australian Football League (AFL) provided initial support for clubs in the shape of team uniforms and footballs, and several clubs were able to secure sponsorship deals to help them to consolidate.

In order to encourage local participation in the sport - or, more accurately, to try to prevent clubs from becoming 'Australians only' cliques - the League introduced what was known as 'the 50- 50 Rule', which basically meant that, of a team's 22 named players, at least 11 (or 50%) must be British. Initially, at least, this regulation proved to be of some benefit in ensuring that inexperienced local players were afforded the opportunity to develop their skills in a playing environment which, whilst certainly competitive and challenging, nevertheless at least allowed them scope to make a valid contribution to the team effort. As time went on, however, the 50-50 Rule was repeatedly redefined in favour of proportionately greater Australian involvement, ultimately becoming so diluted that its value in attracting newcomers to the sport was negligible.

BARFL at the turn of the century has become precisely what it originally set out to avoid being: a competition run by Australians, essentially for Australians.

Even more unfortunately, Australian football in the UK is infested with the same kind of parochial mentality which continues to undermine the sport's development in the country of its birth. In 1990, however, such developments were still some way off. The 8 clubs faced each other home and away to create a 14 match minor round during which Earl's Court and Wandsworth proved the dominant forces with 13 wins apiece, their only reversals coming against one another (Earl's Court by 32 points in round 3 at their home ground of Thames Ditton, the Demons by 63 points at Clapham Common in round 10).

West London and London Hawks joined the Demons in the finals, the Hawks narrowly dislodging North London from 4th place after a last round which brought a win for the Hawks at wooden spooners Thames Valley and a defeat for the Lions against Earl's Court. Other placings were: 6th East Midland and 7th Lea Valley. 4 In the finals, West London disposed of London Hawks by 79 points in the 1st semi final, while in the 2nd semi final, held the same day at Thames Ditton, Earl's Court played all over Wandsworth in the final term to record a moraleboosting 43 point triumph.

Prior to this, however, the League held its first ever Best and Fairest Presentation Dinner which saw Mark Davies of Lea Valley deservedly claim the top award. Other presentations were made to each of the League's founding clubs as well as to the British players nominated by their clubs as having performed most creditably during the 1990 season.

Grand final day at Thames Ditton saw Earl's Court arrive as warm pre-match favourites, but it was the Demons, playing in unfamiliar Lea Valley colours after a laundry 'mishap', who opened sensationally with a 6 goals to 1 first half. Thereafter the 'Roos gradually gained momentum and began to claw their way back, but despite adding 6.2 to 2.0 in the last quarter they were unable wholly to bridge the gap. In the end it was the Demons who could celebrate after a hard-earned and highly commendable 2 point victory, 10.10 (70) to 9.14 (68).

Part Two: 1991

Season 1991 saw the League expand to 10 clubs with the admission of: Club Name Emblem Where Based Colours Bristol Bears Bristol Maroon and gold Sussex Swans Shoreham White and red Meanwhile Thames Valley re-located from Wokingham to Aldershot, and Wandsworth adopted the navy and red playing uniforms of namesake the Melbourne Demons following the longawaited arrival of their AFL-donated playing kit from Australia.

With businessman Paul Roberts at the helm BARFL was now at its peak, both in terms of imaginative, aggressive promotional activity, and standard of on field play.

They start 'em young in BARFL! The picture above shows probably the world's youngest ever scoreboard attendant keeping a close eye on play (in between feeds) during the round 2 1991 clash between Sussex and East Midland at Aldershot.

The opening round of the 1991 season brought the two new clubs into immediate opposition at the Swans' home ground of Shoreham-by-Sea. A 119 point victory to Bristol was a sign of things to come as the Bears went on to finish in 5th spot with a commendable tally of 8 wins from their 16 match programme, while the Swans ended up winless at the foot of the ladder.

The final four saw only one change from 1990 with North London replacing London Hawks, and it was the Lions who drew first blood in the finals with a 22 point 1st semi final win over West London at Herne Hill.

Meanwhile Wandsworth, losers of only one home and away match for the season - to Earl's Court - succumbed to the 'Roos once again in a nail-biting 2nd semi final by the narrowest of margins. Undeterred, the Demons overwhelmed North London to the tune of 76 points in the preliminary final and were in confident frame of mind for the 'big one' a week later at North London's home ground of Hendon. (There was a measure of consolation in store for the Lions with Colin Thompson being named BARFL Best and Fairest player for 1991.)

Unlike in 1990, Earl's Court were not being almost unanimously tipped to take the flag, despite their victory over the Demons in the 2nd semi final. However, this time they were in no mood whatsoever to slip up, and in what was probably the highest standard BARFL grand final ever played they led at every change by 14, 30 and 26 points before emerging a comfortable 36 points to the good. Former Carlton, Sydney and North Melbourne AFL/VFL player Darren Ogier kicked 7 goals for the 'Roos to be a decisive choice as best afield, while at the other end of the ground Wandsworth spearhead David Hoyle's 4 goals saw him finish as the League's top goalkicker with a season's tally of 114 goals. Final scores: Earl's Court 18.15 (123); Wandsworth 12.15 (87).

Final premiership placings in full for season 1991 were: 1st Earl's Court, 2nd Wandsworth, 3rd North London, 4th West London, 5th Bristol, 6th East Midland, 7th London Hawks, 8th Lea Valley, 9th Thames Valley, 10th Sussex.

Part Three: 1992

The most significant change prior to the start of the 1992 season was the forcible displacement of League General Manager Paul Roberts who had overseen a period of steady growth for the League. Without wishing to labour the point, it would be fair to say that the competition's best days were now behind it.

There were no new clubs in 1992 but '91 premiers Earl's Court elected to change its name to Esher. The change heralded a decline in fortune for the 'Roos who finished in 6th spot, missing finals participation for the first time. Lea Valley was the team to take advantage of the 'Roos' demise, their 11-3 record being good enough for 3rd place at the conclusion of the minor round. The remaining finals places, as in 1991, went to Wandsworth (1st - 11-3), West London (2nd - 11-3), and North London (4th - 10-4). The teams missing the finals were: 5th Bristol, 6th Esher, 7th London Hawks, 8th East Midland, 9th Sussex, 10th Thames Valley.

The Saints' lack of finals experience was perhaps decisive in their 1st semi final clash with the Lions. Competitive if inaccurate in front of goals for three quarters, they wilted completely in the run home to see a 15 point lemon time advantage eventually disintegrate into a 40 point defeat.

No such story in the 2nd semi final where West London were much too strong for flag favourites Wandsworth, winning in the end by 55 points, 13.9 (87) to 4.8 (32).

The Demons' hard fought 8 point victory over North London in the preliminary final in no way suggested that they would be capable of turning the tables on the Wildcats a week later in the grand final at Hendon, and indeed for long periods of a tense, scrappy game they appeared distinctly second best.

However, a football game is won on the scoreboard, and despite their apparent domination West London were never able to get more than a couple of goals in front. Then, as time-on in the last quarter approached, the Demons suddenly unleashed their best football of the day; two quick goals saw them grab the lead by a couple of points and, despite the Wildcats' best efforts, they managed to hang on until the final siren to record their second 2 point grand final win in three seasons, 12.5 (77) to 11.9 (75).

The faces say it all - footy action BARFL style! Bristol's Sean Wollington eclipsed David Hoyle's record 1991 tally to record 128 goals for the season and top the BARFL goalkicking, while Mick Bolt's triumph in the League Best and Fairest count gave his club, North London, something approaching a mini monopoly on the award.

For the first time in the League's short history a representative fixture was arranged with a BARFL representative side taking on, and comprehensively defeating, Sydney Football Association side Balmain at Herne Hill. Final scores: BARFL 16.11 (107); Balmain 6.6 (42).

Part Four: 1993

Thames Valley Football Club was unfortunately forced to disband prior to the start of the 1993 season owing to a lack of players and a demoralised club administration. During three seasons in BARFL the Magpies won just 5 of their 44 matches, the highlight being a 30 point win over London Hawks in 1991, but with a predominantly British playing contingent they were never going to be in a position consistently to challenge the stronger London-based clubs, particularly after the dilution of the 50-50 Rule.

Originally, the 50-50 Rule was created to ensure that at least 50% of each team's on field contingent was British, but by 1992 the emphasis and interpretation of the rule had changed significantly in several respects: in the first place, the rule now decreed that no more than 50% of a team's 22 players could be Australian, with the remainder being drawn from anywhere else in the world. This might on first glance seem a purely cosmetic change, but it was anything but. When added to the other main change to the policy, which basically did away with the requirement for the 50-50 split to apply to a team's on field players, one ended up with the ludicrous situation of most London clubs fielding 11 Australians for the duration of a match, with the 11 non-Australians rotating between the remaining 7 on field positions. Sometimes the situation was even crazier: clubs would turn up to matches with only 18 players, but as only 11 of them were Australian they would be deemed to be complying with the 'spirit' of the 50-50 rule. Small wonder that, in 1993, despite the fact that there were more clubs in the League than ever before, there were also fewer Britons than ever before involved in the game.

Two new clubs brought about an 11 team competition in 1993, with the closest thing to a genuinely national profile the competition would ever achieve. The newcomers were:

Birmingham had been formed by a group of former East Midland players, whilst a former Wandsworth player was the main architect behind the Blues' emergence. Both teams tried hard, but when faced by any of the top five sides they found themselves heavily outgunned.

After a season as Esher, the 'Roos reverted to their original name of Earl's Court, but sadly for them there was to be no return to their previous high standards. Far from it, in fact, as they ended up only narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon.

A final five was introduced in 1993 and, coincidentally, the competition was dominated by five clubs (all Londonbased, needless to say): London Hawks (12 wins and 0 losses), Wandsworth (10-2), Lea Valley, North London and West London (all 8-4). The Wildcats were the first to go into mothballs after a disappointingly lame 45 point elimination final loss to perennial underachievers North London, who were themselves vanquished a week later in the 1st semi.

That the Demons ended up being forced to participate in the 1st semi final for the first time in their history was a result of a shock 14 point defeat by Lea Valley in the previous week's qualifying final, a triumph which the Saints were to repeat, perhaps even more surprisingly, this time by 35 points, a fortnight later in the preliminary final.

The 1993 grand final thus featured a clash between the unbeaten London Hawks and the season's big surprise package, Lea Valley. Both sides had previously experienced life at the wrong end of the BARFL ladder, the Saints missing the wooden spoon only on percentage in their debut season of 1990 and finishing 8th (out of 10) a year later, and the Hawks failing to reach the finals in both 1991 and 1992.

The brown and golds started hot favourites on two counts: the match was being played on the Hawks' own home ground in Wimbledon, and both previous encounters between the sides had seen them emerge victorious, by 40 points in round 5, and 5 15 points in a hard fought 2nd semi final a fortnight earlier. The grand final was just as hard fought, but the Hawks were always in control, and their eventual winning margin of 44 points was well justified. Final scores: London Hawks 12.13 (85); Lea Valley 6.5 (41).

Final ladder positions in full for 1993 were: 1st London Hawks, 2nd Lea Valley, 3rd Wandsworth, 4th North London, 5th West London, 6th Sussex, 7th Birmingham, 8th Liverpool, 9th Bristol, 10th Earl's Court, 11th East Midland.

The 1993 BARFL Best and Fairest Award was shared by Andrew Worner of Lea Valley and West London's Darren Jameson.

On the international front, a tour of Canada was arranged, but from an organisational point of view there was much room for improvement, while on the field the team lost both matches played.

A scene from the 1993 BARFL grand final - and no, your eyes aren't deceiving you: the goal and behind posts really do follow the curve of the oval. The question is, does this flagrant transgression of the laws of the game render the Hawks' eventual premiership victory invalid?

Hong Kong Dragons visited London in November and a hastily arranged fixture saw Great Britain succumb by 52 points, but not without making a worthwhile contribution to an entertaining game. There was a fair amount of media coverage of this 'unusual event', but with the BARFL season over it was difficult for the League to capitalise on this.

Part Five: 1994

Prior to the start of the 1994 season there was a potentially significant development with the appointment by BARFL of a paid General Manager, Greg Everett. The fact that everything in the garden was far from rosy, however, was emphasised when aspiring new club, Irish Rovers (made up entirely of London-based Gaelic footballers), withdrew from the competition on the eve of the 1st round, while Liverpool Blues lasted less than a month before being forced to call it a

day. During the first half of the season more than a third of all scheduled matches resulted in forfeits, with Bristol, for example, playing only once during that entire period (not including an 'annulled' match against Liverpool) but nevertheless remaining firmly entrenched in the top five on the basis of points gleaned from their opponents' near universal reluctance to 'go west'.

Eventual grand finalists West London and London Hawks clearly proved themselves the strongest sides in the competition over the second half of the season, when slightly fewer matches resulted in forfeits, but it was Wandsworth which ended the minor round in pole position after remaining unbeaten until week 13. Non-finalists in '94 were Lea Valley, Earl's Court, Sussex, Birmingham and East Midland (finishing in that order). High flying BARFL action from Clapham Common between London Hawks (dark shorts) and Wandsworth.

The elimination final saw London Hawks overwhelm North London by a BARFL finals record 138 points, with the Lions incredibly - and embarrassingly - failing to kick a goal all game. Meanwhile West London's 125 point annihilation of strongly British-orientated side Bristol in the qualifying final was altogether more predictable.

A week later the Bears proved somewhat more competitive with home ground advantage against London Hawks in the 1st semi final, but still ended up losing by 45 points, while in the 2nd semi West London overcame Wandsworth by 26 points.

The preliminary final the following week saw London Hawks set up a mouthwatering premiership play off with West London by securing a 2 goal win over Wandsworth. The two previous meetings between the grand finalists appeared to give the pundits reason to go with the Wildcats, whose 51 points home victory over the Hawks in round 15 had comprehensively avenged a 5 point opening round reversal at Wimbledon. Add to this the fact that the grand final was being held at West London's home ground of Pope Fields and it would appear that the Wildcats were, as the cliché goes, 'in the box seat'.

Such pseudo-logical analysis ignored one vital thing: this was a grand final, when such factors as form, previous results and home ground advantage count for nothing. Such, at least, was clearly the view in the underdogs' camp, for almost from the first bounce it was clear that the Hawks meant business and were not to be denied. The eventual winning margin of 39 points may have flattered slightly, but not even the most one-eyed Wildcat aficionado could deny that the Hawks were worthy victors. Final scores were: London Hawks 15.8 (98); West London 8.11 (49).

The brown and golds' 1994 premiership triumph gave them the first ever 'clean sweep' of the major awards in BARFL history, with Michael Tighe topping the League goalkicking with 53 goals, and Bruce Williams scoring a runaway win in the best and fairest count.

On the representative front a full international was held at Popes Field in July between Great Britain and Denmark. The Great Britain side, whose players had trained together quite intensively for several weeks leading up to the game, performed admirably to win with some ease, 19.16 (130) to 6.4 (40). The curtain raiser to the international saw a clash between the 'BARFL Victorians' and 'BARFL South Australia/Western Australia', with the latter recording a 28 point win. A West London player attempts to mark against East Midland at Leicester.

The grand final curtain raiser saw Great Britain take on, and narrowly fail to beat, a team of BARFL Australians drawn from the eight non-grand finalists. Final scores were: BARFL Australians 8.6 (54); Great Britain 6.14 (50).

As in 1993, a post season tour of Canada was arranged, with the BARFL party consisting of 22 players (both Australian and British) drawn from all clubs save Lea Valley. The side warmed up with a deceptively easy 12.14 (86) to 4.13 (37) defeat of Canadian Football Association team Hamilton, but then went down by 14 points to a CAFA combined side in a match played as a curtain raiser to the local grand final.

Part Six: 1995

The 1994-95 close season brought the demise of the Birmingham Crows, thereby reducing the number of teams in the League to nine. In common with most non-London clubs the Crows had found it impossible to maintain players' enthusiasm in the face of repeated heavy losses against teams comprised almost wholly of Australians (the eligibility criteria associated with the 50- 50 Rule being increasingly easy to circumvent).

London Hawks, who were originally going to be known as Crystal Palace, changed their name in 1995 to Wimbledon. The Hawks emblem and brown and gold Hawthorn style playing jumpers were both retained.

Forfeits were once again the bane of the League in 1995, with nearly 30% of all home and away matches being decided in this fashion. Wandsworth was by some measure the strongest team throughout the year, and they ultimately affirmed this in style with a 17.13 (115) to 6.5 (41) victory over West London in the grand final. The Demons' 74 point margin of victory remains a BARFL grand final record. Other final placings were: 3rd Wimbledon, 4th Lea Valley, 5th Earl's Court, 6th North London, 7th Bristol, 8th Sussex, 9th East Midland.

On the international front Denmark gained conclusive revenge for their 1994 defeat in London when they overwhelmed Great Britain 12.21 (93) to 3.7 (25) in Copenhagen. The British camp were quick to point out that the team that had been sent to Denmark was by no means the strongest available, but a pitiful 19 point defeat at home a month later against a second string Canadian side left no room for such excuses. In terms of local development Great Britain was clearly being left far behind.

With apathy rampant, home grown talent in negligible supply, and the announcement by Bristol that they would not be competing in 1996, the British Australian Rules Football League was now at its lowest ever ebb - with the word 'British' being more than ever merely politic rather than descriptive.

Part Seven: 1996

Hopes that the new, slim line, eight team BARFL competition would recapture some of the zest and excitement of the League's early years did not last long as 1996 proved to be, if anything, the most lop-sided season to date. As a result it became increasingly difficult for the three British-orientated clubs - East Midland, Lea Valley and Sussex - to maintain the enthusiasm of their players.

Holding the ball or holding the man? The East Midland Eagles actually undertook their most intensive and successful pre-season recruiting campaign since their debut season, but when it became clear to the newcomers that involvement in a BARFL fixture did not, as might have been supposed, actually involve much if any active participation in the sport of Australian football, the vast majority of these 'recruits' soon fell by the wayside. Perhaps the most graphic indication that Australian football in England was going backwards came with the visit of a Denmark-Sweden team - by no means the strongest available - in July. The Scandinavian players, used to competing in a League where a comparative dearth of Australians presented them with the opportunity - virtually unheard of in BARFL - to adopt key roles within their teams, defeated the strongest available Great Britain team with comparative ease. If the BARFL administration cared, they showed little sign. The key aim of the British Australian Rules Football League, it seemed, was not to promote football among the locals, but to provide itinerant Australians with a 'taste of home'.

Even measured against this aim, however, it is doubtful if the League could even remotely be described as successful. Eventual premiers Wimbledon struggled for much of the season owing to the absence of many key players in Europe but when the finals arrived those itinerants who had survived the bulls of Pamplona and recovered from their Beer Festivalinduced hangovers returned to miraculously transform the Hawks into world beaters. A 27 point grand final defeat of West London ultimately yielded Wimbledon's 3rd BARFL flag in 4 seasons and left the Wildcats reeling yet again. However, it is doubtful whether many of the indigenous inhabitants of the borough of Wimbledon either knew or cared.

1990 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Round 1 - 6 May
Earl's Court 33.24 (222); Lea Valley 1.2 (8)
North London 13.8 (86); London Hawks 8.13 (61)
East Midland 3.3 (21); Thames Valley 13.9 (87)
West London 9.13 (67); Wandsworth 11.15 (81)

Round 2 - 12/13 May
Thames Valley 3.2 (20); West London 18.19 (127)
North London 25.16 (166); East Midland 0.1 (1)
Earl's Court 35.22 (232); London Hawks 4.5 (29)
Lea Valley 1.4 (10); Wandsworth 28.26 (194)

Round 3 - 20 May
West London 25.21 (171); North London 6.8 (44)
East Midland 8.4 (52); London Hawks 19.10 (124)
Lea Valley 6.16 (52); Thames Valley 7.7 (49)
Earl's Court 7.5 (47); Wandsworth 11.13 (79)

Round 4 - 26/27 May
London Hawks 7.5 (47); West London 15.19 (109)
North London 20.16 (136); Lea Valley 3.5 (23)
Earl's Court 36.22 (236); East Midland 1.3 (9)
Wandsworth 20.26 (146); Thames Valley 0.3 (3)

Round 5 - 2/3 June
Earl's Court defeated Thames Valley on a forfeit
London Hawks 19.15 (129); Lea Valley 2.8 (20)
North London 9.4 (58); Wandsworth 12.6 (78)
East Midland 1.1 (7); West London 29.36 (210)

Round 6 - 8/9/10 June
London Hawks 3.3 (21); Wandsworth 11.15 (81)
Thames Valley 1.3 (9); North London 20.24 (144)
West London 4.7 (31); Earl's Court 19.12 (126)
Lea Valley 19.9 (123); East Midland 3.10 (28)

Round 7 - 17 June
Lea Valley 1.3 (9); West London 23.26 (164)
Wandsworth defeated East Midland on a forfeit
London Hawks 28.16 (184); Thames Valley 1.1 (7)
North London 6.6 (42); Earl's Court 18.20 (128)

Round 8 - 22/23/24 June
London Hawks 15.9 (99); North London 3.4 (22)
East Midland defeated Thames Valley on a forfeit
Wandsworth 14.10 (94); West London 8.8 (56)
Lea Valley 0.3 (3); Earl's Court 20.9 (129)

Round 9 - 29 June/1 July
London Hawks 7.6 (48); Earl's Court 20.20 (140)
East Midland 3.5 (23); North London 10.10 (70)
Wandsworth 25.14 (164); Lea Valley 1.1 (7)
West London 33.21 (219); Thames Valley 3.1 (19)

Round 10 - 7/8 July
Thames Valley defeated Lea Valley on a forfeit
North London 5.5 (35); West London 11.15 (81)
London Hawks vs. East Midland declared drawn
Wandsworth 5.9 (39); Earl's Court 16.16 (112)

Round 11 - 14/15 July
Thames Valley 1.1 (7); Wandsworth 31.26 (212)
West London 10.14 (74); London Hawks 13.9 (87)
Lea Valley 6.4 (40); North London 13.21 (99)
East Midland 4.1 (25); Earl's Court 28.16 (184)

Round 12 - 22 July
Earl's Court 30.16 (196); Thames Valley 0.2 (2)
Lea Valley 1.3 (9); London Hawks 31.26 (212)
West London 28.18 (186); East Midland 0.3 (3)
Wandsworth 14.15 (99); North London 3.4 (22)

Round 13 - 29 July
Wandsworth 10.9 (69); London Hawks 8.10 (58)
North London defeated Thames Valley on a forfeit
Earl's Court 11.9 (75); West London 10.7 (67)
East Midland 11.17 (83); Lea Valley 1.2 (8)

Round 14 - 4/5 August
Thames Valley 5.10 (40); London Hawks 15.14 (104)
Earl's Court 7.12 (54); North London 3.2 (20)
East Midland 0.1 (1); Wandsworth 19.13 (127)
West London 16.11 (107); Lea Valley 6.9 (45)

1st Semi Final - 12 August
West London 17.17 (119); London Hawks 5.10 (40)

2nd Semi Final - 12 August
Earl's Court 14.15 (99); Wandsworth 8.8 (56)

Preliminary Final - 19 August
Wandsworth 8.15 (63); West London 8.8 (56)

Grand Final - 26 August
Wandsworth 10.10 (70); Earl's Court 9.14 (68)

1991 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Round 1 - 21 April
Earl's Court 9.11 (65); Wandsworth 13.6 (84)
West London 16.10 (106); London Hawks 3.8 (26)
East Midland 12.21 (93); Thames Valley 0.2 (2)
Lea Valley 2.4 (16); North London 8.10 (58)
Sussex 8.7 (55); Bristol 26.18 (174)

Round 2 - 28 April
Wandsworth 4.7 (31); West London 15.13 (103)
London Hawks 3.1 (19); North London 20.29 (149)
Earl's Court 28.25 (183); Bristol 7.2 (44)
Thames Valley 1.3 (9); Lea Valley 9.18 (72)
Sussex 3.9 (27); Bristol 18.20 (128)

Round 3 - 5 May
North London 6.11 (47); Bristol 4.8 (32)
Lea Valley 9.15 (69); East Midland 2.3 (15)
West London 5.7 (37); Earl's Court 16.10 (106)
Wandsworth 19.8 (122); Thames Valley 0.0 (0)
Sussex 4.9 (33); London Hawks 20.19 (139)

Round 4 - 12 May
West London 9.14 (68); North London 11.9 (75)
Bristol 9.9 (63); Lea Valley 5.9 (39)
Thames Valley 0.1 (1); Earl's Court 32.24 (216)
East Midland 12.12 (84); London Hawks 7.18 (60)
Sussex 0.1 (1); Wandsworth 29.26 (200)

Round 5 - 19 May
North London 7.7 (49); Wandsworth 16.9 (105)
London Hawks 6.8 (44); Bristol 11.14 (80)
Earl's Court 45.27 (297); East Midland 1.0 (6)
West London 36.26 (242); Thames Valley 2.4 (16)
Lea Valley 25.19 (169); Sussex 7.2 (44)

Round 6 - 26 May
Thames Valley 14.5 (89); London Hawks 9.5 (59)
East Midland 2.1 (13); North London 25.12 (162)
Wandsworth 33.15 (213); Bristol 8.2 (50)
Lea Valley 5.6 (36); Earl's Court 18.23 (131)
Sussex 5.4 (34); West London 30.16 (196)

Round 7 - 2 June
Bristol 3.4 (22); West London 18.20 (128)
North London 20.20 (140); Thames Valley 1.0 (6)
London Hawks 22.12 (144); Lea Valley 4.5 (29)
East Midland 0.2 (2); Wandsworth 12.15 (87)
Earl's Court 32.28 (226); Sussex 7.2 (44)

Round 8 - 9 June
Earl's Court 25.18 (168); London Hawks 3.5 (23)
West London 27.17 (179); East Midland 4.9 (33)
Bristol 22.21 (153); Thames Valley 0.2 (2)
Wandsworth 22.14 (146); Lea Valley 1.2 (8)
Sussex 0.2 (2); North London 25.38 (188)

Round 9 - 16 June
North London 4.6 (30); Earl's Court 12.10 (82)
London Hawks 3.4 (22); Wandsworth 18.20 (128)
East Midland 15.19 (109); Bristol 8.6 (54)
Lea Valley 4.3 (27); West London 25.18 (174)
Thames Valley 18.26 (134); Sussex 2.6 (18)

Round 10 - 23 June
Wandsworth 3.2 (20); Earl's Court 7.8 (50)
Thames Valley 2.7 (19); East Midland 6.9 (45)
Bristol 14.20 (104); Sussex 3.4 (22)
London Hawks 6.6 (42); West London 12.10 (82)
North London 8.22 (70); Lea Valley 1.5 (11)

Round 11 - 30 June
Bristol 2.4 (16); North London 19.20 (134)
East Midland 9.13 (67); Lea Valley 6.6 (42)
Earl's Court 7.13 (55); West London 17.13 (115)
Thames Valley 1.0 (6); Wandsworth 9.26 (80)
London Hawks vs. Sussex - match declared drawn

Round 12 - 7 July
Bristol 3.1 (19); Earl's Court 15.28 (118)
West London 10.7 (67); Wandsworth 12.9 (81)
Lea Valley 15.19 (109); Thames Valley 8.7 (55)
North London 21.21 (147); London Hawks 3.5 (23)
East Midland 24.24 (168); Sussex 1.3 (9)

Round 13 - 14 July
North London 9.16 (70); West London 9.7 (61)
Bristol 19.13 (127); Lea Valley 4.4 (28) [played 18 August]
Earl's Court 34.32 (236); Thames Valley 2.0 (12)
London Hawks 12.9 (81); East Midland 6.2 (38)
Wandsworth 36.20 (236); Sussex 3.2 (20)

Round 14 - 21 July
West London 28.28 (194); Bristol 6.9 (45)
Thames Valley 0.0 (0); North London 25.30 (180)
Lea Valley 9.7 (61); London Hawks 10.10 (70)
Wandsworth 21.17 (143); East Midland 6.4 (40)
Sussex 3.5 (23); Earl's Court 24.21 (165)

Round 15 - 28 July
London Hawks 5.4 (34); Earl's Court 17.17 (119)
East Midland 9.6 (60); West London 12.16 (88)
Thames Valley 1.9 (15); Bristol 15.9 (99)
Lea Valley 6.5 (41); Wandsworth 22.21 (153)
North London 28.23 (191); Sussex 4.2 (26)

Round 16 - 4 August
Earl's Court 18.15 (123); North London 7.7 (49)
Wandsworth 35.15 (225); London Hawks 3.6 (24)
Bristol 11.8 (74); East Midland 8.6 (54)
Sussex 5.22 (52); Thames Valley 11.8 (74)
West London 22.20 (152); Lea Valley 4.3 (27)

1st Semi Final - 11 August
North London 14.6 (90); West London 10.8 (68)

2nd Semi Final - 11 August
Earl's Court 10.6 (66); Wandsworth 10.5 (65)

Preliminary Final - 18 August
Wandsworth 18.22 (130); North London 7.12 (54)

'All British' Game - 25 August
London 11.15 (81); The Rest 9.10 (64)

Grand Final - 26 August

GOALS
Earl's Court: Ogier 7; Vandermeer 3; Lennon, Toser, Van Dongen 2; Barclay, Leddon
Wandsworth: Hoyle 4; Britt, McIvor 2; Bettany, Connolly, Phillip, Pybus

BEST
Earl's Court: Ogier (BoG), Best, Stone, Toser, Berringer, Vandermeer, Lennon, Howard
Wandsworth: Phillip, Gill, Britt, Bradbury, McIvor

1992 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Round 1 - 2/3 May
Bristol 37.23 (245); Sussex 3.2 (20)
West London 13.11 (89); Esher 5.11 (41)
Wandsworth 29.10 (184); East Midland 1.2 (8)
London Hawks 4.9 (33); North London 9.12 (66)
Thames Valley versus Lea Valley - match cancelled

Round 2 - 9/10 May
Esher 9.13 (67); North London 4.6 (30)
Sussex 7.14 (56); East Midland 11.13 (79)
Lea Valley 10.4 (64); West London 3.5 (23)
Wandsworth 14.17 (101); Bristol 5.6 (36)
Thames Valley 0.2 (2); London Hawks 22.23 (155)

Round 3 - 16/17 May
Bristol 32.26 (218); Thames Valley 4.1 (25)
North London 5.9 (39); Lea Valley 11.15 (81)
West London 8.4 (52); Wandsworth 13.10 (88)
London Hawks 24.17 (161); Sussex 4.5 (29)
East Midland 4.5 (29); Esher 24.22 (166)

Round 4 - 24 May
Wandsworth 13.13 (91); Esher 5.10 (40)
Sussex 19.20 (134); Thames Valley 3.6 (24)
Lea Valley 21.16 (142); London Hawks 3.5 (23)
East Midland 7.6 (48); Bristol 13.17 (95)
West London 13.9 (87); North London 11.17 (83)

Round 5 - 30/31 May
Esher 16.16 (112); Bristol 8.11 (59)
North London 18.7 (115); Wandsworth 6.10 (46)
London Hawks 8.5 (53); West London 16.16 (112)
Lea Valley 41.16 (262); Sussex 3.7 (25)
Thames Valley 3.1 (19); East Midland 10.28 (88)

Round 6 - 6/7 June
Bristol 16.10 (106); London Hawks 8.8 (56)
Esher 15.5 (95); Lea Valley 15.17 (107)
East Midland 5.4 (34); North London 24.19 (163)
Sussex 2.3 (15); Wandsworth 35.26 (236)
Thames Valley 0.0 (0); West London 25.27 (177)

Round 7 - 13/14 June
North London 37.27 (251); Sussex 1.3 (9)
Esher 41.24 (270); Thames Valley 0.2 (2)
London Hawks29.24 (198); East Midland 1.7 (13)
Wandsworth 12.13 (85); Lea Valley6.4 (40)
West London 34.30 (234); Bristol 8.6 (54)

Round 8 - 20/21 June
North London 42.35 (287); Thames Valley 2.1 (13)
Wandsworth 17.14 (116); London Hawks 8.4 (52)
Lea Valley 33.21 (219); Bristol 2.2 (14)
East Midland 1.7 (13); West London 21.23 (149)
Sussex 2.2 (14); Esher 38.35 (263)

Round 9 - 27/28 June
Bristol 11.8 (74); North London 22.13 (145)
West London 30.28 (208); Sussex 1.2 (8)
Lea Valley defeated East Midland on a forfeit
London Hawks 9.15 (69); Esher 10.12 (72)
Thames Valley 0.0 (0); Wandsworth 28.28 (196)

Round 10 - 4/5 July
Esher 6.8 (44); West London 9.15 (69)
North London 14.13 (97); London Hawks 2.8 (20)
East Midland 8.7 (55); Wandsworth 10.16 (76)
Sussex 0.3 (3); Bristol 36.17 (233)
Lea Valley defeated Thames Valley on a forfeit for double match points in lieu of cancelled round 1 match

Round 11 - 11/12 July
Bristol 7.3 (45); Wandsworth 9.13 (67)
North London 9.7 (61); Esher 6.11 (47)
London Hawks 31.15 (201); Thames Valley 1.3 (9)
East Midland defeated Sussex on a forfeit
West London 7.17 (59); Lea Valley 11.6 (72)

Round 12 - 18/19 July
Esher 49.38 (332); East Midland 1.4 (10)
Wandsworth 4.12 (36); West London 12.7 (79)
Sussex 0.3 (3); London Hawks 34.18 (222)
Thames Valley 2.1 (13); Bristol 43.27 (285)
Lea Valley 5.8 (38); North London 15.20 (110)

Round 13 - 25/26 July
Esher 12.9 (81); Wandsworth 18.13 (121)
Bristol defeated East Midland on a forfeit
London Hawks 12.10 (82); Lea Valley 4.4 (28)
North London 8.4 (52); West London 8.18 (66)
Thames Valley 7.12 (54); Sussex 11.5 (71)

Round 14 - 1/2 August
Bristol 24.14 (158); Esher 3.3 (21)
West London 21.30 (156); London Hawks 4.3 (27)
Sussex 6.5 (41); Lea Valley 22.22 (154)
Wandsworth 5.6 (36); North London 9.14 (68)
East Midland defeated Thames Valley on a forfeit

8 August
1st Semi Final: North London 11.13 (79); Lea Valley 4.15 (39)
2nd Semi Final: West London 13.9 (87); Wandsworth 4.8 (32)

15 August
Preliminary Final: Wandsworth 14.11 (95); North London 12.15 (87)

22 August
'All British' Game: The Rest 8.16 (64); London 4.4 (28)

Grand Final: Wandsworth 12.5 (77); West London 11.9 (75)

Representative Match (London) - 4 October
BARFL 16.11 (107); Balmain (Sydney Football Association) 6.6 (42)

1993 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Round 1 - 1/2 May
Bristol 5.6 (36); Sussex 14.14 (98)
Lea Valley 33.25 (223); Earl's Court 3.3 (21)
Birmingham 7.7 (49); Liverpool 7.5 (47)
North London 37.22 (244); East Midland 2.0 (12)
Wandsworth 8.11 (59); West London 7.5 (47)
London Hawks bye

Round 2 - 8/9 May
Earl's Court 13.9 (87); Bristol 16.16 (112)
London Hawks 14.10 (94); North London 7.8 (50)
Liverpool 1.8 (14); Wandsworth 16.10 (106)
West London 4.1 (25); Lea Valley 16.15 (111)
East Midland 4.5 (29); Birmingham 8.11 (59)
Sussex bye

Round 3 - 15/16 May
Bristol 3.2 (20); London Hawks 22.15 (147)
Liverpool 4.9 (33); North London 6.9 (45)
Sussex 22.19 (151); East Midland 2.2 (14)
Wandsworth 22.30 (162); Earl's Court 0.1 (1)
Birmingham 12.12 (84); West London 15.15 (105)
Lea Valley bye

Round 4 - 22/23 May
North London 15.10 (100); Bristol 6.3 (39)
London Hawks 17.18 (120); Earl's Court 3.4 (22)
Lea Valley 7.8 (50); Wandsworth 9.9 (63)
West London 20.32 (152); Sussex 5.6 (36)
East Midland 7.4 (46); Liverpool 5.5 (35)
Birmingham bye

Round 5 - 29/30 May
Bristol 10.10 (70); Liverpool 2.4 (16)
North London 9.17 (71); Earl's Court 12.8 (80)
Lea Valley 8.15 (63); London Hawks 16.7 (103)
Birmingham 2.0 (12); Sussex 9.13 (67)
East Midland 1.1 (7); West London 25.25 (175)
Wandsworth bye

Round 6 - 5/6 June
North London 21.16 (142); Lea Valley 2.0 (12)
London Hawks defeated Liverpool on a forfeit
Earl's Court 16.14 (110); Sussex 6.10 (46)
East Midland 6.15 (51); Bristol 10.11 (71)
Birmingham 2.5 (17); Wandsworth 26.34 (190)
West London bye

Round 7 - 12/13 June
Bristol 12.7 (79); Lea Valley 19.11 (125)
North London 24.29 (173); Birmingham 0.1 (1)
Wandsworth 34.28 (232); East Midland 0.1 (1)
West London 8.11 (59); London Hawks 14.8 (92)
Sussex defeated Liverpool on a forfeit
Earl's Court bye

Round 8 - 19/20 June
Earl's Court 8.11 (59); London Hawks 18.11 (119)
Liverpool 3.2 (20); West London 18.11 (119)
Lea Valley defeated East Midland on a forfeit
Sussex 10.13 (73); Birmingham 7.16 (58)
Wandsworth 21.7 (133); North London 6.7 (43)
Bristol bye

Round 9 - 27 June
West London 28.24 (192); Bristol 4.3 (27)
Birmingham 6.6 (42); Lea Valley 28.17 (185)
East Midland defeated Earl's Court on a forfeit
Wandsworth 6.6 (42); London Hawks 10.11 (71)
Sussex 4.5 (29); North London 21.22 (148)
Liverpool bye

Round 10 - 3 July
Liverpool 7.16 (58); Birmingham 6.3 (39)

Round 11 - 10/11 July
North London 7.10 (52); Wandsworth 5.5 (35)
Lea Valley 28.14 (182); Liverpool 1.3 (9)
Earl's Court 13.28 (106); West London 1.7 (13)
Birmingham 17.17 (119); Bristol 1.7 (13)
Sussex 2.3 (15); London Hawks 26.21 (177)
East Midland bye

Round 12 - 17/18 July
Bristol 4.2 (26); North London 22.15 (149)
London Hawks 32.26 (218); East Midland 3.1 (19)
Liverpool defeated Earl's Court on a forfeit
Sussex 7.5 (47); Lea Valley 24.9 (153)
West London 9.11 (65); Wandsworth 11.14 (80)
Birmingham bye

Round 13 - 24/25 July
London Hawks defeated Bristol on a forfeit
Lea Valley 8.5 (53); West London 15.13 (103)
Birmingham defeated Earl's Court on a forfeit
Liverpool 14.17 (101); East Midland 2.6 (18)
Wandsworth 27.18 (180); Sussex 1.2 (8)
North London bye

Round 14 - 31 July/1 August
Bristol 6.7 (43); Wandsworth 25.13 (163)
London Hawks 21.23 (149); Birmingham 3.4 (22)
Earl's Court 0.3 (3); Lea Valley 41.14 (260)
West London 14.11 (95); North London 12.5 (77)
East Midland 3.0 (18); Sussex 9.16 (70)
Liverpool bye

8 August
Elimination Final: North London 10.16 (76); West London 4.7 (31)
Qualifying Final: Lea Valley 9.9 (63); Wandsworth 6.13 (49)

15 August
1st Semi Final: Wandsworth 11.12 (78); North London 5.5 (35)
2nd Semi Final: London Hawks 9.12 (66); Lea Valley 7.9 (51)

22 August
Preliminary Final: Lea Valley 12.10 (82); Wandsworth 6.11 (47)

29 August
All British Game: The Rest 8.10 (58); London 6.7 (43)

Grand Final: London Hawks 12.13 (85); Lea Valley 6.5 (41)

Representative Match (Toronto) - September
Canadian Australian Football Association 19.7 (121); BARFL 7.7 (49)

Representative Match (London) - 9 October
Hong Kong Dragons 15.15 (105); Great Britain 7.10 (52)

1994 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Round 1 - 30 April/1 May
East Midland 3.6 (24); Birmingham 11.14 (80)
London Hawks 10.10 (70); West London 9.11 (65)
Earl's Court beat Bristol on a forfeit
Lea Valley beat Sussex on a forfeit
Wandsworth beat North London on a forfeit

Round 2 - 7/8 May
Lea Valley 5.3 (33); London Hawks 9.13 (67)
North London 10.8 (68); Birmingham 5.8 (38)
West London 3.7 (25); Wandsworth 12.20 (92)
Bristol beat Sussex on a forfeit

Round 3 - 14/15 May
Birmingham 17.13 (115); Sussex 8.15 (63)
London Hawks 10.12 (72); Wandsworth 13.17 (95)
North London 8.11 (59); Lea Valley 4.11 (35)
Earl's Court beat East Midland on a forfeit

Round 4 - 21/22 May
Earl's Court 3.4 (22); North London 7.17 (59)
Wandsworth 12.13 (85); Birmingham 3.8 (26)
West London 15.18 (108); Lea Valley 3.7 (25)
London Hawks beat Sussex on a forfeit

Round 5 - 28/29 May
London Hawks 6.13 (49); North London 19.6 (120)
Sussex 9.14 (68); Earl's Court 19.9 (123)
Bristol beat East Midland on a forfeit
Wandsworth beat Lea Valley on a forfeit

Round 6 - 4/5 June
Birmingham 8.16 (64); London Hawks 15.14 (104)
Lea Valley 8.12 (60); Sussex 12.6 (78)
North London 4.5 (29); West London 1.8 (14)
Wandsworth beat East Midland on a forfeit

Round 7 - 11/12 June
Earl's Court 5.7 (37); Wandsworth 14.18 (102)
East Midland 4.3 (27); Lea Valley 11.13 (79)
London Hawks 7.11 (53); Bristol 10.13 (73)
West London 17.21 (123); Birmingham 6.5 (31)

Round 8 - 18/19 June
Birmingham 3.14 (32); Lea Valley 8.10 (58)
East Midland 3.4 (22); North London 27.22 (184)
Sussex 1.7 (13); Wandsworth 20.35 (155)
Bristol beat West London on a forfeit
Earl's Court beat London Hawks on a forfeit

Round 9 - 25/26 June
Earl's Court 1.3 (9); Lea Valley 14.12 (96)
West London 34.22 (226); East Midland 3.6 (24)
Bristol beat Birmingham on a forfeit
North London beat Sussex on a forfeit

Round 10 - 3 July
Birmingham 6.9 (45); Wandsworth 13.15 (93)
East Midland 7.7 (49); Bristol 31.13 (199)
London Hawks 19.12 (126); Lea Valley 5.6 (36)
West London 21.23 (149); Earl's Court 4.3 (27)

Round 11 - 9/10 July
Lea Valley 5.0 (30); West London 14.13 (97)
London Hawks 21.26 (152); Sussex 1.5 (11)
North London 7.7 (49); Wandsworth 14.13 (97)
Birmingham beat East Midland on a forfeit

Representative Matches - 16 July
BARFL South Australians & Western Australians 16.11 (107); BARFL Victorians 11.13 (79)
Great Britain 19.16 (130); Denmark 6.4 (40)

Round 12 - 17 July
East Midland 7.7 (49); Earl's Court 22.23 (155)
North London 9.6 (60); London Hawks 12.11 (83)
Sussex 11.7 (73); Bristol 21.11 (137)
Wandsworth 21.11 (137); Lea Valley 3.7 (25)
West London beat Birmingham on a forfeit

Round 13 - 23/24 July
Lea Valley 12.12 (84); Bristol 9.13 (67)
Birmingham 7.14 (56); Earl's Court 10.8 (68)
Wandsworth 11.7 (73); London Hawks 13.11 (89)
West London 15.17 (107); North London 12.6 (78)
Sussex beat East Midland on a forfeit

Round 14 - 30/31 July
Lea Valley 13.15 (93); North London 10.5 (65)
London Hawks 18.21 (129); Earl's Court 4.3 (27)
Wandsworth 7.8 (50); West London 11.13 (79)
Bristol beat East Midland on a forfeit
Sussex beat Birmingham on a forfeit

Round 15 - 6/7 August
Earl's Court 9.11 (65); Sussex 16.9 (105)
North London 15.8 (98); Bristol 8.7 (55)
West London 18.11 (119); London Hawks 10.8 (68)
Lea Valley beat Birmingham on a forfeit

Round 16 - 13/14 August
Bristol 12.7 (79); Wandsworth 13.10 (88)
Birmingham 2.1 (13); North London 23.31 (169)
East Midland 2.0 (12); London Hawks 32.19 (211)
Sussex 5.7 (37); West London 23.29 (167)
Lea Valley beat Earl's Court on a forfeit

21 August
Elimination Final: London Hawks 21.22 (148); North London 0.10 (10)
Qualifying Final: West London 23.12 (150); Bristol 3.7 (25)

27/28 August
1st Semi Final: Bristol 10.10 (70); London Hawks 18.7 (115)
2nd Semi Final: West London 11.10 (76); Wandsworth 6.14 (50)

3 September
Preliminary Final: London Hawks 7.15 (57); Wandsworth 6.9 (45)

10 September
Challenge Match: BARFL Australians 8.6 (54); Great Britain 6.14 (50)

Grand Final: London Hawks 15.8 (98); West London 7.11 (53)

Canadian Tour - September
BARFL 12.14 (86); Hamilton 4.13 (37)
Canadian Australian Football Association 12.8 (80); BARFL 10.6 (66)

1995 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Note: Forfeits are shown in italics and, irrespective of the score indicated, are regarded for premiership ladder purposes as resulting in a win by 150 points to 0 to the winning side.

Round 1 - 29/30 April
East Midland 0.1 (1); North London 19.18 (132)
Lea Valley 5.15 (45); Earl's Court 8.4 (52)
Wandsworth 22.10 (142); West London 4.8 (32)
Sussex 6.15 (51); Wimbledon 25.20 (170)

Round 2 - 6/7 May
North London 28.19 (187); Sussex 1.2 (8)
Lea Valley 7.8 (50); Bristol 6.8 (44)
Wandsworth 16.14 (110); Earl's Court 6.4 (40)
West London 29.30 (204); East Midland 0.3 (3)

Round 3 - 13/14 May
Earl's Court 12.3 (75); North London 4.9 (33)
Sussex 4.8 (32); Lea Valley 7.15 (57)
Wandsworth 30.19 (199); Bristol 4.4 (28)
West London 14.13 (97); Wimbledon 9.6 (60)

Round 4 - 20/21 May
Sussex 8.12 (60); Earl's Court 10.7 (67)
Lea Valley 1.2 (8); Wandsworth 29.13 (187)
North London 9.12 (66); Wimbledon 13.16 (94)
Bristol defeated East Midland on a forfeit

Round 5 - 3/4 June
East Midland 4.1 (25); Lea Valley 19.10 (124)
Wandsworth 12.14 (86); Wimbledon 6.3 (39)
North London 11.9 (75); Earl's Court 4.7 (31)
Sussex 9.1 (55); West London 24.19 (163)

Round 6 - 9/10 June
Lea Valley 8.10 (58); Wimbledon 6.5 (41)
West London 16.22 (118); North London 1.6 (12)
Earl's Court defeated East Midland on a forfeit
Sussex defeated Bristol on a forfeit

Round 8 - 24/25 June
Bristol 10.9 (69); North London 8.14 (62)
Earl's Court 8.5 (53); Lea Valley 11.12 (78)
West London 11.13 (79); Wandsworth 16.17 (113)
East Midland 10.13 (73); Sussex 5.5 (35)

Round 9 - 1/2 July
East Midland 3.12 (30); Earl's Court 6.16 (52)
West London 22.19 (151); Lea Valley 4.3 (27)
North London 3.4 (22); Wandsworth 24.19 (163)
Wimbledon defeated Bristol on a forfeit

Round 10 - 8/9 July
East Midland 15.7 (97); Bristol 6.16 (52)
Wimbledon 10.15 (75); West London 13.14 (92)
Lea Valley 22.21 (153); North London 5.4 (34)
Wandsworth 32.20 (212); Sussex 2.4 (16)

Representative Match - 8 July (Copenhagen)
Denmark 12.21 (93); Great Britain 3.7 (25)

Round 11 - 15/16 July
Wimbledon 25.15 (165); Lea Valley 5.3 (33)
Wandsworth 14.5 (89); Earl's Court 3.6 (24)
Sussex 12.15 (87); East Midland 7.11 (53)
North London defeated Bristol on a forfeit

Round 12 - 22/23 July
Wimbledon 13.19 97); Earl's Court 4.12 (36)
Bristol defeated Lea Valley on a forfeit
Wandsworth defeated North London on a forfeit
West London defeated Sussex on a forfeit

Round 13 - 29/30 July
Wimbledon 11.10 (76); Wandsworth 14.18 (102)
North London 12.5 (77); West London 17.10 (112)
Earl's Court defeated Bristol on a forfeit
Lea Valley 10.7 (67); East Midland 3.9 (27)

Representative Matches - 5 August (London)
BARFL Victorians 10.12 (72); Allies 5.4 (34)
Great Britain 8.10 (58); Canada 11.11 (77)

Round 14 - 12/13 August
East Midland 3.3 (21); Wimbledon 33.15 (213)
Wandsworth defeated Bristol on a forfeit
Earl's Court 1.6 (12); West London 18.10 (118)
Lea Valley 22.19 (151); Sussex 2.4 (16)

1st Semi Final - 19 August
Wimbledon 26.24 (180); Lea Valley 5.3 (33)

2nd Semi Final - 19 August
Wandsworth 18.14 (122); West London 5.9 (39)

Preliminary Final - 26 August
West London 11.8 (74); Wimbledon 6.8 (44)

Grand Final - 2 September
Wandsworth 17.13 (115); West London 6.5 (41)

1996 BARFL Match Programme & Results

Round 1 - 27/28 April
Firkin 15.12 (102); Lea Valley 4.8 (32)
Wimbledon 28.15 (177); North London 7.5 (47)
East Midland 5.12 (42); Sussex 2.1 (13)
West London 10.8 (68); Wandsworth 8.9 (57)

Round 2 - 4/5 May
Firkin 23.24 (162); East Midland 1.2 (8)
Lea Valley 6.3 (39); Wimbledon 15.11 (101)
Wandsworth 22.14 (146); North London 3.3 (21)
West London 31.31 (217); Sussex 2.2 (14)

Round 3 - 11/12 May
Sussex 4.5 (29); Lea Valley 31.14 (200)
North London 2.3 (15); Firkin 12.12 (84)
East Midland 3.2 (20); Wandsworth 27.20 (182)
West London 18.17 (125); Wimbledon 12.4 (76)

Round 4 - 18/19 May
North London 19.24 (138); Sussex 0.0 (0)
West London 14.13 (97); Firkin 7.7 (49)
Wandsworth 12.17 (89); Lea Valley 6.6 (42)
East Midland 3.3 (21); Wimbledon 17.16 (118)

Round 5 - 25/26 May
Wimbledon 7.8 (50); Wandsworth 8.12 (60)
Firkin 29.27 (201); Sussex 3.1 (19)
North London 4.6 (30); West London 20.19 (139)
Lea Valley 15.18 (108); East Midland 4.6 (30)

Round 6 - 1/2 June
Sussex 4.4 (28); Wandsworth 31.26 (212)
Firkin 1.12 (18); Wimbledon 6.10 (46)
Lea Valley 7.6 (48); West London 22.8 (140)
East Midland 2.4 (16); North London 27.17 (179)

Round 7 - 8/9 June
Wimbledon 25.20 (170); Sussex 1.1 (7)
North London 18.17 (125); Lea Valley 1.0 (6)
Wandsworth 16.15 (111); Firkin 4.10 (34)
West London 44.28 (292); East Midland 0.1 (1)

Round 8 - 15/16 June
North London 10.14 (74); Wimbledon 9.5 (59)
Sussex 20.30 (150); East Midland 2.4 (16)
Lea Valley defeated Firkin on a forfeit
Wandsworth 8.11 (59); West London 10.16 (76)

Round 9 - 22/23 June
North London 15.23 (113); Wandsworth 6.6 (42)
Sussex 4.10 (34); West London 30.24 (204)
Wimbledon defeated Lea Valley on a forfeit
East Midland 2.2 (14); Firkin 14.8 (92)

Round 10 - 29/30 June
Firkin 16.10 (112); North London 4.4 (28)
Wimbledon 16.15 (111); West London 4.8 (32)
Lea Valley defeated Sussex on a forfeit
Wandsworth 37.23 (247); East Midland 0.2 (2)

Round 11 - 6/7 July
Sussex 2.9 (21); Firkin 8.19 (67)
Wimbledon defeated East Midland on a forfeit
Firkin 11.10 (76); West London 10.5 (65)
Lea Valley 4.5 (29); Wandsworth 29.12 (186)

Representative Matches - 13 July (London)
BARFL Victorians 12.12 (84); Allies 11.14 (80)
Great Britain and Ireland 6.13 (49); Denmark 8.6 (54)

Round 12 - 20/21 July
Sussex 2.1 (13); Firkin 28.17 (185)
West London 18.24 (132); North London 9.8 (62)
Wandsworth 11.12 (78); Wimbledon 5.4 (34)
East Midland defeated Lea Valley on a forfeit

Round 13 - 27/28 July
Wimbledon 14.10 (94); Firkin 18.9 (117)
North London defeated East Midland on a forfeit
West London defeated Lea Valley on a forfeit
Wandsworth 25.16 (166); Sussex 5.4 (34)

Round 14 - 3/4 August
Sussex 0.6 (6); Wimbledon 31.24 (210)
Firkin 6.7 (43); Wandsworth 8.10 (58)
North London defeated Lea Valley on a forfeit
East Midland 0.0 (0); West London 26.26 (182)

1st Semi Final - 10 August
Wimbledon 9.14 (68); Firkin 7.8 (50)

2nd Semi Final - 10 August
West London 15.11 (101); Wandsworth 2.14 (26)

Preliminary Final - 27 August
Wimbledon 14.25 (109); Wandsworth 5.7 (37)

Grand Final - 2 September
Wimbledon 11.8 (74); West London 6.11 (47)