Belfast Knights

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Belfast Knights
Belfast Knights logo.png
Sport American football
Founded1993
Association American Football Ireland
League AFI Premier Division
(Shamrock Bowl Conference)
Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland
StadiumGibson Park, Cregagh
ColoursBlack, Yellow
  
Head coachAdam Devenney [1]
Championships
  • Shamrock Bowl Winners: 1997, 1998, 2002
Website belfastknights.com

The Belfast Knights are an American Football team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club is the oldest continuously running team on the island of Ireland. [2] [3] Founded in 1993, [3] [4] the Knights have competed in 10 Shamrock Bowl championship games and won three, winning in 1997, [4] 1998 [5] and 2002. [6] Prior to 2017, the club was known as the Carrickfergus Knights and played their home matches at Woodburn Field, Carrickfergus RFC in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Since moving to Belfast in 2017, the team has played their home matches at Malone RFC in Gibson Park, Cregagh, Belfast. [2]

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Honours

Season by season IAFL records

Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
IAFL
1994 ? ? ? ??Runner-up – Shamrock Bowl IX
1995 ? ? ? ??Runner-up – Shamrock Bowl X
1996 ? ? ? ?? ??
1997 ? ? ?IAFL League ChampionsChampions – Shamrock Bowl XII [4]
1998602IAFL League ChampionsChampions – Shamrock Bowl XIII [5]
1999 ? ? ? ??Runner-up – Shamrock Bowl XIV
2000000No League PlayN/A
2001510IAFL League ChampionsRunner-up – Shamrock Bowl XV
20024202nd IAFLChampions – Shamrock Bowl XVI [6]
2003510IAFL League ChampionsRunner-up – Shamrock Bowl XVII
20046112nd IAFLRunner-up – Shamrock Bowl XVIII
20055213rd IAFLBeaten Semi-finalists
20066202nd IAFLBeaten Semi-finalists
20073413rd IAFL North–
20083502nd IAFL North–
20096203rd IAFLBeaten Semi-finalists
20106203rd IAFLBeaten Semi-finalists
20116202nd IAFLBeaten Semi-finalists
20122603rd IAFL NorthBeaten Semi-finalists
2013341IAFL North SBCBeaten Quarter-Finalists
2014350IAFL North SBCBeaten Quarter-Finalists
2015260IAFL North SBC–
2016530IAFL North SBCBeaten Quarter-Finalists
2017530IAFL North SBC ChampionsRunner-up – Shamrock Bowl XXXI [8]
Totals81516

References

  1. ↑ "Crazy wildcard weekend in Ireland". American Football Ireland . 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "About Us". Belfast Knights. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fullerton, Gareth (21 September 2017). "Carrickfergus American Football club is on the move, and they want you to be part of their team". Belfast Live . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "About us". Belfast Knights. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Salowitz, Stew (21 July 1999). "J.B. Wells Named IWU Football Assistant" (Press release). Illinois Wesleyan University . Retrieved 19 July 2025. ...also coached the Carrickfergus Knights in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to the Shamrock Bowl championshipn the summer of 1998.
  6. 1 2 Smyth, Grant (8 August 2003). "American Football: Knights confront rebels with a cause in Dublin". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 "American Football Ireland Shamrock Bowls 1986–Present". Eirball.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Roger (17 August 2017). "Dublin Rebels rally to beat Carrickfergus Knights, win 2nd straight Irish title". American Football International. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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