Birmingham Bulls (American football)
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| Established | 1983 |
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| Based in | Birmingham |
| Home stadium | Erin Go Bragh |
| Head coach | Matthew Sheldon |
| League | BAFA National Leagues |
| Division | Midlands Football Conference 1 |
| League titles | 4 (1986, 1988, 1991, 1995) |
| Division titles | 19 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
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The Birmingham Bulls are an American football team based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. They play their home games at Erin Go Bragh in Erdington. They are a member of the Midlands Football Conference 1 in the BAFA National Leagues.
The Bulls are one of the longer established American football teams playing in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1983, and are one of the most successful teams in British American Football, winning 4 British titles and 19 conference championships.
The Bulls field a senior team in the BAFA National Leagues MFC1, as well as a youth team, and a junior team in conjunction with the Birmingham Lions and the Sandwell Steelers.
Jerry Hartman, a former US military policeman and security guard for Howard Hughes with some College Football experience formed the team in a local park, and by April 1984, there was enough interest to begin a fully fledged adult team. They are named after the local landmark, The Bull Ring. and were financed by local businessman Dave Gill, who later became the Bulls' first chairman and would go on to become chairman of the British American Football Association.
On Friday June 8, the Bulls played their first game against the Milton Keynes Bucks at the Alexander Stadium, losing 40–7. They later took residence in Salford Park, underneath the Gravelly Hill Interchange, and in later years, the club attempted to purchase the land from the local council.
In 1986, as members of the BAFL, under coach Warren Tate, the Bulls won their first national championship, and represented the UK in the inaugural Eurobowl, finishing third, losing to eventual runners-up, the . In 1988, the Bulls won their second national championship, and first in the Budweiser League, beating the London Olympians at Loftus Road 30–6, and again qualifying for the Eurobowl. However, they once more lost to the eventual runners up, this time the Amsterdam Crusaders.
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