Leicester Falcons
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| Established | 2006 |
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| Team colours | White helmets Forest Green or White shirts Forest Green pants Green & white socks |
| Home field | Leicester Road Stadium De Montfort Park Hinckley Leicestershire |
| Conference alignment | BAFA National Leagues NFC 2 South |
| Chairman | Guy Kersey (2015–Present) |
| Head Coach | Lester Hopewell (2015–Present) |
| All-time regular season record | (54–32–4) |
| 2016 regular season record | (10-0-0) |
| Playoff record | (8–3) |
| Playoff appearances | (5) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 |
| Divisional Championships | (2) Div 2 2009, Div 2 2016 |
| BritBowl appearances | (3) Div 2 2009, Div 1 2011, Div 2 2016 |
The Leicester Falcons are a British American football team based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. The Falcons play in the National League Central of the British American Football Association National Leagues.
The Leicester Falcons were formed in 2006 by general manager Guy Kersey and a nucleus of local players hoping to share their enjoyment and knowledge of the sport. Named in connection with Leicester Eagles, the regional flag football team, the Leicester Falcons held their first training session at Belgrave Rugby Club on 19 March 2006. After two seasons of associate membership, the Falcons achieved full membership of the British American Football League prior to the 2008 season.
The Falcons' first season in BAFL Division 2 Central ended with a 3–5–2 record, under head coach Danny Gaunt.
The 2009 season proved to be much better, with a regular season record of 7–2–1. Lester Hopewell took over as head coach, and led the Falcons to a playoff place. In the playoffs the Falcons beat Manchester Titans and Glasgow Tigers to reach their first championship game. In a tight game Leicester Falcons defeated Colchester Gladiators 33:32 to become the BAFL Division 2 Champions for 2009. This also secured promotion for the Falcons to play in BAFA Community Leagues Division 1.
The 2010 season contained a number of highlights. The team celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Leicester charity LOROS by holding their league match against Birmingham Bulls at the Welford Road ground of Leicester Tigers. To crown the day the Falcons won a well-fought game to claim their first victory of the season 22 :15. To bolster the team for the second half of the season the team signed ex-NFL quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt, who had previously played for Denver Broncos and subsequently Houston Texans. This had the desired effect and helped an improving team to win its next four matches and secure a wildcard place in the 2010 season play-offs. Despite having a weakened team the Falcons made the number 1 seeded team, East Kilbride Pirates, work very hard to secure their place in the semi-finals; the Falcons lost a close fought game by only two points.
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