Lincolnshire Bombers
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| Established | 2005 (as Lincoln Bombers) |
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| Team colours | Black helmets Red and Black shirts Black pants Red socks |
| Home field | Christ's Hospital School, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
| Conference alignment | British American Football Association National Leagues - NFC South 2 |
| General Manager | Sam Pick |
| Head Coach | Michael Etheridge |
| 2016 regular season record | (0-10) |
| Playoff record | None |
| Playoff appearances | None |
| Divisional Championships | None |
| BritBowl appearances | None |
The Lincolnshire Bombers are a British American football team based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The team in its current form was founded in 2005. They currently play in the BAFA NFC South 2 League for the 2016 season. The original team the Lincoln Bombers were formed in the late 1980s and in 1992 the team was renamed the Lincoln Saints. Following several mergers with other regional clubs The Saints disbanded leaving the county without an American Football team until the club reformed in 2005.
American Football was first played in Lincolnshire in the early 1980s, with sides such as the Scunthorpe Steelers, Boston Blitz and Lincoln Bombers being the county's first exponents of the sport. The 1990s saw a period of change after Scunthorpe’s' demise, the Lincoln Bombers became the Lincoln Saints, going on to achieve glory by lifting the BNGL First Division title in 1993; the Boston/South Lincs Blitz would eventually merge with nearby teams in King's Lynn and Peterborough to form the North Sea Hurricanes. Both teams would eventually disappear in the mid nineties; however a strong youth presence would be maintained in the county with the Haven/UCLA club in Boston and the Lincoln/Doncaster merger in the UDL Longhorns.
The Lincoln Saints, who evolved from the Bombers' original incarnation, participated in the British National Gridiron League between 1992 and 1993. The side won the 1993 BNGL First Division Bowl with a 51-14 win against Redbridge Fire. The Haven/UCLA outfit converted to senior football at the turn of the millennium and would become known as the East Midland Saxons senior team. Having lost their facilities in 2002 the team moved to Spalding for two seasons and then, after reorganisation, moved out of the county to Peterborough. In 2005 Lincolnshire was effectively without gridiron of any sort until the arrival of team founder Iain Bushell. Iain had played previously for the Manchester Titans and Teesside Cougars clubs and on his relocation to Lincoln was keen to revive the sport in the county.
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