West Coast Trojans

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**West Coast Trojans**
Year Formed	December 2004
Team Colours	Red, Blue and Silver
Home Field	Meadow Park Irvine
Conference Alignment	BAFANL National Football Conference 1 Division
Trojans Committee	Alasdair Kirkwood, Craig Fulton, Iain McVeigh
Head Coach	Gary McNey

**Regular Season Records (and Playoffs)**
2005 Div 2 Scottish	9-1-0 (1-1)
2006 Div 2 Scottish	10-0-0 (1-1)
2007 Div 1 North	9-1-0 (0-1)
2008 Div 1 North	4-4-2
2009 Div 1 North	2-7-0
2010 Div 2 North	6-4-0
2011 Div 2 North	10-0-0
2012 Div 1 North	9-1-0
2013 Premier Div	0-10-0
2014 Div 2 North	7-3-0
2015 NFC II North	9-1-0

The West Coast Trojans are an amateur American Football team based at Pro-Life Gym in Paisley, Scotland, playing at Meadow Park, Irvine. The 2012 season saw them competing in the BAFANL Division 1 North. The Trojans made it to the Division 1 finals in the 2012 BritBowl XXVI at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, but narrowly lost to the Sussex Thunder by a score of 10-7.

The team posted a number of high-profile wins in the early years, progressing to the playoffs in their first three years and losing their only Bowl appearance by a score of 29-28 to the Oxford Saints.

Team History

2005 Season

The Trojans' home games were played at St Stephens High School in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde. The team competed in the BAFL Division 2 Scottish Conference which they won convincingly, but were defeated in the semi-final of the playoffs by the Div 2 Champions, the Coventry Cassidy Jets.

Date	Home Team	Score	Score	Away Team
10-Apr-2005	Dundee Hurricanes	6	12	Trojans
08-May-2005	Glasgow Tigers	6	36	Trojans
15-May-2005	Trojans	46	13	Dundee Hurricanes
22-May-2005	Trojans	46	21	Edinburgh Wolves
29-May-2005	Trojans	42	16	Glasgow Tigers
05-Jun-2005	Manchester Titans	8	56	Trojans
26-Jun-2005	Trojans	36	12	Edinburgh Wolves
24-Jul-2005	Edinburgh Wolves	13	20	Trojans
31-Jul-2005	Trojans	12	0	Dundee Hurricanes
21-Aug-2005	Glasgow Tigers	14	6	Trojans
04-Sep-2005	Trojans	56	0	Manchester Titans (Division 2 Quarter-Final)
11-Sep-2005	Coventry Jets	55	6	Trojans (Division 2 Semi-Final)

2006 Season

The Trojans competed in the BAFL Division 2 Scottish Conference which they won convincingly by beating Redditch Arrows in the Northern Conference Championship game, but ended up losing the Britbowl Division 2 Bowl 29-28 to the Oxford Saints.

The Trojans offence lines up against the defence of the Dundee Hurricanes

Home Team	Score	Score	Away Team
Trojans	56	6	Nighthawks ^[1]
Trojans	12	6	Hurricanes ^[2]
Tigers	20	34	Trojans ^[3]
Hurricanes	13	20	Trojans ^[4]
Trojans	62	6	Tigers
Tigers	0	84	Trojans ^[5]
Trojans	1	0	Hurricanes(Forfeit)
Trojans	72	12	Romans (Div 2 1/4 Final)^[6]
Redditch	32	38	Trojans (Div 2 Semi Final, Northern Championship Game) ^[7]
Trojans	28	29	Saints (Britbowl XX)

**Trojans Management Team**
Trojans Committee	Gary McNey, Ross Cavanagh, Iain McVeigh, Murray Hogg, David Strachan, Stuart Miller

**Trojans Coaching Staff**
Head Coach — Off Coordinator: Gary McNey
Quarterback — Wide Receiver — Tight End Coach: Gary McNey
Offensive Line Coach: Neil Irvine
Running Backs Coach: Jordan Falconer
Defensive Coordinator: Bob Lynch
Linebackers Coach: Bob Lynch
Defensive Backs Coach: Brian McFerren

**Trojans Gameday Staff**
Team Sports Therapist: Kai McClintock
Game Stats: Kenny Milroy
Sideline Assistant: George McClintock

**Trojans Official Photographer**
Official Team Photographer: Iain MacIntosh

2007 Season

The Trojans competed in the BAFL Division 1 Northern Conference, winning nine games and losing only one to the Redditch Arrows at home and winning their second consecutive title. The team lost their semi-final to the Ipswich Cardinals going down 28-13 at home.

Home Team	Score	Score	Away Team
Trojans	36	0	Mustangs
Trojans	56	16	Romans
Mustangs	6	8	Trojans
Trojans	8	16	Arrows
Trojans	52	6	Surge
Romans	0	59	Trojans
Arrows	26	28	Trojans
Rams	7	43	Trojans
Surge	0	1	Trojans
Trojans	1	0	Rams
Trojans	13	28	Cardinals

2008 season

The team posted a 4–4–2 record but missed the playoffs for the first time in their history after an end of season defeat at the hands of the Redditch Arrows. One of the tied games was awarded by the BAFL after an away visit to the Dundee Hurricanes, but was never rescheduled after initially being postponed in the late part of the season.

2009 Season

The offseason was promising, with the Trojans bringing in a large number of rookies through their coaching connections with nearby University side, the Paisley Pyros. Filling the gaps in the roster which plagued them in 2008, West Coast were expected to be back to their best as they opened their campaign against the team whose split in 2004 caused their formation, the East Kilbride Pirates. Two early scores gave the Trojans a 12-0 lead, however reality bit hard as the Pirates scored 62 points without reply, handing the Trojans the worst defeat in their history.

Game two saw the Trojans visit Leeds to take on the Yorkshire Rams. Injuries from the season opener had taken their toll on the Trojans and the home team recorded a comfortable 21-point victory.

The third game of their campaign saw the Trojans hosting a team who were yet to beat them in seven meetings, the Dundee Hurricanes. In yet another blow to the home side, the Hurricanes strong running game overpowered the Trojans, leading to Dundee recording their first ever victory over West Coast.

In game four, the Trojans finally broke their duck, recording an away victory over former Division Two club, the Merseyside Nighthawks. However, this success didn't last and the Trojans lost again in game five. The return of long-time running back Jon Sutherland for game six meant that they were able to record their second victory of the year. Their return fixture against the Dundee Hurricanes had to be postponed due to a lack of referees and, due to a lack of available players for the fixture, the Trojans were caused to forfeit the return fixture against the East Kilbride Pirates. In their next played game, the Trojans fell to a crushing home loss from the Merseyside Nighthawks, dropping them to second bottom in Division One North.

Their penultimate game of the season saw the Trojans crushed by the Doncaster Mustangs, leaving only the rescheduled game against the Dundee Hurricanes to save them from finishing bottom of Division One North.

Date	Home Team	Score	Score	Away Team
03/05/2009	Trojans	12	62	Pirates
17/05/2009	Rams	27	6	Trojans
31/05/2009	Trojans	12	27	Hurricanes
07/06/2009	Nighthawks	8	20	Trojans
14/06/2009	Mustangs	41	20	Trojans
28/06/2009	Trojans	36	8	Senators
12/07/2009	Hurricanes	P	P	Trojans
02/08/2009	Pirates	1	0	Trojans
09/08/2009	Trojans	0	57	Nighthawks
16/08/2009	Trojans	6	58	Mustangs

2010 Season

The Trojans' home games were played at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. The 2010 season was classed as a rebuilding year and nothing much was expected of the Trojans, but they finished strong and secured 2nd spot behind the Wolves. The Trojans went on to lose to the eventual finalists, the Titans.

2011 Season

The Trojans' home games were played at Portland Park in Troon. On the back of the return of running back Jordan Falconer, the Trojans returned to form emphatically in 2011, tearing through their conference with a 10-0 record, making it all the way to the British finals in Crystal Palace, London. Despite being heavy favourites, the Trojans suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the South Wales Warriors.

2012 Season

The Trojans' home games were again played at Portland Park in Troon, where the club hoped to set-up a permanent base including a training & development academy for American Football.

Having made it to the 2011 Division 2 final, the Trojans were promoted to Division One as part of a restructure of the top segment of the game. They started poorly, losing their opener to the Coventry Jets in awful weather conditions, but then went on a 10-game winning streak, taking the top seed in the North and beating the Berkshire Renegades convincingly in the National semi final. This gave them their third shot at a British final as they took on the Sussex Thunder at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield. The Trojans had the better record, a significantly more potent offense and a defense which was almost twice as stingy as the Thunder's, giving them the tag of favourites for the game. But this was again was just down to the Trojans playing ball in the North, but everyone connected to the game knew the former Premier Thunder would be a hard nut to crack, more so with the return of many players. Under horrendous conditions the Trojans out ran, out passed but failed to outscore the Thunder who took the Bowl with a 10-7 win.

2013 Season

The Trojans were promoted to the Premier Division, in a restructure which saw the sport move to a two-tier format after the 2012 season. It was to prove the hardest season for the team since it first entered the league in 2005, the team lost a lot of players during pre-season, but they continued to battle on in games many would have forfeited, they played with 17 v Caesars, 22 v Rams and on their last game, faced the #3 team in the UK with 23 players. This season has been a sore one for the supporters of the club, but they are fully behind the coaches and players and hope the team builds for the 2014 season.

Fixtures and Results:^[8]

27/04 vs Birmingham Bulls - L 0 - 3

05/05 @ Sheffield Predators - L 46 - 24

12/05 vs East Kilbride Pirates - L 0 - 34

09/06 @ Tamworth Phoenix CANCELLED

16/06 @ Doncaster Mustangs CANCELLED

14/07 vs Lancashire Wolverines - L 32 - 54

21/07 @ Nottingham Caesars - L 42 - 14

04/08 vs Yorkshire Rams - L - 36 - 6

10/08 vs Coventry Jets CANCELLED

17/08 @ East Kilbride Pirates - L - 63 - 0

2014 Season

With the leagues being restructured the Trojans were put in an all Scotland league, with Aberdeen Roughnecks, Clyde Valley Black hawks, Dundee Hurricanes, Edinburgh Wolves and Glasgow Tigers. The team were optimistic about there chances, with a high number of rookies joining and especially with the return of influential players such as Jordan Falconer RB and Fabio Maturano DB. In the end the team fnished 7-0-3, with the loses coming twice from Clyde Valley and once from Edinburgh Wolves, nonetheless, it was a vast improvement from the season before.

References

External links

Official Site of the West Coast Trojans

American football in the United Kingdom

BAFANL Premiership

NFC Premiership	Coventry Jets East Kilbride Pirates Lancashire Wolverines Merseyside Nighthawks Sheffield Predators Tamworth Phoenix

SFC Premiership	Bristol Aztecs Farnham Knights London Blitz London Olympians London Warriors South Wales Warriors

BAFANL Division 1

NFC	Clyde Valley Blackhawks Edinburgh Wolves Gateshead Senators Manchester Titans West Coast Trojans Yorkshire Rams

MFC	Birmingham Bulls Doncaster Mustangs Nottingham Caesars Ouse Valley Eagles Peterborough Saxons Sandwell Steelers

SFC	Bury Saints Colchester Gladiators Hertfordshire Cheetahs Kent Exiles Solent Thrashers Sussex Thunder

BAFANL Division 2

NFC North	Aberdeen Roughnecks Carlisle Sentinels Dundee Hurricanes Glasgow Tigers Newcastle Vikings Northumberland Lightning

NFC Central	Chester Romans Halton Spartans Humber Warhawks Leeds Bobcats Walney Terriers

NFC West	Crewe Railroaders Leicester Falcons Lincolnshire Bombers Shropshire Revolution Staffordshire Surge

SFC West	Bristol Apache Cornish Sharks Jurassic Coast Raptors Oxford Saints Swindon Storm Torbay Trojans

SFC South	Berkshire Renegades Bournemouth Bobcats East Kent Mavericks Hastings Conquerors Maidstone Pumas Portsmouth Dreadnoughts

SFC East	Cambridgeshire Cats Essex Spartans Ipswich Cardinals London Blitz B London Hornets Wembley Stallions

Defunct/Inactive Teams

BUAFL Premiership

North	Derby Braves Durham Saints Loughborough Students Sheffield Sabres Stirling Clansmen

South	Bath Killer Bees Birmingham Lions Brighton Tsunami Hertfordshire Hurricanes Imperial Immortals

BUAFL Tier 1

Border	Edinburgh Napier Knights Edinburgh Predators Glasgow Tigers Newcastle Raiders Northumbria Mustangs Sunderland Spartans Teesside Cougars West of Scotland Pyros

North West	Bangor Muddogs Keele Crusaders Lancaster Bombers LJMU Fury Manchester Tyrants MMU Eagles Staffordshire Stallions Tarranau Aberystwyth UCLAN Rams

Yorkshire	Bradford Bears Hallam Warriors Huddersfield Hawks Hull Sharks Leeds Celtics Leeds Carnegie Lincoln Colonials York Centurions

East Midlands	Coventry Jets DMU Falcons Leicester Longhorns Northampton Nemesis Nottingham Outlaws NTU Renegades Warwick Wolves Wolverhampton Wildcats Worcester Royals

South West	Bath Spa Bulldogs Bristol Barracuda Cardiff Cobras Exeter Demons FXU Tridents Gloucestershire Gladiators Plymouth Blitz Swansea Titans UWE Bullets

South East	BNU Buccaneers Bournemouth University Bobcats Chichester Spitfires Portsmouth Destroyers Solent Redhawks Southampton Stags Surrey Stingers Sussex Saxons

London	Brunel Burners Greenwich Mariners KCL Regents Kingston Cougars London City Sentinels LSBU Spartans Royal Holloway Bears Reading Knights Westminster Dragons

East	ARU Rhinos Cambridge Pythons Canterbury Chargers Essex Blades Kent Falcons OBU Panthers Oxford Lancers UEA Pirates

National Football League in the UK: NFL International Series; American Bowl; London Monarchs; Scottish Claymores; London NFL franchise

BAFL seasons

Modern era (1987–present)	2007 2008 2009

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