Sandwell Steelers

Established 2013
Team Home colours Black helmets
Grey and Yellow jerseys
Grey pants
Black socks
Home field Tipton Sports Academy, Tipton, West Midlands
Conference alignment British American Football Association National Leagues - MFC Division 1
General Manager Jay Alexander
Head Coach Jay Alexander
2016 regular season record (9-1)
Playoff record (4-1)
Playoff appearances 2015, 2016
Divisional Championships 2015, 2016
BritBowl appearances 1 (2015)

The Sandwell Steelers are a British American football team based in Tipton, West Midlands who played in the BAFA MFC 1 for the 2016 season. Having been formed in 2013, The Steelers were granted BAFA status in 2014 and the following year saw them record a perfect season and promotion to Division 1 after a 13-0 record year.

History

The Steelers were formed in 2013 and played their first associate game against Shropshire Revolution in which they were beaten 42-12. They were granted BAFA status the following year and entered the BAFA National League Central along with the Lincolnshire Bombers, Leicester Falcons, Shropshire Revolution, Oxford Saints and Peterborough Saxons. In a difficult first season they finally picked up their first victory by beating the Bombers 19-14 and eventually finished the year with a 2-8 record.[1]

A strong recruitment in the off season left The Steelers in good stead for the 2015 season in the newly aligned BAFA NFC South 2. They would march on to a perfect season winning all of their regular season games in a tough division that saw 2nd place Peterborough and 3rd place Leicester also qualify for the play-offs. Victory once more over Leicester and then the Newcastle Vikings set up a Division 2 Britbowl Final with The Saxons which Sandwell would win after a close fought game. The Bowl win sealed their promotion to Division 1.[2]

In the 2016-2017 season opener, Sandwell beat the Ouse Valley Eagles 24-6 and went on to post a 9-1 record in their debut season in Division 1. Their only regular season defeat was a 6-3 loss by the Doncaster Mustangs which ended a 17 game win streak. After qualfying for the Play-Offs the Steelers knocked out the Manchester Titans before being beaten by the Bury Saints in the semi-finals.

Home ground

The Steelers play their home games at the Tipton Sports Academy which they share with semi-professional association football club Tipton Town F.C.

Team Records

Year Division Wins Lossess Ties Percentage
2014 BAFNL National Central 2 8 0 0.200
2015 BAFNL Northern Conference South 2 10 0 0 10.000
2016 BAFNL Midlands Conference 1 9 1 0 0.900

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