Sunderland Spartans
The team was known as the Sunderland Wearwolves between 1992 and 1999.
American football at Sunderland was still in its infancy and year after year recruitment of new players was a struggle. After the strain on the clubs'' finances, development, growth and even facilities became too much, a decision was made to pull out of BCAFL.
For a couple of years the situation remained the same, until the coaching staff approached the University and asked if they could attend the 2000 fresher fayre themselves to rebuild the American football team. This was granted and so the coaches set about planning a new team, with a new team name, colours and logo. A committee and team were set up and to work together with the coaches and try and rejoin BCAFL.
In the 2004-2005 season, the Kings were re-entered into BCAFL. After 10 years of struggling and hard fought games the Kings, with a new coach and new funding a name change was decided to take the Sunderland franchise to the next level, and in 2007 the club became the Sunderland Spartans.
South | W | L | T | PFor | PAgt | % |
Newcastle Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 1.000 |
UT Cougars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 1.000 |
Durham Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 0.667 |
Northumbria Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 95 | 0.000 |
Sunderland Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 102 | 0.000 |
North | ||||||
UWS Pyros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 22 | 1.000 |
Napier Mavericks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 142 | 0.500 |
Glasgow Tigers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 0.333 |
GCU Roughriders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 67 | 0.333 |
Stirling Clansmen | 1 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 103 | 0.200 |