# Budweiser League First Division 1987

La Budweiser League First Division 1987 è stata la 2ª edizione dell'omonimo torneo di football americano di terzo livello. La sua finale è considerata il primo campionato nazionale britannico di terzo livello (non coincidente con il rispettivo Britbowl).

## Squadre partecipanti

| Club | Città |
| Ashford Cruisers | Stanwell |
| Ashton Oilers | Woodford Bridge |
| Ayr Burners | Ayr |
| Basildon Braves | Basildon |
| Black Country Nailers | Halesowen |
| Bristol Packers | Bristol |
| Chester Romans | Chester |
| Chingford Centurions | Chigwell |
| Clydesdale Colts | Carluke |
| Duchy Destroyers | Truro |
| Ealing Eagles | Ealing |
| East Kilbride Pirates | East Kilbride |
| Eastbourne Crusaders | Eastbourne |
| Exeter Eagles | Exeter |
| Farnham Knights | Farnham |
| Fulham Cardinals | White City |
| Grays Saxons | Southwark |
| Halton Demons | Runcorn |
| Hampshire Cavaliers | Basingstoke |
| Herts Phantoms | Baldock |
| Inverclyde Crusaders | Greenock |
| Lancashire Chieftains | Chorley |
| Leeds Cobras | Headingley |
| London Lasers | Londra |
| Lothian Chieftains | Livingston |
| Mansfield Express | Mansfield |
| Medway Mustangs | Gillinhgam |
| Merton Admirals | Mitcham |
| Newmarket Hornets | Newmarket |
| Newton GW’s | Newton Abbot |
| Norwich Devils | Norwich |
| South Coast Sharks | Worthing |
| South Star Scorpions | Gosport |
| Southampton Seahawks | Southampton |
| Southend Sabres | Southend-on-Sea |
| Stockport Falcons | Stockport |
| Stoke Spitfires | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Swansea Dragons | Landore |
| Thames Barriers | Londra |
| Thanet Vikings | Canterbury |
| Walsall Titans | Wolverhampton |
| Warrington Scorpions | Warrington |
| Washington Presidents | Sunderland |
| West Bromwich Fireballs | Sandwell |
| Weston Stars | Weston-super-Mare |
| Wight Rhinos | Newport |
| Wirral Wolves | Birkenhead |
| Wolverhampton Outlaws | Wolverhampton |

## Stagione regolare
### Classifica

La classifica della regular season è la seguente:
* PCT = percentuale di vittorie, G = partite giocate, V = partite vinte, P = partite perse, PF = punti fatti, PS = punti subiti

#### Scotland Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Clydesdale Colts | 1.000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 84 |
| 2 | East Kilbride Pirates | .500 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 133 |
| 3 | Ayr Burners | .375 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 110 |
| 4 | Inverclyde Crusaders | .375 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 113 |
| 5 | Lothian Chieftains | .250 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 182 |

#### Northern Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Washington Presidents | .900 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 488 | 235 |
| 2 | Lancashire Chieftains | .750 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 323 | 196 |
| 3 | Leeds Cobras | .750 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 297 | 155 |
| 4 | Wirral Wolves | .700 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 347 | 146 |
| 5 | Warrington Scorpions | .450 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 220 | 271 |
| 6 | Chester Romans | .250 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 209 | 256 |
| 7 | Halton Demons | .150 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 284 |
| 8 | Stockport Falcons | .050 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 427 |

#### Central Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | West Bromwich Fireballs | .900 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 85 |
| 2 | Mansfield Express | .700 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 173 |
| 3 | Stoke Spitfires | .600 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 145 |
| 4 | Walsall Titans | .500 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 229 | 156 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Outlaws | .200 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 164 | 320 |
| 6 | Black Country Nailers | .100 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 357 |

#### South West Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Bristol Packers | 1.000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 676 | 36 |
| 2 | Swansea Dragons | .800 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 407 | 133 |
| 3 | Newton GW’s | .400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 217 | 319 |
| 4 | Duchy Destroyers | .400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 160 | 373 |
| 5 | Weston Stars | .300 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 214 | 305 |
| 6 | Exeter Eagles | .100 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 78 | 586 |

#### Southern Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Farnham Knights | 1.000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 64 |
| 2 | South Star Scorpions | .700 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 259 | 108 |
| 3 | South Coast Sharks | .600 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 179 | 180 |
| 4 | Merton Admirals | .400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 169 |
| 5 | Hampshire Cavaliers | .300 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 243 |
| 6 | Wight Rhinos | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 352 |

#### South East Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Ashton Oilers | .900 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 578 | 50 |
| 2 | Eastbourne Crusaders | .900 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 369 | 79 |
| 3 | Medway Mustangs | .400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 274 | 389 |
| 4 | Thanet Vikings | .400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 248 |
| 5 | Grays Saxons | .400 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 219 | 301 |
| 6 | Ashford Cruisers | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 628 |

#### Eastern Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Basildon Braves | .700 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 117 |
| 2 | Norwich Devils | .700 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 79 |
| 3 | Herts Phantoms | .500 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 91 |
| 4 | Newmarket Hornets | .500 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 174 | 142 |
| 5 | Southend Sabres | .500 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 147 |
| 6 | Southampton Seahawks | .100 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 112 | 312 |

#### Capital Conference

| Pos. | Squadra | PCT | G | V | N | P | PF | PS |
| 1 | Ealing Eagles | .875 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 40 |
| 2 | Thames Barriers | .875 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 98 |
| 3 | Fulham Cardinals | .500 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 91 |
| 4 | London Lasers | .250 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 162 |
| 5 | Chingford Centurions | .000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 165 |

## Playoff
### Tabellone

| Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | I Division One Bowl | I Division One Bowl | I Division One Bowl |
| Clydesdale Colts | Clydesdale Colts | 20 | | | | | | |
| Washington Presidents | Washington Presidents | 19 | | | | | | |
| Washington Presidents | Washington Presidents | 19 | Clydesdale Colts | Clydesdale Colts | 6 | | | |
| | | | Ealing Eagles | Ealing Eagles | 7 | | | |
| Ealing Eagles | Ealing Eagles | 32 | Ealing Eagles | Ealing Eagles | 7 | | | |
| Basildon Braves | Basildon Braves | 0 | | | | | | |
| Basildon Braves | Basildon Braves | 0 | | | | Ealing Eagles | Ealing Eagles | 7 |
| | | | | | | Ashton Oilers | Ashton Oilers | 27 |
| Bristol Packers | Bristol Packers | 12 | | | | | | | Ashton Oilers | Ashton Oilers | 27 |
| West Bromwich Fireballs | West Bromwich Fireballs | 7 | | | | | | |
| West Bromwich Fireballs | West Bromwich Fireballs | 7 | Bristol Packers | Bristol Packers | 0 | | | |
| | | | Ashton Oilers | Ashton Oilers | 12 | | | |
| Farnham Knights | Farnham Knights | 8 | Ashton Oilers | Ashton Oilers | 12 | | | |
| Ashton Oilers | Ashton Oilers | 27 | | | | | | |

### I Division One Bowl
## I Division One Bowl
## Verdetti

* Ashton Oilers vincitori del Division One Bowl (campioni di Gran Bretagna di terzo livello) 1987