The Shropshire Revolution are a British

United Kingdom

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 American football

American football

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 team based in Telford

Telford

Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...

, Shropshire

Shropshire

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, in the Midlands

English Midlands

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, England

England

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The Team are currently members of the British American Football Association Community League.

The Shropshire Revolution are in Division 2 Central of the BAFACL.
The Shropshire Revolution American Football team were formed in January 2006 by like minded enthusiasts and fans of the game, via a forum on the website of NFLUK.

7 players met for the first session in the Town Park Bowl on Saturday January 21, 2006, when the following week a management team was formed.

Initial discussions were along the lines of Flag Football

Flag football

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 until the team were ready to think about entering an application for kitted league football.

Media interest from BBC

BBC

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 Local Television, BBC Radio Shropshire

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, the Shropshire Star

Shropshire Star

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 newspaper, and Beacon Radio swelled the numbers of those interested in viewing and participating in the game considerably over the following weeks and a competition, run on Beacon Radio to choose the team name from a short list, declared that the team shall be known as the 'Shropshire Revolution' .
The management team have since been working towards becoming an Associate Member of the British American Football League.