The Boston Trophy was the

trophy A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, and serves as a recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics. In many sports medals (or, i ...

awarded each year to the winning team of the

British American Football League The British American Football League (BAFL) was the United Kingdom's primary American football league from 1998 until 2010. It was formerly known as the British Senior League (BSL) until 2005. BAFL was the trading name for Gridiron Football Leag ...

's (BAFL) annual Premier Division Championship game,

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and was BAFL's most prestigious award. The trophy was named in honor of the town,

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, where the League was first established. Introduced at BritBowl XX, the trophy is a life-size replica of an

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marker in a bright metal finish. Each of the four facets of the trophy can accommodate the names of twenty five BritBowl champions. The names of the first nineteen champions were added prior to BritBowl XX. The final winners were the

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, who defeated

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34-20 in BritBowl XXIV on 18 September 2010. At BritBowl XXV, the trophy was awarded permanently to the

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, in recognition of their nine title wins, the most of any British team.

Boston Trophy Winners

See also