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The '''Birmingham Fire''' were a professional American football team in [[NFL Europe|World League of American Football]] that played in Birmingham, Alabama. The team was a charter member of the WLAF but ended operations after just its second season.
{{Infobox NFL team
| name = Birmingham Fire
| first = [[1991 WLAF season|1991]]
| team = Birmingham Fire (1991-92)
| alignment =
[[World League of American Football]] (1991-92)
| venue = [[Legion Field]] (1991-92)
}}
 
The '''Birmingham Fire''' were a professional American football team in [[NFL Europe|World League of American Football]] that played in Birmingham, Alabama. The team was a charter member of the WLAF but ended operations after just its  
second season.


==Publications==
==Publications==
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! colspan="4"| 1991
! colspan="4"| 1991
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl-europe/seasons/1991/wlaf-program-1991_type-3.html Week 4]
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 1)|Week 1]]
| March 23
| vs. [[Montreal Machine]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 2)|Week 2]]
| March 30
| vs. [[Sacramento Surge]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 2)|Week 3]]
| April 8
| at [[Montreal Machine]]
| [[Olympic Stadium]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 3)|Week 4]]
| April 15
| April 15
| vs. [[London Monarchs]]
| vs. [[London Monarchs]]
| [[Legion Field]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl-europe/seasons/1991/wlaf-program-1991_type-3.html Week 5]
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 3)|Week 5]]
| April 21
| April 21
| at [[Orlando Thunder]]
| at [[Orlando Thunder]]
| [[Camping World Stadium|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
| [[Camping World Stadium|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl-europe/seasons/1991/05-12_bir-fra.html Week 8]
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 4)|Week 5]]
| May 12
| April 29
| at [[Frankfurt Galaxy]]
| vs. [[San Antonio Riders]]
| [[Deutsche Bank Park|Waldstadion]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 5)|Week 9]]
| May 20
| vs. [[New York/New Jersey Knights]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 1, No. 5)|Week 10]]
| May 25
| at [[Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks]]
| [[Carter-Finley Stadium]]
|-
| [[Birmingham Fire vs. Barcelona Dragons (June 1, 1991)|postseason]]
| June 1
| vs. [[Barcelona Dragons]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1992
! colspan="4"| 1992
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl-europe/seasons/1992/wlaf-program-1992_type-1.html Week 1]
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 1)|Week 1]]
| March 21
| March 21
| at [[Sacramento Surge]]
| at [[Sacramento Surge]]
| [[Hornet Stadium]]
| [[Hornet Stadium]]
|}
===Media guides and yearbooks===
====All media guides====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
! 1990s
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 1)|Week 2]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl-europe/seasons/1992/media-guide-1992_bir.html 1992]
| March 29
| vs. [[San Antonio Riders]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[London Monarchs vs. Birmingham Fire (April 11, 1992)|Week 4]]
| April 11
| at [[London Monarchs]]
| [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 2)|Week 5]]
| April 18
| vs. [[Sacramento Surge]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 3)|Week 6]]
| April 25
| at [[San Antonio Riders]]
| [[Bobcat Stadium]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 3)|Week 7]]
| May 2
| vs. [[Barcelona Dragons]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 4)|Week 8]]
| May 10
| vs. [[Montreal Machine]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 5)|Week 9]]
| May 17
| vs. [[Orlando Thunder]]
| [[Legion Field]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, No. 5)|Week 10]]
| May 24
| at [[Ohio Glory]]
| [[Ohio Stadium]]
|-
| [[Game Time Magazine (Volume 2, playoff edition)|postseason]]
| May 30
| at [[Orlando Thunder]]
| [[Camping World Stadium|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 09:50, 18 March 2024

Birmingham Fire
First Season
1991
Team History
Birmingham Fire (1991-92)
Conference/Division
World League of American Football (1991-92)
Venue
Legion Field (1991-92)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Birmingham Fire were a professional American football team in World League of American Football that played in Birmingham, Alabama. The team was a charter member of the WLAF but ended operations after just its second season.

Publications

Programs by season

Week Date Opponent Venue
1991
Week 1 March 23 vs. Montreal Machine Legion Field
Week 2 March 30 vs. Sacramento Surge Legion Field
Week 3 April 8 at Montreal Machine Olympic Stadium
Week 4 April 15 vs. London Monarchs Legion Field
Week 5 April 21 at Orlando Thunder Florida Citrus Bowl
Week 5 April 29 vs. San Antonio Riders Legion Field
Week 9 May 20 vs. New York/New Jersey Knights Legion Field
Week 10 May 25 at Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks Carter-Finley Stadium
postseason June 1 vs. Barcelona Dragons Legion Field
1992
Week 1 March 21 at Sacramento Surge Hornet Stadium
Week 2 March 29 vs. San Antonio Riders Legion Field
Week 4 April 11 at London Monarchs Wembley Stadium
Week 5 April 18 vs. Sacramento Surge Legion Field
Week 6 April 25 at San Antonio Riders Bobcat Stadium
Week 7 May 2 vs. Barcelona Dragons Legion Field
Week 8 May 10 vs. Montreal Machine Legion Field
Week 9 May 17 vs. Orlando Thunder Legion Field
Week 10 May 24 at Ohio Glory Ohio Stadium
postseason May 30 at Orlando Thunder Florida Citrus Bowl
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World League of American Football / NFL Europe / NFL Europa
Teams Amsterdam Admirals (1995-2007) • Barcelona Dragons (1991-92, 1995-2003) • Berlin Thunder (1999-2007) • Birmingham Fire (1991-92) • Cologne Centurions (2004-07) • Frankfurt Galaxy (1991-92, 1995-2007) • Hamburg Sea Devils (2005-07) • London/England Monarchs (1991-92, 1995-98) • Montreal Machine (1991-92) • New York/New Jersey Knights (1991-92) • Ohio Glory (1992) • Orlando Thunder (1991-92) • Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) • Rhein Fire (1995-2007) • Sacramento Surge (1991-92) • San Antonio Riders (1991-92) • Scottish Claymores (1995-2004)
Seasons 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996
Venues Alamo Stadium • Crystal Palace National Sports Centre • Amsterdam Arena • Florida Citrus Bowl • Giants Stadium • Hughes Stadium • Legion Field • Murrayfield Stadium • Ohio Stadium • Wembley Stadium
Related Game Time Magazine
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