North Winnipeg Nomads Football Club
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| Founded | 1969 |
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| League | Football Manitoba |
| Based in | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Colours | green and gold |
| Championships | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Division titles | Provincial Champions, Western Canadian Bantam Champions |
| Website | nomadsfootball.com |
The North Winnipeg Nomads Football Club is a Canadian football club established in 1969 and originally started as a single bantam age (15-year-olds) football team. Eventually, the club grew to include teams from ages 7 to 21. The Nomads has the second largest enrolment in Canadian amateur football.[1]
History
The Nomads were the first Winnipeg team to win the Western Canadian Bantam Football Championship since its inception in 1967.
The club has won 17 Manitoba provincial championship titles plus two interprovincial titles.
A minor bantam (14-year olds) team was added in 1978.
In 2011, the Nomads club welcomed the North Winnipeg Nomads Wolf Pack, a senior women's tackle football team (ages 16+) that competes in the Western Women's Canadian Football League that spans three prairie provinces.
The Nomads have competed against teams from and around Winnipeg, including the East Side Eagles, the Transcona Nationals, the St. Boniface Warriors, the Ft. Garry Lions, the St. Vital Mustangs, the St. James Rods, the Lockport Cowboys, the Greendell Falcons and the Eastman Raiders.
Championships by Year
1970s
- 1970 Bantam Provincial and Western Canadian Champions
- 1972 Bantam Provincial and Western Canadian Champions
- 1973 Bantam Provincial and Western Canadian Champions
- 1974 Bantam Provincial Champions
- 1979 Minor Bantam Provincial Champions
1980s
- 1980 Minor Bantam Provincial Champions
- 1981 Bantam Provincial Champions
1990s
- 1990 Bantam Provincial Champions
- 1993 Minor Bantam Provincial Champions
- 1994 Bantam Champions
- 1996 Peewee Champions
2000s
- 2002 Midget Provincial Champions
- 2005 Bantam Provincial Champions
- 2006 Midget Provincial Champions
- 2008
- Atom Provincial Champions (Nomads Atom North Team)
- Peewee Provincial Champions
- Major Provincial Champions
- 2009
- Minor Bantam Provincial Champions
- Major Provincial Champions
2010s
- 2010 Midget Provincial Champions
- 2011 Bantam Provincial Champions
- 2012
- Pee Wee Provincial Champions
- Midget Provincial Champions
- 2013
- Junior Girls Manitoba Champions
- Bantam Provincial Champions
Championships by League
- Bantam Western Canadian Championships
- 1970, 1972, 1973
- Bantam Provincial Championships
- 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1990, 1994, 2005, 2011, 2013
- Junior Manitoba Girls Championships
- 2013
- Major Provincial Championships
- 2008, 2009
- Midget Provincial Championships
- 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012
- Minor Bantam Provincial Championships
- 1979, 1980, 1993
- Peewee Provincial Championships
- 1996, 2012
CFL Alumni
- Jason Dzikowicz played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Harold Jackman played for the Ottawa Rough Riders
- Kurt Goodrich played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Rick Koswin played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Mark McLoughlin played Minor Bantam in 1979 and Bantam in 1980. He was the kicker for the Calgary Stampeders starting in 1988, when he was drafted as Calgary's third round draft choice (20th overall) in the CFL Canadian College Draft.
- Mike O'Donnell played for the Montreal Alouettes
- Gary Rosolowich played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Eddie Steele plays for the Edmonton Eskimos
NHL Alumni
- Colton Orr – Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs
- Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils
References
External links
- Governing Body
- Leagues
- Manitoba Major Football League
- Midget Football League of Manitoba
- Western Women Canadian Football League
- Teams
- Charleswood Broncos
- Crescentwood Grizzlies
- Eastman Raiders
- Ft. Garry Lions
- Greendell Falcons
- Lightning
- Nomads Wolf Pack
- North Winnipeg Nomads
- Portage Pitbulls
- St. James Rods
- St. Vital Mustangs
- Transcona Nationals
