		Tyneside Mariners

Tyneside Mariners represent the boroughs of North Tyneside and South Tyneside along with Gateshead and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Their main rivals are the Yorkshire Vikings.

They play at the home of the Premier League's Newcastle United with a capacity of 52,404.

Newcastle hosted the 2020 Championship Game.

The Mariners get their name from the rich maritime history in the North-East of England. Local team South Shields FC also use Mariners as their nickname. Their team colours are based on the Pittsburgh Panthers college football team, where some of my relatives lived in the 19th Century, and their logo is based on the Navy Midshipmen college football team. My family has a long history in the maritime industry and the name pays homage, more details can be found here.

Prior to 2020, they had the longest playoff drought having last appeared in 2015, a total of 4 seasons, but qualified in 2020 but remain one of 2 teams (other is the Yorkshire Vikings) that have yet to win a playoff game.

LOCATION

Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, England

2015-PRESENT

AFFILIATIONS

NORTH DIVISION

2015-PRESENT

SEASONS

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SEASON	LEAGUE	DIVISION	FINISH	W	L	NFL	PLAYOFFS
2015	BFL	NORTH	1ST	10	0	NE	Lost North Division Final (Demons) 24-30
2016	BFL	NORTH	3RD	7	3	KC	DID NOT QUALIFY
2017	BFL	NORTH	4TH	4	6	OAK	DID NOT QUALIFY
2018	BFL	NORTH	3RD	7	3	NE	DID NOT QUALIFY
2019	BFL	NORTH	5TH	4	6	LAC	DID NOT QUALIFY
2020	BFL	NORTH	1ST	11	1	KC	Lost North Division Final (Knights) 32-40
2021	BFL	NORTH	5TH	7	5	PIT	DID NOT QUALIFY
2022	BFL	NORTH	5TH	6	6	NE	DID NOT QUALIFY
2023	BFL	NORTH	2ND	8	4	KC	Lost North Division Semi-Final (Claymores) 27-17
2024	BFL	NORTH	1ST	11	1	KC	Lost North Division Final (Demons) 48-21

NFL AFFILIATES

	#	SEASONS	PLAYOFFS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	4	2016,2020,2023,2024*	3
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS	1	2019
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	3	2015*,2018,2022	1
OAKLAND/LAS VEGAS RAIDERS	1	2017
PITTSBURGH STEELERS	1	2021