[1] BAFL was the trading name for Gridiron Football League Ltd incorporated as a Company limited by guarantee.

[2] The League had 3 divisions: Premier, 1 and 2, each with a playoff series and championship game to determine a winner.

Teams competed annually to reach the championship game (BritBowl) and win the Boston Trophy.

[4] Tensions grew between the directors of BAFL and those of the British American Football Association, the governing body throughout 2009 and at the beginning of 2010, BAFL formally, but unconstitutionally, withdrew from BAFA.

This organisation, run under the umbrella of the governing body, rebranded in 2011 to become the BAFA National Leagues.