The Newcastle Vikings are an American Football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, they compete in the BAFA National Leagues Premiership North, the top level of British American football.
[3] The Vikings played divisional rivals the Glasgow Tigers in their first competitive match, coming away with a comprehensive 46-8 win.
[5] In 2023, the Vikings ran an undefeated regular season earning a bye-week in the first round of the playoffs.
Down narrowly at the half, the Vikings were able to overcome the deficit and claim victory and promotion into the Northern Premiership for the 2024 season.
The North Durham Knights, Darlington Steam, Cramlington Phoenix, Washington Predators and the Team Valley Cavaliers have all played at least one fixture internally and provided players for the Vikings BAFANL Youth team.