American Football Club
The Portsmouth Destroyers are a big club and love to compete.
The University of Portsmouth American Football Club, also known as the Portsmouth Destroyers, are a big club and love to compete. The club is open to players of all abilities and coaching is available to teach everyone how to play the game, you just need to be ready to throw yourself into the sport and have a great time.
Club membership - 2023/24
You can join our club for the 2023/24 academic year for £145, this includes, equipment, fixtures, travel and training sessions.
Training sessions
- Tuesday 8.00pm-10.00pm: Team Training - Langstone 3G
- Thursday 7.00pm-10.00pm: Team Training - Langstone 3G
Fixtures
Weekend fixtures will take place at Langstone Sports Site for home games and various facilities for away games throughout the course of the year.
Memberships to join our clubs for the 23/24 year are now open. Please note: for some clubs you need to attend trials before purchasing a membership. Contact the club for more information.
Play Memberships
Lots of our clubs offer Play Memberships, a more casual way to play without committing to a year membership. Most Play Memberships are £65 for the academic year (with some exceptions).
The sports included are:
LGBTQ+ sports club guidance
We welcome all students to take part in non-competitive sports and we recognise the health and wellbeing benefits of being active. Competitive sports are bound by specific policies governed by the sport's National Governing Body which may be less inclusive. Please find below inclusion guidance for our club.
| Mixed-gender Club | Trans-gender Club | Non-binary Club | Gender-queer Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Play: American Football is not included in the ‘Play’ programme but as an inclusive club anyone can Train and Compete with them.
Train: Fully Inclusive
Compete: Fully Inclusive
Check out the full guidance on britishamericanfootball.org.