Club History
The club was first formed as a youth team following the demise of the Milton Keynes Pioneers in 1997. They started off competing in flag tournaments, and in 1999 won the British Youth flag championship after winning their conference with a 6-0 record, then defeating the UCLA Renegades 18–12 in the final. The team then withdrew from competition for four years before returning to compete in the British Junior and Youth Kitted Championships from 2004.
The club then decided to form a senior team in late 2006, and joined the BAFL as associate members. As part of the BAFL's requirements for associate members, the club arranged the two friendly matches which would enable them to gain full membership and enter the league the following season. Their first match away to the Cambridgeshire Cats was followed by a 0–35 defeat at home to the Bedfordshire Blue Raiders, a fellow associate team looking to join the league.
Having completed their associate games in October 2007 the senior squad were invited to apply for full league status for 2008. For the 2008 season, they competed in Division Two's Eastern Conference against the Bedfordshire Blue Raiders, Cambridgeshire Cats, Peterborough Saxons and Watford Cheetahs. The team posted a 0-9-1 record, scoring 60 points and conceding 445 points over a 10 game period, the highest total since the 464 points conceded by the Andover Thrashers in 2005.
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2008Results
| Date |
Away |
|
Home |
| 20/04/08 |
Watford Cheetahs |
28 - 25 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
| 27/04/08 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
3 - 33 |
Reading Renegades |
| 04/05/08 |
Peterborough Saxons |
43 - 2 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
| 11/05/08 |
Cambridgeshire Cats |
76 - 0 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
| 17/05/08 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
18 - 35 |
Bedfordshire Blue Raiders |
| 25/05/08 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
0 - 80 |
Peterborough Saxons |
| 22/06/08 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
0 - 52 |
Cambridgeshire Cats |
| 12/07/08 |
Bedfordshire Blue Raiders |
32 - 0 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
| 27/07/08 |
Cornish Sharks |
54 - 0 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
| 17/08/08 |
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
12 - 12 |
Watford Cheetahs |
