1996 London Monarchs season

World League of American Football team season London Monarchs 1996 4–6 5th Bobby HammondLionel Taylor Gareth Moores White Hart LaneStamford Bridge Did not qualify 1995 1997 The 1996 London Monarchs season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Bobby Hammond in his second year and interim head coach Lionel Taylor. The Monarchs played their home games at Wembley Stadium, White Hart Lane and Stamford Bridge in London, England. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. Offseason World League draft + 1996 London Monarchs World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 3 Russell White RB California 2 9 Dunstan Anderson DE Tulsa 3 16 Daniel Adams WR Houston 4 21 Preston Jones QB Georgia 5 28 Sean Crocker DB North Carolina 6 33 Profail Grier RB Utah State 7 40 Kendall Brown DE Louisville 8 45 Mike Suarez T Illinois 9 52 Curtis Thomas WR Delaware State 10 57 Kevin Gaines DB Louisville 11 64 Willie Harris WR Mississippi State 12 69 Marc Lamb T Montana 13 78 Jim Witherspoon LB Ouachita Baptist 14 83 Shar Pourdanesh T Nevada 15 90 Roger Ruzek K Weber State 16 95 Travis Colquitt P Marshall 17 102 Frank Costa QB Miami (FL) 18 107 Lawann Latson WR Northwestern State 19 114 Gaston Green RB UCLA The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 146–147 1996 Round by Round Draft Personnel Staff 1996 London Monarchs General manager – Gareth Moores Head coach – Bobby Hammond Assistant head coach – Jimmy Carr Offensive coordinator – Lionel Taylor National coach/running backs – Tony Allen Offensive line – John Payne Defensive coordinator/defensive line – Thurmond Moore Linebackers – Jimmy Carr Defensive backs/special teams – Maurice Spencer The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 36–43 London Monarchs Roster 1996 London Monarchs final #DDCD69 #B71234 #00338D 12 Frank Costa American football  8 Preston Jones gridiron football no  7 Cree Morris 44 Gaston Green no 22 Profail Grier 35 Tony Vinson American football  1 Russell White no 86 Linzy Collins no 80 Willie Harris no 85 Edwin Howard no  2 Larry Wallace no 82 Michael Titley no 62 Damon Baldwin G no 79 Marc Lamb T no 71 Chris Luneburg T 78 Everett McIver T no 73 Mike Moody T no 67 Craig Ritter G no 64 Richard Saenz C 65 Tim Simpson American football G/C 68 Terrence Wisdom G 92 Blaine Berger DT no 74 Greg Black DT 99 Jerry Drake American football DE 75 Jeff Hunter American football DE 63 A. J. Jenkins linebacker DE 95 William Perry American football DT 55 Andre Allen defensive end OLB 52 Ivan Caesar MLB no 58 Darrell Crawford OLB no 97 Horace Morris OLB 94 Richard Newbill MLB no 56 Nick Smith OLB 24 Melvin Aldridge S no 26 Sean Crocker CB 25 Kevin Gaines gridiron football S 28 Kenny McEntyre CB 23 Mark Montreuil CB 27 Darren Studstill S no  4 Sonny Feexico P  9 Roger Ruzek K no 87 ENG 12px Gerry Anderson TE 30 ENG 12px Rowelle Blenman CB 66 ENG 12px Lewis Capes DE 29 ENG 12px Victor Ebubedike RB 83 NZL 12px Will Hinchcliff WR  6 ENG 12px Kevin Hurst y K 45 ENG 12px Stephen Hutchinson RB Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 14 3:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 21–24 (OT) 0–1 White Hart Lane 16,258 2 Saturday, April 20 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 3–37 0–2 Waldstadion 34,186 3 Saturday, April 27 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 27–20 1–2 Rheinstadion 16,104 4 Monday, May 6 3:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 7–9 1–3 White Hart Lane 13,627 5 Saturday, May 11 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 9–28 1–4 Olympisch Stadion 8,327 6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 27–7 2–4 White Hart Lane 10,764 7 Monday, May 27 3:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 16–13 3–4 White Hart Lane 11,048 8 Sunday, June 2 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 6–7 3–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,875 9 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 28–33 3–6 Murrayfield Stadium 15,461 10 Sunday, June 16 3:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 17–14 4–6 Stamford Bridge 11,125 The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book 71–75 1996 Season In Review https://apnews.com/522fb17b69c3da057681657443355f00 Claymores 24, Monarchs 21, OT Associated Press April 14, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 22, 2013 https://apnews.com/61a133168f379e0f1595788299c5568c Admirals 28, Monarchs 9 Associated Press May 11, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830192642/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-28-Monarchs-9/id-61a133168f379e0f1595788299c5568c August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/25183bbf4e5e4162f9bd49fc7a65d814 Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7 Associated Press May 19, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 22, 2013 https://apnews.com/9628ddc96c6cd3c59b7533cfd60da989 Monarchs 16, Admirals 13 Associated Press May 27, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830194631/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Monarchs-16-Admirals-13/id-9628ddc96c6cd3c59b7533cfd60da989 August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/monarchs-are-cut-down-to-size-1.451264 Monarchs are cut down to size Livingstone Steve June 10, 1996 The Herald June 22, 2013 Glasgow, Scotland Standings 1996 WLAF Standings http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1996 The Football Database June 22, 2013 Game summaries Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Scottish Claymores at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, April 14 3:00 p.m. BST Scotland 7 0 7 7 3 London 7 14 0 0 0 White Hart Lane, London, England 16,258 Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, April 20 7:00 p.m. CEST London 0 3 0 0 Frankfurt 7 14 13 3 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 34,186 Week 3: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 27 7:00 p.m. CEST London 10 3 0 14 Rhein 0 3 0 17 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 16,104 Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary Monday, May 6 3:00 p.m. BST Barcelona London White Hart Lane, London, England 13,627 Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 11 6:30 p.m. CEST London 3 0 6 0 Amsterdam 14 0 14 0 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,327 Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. BST Frankfurt 0 0 0 7 London 14 6 0 7 White Hart Lane, London, England 10,764 Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary Monday, May 27 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 0 0 6 7 London 0 3 6 7 White Hart Lane, London, England 11,048 Week 8: at Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Sunday, June 2 6:00 p.m. CEST London Barcelona Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 9,875 Week 9: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: London Monarchs at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. BST London 7 0 7 14 Scotland 4 13 0 16 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 15,461 Week 10: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, June 16 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 0 0 0 14 London 7 7 0 3 Stamford Bridge, London, England 11,125 Notes "n" References 30em Category:London Monarchs seasons