1997 London Monarchs season

World League of American Football team season London Monarchs 1997 4–6 6th Lionel Taylor Alton Byrd Stamford Bridge Did not qualify 1996 1998 The 1997 London Monarchs season was the fifth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Lionel Taylor in his second year, and played its home games at Stamford Bridge in London, England. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of four wins and six losses. Offseason World League draft + 1997 London Monarchs World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 2 Ben Williams DT Minnesota 2 8 Avrom Smith RB New Hampshire 3 17 George Harris S Kentucky 4 20 Andre Bowden LB Fayetteville State 5 29 Tony Hargain WR Oregon 6 32 Joe King CB Oklahoma State 7 41 Ryan McCoy LB Houston 8 44 Brandon Moore T Duke 9 53 John Stonehouse P USC 10 56 Tommy Fagan DE Northeast Louisiana 11 65 Brian Collins TE Texas Christian 12 68 Reggie Holt S Wisconsin 13 77 Ed Hobbs RB Albany State 14 80 Jason Stinson C Louisville 15 89 Mario Bradley CB USC 16 92 Barry Rose WR Wisconsin–Stevens Point 17 101 Johnnie Williams S Miami (Ohio) 18 104 Linzy Collins WR Missouri 19 113 Fritz Fequiere G Iowa 20 116 Malcolm Showell DE Delaware State 21 124 Greg Smith WR Western Colorado 22 125 Brian Greenfield P Pittsburgh 1997 World League draft http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html WorldLeague.com March 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709131348/http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html July 9, 1997 Personnel Staff 1997 London Monarchs General manager – Alton Byrd Head coach/offensive Coordinator – Lionel Taylor Offensive Run Coordinator/offensive line – Bob Mischak National coach/running backs – Tony Allen Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Dan Radakovich Defensive line – Dennis Danielson Defensive backs – Sam Jenkins Special teams – Bob Gates Roster 1997 London Monarchs final #DDCD69 #B71234 #00338D  1 Frank Costa American football  8 Preston Jones gridiron football 12 Kerry Joseph (IR) 7px 13 Charles Puleri 11 Stan White quarterback 33 Ron Dickerson Jr. no 45 Ed Hobbs no 24 Avrom Smith 35 Tony Vinson American football (IR) 7px no 10 Alan Allen no 88 Terence Davis no 84 Toderick Malone no 19 Larry Stallworth 26 Ronnie West no 87 Steve Brooks no 82 Michael Titley 74 Seth Dittman T no 67 Fritz Fequiere G no 79 Marc Lamb C no 71 Chris Luneburg T no 72 Derrick Turner T/G no 73 Pat Walsh T 68 Terrence Wisdom G 75 Jeff Hunter American football DE no 76 Emile Palmer DT no 95 Malcolm Showell DE 78 Herman Smith gridiron football DE 96 Ben Williams American football, born 1970 DT no 59 Ed Burman OLB no 55 Ryan McCoy OLB 94 Richard Newbill MLB no 54 John Solomon OLB no 23 Mario Bradley CB 25 Kevin Gaines gridiron football S no 22 George Harris S 36 Reggie Holt S 28 Kenny McEntyre CB no 23 Claudius Wright CB 18 Brian Greenfield P no  2 Greg Ivy P  5 Don Silvestri K  9 ENG 12px Clive Allen y K no 52 ENG 12px Karl Ballard MLB 21 ENG 12px Rowelle Blenman CB no 81 ENG 12px Jason Byworth WR 66 ENG 12px Lewis Capes DE no 64 ENG 12px Tony MacKenzie G no 29 ENG 12px Victor Muhammad RB no 91 ENG 12px Tom Tovo DT 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 13 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 14–7 1–0 Stamford Bridge 10,718 2 Sunday, April 20 3:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 6–28 1–1 Rheinstadion 14,876 3 Saturday, April 26 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 6–34 1–2 Amsterdam ArenA 13,767 4 Sunday, May 4 3:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 32–37 1–3 Stamford Bridge 10,110 5 Sunday, May 11 3:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 16–8 2–3 Stamford Bridge 11,210 6 Saturday, May 17 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 9–7 3–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,514 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 7–31 3–4 Waldstadion 30,723 8 Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 9–13 3–5 Stamford Bridge 9,150 9 Sunday, June 8 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 10–9 4–5 Murrayfield Stadium 16,115 10 Sunday, June 15 3:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 7–10 4–6 Stamford Bridge 10,462 The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book 218–222 1997 Season in Review https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/american-football-monarchs-make-winning-start-1267066.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/american-football-monarchs-make-winning-start-1267066.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Monarchs make winning start Halling Nick April 14, 1997 The Independent June 30, 2013 London, England https://apnews.com/06b69cee829bd9a3ae7284b53b872e83 Fire 28, Monarchs 6 Associated Press April 20, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press March 9, 2013 https://apnews.com/da792cfcfdddb13bba0365f329f01c97 Galaxy 31, Monarchs 7 Associated Press May 24, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/f44bdf77a7e05b4561e01c3214bcdc69 Fire 10, Monarchs 7 Associated Press June 15, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, April 13 3:00 p.m. BST Frankfurt 7 0 0 0 London 0 6 6 2 Stamford Bridge, London, England 10,718 Bill Carollo Week 2: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary Sunday, April 20 3:00 p.m. CEST London 0 0 0 6 Rhein 0 0 14 14 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 14,876 Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 26 7:00 p.m. CEST London 0 6 0 0 Amsterdam 7 13 0 14 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 13,767 Walt Coleman Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. CEST London 0 7 0 0 Frankfurt 6 11 0 14 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 30,723 Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 7 0 0 6 London 0 0 3 6 Stamford Bridge, London, England 9,150 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 15 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 0 3 7 0 London 0 7 0 0 Stamford Bridge, London, England 10,462 Phil Luckett Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html 1997 All-World League team June 20, 1997 WorldLeague.com June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709130411/http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html July 9, 1997 Overall, London had two players selected. The selections were: Richard Newbill, linebacker Malcolm Showell, defensive end Notes "n" References 30em Category:London Monarchs seasons