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.
1996 London Monarchs season | |
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General manager | Gareth Moores |
Head coach | Bobby Hammond Lionel Taylor |
Home field | White Hart Lane Stamford Bridge |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
editWorld League draft
editDraft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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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 |
Personnel
editStaff
editFront office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
editQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
editWeek | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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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 |
Standings
editWorld League of American Football | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
Game summaries
editWeek 1: vs Scottish Claymores
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Scotland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
London | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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London | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 20
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 34,186
Week 3: at Rhein Fire
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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London | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 27
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 16,104
Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Barcelona | 0 | ||
London | 0 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
- Date: Monday, May 6
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 13,627
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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London | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, May 11
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 8,327
- [5]
Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
London | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
- Date: Sunday, May 19
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 10,764
- [6]
Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
London | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
- Date: Monday, May 27
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 11,048
- [7]
Week 8: at Barcelona Dragons
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | Total |
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London | 0 | ||
Barcelona | 0 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
- Date: Sunday, June 2
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 9,875
Week 9: at Scottish Claymores
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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London | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Scotland | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date: Sunday, June 9
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 15,461
- [8]
Week 10: vs Rhein Fire
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
London | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Stamford Bridge, London, England
- Date: Sunday, June 16
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 11,125
Notes
edit- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
edit- ^ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
- ^ a b c "London Monarchs". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 36–43.
- ^ a b "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
- ^ a b Associated Press (April 14, 1996). "Claymores 24, Monarchs 21, OT". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Associated Press (May 11, 1996). "Admirals 28, Monarchs 9". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Associated Press (May 19, 1996). "Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Associated Press (May 27, 1996). "Monarchs 16, Admirals 13". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Livingstone, Steve (June 10, 1996). "Monarchs are cut down to size". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 22, 2013.