1992 London Monarchs season

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1992 London Monarchs season
General managerBilly Hicks
Head coach Ray Willsey
Home field Wembley Stadium
Results
Record2–7–1
Division place3rd European
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1992 London Monarchs season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ray Willsey in his first year, and played its home games at Wembley Stadium in London, England. They finished the season in third place of the European Division with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.

Contents

Offseason

World League draft

1992 London Monarchs World League draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundOverall
110Roland SmithCB Miami (FL)
221 Bernard Ford WR UCF
332William KirkseyLB Southern Miss
443Rich McCulloughDE Clemson
554Ron ShipleyT New Mexico
665 Danta Whitaker TEMississippi Valley State
776Charlie YoungRB Stanford
887Eddie GodfreyCB Western Kentucky
998Clarence SeayWR UTEP
10109Anthony ThompsonLB East Carolina
11120Michael HarrisOGGrambling State
12131Emanuel McNeilDTTennessee-Martin
13142 Ted Popson TE Portland State
14153Marvin HargroveWR Richmond
15164Shane FoleyQB USC
16175 Bob Christian RB Northwestern
17186Scott HoughT Maine
18197Elijah AustinDT North Carolina State
19208Antonio GibsonS Cincinnati
20219Ruben MendozaOGWayne State
21230Damon BaldwinOG San Diego State
22241Ernest ThompsonFBGeorgia Southern
23252Douglas CraftSSouthern
24263 Fred McNair QBAlcorn State
25274Patrick MooreDTCalifornia Poly State
26285Paul AlsburyPSouthwest Texas State
27295Richard BookerLB TCU
28305Brian InmanOG Northern Colorado
29315Jimmy McCarneyS Middle Tennessee

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Personnel

Staff

1992 London Monarchs staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Billy Hicks
  • Assistant General Manager – Candida Wenham
  • Director of Media Relations - Jack Gallagher

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Jim Washburn
  • Linebackers/Special Teams – Dennis Danielson
  • Defensive Backs/Pass Coverages – Bob Mischak


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Roster

1992 London Monarchs roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 32 David Smith

Wide Receivers

  •  7 Sean Foster
  • 85 Tony Sargent

Tight Ends

  • 82 Greg Harrell
Offensive Linemen
  • 60 Theo Adams T
  • 70 Paul Berardelli G
  • 68 Larry Jones G
  • 72 Todd Oberdorf T
  • 76 Ron Shipley C

Defensive Linemen

  • 95 Rich McCullough DE
  • 73 Scott Miller NT
  • 90 Carnel Smith DE
Linebackers
  • 53 Curtis Moore ILB
  • 51 Ken Sale ILB
  • 99 Anthony Thompson OLB
  • 56 Christopher Norseth ILB

Defensive Backs

  • 34 Roland Smith CB
  • 42 Harvey Wilson S

Special Teams

  •  2 Paul Alsbury P
Operation Discovery
  • 27 Flag of England.svg Mike Taylor S


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Sunday, March 226:00 p.m New York/New Jersey Knights W 26–20 OT 1–0 Wembley Stadium 30,167
2Saturday, March 286:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 28–311–1Wembley Stadium21,799
3Saturday, April 46:00 p.m.at Barcelona Dragons L 7–131–2 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 19,337
4Saturday, April 11 Birmingham Fire T 17–17 OT1–2–1Wembley Stadium20,370
5Saturday, April 18Barcelona DragonsL 0–91–3–1Wembley Stadium18,518
6Sunday, April 26 Sacramento Surge L 26–311–4–1Wembley Stadium18,653
7Saturday, May 3at New York/New Jersey KnightsL 13–411–5–1 Giants Stadium 30,112
8Saturday, May 10at Orlando Thunder L 0–91–6–1 Florida Citrus Bowl 20,268
9Sunday, May 17at Montreal Machine W 45–132–6–1 Olympic Stadium 14,637
10Saturday, May 237:00 p.m.at Frankfurt GalaxyL 16–192–7–1 Waldstadion 43,259

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Standings

European Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPADIVSTK
Barcelona Dragons 550.5001041613–1L4
Frankfurt Galaxy 370.3001502573–1W1
London Monarchs 271.2501782030–4L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs New York/New Jersey Knights

Week One: New York/New Jersey Knights at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
NY/NJ010010020
London3377626

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Sunday, March 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 30,167

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt10381031
London01414028

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Saturday, March 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 21,799
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Game information

Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Three: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
London00077
Barcelona760013

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Saturday, April 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 19,337
Game information

Week 4: vs Birmingham Fire

Week Four: Birmingham Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Birmingham70010017
London01070017

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Saturday, April 11
  • Game attendance: 20,370

Week 5: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Five: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary
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London00000

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Saturday, April 18
  • Game attendance: 18,518

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