1996 London Monarchs season

1996 London Monarchs season
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
←  1995 London Monarchs 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

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Personnel

Staff

1996 London Monarchs staff

	Front office General manager – Gareth Moores Head coaches Head coach – Bobby Hammond Assistant head coach – Jimmy Carr Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Lionel Taylor National coach/running backs – Tony Allen Offensive line – John Payne			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive line – Thurmond Moore Linebackers – Jimmy Carr Defensive backs/special teams – Maurice Spencer

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Roster

1996 London Monarchs roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Frank Costa  8 Preston Jones  7 Cree Morris Running backs 44 Gaston Green 22 Profail Grier 35 Tony Vinson  1 Russell White Wide receivers 86 Linzy Collins 80 Willie Harris 85 Edwin Howard  2 Larry Wallace Tight ends 82 Michael Titley		Offensive linemen 69 Damon Baldwin C 74 Greg Black G 79 Marc Lamb C/T 71 Chris Luneburg T 78 Everett McIver T -- Mike Moody 67 Craig Ritter G 64 Richard Saenz C 65 Tim Simpson G 76 Mike Suarez T 68 Terrence Wisdom G Defensive linemen 93 Dunstan Anderson DE 92 Blaine Berger DT 99 Jerry Drake DE 75 Jeff Hunter DT/DE 63 A. J. Jenkins DE 95 William Perry DT		Linebackers 55 Andre Allen OLB 52 Ivan Caesar MLB 58 Darrell Crawford 97 Horace Morris 94 Richard Newbill MLB 56 Nick Smith OLB Defensive backs 24 Melvin Aldridge 26 Sean Crocker CB 25 Kevin Gaines S 28 Kenny McEntyre CB 23 Mark Montreuil 27 Darren Studstill S Special teams  4 Sonny Feexico P 14 David Gordon K  9 Roger Ruzek K		National players 87 Gerry Anderson TE 30 Rowelle Blenman DB 66 Lewis Capes DL 29 Victor Ebubedike RB 83 Will Hinchcliff WR  6 Kevin Hurst K 45 Stephen Hutchinson RB Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	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

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Standings

World League of American Football
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

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores

Week One: Scottish Claymores at London Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Scotland	7	0	7	7	3	24
London	7	14	0	0	0	21

at White Hart Lane, London, England

• Date: Sunday, April 14
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 16,258
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Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Three: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Four: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
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

Week Five: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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Week 8: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Eight: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
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

Week Nine: London Monarchs at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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Week 10: vs Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

1. All times local to where the game was played.

References

1. "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
2. "London Monarchs". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 36–43.
3. "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
4. Associated Press (April 14, 1996). "Claymores 24, Monarchs 21, OT". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
5. 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.
6. Associated Press (May 19, 1996). "Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
7. 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.
8. Livingstone, Steve (June 10, 1996). "Monarchs are cut down to size". The Herald . Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
9. "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 22, 2013.