1996 London Monarchs season

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1996 London Monarchs season
General managerGareth Moores
Head coach Bobby Hammond
Lionel Taylor
Home field White Hart Lane
Stamford Bridge
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.

Contents

Offseason

World League draft

1996 London Monarchs World League draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
13 Russell White RB California
29 Dunstan Anderson DE Tulsa
316Daniel AdamsWR Houston
421Preston JonesQB Georgia
528Sean CrockerDB North Carolina
633Profail GrierRB Utah State
740Kendall BrownDE Louisville
845Mike SuarezT Illinois
952Curtis ThomasWR Delaware State
1057 Kevin Gaines DBLouisville
1164Willie HarrisWR Mississippi State
1269Marc LambT Montana
1378Jim WitherspoonLB Ouachita Baptist
1483 Shar Pourdanesh T Nevada
1590 Roger Ruzek K Weber State
1695Travis ColquittP Marshall
17102 Frank Costa QB Miami (FL)
18107Lawann LatsonWR Northwestern State
19114 Gaston Green RB UCLA

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Personnel

Staff

1996 London Monarchs staff
Front office
  • General manager – Gareth Moores

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

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

Running backs

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

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

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Sunday, April 143:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 21–24 (OT)0–1 White Hart Lane 16,258
2Saturday, April 207:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 3–370–2 Waldstadion 34,186
3Saturday, April 277:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire W 27–201–2 Rheinstadion 16,104
4Monday, May 63:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 7–91–3White Hart Lane13,627
5Saturday, May 116:30 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals L 9–281–4 Olympisch Stadion 8,327
6Sunday, May 193:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 27–72–4White Hart Lane10,764
7Monday, May 273:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 16–133–4White Hart Lane11,048
8Sunday, June 26:00 p.m.at Barcelona DragonsL 6–73–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,875
9Sunday, June 93:00 p.m.at Scottish ClaymoresL 28–333–6 Murrayfield Stadium 15,461
10Sunday, June 163:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 17–144–6 Stamford Bridge 11,125

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Standings

World League of American Football
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Scottish Claymores 730.7002331905–02–3L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 640.6002212203–23–2W2
Amsterdam Admirals 550.5002502104–11–4L1
Barcelona Dragons 550.5001922304–11–4W1
London Monarchs 460.4001611923–21–4W1
Rhein Fire 370.3001761912–31–4L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores

Week One: Scottish Claymores at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Scotland7077324
London71400021

at White Hart Lane, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, April 14
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 16,258
  • [4]

Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
London03003
Frankfurt71413337

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
Period1234Total
London10301427
Rhein0301720

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
Period12Total
Barcelona0
London0

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
Period1234Total
London30609
Amsterdam14014028

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

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt00077
London1460727

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

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam006713
London036716

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

Week Eight: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period12Total
London0
Barcelona0

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
Period1234Total
London7071428
Scotland41301633

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

Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rhein0001414
London770317

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.

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