1997 London Monarchs season

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1997 London Monarchs season
Head coach Lionel Taylor
General manager Alton Byrd
Home field Stamford Bridge
Results
Record 4–6
Division place 6th
Playoff finish did not qualify

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

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Personnel

Staff

1997 London Monarchs staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Run Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Mischak
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Tony Allen
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Dan Radakovich
  • Defensive Line – Dennis Danielson
  • Defensive Backs – Sam Jenkins

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Bob Gates

Roster

1997 London Monarchs roster
Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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 Offensive linemen

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Defensive linemen

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 Linebackers

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Special teams

 National players

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Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] 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

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Standings

World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Rhein Fire 7 3 0 .700 206 146 3–2 4–1 W3
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 236 209 2–3 3–2 W1
Scottish Claymores 5 5 0 .500 134 154 2–3 3–2 L2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 156 160 4–1 1–4 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 4 6 0 .400 147 142 3–2 1–4 L1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 116 184 2–3 2–3 L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Frankfurt 7 0 0 0 7
London 0 6 6 2 14

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, April 13
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,718
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • [3]

Week 2: at Rhein Fire

Week Two: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
London 0 0 0 6 6
Rhein 0 0 14 14 28

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 20
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,876
  • [4]

Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
London 0 6 0 0 6
Amsterdam 7 13 0 14 34

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 26
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,767
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Seven: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
London 0 7 0 0 7
Frankfurt 6 11 0 14 31

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,723
  • [5]

Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Amsterdam 7 0 0 6 13
London 0 0 3 6 9

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, June 1
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,150

Week 10: vs Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 3 7 0 10
London 0 7 0 0 7

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, June 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,462
  • Referee: Phil Luckett
  • [6]

Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[7] Overall, London had two players selected.[7] The selections were:

  • Richard Newbill, linebacker
  • Malcolm Showell, defensive end

Notes

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

References

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