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
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 14 3:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 21–24 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
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 3: at Rhein Fire
Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 8: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 9: at Scottish Claymores
Week 10: vs Rhein Fire
Notes
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