# 1991 London Monarchs season

The 1991 London Monarchs season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the newly created World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Larry Kennan and played its home games at Wembley Stadium in London, England. They finished the regular season in first place of the European Division with a league-best record of nine wins and one loss, which came in the last regular season game against the Barcelona Dragons. The unexpected loss eliminated the third European team, Frankfurt Galaxy, from the play-offs.
In the postseason, the Monarchs faced the New York/New Jersey Knights for a third time and a third win. After this semifinal was hosted away as Wembley was occupied with a soccer game, the Monarchs captured the first World League championship at Wembley with a shut-out win over the Barcelona Dragons in World Bowl '91.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | March 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 24–11 | 1–0 | Waldstadion | 23,169 |
| 2 | March 31 | 7:00 p.m. | New York/New Jersey Knights | W 22–18 | 2–0 | Wembley Stadium | 46,952 |
| 3 | April 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Orlando Thunder | W 35–12 | 3–0 | Wembley Stadium | 35,327 |
| 4 | April 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Birmingham Fire | W 27–0 | 4–0 | Legion Field | 18,512 |
| 5 | April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Montreal Machine | W 45–7 | 5–0 | Wembley Stadium | 35,294 |
| 6 | April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks | W 35–10 | 6–0 | Wembley Stadium | 33,997 |
| 7 | May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Antonio Riders | W 38–15 | 7–0 | Alamo Stadium | 12,328 |
| 8 | May 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at New York/New Jersey Knights | W 22–7 | 8–0 | Giants Stadium | 41,219 |
| 9 | May 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Surge | W 45–21 | 9–0 | Hughes Stadium | 21,409 |
| 10 | May 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 17–20 | 9–1 | Wembley Stadium | 50,835 |
| Round | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Semifinal | June 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York/New Jersey Knights | W 42–26 | 10–1 | Giants Stadium | 23,149 |
| World Bowl | June 9 | 5:30 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 21–0 | 11–1 | Wembley Stadium | 61,108 |

## Standings

European Division :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | STK |
| London Monarchs | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 310 | 121 | 1–1 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 206 | 126 | 1–1 | W1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 155 | 139 | 1–1 | L1 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Frankfurt | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, March 23
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CET
* Game attendance: 23,169
* Referee: Stan Kemp

### Week 2: vs New York/New Jersey Knights

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| NY/NJ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| London | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Sunday, March 31
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 46,952

### Week 3: vs Orlando Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orlando | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| London | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Saturday, April 6
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 35,327
* Referee: Larry Nemmers

### Week 4: at Birmingham Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Birmingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: Monday, April 15
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 18,512

### Week 5: vs Montreal Machine

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Montreal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| London | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Saturday, April 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 35,294

### Week 6: vs Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raleigh-Durham | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| London | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Sunday, April 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 33,997

### Week 7: at San Antonio Riders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| San Antonio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
at Alamo Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: Monday, May 6
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 12,328

### Week 8: at New York/New Jersey Knights

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| NY/NJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: Saturday, May 11
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 41,219

### Week 9: at Sacramento Surge

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Sacramento | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, California
* Date: Saturday, May 18
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 21,409

### Week 10: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| London | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Monday, May 27
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 50,835

### Semifinal: at New York/New Jersey Knights

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| NY/NJ | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: Sunday, June 2
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 23,149

### World Bowl '91: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| London | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Sunday, June 9
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 61,108
* Referee: Bernie Kukar