# 1992 London Monarchs season

The 1992 London Monarchs season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ray Willsey in his first year, and played its home games at Wembley Stadium in London, England. They finished the season in third place of the European Division with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.

## Offseason
### World League draft

1992 London Monarchs World League draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Overall | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 10 | Roland Smith | CB | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | 21 | Bernard Ford | WR | UCF |
| 3 | 32 | William Kirksey | LB | Southern Miss |
| 4 | 43 | Rich McCullough | DE | Clemson |
| 5 | 54 | Ron Shipley | T | New Mexico |
| 6 | 65 | Danta Whitaker | TE | Mississippi Valley State |
| 7 | 76 | Charlie Young | RB | Stanford |
| 8 | 87 | Eddie Godfrey | CB | Western Kentucky |
| 9 | 98 | Clarence Seay | WR | UTEP |
| 10 | 109 | Anthony Thompson | LB | East Carolina |
| 11 | 120 | Michael Harris | OG | Grambling State |
| 12 | 131 | Emanuel McNeil | DT | Tennessee-Martin |
| 13 | 142 | Ted Popson | TE | Portland State |
| 14 | 153 | Marvin Hargrove | WR | Richmond |
| 15 | 164 | Shane Foley | QB | USC |
| 16 | 175 | Bob Christian | RB | Northwestern |
| 17 | 186 | Scott Hough | T | Maine |
| 18 | 197 | Elijah Austin | DT | North Carolina State |
| 19 | 208 | Antonio Gibson | S | Cincinnati |
| 20 | 219 | Ruben Mendoza | OG | Wayne State |
| 21 | 230 | Damon Baldwin | OG | San Diego State |
| 22 | 241 | Ernest Thompson | FB | Georgia Southern |
| 23 | 252 | Douglas Craft | S | Southern |
| 24 | 263 | Fred McNair | QB | Alcorn State |
| 25 | 274 | Patrick Moore | DT | California Poly State |
| 26 | 285 | Paul Alsbury | P | Southwest Texas State |
| 27 | 295 | Richard Booker | LB | TCU |
| 28 | 305 | Brian Inman | OG | Northern Colorado |
| 29 | 315 | Jimmy McCarney | S | Middle Tennessee |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, March 22 | 6:00 p.m | New York/New Jersey Knights | W 26–20 | 1–0 | Wembley Stadium | 30,167 |
| 2 | Saturday, March 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 28–31 | 1–1 | Wembley Stadium | 21,799 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 7–13 | 1–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 19,337 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 11 | | Birmingham Fire | T 17–17 $^{OT}$ | 1–2–1 | Wembley Stadium | 20,370 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 18 | | Barcelona Dragons | L 0–9 | 1–3–1 | Wembley Stadium | 18,518 |
| 6 | Sunday, April 26 | | Sacramento Surge | L 26–31 | 1–4–1 | Wembley Stadium | 18,653 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 3 | | at New York/New Jersey Knights | L 13–41 | 1–5–1 | Giants Stadium | 30,112 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 10 | | at Orlando Thunder | L 0–9 | 1–6–1 | Florida Citrus Bowl | 20,268 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 17 | | at Montreal Machine | W 45–13 | 2–6–1 | Olympic Stadium | 14,637 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 16–19 | 2–7–1 | Waldstadion | 43,259 |

## Standings

European Division :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | STK |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 104 | 161 | 3–1 | L4 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 150 | 257 | 3–1 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 178 | 203 | 0–4 | L1 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs New York/New Jersey Knights

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| NY/NJ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| London | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Sunday, March 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 30,167

### Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| London | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Saturday, March 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 21,799
Game information :
First quarter
Frankfurt – 19-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 8:08.
Frankfurt – Chad Fortune 5-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 4:04.
Second quarter
Frankfurt – 37-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 14:26.
London – Tony Sargent 16-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 7:26.
London – Jeff Alexander 1-yard touchdown run, Phil Alexander kick good, 0:32.
Third quarter
London – Bernard Ford 32-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 13:32.
London – Sean Foster 98-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 2:13.
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan 31-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Tony Baker two-point conversion reception from Mike Perez, 0:49.
Fourth quarter
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 4:36.
Frankfurt – 20-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 0:12.
Leading passers
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 30/53, 353 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception.
London – Stan Gelbaugh – 21/44, 323 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
Leading rushers
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 2 rushes, 24 yards.
London – Jeff Alexander – 14 rushes, 45 yards, 1 touchdown.
Leading receivers
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns.
London – Sean Foster – 4 receptions, 142 yards, 1 touchdown. :

### Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Saturday, April 4
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 19,337
Game information :
First quarter
Barcelona – Thomas Woods 86-yard touchdown reception from Scott Erney, Teddy Garcia kick good, 9:55.
Second quarter
Barcelona – 22-yard field goal by Teddy Garcia, 8:58.
Barcelona – 22-yard field goal by Teddy Garcia, 0:24.
Third quarter
No scoring.
Fourth quarter
London – Bernard Ford 29-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 6:20.
Leading passers
London – Stan Gelbaugh – 16/29, 224 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 15/33, 181 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Leading rushers
London – Jeff Alexander – 12 rushes, 36 yards.
Barcelona – Paul Palmer – 22 rushes, 62 yards.
Leading receivers
London – Tony Sargent – 4 receptions, 80 yards.
Barcelona – Thomas Woods – 2 receptions, 95 yards, 1 touchdown. :

### Week 4: vs Birmingham Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Birmingham | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| London | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Saturday, April 11
* Game attendance: 20,370

### Week 5: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Saturday, April 18
* Game attendance: 18,518