# 1996 London Monarchs season

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 | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, April 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 21–24 (OT) | 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

World League of American Football :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Scotland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| London | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Sunday, April 14
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 16,258

### Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 34,186

### Week 3: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 27
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 16,104

### Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
| London | | | 0 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, May 11
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,327

### Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| London | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Sunday, May 19
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 10,764

### Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| London | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Monday, May 27
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 11,048

### Week 8: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| London | | | 0 |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Scotland | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, June 9
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 15,461

### Week 10: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| London | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Stamford Bridge, London, England
* Date: Sunday, June 16
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 11,125