1997 London Monarchs season

General manager| Alton Byrd
Head coach| Lionel Taylor
Home field| Stamford Bridge
Results
Record| 4–6
Division place| 6th
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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* London Monarchs
* 1998 ->

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

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### World League draft

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1997 London Monarchs World League draft selections  Draft order  | Player name  | Position  | College

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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

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### Staff

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1997 London Monarchs staff |

Front office

* General manager – Alton Byrd

Head coaches

* Head coach/offensive Coordinator – Lionel Taylor

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

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### Roster

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1997 London Monarchs roster

| Quarterbacks

* 1 Frank Costa
* 8 Preston Jones
* 12 Kerry Joseph
* 13 Charles Puleri
* 11 Stan White

Running backs

* 33 Ron Dickerson, Jr.
* 45 Ed Hobbs FB
* 24 Avrom Smith
* 35 Tony Vinson

Wide receivers

* 10 Alan Allen
* 88 Terrence Davis
* 84 Toderick Malone
* 19 Larry Stallworth
* 26 Ronnie West

Tight ends

* 87 Steve Brooks
* 82 Michael Titley

|  | Offensive linemen

* 74 Seth Dittman T
* 67 Fritz Fequiere G
* 79 Marc Lamb C
* 71 Chris Luneburg T
* 73 Pat Walsh T
* 68 Terrence Wisdom G

Defensive linemen

* 75 Jeff Hunter DE
* 76 Emile Palmer DT
* 95 Malcolm Showell DE
* 78 Herman Smith DE
* 96 Ben Williams DT

|  | Linebackers

* 59 Ed Burman OLB
* 55 Ryan McCoy OLB
* 94 Richard Newbill MLB
* 54 John Solomon OLB

Defensive backs

* 23 Mario Bradley CB
* 25 Kevin Gaines S
* 22 George Harris S
* 36 Reggie Holt S
* 28 Kenny McEntyre CB
* 27 Claudius Wright CB

Special teams

* 18 Brian Greenfield P
* 5 Don Silvestri K

|  | National players

* 9 Clive Allen K
* 52 Karl Ballard LB
* 21 Rowelle Blenman DB
* 66 Lewis Capes DT
* 64 Tony MacKenzie G
* 29 Victor Muhammad RB
* 91 Tom Tovo DT

Rookies in italics

## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent  | Results  | Game site  | Attendance

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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

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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

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### Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

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Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
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### Week 2: at Rhein Fire

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Week Two: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
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### Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals

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Week Three: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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Week Seven: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
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### Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals

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Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
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## Awards

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ "1997 World League draft". WorldLeague.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
2. ^ a b "1997 Season in Review". The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book. pp. 218–222.
3. ^ a b Halling, Nick (April 14, 1997). "Monarchs make winning start". The Independent. London, England. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
4. ^ a b Associated Press (April 20, 1997). "Fire 28, Monarchs 6". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
5. ^ a b Associated Press (May 24, 1997). "Galaxy 31, Monarchs 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
6. ^ a b Associated Press (June 15, 1997). "Fire 10, Monarchs 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
7. ^ a b "1997 All-World League team". WorldLeague.com. June 20, 1997. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

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London Monarchs

* Founded in 1991
* Folded in 1998
* Based in London, England

Stadiums|

* Wembley Stadium
* White Hart Lane
* Stamford Bridge
* Crystal Palace
* Ashton Gate
* Alexander Stadium

Head Coaches|

* Larry Kennan
* Ray Willsey
* Bobby Hammond
* Lionel Taylor

World Bowl Appearances (1)|

* World Bowl '91

League Championships (1)|

* 1991

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* 1991
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