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
World League draft + 1997 London Monarchs World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College 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
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance 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
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 2: at Rhein Fire
Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: vs Rhein Fire
Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media. Overall, London had two players selected. The selections were:
Richard Newbill, linebacker Malcolm Showell, defensive end
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