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.
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Source 1 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 8:00 p.m. Orlando Thunder W 35–12 3–0 Wembley Stadium 35,327 4 7:00 p.m. at Birmingham Fire W 27–0 4–0 Legion Field 18,500 5 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 7:00 p.m. at San Antonio Riders W 38–15 7–0 Alamo Stadium 12,328 8 8:00 p.m. at New York/New Jersey Knights W 22–7 8–0 Giants Stadium 41,219 9 5:00 p.m. at Sacramento Surge W 45–21 9–0 Hughes Stadium 21,409 10 6:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 17–20 9–1 Wembley Stadium 50,835 Round Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Source 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
Game summaries Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 2: vs New York/New Jersey Knights
Week 3: vs Orlando Thunder
Week 4: at Birmingham Fire
Week 5: vs Montreal Machine
Week 6: vs Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks
Week 7: at San Antonio Riders
Week 8: at New York/New Jersey Knights
Week 9: at Sacramento Surge
Week 10: vs Barcelona Dragons
Semifinal: at New York/New Jersey Knights
World Bowl '91: vs Barcelona Dragons
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