Ness Monsters AFC
The Ness Monsters were an American football team from the north of Scotland who were based in Inverness. The team was named after the Loch Ness Monster and the Monsters played in Grey and Green.
| Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Folded | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Based in | Inverness, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Telford Street Park (1987) Bught Park, Inverness (1988–1989 and 2000–2003) | ||||||||||||||||
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The team was founded in October 1986 and played in their first game against the Clydesdale Colts in early 1987 where the team lost 66-0. Later that years they joined the BAFA Thistle League where they played their first regular season game on 19 April against the Capital Clansmen at Telford Street Park, Inverness.[1] The club played competitive American football up until 1989. [2]
1987 Season
Ness Monsters Results [3][4]
Ness Monster 44-0 Capital Clansmen (H)
19 April 1987
Strathmore Scorpions 30-12 Ness Monsters (A)
3 May 1987
Ness Monsters 36-6 Barrhead Redhawks (H)
17 May 1987
Dundee Whalers 44-6 Ness Monsters (A)
24 May 1987
Fife 49ers 68-30 Ness Monsters (A)
31 May 1987
Ness Monsters 22-32 Strathmore Scorpions (H)
14 June 1987
Capital Clansmen 30-32 Ness Monsters (A)
21 June 1987
Ness Monsters 24-52 Dundee Whalers (H)
12 July 1987
Barrhead Redhawks 6-32 Ness Monsters (A)
2 August 1987
Ness Monsters 44-0 Fife 49ers (H)
9 August 1987
Thistle League Table[5]
| Team Name | W | L | T | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Whalers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 93 |
| Fife 49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 297 | 181 |
| Strathmore Scorpions | 6 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 156 |
| Ness Monsters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 252 | 268 |
| Barrhead Redhawks | 1 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 325 |
| Capital Clansmen | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 337 |
1988 Season
Ness Monsters Results
Ness Monsters 8-29 Strathclyde Sheriffs
Ness Monsters 12-13 Glasgow Diamonds
Ness Monsters 112-6 Inverclyde Comets
Ness Monsters 14-0 Strathmore Scorpions
Ness Monsters 14-28 Forth Valley Generals
Ness Monsters 24-6 Capital Clansmen
Ness Monsters 28-6 Glasgow Diamonds
Ness Monsters 6-22 Strathclyde Sheriffs
Ness Monsters 18-0 Capital Clansmen
Ness Monsters 24-6 Strathmore Scorpions
Caledonian Bowl Ness Monsters 12-46 Strathclyde Sheriffs[6]
Caledonian American Football League Table
| Team Name | W | L | T | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathclyde Sheriffs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 17 |
| Ness Monsters | 6 | 4 | 0 | 260 | 116 |
| Glasgow Diamonds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 132 |
| Forth Valley Generals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 166 | 137 |
| Strathmore Scorpions | 4 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 139 |
| Capital Clansmen | 4 | 5 | 1 | 136 | 141 |
| Inverclyde Comets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 466 |
1989 Season
Ness Monsters Results
Ness Monsters 6-6 Forth Valley Generals
Ness Monsters 1-0 Livingston Chieftains
Ness Monsters 16-14 Livingston Chieftains
Ness Monsters 8-22 Forth Valley Generals
| ! Team Name | W | L | T | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forth Valley Generals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14 |
| Ness Monsters | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 42 |
| Livingston Chieftains | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 77 |
2000 Return
After an 11-year wait the Ness Monsters played their last ever games of American Football against the Fort William Phoenix before bowing out of the sport altogether.
The results of these games are as follows:
Fort William Phoenix 50-0 Ness Monsters
December 2000
Ness Monsters 0-36 Fort William Phoenix
28 January 2001
References
- "Magic Start for Monsters". Highland News. 1987. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- Heasmann, Matt (2004). The 2004 British American Football Almanac (1st ed.). Bournemouth: Lochsong Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 0-9546814-0-1.
- Paulin, David (2006). Inverness Blitz Academy of American Football (1st ed.). Inverness: Independently Published. pp. 81–83.
- "Results Section". Britball Now. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Historical League Tables". www.britballnow.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Info". Glasgow Tigers. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.