Ness Monsters AFC
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| Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Folded | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Based in | Inverness | ||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Telford Street Park | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
The team was founded in October 1986 and played in their first competitive game on the 19th April against the Capital Clansmen at Telford Street Park, Inverness[1].The club played competive American football up until 1989. [2]
1987 Season
Ness Monster 44-0 Capital Clansmen (H) 19th April 1987
Strathmore Scorpions 30-12 Ness Monsters (A) 3rd May 1987
Ness Monsters 36-6 Barrhead Redhawks (H) 17th May 1987
Dundee Whalers 44-6 Ness Monsters (A) 24th May 1987
Fife 49ers 68-30 Ness Monsters (A) 31st May 1987
Ness Monsters 22-32 Strathmore Scorpions (H) 14th June 1987
Capital Clansmen 30-32 Ness Monsters (A) 21st June 1987
Ness Monsters 24-52 Dundee Whalers (H) 12th July 1987
Barrhead Redhawks 6-32 Ness Monsters (A) 2nd August 1987
Ness Monsters 44-0 Fife 49ers (H) 9th 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 Cheiftains
Ness Monsters 16-14 Livingston Cheiftains
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 Cheiftains | 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
28/01/2001
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. Retrieved 8 June 2015.