WLAF History: 1996

1996

February 19, 1996
NFL teams allocate 72 players to World League teams.
February 20, 1996
Ty Parten, a defensive end out of the University of Arizona, is the first player overall chosen in the 1996 draft by the Rhein Fire.
February 22, 1996
Gavin Hastings, recently retired captain of the Scottish Rugby Union, is signed to kick for the Scottish Claymores.
February 26, 1996
London Monarchs announce the signing of William 'The Refrigerator' Perry for the 1996 season.
February 26, 1996
Three Japanese players -- Takuro Abe, Takahiro Ikenoue, and Shigemasa Ito -- are selected to play in the World League following tryouts in Tokyo. The trio are the first Japanese players to play professional football.
13 April 1996
The World League kicks off its fourth season
11 May 1996
Scotland thumps Frankfurt 20-0 to clinch the right to host the World Bowl after winning the first half of the season
June 16, 1996
Chelsea Football Club's Stamford Bridge ground becomes the third stadium to act as home venue for the London Monarchs when it stages the season finale against the Rhein Fire.
June 23, 1996
The Scottish Claymores beat the Frankfurt Galaxy 32-27 in front of crowd of 38,982 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, in World Bowl '96. The Claymores complete their worst-to-first season before the biggest World League crowd in the United Kingdom since World Bowl '91. The game reaches an estimated 200 million television viewers in 126 countries, including an audience watching live in the United States on the Fox network.
July 27, 1996
The World League's trio of Japanese players, Shigemasa Ito, Takahiro Ikenoue and Takuro Abe, create history by becoming the first players from their country to participate in an NFL game when they play in the American Bowl in Tokyo between the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers.
September 1, 1996
A record number of World League players are on NFL rosters as the 1996 season kicks off. In all, 116 World Leaguers appear on NFL rosters during the course of the season.
September 4, 1996
Ray Willsey, who won three World Bowl rings as defensive coordinator with three different clubs, is named as the league's New York-based Director of Player Personnel.

1996 Results & Standings

Week 1
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final Date Attendance
FRANKFURT GALAXY
@ Rhein Fire 10
0 0
0 7
7 10
14 27
21 04-13-96 32,092
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES
@ London Monarchs 7
7 0
14 7
0 7
0 3
0 24
21 04-14-96 16,258
Amsterdam Admirals
@ BARCELONA DRAGONS 14
7 7
7 0
7 6
6 0
7 27
34 04-14-96 17,300
Week 2
Rhein Fire
@ AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS 0
3 0
0 0
7 7
7 7
17 04-20-96 8,492
London Monarchs
@ FRANKFURT GALAXY 0
7 3
14 0
13 0
3 3
37 04-20-96 34,186
Barcelona Dragons
@ SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 0
3 0
10 7
10 6
0 13
23 04-21-96 12,928
Week 3
LONDON MONARCHS
@ Rhein Fire 10
0 3
3 0
0 14
17 27
20 04-27-96 16,104
Amsterdam Admirals
@ SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 7
7 0
7 7
0 0
7 14
21 04-28-96 13,070
FRANKFURT GALAXY
@ Barcelona Dragons 7
6 3
3 7
0 16
20 33
29 04-28-96 17,503
Week 4
Scottish Claymores
@ RHEIN FIRE 7
6 0
3 0
3 7
3 14
15 05-04-96 11,395
Amsterdam Admirals
@ FRANKFURT GALAXY 0
14 14
20 14
0 0
6 28
40 05-05-96 28,627
BARCELONA DRAGONS
@ London Monarchs 0
0 3
7 0
0 6
0 9
7 05-06-96 13,627
Week 5
London Monarchs
@ AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS 3
14 0
0 6
14 0
0 9
28 05-11-96 8,327
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 3
0 0
0 3
0 14
0 20
0 05-11-96 32,126
Rhein Fire
@ BARCELONA DRAGONS 0
6 7
12 0
0 12
3 19
21 05-12-96 15,742
Week 6
Barcelona Dragons
@ AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS 0
14 7
20 7
7 0
7 14
48 05-18-96 8,712
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ LONDON MONARCHS 0
14 0
6 0
0 7
7 7
27 05-19-96 10,764
Rhein Fire
@ SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 3
13 3
11 7
0 6
0 19
24 05-19-96 12,419
Week 7
Barcelona Dragons
@ RHEIN FIRE 0
6 3
7 9
0 0
3 12
16 05-25-96 13,173
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 7
0 0
3 3
14 7
3 17
20 05-26-96 13,116
Amsterdam Admirals
@ LONDON MONARCHS 0
0 0
3 6
6 7
7 13
16 05-27-96 11,048
Week 8
Scottish Claymores
@ AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS 0
0 0
10 21
7 6
14 27
31 06-01-96 10,501
RHEIN FIRE
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 21
0 7
0 0
0 3
8 31
8 06-01-96 38,796
London Monarchs
@ BARCELONA DRAGONS 6
0 0
7 0
0 0
0 6
7 06-02-96 9,875
Week 9
Barcelona Dragons
@ FRANKFURT GALAXY 14
0 0
7 0
7 7
10 21
24 06-08-96 33,115
AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS
@ Rhein Fire 0
7 10
0 0
7 14
0 24
14 06-09-96 20,103
London Monarchs
@ SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 7
4 0
13 7
0 14
16 28
33 06-09-96 15,461
Week 10
FRANKFURT GALAXY
@ Amsterdam Admirals 13
7 8
7 7
0 0
6 28
20 06-15-96 14,062
Rhein Fire
@ LONDON MONARCHS 0
7 0
7 0
0 14
3 14
17 06-16-96 11,125
Scottish Claymores
@ BARCELONA DRAGONS 0
7 7
7 6
9 14
9 27
32 06-16-96 16,124
WORLD BOWL 1996 at Edingburgh, Scotland
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 7
7 7
12 6
9 7
4 27
32 06-23-96 38,982
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