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.
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. The club played competitive American football up until 1989.

1987 Season

Ness Monsters Results


Ness Monster 44-0 Capital Clansmen
19 April 1987


Strathmore Scorpions 30-12 Ness Monsters
3 May 1987


Ness Monsters 36-6 Barrhead Redhawks
17 May 1987


Dundee Whalers 44-6 Ness Monsters
24 May 1987


Fife 49ers 68-30 Ness Monsters
31 May 1987


Ness Monsters 22-32 Strathmore Scorpions
14 June 1987


Capital Clansmen 30-32 Ness Monsters
21 June 1987


Ness Monsters 24-52 Dundee Whalers
12 July 1987


Barrhead Redhawks 6-32 Ness Monsters
2 August 1987


Ness Monsters 44-0 Fife 49ers
9 August 1987


Thistle League Table
Team nameWLTPFPA
Dundee Whalers100045393
Fife 49ers730297181
Strathmore Scorpions640196156
Ness Monsters550252268
Barrhead Redhawks18162325
Capital Clansmen091100337

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
Caledonian American Football League Table
Team nameWLTPFPA
Strathclyde Sheriffs100028417
Ness Monsters640260116
Glasgow Diamonds640208132
Forth Valley Generals640166137
Strathmore Scorpions45191139
Capital Clansmen451136141
Inverclyde Comets010026466

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 nameWLTPFPA
Forth Valley Generals4008914
Ness Monsters2113042
Livingston Chieftains0401477

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''