The Ness Monsters were an

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team from the north of

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who were based in Inverness. The team was named after the

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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 (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

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

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

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

{{reflist American football teams in Scotland Sport in Inverness Defunct American football teams in Europe American football teams established in 1986 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1989 1986 establishments in Scotland 1989 disestablishments in Scotland