| Team: | Scottish Claymores |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Division Place: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Jim Criner |
| General Manager: | Mike Keller |
| Stadium: | Murrayfield Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1997 Scottish Claymores season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his third year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
General manager Mike Keller resigned at the end of the season, wanting to pursue opportunities in the United States.[1]
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 6 | Troy Bailey | DE | Oregon | |
| 2 | 12 | Keith Powe | DE | UTEP | |
| 3 | 13 | Jaime Fields | LB | Washington | |
| 4 | 24 | Ervin Collier | NT | Florida A&M | |
| 5 | 25 | Ron Childs | LB | Washington State | |
| 6 | 36 | Rickey Brady | TE | Oklahoma | |
| 7 | 37 | Sean Holcomb | DE | Texas A&M–Kingsville | |
| 8 | 48 | Ahmani Johnson | LB | Oregon State | |
| 9 | 49 | Kevin Scott | CB | Stanford | |
| 10 | 60 | Jeff Cummins | DE | Oregon | |
| 11 | 61 | Ron Moran | LB | Southern Illinois | |
| 12 | 72 | Cedric Saunders | TE | Ohio State | |
| 13 | 73 | Robert Bass | LB | Miami (Fla.) | |
| 14 | 84 | Burnell Roques | WR | Claremont | |
| 15 | 85 | Doug Terry | S | Kansas | |
| 16 | 96 | Larry Williams | DT | Mississippi State | |
| 17 | 97 | Demetrice Martin | CB | Michigan State | |
| 18 | 108 | Mu Tagoai | C | Arizona | |
| 19 | 109 | Steve Papin | RB | Penn State | |
| 20 | 120 | Chris Dausin | C | Texas A&M | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 12 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–3 | 1–0 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,185 | |
| 2 | Sunday, 20 April | 3:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 7–20 | 1–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 14,877 | |
| 3 | Sunday, 27 April | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 10–23 | 1–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 11,166 | |
| 4 | Saturday, 3 May | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 9–3 | 2–2 | Waldstadion | 32,690 | |
| 5 | Sunday, 11 May | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 8–16 | 2–3 | Stamford Bridge | 11,210 | |
| 6 | Sunday, 18 May | 3:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 10–6 | 3–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 9,021 | |
| 7 | Sunday, 25 May | 3:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 23–20 | 4–3 | Rheinstadion | 20,498 | |
| 8 | Sunday, 1 June | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 24–7 | 5–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 11,618 | |
| 9 | Sunday, 8 June | 3:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 9–10 | 5–4 | Murrayfield Stadium | 16,115 | |
| 10 | Saturday, 14 June | 7:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 18–46 | 5–5 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 10,523 | |
After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[7] Overall, Scotland had five players selected.[7] The selections were:
Additionally, Simmons was selected defensive MVP by the six World League head coaches.[8]