Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican professional football club based in the community of Trench Town in Kingston.[1] The club currently competes in the KSAFA Championship.
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| Full name | Boys' Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Brigade | ||
| Founded | 1940 | ||
| Ground | Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Dr. Winston Davidson | ||
| Manager | Andrew Price | ||
| League | KSAFA Championship | ||
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The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2,000 spectators.[2]
It is said that Bob Marley was a fan of this club.
History
editBoys' Town was founded as a Christian project in 1940 by Reverend Father Hugh Sherlock for the young people in Kingston's Trench Town community.[3] They have won the national league title on three occasions, the most recent in 1988.[4]
Recent seasons
editAfter finishing runners-up to Tivoli Gardens in the 2010–11 season, they started the 2011–12 season on a low after fielding an ineligible player (Marvin Morgan, Jr.) in their first two matches and were deducted one point.[5]
Honours
edit- Jamaica Premier League
- JFF Champions Cup
- Winners (2): 2008-09, 2009-10
- Runners-up: 2006-07
- KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout Competition
- Champions: 2005-06
- Runners-up (4): 2003-04, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2012-13
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Come home, Boys' Town - Fans call for Red Brigade's return to Collie Smith drive". jamaica-star.com. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Come home, Boys' Town - Fans call for Red Brigade's return to Collie Smith drive". jamaica-star.com. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ BRIEF HISTORY of the BOYS' TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB Archived January 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine – KSAFA
- ^ Jamaica – List of Champions – RSSSF
- ^ Morgan blunder costs Boys' Town. Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. – Jamaica Observer.
External links
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