Boys' Town F.C.
Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.
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 | Red Stripe Premier League | ||
2015–16 | 8th | ||
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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.
It is said that Bob Marley was a fan of this club.
History
Boys' Town was founded as a Christian project in 1940 by Reverend Father Hugh Sherlock for the young people in Kingston's Trench Town community.[1] They have won the national league title on three occasions, the most recent in 1988.[2]
Recent seasons
After 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.[3]
Achievements
- Jamaican National Premier League: 3
- 1984, 1986, 1989
- 2009, 2010
See also
References
- 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