Boys' Town F.C.

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Boys' Town F.C.
Full name Boys' Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Red Brigade
Founded 1940
Ground Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex
Kingston, Jamaica
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Jamaica Dr. Winston Davidson
Manager Jamaica Andrew Price
League National Premier League
2010–2011 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club, which currently plays in the Jamaican National Premier League.

The team is based in Kingston, Jamaica, with their home ground at the Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex, which can hold up to 2000 spectators.

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]

Previous club logo

Recent seasons

After finishing runners-up to Tivoli Gardens F.C. in the 2010/2011 season, they started the 2011/2012 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, 1988
2009, 2010

Current squad

2012/2013 Season

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Jamaica GK Kirk Porter
Jamaica GK Leon Goffe
Jamaica GK Rufai James
Jamaica DF Kearn Binns
Jamaica DF Richard Clarke
Jamaica DF Wayne Ellis
Jamaica DF Hugh Evans
Jamaica DF Nicholas McMorris
Jamaica DF Asrick Samuels
Jamaica DF O'Neil Thompson
Jamaica DF Xavean Virgo
Jamaica DF Carlos Wright
Jamaica MF Ricardo Dennis
Jamaica MF Daemon Benjamin
No. Position Player
Jamaica MF Omar Campbell
Jamaica MF Garfield Gillespie
Jamaica MF Marvin Morgan, Jr.
Jamaica MF Robert Scarlett
Jamaica MF Marvin Stewart
Jamaica FW Anthony Bennett
Jamaica FW Michael Campbell (captain)
Jamaica FW Shane Edwards
Jamaica FW Fabian Francis
Jamaica FW Khalil Johnson
Jamaica FW Romeo Parkes
Jamaica FW Rafiek Thomas
Jamaica FW Joel Williams
Jamaica Kemar Watson

Notable former players

See also

References

  1. ↑ BRIEF HISTORY of the BOYS' TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB - KSAFA
  2. ↑ Jamaica - List of Champions - RSSSF
  3. ↑ Morgan blunder costs Boys’ Town - Jamaica Observer

External links

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