Boys' Town F.C.
Jamaican football club
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 |
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Capacity | 2,000 | |
Chairman | Dr. Winston Davidson | |
Manager | Andrew Price | |
League | KSAFA Super League | |
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Boys' Town Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston , which currently plays in the Jamaica 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 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]
Honours
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Jamaica National Premier League
- Champions (3): 1984, 1986, 1989
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JFF Champions Cup
- Winners (2): 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
External links
National Premier League
2019–20
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