Boys' Town F.C.
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| Full name | Boys' Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | 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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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.
The team's home ground is 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
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.[3] They have won the national league title on three occasions, the most recent in 1988.[4]
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.[5]
Honours
- Jamaica Premier League
- Champions (3): 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89
- Runners-up (5): 1973–74, 1975–76, 1986–87,
- JFF Champions Cup
- Winners (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
- Runners-up (1): 2006–07
- KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout Competition
- Champions (1): 2005–06
- Runners-up (4): 2003–04, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
See also
References
- ↑ "Come home, Boys' Town - Fans call for Red Brigade's return to Collie Smith drive". jamaica-star.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Come home, Boys' Town - Fans call for Red Brigade's return to Collie Smith drive". jamaica-star.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ BRIEF HISTORY of the BOYS' TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB Archived 22 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine – KSAFA
- ↑ Jamaica – List of Champions – RSSSF
- ↑ Morgan blunder costs Boys' Town. Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. – Jamaica Observer.