Boys' Town F.C. Explained

Clubname:Boys' Town F.C.
Fullname:Boys' Town Football Club
Nickname:The Red Brigade
Ground:Collie Smith Drive Sporting Complex
Kingston, Jamaica
Capacity:2,000
Chairman:Dr. Winston Davidson
Manager:Andrew Price
League:KSAFA Championship
Season:2019–2020KSAFA Super League2019–2020
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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 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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-01-15 . Come home, Boys' Town - Fans call for Red Brigade's return to Collie Smith drive . 2023-12-22 . jamaica-star.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2018-01-15 . Come home, Boys' Town - Fans call for Red Brigade's return to Collie Smith drive . 2023-12-22 . jamaica-star.com . en.
  3. http://ksafa.net/Archives/News_BTown.htm BRIEF HISTORY of the BOYS' TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jamchamp.html Jamaica – List of Champions
  5. http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/sport/Morgan-blunder-costs-Boys-Town_9820998 Morgan blunder costs Boys' Town