OUR VISION

The vision of Barbican Football Club is to build strong bonds among members of Barbican and the surrounding communities through participation in football to achieve stronger relationships with each other, at all levels.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Barbican Football Club will institute sports related programs for children and parents of our community. The Club will teach the sport of football, along with stressing the importance of education and social responsibility to the young players. We feel that this will help to motivate these persons to do well in other areas of their lives, such as in schools and in their own community.

Our Motto, is “WITH DISCIPLINE, WE SHALL NEVER GIVE UP”

HISTORY OF BARBICAN FOOTBALL CLUB

In 1974, some members of the Barbican community acknowledged the need for underprivileged youths of the area to have some form of venue for recreation and socialization.

The Prime Minister at the time, the Rt. Hon Michael Manley, was approached to assist in acquiring Government owned lands in the area, with the intention to develop a football field and community center. In 1975, the acquisition of 10 acres of land, adjacent to the residence of the Governor General at King’s House. This became the start of a very proud institution and major football entity called, Barbican Football Club.

DETAILS OF BARBICAN FOOTBALL CLUB

Year Founded: 1975 Grounds: Barbican Field & Beach Football Park Current Teams: Seven (7) Club Colours: Gold and Black, in combinations of

TEAMS OF BARBICAN FOOTBALL CLUB

Super League Team: Plays nine (9) months of the year Women’s Team: Plays six (6) months of the year (coached by the former National Team Coach – Charlie Edwards) Men’s U-20 Team: Plays nine (9) months of the year Boys U-17 Team: Plays five (5) months of the year Boys U-15 Team: Plays four (4) months of the year Boys U-13 Team: Plays three (3) months o f the year Master’s O-35 Team: Plays seven months (7) months of the year

*** Titles won in the last ten (10) years include the Major League Team (1), Men’s U-20 Team (1), Women’s Team (4), and the Master’s O-35 Team ((5).

CURRENT STATUS OF BARBICAN FOOTBALL CLUB

The decline of the economy of Jamaica over the last 30 years contributed greatly to the decline in Barbican Football Club’s involvement and inclusion of the community in its operations as funding has been limited. Securing sponsorship for the Club has become increasingly difficult, and time consuming. Over the last five years Barbican Football Club has fallen on hard times, but through this, the tradition of maintaining strong football teams to enter all the football competitions has been fulfilled with the financial assistance of a few committed members of the Club.

Barbican Football Club now boasts a newly refurbished football pitch, a Beach Football field, and plans to build an Artificial Turf football pitch in the near future. We are committed to the future of Youth Football in our community, and in Jamaica .

Barbican Football Club is also the home of Jamaica ’s National Teams for Beach Football, and for Beach Volleyball.

CURRENT EXECUTIVE

The members of the Executive are drawn from varying professional disciplines but all have an interest in developing football in the community.

The members are Courtney Leakey – President, Christopher James – Vice President, David Shirley – Treasurer, Donald Lyew – Club Captain, Marshall Ogle – Secretary, Ramond Beckford – Assistant Secretary.

LOCATION OF BARBICAN FOOTBALL CLUB

It is our belief that the football fields at Barbican Football Club are the most visible, most used, and most accessible football fields in the Corporate area. We are located at 13 East King’s House Road .

Best regards

Marshall Ogle