Devonshire Colts

Devonshire Colts F.C
Full name Devonshire Colts F.C
Nickname(s) The Colts, The Halloween Boys
Founded est.1958, Mr. Edward DeJean
Ground Police Recreation Field
Pembroke, Bermuda
Ground Capacity 7,000
Chairman Ray Jones,
Sec: K.Naylor,
Tres: A. Pimentel
Manager Jay Bean
League Bermudian First Division
2014–15 2nd (promoted)

Devonshire Colts FC is a football club based in Devonshire, Bermuda and are in the Cingular Wireless Premier Division league. The team colours are orange and white.

History

The Devonshire Colts Football Club was established in 1958, due to the efforts of Mr. Edward DeJean and Mr. Braxton Burgess. These men were members of the Howard Academy, aka Skinners School, in Bermuda. DeJean was the principal while Burgess was a physical education teacher.

Following their school level successes, the Howard Academy team moved on to participating in practice matches with local men’s football teams which subsequently led to the application and entry into the Bermuda Football Union.

The Devonshire Colts play on Police Field, where formerly police dogs were exercised.

Colts were relegated to the Bermudian First Division in 2011,[1] they returned to the Bermudian Premier Division after 4 years in for the 2015/16 season after beating St David's in March 2015.[2]

Rivalries

Devonshire Colts main rivalries are Devonshire Cougars and St. Georges Colts. Devonshire Colts fans consider B.A.A as a distant rivalry as they are not located close to each other. Additionally, a strong rivalry with Devonshire Cougars dates back to when both clubs were founded with "Devonshire' in their name. More recently a rivalry with B.A.A has grown following repeated clashes in competitions.

Achievements

1971/72, 1972/73, 1996/97
1972/73, 1973/74, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2006/07
1973/74, 1980/81, 1998/99, 1999/00
1972/73, 2002/03
1978/79, 1982/83, 1999/00
1996/97, 1998/99, 2006/07
2014/2015

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

Best: 1973 – Second Round
Year Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg
1973 Bermuda North Village CC 3–1 3–4
Netherlands Antilles CRKSV Jong Colombia 2–0 1–1

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Bermuda GK Gregory Rose
Bermuda DF McQuinn Burch
Bermuda DF Jehkelyo Burgess
Bermuda DF Joseph Butterfield
Bermuda DF Kian Butterfield
Bermuda DF Vernell Lambe
Bermuda DF Justin Maybury
Bermuda MF Terry Foote
Bermuda MF Keimo Gardener
Bermuda MF Kyle Jones
Bermuda MF Quinton Jones
Bermuda MF Dominic Lambe
Bermuda MF Carlos Trott
No. Position Player
Bermuda MF Eurique Wilkin
Bermuda FW Zuri Darrell
Bermuda FW Quinn Simmons
Bermuda FW Eli Smith
Bermuda FW Lozendro Symonds
Bermuda Kiuno Cann
Bermuda Clevelyn Crichlow
Bermuda Michael Doucet
Bermuda Teniko Eve
Bermuda Korie Minors
Bermuda Ryan Purnell
Bermuda Jamal Simons

Historical list of coaches

  • Bermuda Keishon Smith (2010)

  • Bermuda Jay Bean(–present)

Shirt sponsor

References

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.