celebrates it's 30^th  Anniversary (March 4th,1974) all season long 2003- 2004.

Since the days when the eager citizens of Harbour View grouped together at the Harbour View Primary School halls to meet and greet each other all around The love of football mostly then at the Minor League Under 16 years level before taking the conscious decision to enter the Major League in September 1974 after electing officers in the newly formed Harbour View Football Club previously named after the community  only – Harbour View. 

INTREGING DRAW AT THE COMPOUND AS 2002 CHAMPIONS SQUARE OFF 0-0.

The availability of many national players on both sides for reigning Premier League Champions Portmore United and Federation Knockout Champions Harbour View never produced goals but did give the fair sized crowd a lot of quality football to watch as the Christmas season approaches. Visiting Harbour View residents from the USA graced our presence with the likes of Damani Ralph the “MLS Rookie of the Year” Wolde Harris of the Kansas City Wizards who finished fourth in the League and the energetic twin sister of coach Donovan Hayles, Lisa, her husband Bill and son Craig, Western Sports owner Carl Chang also made a rare appearance – all the best for the season.

Stand-in Harbour View Captain always threatened to score from early on as he circled the Portmore penalty area like a predator seeking his prey. His rasping 18 yard drive was excellently handled by the ever competent Shawn Sawyers in goal who tipped it over the crossbar for a corner, the resulting Jermaine Hue was met by the diving header from Lovell Palmer but deflected off a defender for the first of two more corner kicks that was scrambled out of the danger area. Fabian shot wide of the mark when his one-timer from a Conrad Hunte square was miscued from the left side of the box 15 yards out.

The lead role of former Premier League record goalscorer Oniel McDonald made little impact as he and his teammates fired speculate shots only from the midfield area seemingly with measured confidence that never troubled A half chance by the towering centre forward Dwayne Peters drifted wide as sweeper William Richards tried to play him offside on top of the box.

The first half ended much like the pattern of the game throughout with good midfield play by both teams both countered by defensive alertness marshalled the custodians Leeroy Grey and Shawn Sawyers. However the habit of stopping the ground advances of the Harbour View playmakers by way of fouls brought out the yellow card distribution of FIFA Referee Hughill Thompson once too often as he issued a Red Card to Jermaine Benjamin in minute 78 for a foul on young Conrad Hunte just about the halfline. The fouls produced many freekicks from Jermaine Hue just outside the area but defensive wall was more successful at blocking than was the kicks threatening save for one beauty the shaved the outside of the far upright. His best effort from 17 yards out was hit straight at the head of Sawyers who was quite pleased to parry over the bar for one of five corners throughout the game.

The full slate of chances failed to alter the scoreline as the intense football tactics ruled over individual brilliance both teams left without losing a though not wanting to admit it would feel satisfied as they look forward to the next round of games.

The Under 21 game ended with Portmore United winning by 2-1 as a double by Shawn Tavares bettered the solo effort of league leading goalscorer Kemar Petrekin.

HARBOUR VIEW AND SEBA PLAY TO A 0-0 SCORELINE.

In a game that seemed a true reflection of its scoreline.

The revenge to be executed on the part of Seba was not to be realised as the strikers wasted three clear opportunities in the second half to take all three points from top of the table team Harbour View at the Jarrett Park venue in front of a very small home crowd.

Harbour View looked very flat as they strolled around the park seemingly unruffled by the threats of the Seba attackers while not breaking a heavy sweat in trying to wear down the opponents defence.

Coach Donovan Hayles was not amused with the inefficiency of his team both in defence and attack, remarking to the press that his team was fortunate to come away with a point thanks largely to custodian Leeroy Grey.

HARBOUR VIEW UNDER 21 Team set to get all three points as ejected Seba player is arrested by a police officer after his boisterous behaviour.

Harbour View lead the game 1-0 after 65 minutes when the referee signalled the end of the game as only 5 players remained on the field. The other members of the Seba squad followed the police vehicle as it carried away the offending player to the police station.

FOCUSSED ON VICTORY HARBOUR VIEW RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS OVER WATERHOUSE AT THE COMPOUND

A more single-minded team unit finally remembered what it takes to gain three points as a plucky performance at home was a breath of fresh air to the Harbour View supporters which included World Class athletes Usian Bolt, Jermaine Gonzales and the gorgeous Bridgette Foster big sister to homeboy Lovell Palmer.

Loyal fans remained for a hour or more after the game still savouring the thought of being back again on top of the Premier League table, in addition to the atmosphere of excellence that permeated the grounds as ’the real’ gold and blue team turned up today to correct the anomally left behind from the end-of-first-round finals when waterhouse lifted the coveted crown for the title plus $150,000 and an enormous measure of pride.

Fabian Taylor looked sharpest at the start with telling runs goalwards resulting in a fierce grounder slamming at the base of the right upright with goalkeeper Loxely Ried well beaten plus two headers flashing wide of the mark from out jumping defenders around the penalty spot. Jermaine Hue’s two leftfooted drives were well handled by the experienced Ried while Clifton Waugh’s 40 yards diagonal pass to the left corner flag attracted the attention of Robert Scarlett whose designed square evaded the out-stretched efforts of attackers, defenders and the goalkeeper alike for the alert overlapping Donald Stewart to slam home from 10 yards beyond the far post. Harbour View up 1-0.

The 36th minute celebration seamed to have a victorious statement attached to it.

Waterhouse attacking plays centered around Nigerian Ucheckuwu Chinyere, Irvino English and Damion Powell counter-attacking if and when he wins the ball from his man marked hit-man Jermaine Hue. The efficient Baris Johnson coordinated defensive and early attacking combinations at the back but the dynamic team plays displayed in the first round was noticebly absent today. The half ended 1-0.

Waterhouse came alive as the ends changed, searching tentatively for a goal that had eluded them thus far only to realise Harbour View was more intent on increasing the lead.

It came only nine minutes into the half when a Fabian Taylor shot was charged down by the central defender but as it bounced Jomo Gordon pounced on it to drive home from seven yards much to the seemingly surprise of custodian Loxely Ried to cast an air of invincibility to ‘The View’ on the day. A block on the goalline by William Richards, fine saves from Leeroy Grey and stout-hearted defending by Palmer, Stewart, Waugh alongside Richards and completed by the energetic midfielder Conrad Hunt.

Supersub Nicholas McCreath made his entrance immediately soliciting a marker who struggled helplessly to contain him even when fouling him before he passed to Taylor to slot home from six yards only to be ruled offside. The game pattern remained unchanged throughout with Harbour View dominating possession and Waterhouse competing through long searching dribbles upfield combined with simple passes aimed increasingly at Chinyere who got maximum rotational attention from Waugh, Richards, Harvey and Grey in goal.

That plan worked well throughout as Harbour View resorted to a stay behind-the-ball strategy that frustrated the opponents while Akeem Priestly and Dino Williams replaced

Conrad Hint and Robert Scarlett adding attacking punch to the weary team unit who were now staring defeat squarely in the face and accepting it after 90 minutes.

Harbour View 2 Waterhouse 0.

INVADERS GAIN A DRAW AWAY TO HARBOUR VIEW

In an unattractive display of inconsistent football Harbour View again produced a below par first half performance against the maturing Invaders of Trelawny at the Compound this afternoon.

The result means that Harbour View has only scored one victory in their last six games when they played to a 4-2 win over Rivoli United. A record that reads as follows:

• 0-1 versus Reno
• 0-0 versus Star Cosmos
• 4-2 versus Rivoli
• 1-2 versus Waterhouse
• 2-2 versus Constant Spring
• 1-1 versus Invaders

The results reflect a current slump in form that has garnered only 6 points from the possible 18 points, 8 goals for and 8 goals against, twice we have not scored, twice we have scored only once, twice we have scored more than two goals, once have we not conceded a goal, twice we have conceded one goal,three times we have conceded two goals , Robert Scarlett has scored once,Lovell Palmer and Jermaine Hue has scored twice and Fabian Taylor has scored three times.

A first half that created very little excitement was punctuated by a 36th minute tap home on the line by an unchallenged Livingston Williams who benefited from a free header at the back post resulting from an indirect free-kick. The half ended Invaders 1-0.

A totally different Harbour View came out in the second half with a sense of urgency that signalled they came to play as Invaders packed their defence with six players and looked for the occasional counter-attack through ace forward Thomas Grant who gave the defenders a torrid time all afternoon with his blistering pace and shots on the run.

Coordination was smooth in midfield and flowing upfront, it peaked with the introduction of Conrad Hunt, Nicholas McCreath’s return and Kemar Petrekin was added culminating in a passing combination of Jermaine Hue finding McCreath whose shot goalward was blocked at the far post by custodian Richard McCallum for Fabian Taylor once again to follow through and score his ninth of the season.

The disappointed group of supporters filed out of the gates as they pondered the next game performance on the weekend against league leaders Waterhouse.