The seed was planted in 1973 after Ewan “Shanny” Hayles entered a team in The Antillean League and saw how successful they were. We then decided to enter the Major League competition in 1974. It was Ronald "Piggy" Chung, Michael "Fat I" Thompson, Donovan "D.V." Hayles and myself Ewan "Shanny” Hayles, who got together and came up with the idea of the Harbour View Football Club.

Ronald "Piggy" Chung then approached Carvel "Daddy" Stewart, Vin "Stumpy" Blaine, Derrick "Coach" Golding and Terrance Slater and together they formed the executive board for the club. The training began in 1974 at the Harbour View Compound, by playing practice matches with Manning Cup schools and top Football Clubs.

Roxy Williams got us some new goal posts. Ewan "Shanny" Hayles (the new captain), got the field prepared within a two week time frame, with the help of others such as: Fat I, D.V., Cornell "Biggs" Delisser, Conrad "Balance" Mullings, Trevor "Little Skill" McKenzie and Keith Cunningham. Special mention must go to Roxy Williams who upon coming home on a JOS number 2 bus, saw us struggling to mix the cement, which was being used to fill the holes for the rope posts. At this time he came off the bus and showed us how to mix the cement, because no one had any idea of how this was done. Derrick "Coach" Golding" surveyed the playing area and then the field was marked by Ewan "Shanny" Hayles.

Then came the big day of September 15, 1974, the team had lunch in a family type atmosphere. After lunch we went to "Piggy's" house to rest before the game, we were all anxious about the game being played due to the heavy rainfall on that day, which eventually stopped when we arrived at the field. Upon our arrival, we found the dedicated Harbour View residents using Crocus bags to dry the flooded field. This was such an inspiration for us, that we had a 4-1 victory against Rae Town, which was the beginning of our successful Football Club for the past 30 years.

MASTERS MATCH:

A team of former US based players are coming for a Masters (5:30pm)game at Compound the night of March 14th after the Premier League (3:30pm) and Under 21 (1:00pm)games so far - Freddie Butler,Clennon Clarke, Howard Cain, Boardeye Lyons, Doza, Cornel Dyce, Howard "Magic Head" Kerr, Richard "Duck" Green among others to be confirmed soon. People like Cobra Gaynor, Peter Cargill, Dominic and Bully Spaulding, Kevin Rose will be invited.

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