Meadhaven United F.C.

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Meadhaven United
Full nameMeadhaven United F.C.
Nickname(s)Blue Eagle
Founded1977
Ground Michigan Oval, Meadowbrook
Kingston, Jamaica
ChairmanPeter Beckford
ManagerAlrick Clarke
League KSAFA Super League
2008–2009 Digicel Premier League, 11th
(relegated)

Meadhaven United is a Jamaican football team which played at the top level, the Jamaican National Premier League, in the 2008/2009 season.

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It is based in the Meadowbrook district of Kingston, Jamaica, but need to play their home matches at Constant Spring due to a lack of stands at their Michigan Oval home ground.

History

The club was founded in March 1977 by a group of 15-year-old youngsters from the Meadowbrook and Havendale community. Led by Michael Dyche, Christopher Hunt, George Ballin and Gary Steadman they approached University of the West Indies Student David Hunt to be their coach and he agreed. Playing under the name Meadowbrook United they participated in the President's Cup a qualifying competition for the under 17 Minor League. The team subsequently won their zone and thus qualified for the Minor League the following year.

From this initial success senior footballers were spurred into action and a clubs called Spectrum and Hal-Haven were formed between in late 1977 and early 1978. Hal-Haven coached by David Hunt won the S.D.C Under 19 competition and Spectrum coached by Arthur Clarke won the over 19 competitions. In March 1978 the teams pooled resources and formed the Meadowbrook and Havendale Sports Association and competed under the new name Meadhaven United. The club over the years has produced several national team players at both the junior and senior levels.

They won promotion to the top level in summer 2008 when they won the NPL play-off series ahead of fellow qualifiers, Rivoli United F.C.. During this successful season, in October 2007, founding member, former president and technical director David Hunt died of an apparent heart-attack. [1]

Meadhaven had trouble in attracting sponsorship ahead of their first NPL season. [2] They only lasted one season at the top level, they got relegated after the season's play-offs.

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References

  1. ↑ David Hunt is dead Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Observer
  2. ↑ Lack of sponsorship hurting Meadhaven Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine – Jamaica Gleaner
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