Arnett Gardens F.C. 1126684 201659382 2008-03-28T20:29:00Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[nl:Arnett Gardens FC]] {{Football club infobox | clubname = Arnett Gardens F.C. | image = [[Image:Arnett Gardens F.C..jpg|100px|Logo]] | fullname = Arnett Gardens Football Club | nickname = ''Junglists'' | founded = [[1977]] | ground = [[Tony Spaulding Sports Complex]]<br/>[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | capacity = 7,000 | chairman = | manager = {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Jerome Waite | league = [[Jamaican National Premier League|Cash Plus Premier League]] | season = 2007-2008 | position = 7th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_blackshoulders|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=ff0000|body1=ff0000|rightarm1=ff0000|shorts1=000000|socks1=ff0000 | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_blacksleevelinesandsidesthick|pattern_ra2= | leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=000000|socks2=00000 }} The '''Arnett Gardens Football Club''' is a Jamaican [[football (soccer)|football]] club, which currently plays in the [[Jamaican National Premier League]]. The team is based in the Arnett Gardens community of South [[Kingston, Jamaica|Saint Andrew]], [[Jamaica]], and plays in the [[Tony Spaulding Sports Complex]]. ==History== The team came out of a merger between the ''All Saints'' and ''Jones Town Football'' teams in 1977. Arnett’s fans originate primarily from Arnett Gardens and it's adjoining communities - Jones Town, Craig Town, Hannah Town, & Admiral Town. The ''Junglists'', as their fans are known, are very passionate and vociferous about their team and will travel all over the country in support of the team. The Arnett Gardens part of Kingston is popularly known as the ''Concrete Jungle'', hence the nickname of the club. The club won the league in its very first season, 1978. Although it suffered a long drought after that, it re-emerged recently, winning both the 2000/1 and 2001/2 championships. In the recently concluded 2006/7 season, Arnett Gardens finished in eight position. The start of the 2007/2008 season has been one of their worst ever and forced coach Max Straw to resign on January 14 to be replaced by former coach Jerome Waite,<ref>[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20080114T190000-0500_131402_OBS_MAX_STRAW_QUITS_STRUGGLING_ARNETT_.asp Max Straw quits struggling Arnett] - Jamaica Observer</ref>, who led Arnett Gardens to the celebrated back-to-back titles of 2001 and 2002. ==Achievements== *'''[[CFU Club Championship]] Runner-up: 1''' ::2002 *'''[[Jamaican National Premier League]]''': 3 :: 1978, 2001, 2002 ==Notable former players== *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Chris Diaz]] *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Winston Griffiths (soccer)|Winston Griffiths]] *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Gregory Messam]] *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Leon Strickland]] == Current squad == ''As of December 15, 2007 Nationality given from place of birth {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Julian McLeish]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Sheldon Smith]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Marlon Benbow]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Donovan Bernard]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Walter Boyd]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Everton Bunsie]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Adonijah Cameron]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Cornel Chin-Sue]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Richard Clarke (Jamaican footballer)|Richard Clarke]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Fabian Davis]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Anthowe Dawkins]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Ricardo Dennis]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Byron Earle]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Anchoi Headley]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Craig Hunter (Jamaican footballer)|Craig Hunter]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Narado Jenkins]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Alwayne Keise]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Carlington Lamont]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Dewight Lewis]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Onandi Lowe]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Angasha McDermott]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Kierald McLeod]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Marvin Morgan]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Rupert Murray (Jamaican footballer)|Rupert Murray]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Gerald Neil]]|pos=DF|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Kouri Pickersgill]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Kwame Richardson]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Oneil Robinson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Kenrick Rodriques]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Kevin Rose (Jamaican footballer)|Kevin Rose]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Horace Sharpe]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Mardio Simpson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Fabian Smith]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Alex Thomas (Jamaican footballer)|Alex Thomas]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Andre Thomas (Jamaican footballer)|Andre Thomas]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Jerry Walters]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Craig White (Jamaican footballer)|Craig White]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Lloyd White]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Andre Wilson]]|pos=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Jamaica|name=[[Kevin Wilson (footballer born 1976)|Kevin Wilson]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}} ==External links== * [http://www.golocaljamaica.com/premierleague/scores/team_profile.php?tid=8 Team profile at Golocaljamaica] ==References== {{refs}} {{fb start}} {{Jamaican Soccer}} {{fb end}} {{NorthAm-footyclub-stub}} [[Category:Jamaican football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1977]] [[fr:Arnett Gardens Football Club]] [[nl:Arnett Gardens FC]] [[pl:Arnett Gardens Kingston]]