The British Caribbean Football Association were a football association formed in January 1957. The BCFA was formed having witnessed the success of the West Indies Cricket team in the 1950s and their defeat of England during the decade. The BCFA was not technically a West Indies team as players were also selected from British Guiana who were not members of the West Indies Federation
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| Founded | 20 January 1957[1] |
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| FIFA affiliation | N/A |
| President |  Ken Galt |
The six inaugural members were:
Barbados (joined FIFA in 1968)
British Guiana (joined FIFA in 1988 as Guyana)
Grenada (joined FIFA in 1978)
Jamaica (joined FIFA in 1962)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (joined FIFA in 1988)
Trinidad and Tobago (joined FIFA in 1964)
None of the associated FA's were members of FIFA at the time of the formation of the BCFA.
Crest edit
The British Caribbean Football Association supported a design competition and the winning crest was designed by Andy Worrell, a Trinidad oilfield worker.
The Jamaica Gleaner described the crest thus: "It show flags of the West Indies Nation and the Mother Country, along with tropical scenery, typical of Caribbean waters, palm trees, birds and sun. At the top are eleven stars which serve a double purpose—representing the eleven players of the team or the eleven territories in the Association including British Guiana. All this is bounded by a gold chain linking the territories in the Association. The competition was open to residents in the West Indies and British Guiana."[2]
Executive committee edit
On 20 January 1957, Trinidadian Football Association Chairman Ken Galt was nominated as President of the BCFA. The first Vice-President Jamaican Winston Meekes, then Jamaican Football Association president. The second Vice-President was the Dighton H. Ward of Barbados.
The Trinidad Football Association's Eric James was installed as General Secretary of the BCFA.[3]
England Tour of 1959 edit
The representative team embarked on a tour of England between August and November 1959. The BCFA team left from Port of Spain aboard the MV Willemstad on 17 August, and arrived in England on 30 August. They played in navy blue shirts with gold trim, and white shorts.[4]
Squad edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| GK | Patrick Gomez
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6 February 1930 (aged 29) | |||
| GK | Rawlins Baptiste
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 Walter Chevannes
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| Tyrone de la Bastide
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17 October 1938 (aged 20) | ||||
| Willie Rodriguez
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25 June 1934 (aged 25) | ||||
 Hubert Braithwaite
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| Karl Largie
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| Monty Hope
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| Noel Daniel
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| Doyle Griffith
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| Eddie Aleong
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4 May 1937 (aged 22) | ||||
| Len Leggard
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19 January 1930 (aged 29) | ||||
| Ken East
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| Owen Parker
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21 September 1932 (aged 26) | ||||
| Syd Bartlett
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| Anthony Hill
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| George Green
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| Ron Gray
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13 October 1939 (aged 19) | ||||
| Alvin Corneal
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13 October 1937 (aged 21) | ||||
| Compton Julian
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 Reginald Haynes
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22 November 1931 (aged 27) |
Ages shown are at the time of the first game on the tour.
Results edit
| 1 September 1959 | Cornwall FA XI | 1-0 | British Caribbean | St Austell |
| 3 September 1959 | Cornwall FA XI | 2-1 | British Caribbean | Penzance |
 Haynes |
| 10 September 1959 | Isthmian League XI | 3-1 | British Caribbean | London |
| Gray |
| 12 September 1959 | Athenian League XI | 7-2 | British Caribbean | Wealdstone |
| ? |
| 16 September 1959 | Spalding United FC | 0-3 | British Caribbean | Spalding |
| Parker East Haynes |
| 19 September 1959 | Wisbech Town FC | 5-4 | British Caribbean | Wisbech |
| Gray Parker Parker Julian |
| 23 September 1959 | King's Lynn FC | 3-1 | British Caribbean | King's Lynn |
| Parker |
| 25 September 1959 | Ely City FC | 1-2 | British Caribbean | Ely |
| Haynes Corneal |
| 30 September 1959 | Newmarket Town FC | 1-3 | British Caribbean | Newmarket |
| East East Parker |
| 3 October 1959 | Peterborough United FC | 4-1 | British Caribbean | Peterborough |
| 7 October 1959 | Barking FC | 1-2 | British Caribbean | Barking |
| Corneal Haynes |
| 10 October 1959 | Great Britain Olympic | 7-2 | British Caribbean | Ipswich |
| Parker Parker |
| 12 October 1959 | Bromsgrove Rovers FC | 5-0 | British Caribbean | Bromsgrove |
| 14 October 1959 | Crystal Palace FC | 11-1 | British Caribbean | London |
| Noakes (o.g.) |
| 17 October 1959 | Pegasus AFC | 3-1 | British Caribbean | Oxford |
| East |
| 21 October 1959 | Millwall FC | 5-1 | British Caribbean | London |
| East |
The overall tour record was: P17 W4 D0 L13 F27 A63.
References edit
- ^ "Ceremony opens BWI Football Board". Jamaica Gleaner. 4 January 1957. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "WI football crest". Gleaner (Jamaica). 9 April 1959. p. 14.
- ^ "Caribbean Football Association Formed". Gleaner (Jamaica). 22 January 1959. p. 10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "England Tour of British Caribbean 1959". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2012.