Tobago champs get $5,000 more

OVER $66,000 in prize money was handed out at the recent Tobago Football Association awards ceremony at the Blue Haven Hotel, attended by Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London. The TFA’s new season will kick off today at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago. To start the action will be a clash betweeen two-time Warner’s Group of Companies Semi-Professional Football League champs St. Clair’s Coaching School and Pepsi FA Cup winners 1976 FC Phoenix XS, following a march past of the 23 teams. And this season, teams will be vying for a winners’ purse of $25,000, an increase of $5,000. Hayden Fitzwilliams, who earned selection on the national team for the Caribbean Football Union Cup, was named “Most Valuable Player” of the 2002 season, while Terrry Williams of Phoenix was “Coach of the Year,” and once again, the Bertille St Clair-coached champions were named “Team of the Year.” Curtis Job of Stokelyvale, one of the three “Players of the Year,” along with Tyronne Brown (Charlotteville Unifiers) and Kevern Murphy (Phoenix), also took away the prize as leading goal-scorer.  He scored 18 goals. St. Clair’s Coaching School took away the most money with $23,750, which included the runners-up spot taken by their women team.

Honour roll:
Champions —- St. Clair’s Coaching School - $20,000; runners-up - Stokelyvale - $8,000; 3 1976 FC Phoenix - $5,000; 4 Charlotteville Unifiers - $2,000; 5 Pepsi Hills United - $1,500; 6 Georgia - $1,000; 7 Earlbrokes; 8 Bethel United; 9 HV Milan and 10 Golden Lane - $800 each.
Pepsi FA Cup —- Winners - 1976 FC Phoenix - $10,000; runners-up St. Clair’s Coaching School $3,000; 3 Stokelyvale $1,000.
Zonal “A” Conference —- Winners - Roxborough Lakers $500; runners-up Sidey’s $300; 3 Calder Hall; 4 King David Enterprise Goal City; 5 Stag Uprising; 6 Mainstreet $250 each.
Zonal “B” Conference —- Winners - Mason Hall PYC $300; runners-up Black Rock Starliners; 3 Leeds United; 4 Signal Hill; 5 Moriah Achievers; 6 Northside Combined $250 each.
Big Six —- Winners - Sidey’s $2,500; runners-up Roxborough Lakers $1,000; 3 Calder Hall $500; 4 Goal City; 5h Stag Uprising; 6 Mason Hall PYC $300 each.
Women Division —- Winners - 1976 Phoenix $2,000 and 20 gold medals; runners-up St. Clair’s Coaching School $750 and 20 silver medals; 3 Moriah Police Youth Club 20 bronze medals.
Leading goal-scorer — Envis Williams and J. McKenna - voucher/hamper; Most Valuable Player - J. McKenna - Carib voucher.
Under-15 Division — Winners - Moriah PYC $1,500 and 20 gold medals; runners-up - Scarborough Secondary $500 and 20 silver medals; 3rd HV Milan 20 bronze medals.
Special awards (plaques) — Allan Warner; Lloyd Warner; Thomas Williams; Anthony Carter.