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Football
/ 3 years agoThe Ħamsa Ċikk affair – Spartans win first title
At the start of the 1913-14 season, the clouds of war were hanging over our islands like a thick blanket. Many...
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Football
/ 3 years agoThe first honours for Birżebbuga SP
The Fifties were a wonderful period in the history of Maltese football. The standard of the game was very high and...
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Football
/ 3 years agoThe first and only league title for St George’s
In 1915-16, the Maltese football league was not held. No ground was available because tents were installed in the Mile End...
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360 Sports Malta Premier
/ 3 years agoValletta City win promotion to the First Division
In 1932, football in Valletta received a near mortal blow when Valletta United were disbanded. For a time, the game in...
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Football
/ 3 years agoChampagne for Rabat Ajax and relegation heartache for Floriana FC in 1984-85
The 72nd edition of the national league was one of the most memorable in the history of the competition. It was...
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Football
/ 3 years ago1980-81 – the golden season of Senglea Athletic
The 1980-81 season was memorable in more ways than one. As we have seen last week, it was the last season...
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360 Sports Malta Premier
/ 3 years ago1980-81 – the last season at the Empire Stadium
The 1980-81 League Championship was the last one held at the Empire Stadium. It was also the first one played under...
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Football
/ 3 years agoThe Manoel Island campaign in season 1965-66
A dispute between the clubs and the owners of the Empire Stadium in September 1965 resulted in the game being transferred...
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360 Sports Malta Premier
/ 3 years agoLolly Debattista – the last of the great Floriana Ajax legends
Maltese football fans, especially those who like me remember the domestic game in the Fifties and Sixties yesterday woke up to...
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Football
/ 3 years agoNaxxar Lions and Ħamrun Liberty battle for honours
This week’s article takes us back to 1945-46. The MFA Council was still finding its feet after the chaos of the...