St. George's F.C.

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St. George's F.C.
Full name	St. George's F.C.
Founded	1890
Ground	Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta (Capacity 17,000)
Manager	Carmelo Grech
League	Maltese Premier League
2006-07	Maltese Premier League, 9th
Home colours 　 Away colours

St. George's Football Club was the first Maltese football club from the city of Cospicua in the Mediterranean island of Malta. They are currently playing in the Maltese First Division, and is popularly claimed to be the pioneers of Maltese civilian football.

Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Current squad 4 External link 5 References

[edit] History

During the 1880s, a group of Maltese youngsters were watching English soliders playing football at the Verdala Barracks; an officer gave the young Maltese a ball and this was the start of the game on the island^[1].

They formed the first ever football club in Malta and named it Santa Margherita, two other clubs emerged soon after; St. Andrews and St. George's. The three clubs in Cospicua came together in 1890, merging to form one club, holding onto the St. George's name.

During the first years of the 20th Century they became Civilian Champions. The best season for the Cospicua team was 1916-17 during which St. George's F.C. won the 'double' by being crowned League Champions and Knock Out Cousis Shield Winners.

[edit] Achievements

• League Championship

1916/17

• League Runners-Up

1913/14, 1917/18, 1929/30, 1939/40

• FA Trophy Finalists

1936/37, 1949/50

• Cousis Shield

1916/17, 1926/27

• First Division Champions

1991/92, 2005/06

• Division 2 Champions

1953/54, 1956/57, 1958/59, 1965/66, 1971/72, 1973/74

• Division 2 Knock-Out Winners

1958/59, 1971/72, 1973/74

• Division 2 Knock-Out Finalists

1953/54

• Second Division Champions

1987/88, 1996/97, 2003/04

• Second & Third Division Knock-Out Winners

1987/88

• Second & Third Division Knock-Out Finalists

1999/2000

• Third Division Champions

2002/03

• Division 2 Sons of Malta Cup Winners

1971/72, 1973/74

• Christmas Cup Winners

1939/40 1

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 12 GK Andrea Gatt 19 GK James Mercieca 2 DF Christian Grech 3 DF Anthony Bonello 5 DF Samuel Cassar 6 DF Keith Xuereb 8 DF Glenn Tanti DF Jesmond Delia 10 MF Silvio Sciberras 13 MF Emerson Amaira

No. Position Player 15 MF Brandon Borg 17 MF Vince Camilleri 20 MF Heatcliff Schembri 7 FW Clayton Caruana 9 FW Luka Desira Buttigieg 11 FW Peter Chizoba 16 FW Justin Zammit 18 FW Glenn Barry FW Luke Agius

[edit] External link

• Official web site

Maltese First Division 2007-2008 v • d • e
Dingli Swallows • Marsa • Mellieha • Mosta • Qormi • St. George's • Senglea Athletics • St. Patrick • Tarxien Rainbows • Vittoriosa Stars
Football in Malta v • d • e
Malta Island MFA - GFA Gozo Island Maltese Premier League Malta national Gozo First Division MFA Divisions (1, 2, 3) Malta women's Gozo Second Division Maltese Cup List of clubs GFA Cup UEFA and FIFA members NF-Board members

[edit] References