1909–10 Maltese Premier League
Season | 1909–10 |
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Champions | Floriana (1st title) |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 22 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Salvu Samuele (4 goals)[1] |
1911–12 → |
The 1909–10 Maltese First Division was the first edition of the Maltese First Division, the precursor of today's Premier League.
Overview
Following numerous attempts to organise a local football competition and the ever-increasing interest in the game, on 26 October 1907 the Lyceum Football ground was inaugurated in Marsa.[2][3] This was to host the first football league campaign contested by Maltese teams and selections from the military service; the Royal Malta Artillery selection won the competition. This led to the set up of the first league season with all games to be played at the Lyceum Ground.[2]
A total of five teams joined the league and the stipulation was that each team had to provide their own goalposts and nets.[4] The league ended with a two-way tussle between Floriana and Sliema Wanderers, after the latter were awarded a 2–1 win over St. Joseph's United following crowd trouble. In the decider game played on 24 April 1910, Floriana triumphed with a single goal from top scorer Salvu Samuele thereby winning the first edition and being awarded the Daily Malta Chronicle Cup, a cup specifically designed for the occasion.[4]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Floriana (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 8 |
2 | Sliema Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
3 | St. Joseph's United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Boys Empire League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
5 | Malta University | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points;
(C) Champions
Results
Home \ Away | FRN | SLM | SJU | BEL | MUN |
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Floriana | — | 1–0 | w/o | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Sliema Wanderers | — | 2–1[a] | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
St. Joseph's United | — | 3–2 | w/o | ||
Boys Empire League | — | 5–0 | |||
Malta University | — |
- ^ Match was abandoned at 2–1 after crowd invasion and result was kept at this score.
References
- ^ "Malta - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b Baldacchino, Carmel (6 August 2015). "The ground-breaking season of 1907-08". Times of Malta. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Shadows from the Past". Times of Malta. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b Baldacchino, Carmel (11 October 2007). "Daily Malta Chronicle Cup". Times of Malta. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
See also
- 1909 in association football
- 1910 in association football
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