St. George's F.C.

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The oldest known photograph of the club, taken in 1894 after defeating Floriana F.C. to become Unofficial Civilian Champions.

St. George's Football Club, is a Maltese football club from the city of Cospicua in the Mediterranean island of Malta, believed to be the oldest club on the island. They are currently playing in the Maltese National Amateur League, and is popularly claimed to be the pioneers of Maltese civilian football.

History

During the 1880s, a group of Maltese youngsters was watching English soldiers playing football at the Verdala Barracks; an officer gave the young Maltese a ball and that was the start of the game on the island. They formed the first 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 merged in 1890 to form one club, holding on to 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. One of the most notable players of St. George's was Emmanuel Balolu Busuttil, the only player to captain the St. George's side to their only championship in the 1916–17 season. One of the most notable matches St. Georges played in their history was the 1965–66 the old second division decider against Qormi at the old Mannuel Island, a match that saw the biggest crowd of that season in all the MFA competitions. The match ended with a 2–1 score line in favour of St. Georges. From the corner flag, Zambula kicked the ball without anybody touching it straight into the nearest upright.

Achievements

• Maltese Premier League
  • Winners: 1916–17
• Maltese Premier League
  • Runners-up: 1913–14, 1917–18, 1929–30, 1939–40
• Maltese FA Trophy
  • Finalist: 1936–37, 1949–50
• Cousis Shield
  • Winners: 1916–17, 1926–27
• Maltese First Division
  • Champions: 1991–92, 2005–06
• Division 2
  • Champions: 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1973–74
• Maltese Second Division
  • Champions: 1987–88, 1996–97, 2003–04 2018-19
• Maltese Third Division
  • Champions: 2002-02
• Division 2 Sons of Malta Cup
  • Winners: 1971–72, 1973–74
• Christmas Cup
  • Winners: 1939–40

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	Template:Fba/core	Clive Caruana
—	Def	Template:Fba/core	Gianluca Borg
—	FW	Template:Fba/core	Jaden Camilleri
—	FW	Template:Fba/core	Julien Iwueke
—	FW	Template:Fba/core	Kenneth Aquilina
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Matthew Gauci (AsC)
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Owen Galea
—	Def	Template:Fba/core	Jordan Debono
—	At/Mid	Template:Fba/core	Jeanpaul Baldacchino
—	Def	Template:Fba/core	Victor Kayode
—	GK	Template:Fba/core	Jake Schiavone
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Kurt Zahra
—	Wing/Att	Template:Fba/core	Jurgen Gerada
—	Wing	Template:Fba/core	Nathan Belhadj
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Dale Valletta
—	Def	Template:Fba/core	Jael Vella
—	Def	Template:Fba/core	Alexander Cauchi
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Lee Agius (C)
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Sean Ellul
—	Mid	Template:Fba/core	Owen Cassar
—	Fwd	Template:Fba/core	Matthias Formosa
—	Def	Template:Fba/core	Johann Zarb

Promoted U21 | MLT - Dashiell Refalo - Forward | MLT - Ismael Abela - midfielder | MLT - Greig Vella - Winger | MLT - Jayden Aquilina - Defender | MLT - Lawson Cassar - Midfielder | |} |}

See also

• Season 2024/25 Committee

Committee:

President - Stephen Vaughan Jr | Vice President - Rodnick Abdilla | Secretary - Timmy Cucciardi | Treasurer - JohnLouis Sammut | Members: Kyle Azzopardi | Ludwig Bonnici | Ivan Camilleri | Clyde Agius

External links

1. REDIRECT Template:Football in Malta