St. George's F.C.

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St. George's
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Full nameSt. George's Football Club
Nickname(s)The Pioneers
Founded1890;134 years ago (1890)
Ground Centenary Stadium, Malta
Capacity2,000
President Stephen Vaughan Jr.
Manager Edmond Lufi
League National Amateur League
2021–22 Maltese Challenge League, Group A, 11th (relegated) ) [1]
Website Club website
The oldest known photograph of the club, taken in 1894 after defeating Floriana F.C. to become Unofficial Civilian Champions. Stgeorgesfc.JPG
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, [2] 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.[ citation needed ]

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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. [3]

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

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Andre Spiteri
DefFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Nicholas Gauci
FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Nick Borg
FW Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Ryan Micallef
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Lawrence Chidozie
MidFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Gianluca Sultana (C)
MidFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Ryan Sammut
Def/WFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Zack. Bowman
At/MidFlag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Rafael de Fax
Def/MidFlag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Ricardo Martin
GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Levi Saliba
MidFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Loumar Cutajar (AsC)
AttFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Ryan Cutajar
AttFlag of Japan.svg  JPN Kouta Suemetsu
MidFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Hili Aaron
WingFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Jeanalesi Spiteri
DefFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Christian Magro
MidFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Matthew Xuereb
DefFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Jose Alejandro Sorza
GK Flag of Malta.svg  MLT Brian Schiavone
MidFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Antoine Borg
DefFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Irvin Abela
DefFlag of Malta.svg  MLT Dillon Pace

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References

  1. "Summary - National Amateur League - Malta - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  2. Cassar Pullicino, J. (1956). "Social Aspects of Maltese Nicknames" (PDF). Scientia. 22 (2): 92.
  3. St. George's. Archived from geocities.com on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2011.