Football in Malta : 8 : a new stadium and a new life

Abstract

When the Wiener A.C. left, the game in Malta was at one of its lowest ebbs. Floriana after their three successive championships had once again disintegrated, and some of their players had gone to Sliema, others to Valletta, and later on when the Amateur team from Paola, the Constitutionals, went professional and changed their name to Hibernians, they too recruited some Floriana players. Club's relations with the Ruling Body were at a very low ebb indeed at the start of the "thirties", with season 1929 - 30 seeing an incomplete league, after the decider between Sliema Wanderers and Old St. George's had ended in a three-all draw. The replay was left over to the new season, but as Old St. George's had disbanded, the championship was handed on a plate to Sliema Wanderers.