First Division (Malta) 1939/40
First Division 1939/40 | |
master | Sliema Wanderers |
Cup winners | Sliema Wanderers |
Teams | 6th |
Games | 31 + 1 play-off game |
Gates | 117 (ø 3.77 per game) |
← First Division 1938/39 |
The First Division 1939/40 was the 29th season in the history of the highest Maltese football league . The Sliema Wanderers became champions for the eleventh time . Then the game was interrupted for four years due to the Second World War.
societies
First Division clubs 1939/40 |
Compared to the previous season , FC Msida Saint Joseph and the Xewkija Tigers took part for the first time .
mode
The season was played back and forth. There were two points for a win, one point for a draw and no point for a loss. If there was a tie, a playoff was played for the championship.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
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1. | Sliema Wanderers (M) | 10 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 39:16 | 2.44 | 16: 4 |
2. | St. George's FC | 10 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 22: 7 | 3.14 | 16: 4 |
3. | FC Melita (P) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17:20 | 0.85 | 10:10 |
4th | Xewkija Tigers (N) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 15:14 | 1.07 | 9:11 |
5. | FC Msida Saint Joseph (N) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7th | 10:32 | 0.31 | 5:15 |
6th | Valletta St. Paul's | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7th | 11:25 | 0.44 | 4:16 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd playoff (only for champions) - 3rd goal quotient
At the end of the 1939/40 season: | |
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At the end of the 1938/39 season: | |
(M) | Acting Master : Sliema Wanderers |
(P) | Reigning cup winner : FC Melita |
(N) | Newcomers: Xewkija Tigers, FC Msida Saint Joseph |
Crosstab
1939/40 | MEL | XEW | VSP | |||
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Sliema Wanderers | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | 4: 2 | |
St. George's FC | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | |
FC Melita | 3: 5 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 6 | |
Xewkija Tigers | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
FC Msida Saint Joseph | 0: 7 | 1: 5 | 2: 4 | 1: 6 | 1-0 | |
Valletta St. Paul's | 1: 8 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 |
Playoff finals
The championship was decided in a playoff between teams with equal points.
Result | ||
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Sliema Wanderers | 2: 1 | St. George's FC |
Web links
- Final tables on rsssf.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results and table. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved August 29, 2020 .