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Mellieħa S.C.

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Mellieħa
Mellieħa S.C. crest
Full nameMellieħa Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Boys in Blue
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundMellieħa Sports Complex
ChairmanAlfred Vella Borg
ManagerWarren Said
LeagueNational Amateur League
2023–24National Amateur League, Group A, 5th

Mellieħa Sports Club is a Maltese sports club based in the town of Mellieħa.[1] Founded in 1947, just after the end of the Second World War, the primary aim was that of promoting and fostering the development of sports in the village and its surroundings, including football, baseball (Mellieħa Northenders)[2], softball (Mellieħa Curves), netball and snooker.

Mellieħa S.C. began as a football club in 1947 and has competed ever since. Their most notable achievement happened in 1992 when they finished runners-up in the Maltese First Division, which earned them a promotion to the Premier League, the top-tier in Maltese football. For the 2020–21 season, they competed in the National Amateur League, finishing 4th in group A before being knocked out in the first round of the promotion play-offs.

Mellieħa S.C will play in the 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League. [3]

Player records

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Appearances and goalscoring

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  • Most appearances: Ray Vella, 377+ (no exact records held); Kevin Gauci, 383
  • Record goal scorer: Wayne Borg St. John, 159 in 317 games (2000–2016)
  • Most goals in one season: Wayne Borg St. John, 22 (2009–10)
  • Oldest player ever: Ray Vella, 46 years

Player of the Year (1961–2023)

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Year Winner
1961–62 Malta Joe Borg
1962–63 Malta Edwin Vella
1963–64 Malta John Calleja
1964–65 Malta Kristinu Grima
1965–66 Malta Grezzju Grech
1966–67 Malta Charlie Abela
1967–68 Malta Joe Cauchi
1969–70 Malta Salvu Vella
1970–71 Malta Alfred Fenech
1971–72 Malta Anthony Borg
 
Year Winner
1972–73 Malta Alfred Vella Borg
1973–74 Malta Charlie Grima
1989–90 Malta Frans Vella
1990–91 Malta Ralph Farrugia
1991–92 Malta Stephen Deguara
1993–94 Malta Kevin Gambin
1994–95 Malta Ray Vella
1995–96 Malta Keith Fenech
1996–97 Malta Kevin Gambin
1997–98 Libya Kamal Edgeli
 
Year Winner
1998–99 Malta William Borg
1999–2000 Malta Kevin Gambin
2000–01 Malta Kevin Gauci
2001–02 Malta Joseph Mercieca
2002–03 Malta Kevin Gauci
2003–04 Malta Wayne Borg St. John
2004–05 Malta Wayne Borg St. John
2005–06 Malta William Borg
2006–07 Malta Wayne Borg St. John
2007–08 Malta Kevin Gauci
 
Year Winner
2008–09 Malta David Fenech
2009–10 Malta Luke Cauchi
2010–11 Malta Matthew Vella
2011–12 Malta Philip Taylor
2012–13 Malta Matthew Abela
2013–14 Malta David Cauchi
2014–15 Malta Jake Farrugia
2015–16 Malta James Abela
2017–18 Malta Jack Vella
2018–19 Malta Jake Farrugia
 
Year Winner
2019–20 Not Given
2020–21 Malta
2021–22 Malta
2022–23 Malta Malcolm Vella Vidal
2023–24 Malta Christopher Edafe Uzeh

Managers

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  • Malta Tony Pepperoni (1967–70)
  • Malta Alfred Bartolo (1974–76)
  • Malta Frankie Zammit (1976–77)
  • Malta Carmel Bartolo (1977–78)
  • Malta John Calleja (1978–80)
  • Malta John Buttiġieġ (1980–81)
  • Malta John Calleja (1981–82)
  • Malta Selection Board (1982–83)
  • Malta Salvu Vella (1983–84)
  • Malta Charlie Grima & Malta Charlie Fenech (1984–85)
  • Malta George Micallef (1985–88)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (1988–94)
  • Malta Freddie Cardona (1994–96)
  • Malta Euchar Grech & Albania Nefail Zhejani (1996–97)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (1997–99)
  • Malta Ronald Vella (1999–2002)
  • Albania Ilir Pelinku (2002–04)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (2004–05)
  • Albania Ilir Pelinku (2005–08)
  • Malta Ronald Vella (2008–09)
  • Malta Kevin Gambin & Bulgaria Nikolay Filipov (2009–11)
  • Malta JoJo Bajada (2011–12)
  • Malta Alex Delia (2012–13)
  • Malta Dennis Fenech (2013–15)
  • Malta Brian Bartolo (2015–16)
  • Serbia Vojko Martinović & Malta Alex Delia (2016–17)
  • Malta Alex Delia (2017–18)
  • Malta Brian Bartolo (2018–2021)
  • Malta Antoine Camilleri (2022–2023)
  • Malta Warren Said (2024-)

Honours

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League

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Runners-up (1): 1991–92
Winners (1): 1990–91
Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Winners (2): 1961–62, 1988–89
Runners-up (1): 2017–18
  • Fourth Division
Winners (1): 1975–76

Cup

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  • Second/Third Division FA Cup
Winners (1): 2003–04
  • Fourth Division Cup
Winners (1): 1978–79
  • Christmas Cup
Winners (1): 1972–73

References

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  1. ^ "MELLIEHA SPORTS CLUB - Home". Mellieħa Sports Club. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Mellieha Northenders - Malta Baseball and Softball Association". Malta Baseball and Softball Association. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "IZIBET Amateur League I". Malta Football Association. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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