1948–49 Maltese Premier League

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Football league season

Maltese First Division
Season	1948–49
Champions	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (12th title)
Relegated	Naxxar Lions
Matches played	57
Goals scored	209 (3.67 per match)
← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 Maltese First Division was the 34th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

The team managed to gain the top of the leaderboard only on the penultimate day, after winning by 1-0 a decisive clash against the historical rivals of Floriana.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C)	14	11	0	3	33	15	+18	22	Champions
2	Hamrun Spartans F.C.	14	9	2	3	38	22	+16	20
3	Valletta F.C.	14	9	1	4	40	20	+20	19
4	Floriana F.C.	14	6	5	3	24	19	+5	17
5	Hibernians F.C.	14	5	5	4	24	20	+4	15
6	St. Andrews F.C.	14	3	1	10	13	33	−20	7
7	St. George's F.C.	14	1	4	9	19	42	−23	6
8	Naxxar Lions (R)	14	2	2	10	13	33	−20	6	Relegation

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Relegation tie-breaker

With both St. George's and Naxxar Lions level on 6 points, a play-off match was conducted to determine 8th place and the relegation.

St. George's F.C. v Naxxar Lions

St. George's F.C.

4–1

Naxxar Lions

Results

Home \ Away	FRN	HIB	ĦMR	NXR	SLM	STA	STG	VLT
Floriana	—	1–1	3–3	1–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	4–1
Hibernians	0–0	—	0–0	3–0	1–2	5–1	1–1	1–2
Ħamrun Spartans	2–3	3–1	—	3–2	2–3	3–0	4–0	1–4
Naxxar Lions	1–1	3–3	0–2	—	0–2	1–2	2–1	0–6
Sliema Wanderers	3–2	6–2	1–3	3–0	—	3–1	4–0	0–1
St. Andrews	0–1	0–2	2–5	0–1	0–2	—	2–2	2–1
St. George's	3–3	1–2	1–6	1–0	0–3	2–3	—	3–3
Valletta	3–2	0–2	0–1	5–3	3–0	4–0	7–1	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

Baldacchino, Carmel (5 March 2020). "An encounter to remember". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

External links

Malta - List of final tables (RSSSF)

v t e Maltese Premier League seasons
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v t e 1948–49 in European football
Domestic leagues	Albania '48 '49 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '48 '49 Finland '48 '49 France Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '48 '49 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '48 '49 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '48 '49 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey (Football Championship '49) Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '48 '49 Austria Bulgaria '48 '49 Cyprus England France Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany '49 Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '48 '49 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '48 '49 Spain Sweden '48 '49 Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland

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