Today’s article takes us back to 1944. The war in Europe was still raging but with Italy out of the war, the conflict was over for the Maltese. However, many of the leading teams were still in hibernation and most of the pre-war football stars were still in uniform.

One positive thing, however, was the amalgamation of Valletta St Paul’s with Valletta Prestons to form the present club Valletta FC. It was the start of a glorious era for football in the capital.  

In mid-December 1944, the MFA was finally in a position to organise the first post-war championship.

The season, however, was already half gone and there was no time to hold a full-scale competition. Therefore, it was decided in a sitting of the Council held on Friday, September 8, 1944 that only four clubs would contest that season’s competition.

Continue reading this article on SportsDesk, the sports website of The Times of Malta

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