Maltese First Division
Season1939–40
ChampionsSliema Wanderers F.C.
(11th title)
Matches played31
Goals scored117 (3.77 per match)

The 1939–40 Maltese First Division was the 29th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 6 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C) 10 7 2 1 39 16 +23 16
2 St. George's F.C. 10 7 2 1 22 7 +15 16
3 Melita F.C. 10 5 0 5 17 20 −3 10
4 Tigers F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. 10 2 1 7 10 32 −22 5
6 Valletta St. Paul's 10 1 2 7 11 25 −14 4
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Championship tie-breaker

With both Sliema Wanderers and St. George's level on 16 points, a play-off match was conducted to decide the champion.

Results

Home \ Away MLT MSD SLM STG VAL XEW
Melita — 1–0 3–5 0–2 1–6
Msida Saint-Joseph 2–4 — 0–7 1–5 1–0
Sliema Wanderers 3–2 6–2 — 1–1 4–2
St. George's 1–0 1–1 2–1 — 3–0
Valletta St. Paul's 0–2 0–1 1–8 1–4 —
XEW —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References


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