1965–66 Maltese Premier League

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Maltese First Division
Season1965–66
Dates16th October 1965 - 23rd February 1966.
ChampionsSliema Wanderers (18th title)
RelegatedBirkirkara
European CupSliema Wanderers
European Cup Winners' CupFloriana
Matches played30
Goals scored75 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Bonnet
Ronnie Cocks (6)
Biggest home winSliema Wanderers 4-0 Birkirkara
Biggest away winHamrun Spartans 0-4 Hibernians
Highest scoringBirkirkara 2-5 Valletta

The 1965–66 Maltese First Division was the 51st season of top-tier football in Malta.

The season started on 16th October 1965 and ended on 23rd February 1966. It was entirely played on Manoel Island football ground.

It was contested by 6 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship for the 18th time, the third in a row.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sliema Wanderers F.C. (C) 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 17 Qualification for the European Cup
2 Floriana F.C. 10 5 1 4 16 11 +5 11 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Hibernians F.C. 10 2 6 2 10 8 +2 10
4 Valletta F.C. 10 2 5 3 11 13 −2 9
5 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 10 2 4 4 6 14 −8 8
6 Birkirkara F.C. (R) 10 0 5 5 8 22 −14 5 Relegation
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Floriana qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Maltese FA Trophy Winners

Results

Home \ Away BKR FRM HIB ĦMR SLM VLT
Birkirkara 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–4 2–5
Floriana 4–1 2–1 3–0 2–4 2–0
Hibernians 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1
Ħamrun Spartans 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–1
Sliema Wanderers 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0
Valletta 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ Xuereb, Mario; Di Maggio, Roberto; Busuttil, Antoine (2020-06-17). "Malta - List of Topscorers". Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  2. ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (7 May 2021). "The Manoel Island campaign in season 1965-66". SportsDesk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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