Mellieħa S.C.
| Full name | Mellieħa Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Boys in Blue | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Mellieħa Sports Complex | ||
| Chairman | Alfred Vella Borg | ||
| Manager | Warren Said | ||
| League | National Amateur League | ||
| 2023–24 | National Amateur League, Group A, 5th | ||
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Mellieħa Sports Club is a semi-professional sports club based in the town of Mellieħa,Malta[1], which competes in the Maltese National Amateur League I. Founded in 1947,the sports club has departments in football, baseball& softball[2] , netball [3]and snooker.
History
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 2025–26 Maltese National Amateur League I.
Current squad
- As of 7 April 2025[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player records
Appearances and goalscoring
- 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)
Managers
- Tony Pepperoni (1967–70)
- Alfred Bartolo (1974–76)
- Frankie Zammit (1976–77)
- Carmel Bartolo (1977–78)
- John Calleja (1978–80)
- John Buttiġieġ (1980–81)
- John Calleja (1981–82)
- Selection Board (1982–83)
- Salvu Vella (1983–84)
- Charlie Grima & Charlie Fenech (1984–85)
- George Micallef (1985–88)
- Dennis Fenech (1988–94)
- Freddie Cardona (1994–96)
- Euchar Grech & Nefail Zhejani (1996–97)
- Dennis Fenech (1997–99)
- Ronald Vella (1999–2002)
- Ilir Pelinku (2002–04)
- Dennis Fenech (2004–05)
- Ilir Pelinku (2005–08)
- Ronald Vella (2008–09)
- Kevin Gambin & Nikolay Filipov (2009–11)
- JoJo Bajada (2011–12)
- Alex Delia (2012–13)
- Dennis Fenech (2013–15)
- Brian Bartolo (2015–16)
- Vojko Martinović & Alex Delia (2016–17)
- Alex Delia (2017–18)
- Brian Bartolo (2018–2021)
- Antoine Camilleri (2022–2023)
- Warren Said (2024-)
Honours
League
- 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
- Second/Third Division FA Cup
- Winners (1): 2003–04
- Fourth Division Cup
- Winners (1): 1978–79
- Christmas Cup
- Winners (1): 1972–73
References
- ^ "MELLIEHA SPORTS CLUB - Home". Mellieħa Sports Club. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Mellieha Northenders - Malta Baseball and Softball Association". Malta Baseball and Softball Association. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Mellieħa Netball Club Official Facebook Page". Mellieha Netball SC.
- ^ Mellieħa SC 2024-25 season stats MFA
External links
- Official website
- Profile on Malta Football Association's website