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.

Teams

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Locations of the 1939–40 Maltese First Division teams

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 Xewkija Tigers F.C. 10 3 3 4 15 14 +1 9
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.

Sliema Wanderers2–1St. George's

Results

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

References


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_Maltese_Premier_League
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