1952–53 Maltese Premier League

The 1952–53 Maltese First Division was the 38th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.

Maltese First Division
Season1952–53
ChampionsFloriana F.C.
(16th title)
RelegatedSt. George's F.C.
Matches played56
Goals scored151 (2.7 per match)

League standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Floriana F.C. (C) 14 9 3 2 27 12 +15 21 Champions
2 Birkirkara F.C. 14 9 2 3 19 10 +9 20
3 Valletta F.C. 14 7 5 2 26 17 +9 19
4 Sliema Wanderers F.C. 14 4 5 5 20 16 +4 13
5 Hibernians F.C. 14 4 4 6 22 25 −3 12
6 Rabat 14 4 3 7 13 18 −5 11
7 Hamrun Spartans F.C. 14 3 3 8 14 19 −5 9
8 St. George's F.C. (R) 14 2 3 9 10 34 −24 7 Relegation
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away BKR FRN HIB ĦMR RBT SLM STG VLT
Birkirkara 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1
Floriana 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1
Hibernians 2–5 2–3 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Ħamrun Spartans 0–1 0–0 5–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2
Rabat 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2
Sliema Wanderers 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–2
St. George's 1–3 0–4 1–5 0–1 0–0 1–6 1–1
Valletta 1–0 1–3 0–0 4–1 4–1 4–3 3–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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