Mellieħa Sports Club is a Maltese

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based in the town of

Mellieħa Mellieħa ( mt, il-Mellieħa ) is a large village in the Northern Region of Malta. It has a population of 10,087 as of March 2014. Mellieħa is also a tourist resort, popular for its sandy beaches and natural environment. Etymology The name ''M ...

. Founded in 1947, just after the end of the

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, the primary aim was that of promoting and fostering the development of sports in the village and its surroundings, including

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(Mellieħa Northenders),

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(Mellieħa Curves),

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and

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. 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

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, which earned them a promotion to the

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, the top-tier in

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. For the 2020–21 season, they competed in the

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, 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 2024–25 Maltese National Amateur League.

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

* First Division :Runners-up (1): 1991–92 *

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:Winners (1): 1990–91 :Runners-up (1): 2006–07 * Third Division :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

External links

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Profile
on

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