1971/72 RECORD

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REVIEW

1st DIVISION STANDINGS

Għajnsielem F.C. statrted the season well with two wins from as many games. But a winless stretch of five matches left them hopelessly behind in the middle of the table. This was not championship football and with three matches to go this looked like mission impossible. Għajnsielem were three points behind leaders Oratory Youths, two points behind second-placed Victoria Hotspurs and one point above Xewkija Tigers. First up were Oratory Y. Għajnsielem subdued the leaders and beat them 2-0. Għajnsielem then overcame Xewkija 3-1 but their joy was restrained by Oratory Youths’ victory over Victoria Hotspurs that same week-end. Oratory Youths now simply needed to hold their nerve and beat S.K. Calypsians on the last day of the season. But the Youths chocked and were beaten by S.K. Calypsians who needed the points to avoid last place and automatic relegation to the second division. The finale to the season, the clash between the Blacks and the Reds assumed the nature of a decider. Loreto Galea won it for Għajnsielem with a header from a Vincent Cutajar corner 15 minutes from time. Għajnsielem duplicated their performance in the cup competitions from the previous season. They lost to Oratory Youths in the semi-final for the Galea Cup. They beat three different opponents on course to their third consecutive treble of cup wins: S.K. Calypsians in the Esso Cup, Oratory Youths in the British American Insurance Cup and Xagħra United in the Independence Cup.

P W D L F A P
Għajnsielem F.C. 10 5 3 2 12 7 13
Oratory Youths 10 4 4 2 13 9 12
Victoria Hotspurs 10 4 3 3 9 8 11
S.K. Calypsians 10 2 4 4 6 10 8
Nadur Youngsters 10 1 6 3 6 7 8
Xewkija Tigers 10 3 2 5 11 16 8

 

RESULTS & SCORERS

Date Competition Rd. Venue Opponent Score   Scorers    
                   
17/10/1971 Galea Cup S/F Silver Jubilee Ground Oratory Youths 1-1 2-3p Vincent Cutajar  1  
                   
31/10/1971 First Division 1 Silver Jubilee Ground Nadur Youngsters 2-1 - Vincent Cutajar  1  
            Vincent Galea  1  
                   
21/11/1971 First Division 1 Silver Jubilee Ground S.K. Calypsians 1-0 - Toni Cauchi  1  
                   
19/12/1971 First Division 1 Silver Jubilee Ground Oratory Youths 1-1 - Vincent Cutajar  1  
                   
02/01/1972 First Division 1 Silver Jubilee Ground Victoria Hotspurs 0-1 -      
                   
30/01/1972 First Division 1 Silver Jubilee Ground Xewkija Tigers 1-2 - Lorry le Provost og 1  
                   
20/02/1972 Esso Cup S/F Silver Jubilee Ground Nadur Youngsters 1-1 5-3p Vincent Cutajar  1  
                   
12/03/1972 First Division 2 Silver Jubilee Ground Nadur Youngsters 0-0 -      
                   
19/03/1972 Esso Cup F Silver Jubilee Ground S.K. Calypsians 1-0 - Pawlu Debono  1  
                   
02/04/1972 First Division 2 Silver Jubilee Ground S.K. Calypsians 1-1 - Raymond Buttigieg  1  
                   
16/04/1972 First Division 2 Silver Jubilee Ground Oratory Youths 2-0 - Vincent Cutajar  2  
                   
23/04/1972 First Division 2 Silver Jubilee Ground Xewkija Tigers 3-1 - Vincent Cutajar  1 missed pen
            Raymond Buttigieg  1  
            Loreto Galea  1  
                   
30/04/1972 First Division 2 Silver Jubilee Ground Victoria Hotspurs 1-0 - Loreto Galea  1  
                   
21/05/1972 British American Cup F Silver Jubilee Ground Oratory Youths 4-0 - Raymond Buttigieg  1  
            Vincent Cutajar  1 (pen)
            Vincent Galea  1  
            Loreto Galea  1  
                   
01/06/1972 Independence Cup S/F Silver Jubilee Ground S.K. Calypsians 3-0 - Pawlu Debono  1  
            Toni Cauchi  1  
            Vincent Galea  1  
                   
04/06/1972 Independence Cup F Silver Jubilee Ground Xagħra United 3-0 - Nikol Cutajar  1 (pen)
            Vincent Cutajar  1 missed pen
            Karmenu Caruana  1  
                   

 

ROLL CALL ROLL OF HONOUR
P W D L F A GL W% D% L%
Buttigieg, Raymond  15 9 3 3 24 9 3 60% 20% 20%
Caruana, Karmenu  15 10 3 2 24 7 1 67% 20% 13%
Cauchi, Francis  16 10 3 3 25 9   63% 19% 19%
Cauchi, Toni  16 10 3 3 25 9 2 63% 19% 19%
Cutajar, Karmnu  4 1 1 2 3 4   25% 25% 50%
Cutajar, Nikol  16 10 3 3 25 9 1 63% 19% 19%
Cutajar, Vincent  15 10 3 2 24 7 9 67% 20% 13%
Debono, Pawlu  6 5 1 0 15 2 2 83% 17% 0%
Galea, Alfred  3 1 1 1 2 2   33% 33% 33%
Galea, Loreto  13 8 2 3 20 8 3 62% 15% 23%
Galea, Paul  2 1 0 1 2 2   50% 0% 50%
Galea, Vincent  14 10 3 1 24 6 3 71% 21% 7%
Grech, Raymond  1 1 0 0 1 0   100% 0% 0%
Grech, Teddy  1 1 0 0 3 0   100% 0% 0%
Rapa I, Joe  16 10 3 3 25 9   63% 19% 19%
Schembri, George  16 10 3 3 25 9   63% 19% 19%
Xuereb, Karmnu  8 5 2 1 14 4   63% 25% 13%
Xuereb, Ray  1 0 0 1 0 1   0% 0% 100%
Xuereb, Salvinu  9 6 2 1 14 5   67% 22% 11%
Zerafa, Joe  1 0 0 1 0 1   0% 0% 100%
Zerafa, John  2 1 0 1 3 3   50% 0% 50%
Zerafa, Tony  2 1 0 1 1 1   50% 0% 50%
le Provost, Lorry og             1      
Leagues    
Champions Runners-up
First Division Għajnsielem F.C. Oratory Youths
Second Division Xagħra United  Sannat Lions
Reserves Victoria Hotspurs Għajnsielem F.C.
Under/16 Għajnsielem F.C.  Oratory Youths
Cups    
Winners Finalists
Galea Cup Oratory Youths Xewkija Tigers
Esso Cup Għajnsielem F.C. S.K. Calypsians
Independence Cup Għajnsielem F.C. Xagħra United
British Am. Ins. Cup Għajnsielem F.C. Oratory Youths
Civic Council Cup I Victoria Hotspurs Oratory Youths
British Am. Ins. Shield Xagħra United  Sannat Lions
Civic Council Cup II Sannat Lions Xagħra United
Awards    
Good Conduct Cup Xagħra United  
G.F.A. F.O.Y. George Grech S.K. Calypsians

 

 

 


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