The Salesian Youths took Gozitan football by storm. In the period from 1948/49 to 1958/59 they secured five first division championships, two Galea Cup triumphs, the Coronation Cup, a share of the Liberty Cup and the Dingli Cup. The only final they ever lost was the M.G. Cup. Their booty would have been much bigger were it not for the constant interruption in the organization of football in Gozo. Ghajnsielem's record against the Youths was abysmal only three wins from seventeen matches played, eleven defeats, sixteen goals for, thirty eight goals against.

Ghajnsielem were coming off two losses against the Youths from the 1948/49 debut season for this team. They had to wait until March, 1959 for another win, going winless for ten matches against this powerhouse. This was obviously a terrific performance by our team, sporting at the time a blue and white shirt (Blackburn Rovers style) and dark (black or blue shorts). Of historic significance was the hat-trick of goals scored by Carmel Galea. This is the first ever hat-trick on record registered by an Ghajnsielem player. The only other possible time that such a feat could have been achieved was in a 3-1, 1945 first division league victory over the Nadur Ramblers when all three scorers are unknown.

Ghajnsielem were determined to win. They made use of two Maltese guest players, Saliba and Preca from Birkirkara F.C., both of whom played very well. Michael Bugeja was spectacular in goal. With a slight wind at their back, Ghajnsielem held the initiative in the first half and did not take too long to open the score through Galea. Shortly after the same Galea made it 2-0. The Youths reduced the arrears with a Gauci goal. Then Michael Bugeja saved a penalty shot taken by Morgan. Just before the break, Ghajnsielem added two more, first through a Cremona own goal and then through Galea who thus completed his hat-trick. The Salesian Youths tried hard to get back into the game but they only managed to score one more goal through Morgan.

Unfortunately, after doing all the hard work in eliminating the Salesian Youths from the Galea Cup, Ghajnsielem went on to lose the cup final against Xewkija Tigers 2-3 in a replay. The first match had ended in a 1-1 after extra time had been given. 

It is also worth noting that Ghajnsielem had not registered in time to participate in the first division. So the league campaign went ahead without our team. Ghajnsielem did participate in three cup competitions in which they faced all four first division teams and acquitted themselves rather well. A win, a draw and one loss against champions Salesian Youths. A win against runners-up Fontana St. Andrews. A win against Victoria Hotspurs. And a loss and a tie against bottom club Xewkija Tigers. With this kind of record, this season surely must go down in the "what might have been category". 

This was not the last time that the Club would have misgivings of this sort. In 1959/60, the Blacks, led by Benigno Magro and John Debono were in great form. In fact they swept the Cutajar Cup claiming the scalps of St. George's, Nadur Y. and Xaghra Y.S. The Blacks would not get the opportunity to translate this cup form into league dominance, however, because the first division competition did not take place. The G.F.A. simply organized a four-team league which did not include Ghajnsielem and called it the second division. In 1965/66, the team ran away with the second division title and won the Independence Cup by disposing of the top three teams in the First Division, champions Victoria Hotspurs, runners-up S.K. Calypsians and third placed Nadur Youngsters. In 1984/85, Ghajnsielem similarly cruised through their second division league commitments, and watched in horror Victoria Hotspurs get crowned champions with a 3-5-2 record, six goals for and three goals against. To add to the agony, the Blacks used three first division clubs, Sannat Lions, Nadur Youngsters and the same champions-by-default, Victoria Hotspurs, as stepping-stones in their march to the G.F.A. Cup final where they lost in heartbreak fashion 0-1 to Xewkija Tigers on a bizarre own-goal. Finally, in 1998/99 Ghajnsielem spent a year in purgatory, dispatched there by treachery from the champions-elect Xaghra United the season before, and watched as Nadur Youngsters stumbled to the finish line with a 7-7-2 record. In the meantime Ghajnsielem won their division in runaway style and made it to three cup finals, winning one, the Super Cup final with a 6-2 score line, which is more akin to tennis than football.