Sliema Wanderers F.C.

Sliema Wanderers

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Full name	Sliema Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Blues, The Wanderers
Founded	1909
Ground	University Stadium
Capacity	Not Known
Chairman	Robert Arrigo
Head Coach	Ray Farrugia
League	Maltese Premier League
2006-07	2nd
Home colours Away colours

Sliema Wanderers F.C. is a Maltese football team from the town of Sliema, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. The club was founded in 1909 and has since been one of the leading football clubs on the island.

The club has been Maltese champion 26 times; a record for Malta; the last three being in 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005. It is also the club that has won most FA trophies in the history of Maltese football. Sliema Wanderers F.C. currently holds the most honours of all the Maltese football clubs. It is currently under the presidency of former town mayor; businessman and Member of Parliament Robert Arrigo.

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	GK	NGA	Murphy Akanji
1	GK	MLT	Henry Bonello
4	DF	MLT	Brian Said
13	DF	MLT	Jeffrey Chetcuti
5	DF	MLT	Ian Ciantar
—	DF	MLT	Clifton Ciantar
2	DF	MLT	Alex Muscat
—	DF	MLT	Sharlon Pace
6	DF	MLT	Kane Paul Farrugia
—	DF	MLT	Ian Azzopardi
7	MF	MLT	Noel Turner (captain)
10	MF	MLT	Roderick Bajada
10	MF	SVN	Savelits Dannio
—	MF	MLT	Clifford Gatt Baldacchino

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	MLT	Claude Mattocks
18	MF	MLT	Chucks Nwoko
—	MF	SRB	Nesko Milovanovic
—	MF	MLT	Matthew Bartolo
—	MF	MLT	John Mintoff
—	MF	MLT	Beppe Muscat
—	MF	MLT	Mark Scerri
—	FW	MLT	Orosco Anonam
14	FW	MLT	Ivan Woods
23	FW	MLT	Mark Galea
—	FW	MNE	Aleksandar Madzar
—	FW	MLT	Miguel Ciantar
—	FW	MLT	Etienne Barbara

Honours

• Maltese Premier League
  • Winners (26): 1919-20, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1948-49, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-2005
  • Runners-Up (29): 1909-10, 1916-17, 1921-22, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2005-06

• FA Trophy
  • Winners (19): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2004
  • Runners-Up (17): 1938, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003

Division 1 Champions 1983-84

Super Cup 1996, 2000

Löwenbräu Cup 1999, 2001, 2002

Super 5 Cup 1990-91, 2001-02, 2003-04

Cassar Cup 1923-24, 1924-25, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1945-46, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1966-67

Scicluna Cup 1949-50, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66

Cousis Shield 1917-18, 1919-20, 1923-24, 1925-26

Christmas Cup 1966-67, 1967-68, 1970-71

Independence Cup 1964-65, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1981-82

Testaferrata Cup 1964-65, 1974-75

MFA Cup 1931-32

Sons of Malta Cup 1972-73, 1979-80

Euro Cup 1982, 1987, 1990, 2004, 2005

Christmas Tourney Cup 1936-37, 1948-49

Schembri Shield 1955-56, 1957-58

Empire Sports Ground Cup 1923-24

MFA League Cup 1965-66, 1978-79

MPFA Shield 1954-55

External links

• Sliema Wanderers F.C Webpage
• Sliema Wanderers F.C Nursery Webpage
• Sliema Wanderers F.C Fanzine Webpage Maltese Football