Msida Saint-Joseph F.C.

Early years (1906–22)

The origins of football in Msida stretch back to, at least, 1908. As far as we could ascertain the first team to be founded in the district was Msida United. This team played its maiden game on November 7, 1908, against the Lyceum FT, losing by four goals to nil. Msida United continued to play the occasional game of friendly football up to March 1910 when they took part in the Junior Cup competition organised by the MFA. Msida United were drawn against, St Joseph's United, another team from Msida in the semi-finals. St Joseph's United had just been founded when the two rivals met at Rinella Football Ground on March 10, 1910. Msida United won a hard-fought game 2–1. In the final however, Msida United lost 1–0 to Sliema United. In 1910, the National Football Ground was opened in Pietà. Huge crowds filled this venue, no matter which teams were playing. This prompted the owners of the ground to organise a cup competition between the best Maltese teams of the time. Msida United met Valletta United in the quarter-finals on April 9, 1910. Being primarily a youth team, the Msidians could not cope with the burly Valletta players and were beaten by four goals to nil. This defeat spelt the end of Msida United. After this game, they disappeared completely from the local football scene. In the meantime, St Joseph's United were busy enhancing their reputation with some excellent displays of fast flowing football. The star of the team was undoubtedly Salvu…

Maltese First Division Champions (1): 2002–03 Maltese Second Division Champions (3):1929–30, 1966–67, 2001–02 Division 2 Knock-Out Winners (2): 1968–69, 1974–75 Division 2 Sons of Malta Cup Winners (1) : 1975–76 Maltese Third Division Champions (3): 1935–36, 1965–66, 2000–01 Division 3 Section B Winners (4) : 1944–45, 1947–48, 1963–64, 1965–66 Division 4 Champions (1): 1934–35 Amateur Cup Winners (1): 1935–36