Sliema Wanderers F.C.

Sliema Wanderers
Full name	Sliema Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Blues, The Wanderers
Founded	1909
Ground	University Stadium (Capacity 17.800)
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.

Squad 2007\08

No. Position Player 25 GK Murphy Akanji 1 GK Henry Bonello 2 DF Brian Said (captain) 3 DF Jeffrey Chetcuti 4 DF Ian Ciantar 6 DF Alex Muscat 7 DF Sharlon Pace 8 DF Kane Paul Farrugia 9 DF Ian Azzopardi 10 MF Noel Turner 11 MF Roderick Bajada 12 MF Roderick Briffa

No. Position Player 13 MF Chucks Nwoko 14 MF Nesko Milovanovic 15 MF Matthew Bartolo 16 MF Beppe Muscat 22 MF Danilo Saveljic (loan) 17 MF Mark Scerri 18 FW Orosco Anonam 19 FW Ivan Woods 20 FW Aleksandar Madzar 21 FW Miguel Ciantar 24 FW Valerio Mottola 23 FW Etienne Barbara

Former Players

• Dean Edwards (footballer) (1993-94) [1]
• Carl Saunders (1994-1995) 18 goals
• Michael Mifsud (1997-2001) 60 goals
• Gary Clark (footballer) (1987-89) [2]

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, 1969-70, 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