Season 1962/63

Tuesday, 28 August 2007 05:50

First Division

ESSO Cup Winners

Back: Peter Paul Camilleri; Joe Attard; Eddie Vella; Horace Mercieca; Salvu Meilak; Peter Paul Vella.

Front: Damian Said; John Grima; Joe Camilleri Cassar; Joe Borg; Michael Camilleri.

The Annual General Meeting was held on the 24-08-1962, and the Committee was elected as follows:

President/Player/Coach:	Peter Paul Camilleri
Vice–President:	Horace Mercieca till 20.10.62
Vice–President:	Anglu Curmi from 21.10.62
Secretary:	Joe Zerafa
Assistant Secretary:	Joe Borg Attard
Cashier:	Damian Said
Assistant Cashier and PRO:	Eddie Vella
Members:	Anthony Curmi
	Peter Paul Vella
	Joe Camilleri
	Joe Debono

GN	Competition	Date	vs	Result			Scorers
36	Galea Cup s/f	11.11.62	St. George's	5	-	1	Joe Camilleri Cassar -3, Eddie Vella -2
37	Galea Cup Final	25.11.62	Victoria Hotspurs	2	-	2	Joe Borg, Joe Camilleri Cassar
38	Galea Cup Final replay	09.12.62	Victoria Hotspurs	0	-	0
39	Galea Cup Final 2 replay	23.12.62	Victoria Hotspurs	2	-	4	Joe Camilleri Cassar, Peter Paul Vella (pen)
40	League	30.12.62	Xaghra Young Stars	3	-	4	Peter Paul Vella, Joe Camilleri Cassar, Joe Borg
41	League	13.01.63	Victoria Hotspurs	0	-	2
42	League	03.02.63	St. George's	2	-	1	Peter Paul Debono, Joe Borg
43	League	10.02.63	Xaghra Young Stars	1	-	2	Joe Borg
44	League	03.03.63	Victoria Hotspurs	0	-	2
45	League	19.03.63	St. George's	2	-	0	Peter Paul Vella, Joe Camilleri Cassar
46	ESSO Cup s/f	24.03.63	Victoria Hotspurs	1	-	0	Michael Camilleri
47	ESSO Cup Final	14.04.63	St. George's	2	-	1	Damian Said, Joe Camilleri Cassar
48	League (Relegation Decider)	21.04.63	St. George's	1	-	0	Joe Camilleri Cassar

1st Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	=/-	Pts
Victoria Hotspurs	6	3	3	0	9	3	6	9
Xag]ra Young Stars	6	3	1	2	10	9	1	7
Nadur Youngsters	6	2	0	4	8	11	-3	4
St. George’s	6	1	2	3	5	9	-4	4

Nadur Youngsters won the Relegation Decider vs St. George’s.

Due to the fact that Nadur Youngsters had too many players on their book, it was decided to register a team in the 2nd division with the Name of Nadur Vikings. This team lasted only 1 season.

January 1963 saw the birth of 'In-Nadur' a monthly paper. It lasted 4 years till December 1966.

25.11.62 Nadur Youngsters vs Victoria Hotspurs Captains exchanging banners before the Galea Cup final. 2-2

09.12.62 Nadur Youngsters Team against Victoria Hotspurs in the Galea Cup final replay. 0-0

09.12.62 Victoria Hotspurs attacking. Galea Cup Final replay. 0-0

09.12.62 Victoria Hotspurs attacking Horace Mercieca denying. Galea Cup Final replay. 0-0

10.02.63 Nadur team that lost 1-2 in the 2^nd rd. of the league vs Xaghra Young Stars

24.03.63 Nadur clears its lines. Victoria Hotspurs in the s/f Esso Cup (1-0)

24.03.63 Team that beat Victoria Hotspurs in the s/f Esso Cup.

14.04.1963 Action from the match. ESSO Cup Final vs St. George’s.

14.04.63 Damian Said putting the Youngsters ahead in extra Time. ESSO Cup Final vs St. George’s.

14.04.63 Presentation of the ESSO Cup to Nadur Youngsters.

14.04.63 Captain Horace Mercieca holding the ESSO Cup for ALL to see

14.04.1963 Team with ESSO Cup at the Silver Jubilee Ground

14.04.1963 Team with ESSO Cup at Pjazzetta, Nadur

21.04.1963. Match Action - Nadur Youngsters vs St. George’s. Relegation decider.1-0

Nadur Vikings

Back: Salvu Grima, Loretu Attard, Salvu Buttigieg, Anglu Rapa, Benedict Zammit, Joe Portelli.

Front: Frankie Rapa, Frank Galea, Joe Falzon, Coronato Farrugia, Alfred Portelli, Tony Mercieca.

Nadur Youngsters won the ESSO Cup for the First time

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