- St. Lawrence Spurs F.C.
Infobox Football club
clubname = St. Lawrence Spurs
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founded =1968
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chairman = flagicon|Malta Joe Mercieca
manager = flagicon|Malta Josef Vella
league = Gozo FL Division Two
season = 2006-07 | position = Gozo FL Division Two, 6th
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leftarm2=FFFFff|body2=FFFFff|rightarm2=FFFffff|shorts2=FFFFff|socks2=FFFFffSt. Lawrence Spurs Football Club is a football club based in the village of Saint Lawrence in
Gozo ,Malta .History
The club was founded by local village resident and
Malta Post worker Toni Formosa in1968 , it was difficult at first to put the club together as the economy in those days was low, even having the basics such asfootball boot s was rare.However with Gorg Cremona as the first player coach, the club entered the Second Division of the
Gozo Football League for the 1968-69 season where they would stay until the end of 1971. Due to a large number of players immigrating toAustralia the club had to close and left the leagueReformation
In
1985 the club was established once more this time in partnership withGħarb Rangers F.C. and took part in the 1985/86 season. By the next season both clubs separated and formed their own teams. This led to the renaissance of St. Laurence Spurs as an independent team. Since the 1986/1987 season St. Laurence Spurs has competed in the league organized by theGozo Football Association , which is the governing body for Gozitan football.External links
* [http://www.stlaurencespurs.com/ St. Lawrence Spurs - official website]
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