In 1903-04 Maltese Football went through a period of hectic activity. It was as if everybody wanted to form a team, and there was a marked increase both in teams and also in the number of matches played during the season.
From among the established teams, the most active were St.George's and the Malta Athletic Club. The most important among the new teams were Valletta United, the Boy's Empire League, and the Dockyard Albion Football Team.

The Birth of Valletta United

The Blue Ditch at Portes des Bombes, which in 1886 was the scene of the first-ever recorded football match played by Maltese teams, was again the venue in 1904 of another match of great historical importance. Football in Valletta started very early. In fact the Malta Athletic Club of Valletta was among the first, if not the first club to be formed.
Another club was formed in the city sometime between 1901 and 1906. This club was known as St.George's Square F.C., because it had its headquarters in a bar at the Main Guard, which in those days was called piazza San Giorgio.
 

The exact date of the foundation of this club is not known. We feel however that it was nearer 1906 than 1901, because the first reference of it that we find in the records is that of the 31 March 1906 when the club beat the Drummers of the Royal West Kents 5-2.
Towards the end of 1903, some youngsters from Valletta decided to form a team which they called Valletta United. Their idea was, from the very beginning, to build a team to represent the District. The club however, had a humble start. Lack of finance forced the players to content themselves with anything which they could get free.

Shorts were made from long trousers cut well below the knees, and shirts were dyed in the club's colours which, according to tradition, were brown and yellow.

The Ditch was chosen as the club's first football ground and, on 9 January 1904 the youngsters played their first match against the students of the Collegiate School. The City lads won 1-0 with a second-half goal being scored by their center forward L.Agius.
 
It was a historic moment for the City; from that moment on, the team never looked back, and slowly but surely it gained in experience until it became one of the leading clubs in Malta.

The team lined up as follows:
George Teeling, Jackie Falzon, Paolo Bartolo, the other two are known only by their nicknames of "Is-sur Ang," and "Il-Mesis." (Sitting): Raphael Caruana, Raphael Grech, Mr. Ninu Debono, again more nicknames Franz and Borg. (Squatting): Paolo Palazzo and Giljan.