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 | | The British Services sides were strong and powerful and often included British international players amongst their ranks which were British servicemen situated in Malta or serving time on board ships of the British Mediterranean Fleet. |
 | | Throught the 20's and 30's, there were many epic and titanic battles between British Army Regiments, (namely the Dorsetshire, Royal Antillery, 2nd Worcestershire and 1st Queen's Regiment), and British Naval Sides, (namely the HMS Barham, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Revenge and 1st and 4th Destroyer Flotilla), as well as Maltese sides like Floriana and Sliema. |
 | | By the mid 30's, the British dominance began to wane and right up to its final edition in 1967-68, with one or two exceptions, the competiton was played between the four leading Maltese clubs who finished in the top four places in the previous season. |
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