St. Patrick F.C.
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| Full name | Żabbar Saint Patrick Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Yellows |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Ground | Zabbar 'Il-Foss' Ground |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman |
 Manwel Gauci |
| Manager |
 Atanas Marinov |
| League | Maltese Second Division |
| 2013–14 | Maltese Second Division, 5th |
Żabbar St. Patrick Football Club are a Maltese football club from the town of Żabbar, which currently plays in the Maltese Second Division. The club was founded in 1912.
Although a football ground close to the Zabbar Gate already existed in 1903, the first teams in Żabbar were only formed a few years later in the first decade of the century. The Zabbar Gate Football Ground was considered as the home-ground of St. George's of Cospicua where they hosted some of the top army and navy teams that were visiting Malta at the time.
It was not until season 1935–36 when a team from Zabbar – Zabbar United – took part in a Malta Football Association competition. Zabbar United placed fifth in the Fourth Division Section A. The following season, Zabbar United placed fourth in Division IV Section B while another team, Zabbar Youngsters, placed fifth in Division IV Section A.
The first honour for a Zabbar side arrived in season 1937–38 when Zabbar Amateurs won Division IV Section A. However they lost the championship decider to Section B winners Pietà Hotspurs 1–2. Zabbar United were taking part in Section B, placing third. Both teams took part in the MFA Challenge Cup but were eliminated in the first round.
The next year, both Zabbar Amateurs and Zabbar United played in Division III. Zabbar Amateurs won Section B after beating Rabat FC 1–0 in a replay after a first decider ended in a 1–1 draw. Zabbar United placed third in Section A. In Season 1939–40, Zabbar Amateurs played in Division 2, placing third. During World War II, no leagues were organized but a team from Zabbar – Zabbar Stars took part in the 8th Army Cup in 1943.
MFA competitions were back in 1944 and Zabbar FC managed to win the Division 2 Christmas Cup after beating Msida United 1–0 in the final. Zabbar played in Division 2 between 1944–45 and 1947–48. They first took part in the FA Trophy in 1946 when they were eliminated by champions Ħamrun Spartans F.C.
The team participated as St. Patrick for the first time in the Second Division league Section A in 1948–49. The following season, they won Section A and hence the first promotion to the top division – Division 1. In Division 1 1950–51, they registered three wins in 14 matches to secure their status.
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