AF ▁Station . ▁The ▁l ads , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁up . ▁They ▁found ▁an ▁abandoned ▁field ▁which , ▁years ▁after , ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁an ▁R AF ▁hang ar ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁training ▁ground . ▁This ▁team , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long . ▁Some ▁friendly ▁matches ▁were ▁played ▁but ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁stopped ▁their ▁activities ▁short . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁could ▁be ▁formed ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁eventually ▁team ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁FC ▁was ▁formed . ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁White ▁Stars ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Cup ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁they ▁applied ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁compet itions ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁M FA . ▁The ▁White ▁Stars ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁friendly ▁against ▁Little ▁Rain b ows ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁team ▁from ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁won ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁Other ▁matches ▁followed ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ▁when ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Cup ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Mal ta ▁FA . ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁losing ▁ 0 – 4 ▁to ▁S li ema ▁Sh am ro cks . ▁The ▁next ▁season , ▁they ▁beat ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁FC ▁before ▁losing ▁ 4 – 1