1945–46 Santosh Trophy
Football tournament season
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The 1945–46 Santosh Trophy was the third edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Bombay. Bengal defeated Bombay 2–0 in the final.[2]
| National Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | India |
| Dates | 30 September – 11 October 1945 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bengal[1] (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Bombay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.44 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Fred Pugsley (9 goals) |
60 minute matches | |
Fred Pugsley, an Anglo-Burmese footballer who had moved to India temporarily during the war, scored seven goals in Bengal's win over Rajputana. This is a record in Santosh Trophy that was later equalled by Inder Singh in 1974-75 Jalandhar nationals.
Western India Football Association (WIFA) renamed itself as Bombay just before the tournament.
Matches
| Mysore | 1–0 | United Provinces |
|---|---|---|
|
Bombay led 2–0 at half time
Bengal led by five goals at half-time. The tournament schedule was adjusted because Bengal arrived a day late.
Moin of Hyderabad was sent off 13 minutes from the end.
Semifinal
Final
Squads
- Bengal : Ismail; S Das and Taj Mohammad; D. Chandra, T. Aao and Mahabir Prasad; Rabi Das, Apparao, Pugsley, S. Ghosh and S. Nandy (captain). Also : D. Sen, P. Chakroborty, D. Paul, A. Dey, Alauddin, A. Mozumdar.[11]
- Bombay : Sanjiva; D.M. Mandon (captain) and Papen; Arnold, Robinson and Govind; Vandockum, Tipple, Cocklin, McCall and Dhakuram[10] Also : Shetty
- Delhi : Osman; S.M. Bhukari and Rahmat; Bashir, Afzal and S. A. Hashmi; Yusuf, Roshan Ali, Buland Akhtar, Atma Ram and M.P. Khan.[9] Also : Mahmud (defender), Hasan (mid), Habib, Rabbani, M. Faiyaz (forwards)[3]
- Dacca : G. Burton; D. Dutta and Shaheb Ali; H. Mitra, S. Guha and R. Sen; S. Bose, A. Roy, P. Mukerjee, A. Rachia and A. Das[7] Also : B. Bose, R. Talukdar, C. Bose, Bailey, S. Sen.[12]
- Hyderabad : Eeriah; Sher Khan and Fruvall; Hadi, Jamal and Noor; S Susay, A Susay, Shamsher, Azeem and Mahmood. Also Moin
- N.W.I.F.A : Yacoob; Ibrar Hussain Bali and Saeed; Yoya Jan, Ghulam Muhammad and Arshad; Akbarjan, Gilbert, Rahim, Ataullah and Amjad
- Mysore : Bama; Palladi and Jayram; Baseer, S. Mohiuddin and Sumugan; Borolingam, Karim, Nanjunda, Ahmed and Raman; Also : Shanmugam
- United Provinces : Arthur; Kazim and Rajaram; Wajihul, Aziz and Mahabir; Kullu, Abid, Furhat, Mahmud and Qader [4]
- Madras : S. Moni; Rammohan Rao and K. Mani; A. D. Parthasarathy, Jaganathan and Murugesan; Arnikandasami, Ganesan, Vishwesara Rao, Hanumantha Rao and Thangaraj[3]
The day after the final, a match was played between All India and Europeans.
- Indian XI : Osman (Delhi); Taj Mohammad, and Papen (Bombay); Shanmugham (Mysore), T. Ao (Bengal) and Mahabir Prasad (Bengal); S. Nandy (Bengal), Apparao (Bengal), Rabi Das (Bengal), Raman (Mysore) and Dhakuram (Bombay)
- Reserves : Ismail (Bengal), S. Das (Bengal), D. Chandra (Bengal), A. Rudra (Dacca) and Thomas (Bombay)