1945–46 Santosh Trophy
National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country India
Dates30 September - 11 October 1945
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsBengal[1] (2nd title)
Runner-upBombay
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored31 (3.44 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Fred Pugsley (9 goals)

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]

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

Delhi2–1Madras
  • Rammohan Rao 5' (o.g.)
  • Rabbani 8'
  • Arnikandasami 3'
Referee: S.C. Ghosh
Mysore1–0United Provinces
  • Ahmed 7'
Referee: Jayram
Bombay4–0N.W.I.F.A
  • Arnold
  • Tipple
  • Cocklin
Referee: Atkinson

Bombay led 2–0 at half time

Bengal7–0Rajputana
Referee: Atkinson

Bengal led by five goals at half-time. The tournament schedule was adjusted because Bengal arrived a day late.

Hyderabad1–0Mysore
  • Mahmood 22'
Referee: Atkinson

Moin of Hyderabad was sent off 13 minutes from the end.

Bombay3–0Dacca
  • Cocklin
  • Tipple
Referee: S.C.Ghosh

Semifinal

Bengal5–0Hyderabad
Referee: Gopalan
Bombay3–2Delhi
  • Thomas
  • Dhakuram
  • Yusuf
  • Roshan Ali
Referee: S.C. Ghosh

Bombay led 2–0 at half time.

Final

Bengal2–0Bombay
Referee: Atkinson

Bengal scored their goals in the 5th minute of both halves. Das scored from a cross by Pugsley. Nandy was assisted by S. Ghosh in the second goal. The trophy was presented by Justice Kama.

Squads

  • Bengal : Ismail; S Das and Taj Mohammed; D. Chandra, T. Aao and Mahabir Prasad; Rabi Das, Apparao, Pugsley, S. Ghosh and S. Nandy (captain)
  • 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 Saheball; H Mitra, S Guha and R Sen; S Bose, A Roy, P Mukerjee, A Rachia and A Das
  • 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 and Saeed; Yoya Jan, Golam Mohammad 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.

Reserves : Ismail (Bengal), S. Das (Bengal), D. Chandra (Bengal), A. Rudra (Dacca) and Thomas (Bombay)
  • Europeans : Lambert (CMP), Hamilton (Navy) and Tipple (RAF) and Arnold (Navy), Robinson (Embarkation Headquarters (EHQ)) and Airog (Navy); Shanks (RAF), Gallacher (CMP), Cocklin (Navy), McCall (EHQ) and Sutton (CMP) [10]

References

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