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Football match
1950 IFA Shield Final
PBA Saleh receiving the IFA Shield trophy from West Bengal Governor Dr. Kailashnath Katju
Event1950 IFA Shield
East Bengal Services
3 0
Date16 September 1950
VenueEast Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata, West Bengal
RefereeAlok Ray
← 1949 1951 →

The 1950 IFA Shield Final was the 58th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Services on 16 September 1950 at the East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.

East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 4th IFA Shield title. K. P. Dhanraj scored twice and P. B. A. Saleh scored the third as East Bengal lifted their fourth IFA Shield title.

Route to the final

East Bengal Round Services
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
Howrah Union 4–0 First Round Eastern India Railway 2–0
Munger Town 4–0 Second Round bye –
Calcutta F.C. 3–0 Third Round Maharashtra 3–0
Bhawanipore 1–0 Quarter–Final Kalighat 0–0; 4–0
Sporting Union 2–1 Semi–Final Mohun Bagan 2–1

Match

Summary

Photograph of the Pancha Pandavas with the IFA Shield
East Bengal team with the 1950 IFA Shield trophy.

The IFA Shield final began at the East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 16 September 1950 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal faced Services. East Bengal, the defending champions, reached their seventh final, having won thrice in 1943, 1945 and 1949, after defeating Sporting Union 2–1 in the semi-final. Services made their first appearance in the final after they defeated Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the semi-final. This was the first time that the IFA Shield final was being held at the East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground.

East Bengal started as the favorites in front of their home crowd as the defending champions and with a star-studded forward line consisting of the famous Pancha Pandavas, East Bengal dominated the game from the beginning and scored the first goal in the eighth minute of the match after Pansanttom Venkatesh and Apparao interchanged between themselves and put a forward pass for K. P. Dhanraj who scored through a powerful grounded shot to make it 1–0. East Bengal doubled their lead just five minutes before the half time after P. B. A. Saleh scored with a grounder, after he was set through on goal by Ahmed Khan. East Bengal scored their third goal just ten minutes before the end of the play after Apparao again played Dhanraj through on goal, who got his second of the match as East Bengal won their fourth IFA Shield title and thus became the first-ever club to win the coveted Double – League and Shield champions for the third time (previously: 1945 and 1949), surpassing the record held by Gordon Highlanders (1908 and 1909), Calcutta FC (1922 and 1923) and Mohammedan Sporting (1936 and 1941); who had won the double twice.

Details

East Bengal3–0Services
East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground, KolkataAttendance: 20,000 (est.)Referee: Alok Ray
East Bengal Services
GK India Manilal Ghatak
FB India N. Guha
FB India Rakhal Mazumdar
HB India Dhirendranath Chanda
HB India Biren Ray
HB India G. R. Gokul
FW India Pansanttom Venkatesh
FW India M. Apparao
FW India K. P. Dhanraj
FW India Ahmed Khan
FW India P. B. A. Saleh (c)
GK India Khem Bahadur
FB India John
FB India Ranbir Singh
HB India Lal Bahadur (Jr.)
HB India Chandan Singh
HB India Cpt. Jones
FW India Dil Bahadur (Sr.)
FW India Lal Bahadur (Sr.)
FW India Tikaram
FW India Simon
FW India Puran Bahadur (c)

Match rules

  • 50 minutes.
  • Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw

References

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (10 October 2022). "India - List of IFA Shield Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "ফুটবল খেলার ইতিহাসে ইষ্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের গৌরবময় অধ্যায় রচনা" [East Bengal creates history in Indian football]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 17 September 1950.
  3. "তৃতীয়বার যুগপৎ লীগ ও শিল্ড বিজয়" [Third League and Shield Double]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 17 September 1950.
  4. Sen, Debayan (1 August 2020). "A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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