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

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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