1947–48 Santosh Trophy

Santosh Trophy 1947–48 National Football Championship India Bengal 3 Bombay 1946–47 1949–50 60 minute matches The 1947–48 Santosh Trophy was the fifth edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. Bengal defeated Bombay 1–0 in the replayed final. The tournament was held in Calcutta, West Bengal and the matches were played on the grounds of Calcutta Football Club. Bengal regains national football championship, Amrita Bazar Patrika, October 20, 1947, p.6 Quarter-final 14 October 1947 Bombay's creditable victory over Bihar, Ananda Bazar Patrika, 15 October 1947, p.6 Bombay Bihar Parab 9 Brown 23 59 Thomas 42 60 47 Rameshwarlal 5 1 CFC ground, Calcutta P.T. Kanniappan (Madras) http://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/nw_document/csssc_abp/abp/34235 Semi-final 15 October 1947 Bengal enters Santosh Trophy final, Ananda Bazar Patrika, 16 October 1947, p.6 Bengal United Provinces Sunil Ghosh 12 Pugsley 30 Nandy 42 Mewalal 43 56 29 Abid 5 1 CFC ground, Calcutta Sushil Ghosh http://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/nw_document/csssc_abp/abp/34243 16 October 1947 Bombay to oppose Bengal in the final, Ananda Bazar Patrika, 17 October 1947, p.6 Bombay Mysore Thomas 55 1 0 CFC ground, Calcutta Dr. S. Dutt http://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/nw_document/csssc_abp/abp/34251 Final 18 October 1947 Bengal & Bombay live to fight again, Ananda Bazar Patrika, 19 October 1947, p.6 Bengal Bombay 0 0 CFC ground, Calcutta Sushil Ghosh http://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/nw_document/csssc_abp/abp/34270 Das scored an off-side goal six minutes before the end. 19 October 1947 Bengal Bombay R. Das 39 1 0 CFC ground, Calcutta Sushil Ghosh replay http://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/nw_document/csssc_abp/abp/34279 In the 19th minute, Bengal center forward Sinha collided with Bombay inside left Brown. Sinha was carried off and Bengal played the rest of the match with ten players. Das received the pass from Mewalal in an apparently off-side position and after some hesitation, pushed the ball into the net. The referee later explained that he gave the goal as the ball had last been played by a Bombay defender. References Category:Santosh Trophy seasons Category:1949–50 in Indian football