1945–46 Santosh Trophy

Santosh Trophy 1945–46 National Football Championship India 10 BengalRSSSF 2 Bombay 9 31 Fred Pugsley (9 goals) 30 September – 11 October 1945 1944–45 1946–47 60 minute matches 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.Bengal wins Santosh Trophy, Indian Express, 12 OCtober, 1945 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 Delhi Madras 2 1 Rammohan Rao 5 o.g. Rabbani 8 Arnikandasami 3 S.C. Ghosh 30 September 1945 Amrita Bazar Patrika, 2 October 1945 Mysore United Provinces 1 0 Ahmed 7 Jayram 1 October 1945 Bombay N.W.I.F.A 4 0 * Arnold Tipple Cocklin Atkinson 2 October 1945 Amrita Bazar Patrika, 4 October 1945 Bombay led 2–0 at half time Bengal Rajputana 7 0 * Pugsley Atkinson 4 October 1945 Bengal's Runaway Victory. Rajputana trounced by 7 clear goals : Pugsley scores all the goals, Amrita Bazar Patrika, 6 October 1945, p.8 Bengal led by five goals at half-time. The tournament schedule was adjusted because Bengal arrived a day late. Hyderabad Mysore 1 0 * Mahmood 22 Atkinson 6 October 1945 Amrita Bazar Patrika, 7 October 1945 Moin of Hyderabad was sent off 13 minutes from the end. Bombay Dacca 3 0 * Cocklin Tipple S.C.Ghosh 7 October 1945 Amrita Bazar Patrika, 8 October 1945, p.6 Semifinal Bengal Hyderabad 5 0 * Ghosh Pugsley S. Nandy Apparao Gopalan 8 October 1945 Amrita Bazar Patrika, 9 October 1945 Delhi Bombay 3 2 * Thomas Dhakuram * Yusuf Roshan Ali S.C. Ghosh 9 October 1945 Amrita Bazar Patrika, 10 October 1945 Bombay led 2–0 at half time. Final Bengal Bombay 2 0 * Rabi Das 5 S. Nandy Cooperage Ground, Bombay Atkinson 11 October 1945 Bengal regains lost honours, Amrita Bazar Patrika, 12 October 1945 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 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.https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP262-1-1-41-233#?open=true&xywh=-4004%2C0%2C14861%2C9678&cv=5 Amrita Bazar Patrika [Daily]. Vol: 77; Issue:249; Page:06 (06 September 1945) bn 16 January 2026 eap.bl.uk 19 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260119073904/https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP262-1-1-41-233#?open=true&xywh=-3541%2C-538%2C13931%2C10753&cv=5 live Bombay : Sanjiva; D.M. Mandon (captain) and Papen; Arnold, Robinson and Govind; Vandockum, Tipple, Cocklin, McCall and Dhakuram 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. Also : Mahmud (defender), Hasan (mid), Habib, Rabbani, M. Faiyaz (forwards) 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 Also : B. Bose, R. Talukdar, C. Bose, Bailey, S. Sen.https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP262-1-1-41-261#?open=true&xywh=-4004%2C0%2C14861%2C9678&cv=5 Amrita Bazar Patrika [Daily]. Vol: 77; Issue:277; Page:06 (04 October 1945) bn 16 January 2026 eap.bl.uk 19 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260119105427/https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP262-1-1-41-261#?open=true&xywh=-3540%2C-538%2C13931%2C10753&cv=5 live 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 Madras : S. Moni; Rammohan Rao and K. Mani; A. D. Parthasarathy, Jaganathan and Murugesan; Arnikandasami, Ganesan, Vishwesara Rao, Hanumantha Rao and Thangaraj 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) 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) References Category:Santosh Trophy seasons Category:1945–46 in Indian football