1950 IFA Shield final

November 2022 1950 IFA Shield final 16 September 1950 - East Bengal 3-0 Services - IFA Shield Final - PBA Saleh receiving Shield trophy from West Bengal Governor Dr. Kailashnath Katju.jpg PBA Saleh receiving the IFA Shield trophy from West Bengal Governor Dr. Kailashnath Katju 1950 IFA Shield East Bengal 3 Services 0 16 September 1950 East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground Kolkata, West Bengal Alok 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.Arunava Chaudhuri 10 October 2022 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html India - List of IFA Shield Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 18 November 2022 Route to the final East BengalRound ServicesOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultHowrah Union4–0First RoundEastern India Railway2–0Munger Town4–0Second Roundbye–Calcutta F.C.3–0Third RoundMaharashtra3–0Bhawanipore1–0Quarter–FinalKalighat0–0; 4–0Sporting Union2–1Semi–FinalMohun Bagan2–1 Match Summary thumb|alt=Photograph of the Pancha Pandavas with the IFA Shield |East Bengal team with the 1950 IFA Shield trophy.|250x250px|left 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.17 September 1950 ফুটবল খেলার ইতিহাসে ইষ্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের গৌরবময় অধ্যায় রচনা East Bengal creates history in Indian football bn Jugantor 17 September 1950 তৃতীয়বার যুগপৎ লীগ ও শিল্ড বিজয় Third League and Shield Double bn Jugantor Debayan Sen 1 August 2020 https://www.espn.in/football/east-bengal/story/4139529/a-century-of-excellence-east-bengals-greatest-hits A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits ESPN 18 November 2022 Details 16 September 1950 16:00 IST East Bengal Services 3–0 * Dhanraj 8 40 Saleh 20 East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 20,000 (est.) Alok Ray _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Services GK IND Manilal GhatakFB IND N. GuhaFB IND Rakhal MazumdarHB IND Dhirendranath ChandaHB IND Biren RayHB IND G. R. GokulFW IND Pansanttom VenkateshFW IND M. ApparaoFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Ahmed KhanFW IND P. B. A. Saleh (c) GK IND Khem BahadurFB IND JohnFB IND Ranbir SinghHB IND Lal Bahadur (Jr.)HB IND Chandan SinghHB IND Cpt. JonesFW IND Dil Bahadur (Sr.)FW IND Lal Bahadur (Sr.)FW IND TikaramFW IND SimonFW IND Puran Bahadur (c) Match rules 50 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw References External links IFA Shield Finals Category:IFA Shield finals Category:1950–51 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Football competitions in Kolkata IFA Shield Final