1956–57 Santosh Trophy

January 2025 January 2025 Santosh Trophy 1956–57 India August - September 1956 Hyderabad 1 Bombay 1955–56 1957–58 70 minute matches The 1956–57 Santosh Trophy was the 13th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in 1956 in Trivandrum, Kerala. Hyderabad beat Bombay 4–1 in the replayed final. The tournament had 70 minute matches. Quarterfinal Bombay Delhi 1–0 Grostate 65 Chakravarthy University Stadium, Trivandrum 31 August 1956 Bombay beat Delhi in replay, Indian Express, 1 September 1956, p.12 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560901&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc Bengal Rajasthan 12–0 S. Banerjee 2 57 Kannayan 4 Pal p Mitra Goswami 40 P. K. Banerjee 46 Natarajan University Stadium, Trivandrum 31 August 1956 Bengal score 12-0 against Rajasthan, Indian Express, 1 September 1956, p.12 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560901&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc Bengal led 8–0 at half time. This was a record for the tournament since bettered by Bengal's 18–0 in 1974-75. Two hat-tricks were scored in the tournament before this match, by Arogyasamy of Services and Damodaran of Mysore. Semifinal Hyderabad Mysore 2 0 Narayan 31 Zulfikar 59 Chakravarthi University Stadium, Trivandrum 1 September 1956 Hyderabad beat Mysore 2-0, Indian Express, 2 September 1956, p.6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560902&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc Bombay Bengal 1 0 Grostate 49 Jayaram University Stadium, Trivandrum 2 September 1956 Bombay nose out holders Bengal, Indian Express, 3 September 1956, p.10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560903&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc This is Bombay's first win over Bengal. Bengal rested several players including captain Mewalal. A long pass by W. D'Souza bounced off Guha and Grostate scored off the rebound. Third place match Mysore Bengal 1 0 John 21 T.V. Thomas University Stadium, Trivandrum 3 September 1956 Mysore annex Sampangi Cup, Indian Express, 4 September 1956, p.8 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560904&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc Mysore missed a penalty in the sixth minute. These two teams played the final in the previous year. Final Hyderabad Bombay 1 1 Balaram 24 D'Sa 10 Chakravarthy University Stadium, Trivandrum 4 September 1956 Bombay and Hyderabad fail to decide, Indian Express, 5 September 1956, p.10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560905&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc Hyderabad Bombay 4 1 Balaram 2 Kannan 18 ? Poonawala 26 (o.g.) Neville D'Souza Chakravarthy replay 23,000 University Stadium, Trivandrum 5 September 1956 Hyderabad win final for the first time, Indian Express, 6 September 1956, p.10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560906&printsec=frontpage&hl=enc The own goal was when Balaram's shot was deflected into the goal. Zulfikar, Moin and Balaram provided the assists for the other three goals. Hyderabad led 4-0 at half time. Near the end of the match, Neville D'Souza's shot was helped into the net by Hussain's attempt to block. Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Rajpramukh of Travancore–Cochin, presented the trophies. The 30 member provisional squad for the Melbourne Olympics was announced at the end of the final. Hyderabad : Ramaswamy; Aziz, Ahmad Hussain and Latif; Yousuf Khan, Noor Mohammed; Moin, Balaram, Kannan, Zulfikar and Yusuf Bombay : Narayan; Bhaskaran, Poonawala and David Solomon; F. D'Souza and G. Fernandez; Joe D'sa, Neville D'Souza, Linky Grostate, Nagraj and Pavithran Squads Mysore : Nandan; Dhan Singh and Muthu; Jayaram, Narasimhaiah and Pooswamy; John, Mari, Damodaran, Barackulla and Sreenivas Bengal : Sett; Abdul Rahman and James Fenn; P. Mitra, Sarbadhikary and Nandy; P. K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, Mewalal, Kittu and Kanniyan. Also Chatterjee (goal-keeper), S Guha, Kempaiah, Salam, S. Banerjee, Pal References Category:1956–57 in Indian football Category:Santosh Trophy seasons