1974–75 Santosh Trophy

Santosh Trophy 1974–75 India November 1974 Punjab 2 Bengal Inder Singh (23 goals) 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 Santosh Trophy was the 31st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Jalandhar, Punjab. Punjab won the title for the second time, beating Bengal 6–0 in the most one-sided Santosh Trophy final. Inder Singh, the captain of Punjab, scored 23 goals, the record for a single tournament. Surajit Sengupta and Mohammad Akbar of Bengal scored eleven goals each. Punjab's previous title had also come at Jalandhar in the 1970-71 tournament. Preliminary round Cluster A main WDL Sportsweek National Soccer : Preliminary round standings, Sportsweek, 1 December 1974, p.28 (p.730) complete PU UP GU KO 2 0 0 22 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 1 1 2 19 Punjab Uttar Pradesh Gujarat 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Punjab Gujarat Inder Singh 17–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Punjab Uttar Pradesh 5–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Uttar Pradesh Gujarat 2–2 Jalandhar, Punjab Punjab's seventeen goals against Gujarat is the second most scored in a Santosh Trophy match, after Bengal's 18–0 against Tripura in this season. Inder Singh's seven goals equalled the record of Fred Pugsley in 1945-46. Punjab was managed by Jarnail Singh. Cluster B main WDL Sportsweek complete RA TN DE KO 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Delhi 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Rajasthan Delhi 0–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Magan Singh Rajvi 3–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Tamil Nadu Delhi 1–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Magan Singh, who scored the first hat-trick of this high-scoring tournament, was the Rajasthan captain. Cluster C main WDL Sportsweek complete GO SE DE KO 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 Goa Services Jammu and Kashmir 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Goa Services 1–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Goa Jammu and Kashmir 5–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Services Jammu and Kashmir 0–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Goa was managed by Peter Thangaraj. This tournament was the debut of the Goa goal-keeper Brahmanand who would later captain India. Henry Britto captained Goa. Cluster D main WDL Sportsweek complete MA OR HA KO 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 1 4 Maharashtra Orissa Haryana 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Maharashtra Haryana 3–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Maharashtra Orissa 4–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Haryana Orissa 1–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Cluster E main WDL Sportsweek National Soccer : Champions Kerala, Railways fall, Sportsweek, 1 December 1974, p.16 (p.718) complete BE MP TR KO 2 0 0 26 0 1 0 1 3 9 0 0 2 1 21 Bengal Madhya Pradesh Tripura 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Bengal Tripura 18–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Bengal Madhya Pradesh 8–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Madhya Pradesh Tripura 3–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Bengal had a forward line of Mohammad Akbar, Surajit Sengupta, Latifuddin and Pradeep Dutt. Bengal were without the prominent players Gautam Sarkar, Subhash Bhowmick, Sudhir Karmakar and Samaresh Chowdhury who were not selected as they failed to report for training before the team selection. Ashoklal Banerjee captained the team. Bengal's 18–0 win against Tripura is a record in Santosh Trophy. Cluster F main WDL Sportsweek complete AS KE HP KO 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 2 2 10 Assam Kerala Himachal Pradesh 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Kerala Himachal Pradesh 6–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Assam Himachal Pradesh 4–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Assam Kerala Gilbertson Sangma 1–0 Jalandhar, Punjab The defending champions Kerala needed a draw in the last game but lost to Assam. This was the first appearance of Himachal Pradesh in the Santosh Trophy. Cluster G main WDL Sportsweek complete NA RA AP KO 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 3 4 Nagaland Railways Andhra Pradesh 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Railways Andhra Pradesh 2–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Nagaland Railways 2–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Nagaland Andhra Pradesh 2–2 Jalandhar, Punjab Nagaland were making their debut in Santosh Trophy. They were coached by the former Olympian S. Raman. Railways were the finalists in the previous season but lost their second match. Cluster H main WDL Sportsweek complete KA MA BI KO 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 2 6 Karnataka Manipur Bihar 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Quarter-finals Quarter-final league main WDL Sportsweek complete PU GO MA RA KO KO 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 Punjab Goa Maharashtra Rajasthan 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Semi-finals Punjab Goa 0–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Punjab Maharashtra 4–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Punjab Rajasthan Inder Singh 12–x Jalandhar, Punjab Goa Rajasthan 4–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Maharashtra Rajasthan 4–1 Jalandhar, Punjab main WDL Sportsweek complete BE KA NA AS KO KO 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bengal Karnataka Nagaland Assam 2 1 0 Q #ccffcc Advance to Semi-finals Bengal Karnataka 2–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Bengal Nagaland 4–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Karnataka Nagaland 4–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Semi-final Punjab Karnataka Inder Singh 2–0 Jalandhar, Punjab Bengal Goa 2–1 Jalandhar, Punjab Final Bengal Punjab Inder Singh 6–0 Inder steers Punjab to their second triumph, Sportsweek, 8 December 1974, p.18 (p.758)Legends Of Indian Football : Inder Singh, thehardtackle.com Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar, Punjab J. 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