1969–70 Santosh Trophy

June 2024 June 2024 Santosh Trophy 1969–70 India October 1969 Bengal 12 Services Mohammed Habib (11 goals) 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 Santosh Trophy was the 26th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in 1969 in Nowgong, Assam. Bengal beat Services 6–1 in the final; Mohammed Habib scored five of the goals. Early rounds Tripura Uttar Pradesh 7–2 Ranjit Das Moni Singh Dharma Chetri Kesab Lal Sushil Nowgong Stadium 21 September 1969 Tripura rout UP, Indian Express, 22 September 1969, p.13 Tripura led 4-1 at half-time, all four goals scored by Das. The tournament was inaugurated by S.K. Dutta, the Chief Justice of Assam and Nagaland Assam Tripura 6–2 Balaram Somraj Kamalnath Dhiren Chaterji Nowgong Stadium 23 September 1969 Assam rally to rout Tripura, Indian Express, 24 September 1969, p.12 1-1 at half time Madhya Pradesh Haryana 2–1 Nowgong Stadium 26 September 1969 MP move up, Indian Express, 29 September 1969, p.16 1-1 at half time Orissa Gujarat 7–0 Kabir Manmath Singh Halim Bau Talim Promode Saha Nowgong Stadium 28 September 1969 Manmath Singh hat-tricks for Orissa, Indian Express, 29 September 1969, p.16 Orissa led 4-0 at half time. Goa Kerala 7–1 Lobo Dominic Catao Joseph Raju (pen.) Nowgong Stadium 4 October 1969 Goa too good for Kerala, Indian Express, 5 October 1969, p.12 Goa led 7-0 at half-time. Lobo scored the first four goals Pre quarter-finals Services Punjab 3–0 Shyam Thapa 11 Aziz 62 85 Nowgong Stadium 27 September 1969 Aziz stars in Services' 3-0 victory, Indian Express, 28 September 1969, p.12 Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan 8–0 Akbar 3 31 32 72 Ram Mohan 41 Jankiram Amarchand Jaffar Nowgong Stadium 1 October 1969 Andhra rout Rajasthan, Indian Express, 2 October 1969, p.12 Rajasthan captain Bhoor Singh was sent off in the second half for hitting Jaffar in the face.Andhra led 4-0 at half time. Railways Delhi 3–2 Arumainayagam S Nandy S Das Krishna Sen Harinder Singh Nowgong Stadium 3 October 1969 Railways nose out Delhi, Indian Express, 4 October 1969, p.12 Mysore Madhya Pradesh 2–0 Ulaganathan 18 41 Nowgong Stadium 5 October 1969 Ulaganathan's brace for Mysore, Indian Express, 6 October 1969, p.12 Madras Bihar 5–0 Johnson 9 Padmanabhan 10 81 Victor Nowgong Stadium 6 October 1969 Madras whip Bihar 5-0, Indian Express, 7 October 1969, p.12 Madras 3-0 at half time. Bengal Goa 4–0 Pranab Ganguly Habib Biman Lahiri Nowgong Stadium 7 October 1969 Ganguly stars in Bengal's 4-0 victory, Indian Express, 8 October 1969, p.10 Bengal 1-0 at half time. Quarter-finals Services Assam 3–0 Shyam Thapa 30 33 Aziz 24 Nowgong Stadium 29 September 1969 Services enter semifinals, Indian Express, 30 September 1969 Shyam Thapa provided the assist for Aziz's goal. Andhra Maharashtra 2–1 Akbar 6 Jaffer 72 Naidu 50 Nowgong Stadium 8 October 1969 Andhra edge out Maharashtra, Indian Express, 9 October 1969 Mysore Railways 2–0 Ulaganathan 34 Kosalram Nowgong Stadium 9 October 1969 Champions Mysore seize chances, Indian Express, 10 October 1969 Bengal Madras 8–0 Ghosh Dastidar 7 10 ? Habib Biman Lahiri Pranab Ganguly Nowgong Stadium 10 October 1969 Bengal rout Madras, Indian Express, 11 October 1969 Bengal led 5-0 at half-time. The match was played on a rain-soaked, slow pitch. Semi-finals Services 4–1 Mysore 2–0 2–1 Bengal 10–1 Andhra Pradesh 4–1 6–0 |} Matches Services Mysore 2–0 Aziz 28 p Nowgong Stadium 11 October 1969 Services ahead, Indian Express, 12 October 1969, p.14 Services received the penalty after Prabhakar fouled Shyam Thapa. Aziz scored in both halfs. Services Mysore 2–1 Shyam Thapa 3 14 Kosalram Nowgong Stadium Ganguly 13 October 1969 Bengal blaze into final for the 20th time, Indian Express, 14 October 1969, p.12 Services won 4–1 on aggregate. Aziz and Williams provided assists for Thapa. Several players were injured including Herrick of Services (11th minute) and Ulaganathan of Mysore (31st minutes) who were carried off the field with leg injuries. Bengal Andhra Pradesh 4–1 Pranab Ganguly 56 73 Parimal Dey P Mazumdar 88 Sebastian 57 Nowgong Stadium 12 October 1969 Bengal whip Andhra, Indian Express, 13 October 1969, p.12 Bengal Andhra Pradesh 6–0 Pranab Ganguly 43 59 Ghosh Dastidar 55 Biman Lahiri Habib Nowgong Stadium P. Namasivayam (Tamil Nadu) 14 October 1969 Bengal blaze into final for the 20th time, Indian Express, 15 October 1969, p.12 Bengal won 10–1 on aggregate. Ghosh Dastidar was sent off in the 13th minute of the second half for kicking Habeeb Khan. Final Bengal Services 6 1 Habib 16 54 81 Biman Lahiri 48 Bir Bahadur 77 Babul Burmese (Assam) Nowgong Stadium 16 October 1969 Santosh Trophy for Bengal, Indian Express, 17 October 1969, p.12 Habib's five goals is the most scored in a Santosh Trophy final. Bengal scored the first goal when a freekick by Pranab Ganguly shot up in the air off Ghosh Dastidar's body and Habib deflected it into the empty net. Services missed a chance a minute later when Aziz's shot was saved off the line by Kalyan Saha. Habib provided the assist for Lahiri for the second goal and Lahiri provided the assist for the next. Habib's third goal came from a solo run and the fourth from a pass by substitute Sitesh Das. Bengal : Balai Dey, Sudhir Karmakar, Kalyan Saha, Ashok Banerjee, Santo Mitra, Kalon Guha, Priyalal Mazumdar, Bimal Lahiri (Sitesh Das), S Ghosh Dastidar, Habib, Pranab Ganguly Services : Jeet Bahadur, Nelson Bose, Khairuddin, Sajwan (Bir Bahadur), Rajesh Kumar, Narsingh Gurang, AJ Paul, K Williams, Shyam Thapa, Aziz, PB Saha (Harikrishen) Squads Kerala : Pradeep, Hameed and Pappachan; CR Balakrishnan(C), Jos Ulahannan, GK Subramaniam, Abubacker, MO Jose and Jaffer; Jose Augustine, PV Ramakrishnan and Prasannan; KG Vijayan, Alphonso, Sreenivasan, Joseph, Williams and Raghavan NairKerala team, Indian Express, 23 September 1969, p.14 Madras : R.Mohan, Dhananjayan, Cletus (State Bank); P.Krishnan, J.R.Williams, T. Thangaraj, A.H.Mallick (Wimco); P.M.Radhakrishnan, T.Gangadharan, K.B.Mohanavelu, M.Padmanadhan, M.Annadorai, S.Victor (Reserve Bank); A.Palaniswamy, Sriramulu (ICF); Gabriel Joseph (Air Force)Madras team for the Santosh Trophy, Indian Express, 27 September, 1969, p.16 References Category:1969–70 in Indian football Category:Santosh Trophy seasons