1943 IFA Shield final

November 2022 1943 IFA Shield final 1943 IFA Shield East Bengal 3 Police A.C. 0 26 August 1943 Calcutta Ground Kolkata, West Bengal P. Mishra 1942 1944 The 1943 IFA Shield final was the 51st final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata clubs East Bengal and Police A.C. on 26 August 1943 at the Calcutta Ground in Kolkata. East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 1st IFA Shield title. Appa Rao, Fatik Sinha and A.C. Somana scored the three goals in the final as East Bengal became the fourth Indian team after Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting and Aryan to lift the 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 Police A.C.OpponentResultRoundOpponentResultbye–First RoundBengal Sporting5–0Kushtia Shivkali8–1Second RoundMahishur Blues2–0BI Battalion3–0Third RoundBurnpur United0–0; 3–1Bhawanipore1–0Quarter–FinalAryan3–1B & A Railway7–1Semi–FinalMohun Bagan0–0; 0–0; 0–0; 1–0 Match Summary The IFA Shield final began at the Calcutta Ground in Kolkata on 26 August 1943 in front of a packed crowd as East Bengal and Police A.C. faced each other. East Bengal reached their second consecutive final after defeating B & A Railway 7–1 in the semi-final, having lost the previous one to Mohammedan Sporting in 1942. Police made their third appearance in the final after 1937 and 1939, being champions in 1939, after they defeated the reigning Calcutta Football League champions Mohun Bagan 1–0 in the semi-final. East Bengal however, started the match positively as Appa Rao scored in the third minute of the match with a header after the ball rebounded off Police custodian Withers after he failed to save a powerful shot from Fatik Sinha. It was Fatik Sinha who double the lead in the second half as he headed home from close range. A.C. Somana made it three for East Bengal with a powerful shot after receiving a pass from Appa Rao as East Bengal became only the fourth Indian team to lift the IFA Shield title.27 August 1943 ইস্টবেঙ্গল দলের শিল্ড বিজয় East Bengal are the Shield Champions bn Jugantor Deeparnab Rakhshit 12 November 2020 https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/first-ifa-shield-champion-in-1943/ First IFA Shield Champion In 1943 eastbengaltherealpower.com 18 November 2022Debayan 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 26 August 1943 14:30 IST East Bengal Police 3–0 *Appa Rao Fatik Sinha A.C. Somana Calcutta Ground, Kolkata 20,000 (est.) P. Mishra _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Police A.C. GK British India D SenCB British India Paritosh ChakrabortyCB British India Rakhal Mazumdar (c)CM British India Ajit NandiCM British India ArokirajCM British India Nogen RayFW British India Fatik SinhaFW British India ApparaoFW British India A.C. SomanaFW British India Sunil GhoshFW British India Sushil Chatterjee GK United Kingdom WithersCB United Kingdom J. Fawls (c)CB United Kingdom MyersCM United Kingdom M. MillsCM United Kingdom RobinsonCM United Kingdom AvertoomFW United Kingdom L. HayFW United Kingdom E. TempletonFW United Kingdom HearnFW United Kingdom P. D'MellowFW United Kingdom Allen Match rules 50 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw References External links IFA Shield Finals – RSSSF Category:IFA Shield finals Category:1943–44 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Football competitions in Kolkata