1943 IFA Shield final

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.

1943 IFA Shield Final
Event1943 IFA Shield
East Bengal Police A.C.
3 0
Date26 August 1943
VenueCalcutta Ground, Kolkata, West Bengal
RefereeP. Mishra

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.[1]

Route to the final
East Bengal Round Police A.C.
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
bye – First Round Bengal Sporting 5–0
Kushtia Shivkali 8–1 Second Round Mahishur Blues 2–0
BI Battalion 3–0 Third Round Burnpur United 0–0; 3–1
Bhawanipore 1–0 Quarter–Final Aryan 3–1
B & A Railway 7–1 Semi–Final Mohun Bagan 0–0; 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.[2][3][4]

Details
East Bengal3–0Police
  • Appa Rao
  • Fatik Sinha
  • A.C. Somana
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)
Referee: P. Mishra
East Bengal
Police A.C.
GKBritish Raj D Sen
CBBritish Raj Paritosh Chakraborty
CBBritish Raj Rakhal Mazumdar (c)
CMBritish Raj Ajit Nandi
CMBritish Raj Arokiraj
CMBritish Raj Nogen Ray
FWBritish Raj Fatik Sinha
FWBritish Raj Apparao
FWBritish Raj A.C. Somana
FWBritish Raj Sunil Ghosh
FWBritish Raj Sushil Chatterjee
GKUnited Kingdom Withers
CBUnited Kingdom J. Fawls (c)
CBUnited Kingdom Myers
CMUnited Kingdom M. Mills
CMUnited Kingdom Robinson
CMUnited Kingdom Avertoom
FWUnited Kingdom L. Hay
FWUnited Kingdom E. Templeton
FWUnited Kingdom Hearn
FWUnited Kingdom P. D'Mellow
FWUnited Kingdom Allen

Match rules

  • 50 minutes.
  • Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Arunava (10 October 2022). "India - List of IFA Shield Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "ইস্টবেঙ্গল দলের শিল্ড বিজয়" [East Bengal are the Shield Champions]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 27 August 1943.
  3. Rakhshit, Deeparnab (12 November 2020). "First IFA Shield Champion In 1943". eastbengaltherealpower.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. Sen, Debayan (1 August 2020). "A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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