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| current = 2012–13 Calcutta Premier Division<br />
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'''Eastern Railway Football Club ''' is an Indian [[Calcutta Football League]] [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. Eastern Railway has played in many top tournaments in India like the [[IFA Shield]] where they won the then top tournament in 1944. They have also won the [[Calcutta Football League]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|title=EASTERN RAILWAY SPORTS CLUB|url=http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/easternrail.html|work=Kolkata Footballs|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> The club used to also be a force in the [[Durand Cup]], making it into the finals of the 1927 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|work=Indian Football|access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> <br />
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The club has been represented by many former [[India national football team|India]] members including [[Sahu Mewalal]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sahu Mewalal passes away|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081228/jsp/sports/story_10311187.jsp|work=Telegraph India|access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> and [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=P. K. Banerjee Profile|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/players/pk-banerjee.html|work=I Love India|access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Football in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1882]]<br />
[[Category:Football clubs in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:1882 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway association football clubs in India]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl