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Howrah Union is an Indian multisports club based in the city of Kolkata (Maidan). The football team competes in the Calcutta Football League.[1][2][3] The club previously competed in the Super Division of CFL.[4][5]

History

Howrah Union was formed in 1922, by late Panchanon Choungdar and Dr. Satyaban Roy along with many other sport's loving people from Howrah.[6] Initially they played football at Howrah Maidan and the club's address was at 254, Panchanantala Road, Howrah. They eventually got affiliation from the Indian Football Association and joined thebCalcutta Football League.[1][7] They got promoted to the First Division in 1929 and won the Trades Cup in 1932.[6] In the 1936 IFA Shield, they went till the semi-finals by defeating Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.[1]

Howrah Union won the Stafford Challenge Cup in 1964 under the captaincy of Olympian M. A. Sattar. In 1967 the club won the Cooch Behar Cup. Howrah Union won the Trades Cup in 2011.Template:Citation needed

Notable players

Notable football players who have played or started their careers at the club include Sailen Manna and Arun Ghosh and Jahar Das.[8][9][10] Samar Banerjee,[11] Ashok Chatterjee,[12][13][14][15] Mohammad Abdus Sattar,[16][17][18][19] S.Mewalal, Poongam Kannan,[20][21]

Home ground

Howrah Union uses Mohammedan Sporting—Howrah Union Ground for its sporting events.[22]

Honours

Domestic tournaments

Other departments

Cricket

Howrah Union has its men's cricket section which is affiliated to the Cricket Association of Bengal,[30] and competes in the CAB Second Division League.[31][32][33]

Field hockey

Men's hockey team is affiliated to the Bengal Hockey Association and competes in the Calcutta Hockey League.[34][35][36]

Volleyball

Howrah Union also operates men's volleyball team that participates in the Elliot Shield State Volleyball Championship.[37]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Howrah Union – at a glance. howrahunion.com. Howrah Union Club. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ↑ WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958). www.goaldentimes.org(29 August 2017). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ↑ IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL). ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ India 1984 – List of Champions: Calcutta League, Stokkermans, Karel. RSSSF(5 March 2015).
  5. ↑ India 1985 – Regional Leagues: Calcutta League. RSSSF(30 May 2013).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 কর্পোরেট ক্রিকেট দিয়ে হাওড়া ইউনিয়নে শতবর্ষ উৎযাপন শুরু. insidesports.in. ইনসাইড স্পোর্টস(21 January 2023). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Football in Bengali culture and society: a study in the social history of football in Bengal 1911–1980({Template:Date).
  8. ↑ Indian Legendary Football Players Profile. Template:Webarchive
  9. ↑ Sailendra Nath Manna. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  10. ↑ "Lack of Focus on Youth Development Is The Biggest Problem of Indian Football" – Arun Ghosh (Exclusive Interview). thehardtackle.com(23 August 2013). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Huge facelift for Howrah Union club. archive.indianexpress.com. The Indian Express(28 November 2007).
  12. ↑ Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Ashoke Chatterjee, Das, G. C.. www.kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football(14 September 2008). Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  13. ↑ Former India footballer Ashok Chatterjee dies. Sportstar(22 February 2020). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Former India footballer Ashoke Chatterjee no more. Telegraph(22 February 2020). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. ↑ Legendary Indian footballer Ashoke Chatterjee passes away. Sports Lounge(22 February 2020). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  16. ↑ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away Template:Webarchive, 24 April 2011
  17. ↑ Former Olympian football star passes away, IBN Live News(18 March 2012).
  18. ↑ Former Indian Olympic football star passes away. NDTV(23 April 2011).
  19. ↑ Olympian Abdus Sattar dead. The Hindu(25 April 2011). Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  20. ↑ Indian Football: 'Asian Pele' P. Kannan passes away. www.goal.com. Goal(28 April 2019). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  21. ↑ 'Asian Pele' P. Kannan suffers stroke, admitted to hospital, Venkatasan, S Prasanna. Sportstar(9 April 2019). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  22. ↑ CALCUTTA FOOTBALL LEAGUE – OFFICER'S CHOICE BLUE TO BE THE TITLE SPONSOR. Football News India(4 August 2015). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  23. ↑ THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA. ksfa.in. Karnataka State Football Association. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  24. ↑ Stafford Challenge Cup: A Brief History of Time. theawayend.co. The Away End(23 February 2023). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  25. ↑ India — List of Bordoloi Trophy Winners. RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  26. ↑ India — List of Trades Cup Winners, Schöggl, Hans. RSSSF(2014). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  27. ↑ IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2018. kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  28. ↑ IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2019. kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  29. ↑ Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar. JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search({Template:Date).
  30. ↑ The Cricket Association of Bengal: First Division Clubs. cricketassociationofbengal.com. Cricket Association of Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  31. ↑ CAB 2nd DIVISION LEAGUE 2019–20: HOWRAH UNION (CAB2DIV) vs EXCELSIORS CLUB (CAB2DIV). cricheroes.in. Cricheroes(8 February 2020). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  32. ↑ CAB 2nd DIVISION LEAGUE 2019–20: HOWRAH UNION (CAB2DIV) vs BISHWANATH CRICKET ACADEMY. cricheroes.in. Cricheroes(14 May 2019). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  33. ↑ Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928. Template:Webarchive. The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  34. ↑ Schedule. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  35. ↑ Calcutta Hockey League Competition — Fixtures of 1st Division Group B 2022. hockeybengal.org. The Hockey Bengal(26 March 2022). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  36. ↑ Calcutta Hockey League Competition — Fixtures of 1st Division Group A 2022. hockeybengal.org. The Hockey Bengal(13 February 2022). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  37. ↑ SAI win big Elliot Shield State volleyball Golf meet. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India(16 April 2004). Retrieved 26 September 2023.

Further reading

Bibliography

  • In Search of an Identity: The History of Football in Colonial Calcutta{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Dasgupta & Co. Private Ltd.(1 January 2006). ISBN 978-8182110229
  • Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Penguin Random House(2017). ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7
  • Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2009). ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6
  • Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation{{#if:Majumdar, Boria|, Majumdar, Boria}. Penguin India(2006). ISBN 9780670058747
  • Ghosh, Saurindra Kumar. Krira Samrat Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary 1869–1940 (Calcutta: N. P. Sarbadhikary Memorial Committee, 1963) (hereafter Krira Samrat).
  • History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10{{#if:Nath|, Nath}. Readers Service(2011). ISBN 9788187891963
  • Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Frank Cass Publishers(2001). ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2
  • Stories from Indian Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. UBS Publishers' Distributors(2003). ISBN 9788174764546

Others

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