 The Mohun Bagan squad, pictured with the 1911 IFA Shield trophy. | |||||||
| Event | 1911 IFA Shield | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Date | 29 July 1911 | ||||||
| Venue | Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta, India | ||||||
| Referee | H.G. Pooler | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
The 1911 IFA Shield final was the first time an all Indian team, which consisted of purely bengalese players, had won the tournament. The final took place between Mohun Bagan and British East Yorkshire Regiment, the match was played at the Calcutta Ground, Mohun Bagan won the match by 2–1, enabling themselves to left the title for the very first time and becoming the first ever Indian team to achieve this accomplishment.[1][2][3][4]
Route to the final[edit | edit source]
| Mohun Bagan | Round | Royal Warwickshire Regiment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Round | Opponent | Result |
| St. Xavier's College | 3–0 | Round 1 | Unknown | N/A |
| Calcutta Rangers | 2–1 | Round 2 | Unknown | N/A |
| Rifle Brigade | 1–0 | Round 3 | Unknown | N/A |
| 1st Middlesex | 3–0 | Semi–Final | Unknown | N/A |
Match[edit | edit source]
Summary[edit | edit source]
On July 29, 1911, the final of the IFA Shield, between Mohun Bagan and the British East Yorkshire Regiment ensued.[5][6] The match began at 5:30, the game would see the first goal scored by the East Yorks, who took the lead, as the team was awarded a free-kick just outside the box, due to a handball from a Mohun Bagan player. Jackson, who took the free-kick, took a shot which goalkeeper Hiralal could not save in time, leading to the Yorkshire Regiment to take the lead. Five minutes later, Shibdas Bhaduri scored the equalizer,[7][8] enabling Mohun Bagan to stay on the same level as their opponents, after the interval, the rest of the game stayed in back and forth motions. Eventually, nearing the end of the game, Abhilash Ghosh, who received a pass from Shibdas Bhaduri, managed to net in the goal in the final moments of the game.[9][10][11] After the final whistle was blown, Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win the competition for the very first time.[8][12][13][14][15]
Details[edit | edit source]
| Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | East Yorkshire Regiment |
|---|---|---|
Shibdas Bhaduri  6'Abhilash Ghosh 88' |
Jackson 1' |
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| GK |  Hiralal Mukherjee
|
| FB | Bhuti Sukul
|
| FB | Sudhir Chatterjee
|
| HB | Monmohun Mukherjee
|
| HB | Rajen Sengupta
|
| HB | Nil Madhav Bhattacharya
|
| FW | Jitendranath Roy
|
| FW | Habul Sarkar
|
| FW | Abhilash Ghosh
|
| FW | Bijoydas Bhaduri
|
| FW | Shibdas Bhaduri
|
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| GK | United Kingdom Cresay |
| FB | United Kingdom Whitey |
| FB | United Kingdom Scully |
| HB | United Kingdom Martin |
| HB | United Kingdom Jackson |
| HB | United Kingdom Neil |
| FW | United Kingdom Birch |
| FW | United Kingdom Dixon |
| FW | United Kingdom Haywood |
| FW | United Kingdom Howard |
| FW | United Kingdom Clucas |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "THE HISTORICAL TRIUMPH OF 1911 IFA SHIELD – MOHUN BAGAN CLUB.COM". www.mohunbaganclub.com. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "India 1911". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "India - List of IFA Shield Finals". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Heffernan, Conor (22 March 2015). "Mohun Bagan and the fight for Indian independence". These Football Times. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Prashant (25 August 2025). "From Colonial Rivals to National Heroes". TFB. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "Why 29th July is called the Historic Mohun Bagan Day?". MBFT | Everything related to Mohun Bagan. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Majumdar, Boria (29 July 2023). "Mohun Bagan's 1911 IFA Shield victory on this day 112 years earlier was much more than a sporting milestone, it gave a colonised nation spine and pride". Sports News Portal | Revsportz. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "1911: Retracing Every Touch of Mohun Bagan's Greatest Achievement | Why Mohun Bagan Ep. 3 |". MBFT | Everything related to Mohun Bagan. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One) : Profiling Three..." Thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "History – 1910 – 1919 – MBC.Com – Premiere Fan site of Mohun Bagan AC". www.mohunbaganclub.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Basu, Jaydeep (29 July 2020). "A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "Looking back at Mohun Bagan's historic IFA Shield 1911 triumph". Khel Now. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "1911: A Mohun Bagan story that has aged well". Hindustan Times. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Staff, Scroll (29 July 2016). "Remember this date in 1911: when Mohun Bagan beat a British football team to become national icons". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ K, Abhinav (15 August 2024). "A Football 'Lagaan': How Mohun Bagan's 'Immortal Eleven' inspired the nation". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 3 April 2026.