India national football team results (unofficial matches 1924–1947)

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India national football team results

This is a list of the India national football team's results from 1924 to 1947 (pre-independence) that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches. India competed as Calcutta Indians and Calcutta Wanderers during the initial years.[1][2]

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

1919[edit | edit source]

17 April 1919 British Inter-Theatre of War Championship Home Forces United Kingdom 2–0  India Aldershot, England
Thompson Goal ?', ?' (pen.) Report
25 April 1919 British Inter-Theatre of War Championship India  1–0  Egypt Aldershot, England
Report

1924[edit | edit source]

September 1924 Rangoon XI British Raj 0–1 India Calcutta Indians Rangoon
[1]
24 September 1924 Singapore FA Template:Country data Straits SettlementsScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–4 India Calcutta Indians Singapore
[2] H. Bose Goal
Samad GoalGoal
R. Ganguly Goal		 Stadium: Anson Road Stadium
Referee: C. Salter
25 September 1924 Singapore Chinese FA Template:Country data Straits SettlementsScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–1 India Calcutta Indians Singapore
[3] M. Dutt Goal Stadium: Anson Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: R.H. Gale
28 September 1924 Hercules Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–2 India Calcutta Indians Batavia
[4] Stadium: B.V.C.-veld, Weltevreden
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W. van Galen
29 September 1924 Batavia FC (BVC) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–1 India Calcutta Indians Batavia
[5] P Chatterjee Goal Stadium: B.V.C.-veld, Weltevreden
Referee: J. Hetharia
2 October 1924 West Java FA (WJVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–0 India Calcutta Indians Batavia
[6] Stadium: B.V.C.-veld, Weltevreden
Referee: F.X.A. Drilling
5 October 1924 Hoogere Burger School (HBS) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 1–0 India Calcutta Indians Surabaya
Cana Goal [7] Stadium: T.H.O.R.-veld
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Henny van Alphen
9 October 1924 Soerabaja FA (SVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–1 India Calcutta Indians Surabaya
[8] Stadium: T.H.O.R.-veld
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wegeman
13 October 1924 Hercules Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–1 India Calcutta Indians Batavia
Willy Galstaun GoalGoal [9] Chatterjee Goal Stadium: B.V.C.-veld, Weltevreden
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W. van Galen
15 October 1924 Bandoeng FA (BVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–0 India Calcutta Indians Bandung
[10] Referee: Foltynski
17 October 1924 Sidolig Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–1 India Calcutta Indians Bandung
[11] Samad Goal Referee: De Wilde
19 October 1924 North Java FA (NJVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 1–2 India Calcutta Indians Tegal
Julius Goal [12] M. Dutt Goal
Samad Goal
21 October 1924 Bandoeng FA (BVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 5–1 India Calcutta Indians Bandung
De Jager Goal 5', 20'
Middleton Goal 10'
Giesel Goal 41'
? Goal 55' (o.g.)		 [13] ? Goal Referee: Foltynski

1926[edit | edit source]

20 October 1926 Duke of Wellington's Template:Country data Straits SettlementsScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 5–2 India Calcutta Wanderers Singapore
Hawthorn Goal 5'GoalGoal
Osborne Goal
Basford Goal		 [14] Samad Goal pen.'Goal
Rahman Goal
21 October 1926 Singapore FA Template:Country data Straits SettlementsScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–4 India Calcutta Wanderers Singapore
Chan Hee Goal 5'
Wan Puteh Goal		 [15] N. Gossain Goal
T. Shome Goal
T. Das GoalGoal
24 October 1926 Hercules Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–1 India Calcutta Wanderers Batavia
[16]
26 October 1926 Semarang FA (VSO) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–0 India Calcutta Wanderers Semarang
[17]
28 October 1926 Bandoeng FA (BVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–0 India Calcutta Wanderers Bandung
[18]
30 October 1926 Oliveo Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 1–2 India Calcutta Wanderers Batavia
[19]
31 October 1926 West Java FA (WJVB) Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 6–0 India Calcutta Wanderers Batavia
[20]
3 November 1926 Hercules Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–1 India Calcutta Wanderers Batavia
[21]
5 November 1926 Vios Template:Country data Dutch East IndiesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 2–1 India Calcutta Wanderers Batavia
[22]
10 November 1926 Singapore Chinese FA Template:Country data Straits SettlementsScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 3–0 India Calcutta Wanderers Singapore
? Goal o.g.'Goal
Un Sun GoalGoal		 [23]

1933[edit | edit source]

31 January 1933 Friendly All Ceylon Template:Country data British CeylonScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–1  IFA XI British Ceylon
Report Bhattacharya Goal Referee: P. Gupta
3 February 1933 Friendly De Mel League Template:Country data British CeylonScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. 0–1  IFA XI British Ceylon
Report Stadium: NCC Ground
Attendance: 3,500

1934[edit | edit source]

9 June 1934[3] Natal XI South Africa 0–6  India Durban
Report Bhattacharya Goal 1'GoalGoal
Ramanna GoalGoalGoal		 Stadium: Curries Fountain
Attendance: 10,000
11 June 1934[4] Natal XI South Africa 3–1  India Pietermaritzburg
Report
13 June 1934 Transvaal XI South Africa 1–7  India Johannesburg
A. Naidu Goal Report Lakshminarayan GoalGoalGoalGoal
Ramanna GoalGoalGoal		 Stadium: Natalspruit Indian Sports Ground
Attendance: 4000
16 June 1934 Transvaal XI South Africa 1–6  India Pretoria
Govinder Goal Report Bhattacharya
Lakshminarayan		 Stadium: Caledonian Football Ground
1934 South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg 0–2  India Johannesburg
Report Attendance: 6,000
1934 South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg 0–2  India Durban
Report
1934 Natal Sunday League XI South Africa 1–7  India N/A
Report
1934 Boards XI South Africa 0–9  India N/A
Report
1934 Eastern Province XI South Africa 1–6  India N/A
Report
1934 Western Province XI South Africa 1–3  India Cape Town
Report
7 July 1934 South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg 1–4  India Cape Town
Adams Goal Report Lakshminarayan GoalGoal
S. Chaudhuri Goal
S. Dutt Goal
1934 Nicualand South Africa 1–6  India N/A
Report
1934 Northern Natal South Africa 1–8  India N/A
Report
1934 Witwatersrand South Africa 0–1  India N/A
Report
1934 Kimberley Xi South Africa n/a  India N/A
Report
1934 South Africa File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg n/a  India Durban
Report

1936[edit | edit source]

4 July 1936 Friendly India  1–1  China Calcutta, India
Noor Mohammed Goal Report[24] Suen Kam Shun Goal Stadium: Calcutta FC Ground
Attendance: 100,000

1938[edit | edit source]

30 May 1938 Friendly India  2–2  Burma Calcutta, India
Lakshminarayan GoalGoal [25] [26] Pugsley GoalGoal Stadium: Calcutta FC Ground
Referee: S Gosh (India)
August 1938 India  6–1 Template:Country data South AustraliaScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. South Australia Adelaide, Australia
A. Nandi Goal
Prosad Goal
K. Bhattacharya Goal		 [27] Stadium: Hindmarsh Oval
Attendance: 3,000
August 1938 India  1–4 Template:Country data VictoriaScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Victoria (Australia) Melbourne, Australia
K. Prosad Goal [28] Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
August 1938 India  4–6 Template:Country data New South WalesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. New South Wales Sydney, Australia
Rahim GoalGoalGoalGoal [29] Stadium: Sydney Showground
Attendance: 25,000
August 1938 India  1–2 Template:Country data Northern TerritoryScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Northern Districts (Australia) Cessnock, Australia
Lumsden Goal [30] Heeney GoalGoal Stadium: Baddeley Park
5 September 1938 India  6–5 Template:Country data QueenslandScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Queensland Brisbane, Australia
Rahim Goal
Noor Mohammed Goal
A. Nandi Goal
Lumsden Goal
B. Sen Goal
A. Premlal Goal		 [31] Brittain Goal pen.'GoalGoal
GoalGoal		 Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Attendance: 5,000
7 September 1938 India  5–2 Template:Country data QueenslandScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Ipswich Ipswich, Australia
Noor Mohammed Goal 10'
Lumsden Goal 17', 90'Goal
Rahim Goal 40'		 [32] Donaldson Goal
GoalGoal		 Stadium: North Ipswich Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
September 1938 India  5–2 Template:Country data QueenslandScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Queensland Toowoomba, Australia
Lumsden Goal pen'Goal
K. Bhattacharya Goal 46'Goal
Rahim Goal 89'		 [33] Kitching Goal
Young Goal		 Stadium: Athletic Oval
22 September 1938 India  6–4 Template:Country data New South WalesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. South Coast New South Wales, Australia
[34] Attendance: 4,000
28 September 1938 India  4–6 Template:Country data New South WalesScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Granville New South Wales, Australia
Noor Mohammed Goal
Lumsden GoalGoalGoal 45'		 Report R.Sanders GoalGoalGoal
Hextell GoalGoal
S McDonald Goal		 Stadium: Clyde Oval
8 October 1938 India  1–5 Template:Country data Western AustraliaScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Western Australia Perth, Australia
K. Prosad Goal [35] W. Waddell GoalGoalGoal
GoalGoal		 Stadium: WACA Ground
Attendance: 2,000
11 October 1938 India  3–1 Template:Country data Western AustraliaScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Western Australia Perth, Australia
[36] Stadium: WACA Ground
Attendance: 2,000

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "11 May 2023". Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "The passage of football in India". Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Terrific Tales of Mohun Bagan between 1925-50". 29 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "LEGENDS OF INDIAN FOOTBALL : GOSTHA PAL". 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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