The 1945–46 Santosh Trophy was the third edition of the

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, the main

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competition for

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. It was held in

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. Bengal defeated Bombay 2–0 in the final.Bengal wins Santosh Trophy
Indian Express, 12 OCtober, 1945 Fred Pugsley, an Anglo-Burmese footballer who had moved to India temporarily during the

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, scored seven goals in Bengal's win over Rajputana. This is a record in Santosh Trophy that was later equalled by Inder Singh in 1974-75 Jalandhar nationals. Western India Football Association (WIFA) renamed itself as Bombay just before the tournament.

Matches

Bombay led 2–0 at half time ---- Bengal led by five goals at half-time. The tournament schedule was adjusted because Bengal arrived a day late. ----

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of Hyderabad was sent off 13 minutes from the end. ----

Semifinal

Bombay led 2–0 at half time.

Final

Bengal scored their goals in the 5th minute of both halves. Das scored from a cross by Pugsley. Nandy was assisted by S. Ghosh in the second goal. The trophy was presented by Justice Kama.

Squads

* Bengal : Ismail; S Das and Taj Mohammed; D. Chandra, T. Aao and

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; Rabi Das, Apparao, Pugsley, S. Ghosh and S. Nandy (captain) * Bombay :

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; D.M. Mandon (captain) and Papen; Arnold, Robinson and Govind; Vandockum, Tipple, Cocklin, McCall and Dhakuram Also : Shetty * Delhi : Osman; S.M. Bhukari and Rahmat; Bashir, Afzal and S. A. Hashmi; Yusuf, Roshan Ali, Buland Akhtar, Atma Ram and M.P. Khan. Also : Mahmud (defender), Hasan (mid), Habib, Rabbani, M. Faiyaz (forwards) * Dacca : G Burton; D. Dutta and Shaheb Ali; H Mitra, S Guha and R Sen; S Bose, A Roy, P Mukerjee, A Rachia and A Das * Hyderabad : Eeriah; Sher Khan and Fruvall; Hadi, Jamal and Noor; S Susay, A Susay, Shamsher, Azeem and Mahmood. Also

* N.W.I.F.A : Yacoob; Ibrar Hussain and Saeed; Yoya Jan, Golam Mohammad and Arshad; Akbarjan, Gilbert, Rahim, Ataullah and Amjad * Mysore : Bama; Palladi and Jayram; Baseer, S. Mohiuddin and Sumugan; Borolingam, Karim, Nanjunda, Ahmed and Raman; Also : Shanmugam * United Provinces : Arthur; Kazim and Rajaram; Wajihul, Aziz and Mahabir; Kullu, Abid, Furhat, Mahmud and Qader * Madras : S. Moni; Rammohan Rao and K. Mani; A. D. Parthasarathy, Jaganathan and Murugesan; Arnikandasami, Ganesan, Vishwesara Rao, Hanumantha Rao and Thangaraj The day after the final, a match was played between All India and Europeans. *Indian XI : Osman (Delhi); Taj Mohammed, and Papen (Bombay); Shanmugham (Mysore), T. Ao (Bengal) and

(Bengal); S. Nandy (Bengal), Apparao (Bengal), Rabi Das (Bengal), Raman (Mysore) and Dhakuram (Bombay) :Reserves : Ismail (Bengal), S. Das (Bengal), D. Chandra (Bengal), A. Rudra (Dacca) and Thomas (Bombay) *Europeans : Lambert ( CMP), Hamilton (

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) and Tipple ( RAF) and Arnold (Navy), Robinson (Embarkation Headquarters (EHQ)) and Airog (Navy); Shanks (RAF), Gallacher (CMP), Cocklin (Navy), McCall (EHQ) and Sutton (CMP)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1945-46 Santosh Trophy Santosh Trophy seasons 1945–46 in Indian football