 PBA Saleh receiving the IFA Shield trophy from West Bengal Governor Dr. Kailashnath Katju | |||||||
| Event | 1950 IFA Shield | ||||||
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| Date | 16 September 1950 | ||||||
| Venue | East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground,Kolkata,West Bengal | ||||||
| Referee | Alok Ray | ||||||
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The1950 IFA Shield Final was the 58th final of theIFA Shield, the second oldest football competition inIndia, and was contested between Kolkata giantsEast Bengal andServices on 16 September 1950 at theEast Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.
East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 4th IFA Shield title.K. P. Dhanraj scored twice andP. B. A. Saleh scored the third as East Bengal lifted their fourth IFA Shield title.[1]
| East Bengal | Round | Services | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Round | Opponent | Result |
| Howrah Union | 4–0 | First Round | Eastern India Railway | 2–0 |
| Munger Town | 4–0 | Second Round | bye | – |
| Calcutta F.C. | 3–0 | Third Round | Maharashtra | 3–0 |
| Bhawanipore | 1–0 | Quarter–Final | Kalighat | 0–0; 4–0 |
| Sporting Union | 2–1 | Semi–Final | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 |
The IFA Shield final began at theEast Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 16 September 1950 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giantsEast Bengal facedServices. East Bengal, the defending champions, reached their seventh final, having won thrice in 1943, 1945 and 1949, after defeating Sporting Union 2–1 in the semi-final. Services made their first appearance in the final after they defeated Kolkata giantsMohun Bagan 2–1 in the semi-final.[1] This was the first time that the IFA Shield final was being held at theEast Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground.
East Bengal started as the favorites in front of their home crowd as the defending champions and with a star-studded forward line consisting of the famousPancha Pandavas, East Bengal dominated the game from the beginning and scored the first goal in the eighth minute of the match afterPansanttom Venkatesh and Apparao interchanged between themselves and put a forward pass forK. P. Dhanraj who scored through a powerful grounded shot to make it 1–0. East Bengal doubled their lead just five minutes before the half time afterP. B. A. Saleh scored with a grounder, after he was set through on goal byAhmed Khan. East Bengal scored their third goal just ten minutes before the end of the play after Apparao again played Dhanraj through on goal, who got his second of the match as East Bengal won their fourth IFA Shield title and thus became the first-ever club to win the covetedDouble – League and Shield champions for the third time (previously: 1945 and 1949), surpassing the record held byGordon Highlanders (1908 and 1909),Calcutta FC (1922 and 1923) andMohammedan Sporting (1936 and 1941); who had won the double twice.[2][3][4]
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