1951 Durand Cup final
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{{Infobox football match
| title = 1951 Durand Cup Final
| image =
| caption =
| event = 1951 Durand Cup
| team1 = East Bengal
| team2 = Rajasthan Armed Constabulary
| details = East Bengal won after a replay
| firstleg = Final
| team1score1 = 1
| team2score1 = 1
| date1 = 21 October 1951
| stadium1 = Delhi Gate Stadium
| referee1 = Major F. Upfold
| attendance1 = 10,000 (estd.)
| secondleg = Replay
| team1score2 = 2
| team2score2 = 1
| date2 = 22 October 1951
| stadium2 = Delhi Gate Stadium
| referee2 = Major F. Upfold
| attendance2 = 8,000 (estd.)
| weather =
| previous = 1950
| next = 1952
}}
The 1951 Durand Cup Final was the 48th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Rajasthan Armed Constabulary on 21 October 1951 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 22 October 1951 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi.
East Bengal won the replay final 2–1 to claim their 1st Durand Cup title. Ahmed Khan and Pansanttom Venkatesh scored the goals for East Bengal in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their first Durand Cup title.{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=11 October 2022|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html|title=India - List of Durand Cup Finals|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=25 November 2022}}
Route to the final
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan="2"| East Bengal
!Round !colspan="2"| Rajasthan Armed Constabulary |
|---|
| style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent |colspan="1"|Result |Round |Opponent |colspan="1"|Result |
| style="text-align:left"|Kalighat
|colspan="1"|4–1 |style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter–Final |style="text-align:left"|Indian Air Force |colspan="1"|1–0 |
| style="text-align:left"|Hyderabad Police
|colspan="1"|1–0 |style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi–Final |style="text-align:left"|Young Mens |colspan="1"|2–0 |
Match
=Summary=
The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 21 October 1951 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Rajasthan Armed Constabulary. East Bengal reached their maiden Durand Cup final after defeating Hyderabad Police 1–0 in the semi-final. Rajasthan Armed Constabulary also made their maiden appearance in the final after they defeated Young Mens 2–0 in the semi-final.
East Bengal started as the favorites having already won the IFA Shield, and with a star-studded forward line consisting of the famous Pancha Pandavas. East Bengal got the best chance in the first half as Pansanttom Venkatesh shot hit the crossbar in the twenty-first minute. The deadlock was broken in the second half as Venkatesh found the net with a grounded effort in the thirty-fifth minute to give East Bengal the lead. Rajasthan however, was quick to respond and equalised just five minutes later as their star forward Sheoo Mewalal found the back of the net with a header to make it 1–1. The game ended in a draw and the organising committee decided to host the replay final the very next day.{{cite news |date=22 October 1951 |title= ডুরান্ড কাপের ফাইনাল খেলা অমীমাংসিত |trans-title=The Durand Cup Final remains undecided |language=bn |work=Jugantor }}
=Details=
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|date=21 October 1951
|time=16:00 IST
|team1=East Bengal
|report=
|team2=Rajasthan Armed Constabulary
|score= 1–1
|goals1=Venkatesh {{goal|35}}
|goals2=Mewalal {{goal|40}}
|stadium=Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi
|attendance=10,000 (est.)
|referee=Major F. Upfold}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
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| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"| | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|IND}} Manilal Ghatak | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Byomkesh Bose (c) | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Ansari | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} G. R. Gokul | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Chandan Singh | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} S. Ray | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Pansanttom Venkatesh | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Sushil Bhattacharya | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} K. P. Dhanraj | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Ahmed Khan | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} P. B. A. Saleh |
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"| | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanjeeva Uchil | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Manuel | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Ratnam (c) | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Arokiyaswami | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Gurbaux Singh | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Mahabir Prasad | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Kanaiyan | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Myasi | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Sheoo Mewalal | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Raman | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Kupuswami |
|}
| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| Match rules
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Replay
=Summary=
The replay final began at the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary in New Delhi on 22 October 1951 after the first game ended in a 1–1 stalemate.
East Bengal made a fast start and was once again the first to score as Ahmed Khan found the net with a powerful shot in the fourteenth minute after receiving a pass from K. P. Dhanraj. Rajasthan was quick to respond and equalized just three minutes later as Raman made a solo run past four defenders to place the ball inside the goal to make it 1–1. East Bengal found the winner in the second half with just eight minutes remaining when Pansanttom Venkatesh dribbled past a couple of defenders to score with a powerful left-footed strike to make it 2–1 as East Bengal lifted their maiden Durand Cup title, thus also becoming the first ever Indian team to win the IFA Shield and Durand Cup in the same season, a record previously only held by British regimental teams: Black Watch (1920), Worcestershire Regiment (1921), and Sherwood Foresters (1928).{{cite news |date=23 October 1951 |title= ইস্ট বেঙ্গল দলের ডুরান্ড কাপ জয়ের গৌরব |trans-title=
East Bengal achieved the glory of winning the Durand Cup |language=bn |work=Jugantor }}{{Cite web|date=2019-07-27|title=Top 10 moments in Durand Cup history {{!}} East Bengal won their first-ever Durand Cup in 1951|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2019-history#:~:text=East%20Bengal%20won%20their%20first-ever%20Durand%20Cup%20in%201951|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226184414/https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2019-history#:~:text=East%20Bengal%20won%20their%20first-ever%20Durand%20Cup%20in%201951}}{{cite web|first=Debayan|last=Sen|date=1 August 2020|url=https://www.espn.in/football/east-bengal/story/4139529/a-century-of-excellence-east-bengals-greatest-hits|title=A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits|work=ESPN|accessdate=18 November 2022}}{{cite web|last=Banerjee|first=Ritabrata|date=27 Mar 2020|title=Who were the 'Pancha Pandavas' of East Bengal and what impact did they have in Indian football?|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/pancha-pandavas-east-bengal-impact-indian-football/v3dy3f4xowaw1borvbizchdqv|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410151927/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/pancha-pandavas-east-bengal-impact-indian-football/v3dy3f4xowaw1borvbizchdqv|archive-date=10 April 2020|work=Goal|accessdate=20 November 2022}}
=Details=
{{footballbox
|date=22 October 1951
|time=16:00 IST
|team1=East Bengal
|report=
|team2=Rajasthan Armed Constabulary
|score= 2–1
|goals1=*Khan {{goal|14}}
- Venkatesh {{goal|42}}
|goals2=*Raman {{goal|17}}
|stadium=Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi
|attendance=10,000 (est.)
|referee=Major F. Upfold}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
|pattern_b = _EastBengal_12_13_Home |pattern_la = |pattern_ra = |pattern_sh = |pattern_so = _2 gold stripes |leftarm = FFDF00 |body = FFDF00 |rightarm = FF0000 |shorts = 000000 |socks = FF0000 |title = East Bengal }} |{{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _collar_buttons_2 | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = | leftarm = ffffff | body = ffffff | rightarm = ffffff | shorts = ffffff | socks = ffffff | title = Rajasthan Armed Constabulary }} |
| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"| | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|IND}} Manilal Ghatak | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Byomkesh Bose (c) | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Ansari | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} G. R. Gokul | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Chandan Singh | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} S. Ray | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Pansanttom Venkatesh | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Sushil Bhattacharya | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} K. P. Dhanraj | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Ahmed Khan | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} P. B. A. Saleh |
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"| | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanjeeva Uchil | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Manuel | |
| FB | {{flagicon|IND}} Ratnam (c) | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Arokiyaswami | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Gurbaux Singh | |
| HB | {{flagicon|IND}} Mahabir Prasad | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Kanaiyan | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Myasi | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Sheoo Mewalal | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Raman | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Kupuswami |
|}
| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| Match rules
|
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html Durand Cup Finals]
{{Durand Cup}}
{{East Bengal Club}}
Category:1951–52 in Indian football