Mohammed Rahmatullah

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mohammed Rahmatullah

| image = File:Mohammed Rahmatullah (cropped).jpg

| caption = Rahmatullah with Dhaka Mohammedan in 1963

| fullname =

| birth_date = 1933

| birth_place = Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1952–1962

| clubs1 = Kolkata Mohammedan

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1963–1964

| clubs2 = Dhaka Mohammedan

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1965–1966

| clubs3 = Dhaka Wanderers

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| nationalyears1 = 1958–1961

| nationalteam1 = India

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 8{{cite web|first=Subrata|last=Dey|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/india-recintlp.html|title=India — Record International Players|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321143659/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/india-recintlp.html|archive-date=21 March 2019|website=RSSSF|access-date=22 August 2021}}

| manageryears1 = 1963–1967

| managerclubs1 = EPIDC

| manageryears2 = 1969

| managerclubs2 = Pakistan (caretaker)

| manageryears3 = 1969–1970

| managerclubs3 = EPIDC

| manageryears4 = 1974

| managerclubs4 = Pakistan

}}

Mohammad Rahmatullah was an Indian footballer who played as a forward, and manager.

Rahmatullah played for the India national team and spent most of his career with Calcutta Football League giant Mohammedan Sporting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-nova.com/2020/05/27/glorytales-of-indian-football-how-mohammedan-sporting-the-face-of-muslims-in-bengal-became-the-face-of-india/|title=Glorytales of Indian Football: How Mohammedan Sporting, the face of Muslims in Bengal, became the face of India|website=sports-nova.com|publisher=Sports Nova|date=27 May 2020|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711114418/https://www.sports-nova.com/2020/05/27/glorytales-of-indian-football-how-mohammedan-sporting-the-face-of-muslims-in-bengal-became-the-face-of-india/}}{{cite news|title=Indian Football Photographs — Mohammedan Sporting Club|date=1 August 2009|url=http://india-soccer.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html|access-date=13 December 2016|work=India-Soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712101844/http://india-soccer.blogspot.com/2009/08/|archive-date=12 July 2023}} He later appeared with Bangladeshi outfit Dhaka Mohammedan and became one of the earliest Indians in post-independence period to take the international transfer, while other being legendary Mohammed Salim, who played for Celtic.

As manager, Rahmatullah coached EPIDC in the Dhaka First Division League, leading the led the club to the league title in both 1967 and 1970. He also managed the Pakistan national team at the 1969 RCD Cup and the 1974 Asian Games.{{Cite book |last=Bhatti |first=Mukhtar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3vhOwAACAAJ |title=Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999 |date=1999 |publisher=Bhatti Publications |pages=237–250 |language=en}}

Club career

=Kolkata Mohammedan=

Rahmatullah moved to Calcutta Football League giant Mohammedan Sporting during the first half of the 1950s and won the league in 1957.[https://books.google.com/books?id=S9k1DwAAQBAJ&dq=Mohammed+Rahmatullah+indian+international+footballer&pg=PT112 Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823035913/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=S9k1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=Mohammed+Rahmatullah+indian+international+footballer&source=bl&ots=HwOVi6PGfb&sig=ACfU3U0mY0SOlnjMGN2sfyqc87zu-Qv9Rw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzi9HPn8byAhWWUn0KHWKgBNgQ6AF6BAgpEAI#v=onepage&q=Mohammed%20Rahmatullah%20indian%20international%20footballer&f=false |date=23 August 2021 }} by Novy Kapadia. books.google.co.in. (Penguin Random House India Private Limited). Retrieved 23 August 2021. With Mohammedan, he won the IFA Shield in that year,{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohammad-rahmatullah-to-undergo-heart-surgery-in-usa/articleshow/31905982.cms|title=Mohammed Rahmatullah to undergo heart surgery in the USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906225253/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohammad-rahmatullah-to-undergo-heart-surgery-in-usa/articleshow/31905982.cms|archive-date=6 September 2022|website=The Times of India|date=12 March 2014|access-date=22 August 2021|agency=Press Trust of India|url-status=live|location=Kolkata}} and won Rovers Cup thrice in 1955, 1957 and 1958.

Rahmatullah was instrumental in winning the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Bangladesh, in 1960, the first ever tournament win by an Indian club in foreign soil. They defeated Indonesia's Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar 4–1 in the final,{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/685162/how-mohammedan-sportings-glorious-past-is-linked-to-its-uncertain-future|title=Mohammedan Sporting's glorious past is linked to its uncertain future|first=Novy Kapadia|last=qz.com|date=26 October 2014 |access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205416/http://scroll.in/article/685162/how-mohammedan-sportings-glorious-past-is-linked-to-its-uncertain-future}}{{cite web|url=https://ekolkata24.com/offbeat-news/glorious-football-history-of-mohammedan-sporting-club/|title=ব্রিটিশকে হারিয়ে ডুরান্ড জয়ী, পাকিস্তানকেও গোল দিয়ে চিরকালীন নজির মহামেডানের|website=ekolkata24.com|date=1 September 2021|access-date=2 March 2022|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302125909/https://ekolkata24.com/offbeat-news/glorious-football-history-of-mohammedan-sporting-club/|archive-date=2 March 2022}} in which he scored a goal.{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/indianfootballh/status/1270218720791707650|title=In 1960 Mohammedan SC became the first Indian club to win a trophy abroad when they lifted Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka. They defeated Indonesian club PSM Makassar 4–1 in final thanks to goals from Pakistani international Omer (2) (below), Rahmatullah & Zafar|access-date=7 December 2021|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207130633/https://mobile.twitter.com/indianfootballh/status/1270218720791707650|work=Indian Football History}}

=Dhaka Mohammedan=

In 1963, he moved to Dhaka Mohammedan and became the second Indian to play for an overseas club. He appeared in Dhaka First Division League during his days in Bangladesh.{{cite web|author=Deepti Patwardhan|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vGkmDDVwM1dU7rWrUVXgWP/Indian-footballers-on-the-move.html?facet=amp|title=Indian footballers on the move|website=Live Mint|date=7 May 2015|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528152358/http://www.livemint.com:80/Leisure/vGkmDDVwM1dU7rWrUVXgWP/Indian-footballers-on-the-move.html|archive-date=28 May 2015}}

=Dhaka Wanderers=

Rahmatullah represented Dhaka Wanderers Club in the Dhaka First Division League in both 1965 and 1966, during the final years of his playing career.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1965.08.27 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19650827-01.1.3|access-date=2025-04-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=7 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407082955/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19650827-01.1.3}}{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1966.08.18 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19660818-01.1.3|access-date=2025-04-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=7 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407082902/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19660818-01.1.3}}

=Bengal=

Rahmatullah also represented Balaidas Chatterjee managed Bengal football team at the Santosh Trophy and won the tournament thrice in 1953–54, 1955–56, and 1958–59 seasons.[https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1958 Tokyo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102115/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo |date=5 September 2018 }}. Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

International career

Rahmatullah made his senior international debut for India against Burma on 26 May 1958 in the 1958 Asian Games, that ended up a 3–2 win in favour of them.{{cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Amoy|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1958 Tokyo|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo|work=Sportskeeda.com|date=17 August 2014 |access-date=19 June 2016|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102115/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo|url-status=live}} He scored his first international goal against Indonesia on 28 May in the same tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ind-rahmatullah-intlg.html|title=Mohammed Rahmatullah – Goals in International Matches|website=RSSSF|first=Subrata|last=Dey|access-date=22 August 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628051743/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ind-rahmatullah-intlg.html|url-status=live}} In the quarterfinal, India defeated Hong Kong 5–2, with two goals by Rahmatullah, and one each by the trio of Chuni Goswami, Tulsidas Balaram and D. Damodaran.{{cite web|url=https://www.theindianwire.com/sports/football-tournaments-india-won-61312/|title=List of major football tournaments that India won|website=The Indian Wire|date=5 July 2018|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823040901/https://www.theindianwire.com/sports/football-tournaments-india-won-61312/|url-status=live}} They finished on fourth position as they lost 1–4 to Indonesia in the bronze media match at Japan National Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19580602&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=INDONESIA GET BRONZE MEDAL BEATING INDIA|date=2 June 1958|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=13 January 2014|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822175914/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19580602&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=Arunava Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1958asiangames.html |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games |publisher=Indianfootball.de |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162137/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1958asiangames.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live}}

The next year he traveled to Malaysia where India took part in the Merdeka Cup and finished as runners-up.{{cite web |first=Arunava |last=Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup |publisher=Indianfootball.de |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162144/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live}} He was in the squad, as India began the 1960s with the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=949982&edicao_id=1945|title=Player profile – Career – Current club: Mohammed Rahmatullah|website=playmakerstats.com|publisher=Playmaker Stats|access-date=12 September 2022|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912131642/https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=949982&edicao_id=1945|archive-date=12 September 2022}} Despite the qualifiers for the West Zone being held in Kochi, India finished last in their qualification group and thus missed out the tournament.{{cite web |first=Arunava |last=Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960asiacupq.html |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Seoul Asia Cup Qualifiers |publisher=Indianfootball.de |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162157/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960asiacupq.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live}}

In national team, Rahmatullah's teammates under coach Syed Abdul Rahim,{{Cite web|title=History in Timeline of Indian Football|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308124507/http://www.the-aiff.com/history|archive-date=8 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|title=Old-timers recollect past glory of city football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|archive-date=22 October 2021|publisher=The Hans India|date=14 July 2018|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mohammed|last=Nizamuddin|location=Hyderabad, Telangana}}{{cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/puran-bahadur-thapa-indias-first-hat-trick-man |title=Puran Bahadur Thapa: India's first hat-trick man |publisher=Sportskeeda |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |date=24 April 1983 |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028070923/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/puran-bahadur-thapa-indias-first-hat-trick-man |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf|title=Rahim, Amal Dutta, P.K. and Nayeem: The Coaches Who Shaped Indian Football|website=la84foundation.org|access-date=23 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810034106/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2010}} were like:{{cite news| title=Olympians want Padma Bhushan for Rahim| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Olympians-want-Padma-Bhushan-for-Rahim/articleshow/11518024.cms| work=The Times of India| date=17 January 2012| access-date=3 April 2012| archive-date=15 April 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415151703/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Olympians-want-Padma-Bhushan-for-Rahim/articleshow/11518024.cms| url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Legends of Mumbai Football: India's Olympic hero Neville D'souza |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/legends-of-mumbai-football-indias-olympic-hero-neville-dsouza/ |website=Football Counter |last=Shetty |first=Chittu |date=9 May 2020 |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821111522/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/legends-of-mumbai-football-indias-olympic-hero-neville-dsouza/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Badru Banerjee: সবুজ-মেরুনের হয়ে তুমুল সাফল্য, তবে বদ্রু মনে থাকবেন অলিম্পিক্সের জন্যেই|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/sports/football/obituary-of-former-mohun-bagan-and-indian-footballer-samar-badru-banerjee-dgtl/cid/1364166|website=www.anandabazar.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|date=20 August 2022|access-date=20 August 2022|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821122545/https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/sports/football/obituary-of-former-mohun-bagan-and-indian-footballer-samar-badru-banerjee-dgtl/cid/1364166|archive-date=21 August 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/pk-banerjee-the-colossus-of-indian-football/article31122174.ece | title=P.K. Banerjee, the colossus of Indian football | work=The Hindu | author=Amitabha Das Sharma | date=20 March 2020 | access-date=25 March 2020 | archive-date=22 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122162515/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/pk-banerjee-the-colossus-of-indian-football/article31122174.ece | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/mar/20/indian-football-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-aged-83-2119308.html | title=One of Indian football's greatest, PK Banerjee dies at 83 | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=20 March 2020 | access-date=26 March 2020 | archive-date=22 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122133309/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/mar/20/indian-football-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-aged-83-2119308.html | url-status=live }}[http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf Rahim, Amal Dutta, P.K. and Nayeem: The Coaches Who Shaped Indian Football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603120235/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf |date=3 June 2012 }}. Retrieved 12 November 2006. Ahmed Hussain, Peter Thangaraj, Nikhil Nandy, Samar Banerjee,{{cite web|title=India's star Olympic football captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee dies|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/indias-star-olympic-football-captain-samar-badru-banerjee-dies/articleshow/93675414.cms|website=The Times of India|date=20 August 2022|access-date=20 August 2022|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|agency=Press Trust of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820102341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/indias-star-olympic-football-captain-samar-badru-banerjee-dies/articleshow/93675414.cms|archive-date=20 August 2022|url-status=live}} P. K. Banerjee, Kesto Pal, Neville Stephen D'Souza, Tulsidas Balaram, Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din,[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/azizuddin_syed_khwaja.html Indian Football "HALL OF FAME" Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225224121/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/azizuddin_syed_khwaja.html |date=25 February 2020 }} indianfootball.de. Retrieved 5 September 2021 Abdul Latif, Mariappa Kempiah, Chuni Goswami, Kannan.{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indian_football_news_2021/april_news.html|title=INDIAN FOOTBALL NEWS (APRIL 2021): Ahmed Hussein, former Olympian footballer passed away|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508162517/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indian_football_news_2021/april_news.html|archive-date=8 May 2021|website=www.kolkatafootball.com|location=Kolkata|access-date=23 August 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/}} Between 1958 and 1961, he appeared in twenty two

international matches for India, scoring eight goals.

Coaching career

File:Pakistan football team at the 1974 RCD Cup.jpg at the 1974 RCD Cup]]

Rahmatullah joined EPIDC in 1963 as a sports welfare officer-cum-coach.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1963.08.31 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19660818-01.1.3|access-date=2025-04-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=7 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407082304/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19630831-01.1.6|url-status=live}} He helped the club enter the Dhaka First Division League in 1966 following consecutive promotions. He led the club to the league title in both 1967 and 1970.{{cite book|last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |title= খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war in the playground}})|language=bn|publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon|year=2020 |isbn=978-984-8218-31-0}}

In 1969, Rahmatullah acted as caretaker head coach of the Pakistan national team at the 1969 RCD Cup in place of national team official coach Mohammad Amin.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1969.09.12 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19690912-01.1.10&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN-turkey--------- |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com}} Five years later, he again took the head coach role of the Pakistan national team for the 1974 Asian Games. He was also member of the coaching staff of Pakistan at the 1974 RCD Cup at the beginning of the year.

Personal life

In May 1969, Rahmatullah's older brother, Mohammed Azmatullah, died in Hyderabad, Deccan.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1969.05.12 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19690512-01.1.8|access-date=2025-04-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com|archive-date=7 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407083317/https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19690512-01.1.8|url-status=live}}

On 12 March 2014, Rahmatullah was admitted to a hospital in California for an open heart surgery.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohammad-rahmatullah-to-undergo-heart-surgery-in-usa/articleshow/31905982.cms|title=Mohammad Rahmatullah to undergo heart surgery in USA | Football News|website=The Times of India |date=12 March 2014 |access-date=16 April 2022|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416063234/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohammad-rahmatullah-to-undergo-heart-surgery-in-usa/articleshow/31905982.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting (Kolkata)

Calcutta Football League: 1957{{cite news|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/eastern-railway-ran-full-steam-1958/ |title=WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958) |website=www.goaldentimes.org |publisher=Goalden Times |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Debojyoti |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111162448/http://www.goaldentimes.org/eastern-railway-ran-full-steam-1958/ |archive-date=11 November 2021}}
IFA Shield: 1957{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=22 August 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |url-status=live }}
Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1960{{cite web|author=Tom Lewis |author2=Neil Morrison |author3=Novan Herfiyana |author4=Karel Stokkermans |title=Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh): Aga Khan Gold Cup 1960|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/agakhan.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726210207/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/agakhan.html|archive-date=26 July 2014|date=2003|access-date=4 February 2021|website=RSSSF}}
Rovers Cup: 1955, 1957, 1958
Coochbehar Cup: 1952[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106295?journalCode=fsas20 From recreation to competition: Early history of Indian football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181632/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106295?journalCode=fsas20 |date=9 July 2021 }} Pages 124–141. Published online: 06 Aug 2006. www.tandfonline.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021
Durand Cup: runner-up 1959

Mohammedan Sporting (Dhaka)

Dhaka Football League: 1963
Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1964

Bengal{{Cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=27 May 2012|access-date=7 March 2021|title=Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2}}

Santosh Trophy: 1953–54, 1955–56, 1958–59{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html#60|title=India – List of Santosh Trophy Finals: 1959 (second)|website=RSSSF|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first1=Atsushi|last1=Fujioka|first2=Arunava|last2=Chaudhuri|access-date=6 October 2022|date=1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912123232/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html#60|archive-date=12 September 2022|url-status=live}}

India

Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup|website=www.indianfootball.de|publisher=IndianFootball|date=1999|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608085202/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html|archive-date=8 June 2018}} (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/malaysia/tab/matches/season/1960/|title=Malaysia national football team 'A' international record: [1959–60 season]|publisher=11v11|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164714/https://www.11v11.com/teams/malaysia/tab/matches/season/1960/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka.html|title=Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia)|first=Neil|last=Morrison|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=10 September 2015|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date=13 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113153958/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/merdeka.html|url-status=live}}

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