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| caption = Samad in an undated photograph
| birth_date = 6 December 1895
| birth_place = Bhuri, [[Burdwan]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1964|2|2|1895}}
| death_place = [[Parbatipur Upazila|Parbatipur]], [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], [[East Pakistan]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]])
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'''Syed Abdus Samad''' ({{lang-bn|সৈয়দ আবদুস সামাদ}}; 6 December 1895 – 2 February 1964) was an
Samad also played for [[Aryan FC|Aryans Club]], joining the team in 1915.<ref name="shomoyeralo">{{Cite web|first1=Jahirul|last1=Islam|url=https://www.shomoyeralo.com/details.php?id=101257|title=তোমাদের গোলপোস্ট নিচু আছে|website=shomoyeralo.com|publisher=Daily Shomoyer Alo Bangla|language=bn|trans-title=Your goal posts are low|location=Dhaka|date=13 June 2020|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206161537/https://www.shomoyeralo.com/details.php?id=101257}}</ref> His football career primarily lasted from 1915–1938.<ref name=bpedia/>
== Early life ==
Samad was born in 1895 in Bhuri village of [[Burdwan]], [[Bengal Presidency]] (now in [[West Bengal]]) in [[British India]]. His family later settled in Moulvitola in [[Purnia]].<ref name="Article"/> He left school during his studies in the eighth grade.<ref name=bpedia/> Samad displayed his talents in football from his early boyhood,<ref name=bpedia/> and was influenced by headmaster of his school – Piyare Mohan Mookherji.<ref name="Article"/> Beside football, he began playing both cricket and tennis.<ref name="Article"/> Samad's father Syed Fazlul Bari was a government employee while his grandfather had been posted as "Sadre Alaa" (a higher judicial post at that time).<ref name="Article"/>
==
===Youth career===
Samad played football for Purnia Zilla School in interschool tournament, and he scored all ten goals for his team in their 10–0 win against [[Umapati Kumar]]'s Kishanganj Higher English School in a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohunbagangorbo.com/mohun-bagan-ac/legends-corner/indian-players/umapati-kumar/|title=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Umapati Kumar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428162211/http://mohunbagangorbo.com/mohun-bagan-ac/legends-corner/indian-players/umapati-kumar/|archive-date=28 April 2016|access-date=26 January 2015|website=mohunbagangorbo.com|location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref name="Roar">{{Cite news|url=https://roar.media/bangla/main/sports/samad-wizard-of-football|title=জাদুকর সামাদ: বাংলার একজন অতিমানব|website=roar.media|publisher=Roar Media News|trans-title=Magician Samad: The Wizard from Bengal|date=1 February 2019|access-date=17 December 2023|location=Dhaka|language=bn|first=Rasel|last=Ahmed|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117025029/https://roar.media/bangla/main/sports/samad-wizard-of-football}}</ref> He also helped his school team winning the prestigious Fawcus Cup.<ref name="Article">{{cite web|title=SAMAD: FOOTBALL WIZARD OF INDIA|url=https://www.booksie.com/557024-samad-football-wizard-of-india|date=2020|access-date=7 November 2022|first=S. A.|last=Nasar|publisher=Booksie|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929235552/https://www.booksie.com/557024-samad-football-wizard-of-india}}</ref> He first drew attention of the football club managers of [[Calcutta]] when he played for the Purnia Junior Football Club.
===Senior career===
He joined the Calcutta Main Town Club in 1912.<ref name="Roar"/> During 1915–1920, he played for Tajhat Football Club of [[Rangpur City|Rangpur]].<ref name="Roar"/> [[Dukhiram Majumder]] was one of founding members of [[Aryan FC|Aryan Club]] in 1888, was responsible for bringing up players like Samad.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Somnath|last=Sengupta|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-the-pioneers/|title=Legends Of Indian Football : The Pioneers|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=24 April 2012|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026053626/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-the-pioneers/|archive-date=26 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |
{{Cquote|''Off Samad the less said the better. Suffice it to say that on his day he would have walked into a world eleven. Yes, on his day!''|source=[[Pankaj Gupta]], legendary Indian sports administrator, on Samad.<ref name="Article"/>|Cquote}}
In 1931, Mohun Bagan acquired the services of Samad, where he played alongside legendary players including [[Gostha Pal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=
As a member of [[India national football team|India national team]], he toured Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong, China, Java, Sumatra, Malay, Borneo, Singapore and Britain. In a match played against [[China national football team|China]] in [[Peking]], he played as a substitute player in the second half and scored four goals in a row to give his side a 4–3 victory after trailing 0–3 in the first half.<ref name=jadukor>{{Cite news|url=http://www.prothomalo.com/sports/article/237973|title=আমাদেরও ছিল এক ফুটবল জাদুকর|website=www.prothomalo.com|publisher=[[Prothom Alo]]|date=10 June 2014|access-date=2018-07-25|language=bn|trans-title=We also had a football wizard|first=Rajib|last=Haider|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725092624/http://www.prothomalo.com/sports/article/237973}}</ref>▼
At the age of 38, he joined the [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]] and played in during 1933–1938, club's "golden age".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|title=Football and nationalisms in Bengal|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725040128/https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|first=Mirza|last=Hassan|date=23 July 2018|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name=bpedia/> In 1933, Mohammedan qualified for the first division of [[Calcutta Football League]] for the first time in its history. Mohammedan became the first native club to capture the [[Calcutta Football League]] title in 1934,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flint|first=Andrew|date=2015-11-11|title=A Tale of One City: Kolkata|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=These Football Times|language=en-GB|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183002/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://xtratime.in/the-history-of-football-in-kolkata/ THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL IN KOLKATA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181752/https://xtratime.in/the-history-of-football-in-kolkata/ |date=9 July 2021 }}. ''Xtra Time''. Retrieved 2 July 2021.</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fifa-2018-why-bengal-is-obsessed-with-football-there-is-more-nationalism-here-and-less-sport-5217326/ Why Bengal is obsessed with football?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185225/https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fifa-2018-why-bengal-is-obsessed-with-football-there-is-more-nationalism-here-and-less-sport-5217326/ |date=9 July 2021 }}. ''Indian Express''. Retrieved 2 July 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Football – the passion play in Kolkata|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155154/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2012|website=IBN Live|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> in their very first year in top division which was a rare feat.<ref name=ifalist>{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/cfl-winners/|title=List of Calcutta Football League Champions|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054127/https://ifawb.org/cfl-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://insportsnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/mohammedan-sporting-football-history.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting - The Football History|first=Sudipto|last=Sirkar|date=21 February 2012|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-date=12 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212065018/http://insportsnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/mohammedan-sporting-football-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club became [[Calcutta Football League|Senior Division]] champion five years in a row from 1934 to 1938.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thif-live.com/syed-abdus-samad-the-forgotten-legend-of-indian-football/|title=Syed Abdus Samad – The Forgotten Legend of Indian Football|website=thif-live.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-25|date=2014-06-30|archive-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124042807/http://thif-live.com/syed-abdus-samad-the-forgotten-legend-of-indian-football|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|title=Football and nationalisms in Bengal|date=2018-07-23|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182625/https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1936, Sporting became the second Indian club to win [[IFA Shield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/looking-back-mohammedan-sportings-historic-durand-cup-triumph|title=Looking back at Mohammedan Sporting's historic Durand Cup triumph|date=29 August 2015|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191835/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/looking-back-mohammedan-sportings-historic-durand-cup-triumph}}</ref> In the same year, due to a serious injury, Samad's playing career came to an end.<ref name="Barta">{{Cite news|url=https://barta24.com/details/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/50029/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-:-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0|language=bn|trans-title=Abdus Samad: The Bengali Magician of Football|title=আবদুস সামাদ : ফুটবলের বাঙালি জাদুকর|website=barta24.com|publisher=Barta24 News|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=30 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230103817/https://barta24.com/details/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/50029/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-:-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0|first=Mirza|last=Hassan|date=18 August 2019|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}}</ref> He retired from Mohammedan.<ref name="shomoyeralo"/>▼
▲In 1931, Mohun Bagan acquired the services of Samad, where he played alongside legendary players including [[Gostha Pal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=www.chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|location=Kolkata|first=Rounak|last=Majumdar|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|archive-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/gostha-pal/|title=Gostha Pal – IFAWB: biography|website=ifa.org|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|access-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922012801/https://ifawb.org/gostha-pal/|archive-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> [[Karuna Bhattacharya]], [[Umapati Kumar]], Sanmatha Dutta, [[Balaidas Chatterjee]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Balai Das Chatterjee is Mohun Bagan Ratna 2013|url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/Balai-Das-Chatterjeea/|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226015358/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/Balai-Das-Chatterjeea/|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Balaidas Chatterjee|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/jarnail-singh-2/|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226015358/https://themohunbaganac.com/jarnail-singh-2/|website=themohunbaganac.com}}</ref> Satu Chowdhury,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Era of Legends – 1930 to 1939 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1930-1939/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Mohun Bagan Club |language=en-US |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505232956/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1930-1939/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mohun Bagan to honour legend Karuna Bhattacharya |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohun-bagan-to-honour-legend-karuna-bhattacharya-115071200728_1.html |access-date=6 May 2022 |publisher=Business Standard |date=12 July 2015 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506103740/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohun-bagan-to-honour-legend-karuna-bhattacharya-115071200728_1.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Countrywide success – 1920 to 1929 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1920-1929/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Mohun Bagan Club |language=en-US |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505224747/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1920-1929/ }}</ref> and Bimal Mukherjee.
==International career==
▲At the age of 38, he joined the [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]] and played in during 1933–1938, club's "golden age".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|title=Football and nationalisms in Bengal|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725040128/https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|first=Mirza|last=Hassan|date=23 July 2018|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name=bpedia/> In 1933, Mohammedan qualified for the first division of [[Calcutta Football League]] for the first time in its history. Mohammedan became the first native club to capture the [[Calcutta Football League]] title in 1934,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flint|first=Andrew|date=2015-11-11|title=A Tale of One City: Kolkata|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=These Football Times|language=en-GB|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183002/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://xtratime.in/the-history-of-football-in-kolkata/ THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL IN KOLKATA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181752/https://xtratime.in/the-history-of-football-in-kolkata/ |date=9 July 2021 }}. ''Xtra Time''. Retrieved 2 July 2021.</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fifa-2018-why-bengal-is-obsessed-with-football-there-is-more-nationalism-here-and-less-sport-5217326/ Why Bengal is obsessed with football?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185225/https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fifa-2018-why-bengal-is-obsessed-with-football-there-is-more-nationalism-here-and-less-sport-5217326/ |date=9 July 2021 }}. ''Indian Express''. Retrieved 2 July 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Football – the passion play in Kolkata|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155154/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2012|website=IBN Live|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> in their very first year in top division which was a rare feat.<ref name=ifalist>{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/cfl-winners/|title=List of Calcutta Football League Champions|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054127/https://ifawb.org/cfl-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://insportsnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/mohammedan-sporting-football-history.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting - The Football History|first=Sudipto|last=Sirkar|date=21 February 2012|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-date=12 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212065018/http://insportsnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/mohammedan-sporting-football-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club became [[Calcutta Football League|Senior Division]] champion five years in a row from 1934 to 1938.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thif-live.com/syed-abdus-samad-the-forgotten-legend-of-indian-football/|title=Syed Abdus Samad – The Forgotten Legend of Indian Football|website=thif-live.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-25|date=2014-06-30|archive-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124042807/http://thif-live.com/syed-abdus-samad-the-forgotten-legend-of-indian-football|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|title=Football and nationalisms in Bengal|date=2018-07-23|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182625/https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/football-and-nationalisms-bengal-1609426|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1936, Sporting became the second Indian club to win [[IFA Shield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/looking-back-mohammedan-sportings-historic-durand-cup-triumph|title=Looking back at Mohammedan Sporting's historic Durand Cup triumph|date=29 August 2015|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191835/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/looking-back-mohammedan-sportings-historic-durand-cup-triumph}}</ref> In the same year, due to a serious injury, Samad's playing career came to an end.<ref name="Barta">{{Cite news|url=https://barta24.com/details/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/50029/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-:-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0|language=bn|trans-title=Abdus Samad: The Bengali Magician of Football|title=আবদুস সামাদ : ফুটবলের বাঙালি জাদুকর|website=barta24.com|publisher=Barta24 News|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=30 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230103817/https://barta24.com/details/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/50029/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-:-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0|first=Mirza|last=Hassan|date=18 August 2019|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}}</ref>
▲Samad made his international debut for India in 1925.<ref name="Roar"/> As a member of the [[India national football team|India national team]], he toured Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong, China, Java, Sumatra, Malay, Borneo, Singapore and
==Personal life and legacy==
After [[Partition of India|the partition of India in 1947]], Samad settled in [[Parbatipur Upazila]] of [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]] in [[East Pakistan]].<ref name="TheDailyStar">{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-220983|title=Samad's death anniversary observed|website=www.thedailystar.net|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|location=Dinajpur|access-date=13 October 2022|date=3 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013045940/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-220983|archive-date=13 October 2022}}</ref> He was employed at the [[Pakistan Eastern Railway]] as an inspector.<ref name="Roar"/> Samad also served as chairman of the Pakistan National Sports Council Board.<ref name="Article"/> In 1957, he was appointed
Samad married Syeda Qamrunnisa on 12 October 1917.<ref name="Article"/> He had a son named Golam Hossain
==Honours==
'''East Bengal Railway'''
*[[Durand Cup]] runner-up: 1927<ref name="Roar"/>
*All India Railways Championship: thrice (years unknown)<ref name="Article"/>
'''Mohammedan Sporting'''<ref>{{cite web|first=Somnath|last=Sengupta|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-mohammedan-sporting-in-1930s/|title=Legends of Indian Football : Mohammedan Sporting in 1930s|website=www.thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=27 May 2011|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905072128/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-mohammedan-sporting-in-1930s|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
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==See also==
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*[[History of Indian football]]
*[[History of the India national football team]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
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[[Category:Victoria Sporting Club players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
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[[Category:People from Parbatipur Upazila]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Pakistan]]
[[Category:Pakistani people of Bihari descent]]
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