1924 Malaya Cup Explained

Malaya Cup was a tournament held annually by a Malaya Cup committee.

Malaya Cup
Year:1924
Other Titles:Piala Malaya
Num Teams:6
Winners: Singapore
Count:3
Second: Selangor
Matches:7
Goals:20
Prev Season:1923
Next Season:1925

This is the fourth season of Malaya Cup (later known as Malaysia Cup). It were contested by states in Malaya. The final were contested by the southern and northern champions in their respective conference round. Six states sent their teams. The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 23 August 1924 where Singapore avenged their defeat against Selangor in a rematch of 1922 final's with a sole goal by Rogers.

Conference Round

Six teams participated the third edition of the Malaya Cup, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Perak. Johor were unable to raise a team. The teams were divided into two conference, the Northern Section and Southern Section. The Northern Section consists of Penang, Selangor and Perak while Southern Section represented by Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Singapore. Each team will play with each other (two games per team) and the winners of each conference will play in the final. Each win will give the team 2 points while losing will give 0 points. A draw means a point were shared between two teams.

Northern Section

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Selangor220031+24*
Penang210121+12*
Perak200225-30
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July 12, 1924
Selangor3 - 1Perak[1] [2]
July 19, 1924
SelangorbeatPenang*
July 26, 1924
Penang2 - 1Perak

Southern Section

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Singapore2200100+104
Negeri Sembilan **301116-51
Malacca **301116-51
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July 21, 1924
Negeri Sembilan1 - 1Malacca
August 2, 1924
Singapore5 - 0Negeri Sembilan
August 16, 1924
Malacca0 - 5Singapore

Final

The final were held at Selangor Club Field on 23 August 1924 where Singapore avenged their defeat against Selangor[3] in a rematch of 1922 final's with a sole goal by Rogers. It was Singapore second successive title in four consecutive final appearances.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Malaya Cup.
  2. Web site: Malaya Cup.
  3. Web site: The Malaya Cup.
  4. Web site: Malaya Cup Final.