Howrah Union Explained

Clubname:Howrah Union
Fullname:Howrah Union
Ground:Mohammedan Sporting–Howrah Union Ground
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:Calcutta First Division

Howrah Union is an Indian multisports club based in the city of Kolkata, whose football team competes in the Calcutta Football League.[1] [2] [3] The club previously competed in Super Division of CFL.[4] [5] Their cricket team plays in the CAB tournaments.[6]

History

Howrah Union club was formed in 1922, by Panchanon Choungda from Amta, Howrah.[7] Initially they played football at Howrah Maidan and eventually got affiliation from the Indian Football Association and joined Calcutta Football League.[1] [8] They got promoted to the First Division in 1929 and won the Trades Cup in 1932.[7] In the 1936 IFA Shield, they went till the semi-finals by defeating the 1933 winners Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.[1]

They shifted to their current ground at the Kolkata Maidan in 1962 which they share with Mohammedan Sporting. Russi Mody, the former chairman and managing director of Tata Steel and a prominent member of the Tata Group was a longtime President of the club.[9] [10]

Notable players

Notable players who have played or have started their careers at the club include Sailen Manna,[11] [12] Arun Ghosh,[13] Samar Banerjee,[10] Ashok Chatterjee,[14] [15] [16] [17] Mohammad Abdus Sattar,[18] [19] [20] [21] Poongam Kannan,[22] [23] and Jahar Das.[24]

Home ground

Howrah Union uses Mohammedan Sporting—Howrah Union Ground for its sporting events.[25]

Honours

Domestic tournaments

Other departments

Cricket

Howrah Union has its men's cricket section, which is affiliated with the Cricket Association of Bengal,[33] and competes in the CAB Second Division League.[34] [35] [36]

Field hockey

Men's hockey team of the club is affiliated to Bengal Hockey Association (known as 'Hockey Bengal'), and competes in the Calcutta Hockey League.[37] [38] [39]

Volleyball

Howrah Union also operate men's volleyball team that participates in Elliot Shield State Volleyball Championship in Kolkata.[40]

Further reading

Bibliography

Others

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958) . www.goaldentimes.org . Goalden Times . Chakraborty . Debojyoti . 29 August 2017 . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111162448/http://www.goaldentimes.org/eastern-railway-ran-full-steam-1958/ . 11 November 2021.
  3. Web site: IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL). ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. 6 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221009123425/https://ifawb.org/clubs/. 9 October 2022.
  4. Web site: India 1984 – List of Champions: Calcutta League. RSSSF. 5 March 2015. Karel. Stokkermans. 7 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india84.html.
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  6. Web site: First Division. Cricket Association of Bengal. 13 October 2022. 18 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118235149/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/1stdivpoint.php. live.
  7. Web site: কর্পোরেট ক্রিকেট দিয়ে হাওড়া ইউনিয়নে শতবর্ষ উৎযাপন শুরু. 21 January 2023. 26 January 2022. Kolkata. insidesports.in. ইনসাইড স্পোর্টস. bn. Howrah Union keen to start club's centenary celebration with corporate cricket tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205233414/https://insidesports.in/archives/5533. 5 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Football in Bengali culture and society: a study in the social history of football in Bengal 1911–1980 . University of Calcutta . . 35 . Bandyopadhyay . Kausik . 2008 . 10603/174532 . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007174156/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/174532 .
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  11. http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html Indian Legendary Football Players Profile
  12. Web site: Sailendra Nath Manna . 30 April 2008 . 19 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081119091111/http://www.indianfootball.com/data/halloffame/manna_sailen.html .
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  14. Web site: G. C.. Das. Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Ashoke Chatterjee. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072626/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html. 14 September 2008. 14 September 2008. 25 January 2011. www.kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football.
  15. News: Former India footballer Ashok Chatterjee dies . Sportstar . 22 February 2020 . 18 November 2021 . 18 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118211006/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/ashok-chatterjee-passes-away-dies-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-calcutta-football-league-durand-merdeka-rovers-cup-santosh-trophy-ifa-shield/article30889005.ece .
  16. News: Former India footballer Ashoke Chatterjee no more . Telegraph . 22 February 2020 . 18 November 2021 . 18 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118211005/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/former-india-footballer-ashoke-chatterjee-no-more/cid/1747743 .
  17. Web site: Legendary Indian footballer Ashoke Chatterjee passes away . Sports Lounge . 22 February 2020 . 18 November 2021 . 18 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118211007/https://sportslounge.co.in/legendary-indian-footballer-ashoke-chatterjee-passes-away/ .
  18. http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/sports/asian-games/Former-football-star-Abdus-Sattar-passes-away/football/SP-Article10-689261.aspx Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away
  19. Web site: Former Olympian football star passes away, IBN Live News. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318101725/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/former-olympian-football-star-passes-away/660415.html . 18 March 2012 . 18 March 2012.
  20. Web site: Former Indian Olympic football star passes away. 27 April 2011. 23 April 2011. NDTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309071035/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/172487-former-indian-olympic-football-star-passes-away?tmpl=component&print=1. 9 March 2012. dead.
  21. News: Olympian Abdus Sattar dead. 27 April 2011. 25 April 2011. The Hindu. 30 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110430095612/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article1764551.ece.
  22. Web site: Indian Football: 'Asian Pele' P. Kannan passes away. www.goal.com. Goal. 28 April 2019. 12 October 2022. 13 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013061825/https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/indian-football-asian-pele-p-kannan-passes-away/msdndndhrit914azk0eg5zbvn.
  23. Web site: 'Asian Pele' P. Kannan suffers stroke, admitted to hospital. Sportstar. Venkatasan. S Prasanna. 9 April 2019. 12 October 2022. 18 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018072949/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/asian-pele-p-kannan-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-mohammedan-sc-howrah-union/article26780100.ece.
  24. Web site: Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Jahar Das (Vice President and Head of Youth Development AFC 'A' Licence and Goalz Coaching). kolkatafootballacademy.com. 22 January 2022. 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326214712/https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/.
  25. Web site: CALCUTTA FOOTBALL LEAGUE – OFFICER'S CHOICE BLUE TO BE THE TITLE SPONSOR. Kolkata. Football News India. 4 August 2015. 7 October 2022. 10 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221010165728/http://footballnewsindia.in/2015/08/04/calcutta-football-league-officers-choice-blue-title-sponsor/.
  26. Web site: THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA. ksfa.in. Karnataka State Football Association. 26 November 2022. Bengaluru. https://web.archive.org/web/20230224073556/https://www.ksfa.in/staffordchallengecup. 24 February 2023.
  27. Web site: Stafford Challenge Cup: A Brief History of Time . 23 February 2023 . theawayend.co . The Away End . 24 February 2023 . 24 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224070459/https://theawayend.co/2023/02/23/stafford-challenge-cup-a-brief-history-of-time/ .
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  30. Web site: IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2018. kolkatafootball.com. 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104093328/https://kolkatafootball.com/ifa_trades_cup_2018/score_table.html. 4 January 2019.
  31. Web site: IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2019. kolkatafootball.com. 27 September 2022. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126024521/https://kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_lower_divn_2019-20/trades_2019.html#trades_21st.
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