Eastern Railway FC

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Eastern Railway
Full nameEastern Railway Football Club
Nickname(s)The Railwaymen
Founded1882; 140 years ago (1882), as Eastern Railway Sports Club
OwnerEastern Railways
LeagueCalcutta Football League
Current season

Eastern Railway Football Club is an Indian institutional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Calcutta Football League.

History[]

Eastern Railway has played in many top tournaments in India like the IFA Shield where they won the then top tournament in 1944. They have also won the Calcutta Football League in 1958.[1] The club used to also be a force in the Durand Cup, making it into the finals of the 1927 tournament.[2] They also won the Bordoloi Trophy in 1967.[3]

The club has been represented by many former India members including Sahu Mewalal[4] and Pradip Kumar Banerjee.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "EASTERN RAILWAY SPORTS CLUB". Kolkata Footballs. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup". Indian Football. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sahu Mewalal passes away". Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ "P. K. Banerjee Profile". I Love India. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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