Howrah Union

Howrah Union
Full nameHowrah Union
Founded1922; 103 years ago (1922)

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

Ashoke Chatterjee, former India international, who played and captained Howrah Union in 1959.
Veteran Indian manager Jahar Das appeared with Howrah Union in 1967

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]

References

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  6. ^ "First Division". Cricket Association of Bengal. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "কর্পোরেট ক্রিকেট দিয়ে হাওড়া ইউনিয়নে শতবর্ষ উৎযাপন শুরু" [Howrah Union keen to start club's centenary celebration with corporate cricket tournament]. insidesports.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনসাইড স্পোর্টস. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2008). "Football in Bengali culture and society: a study in the social history of football in Bengal 1911–1980". Shodhganga. University of Calcutta. p. 35. hdl:10603/174532. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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  12. ^ "Sailendra Nath Manna". Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  13. ^ Sengupta, Somnath; Ghosh, Aindrila; Sengupta, Bhaktimoy (23 August 2013). ""Lack of Focus on Youth Development Is The Biggest Problem of Indian Football" – Arun Ghosh (Exclusive Interview)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  14. ^ Das, G. C. (14 September 2008). "Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Ashoke Chatterjee". www.kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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  17. ^ "Legendary Indian footballer Ashoke Chatterjee passes away". Sports Lounge. 22 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  18. ^ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 24 April 2011
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  20. ^ "Former Indian Olympic football star passes away". NDTV. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  21. ^ "Olympian Abdus Sattar dead". The Hindu. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
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  24. ^ "Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Jahar Das (Vice President and Head of Youth Development AFC 'A' Licence and Goalz Coaching)". kolkatafootballacademy.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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  27. ^ "Stafford Challenge Cup: A Brief History of Time". theawayend.co. The Away End. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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  29. ^ Schöggl, Hans (2014). "India — List of Trades Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  30. ^ "IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2018". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  31. ^ "IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2019". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  32. ^ Kumar Shil, Amrita (15 May 2022). "Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar" (PDF). JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search. 2. ISSN 2583-0198. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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  34. ^ "CAB 2nd DIVISION LEAGUE 2019–20: HOWRAH UNION (CAB2DIV) vs EXCELSIORS CLUB (CAB2DIV)". cricheroes.in. Cricheroes. 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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