1952 Durand Cup final

The 1952 Durand Cup Final was the 49th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police on 23 November 1952 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi.

1952 Durand Cup Final

Event	1952 Durand Cup
East Bengal Hyderabad City Police 1 0
Date	23 November 1952
Venue	Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi, India
Referee	Major F. Upfold
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East Bengal won the final 1–0 to claim their 2nd Durand Cup title. Pansanttom Venkatesh scored the only goal for East Bengal in the final as East Bengal lifted their second Durand Cup title.^[1]

Route to the final

East Bengal		Round	Hyderabad City Police
Opponent	Result	Round	Opponent	Result
Eastern India Railway	2–0	Quarter–Final	8th Gorkha Rifles	1–0
Hindustan Aircraft	2–0	Semi–Final	Aryan	0–0; 1–0

Match

Summary

The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 23 November 1952 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Hyderabad City Police. East Bengal, the defending champions, reached their second consecutive Durand Cup final after defeating Hindustan Aircraft 2–0 in the semi-final. Hyderabad City Police also made their second appearance in the final after they defeated Aryan 1–0 in the semi-final, having previously won the cup in 1950.^[1]

East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police, both tried to take control of the game from the first minute, however, neither could break the deadlock until three minutes before the halftime, when Ramana found Pansanttom Venkatesh free inside the box with a measured pass, who made no error to find the net and make it 1–0 for East Bengal. Hyderabad got perhaps the easiest chance to equalise just two minutes later but Mahmood missed the chance. In the second half, Hyderabad went all out to find the equaliser but were denied by the East Bengal defence led by Dorailingam and Dr. P. Kumar as East Bengal managed to hold onto the scoreline and successfully defend their Durand Cup title, thus becoming the first Indian team to win the Durand Cup more than once.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Details

23 November 1952

16:00 IST

East Bengal	1–0	Hyderabad City Police
Venkatesh 22'

Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 10,000 (est.)

Referee: Major F. Upfold

East Bengal

Hyderabad City Police

GK Manilal Ghatak FB Dorailingam FB Dr P.Kumar HB G. R. Gokul HB Chandan Singh HB S. Ray FW Muhammad Kannayan FW M. Apparao FW Pansanttom Venkatesh (c) FW Ahmed Khan FW Ramana

GK A. Raya FB Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din FB Sk. Azam HB Anthony Patrick HB Sk. Jamal HB Muhammad Noor (c) FW Syed Moinuddin FW G.Y.S. Laiq FW Doraiswami FW Sussay FW Mahmood

Match rules 50 minutes. Replay if scores still level. No Substitutes.