Howrah Union is an Indian multisports club based in the city of Kolkata (Maidan). The football team competes in the Calcutta Football League. The club previously competed in the Super Division of CFL.
History Howrah Union was formed in 1922, by late Panchanon Choungdar and Dr. Satyaban Roy along with many other sport's loving people from Howrah. Initially they played football at Howrah Maidan and the club's address was at 254, Panchanantala Road, Howrah. They eventually got affiliation from the Indian Football Association and joined thebCalcutta Football League. They got promoted to the First Division in 1929 and won the Trades Cup in 1932. In the 1936 IFA Shield, they went till the semi-finals by defeating Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Howrah Union won the Stafford Challenge Cup in 1964 under the captaincy of Olympian M. A. Sattar. In 1967 the club won the Cooch Behar Cup. Howrah Union won the Trades Cup in 2011.
Notable players Notable football players who have played or started their careers at the club include Sailen Manna and Arun Ghosh and Jahar Das.Indian Legendary Football Players Profile. Samar Banerjee, Ashok Chatterjee, Abdus Sattar,Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away , 24 April 2011 Sahu Mewalal, Poongam Kannan.
Home ground Howrah Union uses Mohammedan Sporting—Howrah Union Ground for its sporting events.
Honours Domestic tournaments Stafford Cup Winners (1): 1964 Bordoloi Trophy Runners-up (1): 1962 Trades Cup Winners (3): 1932, 2011, 2018 Runners-up (2): 2012, 2019 Cooch Behar Cup Winners (1): 1967
Other departments Cricket Howrah Union has its men's cricket section which is affiliated to the Cricket Association of Bengal, and competes in the CAB Second Division League.Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928. . The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Field hockey Men's hockey team is affiliated to the Bengal Hockey Association and competes in the Calcutta Hockey League.
Volleyball Howrah Union also operates men's volleyball team that participates in the Elliot Shield State Volleyball Championship.
References
Further reading
Bibliography
Ghosh, Saurindra Kumar. Krira Samrat Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary 1869–1940 (Calcutta: N. P. Sarbadhikary Memorial Committee, 1963) (hereafter Krira Samrat).
Others
From recreation to competition: Early history of Indian football. . pp. 124–141. Published online: 6 Aug 2006. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
External links Clubs at IFA