George Macwa

George Macwa
Macwa with Dhaka Wanderers Club in 1954
Personal information
Full name George Macwa
Date of birth 1931[1]
Place of birth Chittagong, Bengal, British India
Date of death (aged 66–67)[1]
Place of death Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Railway
1952–1955 Chittagong Mohammedan
1953–1954 Dhaka Wanderers
1955 Kolkata Mohammedan
1955–1965 Railway
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Macwa (1931 – December 1998), alternatively spelled Mackwa, was an Anglo-Indian footballer from Bangladesh who played as a left-inside. He represented the East Pakistan team and is considered one of the best footballers from Chittagong. He spent most of his career playing for Railway S.A. in both Dhaka and Chittagong.[2]

Early life

Macwa was born in 1931 into an Anglo-Indian family in Chittagong, Bengal.[1] He attended St. Placid's School in Chittagong, where he began playing football for the school team.[3]

Playing career

In 1948, Macwa began playing competitive football with Chittagong Medical College in the CDSA Football Tournament. In 1949, he played for Chittagong's Firingi Bazar FC in the regional competition.[1]

In 1950, Macwa became employed at East Bengal Railway in Chittagong. He began representing Railway S.A. in both the Chittagong and Dhaka First Division Football League.[1] In debut season, he played in the Independence Day Football Tournament final on 14 August, which Railways lost by 1–0 to Dhaka City.[4] In 1952, he left his Railway job and joined Chittagong Mohammedan, a club he represented in the regional league for the following three years. In 1953, he participated in the IFA Shield in West Bengal, India with Chittagong Mohammedan.[5][6][7]

Macwa represented Dhaka Wanderers Club in the First Division of Dhaka from 1953 to 1952, and won the league title in both seasons. In the 1953 First Division title deciding match against Azad SC on 31 July, Macwa scorerd in a 3–0 victory for the Wanderers.[8] In 1955, he played for Kolkata Mohammedan in the First Division of the Calcutta Football League. He also participated in the Durand Cup and Rovers Cup during his short stay with the team.[1] In the same year, he was re-employed at the Railways. On 9 May 1959, he represented Railway S.A. in an exhibition match against the Pakistan national team at Niaz Stadium in Chittagong, which his team lost 9–1.[9]

In the National Football Championship of Pakistan, Macwa represented East Pakistan in 1950 in Quetta[10] and Pakistan Combined Railway in 1952 in Dhaka.[11] In 1962, he was part of the Railway team which finished runner-up in the Ronaldshay Shield, losing to Jagannath University in the final.[12] In 1963, he helped Eastern Railway qualify for the National Championship main round as champions of the East Zone. In the final against Chittagong District, which Railway won 3–2, Macwa assisted their second goal.[13] However, he did not represent the team in the main round of the championship.[3] He represented Azad SC in the 1964 Aga Khan Gold Cup.[14] He kept playing for the Railway team in the First Division of Dhaka until 1965.[15][16][17][18] In 1951, he featured for runner-up Chittagong District in the Inter-District Football Tournament.[19] In 1964, he became an Inter-District champion with Chittagong District,[20] a team he represented until 1966.[21]

Personal life and death

Macwa died in December 1998 in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

In March 2024, he was posthumously honoured with the Independence Memorial Award by the Chattogram City Corporation.[22][23]

Honours

Dhaka Wanderers Club

Chittagong District

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mahmud, Dulal (16 December 2017). "জর্জ ম্যাকওয়া : সেরা লেফট ইনদের একজন" [George Macwa: One of the best left-ins]. Krirajagat. p. 64.
  2. ^ "EPSF AND CCC-IV". The Pakistan Observer. 12 July 1962. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  3. ^ a b "ফুটবলার জর্জ ম্যাকওয়া : সৃজনশীল ফুটবলের এক অনন্য শিল্পী" [Footballer George Macwa: A unique artist of creative football]. Krirajagat. 15 March 1995. pp. 33–34.
  4. ^ "একটি -মাত্র হেড-এ জয় পরাজয় নিষ্পিত্তি" [Victory and defeat are settled in just one head] (in Bengali). The Azad. 16 August 1950. p. 4 – via Google Drive.
  5. ^ "আই এফ এ শীল্ড প্রতিযোগিতা হইতে এরিয়ান্সের বিদায়" [Aryans out of IFA Shield competition] (in Bengali). Jugantar Patrika. 6 September 1945. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  6. ^ "শীল্ডের প্রথম খেলায় মোহনবাগান দলের এক গোলে জয়লাভ" [Mohun Bagan won the first game of the Shield by one goal.] (in Bengali). Jugantar Patrika. 9 September 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  7. ^ "আই এফ এ শীল্ডের তৃতীয় রাউঞ্জে হিন্দুস্থান এয়ারক্রাফট" [Hindustan Aircraft is in the third round of the IFA Shield.] (in Bengali). Jugantar Patrika. 8 September 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  8. ^ "ওয়ান্ডারার্স দলের লীগ চ্যাম্পিয়ানশীপ লাভের গৌরব অর্জন" [Wanderers' League Championship glory] (in Bengali). The Azad. 1 August 1953. p. 6 – via Google Drive.
  9. ^ "National Team Trounce E.B. Rly". The Pakistan Observer. 10 May 1959. p. 6 – via Google Drive.
  10. ^ "দ্বিতীয় প্রদর্শনী খেলা ও অমীমাংসিত" [Second exhibition match also ends unresolved] (in Bengali). The Azad. 2 September 1950. p. 6 – via Google Drive.
  11. ^ "জাতীয় ফুটবল প্রতিযোগিতা" [National football competition] (in Bengali). The Azad. 17 February 1952. p. 5 – via Google Drive.
  12. ^ "Jagannath Team Wins Ronaldshay Shield". Eastern Examiner. 22 November 1962. p. 6. Archived from the original on 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  13. ^ "RAILWAY WIN". Eastern Examiner. 28 November 1963. p. 6. Archived from the original on 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  14. ^ "Wanderers Beat Azad In Colourless Match". The Pakistan Observer. 19 October 1964. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  15. ^ "Luky Win By Mohammedans". The Pakistan Observer. 23 July 1963. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  16. ^ "Late Rally By Azad Sporting". The Pakistan Observer. 13 June 1963. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  17. ^ "P.E.R. Win Through Impressive Recovery In Second Half". The Pakistan Observer. 28 June 1963. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  18. ^ "P.E. Railway Record First Victory (3–2)". The Pakistan Observer. 7 June 1965. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  19. ^ "অদ্য অন্ত:জেলার ফাইনাল" [Inter-district final today] (in Bengali). The Azad. 10 September 1951. p. 5 – via Google Drive.
  20. ^ a b "Chittagong Annex Inter-dist. Soccer Championship". The Pakistan Observer. 9 October 1964. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  21. ^ "Ctg Team For Inter District Football". Eastern Examiner. 24 September 1964. p. 6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026 – via gpa.eastview.com.
  22. ^ "CCC honours ten individuals with Independence Memorial Award". The Business Standard. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  23. ^ "চসিকের স্বাধীনতা স্মারক সম্মাননা পেলেন ১০ জন" [10 people receive CHSK's Independence Memorial Award]. Dainik Azadi. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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