Sirajuddin (footballer)

Sirajuddin
Personal information
Full name S. Sirajuddin
Date of birth 1908
Place of birth Comilla, Bengal, British India (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Unknown
Position Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1935 Kolkata Mohammedan
1936 Kalighat
1937–1941 Kolkata Mohammedan
International career
1941 India XI
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

S. Sirajuddin (Bengali: এস সিরাজুদ্দীন; 1908 – Unknown), alternatively spelled Serajuddin, was a footballer from East Bengal present-day Bangladesh. He is best known for representing Kolkata Mohammedan as a full-back prior to the partition of India.

Early life

Sirajuddin was born in Comilla, Bengal, British India in 1908.[1][2]

Club career

A Mohun Bagan reject,[3] Sirajuddin, was recruited by Kolkata Mohammedan official CA Aziz in 1930.[4] He played as a full-back under the captaincy of Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury for the club during their Calcutta League Second Division triumph in 1933. The following year, he was part of the team which became the first native club to win the First Division title. Sirajuddin represented Mohammedan during their tours of Rangoon, Colombo, Madras, Delhi, Hyderabad and Lahore.[1][5]

In 1936, Sirajuddin spent a season with Kalighat FC.[4] In 1937, he made a return to Mohammedan, and on 13 November, he represented league champions Mohammedan against the touring Islington Corinthians from Britain at Calcutta FC Ground. The game ended in a 0–0 draw, a result being credited to Sirajuddin and Jumma Khan's performance in the Mohammedan defence.[6] He again played the British team on 25 November, representing Tipperah XI during a 3–0 defeat in Comilla. Notably, the Tipperah XI included several players from the Calcutta Football League, all hailing from the district.[7]

In 1941, he featured in the IFA Shield final for Mohammedan in a 2–0 victory against King's Own Scottish Borderers on 16 August.[8] Earlier that year, he won the league title alongside the Delhi Football Association Shield Tournament and the Montmorency Football Tournament.[9][10] He was eventually selected to represented the Bengal football team in the 1941–42 Santosh Trophy. He featured for the team during their 5–1 victory over Delhi in the final on 26 July.[11]

International career

In 1941, he represented the Indian Football Association in their annual international match against Europeans XI, a team composed of British players, winning 3–1.[1]

Death

Sirajuddin died prior to the Independence of Bangladesh.[1]

Honours

Kolkata Mohammedan

Bengal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mahmud, Dulal (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. p. 50. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
  2. ^ Mahmud, Dulal (1 January 2017). "এস সিরাজউদ্দীন: কলকাতা মোহামেডানের স্বর্ণযুগের ফুটবলার" [S. Sirajuddin: Footballer of the golden era of Kolkata Mohammedan] (in Bengali). Krirajagat. p. 64.
  3. ^ Ray, Rishav (19 July 2024). A Game of Two Halves: The Story of the Golden Era of Indian Club Football. Exceller Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-19524-08-2.
  4. ^ a b Ray, p.90.
  5. ^ Hassan, Mirza (23 July 2018). "Football and nationalisms in Bengal". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. ^ Mahmud, Dulal (2018). ঢাকার ফুটবলের গৌরবময় সেইদিন (transl. The glorious day of football in Dhaka). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. pp. 25–35. ISBN 978-984-93467-8-4.
  7. ^ Mahmud, pp.116–118.
  8. ^ "MOHAMEDANS ACHIEVE 'DOUBLE'". Amrita Bazar Patrika. 17 August 1941. p. 12. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  9. ^ "DE MONTMORENCY TOURNAMENT". The Civil and Military Gazette. 15 April 1941. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "DELHI FOOTBALL". The Civil and Military Gazette. 1 May 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "BENGAL EMERGE TRIUMPHANT". Amrita Bazar Patrika. 27 July 1941. p. 12. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
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