Eastern Railway F.C.

Eastern Railway
Full name	Eastern Railway Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Railwaymen
Founded	1882 (1882) as Eastern Railway Sports Club
Owner	Eastern Railways
League	Calcutta Football League

Eastern Railway Football Club is an Indian Calcutta Football League football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Eastern Railway has played in many top tournaments in India like the IFA Shield where they won the then top tournament in 1944. They have also won the Calcutta Football League in 1958.^[1] The club used to also be a force in the Durand Cup, making it into the finals of the 1927 tournament.^[2]

The club has been represented by many former India members including Sahu Mewalal^[3] and Pradip Kumar Banerjee.^[4]

Notable players

References

↑ "EASTERN RAILWAY SPORTS CLUB". Kolkata Footballs. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup". Indian Football. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
↑ "Sahu Mewalal passes away". Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
↑ "P. K. Banerjee Profile". I Love India. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

Football in India

National teams

Men	India U-23 U-20 U-17

Women	India U-19 U-16

League competitions

Level 1	I-League (Official league) Indian Super League

Level 2	I-League 2nd Division

State/District	Assam Bangalore Chennai Delhi Goa Jamshedpur Kerala Kolkata Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mumbai Odisha Pune Punjab Sikkim Telangana Uttarakhand

Cup competitions

AIFF cups	Federation Cup Santosh Trophy

Other cups	Durand Cup

Other

Youth football
Indian football seasons
State associations
Defunct leagues

Lists

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