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Howrah Union
Full nameHowrah Union
Founded1922;102 years ago(1922)
GroundMohammedan Sporting–Howrah Union Ground
LeagueCalcutta First Division

Howrah Unionis an Indianmultisports clubbased in the city ofKolkata,whosefootballteam competes in theCalcutta Football League.[1][2][3]The club previously competed in Super Division of CFL.[4][5]Theircricketteam plays in the CAB tournaments.[6]

History

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Howrah Union club was formed in 1922, by Panchanon Choungda fromAmta, Howrah.[7]Initially they played football at Howrah Maidan and eventually got affiliation from theIndian Football Associationand joinedCalcutta Football League.[1][8]They got promoted to the First Division in 1929 and won theTrades Cupin 1932.[7]In the 1936IFA Shield,they went till the semi-finals by defeating the 1933 winnersDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.[1]

They shifted to their current ground at the Kolkata Maidan in 1962 which they share withMohammedan Sporting.Russi Mody,the former chairman and managing director ofTata Steeland a prominent member of theTata Groupwas a longtime President of the club.[9][10]

Notable players

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Ashoke Chatterjee,former India international, who played and captained Howrah Union in 1959.
Veteran Indian managerJahar Dasappeared with Howrah Union in 1967

Notable players who have played or have started their careers at the club includeSailen Manna,[11][12]Arun Ghosh,[13]Samar Banerjee,[10]Ashok Chatterjee,[14][15][16][17]Mohammad Abdus Sattar,[18][19][20][21]Poongam Kannan,[22][23]and Jahar Das.[24]

Home ground

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Howrah Union usesMohammedan Sporting—Howrah Union Groundfor its sporting events.[25]

Honours

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Domestic tournaments

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Other departments

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Cricket

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Howrah Union has its men'scricketsection, which is affiliated with theCricket Association of Bengal,[33]and competes in the CAB Second Division League.[34][35][36]

Field hockey

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Men's hockey team of the club is affiliated to Bengal Hockey Association (known as 'Hockey Bengal'), and competes in theCalcutta Hockey League.[37][38][39]

Volleyball

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Howrah Union also operate men's volleyball team that participates in Elliot Shield State Volleyball Championship in Kolkata.[40]

References

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