Bombay Gold Cup
Bombay Gold Cup is a field hockey tournament organized by the Mumbai Hockey Association (MHA). Instituted in 1955 by Naval Tata who was the then President of the Mumbai Hockey Association. The Cup was donated by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Morarji Desai in 1955. MHA organises this All India Hockey Tournament as an annual feature and is held every year at Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1]
Teams
The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country, such as Air India, Border Security Force, Central Railway, Bharat Petroleum, Punjab and Sind Bank etc.[2]
Results
The results of the Beighton Cup:[1]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Lusitanians SC | Bhawnagar (Nagpur) |
| 1956 |  Afghan Club
|
Central Railway |
| 1957 | Central Railway | Punjab Hawks |
| 1958 | Punjab Hawks | Central Railway |
| 1959 | Punjab Police | Central Railway |
| 1960 | Lusitanians SC | Burmah Shell |
| 1961 | MEG (Bangalore) | Presidents XI |
| 1962 | Central Railway | Punjab Police |
| 1963 | Punjab Police | Madras |
| 1964 | Mohun Bagan (Calcutta) | Calcutta Customs |
| 1965 | B.N.Railway (Calcutta) | MEG (Bangalore) |
| 1966 | Northern Railway (Delhi) | ICF (Perambur) |
| 1967 | Indian Air Force (Delhi) | Mysore XI |
| 1968 | BSF-Jalandhar | Indian Air Force |
| 1969 | Tata SC and BSF Jalandhar were declared joint winners | |
| 1970 | BSF Jalandhar | Mohun Bagan |
| 1971 | Services XI | Indian Air Force |
| 1972 | Indian Airlines | Services XI |
| 1973 | BSF Jalandhar | A.S.C (Meerut) |
| 1974 | BSF Jalandhar | Mahindra & Mahindra |
| 1975 | Western Railway | Signals (Jalandhar) |
| 1976 | Southern Railway (Madras) | Mahindra & Mahindra |
| 1977 | ASC (Jalandhar) | Signals (Jalandhar) |
| 1978 | EME - Jalandhar | Punjab Police |
| 1979 | Punjab Police | EME Jalandhar |
| 1980 | BSF Jalandhar | Signals - Jalandhar |
| 1981 | BSF - Jalandhar | EME Jalandhar |
| 1982 | ASC - Jalandhar | Mahindra & Mahindra |
| 1983 | Indian Airlines | Bihar Regt Centre |
| 1984 | CRPF (Neemuch) | ASC - Jalandhar |
| 1985 | Indian Airlines | PIA
|
| 1986 | Indian Airlines | Mahindra & Mahindra |
| 1987 | ASC Jalandhar | Indian Airlines |
| 1988 | Punjab Police | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 1989 | Corps of Signals | Namdhari XI |
| 1992 | BSF Jalandhar | Army XI |
| 1993 | RCF Kapurthala | Army XI |
| 1999 | Punjab Police | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 2001 | Air India | Indian Airlines |
| 2002 | Air India | Indian Airlines |
| 2003 | Indian Airlines | Indian Oil |
| 2004 | Punjab & Sind Bank | Western Railway |
| 2005 | Western Railway | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 2006 | Army XI | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2007 | Bharat Petroleum | Air India |
| 2008 | Army XI | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2009 | Army XI | Air India |
References
- ^ a b "Bombay Gold Cup". Mumbai Hockey Association. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ D'Souza, Dilip (19 December 2015). "Indian hockey: The curious case of the Bombay Gold Cup". LiveMint.
