1896–97 Hongkong Challenge Shield
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1896–97 Hong Kong Challenge Shield
is the inaugural season of Hong Kong Challenge Shield, the now existing oldest football tournament in Asia
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GK
Greenwood (R.M.A.)
DF
W. Chambers (A.B.) (c)
DF
H. Stirland (A.B.)
MF
W. Street (A.B.)
MF
S. Hardy (A.B.)
MF
D. Allan (leading seaman)
FW
F. Richards (R.M.A.)
FW
Steel
FW
J. Dalton (A.B.)
FW
P. Buchanan (A.B.)
FW
A. Mayes (A.B.)
Hong Kong Challenge Shield
Hong Kong Challenge Shield is one of the oldest football competitions in Asia, established in 1896. It had been divided in Senior Challenge Shield and Junior Challenge Shield since 1922–23 season.-Champions:...
is the inaugural season of Hong Kong Challenge Shield, the now existing oldest football tournament in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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First round
The draw of first round was made on 4 December 1896.| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date & time | Venue | Referee | Notes |
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| H Company, 14th Regiment | 1–1 | D Company, 14th Regiment | 1896-12-29 16:00 | Happy Valley | P. G. Davies (R.A.) | |
| Hongkong Colts | 1–1 | 35th Company, S.D., R.A. | 1897-01-06 16:00 | Happy Valley | ||
| Hongkong Football Club | 3–0 | 12th Company, R.A. | 1897-01-09 16:00 | Happy Valley | J. Henderson | |
| Hongkong Colts | 1–0 | 35th Company, S.D., R.A. | 1897-01-15 16:15 | Happy Valley | D. Wood | Rematch The match was scheduled playing on 11 January 1897, but later was postponed due to bad state of the ground. |
| H.M.S. Narcissus | Kowloon | |||||
| B Company, 14th Regiment | Officers, 14th Regiment |
Second round
The draw of second round was made on 11 January 1897.| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date & time | Venue | Referee | Notes |
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| H.M.S. Centurion | 1–1 | Hongkong Football Club | 1897-01-21 16:30 | Happy Valley | J. W. L. Oliver | |
| Hongkong Colts | 0–2 | Royal Engineers | 1897-02-13 16:15 | Happy Valley | A. E. M. Head (R.A.) | |
| B Company, W.Y.R. | 1–2 | Kowloon | 1897-02-27 16:00 | Happy Valley | A. E. M. Head (R.A.) | |
| A Company, W.Y.R. | D Company, W.Y.R. |
Semi-finals
The draw of semi-finals was made on 1 March 1897.| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date & time | Venue | Referee | Notes |
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| A Company, W.Y.R. | 0–3 | Kowloon | 1897-03-06 16:00 | Happy Valley | J. W. L. Oliver | |
| H.M.S. Centurion | 4–1 | Royal Engineers | 1897-03-13 16:00 | Happy Valley | P. G. Davies (R.A.) |
Final
The match was scheduled playing on 20 March 1897, but later was postponed to 23 March 1897.| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | |||
| GK | Moore | ||
| DF | Robinson | ||
| DF | Gambion | ||
| MF | Egan | ||
| MF | Wilson | ||
| MF | Henderson (c) | ||
| FW | Symington | ||
| FW | Gow | ||
| FW | MacSwayed | ||
| FW | Sutherland | ||
| FW | Simpson | ||