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The club established its legendary performance on national level when it won the prestigious Durand Cup against Mohun Bagan,[20][21] the cup was held after a break of 8 years and first time after Indian Independence; it won total 4 Durand Cups, including one as Andhra Pradesh Police after 1959. The club won Rovers Cup consistently for five years from 1950 to 1954,[22][23] and state league championships for 11 consecutive years.It was N. A. Fruvall who shaped the club in his captainship early from 1940s, and by 1950 the team was transformed into the national champions. In 1951, Syed Abdul Rahim took over Hyderabad City Police club as a coach and served until his death in 1963.[24][25][26][27]The team underwent a change in name in the 1960s after the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed and Hyderabad became its capital, with the change in name of the police force to Andhra Pradesh Police. They continued to play as Andhra Pradesh Police Football Club and won tournaments like Rovers Cup in 1960 and DCM Trophy in 1965.[28]  Honours[edit]Durand Cup[29][30]Champions (4): 1950\u201351,[31] 1954, 1957\u201358, 1961Runners-up (3): 1952, 1956\u201357, 1963Rovers CupChampions (9): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1962*, 1963\u201364IFA ShieldRunners-up (2): 1954, 1962DCM TrophyChampions (2): 1959, 1965Runners-up (2): 1964, 1970Sait Nagjee Football TournamentChampions (1): 1958, 1959[32]Stafford Challenge CupMadura Cup(*) joint winners with East BengalSee also[edit]References[edit]^ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). “The Golden Years of Indian Football”. www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.^ Sengupta, Somnath (26 December 2010). “Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab”. www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.^ Nizamuddin, Mohammed (14 July 2018). “Old-timers recollect past glory of city football”. Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.^ Ahmed, Riaz (3 March 2013). “Legendary captain Muhammad Umer (1935\u20132004)”. footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.^ Biswas, Sudipto (1 November 2019). “Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city’s rich legacy in the sport”. khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (25 April 2020). “Down the memory lane: The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club”. www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.^ “Quadrangular Football: India’s Win”. The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p.\u00a09. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). “The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup”. indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2016.^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill;  et\u00a0al. “Muhammad Noor Olympic Results”. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. “Indian Football Hall of Fame: Syed Nayeemuddin”. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.^ Sengupta, Somnath (25 July 2013). “Legends Of Indian Football\u00a0: Sayeed Nayeemuddin”. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2014.^ “Former international footballer Anthony Patrick passes away”. The TImes of India. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.^ “Remembering Patrick”. The Hindu. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.^ “Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82”. Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.^ “SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach, dies aged 82”. The Indian Express. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.^ “1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach SS Hakim dead | Football News – Times of India”. The Times of India. PTI. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.^ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). “Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams”. thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). “Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab”. thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.^ Veerappa, Manuja (2 April 2018). “When sports, fandom thrived on local grounds”. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bangalore: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.^ “List of Winners\/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup”. Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.^ List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.^ Morrison, Neil (2002). “India \u2013 List of Rovers Cup Finals”. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.^ Nirwane, Sarwadnya (18 January 2022). “Rovers Cup \u2014 the second oldest Football tournament in India”. thesportslite.com. Mumbai: The Sports Lite. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.^ N Jagannath Das (10 October 2009). “Remembering Syed Abdul Rahim”. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.^ http:\/\/www.pierretristam.com\/pdfs\/wc10.pdf Archived 16 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine[bare URL PDF]^ “Gilded Nizams: Remembering the Hyderabad City Police | Barefoot Indian Football Magazine”. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.^ “Legends of Indian Football\u00a0: Tulsidas Balaram”. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2013.^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (25 April 2020). “The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club”. Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.^ Qadiri, Faizan (4 September 2015). “Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson | The visionary who guided India to their greatest success”. www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.^ Bharadwaj, Sathvik K (31 August 2022). “Five most successful Indian football coaches”. khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.^ “Mohun Bagan’s Historic Maiden Durand Win in 1953”. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. “List of Winners\/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy”. www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.^ “When sports, fandom thrived on local grounds”. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.^ “THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP \u2013 KARNATAKA”. ksfa.in. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.^ “History of Mohun Bagan \u2013 Presented by MohunBaganClub.com: 1940\u20131949”. Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2019.Further reading[edit]Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN\u00a0978-0-143-42641-7.Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN\u00a09780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers’ Distributors. ISBN\u00a09788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN\u00a0978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.Sharma, Nikhil Paramjit; Gupta, Shantanu (4 February 2019). India’s Football Dream. SAGE Publications India. ISBN\u00a09789353283063. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.Roselli, John. Self Image of Effeteness: Physical Education and Nationalism in Nineteenth Century Bengal. Past & Present (journal). 86 (February 1980). p. 121\u201348.Sinha, Mrinalini. Colonial Masculinity, The Manly Englishman and the Effeminate Bengali in the Late Nineteenth Century (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995).Chatterjee, Partha. The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Post-colonial Histories (Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1995).Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009\u201310. Readers Service. ISBN\u00a09788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN\u00a0978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.“Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889\u20142000” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.D’Mello, Anthony (1959). Portrait Of Indian Sport. P R Macmillan Limited, London.Shreekumar, S. S. (15 August 2020). THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR INDIA’S FOOTBALL. HSRA Publications. p.\u00a0244. ISBN\u00a09788194721697. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. 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