Ive recently bought a photograph that was descrived as a Hong Kong Football team. It's black and white, and to me looks like from the 40's' At a guess it's a navy team but does anyone have more info on this Thanks D
Thanks for the picture of the shield. Around the time the photo was taken, local footballers would have known about the Dewar Shield, which the Shanghai football league played for:
League
Originally played for the Dewar Shield until the twelfth victory of the
Shanghai Recreation Club in 1928/29. The Shield was then awarded to the
Club, and replaced by the Shaforce Shield.
Source: China - Shanghai Honours before 1949
So I wonder if the great variety of drinks shown on this shield, including Dewar's, was an in-joke about the Dewar Shield?
Ok some progress Took the…
Ok some progress
Took the photo out the frame, and in the back there were copes of the Honk Kong Telegraph and the South China Morning post, both from 1928
So this meads the teams are from :
Also the shield at the back referenes Dewars and 'flats to let scotland' so best guess is KOSB
An in the crowd there are lots of capps that look like Navy ones, so assume the other is Royal Navy
Thanks for the update with…
Thanks for the update with the latest discoveries.
If possible, please could you add scans of the two clippings, and a close-up view of the shield?
Football Shield, by dianogah
The 2 papers have abour 3…
The 2 papers have abour 3 complete page in each. I"ll try to add later
Thanks for the picture of…
Thanks for the picture of the shield. Around the time the photo was taken, local footballers would have known about the Dewar Shield, which the Shanghai football league played for:
So I wonder if the great variety of drinks shown on this shield, including Dewar's, was an in-joke about the Dewar Shield?