The Calcutta Football Club won the IFA Shield nine times and was the runner-up on eight occasions. It would be pertinent to mention here that the Calcutta Football Club was also one of the original founders of the venerable Bengal Hockey Association, and actually won the prestigious Beighton Cup, the oldest hockey tournament in the world, in 1924. The Calcutta Football Club is the oldest rugby club in the world outside the United Kingdom. The Club introduced Rugby in India and continues to be the sport s major promoter to this day. The famous Calcutta Cup, fought for bitterly between England and Scotland every year, is infact a Legacy of the Calcutta Cricket Club, which presented this magnificent trophy in 1879 to the Rugby Football Union in England.
Cricket takes over in winter and all the weekends are fully booked.
In a city where open space is precious rarity, the green swards of the Club are a matter of considerable pride an d envy .