Sing Tao (Hong Kong) tour matches 1947

Sing Tao (Hong Kong) tour matches 1947

Sing Tao won the Hong Kong league title on 19 April, after which 
they began an extensive period of tour and exhibition matches, 
which lasted until the start of the next league season.

22- 4 Hong Kong         Sing Tao               5-0  All-Saigon         (visiting Saigon interport team)

26- 4 Shanghai          "Seoul Korean stars"   0-0  Sing Tao           (60 minutes duration due to crowd encroachment)
29- 4 Shanghai          Jewish Recreation Club 1-8  Sing Tao
 2- 5 Shanghai          Tsing Peh / Railway XI  -   Sing Tao           (cancelled due to heavy rain)
 4- 5 Hong Kong         Sing Tao               3-5  Rest of Hong Kong  ("champions vs the rest")

Six Sing Tao players were part of the Hong Kong interport team to visit Shanghai:
10- 5 Shanghai          All-Shanghai           2-1  All-Hong Kong      (interport match)
11- 5 Shanghai          Shanghai Chinese       3-3  All-Hong Kong
13- 5 Shanghai          Shanghai Non-Chinese   4-7  All-Hong Kong
15- 5 Shanghai          Shanghai & HK Chinese  3-2  Shanghai & HK Non-Chinese

31- 5 Manila            Chinese Collegians     0-8  Sing Tao
 1- 6 Manila            Manila League XI B     0-4  Sing Tao
 4- 6 Manila            Turba Salvaje          0-4  Sing Tao
 6- 6 Manila            Lian Lok FA            2-3  Sing Tao
 8- 6 Manila            Athletic Club          0-4  Sing Tao
11- 6 Manila            Manila League XI A     0-4  Sing Tao

14- 6 Singapore         Singapore Chinese FA   3-3  Sing Tao
15- 6 Singapore         Combined Services      1-5  Sing Tao
18- 6 Singapore         Combined Civilians     3-5  Sing Tao
22- 6 Singapore         Malayan Chinese        3-1  Sing Tao

Sing Tao left for Rangoon on 1 July, and played four games there (winning them all).
 6- 7 Rangoon           Combined Services      2-4  Sing Tao (first game in Rangoon)
 7- 7 Rangoon           Athletic Association   1-3  Sing Tao
 ?- 7 Rangoon           ?                       -   Sing Tao (Sing Tao won)
11- 7 Rangoon           All-Burma              0-3  Sing Tao (also reported as Rangoon Combined Services and Civilians)

Sing Tao left for Bangkok on 13 July, and played three games there (winning them all).
16- 7 Bangkok           Bangkok University     0-10 Sing Tao
19- 7 Bangkok           ?                       -   Sing Tao (Sing Tao won)
 ?- 7 Bangkok           ?                       -   Sing Tao (Sing Tao won)

25- 7 Penang            Penang Chinese FA      1-2  Sing Tao
27- 7 Penang            Penang State           3-0  Sing Tao
30- 7 Ipoh              Perak State            0-6  Sing Tao
 2- 8 Singapore         Malayan Indians        1-5  Sing Tao
 3- 8 Singapore         Combined Services      4-5  Sing Tao

Note: one source reported that the total record on tour in South East Asia was P25 W22 D1 L2,
      which suggests that one additional game is missing from the above list.

23- 8 London            Dulwich Hamlet FC      5-2  Sing Tao
28- 8 Enfield           Athenian League XI     5-1  Sing Tao
30- 8 Oxford            Oxford City FC         1-4  Sing Tao
 4- 9 Romford           Isthmian League XI     3-2  Sing Tao
 6- 9 Walton-on-Thames  Walton and Hersham FC  2-1  Sing Tao
11- 9 Walthamstow       Walthamstow Avenue FC  3-2  Sing Tao
13- 9 Ilford            Ilford FC              3-4  Sing Tao
17- 9 Bromley           Bromley FC             3-1  Sing Tao
20- 9 Barnet            Barnet FC              5-3  Sing Tao
24- 9 Amsterdam         FC Blauw-Wit           7-1  Sing Tao
30- 9 Den Haag          ADO Den Haag           5-3  Sing Tao
About this document

Sources: The Times, Manchester Guardian, China Mail, Hong Kong Sunday Herald, Straits Times.
Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 31 Mar 2011