Mahmood Shah

Mahmood Shah
Full name Syed Mahmood Shah
Born 1902 (1902)
North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died 1962 (aged 59–60)
Unknown
Other occupation
 Sports Administrator
Domestic
Years League Role
1950s National Football Championship Referee

Syed Mahmood Shah, alternatively spelled as Syed Mahmud Shah, (Urdu: محمود شاہ) was a Pakistani football referee. He is regarded as one of the earliest international football referees from Pakistan.

Early life

Shah was born in 1902 at North-West Frontier Province, British India.

Refereeing career

Shah (sitting third from left, bottom row), with Pakistan in 1953.

Shah referred matches in the National Football Championship at domestic level.

In 1952, Shah accompanied the Pakistan national football team as their manager and referee, for their participation in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Ceylon. In the 1953 edition, he supervised the match between India and Burma.

At the 1957 National Football Championship, Shah was assigned to supervise the semi-final match between East Pakistan and Balochistan on 3 November, however, following the conclusion of the game, local fans threw stones at Shah, due to his alleged controversial decisions during the match, which resulted in a brawl, in which seventy-seven people being injured, including fifty-four policemen.

Administrative career

After his retirement from the field of refereeing, Shah transitioned into an administrative role, due to his efforts, several various sporting meets were organized in NWFP, he served as the Chairman of the Pakistan Board of Referees at one point as well, and was a member of the selection committee for the national team.

Death

Shah passed away in 1962.

References

  1. ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 04 November 1957". p. 12. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 05 November 1957". p. 12. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "EAST PAKISTAN LOSE WINNING GAME". The Pakistan Observer. 4 November 1957. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 07 November 1957". p. 12. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 "Pakistan Observer 1962.07.10 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Mr. S. Mahmood Shah and Mr. Shahjehan". britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. 9 November 1956.
  10. ↑ "Mr. S. Mahmud Shah (Treasurer). Fourteen representatives from zonal associations". britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. 20 June 1960.