tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post5345178849407919838..comments2024-03-29T07:29:04.201+08:00Comments on BoLASEPaKO.com - A Blog on Singapore Football: Between The "Two of Them" Ko Po Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112077946426075479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post-71329866528042293792021-01-09T08:57:29.299+08:002021-01-09T08:57:29.299+08:00Hi Aaron,
Thanks for your comment and apologies t...Hi Aaron,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and apologies to the late reply to it.<br /><br />The only link to trace down what you mentioned is to determine was there any press coverage on that maiden match and hope the newspapers archives at NLB would help.Po Huihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946719701060176257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post-17828470457329104352020-05-01T02:47:48.212+08:002020-05-01T02:47:48.212+08:00Fantastic stuff! Appreciate the effort you've ...Fantastic stuff! Appreciate the effort you've put into this. Would be interesting to find out more about the players for the maiden match in 1911, and how that influenced more people to play the game. Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450028121895884078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post-8123927635616416592020-01-31T07:40:53.967+08:002020-01-31T07:40:53.967+08:00It wasn't easy when I plunged into the compili...It wasn't easy when I plunged into the compiling of this largely forgotten aspect of Singapore football - this history of Singapore Chinese Football Association (SCFA, founded in 1911)<br /><br />With the scarcity of information (mainly from those old newspapers clippings found online) and on top of its intertwined history with its Malayan counterpart, I decided to include the events that led to the founding of Malayan Chinese Football Association (MCFA) as well.<br /><br />I would like to say thank you to Mr Luke Foong for his permission to allow the reproduction of the group photo of the 1924 match between SCFA and Bengal Gymkhana in which his grandfather Mr Foong Mun Fun and granduncle Mr Foong Un San played in the said match which the Straits Times lauded it as "easily the best of the season".<br />Ko Po Huihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112077946426075479noreply@blogger.com