The Official Tie For Malaysian Players During The 1st King's Cup Football Tournament

     During the 1st King's Cup Football Tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand on 20 November until 2 December 1968, the Malaysian players worn an official attire in representing Malaysia. In this official attire, they worn a special tie with a design of Malaysia coat of arms. This special tie was made by Crocodile Garments Limited for Malayan Commercial Agencies Ltd to commemorate the merging of Malaysia on 1963.

Malaysia football team group photo during the 1st King's Cup Football Tournament.

Malaysian players worn that special ties.

 

The special tie with the Malaysia coat of arms design.

     Furthermore, this special tie also being worn by Malaysia government officer and it can be seen in the late Azizan Abdul Razak photo wearing this special tie.

The late Azizan Abdul Razak was wearing the special tie.

Protect The Heritage : The Legacy Of Selangor Red & Yellow Colours

     Selangor football very synonym with the red and yellow colours. These heritage colours must be protect by all means at all cost by the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) and Selangor football fans. Now, lets take a preview on how these colours came into Selangor football history and become a legacy. All these started when Selangor Association Football League (SAFL) and Selangor Football Association (SFA) merged after ten years of negotiations. On 22 February 1936, these two football associations merged under the name of Football Association of Selangor (FAS). In the early years of merging, FAS did not has any emblem to show its identity.

FAS tournament medal dated 1941 (front).

FAS tournament medal dated 1941 (back).

     Then after the Second World War, in the 1950's FAS began to has its own emblem with a Seladang (Gaurus) head together with red and yellow colours on the background. These red and yellow colours came from the Selangor flag at that time.

FAS tournament medal made in 1955 by James Fenton & Co. in Birmingham, England.

FAS tournament medal made in 1950 by James Fenton & Co. in Birmingham, England.

     Selangor flag main colours of red and yellow have been adopted by FAS as the main colours of FAS and its football team. Below were the evolution of Selangor flag including the shape of His Majesty the Sultan of Selangor flag and the Selangor Crown Prince flag :-

Selangor flag before 30 January 1965.

Selangor flag after 30 January 1965 until today.

His Majesty The Sultan of Selangor flag that was used today.

The Crown Prince of Selangor flag from 1950.

     The spirit of red and yellow colours in Selangor football and FAS still remain until today, together with the pride of Selangorian with their red and yellow Selangor flag. In the late 1960's, Selangor football team used a Selangor shield on their football jersey, but not the FAS emblem. Below is the picture of that Selangor shield:-

The Selangor shield.

     In the early of 1970s, the FAS emblem has changed to what we have seen today and became a trademark on the Selangor football jersey. The emblem can be seen below:-

Current FAS emblem.

     However, in the 2000's for a short period, FAS changed its emblem to a new design that has a Red Giants wording on it. Red Giants was a title given to the Selangor football team in the early 1990's and still remain until today. The emblem can be seen below:-

The FAS Red Giants emblem.

     Thus, there was a moment in 1980's where Selangor football team worn green colour on its football jersey based on the Selangor Crown Prince coat of arms green colour. This is because at that time, the Selangor Crown Prince was a great fan of Selangor football team. Therefore, the green colour was added on the Selangor football jersey. Below were the Selangor Crown Prince coat of arms and Selangor football jerseys that have green colours on them:-

  Selangor Crown Prince coat of arms.

Selangor 1986 jersey that has green colour.

Selangor 1986 that has green colour.

     Lastly, if you are the true die hard fan of Selangor football, you should defend and protect this heritage of Selangor football red and yellow colours that have been existed since our ancestors time as the true identity of Selangor football. Red and yellow is the colour of Red Giants.

The mystery of Pahang 1982 Matchworn Jersey

    Pahang 1982 team was line up with the great football legends such as Zainal Abidin Hassan, Sanusi Daud, Terry Pathmanathan, Jamal Nasir Ismail, Yunus Alif and many more. However, the team did not managed to lift the Malaysia Cup, but a year after that in 1983, Pahang team became a champion and lifted the Malaysia Cup.

Pahang 1982 team

Standing from left: Zainal Abidin Hassan, Sanusi Daud, Terry Pathmanathan, M. Ravindran, D. Devandran and Norkinzan Surip.

Sitting from left: R. Suriamoorthy, Hamidon Abdullah, Yunus Alif, Jamal Nasir and Ahmad Yusof.

Pahang against Malacca in 1982.

    In 1982, Topper officially sponsored the Pahang team including the jerseys. Surprisingly when the truth was found out, based on fact and evidence, in reality on that year, Pahang worn a Schwarzenbach brand jersey with the sewn Topper logo on the chest of the jersey. On the label tag, it was a Schwarzenbach jersey, but on the chest of the jersey, it was sewn with a Topper logo. 

Pahang 1982 Topper jersey, worn by Yunus Alif.

*credit to Nor Azman Nahar

Back of the jersey.

*credit to Nor Azman Nahar

Pahang 1982 Topper jersey with a Schwarzenbach label tag on it.

*credit to Nor Azman Nahar

    Another mystery has solved. It was a great information for all Pahang fans, jersey collectors and ex-players. For me, it was a great masterpiece that nearly forgotten and a great finding on Pahang jersey heritage. Cintailah Pahang - Love Pahang. 

Raja Bola (King of Football)

    On 22 November 1959, in the occasion of celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Malay Football Association of Selangor, Abdul Ghani Minhat was awarded with a title of Raja Bola (King of Football). He won the majority of votes for this title with 200 votes that came from the ex-football player and football player of that time. This award was given to him in appreciating his passions and desired towards football at that time. 

Abdul Ghani Minhat.

When he represented Malaya in football.

    Abdul Ghani Minhat started to play football when he was 10 years old and he played for Malay School Princess Road. Then, in the year 1953, he played for Malay Football Association of Selangor in the Malay Football Association Cup and reached final. The final game was held in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. In the final, Selangor won together with Kelantan. Now, with this valuable knowledge, all of us know that Raja Bola was awarded specially to Abdul Ghani Minhat by Malay Football Association of Selangor in appreciating his passions and desired towards football at that time and this title still remain until today although he has passed away. He's a great legend !!! Here, some video photo dedicated for him:-

A.L. Henry - The Best Footballer In Malaya

    On 19 December 1933, a person known as A.L. Henry won a Tiger Beer Competition and was awarded as "The Best Footballer In Malaya". It was every football player dream in Malaya at that time. This competition was held by Malayan Breweries Ltd in searching the best footballer from Malaya to be awarded with this great title. It was the first competition in Malaya of its kind and A.L. Henry was the first person from Malaya to be awarded with this title of its kind. This competition was based on counting of votes from supporters. A.L. Henry was a Selangor state player won 28,617 votes. Meanwhile, two Singapore players that were Chia Keng Hock won 27,293 votes and Dolfattah won 21,342 votes. The winning of A.L. Henry was a quite shock because in the early round of counting votes, Chia Keng Hock and Dolfattah were leading A.L. Henry. However, the final result of counting votes turned out that A.L. Henry was "The Best Footballer In Malaya". A.L. Henry was a leader of Tamilians' Physical Culture Association (TPCA) football team in 1933. On that year, he bring his team to the top level by winning Selangor A.F.A League without losing any game and also won the Watson Shield without losing any game. Through this great performance, he managed to be absorbed as as Selangor state player and play for Selangor in HMS Malaya Cup 1933. He also played in other friendly football tournament which impressed the supporters with his great performance and football skills. Furthermore, he also played cricket, badminton and rugby for TPCA and Selangor state team. He was just a government clerk, but his talent in sports was marvelous and honoured by his supporters.

A.L. Henry.

TPCA football team 1933 in golden era.

    By winning this competition, he won a trip to England and played in several football clubs. He departed to England on 19 January 1934 with P. & O. R.M.S. Naldera ship. In England, he played in Athenian League for Golders Green Club, one of the top amateur club in England. During his stay with this club, he managed to score a grand goal and earned a title as the best forward. He scored twice in three matches. Then, in Highbury, he was trained with Arsenal and was invited as an Arsenal Reserves. He learnt many things about football when he was in England. In addition, he also watched every football big match including international match between England and Scotland. He stayed in England for four months.

P. & O. R.M.S Naldera ship

Athenian Football League emblem.

Golders Green Club match card.

    When A.L Henry returned back to Malaya, he was appointed as a captain of Selangor HMS Malaya Cup team from 1935 until 1939. In 1935, 1936 and 1938, Selangor lifted the HMS Malaya Cup as a champion and he was the captain. For the first time in HMS Malaya Cup final, Singapore lost to Selangor in their own home ground of Rifle Range Road with a result of 0-2 in 1936 HMS Malaya Cup final and A.L. Henry was the Selangor captain. A.L. Henry was a successful captain in bringing Selangor team to achieve three HMS Malaya Cup victories after he came back from England. He was "The Best Footballer In Malaya" and  it was undeniable until today. He is also an uncle to Edwin Dutton who follow his uncle footsteps by playing for TPCA and Selangor and being awarded "The Most Popular Footballer" in 1954. Edwin Dutton also was a Selangor captain.

Edwin Dutton.

Malaysia flag, its evolution story

    

    Malaysia flag what we seen today has gone through a great evolution in history. It was a great heritage that most of us don't know about it. Today, we will share this great knowledge with all of you. Malaysia flag known as "Jalur Gemilang" consist of 14 stripes of red and white colours. These stripes represent 13 states and one Federal Territory in Malaysia. The 13 states were Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. The Federal Territory consist of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. The red colour on the stripes means bravery and the white colour means purity. The crescent represent Islam as the official religion. The 14 points of star known as Federal Star represent 13 states and one Federal Territory. The yellow colour means the royal colour of the Malay Rulers. The blue colour means the unity of Malaysian people. The combination of three main colours of red, blue and white symbolize the friendship relationship between Federation of Malaya and United Kingdom and also the unification of Federation of Malaya with other Commonwealth countries.

    This flag history started back when Malaya flag was created back in the 1940's. The Malayan flag was designed by Mohamad Hamzah, a 29 year old architect working for the Public Works Department (JKR) in Johor Baharu, Johor. He entered the Malayan flag design competition on 29 November 1949. His flag design that won that competition and the design was similar with the current flag but with a five pointed star. It borrows major design elements from the East India Company flag (1801-1857), notably the red and white stripes. 

East India Company flag (1801-1857).

The flag design by Mohamad Hamzah.

    The Malaya flag gone through few changes before being approved by Conference of Rulers on 22 and 23 February 1950. Later on, it was brought by the Federal Legislative Council to the Chief Secretary for approval by His Majesty King George VI and was approved by His Majesty King George VI on 19 May 1950. It was first raised in front of Istana Selangor on 26 May 1950. On 31 August 1957, it was raised upon independence at Merdeka Square in place of the Union Jack flag. The Malaya flag consist of 11 stripes and 11 points of star that represent 11 states in Malaya such as Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor.

Malaya flag.

    When Malaysia was formed in 16 September 1963, the Malaya flag was known as Malaysia flag. It also changed into 14 stripes and 14 points of star because of the inclusion of 11 states in Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. However, when Singapore was out from Malaysia in 1965, many sources said the Malaysia flag remain the same. BUT, there was a proof that the Malaysia flag has changed into 13 stripes and 13 points of star for a moment. After that, Malaysia flag changed back into 14 stripes and 14 points of star. Below was an evidence of the existence of that 13 stripes and 13 points of star flag, its genuine, authentic and antique:-

Very rare genuine, authentic and antique Malaysia 13 stripes and 13 points of star flag.

    On 31 August 1997, Tun Dr Mahathir who was a Malaysia Prime Minister of Malaysia at that time, giving a name for this beautiful Malaysia flag known as "Jalur Gemilang".

  

How Perlis football team got his "Northern Lion" title.

     In the 1950's, Perlis football team performance was worst because in all matches, it lost with a result 0-6 to the opponent. Every matches was held in Derma English School field or hospital field. The Perlis Football Association (PFA) only has white cloths to cover as a wall and only a small amount of fee being charge for entrance. Therefore, many spectators climb the trees in the field to watch the game for free. In 1968, Perlis with the great players has beaten Singapore in the final game of "Piala Emas Raja-Raja". The great players were Tok Chod, Jalaludin, Osman, Ali Osman, Megat, Idris Nor and others. They have brought Perlis into a golden era. This great team of players were multiracial team with the mixture of Malay, Chinese and Indian became the backbone of this team not only in action for "Piala Emas Raja-Raja" but also in Malaysia Cup. 

     Then, in 1960's, PFA was managed by Mr. Mansor Osman (known as Pak Chok Putih) and Tuan Aman Shah Khalid as an assistant. After that, it was taken over by today King of Perlis and Tuan Aman Shah Khalid still an assistant. At that time, under the management of today King of Perlis, the quality of Perlis team performance has increased. Perlis was no longer a punching bag team, but were feared by its opponents. It has a national level players such as Bakri Ibni, Saidin Osman, Osman Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Ali Osman, Tok Chod and other well known players. When there was a match between Perlis and Singapore in Singapore, the newspaper in Singapore gave a wide coverage as Perlis was a great team and they gave a title to the Perlis team known as "Northern Lion". This title stick to the Perlis team until today.

*this story credit to Tuan Aman Shah Khalid, Northern Lion Perlis Fan Club and Anuar Che Ahmad.

Perlis team during their golden era.