Eastern (Hong Kong) - Tours 1957-1960


Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaya 1957 | Malaya and Singapore 1960
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaya 1957

 8-6-57 Christchurch  Canterbury          2-6 Eastern
12-6-57 Invercargill  Southland           1-6 Eastern
15-6-57 Dunedin       Otago               0-5 Eastern
18-6-57 Nelson        Nelson Combined     0-5 Eastern
20-6-57 Palmerston N. Central Provinces * 0-13 Eastern
22-6-57 Wellington    New Zealand         1-1 Eastern
25-6-57 Gisborne      Poverty Bay         0-5 Eastern
27-6-57 Hamilton      Waikato             2-4 Eastern
29-6-57 Auckland      New Zealand         2-1 Eastern
 1-7-57 Auckland      Auckland            4-5 Eastern
* Hawke's Bay-Wanganui-Taranaki-Manawatu Combined
 3-7-57 Wollongong    South Coast         3-3 Eastern
 7-7-57 Newcastle     Northern Districts  3-3 Eastern
13-7-57 Sydney        Australia           4-1 Eastern
15-7-57 Sydney        FK Austria (AUT)    5-2 Eastern
17-7-57 Sydney        Ferencvaros (HUN)   8-3 Eastern
20-7-57 Brisbane      Australia           2-2 Eastern
24-7-57 Brisbane      Queensland          3-5 Eastern
27-7-57 Brisbane      Ferencvaros (HUN)  10-2 Eastern
28-7-57 Lismore       Lismore             0-6 Eastern
31-7-57 Newcastle     Northern Districts  1-5 Eastern
 4-8-57 Newcastle     Ferencvaros (HUN)   2-2 Eastern
10-8-57 Melbourne     Australia           2-1 Eastern
11-8-57 Melbourne     Victoria            1-2 Eastern
14-8-57 Adelaide      South Australia     4-4 Eastern
17-8-57 Perth         Western Australia   2-6 Eastern
18-8-57 Perth         Western Australia   0-2 Eastern
22-8-57 Singapore     Singapore Chinese   3-3 Eastern
25-8-57 Singapore     Singapore Selection 3-4 Eastern
26-8-57 Singapore     Singapore           2-3 Eastern
[With the addition of Mok Chun-Wah of South China AA, Eastern represented
 Hong Kong in the Merdeka tournament in Kuala Lumpur (which they won).]
31-8-57 Kuala Lumpur  Cambodia            2-6 Hong Kong (Merdeka tournament)
 2-9-57 Kuala Lumpur  Indonesia           1-2 Hong Kong (Merdeka tournament)
 4-9-57 Kuala Lumpur  Malaya              3-3 Hong Kong (Merdeka tournament)
 7-9-57 Kuala Lumpur  South Vietnam       1-3 Hong Kong (Merdeka tournament)
 9-9-57 Ipoh          Perak               1-2 Eastern
10-9-57 George Town   Penang              1-5 Eastern
11-9-57 George Town   Penang 'A'          4-5 Eastern
12-9-57 Singapore     Singapore Malays    3-3 Eastern

Eastern squad:

Coach/secretary: Leslie J. Channing (Australia)
Players: Yung Poy-Dor (GK), Tam Nai-Huen (GK), Lee Ping-Chiu, Lau Yee, Szeto Yiu,
         Chan Fai-Hung, Ko Po-Keung [c], Julio Henrique Toledo (a.k.a. To Wing-Kuen),
         Chau Man-Chi, Kung Wah-Kit, Lee Kwok-Wah, Kwok Yau, Ho Ying-Fan, Ho Cheung-Yau,
         Chu Wing-Keung, Hau Ching-To, Szeto Man, Yeung Wai-To, Lo Kwok-Tai, Wong Tak-Fook.



Malaya and Singapore 1960

The team arrived from Saigon on June 10 or 11.
Earlier results in the tour have not been found.

Known results:
11-6-60 George Town   Penang             2-2  Eastern
12-6-60 Ipoh          Perak              2-5  Eastern
13-6-60 Kuala Lumpur  Irapuato (Mexico)  3-0  Eastern
14-6-60 Seremban      Negri Sembilan     2-5  Eastern
15-6-60 Malacca       Malacca            6-3  Eastern
17-6-60               Johor               -   Eastern
20-6-60 Kuala Lumpur  Selangor            -   Eastern
21-6-60 Singapore     Singapore          2-3  Eastern
23-6-60 Singapore     Singapore          3-1  Eastern



About this document

Sources: Straits Times, OzFootball

Thanks to Andre Zlotkowski for results in New Zealand

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 11 May 2018

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