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

 6- 7 Rangoon           BAA combined services  2-4  Sing Tao (BAA  = Burma Athletic Association)
 7- 7 Rangoon           BAA civilians          1-3  Sing Tao
 9- 7 Rangoon           BAA civilians          1-2  Sing Tao
11- 7 Rangoon           BAA combined           0-3  Sing Tao (combined civilians and services)

16- 7 Bangkok           Assumption College XI  0-10 Sing Tao (Assumption College Old Boys' Association)
19- 7 Bangkok           Central Hospital Club  0-6  Sing Tao
20- 7 Bangkok           Amphur Phra Nakorn     1-3  Sing Tao
23- 7 Bangkok           Bangkok XI             0-7  Sing Tao

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

NB: the following charity match was played by part of the touring party in Bangkok, on the way 
    to England; not all players were available. 

 6- 8 Bangkok           Amphur Phra Nakorn     2-4  Sing Tao

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, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), New Times of Burma, Bangkok Post, Standard (Bangkok).
Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 27 Apr 2026