Standard Life Trophy 1947


Held in Trinidad.

Tournament Proper

 4-11-47 Port of Spain Trinidad          1-2 British Guiana
 6-11-47 Port of Spain British Guiana    2-0 Jamaica    
 8-11-47 Port of Spain Trinidad          6-0 Jamaica           (Fedo Blake 2, Carlton Hinds 2, 
                                                                William Baird, Lio Lynch)
10-11-47 Port of Spain Jamaica           0-0 British Guiana
13-11-47 San Fernando  Trinidad          1-0 Jamaica           (Fedo Blake)
15-11-47 Port of Spain Trinidad          2-0 British Guiana    (Phil Douglin 2)

NB: the match in San Fernando on the 13th reportedly was the "first intercolonial
    soccer test match ever to be staged in South Trinidad"

Final Table:

 1.Trinidad            4  3  0  1  10- 2  6
 2.British Guiana      4  2  1  1   4- 3  5
 3.Jamaica             4  0  1  3   0- 9  1

Trinidad squad:
Joey Gonzales, Syl Dopson, Gerry Parsons, Delbert Charleau, Ian Seales, C. Waldron,
John Simmonds, William Baird, N. Douglas, Fedo Blake, Carlton Hinds, Lio Lynch,
Andy Ganteaume, J. White, Noel Winn, Phil Douglin

NB: the British Guiana squad included left winger John Nestor, the first ever
    Berbice player selected directly from Berbice to represent the BGFA

Friendly matches against Trinidad clubs around tournament

 1-11-47 Port of Spain UBOT              1-0 British Guiana 
 3-11-47 Port of Spain Malvern           3-0 Jamaica           (Fedo Blake 3) 
12-11-47               Combined Colleges 1-1 British Guiana
 
UBOT = United British Oilfields Trinidad (champions of the SAFL)

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