Both football and cricket took off at the same time in Thalassery. The first football club in India i
tself was found in Thalassery. This club was found in 1860. BEMP School teacher J.D. Sathyanathan,
C.K.P. Kadherkutty and C.P. Hameed functioned office bearers of the club. The presence of fottballers l
ike Annan Mukundhan, Dhamu Pachene Kumaran, Viyanadan Sankaran, O.V. Amarnath and
Krikil Koru was a source of inspiration for people in Thalassery.
One of the footballer Hammed was the member of the States School Team. The only living member o
f the Thalassery footabll club is Garjan Obuty. The first player from Thalassery to participate in the S
anthosh Trophy was V.B. Ishak. He played for FACT for ten year and was the captain for three years.
Ishak is now the Secretary of the Kannur District Gymnastick Association.
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