Previously, there was North vs South Football Tournament during Malaya time. This tournament mixed up all states players from Northern and Southern regions. Northern region team consists of selected players came from the northern states of Malaya such as Penang, Perak, Selangor and Pahang. Southern region team consists of selected players came from the southern states of Malaya such as Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Johore, Singapore and from Malayan civil service. Furthermore, this tournament was played one day after the HMS Malaya Cup Final match. It was to cultivate sportsmanship among players and officials. Below are images about this North vs South Football Tournament 1953:-
North vs South Tournament 1953 held on 23 August 1953 in Ipoh, Perak. Photo above showed the players line up for the game.
Lists of players and faces.
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