# Muhammad Irshad

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{{Short description|Pakistani former footballer}}
{{distinguish|Mohammad Irshad|Mohammed Irshad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Muhammad Irshad
| image = File:Muhammad Irshad (cropped).png
| caption = Irshad in 1963
| fullname = Muhammad Irshad
| birth_date = Unknown
| birth_place = [British India](/source/British_India)
| death_date = Unknown
| height = 
| position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), [Full-Back](/source/Full-back_(association_football))
| years1 = 
| clubs1 = [Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army_F.C.)
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1960
| clubs2 = [Mohammedan](/source/Mohammedan_SC_(Dhaka))
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1959–1963
| nationalteam1 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
}}

'''Muhammad Irshad''' was a Pakistani [footballer](/source/Football_player) who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)). Irshad played for [Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army_F.C.) throughout his career, and is also considered as one of the best defenders to play for the [Pakistan national team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) during 1960s.

== Club career ==
Irshad was a player of [Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army_F.C.) from the 1960s till the end of his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1970.10.16 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19701016-01.1.10&srpos=1&e=-------en-25-paob-1--img-txIN-Irshad+Football+Army--------- |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1969.01.23 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19690123-01.1.8&srpos=4&e=-------en-25-paob-1--img-txIN-Irshad+Football+Army--------- |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday, 29 July 1960, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19600729/169/0008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saturday, 15 October 1960, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601015/168/0008}}</ref> He also served as [Havildar](/source/Havildar) in the [Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army).<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-10 |title=فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes |url=https://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-03-10&edition=KCH&id=218365_17700572 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206021226/https://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-03-10&edition=KCH&id=218365_17700572 |archive-date=2025-02-06 |access-date= |website=[Daily Dunya](/source/Daily_Dunya) |language=ur}}</ref>

In 1960, he represented [Mohammedan Sporting Club](/source/Mohammedan_SC_(Dhaka)) in the [Dhaka First Division Football League](/source/Dhaka_First_Division_Football_League). The club finished unbeaten runners-up that season, missing out on the league title by two points.<ref>{{cite news|title=NO IMPROVEMENT IN FOOTBALL STANDARD|publisher=[The Pakistan Observer](/source/The_Bangladesh_Observer)|page=6|date=19 July 1960|language=en}}</ref>

== International career ==
[[File:Pakistan national football team 1959-60.jpg|left|thumb|Irshad sitting second from left with the [Pakistan national football team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) in 1959.]]
In 1959, Irshad was called up to the [Pakistan national team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) by Scottish coach [John McBride](/source/John_McBride_(footballer)) for their tour to [Burma](/source/Myanmar).<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 1959 |title=Soccer team to tour Burma announced |work=Pakistan Observer |pages=6}}</ref> The same year, he played in the [1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification](/source/1960_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Israel Official Games 1948-1959 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres50.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802233408/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres50.html |archive-date=2 August 2024 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 25 November 1959 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19591125/155/0008 |website=[British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)}}</ref>

The following year, Irshad was selected to play in the [1960 Merdeka Tournament](/source/1960_Merdeka_Tournament) held in [Malaya](/source/Malaysia).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MERDEKA SCCER: THE FULL PROGRAMME AND TEAMS The Straits Times, 5 August 1960, Page 15 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600805-1.2.102?qt=moosa,%20miyamoto&q=moosa%20miyamoto |access-date= |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>

In 1962, Irshad took part in the [1962 Merdeka Tournament](/source/1962_Merdeka_Tournament), being an instrumental player throughout the tournament, also being included in the squad list for the final against [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia_national_football_team), Which [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) lost 1–2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 20 September 1962 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620920/179/0013 |via=[British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)}}</ref> The next year, Irshad also participated in the [1964 Summer Olympics Qualification](/source/Football_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_qualification), where he played both matches against [Iran](/source/Iran_national_football_team).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=28 |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=www.teammelli.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=27 |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=www.teammelli.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Pakistani men's footballers
Category:Pakistan men's international footballers
Category:20th-century Pakistani sportsmen
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Pakistan Army F.C. players
Category:Pakistan Army officers
Category:Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players
Category:Living people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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