Sailen Manna joined Mohun Bagan in 1942 and played till 1960. He was the Captain from 1950 to 1955. He was the Captain of the Gold Medal winning Indian football team in the 1951 Asian Games.

He also represented India in 1948 London Olympics and was the Captain of the Indian team in 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Sailen Manna was included in the list of the 10 best Captains of the world by English FA in 1953 and also declared as the "Footballer of the Millennium" by AIFF in 2000. Sailen Manna received PadmaShri award in 1971. After retiring from football, he was closely associated with the football team for many years. He was awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2001.

After being unwell for quite some time, Manna died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Monday, 27 February 2012. He was 87 years old and was survived by his wife and daughter.

Talimeran Aao played in Mohun Bagan from 1943 to 1952. He was the Captain of the Mohun Bagan football team for 2 years, 1948 and 1949. He was the Captain of the Indian football team that participated in 1948 London Olympics. He passed away in the year 1998. In 2002 Mohun Bagan honored him with the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award posthumously.

Shibdas Bhaduri joined Mohun Bagan in 1905 and played till 1913. He was the Captain of the Mohun Bagan from 1906 to 1912. He was the Captain of the Mohun Bagan team that won the IFA Shield for the first time in the year 1911. Shibdas along with his elder brother Bijoydas Bhaduri played as a forward in the 1911 final and scored the equalizer to level the match 1-1 before Abhilash Ghosh scored the winner.

While visiting the Indian pilgrim town of Puri in 1932, Sibdas contracted malaria and died at the age of 44 years. In 2003 he posthumously received the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award from Mohun Bagan.

Gostha Paul played in Mohun Bagan from 1912 to 1936. Nicknamed as the Chinese Wall he was one of the best defenders of contemporary Indian football. He joined Mohun Bagan at the age of 16. In 1921, Gostho Paul was honored with the captaincy of the Mohun Bagan football team, and he remained as the club captain for next 5 years. In 1924, he was also appointed as the captain of the Indian national football team. He was the first Indian footballer to be honoured with the Padma Shri, on April 27, 1962. He passed away at the age of 79 on April 8, 1976.

A statue was erected In his memory in 1984 on the Gostho Paul Sarani in Kolkata. Mohun Bagan awarded him the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2004.

Chuni Goswami played in Mohun Bagan from 1954 to 1968. He joined the Mohun Bagan Junior Team in 1946 at the age of 8 years. He was a part of the Junior squad up to 1954 and then graduated to the Mohun Bagan senior team. He was the Captain of the green and maroon brigade from 1960 to 1964.

He represented India in 1960 Rome Olympics and was the Captain of the Gold Winning Indian team of 1962 Asian Games. He got Arjuna Awards in the year 1963 and received PadmaShri award in 1983. He was also adjudged as the Best Striker of Asia in 1962. After retiring from football, Chuni Goswami fully focussed on playing Cricket. He led Bengal cricket team to a Ranji Trophy final.

In his cricket career, which spanned up to 1972-73 season, he played 46 first class matches, scoring 1592 runs and took 47 wickets. Chuni Goswami received the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award in 2005.

Umapati Kumar played in Mohun Bagan from 1916 to 1938. He was the Captain of Mohun Bagan team from 1927 to 1929. He was a brilliant footballer who was famous for his through pass, ball control and dribbling. After his retirement, he was the Football Secretary of Mohun Bagan Club. He also was the Vice President of Mohun Bagan from 1959 to 1979. From 1980 to 1990, Umapati Kumar performed his duties as the President of the club. He received the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2006.

Dhiren Dey was associated with club administration for a number of years. He served as the Executive Commmittee Member, Cricket Secretary, Assistant Secretary from 1959 to 1977, Secretary from 1977 to 1990 and President from 1991 to 1992. He was the Captain of the Mohun Bagan Cricket team from 1942 to 1945. He was a very good allrounder in cricket. He passed away on July 19, 1993. Dhiren Dey received the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award posthumously in 2007.

Mohammad Abdus Sattar played in Mohun Bagan from 1950 to 1958 and became the Captain in 1958. He was part of the Gold Winning Indian team of 1951 Asian Games. After retiring from playing, Sattar coached Mohammedan Sporting Club and under his coaching, Mohammedan won the Calcutta Football League in 1981, which is also their last CFL title till date. He was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008. Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia in Kolkata on 23 April 2011, at the age of 85.

Samar Banerjee also known as Badru Banerjee played in Mohun Bagan from 1952 to 1959. He was the Captain of Mohun Bagan in 1958. He was also the Captain of Indian team in 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The team defeated Australia 4-2 in the quarter final but then crashed out of the tournament 4-1 losing to a very strong Yugoslavian team in the semi final, which had beaten United States outfit 9-1 earlier in the tournament. India ended up in fourth position in the tournament. He received the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award in 2009.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

10 players of IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan team of 1911 (Mohun Bagan Ratna 2010 - posthumous)

Except Shibdas Bhaduri who had earlier received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2003, all the other 10 players of the squad Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, and Bijoydas Bhaduri received Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2010.

Pradip Kumar Banerjee played in Eastern Railways throughout his career but played for Mohun Bagan in lien in a foreign tour. He did sign for Mohun Bagan at the start of his career but switched to Eastern Railway as he was in need of a full time salaried job. He was, however, Coach of Mohun Bagan for many years and helped the club to win many trophies.

He was one of the first recipients of Arjuna Award, when the awards were instituted in 1961. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 1990 and was named Indian Footballer of the 20th century by FIFA. He represented India for 13 years, and was one of the top scorers in Asia at that time. He represented India in 3 Asian Games, the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where India clinched the gold medal in football and then the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. He became an Olympian at the age of 20, when he was part of the national team that played at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was the captain of the Indian Football Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he scored the famous equaliser against France to hold a 1-1 draw. He represented India thrice at the Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur where India won silver in 1959 and 1964 and bronze in 1965. Recurring injuries forced him to drop out of the national team leading to his retirement in 1967. In the 1977 season he guided the Mohun Bagan Football Club to a historic feat, winning the IFA Shield, Rovers Cup and Durand Cup respectively to achieve their first-ever triple-crown triumph in one season.

He helped Mohun Bagan to make a big turnaround from 1976 onwards. 1976 to 1979 is surely one of the most successful years of Mohun Bagan, when they won a number of trophies under the Coaching of P. K. Banerjee. He was the Coach of Mohun Bagan in 8 seasons, 1976 to 1979, 1984, 1990, 1994 and 1998. He helped Mohun Bagan to win 25 trophies under his coaching. He received the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2010. He also successfully coached Indian National team for a number of years. He received the Mohun Bagan Ratna award in 2011.

Jarnail Singh played in Mohun Bagan from 1959 to 1968 and was the Captain of the Club for 3 consecutive years, 1965 to 1967. During the 1960s, Jarnail was one of the most outstanding defenders of the country. Be it the Durand Cup or the nationals, Jarnail's name evoked fear among the best strikers. He was known for his clean but effective tackles. During the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games, when Jarnail sustained a head injury, he also showed his prowess as a forward when he scored the match winner in the final against Korea. Having sustained a nasty cut on the forehead which required six stitches, Jarnail returned to the ground after a brief break to assist the forward line as heading the ball would have been difficult in the defence. The decisive goal which he scored on that fateful day in the Asian Games final still serves as motivating factor for budding players.

Jarnail captained the Indian Football Team from 1965-67. He is also the only Indian to have been selected as Captain of the Asian All-Star team in 1966. Jarnail Singh breathed his last on July 14, 2000 at Vancouver, Canada. He received the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2012.

Balaidas Chatterjee who joined Mohun Bagan in 1921 donned the green and maroon jersey till early 30s. He was Mohun Bagan's one of the best icons after Gostha Pal. Being a boxer as well as an athlete, he was well built and played successfully as center half in 2-3-5 formation throughout his career. Balaidas also played a number of Indians vs Europeans games and was part of the teams which went to a few foreign tours, where his performance caught the attention of the football lovers. After quitting the game, multi-faceted Balaidas took to refereeing and officiated many Indians vs Europeans games, which were very important derby games in those days. Later on, he took up coaching and also became an official of the Mohun Bagan club. He received the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously in 2013.

Bangalorean Arumoynaigam has been a loyalist of the Green and Maroon brigade. A winger known for his pace and acceleration he made an immediate impact in Kolkata as supporters adored him with a nickname of “Baby Tax”. It was his stellar performance for Mysore in the Santosh Trophy that caught the attention of Mohun Bagan officials. In 1961 Arumoynaigam officially joined the Mariners and was included for a tour to East Africa where he scored 7 goals. A personality of Sheer excellence Arumoynaigam spent 8 long years in the club and was also named the captain of the team in the year 1968. As a winger Arumoynaigam formed one of India’s best attacking clan alongside Chuni Goswami and Jarnail Singh, three back to back Durand Cup triumphs are the best example of their exploits. Arumounaigam was also a part of the Asian Games Gold medal winning team in 1962.