Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a demonstration football event was contested. Only three club teams competed. No medals were awarded at the time, but the IOC subsequently awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals.

The 1904 Games were spread over several months, linked to the St Louis World's Fair, and football was the last sport to be contested, in November. The tournament was played as a straight round robin, although the game between Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish was replayed twice due to two 0-0 draws.

Contents

[edit] Medal table

Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Canada Canada 1 0 0 1
2 United States United States 0 1 1 2

[edit] Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football Canada Galt F.C.
Canada
United States Christian Brothers College
United States
United States St. Rose Parish
United States

[edit] Events

[edit] Men's football

Place Team Nation Record Goals
Wins Losses Percent For Against
1 Galt F.C. Canada Canada 2 0 1.000 11 0
2 Christian Brothers College United States United States 1 1 .500 2 7
3 St. Rose Parish United States United States 0 2 .000 0 6
November 16
Galt Football Club 7 - 0 Christian Brothers College
Alexander Hall 3, Gordon McDonald 2,
Frederick Steep, Thomas Taylor
November 17
Galt Football Club 4 - 0 St. Rose Parish
Thomas Taylor 2, Albert Hendersen, own goal
November 20
St. Rose Parish 0 - 0 Christian Brothers College
November 21
St. Rose Parish 0 - 0 Christian Brothers College
November 23
St. Rose Parish 0 - 2 Christian Brothers College
(scorers unknown)

Galt F.C. had little difficulty with either of the American squads, defeating them both without being scored upon. The American teams played two scoreless draws before Christian Brothers College finally won a match against St. Rose, 2-0.

[edit] Rosters

[edit] Galt F.C.

  • George Ducker
  • John Fraser
  • John Gourley (captain)
  • Alexander Hall
  • Albert Johnson
  • Robert Lane
  • Ernest Linton
  • Gordon McDonald
  • Frederick Steep
  • Tom Taylor
  • William Twaits

[edit] Christian Brothers College

  • Charles Bartliff
  • Warren Brittingham
  • Oscar Brockmeyer
  • Alexander Cudmore
  • Charles January
  • John January
  • Thomas January
  • Raymond Lawlor
  • Joseph Lydon
  • Louis Menges
  • Peter Ratican

[edit] St. Rose Parish

  • Joseph Brady
  • George Cooke
  • Thomas Cooke
  • Cormic Cosgrove
  • Dierkes
  • Martin Dooling
  • Frank Frost
  • Claude Jameson
  • Henry Jameson
  • Johnson
  • O'Connell
  • Harry Tate

[edit] References