Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:About Template:Infobox international football competition Template:Football and futsal at the Olympics Men's association football (soccer) was contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A total of three club teams competed, two representing the United States, both from host city St. Louis, and one representing Canada, from Galt (now Cambridge), Ontario.<ref>1904-11 Men’s Olympic Football Tournament on Canada Soccer website</ref> Originally, two other Canadian teams had also been entered in the competition, Berlin Rangers and the University of Toronto, but both withdrew before the draw.<ref name=rsssf>Men's Olympic football tournament on FIFA.com</ref>

The 1904 Olympic Games were spread over several months, linked to the St. Louis World's Fair, and football, in November, was the last sport to be contested. The tournament was played as a straight round-robin, although the game between Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish was replayed due to a draw in their first game.<ref>Games of the III. Olympiad - Football Tournament on the RSSSF</ref>

Gold medals were awarded at these Olympics for the first time. Galt F.C. (Canada) won the gold medal, Christian Brothers College (United States) the silver, and St. Rose Parish (United States) the bronze. These results are the best that either Canada or the United States have achieved in men's Olympic football. The 1904 contest is considered to be an official contest by IOC,<ref name="ioc">St. Louis 1904 football men on IOC website</ref> although not by FIFA because no national teams were involved in the competition.<ref name="rsssf" />

Teams entered

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Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Legend

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Replay

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Venue

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Francis Olympic Field hosted all the matches

Squads

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Matches

Galt F.C. had little difficulty with either of the significantly younger U.S. squads, defeating them both without conceding a goal. The U.S. teams played a scoreless draw before Christian Brothers College won a rematch against St. Rose Parish, 2–0.

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Final ranking

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Medal summary

Medal table

According to a report in the Toronto Mail and Empire newspaper of November 18, 1904, medals were awarded to the players in St. Louis. The report states that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James E. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a talk by Mr. James A. Conlon, of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal." The medal awarded to Fred Steep of Galt, held by The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Vaughan, Ontario, clearly shows that the medals were made in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Canadian team Galt F.C. won the Gold Medal

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St. Louis team Christian Brothers College won the Silver Medal

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Template:FlagIOCteam Galt F.C. Otto Christman George Ducker John Fraser John Gourlay Alexander Hall Albert Henderson Albert Johnston Robert Lane Ernest Linton Gordon McDonald Frederick Steep Tom Taylor William Twaits	Template:FlagIOCteam Christian Brothers College Charles Bartliff Warren Brittingham Oscar Brockmeyer Alexander Cudmore Charles January John January Thomas January Raymond Lawler Joseph Lydon Louis Menges Peter Ratican	Template:FlagIOCteam St. Rose Parish Joseph Brady George Cooke Thomas Cooke Cormic Cosgrove Edward Dierkes Martin Dooling Frank Frost Claude Jameson Henry Jameson Johnson Leo O'Connell Harry Tate

References

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