1904 International Cross Country Championships

1904 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	2nd
Date	March 26
Host city	St Helens, Lancashire, England
Location	Haydock Park
Nations participating	4
Athletes participating	46
Races	1
Distances	13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi)
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The 1904 International Cross Country Championships was held in St Helens, England, at the Haydock Park Racecourse on March 26, 1904. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1] Complete results,^[2] medallists, ^[3] and the results of British athletes^[4] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men (13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi))	Alfred Shrubb  England	47:58.4	Albert Aldridge  England	48:20.2	George Pearce  England	49:38.6
Team
Men	England	27	Wales	102	Scotland	113

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.5 mi / 13.7 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Alfred Shrubb	England	47:58.4
	Albert Aldridge	England	48:20.2
	George Pearce	England	49:38.6
4	John Daly	Ireland	50:03
5	Fred Neaves	England	50:04
6	Jack Marsh	Wales	50:42
7	Billy Day	England	50:56
8	T. Hughes	Wales	51:00
9	Frank James	England	51:14
10	William Hickman	England	51:30
11	John Ranken	Scotland	51:38
12	Tom Downing	Ireland	51:44
13	James Barrie	Scotland	51:47
14	George Whiston	England	51:55
15	A. Campbell	England	52:02
16	Arthur Meacham	England	52:05
17	Hugh Muldoon	Ireland	52:12
18	Duncan Mill	Scotland	52:13
19	Robert Davies	Wales	52:14
20	James Reston	Scotland	52:15
21	D.G. Harris	Wales	52:18
22	Edgar Price	Wales	52:19
23	F.W. Webber	England	52:24
24	James Ure	Scotland	52:27
25	Sam Lee	Ireland	52:34
26	Rhys Evans	Wales	52:40
27	Sam Kennedy	Scotland	52:49
28	Walter Bradbury	Wales	52:53
29	George Mackenzie	Scotland	52:54
30	Michael Hynan	Ireland	52:56
31	George Arnot	Scotland	52:57
32	Pat Hehir	Ireland	52:59
33	Pat Molloy	Ireland	53:00
34	Ernest Thomas	Wales	53:05
35	Frank Peelo	Ireland	53:11
36	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	53:13
37	A. Arblaster	England	53:19
38	Robert Pugh	Wales	53:53
39	William Robertson	Scotland	53:59
40	J.J. Doyle	Ireland	55:23
41	W. Francis	Wales	55:52
42	Oscar Cunningham	Ireland	57:08
43	C.W. Winter	Wales	58:21
—	Thomas Mulrine	Scotland	DNF
—	Peter Wright	Scotland	DNF
—	Eddie Francis	Wales	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Alfred Shrubb Albert Aldridge George Pearce Fred Neaves Billy Day Frank James	27
2	Wales	Jack Marsh T. Hughes Robert Davies D.G. Harris Edgar Price Rhys Evans	102
3	Scotland	John Ranken James Barrie Duncan Mill James Reston James Ure Sam Kennedy	113
4	Ireland	John Daly Tom Downing Hugh Muldoon Sam Lee Michael Hynan Pat Hehir	120

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 46 athletes from 4 countries.

England (12)  Ireland (10)

Scotland (12)

Wales (12)

References

1. Notes on sport - Athletics. What may be called the "Grand National" of cross country sport was held in Lancashire on Saturday afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1904, p. 12, retrieved September 25, 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Manchester Haydock Park Saturday March 26 1904, Athchamps (archived), retrieved September 24, 2013
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
4. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, retrieved September 24, 2013