Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics
| Men's football at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||
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| Dates | November 16–23 | ||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 2 nations | ||||||
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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a football event was contested. Only three club teams competed. Medals were awarded at the time, at least to the Canadian team. The 1904 contest is considered to be an official contest by the IOC but not by FIFA.
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.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 short 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.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's football | Galt F.C. Canada |
 Christian Brothers College United States |
St. Rose Parish United States |
Events
Men's football
| Place | Team | Nation | Record | Goals | |||
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| Wins | Losses | Percent | For | Against | |||
| 1 | Galt F.C. | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Christian Brothers College | United States | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | St. Rose Parish | United States | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 |
| November 16 | |||||
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| Galt Football Club | 7–0 | Christian Brothers College | |||
Gordon McDonald  2'Alexander Hall 3'Frederick Steep Thomas Taylor |
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| November 17 | |||||
| Galt Football Club | 4–0 | St. Rose Parish | |||
| Thomas Taylor 2' Albert Hendersen William Twaits |
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| November 20 | |||||
| St. Rose Parish | 0–0 | Christian Brothers College | |||
| November 21[1] | |||||
| 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.
Squads
Galt Football Club - Players Albert Ernest Linton George Ducker John B. Gourlay Albert Johnston Robert "Bobby" George Lane Thomas "Tom" Taylor Otto Christman Frederick William Steep William Twaits Albert Henderson Gordon McDonald John "Jack" Fraser Parnell Orde Gourlay Alexander Noble Hall
Team Manager: Louis Blake Duff
References
- ↑ That match was not part of the Olympic tournament; it only counted for the Christian League, to which both teams belonged, RSSSF
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