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Men's football
at the Games of the III Olympiad |
| Venue |
Francis Field |
| Dates |
November 16–23 |
| Competitors |
36 from 2 nations |
| Medalists |
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| «1900 |
1908» |
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a 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 and upgrade the status of the contests to an official event.
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.
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Events
[edit] Men's football
| 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[1] |
| St. Rose Parish |
0 |
- |
0 |
Christian Brothers College |
| November 23 |
| St. Rose Parish |
0 |
- |
2 |
Christian Brothers College |
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(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] Squads
[edit] 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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