Men's football at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	November 16–23
Competitors	36 from 2 nations
Medalists
Galt F.C. Canada   Christian Brothers College United States   St. Rose Parish United States
«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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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.

[edit] Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Galt F.C. Canada	Christian Brothers College 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	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

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

• Main article: Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

[edit] References

• RSSSF

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