1904 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1904 throughout the world.

Events

• 28 February: S.L. Benfica is founded.
• April - Woolwich Arsenal become the first Southern club to win promotion to the English top flight.
• 4 May: FC Schalke 04 is founded.
• 1 July: Bayer 04 Leverkusen is founded.
• August: Leeds City is founded.
• 4 October: IFK Göteborg is founded.
• Germany: SC Freiburg is founded.

Winners club national championship

• Hungary

• • Hungarian National Championship I

MTK, first-time champions

• Italy

• • Italian Football Championship

Genoa C.F.C.

• Scotland

• • Scottish Division One  - Third Lanark
  • Scottish Division Two  - Hamilton Academical
  • Scottish Cup  - Celtic^[1]

International tournaments

• 1904 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 9, 1904)

• Olympic Games in St. Louis, United States (November 16–23, 1904)
  1. (Galt Football Club)
  2. (Christian Brothers College)
  3. (St. Rose Parish)

Births

• January 21  - Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (died 1984)
• January 23  - Harry Rowley, English footballer (died 1982)^[2]
• September 1  - George Biswell, English club footballer (died 1981)
• September 13  - Luigi Bertolini, Italian footballer (died 1977)
• November 29  - Héctor Castro, Uruguayan footballer (died 1960)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Harry Rowley . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 13 November 2023 . en.