1904 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer)
events of the year 1904 throughout the world.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
events of the year 1904 throughout the world.
Events
- 28 February: S.L. Benfica is founded.
- April - Woolwich ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
become the first Southern club to win promotion to the English top flight. - August: Leeds City is founded.
- 4 October: IFK GöteborgIFK GöteborgIFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
is founded.
Winners club national championship
- HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
:- Hungarian National Championship I: MTK, first-time champions
- ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
: For fuller coverage, see 1903-04 in Scottish football1903-04 in Scottish footballThe 1903–04 season was the 14th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division One:Champions: Third Lanark-Scottish League division two:-Junior Cup:...
.- Scottish Division One – Third Lanark
- Scottish Division Two – Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical F.C.Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
- Scottish CupScottish CupThe Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
– CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
International tournaments
- 1904 British Home Championship1904 British Home ChampionshipThe 1904 British Home Championship football tournament was a low scoring affair, won by a powerful England side who were followed by the unfancied Irish in second place...
(February 29 – April 9, 1904)
- Olympic GamesFootball at the 1904 Summer OlympicsAt 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....
in St Louis, United States (November 16 – 23 1904)- (Galt Football Club)
- (Christian Brothers CollegeChristian Brothers CollegeChristian Brothers College can refer to one of several schools:* Christian Brothers College, Adelaide* Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo* Christian Brothers College, Burwood* Christian Brothers College, Cork* Christian Brothers College, Monkstown Park...
) - (St. Rose Parish)
Births
- January 21 – Puck van HeelPuck van HeelGerardus Henricus "Puck" van Heel was a Dutch footballer born in Rotterdam. He earned 64 caps for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups...
, Dutch footballer (d. 1984) - September 13 – Luigi BertoliniLuigi BertoliniLuigi Bertolini was an Italian football midfielder.-Biography:Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, he played in the 1920s for Savona, Alessandria and Juventus. He played 135 matches for Juventus, scoring five goals, helping the team to win four Serie A tournaments...
, Italian footballer (d. 1977) - November 29 – Héctor CastroHéctor CastroHéctor Castro was a Uruguayan football player and coach.-Early life:Castro was born in Montevideo...
, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1960)