1904 in association football

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

• 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.

• 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]

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

 England

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

• 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)