1904 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1904 in association football

Years in association football

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* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907 →

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1904 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1903–4
* 1904
* 1904–5
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1903–4
* 1904–5
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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

## Events

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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)

## Births

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* 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)

## Deaths

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Main article: Deaths in 1904

Further information: Category:1904 deaths

## References

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

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