1904 in association football
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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:
- Scotland:
International tournaments
- 1904 British Home Championship (February 29 â April 9, 1904)
- Olympic Games in St. Louis, United States (November 16â23, 1904)
Canada (Galt Football Club)
United States (Christian Brothers College)- United States (St. Rose Parish)
Births
- January 21 â Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (died 1984)
- January 23 â Harry Rowley, English footballer (died 1982)[2]
- September 1 â George Biswell, English club footballer (died 1981)
- September 13 â Luigi Bertolini, Italian footballer (died 1977)
- November 29 â Héctor Castro, Uruguayan footballer (died 1960)