1904–05 Haverford Fords men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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The 1904â05 Haverford Fords men's soccer team represented Haverford College during the 1904â05 IAFL season. It was the Fords fourth season of existence. The Fords competed in the IAFL as well as in the ACCL, and won both the IAFL National Championship, the predecessor to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship as well as The Manheim Prize, for winning the ACCL.[2][3]
- Wilfred P. Mustard (4th season)
| 1904â05 Haverford Fords men's soccer | ||
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ISFA, national co-champions | ||
| Conference | Philadelphia Cricket Clubs League [1] | |
| Record | 6â1â3 (3â1â1 PCCL) | |
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| Home stadium | Walton Field | |
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The Fords became the first team to win an Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association title, which is considered by American soccer historians to be the first formal national championship given to a college soccer program.[4] Haverford finished with six wins, one defeat and three draws.
Roster
The following players played on Haverford's roster during the 1904â05 season.[5]
- Brown, Paul
- Dickson, Aubrey
- Lowry, Robert
- Morris, Charles
- Morris, Harold
- Pearson, Henry
- Pearson, Ralph
- Pleasants Jr., Henry
- Priestman, A.G.
- Reid, David
- Rossmaessler, William
- Spaeth, Reynold
- Spaeth, Sigmund
- Tatnall, A. G.
Results
Source:[6]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Philadelphia Cricket Clubs League [7] | |||||||||||
| 3 Dec 1904 |
at Germantown | W 4â1 | 1â0â0 (1â0â0) |
Germantown Soccer Field Germantown, PA | |||||||
| 12-31-1904 |
Germantown | T 1â1 | 1â0â1 (1â0â1) |
Walton Field Haverford, PA | |||||||
| 28 Jan 1905 |
Merion CC | W 2â1 | 2â0â1 (2â0â1) |
Walton Field Haverford, PA | |||||||
| 18 Feb 1905 |
at Merion CC | L 0â2 | 2â1â1 (2â1â1) |
MCC Field Haverford, PA | |||||||
| 11 Mar 1905 |
Germantown | W 3â0 | 3â1â1 (3â1â1) |
Walton Field Haverford, PA | |||||||
| ISFA Championship Series | |||||||||||
| 1 Apr 1905* |
at Harvard Game 1 |
W 1â0 | 4â1â1 (1â0â0) |
Cambridge Common Cambridge, MA | |||||||
| 15 Apr 1905* |
Harvard Game 2 |
W 1â0 | 5â1â1 (2â0â0) |
Walton Field Haverford, PA | |||||||
| Other matches | |||||||||||
| 14 Jan 1905* |
at Staten Island CC | T 1â1 | 5â1â2 |
St. Paul's Field Staten Island, NY | |||||||
| 4 Feb 1905* |
Philadelphia & Reading AA | W 4â1 | 6â1â2 |
PRAA Field Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 18 Mar 1905* |
Staten Island CC | T 2â2 | 6â1â3 |
Walton Field Haverford, PA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||