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1904–05 Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer team

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1904–05 Christian Brothers College men's soccer
Olympic Games, Silver medal
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumCadet Park
Seasons

The 1904–05 Christian Brothers College men's soccer team represented the Christian Brothers College High School during the 1904–05 college soccer season. The team, along with Haverford were declared co-champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football League. Additionally, the program was selected to participate as the local representative in the soccer tournament at the 1904 Summer Olympics in November. In the Olympics, the program earned the silver medal after losing to Canadian club, Galt, and defeating American club, St. Rose Parish.[1][2] To date, they are the only college/high school soccer program to have ever earned an Olympic medal.[3]

Squad

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The following players were known to have played for the university during the season.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW United States USA Charles Bartliff
FW United States USA Warren Brittingham
DF United States USA Oscar Brockmeyer
FW United States USA Alexander Cudmore
MF United States USA Charles January
DF United States USA John January
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF United States USA Thomas January
FW United States USA Raymond Lawler
MF Ireland EIR Joseph Lydon
GK United States USA Louis Menges
MF United States USA Peter Ratican

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Summer Olympics
11-16-1904*
vs. Galt L 0–7  0–1–0
Francis Field
St. Louis, MO
11-20-1904*
vs. St. Rose Parish
Silver Medal match
T 0–0  0–1–1
Francis Field
St. Louis, MO
11-21-1904*
vs. St. Rose Parish
Silver Medal match, replay
T 0–0  0–1–2
Francis Field
St. Louis, MO
11-23-1904*
vs. St. Rose Parish
Silver Medal match, second replay
W 2–0  1–1–2
Francis Field
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Football at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Football". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Elbech, Søren (July 21, 2011). "Games of the III. Olympiad Football Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Buschmann, Jürgen; Lennarts, Karl (October 1, 2004). Die Olympischen Fussballturniere. Bd 4. Vergessener Weltmeister Uruguay (Olympische Reihe) (PDF) (in German). Agon Sportverlag Auflage. ISBN 978-3897841628. Retrieved February 7, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "1904 Summer Olympics St. Louis, United States Soccer - Athletes". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2019.