The 1904–05 Haverford Fords men's soccer team represented
Haverford College
Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...
during the 1904–05 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
The Manheim Prize is the oldest amateur soccer trophy in the United States. Its inscription reads, "The Manheim Prize for Association Football offered 1902 by the Germantown Cricket Club for annual competition among the Association of Cricket Club ...
, for winning the ACCL.
The Fords became the first team to win an
Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
The NCAA held its first men's National Collegiate Soccer Championship in 1959, with eight teams selected for the tournament. Before 1959, national champions were selected by a committee of the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) ba ...
title, which is considered by American soccer historians to be the first formal national championship given to a
college soccer
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program. Haverford finished with six wins, one defeat and three draws.
Roster
The following players played on Haverford's roster during the 1904–05 season.
* 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
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References
External links
1904–05 Season Stats
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Haverford
Intercollegiate Soccer Football League Championship-winning seasons
Haverford Fords men's soccer seasons
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