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. A total of three club teams competed, two representing the

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, both from host city St. Louis, and one representing

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, from Galt (now

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. Originally, two other Canadian teams had also been entered in the competition, Berlin Rangers and the

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, but both withdrew before the draw.Men's Olympic football tournament
on FIFA.com The 1904 Olympic Games were spread over several months, linked to the

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, and football, in November, was the last sport to be contested. The tournament was played as a straight round-robin, although the game between Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish was replayed due to a draw in their first game. Gold medals were awarded at these Olympics for the first time. Galt F.C. (Canada) won the gold medal, Christian Brothers College (United States) the silver, and St. Rose Parish (United States) the bronze. These results are the best that either Canada or the United States have achieved in men's Olympic football. The 1904 contest is considered to be an official contest by IOC,St. Louis 1904 football men
on IOC website although not by FIFA because no national teams were involved in the competition.

Teams entered

* ** Galt F.C. * ** Cadets of Christian Brothers College ** St. Rose Parish

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament.

Venue

Squads

Matches

Galt F.C. had little difficulty with either of the U.S. squads, defeating them both without conceding a goal. The U.S. teams played a scoreless draw before Christian Brothers College won a rematch against St. Rose Parish, 2–0.

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Final ranking

Medal summary

Medal table

According to a report in the Toronto ''

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'' newspaper of November 18, 1904, medals were awarded to the players in St. Louis. The report states that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James E. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a talk by Mr. James A. Conlon, of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal." The medal awarded to Fred Steep of Galt, held by The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Vaughan, Ontario, clearly shows that the medals were made in St. Louis, Missouri. Galt fc canada olympic

Medalists

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

{{Soccer in St. Louis, state=collapsed 1904 Summer Olympics events 1904 1904 in association football Soccer in St. Louis Summer Olympics 1904 1904–05 in American soccer