1904–05 Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer team

American college soccer season

1904–05 Christian Brothers College men's soccer


ISFL National co-champions
Olympic Games, Silver medal
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1–2
Head coach	Joseph Lydon (1st season)
Home stadium	Cadet Park
Seasons← 1903–04 1905–06 →

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. To date, they are the only college/high school soccer program to have ever earned an Olympic medal.

Squad

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

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	USA	Charles Bartliff
—	FW	USA	Warren Brittingham
—	DF	USA	Oscar Brockmeyer
—	FW	USA	Alexander Cudmore
—	MF	USA	Charles January
—	DF	USA	John January


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	USA	Thomas January
—	FW	USA	Raymond Lawler
—	MF	EIR	Joseph Lydon
—	GK	USA	Louis Menges
—	MF	USA	Peter Ratican

Schedule

Date Time, TV	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

"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.
Stokkermans, Karel; Elbech, Søren (July 21, 2011). "Games of the III. Olympiad Football Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
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.
"1904 Summer Olympics St. Louis, United States Soccer - Athletes". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

v t e United States soccer squad (Christian Brothers College) – 1904 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
GK Menges DF Brockmeyer DF J. January MF C. January MF T. January MF Ratican FW Bartliff FW Brittingham FW Cudmore FW Lawler FW Lydon Player-coach: Lydon

v t e Men's college soccer national champions (pre-NCAA era)
Pre-regulation (1857–1904)	1858: Princeton (ASHA) 1859: Princeton (ASHA) 1860: Princeton (ASHA) 1861–66: None 1867: Carroll (ASHA, IFRA) 1868: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1869: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1870: Princeton (ASHA) / Rutgers (IFRA) 1871: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1872: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1873: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1874: Stevens Tech (ASHA, IFRA) 1875: Yale (ASHA, IFRA) 1876: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1877: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1878: Vermont (ASHA, IFRA) 1879: SUNY-Upstate (ASHA, IFRA) 1880: Gettysburg (ASHA, IFRA) 1881: Washington and Lee (ASHA, IFRA) 1882: Washington and Lee (ASHA, IFRA) 1883: Richmond (ASHA, IFRA) 1884: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA) 1885: VMI (ASHA, IFRA) 1886: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA) 1887: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1888: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA) 1889: VMI (ASHA, IFRA) 1890: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1891: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1892: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1893: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1894: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / St. Bonaventure (IFRA) 1895: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / Princeton (IFRA) 1896: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1897: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1898: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1899: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1900: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1901: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1902: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / Haverford (IFRA) 1903: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1904: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
ISFL (1905–1926)	1905: Christian Brothers / Haverford 1906: Haverford 1907: Haverford 1908: Haverford / Yale 1909: Columbia 1910: Columbia 1911: Haverford 1912: Yale 1913: Harvard Spring 1914: Harvard Fall 1914: Penn 1915: Haverford 1916: Penn 1917: None awarded 1918: Haverford 1919: Penn 1920: Penn 1921: Princeton 1922: Princeton 1923: Penn 1924: Penn 1925: Princeton 1926: Haverford / Princeton / Penn State
ISFA (1927–1958)	1927: Princeton 1928: Yale 1929: Penn State 1930: Harvard / Penn / Yale 1931: Penn 1932: Penn / Navy 1933: Penn / Penn State 1934: Cornell 1935: Yale 1936: Penn State / Princeton / Syracuse / West Chester 1937: Penn State / Princeton / Springfield 1938: Penn State 1939: Penn State 1940: Penn State / Princeton 1941: Springfield (ASHA) / Rider (ASHA) / Temple (ASHA, NSCAA) / UMass (NSCAA) 1942: Princeton / RPI / Springfield / UMass 1943: RPI / Navy 1944: Navy 1945: Yale (ASHA) / Haverford (ASHA) / Army (NSCAA) / Navy (NSCAA) 1946: Springfield 1947: Maryland (NSCAA) / Springfield (ASHA, ISFA) 1948: Connecticut 1949: San Francisco (SB) / Penn State (SB) 1950: Penn State (SB) / West Chester (ASHA, NSCAA) 1951: Temple (ASHA, SB, NSCAA) / Franklin & Marshall (ISFA) 1952: Franklin & Marshall 1953: Temple 1954: Penn State 1955: Penn State 1956: Trinity 1957: CCNY / Springfield 1958: Drexel
ASHA: American Soccer History Archives IFRA: Intercollegiate Football Record Association ISFA: Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association ISFL: Intercollegiate Soccer Football League NSCAA: National Soccer Coaches Association of America SB: Soccer Bowl

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