1904–05 Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer team

The 1904–05 Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer team represented the Christian Brothers College High School (then known as college) 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]

1904–05 Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer
ISFL National Co-Champions
Olympic Games, Silver medal
Conference	Independent
1904–05 record	1–1–2
Head coach	Joseph Lydon (1st season)
Home stadium	Cadet Park

Squad

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  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	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

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.
4. "1904 Summer Olympics St. Louis, United States Soccer - Athletes". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2019.