1904 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1904 throughout the world.

Events

 * 28 February: S.L. Benfica is founded.
 * April - Woolwich Arsenal become the first Southern club to win promotion to the English top flight.
 * 4 May: FC Schalke 04 is founded.
 * 1 July: Bayer 04 Leverkusen is founded.
 * August: Leeds City is founded.
 * 4 October: IFK Göteborg is founded.
 * Germany: SC Freiburg is founded.

Winners club national championship

 * Hungary:
 * Hungarian National Championship I: MTK, first-time champions
 * Italy:
 * Italian Football Championship: Genoa C.F.C.
 * Scotland:
 * Scottish Division One – Third Lanark
 * Scottish Division Two – Hamilton Academical
 * Scottish Cup – Celtic

International tournaments

 * 1904 British Home Championship (February 29 – April 9, 1904)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england


 * Olympic Games in St. Louis, United States (November 16–23, 1904)
 * 🇨🇦 canada (Galt Football Club)
 * 🇺🇸 united states (Christian Brothers College)
 * 🇺🇸 united states (St. Rose Parish)

Births

 * January 21 – Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (died 1984)
 * January 23 – Harry Rowley, English footballer (died 1982)
 * September 1 – George Biswell, English club footballer (died 1981)
 * September 13 – Luigi Bertolini, Italian footballer (died 1977)
 * November 29 – Héctor Castro, Uruguayan footballer (died 1960)