Galt F.C.

Galt FC

Full name	Galt Football Club
Founded	1881
Dissolved	1910
League	Ontario Football Association

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1904 St. Louis	Team

Galt Football Club was an association football club based in Galt, Ontario, current day Cambridge, Ontario. Formed in either 1881 or 1882, Galt won the 1901, 1902, and 1903 Ontario Cups, but most notably the 1904 Olympic Football Tournament.

History

Galt F.C. in 1904.

Galt has been one of the greatest historic football clubs in Canada. Their first major honour came in the form of the 1901 Ontario Cup and they repeated as champions in the next two seasons. In 1903, Galt went on a tour of Manitoba. In a span of 25 days, which included 17 games, Galt won 16 and tied 1. On that tour, they scored 46 goals and conceded 2. Galt's most notable triumph came in 1904 at the Olympics in St. Louis, where they represented Canada. They had to face two American sides. Winning convincingly, 7-0 and 4-0, Galt took home gold for Canada. In 1905 Galt played a touring English team called The Pilgrims. The game was dubbed "The Championship of the World", considering Galt were reigning Olympic champions.^[1] The game drew much attention in Canada and the Northern United States.^[2] At Dickson Park, in front of 3,500 fans, Galt tied the English team 3-3. In 2004, on the anniversary of the gold medal, the 1904 Galt team were inducted to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.^[3][4]

References

1. "Ontario Heritage Trust - Bringing our story to life". heritagetrust.on.ca.
2. http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/teamofdistinction/galtfootballclub1904.aspx
3. "Canadian Soccer History-Great Teams Galt FC 1904". canadiansoccerhistory.com.
4. "Olympic medal-winning Galt Football Club of 1904 remembered". 570News.

See also

Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads