1904 International Cross Country Championships

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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1904 International Cross Country Championships

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|Organisers = ICCU

|Edition = 2nd

|Date = 26 March

|Host city = St Helens, Lancashire, England {{flagicon|England}}

|Location = Haydock Park

|Nations participating = 4

|Athletes participating = 46

|Races = 1

|Distances = {{convert|13.7|km|mi|1}}

|Website =

|Previous = 1903 Hamilton

|Next = 1905 Dublin

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The 1904 International Cross Country Championships was held in St Helens, England, at the Haydock Park Racecourse on 26 March 1904. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.{{Cite news |date = March 28, 1904 |title = Notes on sport - Athletics. What may be called the "Grand National" of cross country sport was held in Lancashire on Saturday afternoon... |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iOFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5042%2C8869685 |publisher = Glasgow Herald |page = 12 |accessdate = September 25, 2013}}

Complete results,{{Cite web |last=Magnusson |first=Tomas |title=INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Manchester Haydock Park Saturday March 26 1904 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1904S.html |publisher=Athchamps (archived) |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225225001/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1904S.html |archivedate=December 25, 2005}} medalists,{{Cite web |title = INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS |url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm |publisher = Athletics Weekly | accessdate = September 24, 2013}} and the results of British athletes{{Cite web |title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |publisher=IAAF |page=13ff |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2013}} were published.

Medalists

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Individual
Men
({{convert|13.7|km|mi|1}})

|Alfred Shrubb
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

47:58.4

|Albert Aldridge
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

48:20.2

|George Pearce
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

49:38.6
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Men

|{{flagcountry|England}}

27

|{{flagcountry|Wales}}

102

|{{flagcountry|Scotland}}

113

Individual Race Results

=Men's (8.5 mi / 13.7 km)=

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! Rank

AthleteNationalityTime
align=center| {{gold1}}Alfred Shrubb{{flagcountry|ENG}}47:58.4
align=center| {{silver2}}Albert Aldridge{{flagcountry|ENG}}48:20.2
align=center| {{bronze3}}George Pearce{{flagcountry|ENG}}49:38.6
align=center| 4John Daly{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}50:03
align=center| 5Fred Neaves{{flagcountry|ENG}}50:04
align=center| 6Jack Marsh{{flagcountry|WAL}}50:42
align=center| 7Billy Day{{flagcountry|ENG}}50:56
align=center| 8T. Hughes{{flagcountry|WAL}}51:00
align=center| 9Frank James{{flagcountry|ENG}}51:14
align=center| 10William Hickman{{flagcountry|ENG}}51:30
align=center| 11John Ranken{{flagcountry|SCO}}51:38
align=center| 12Tom Downing{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}51:44
align=center| 13James Barrie{{flagcountry|SCO}}51:47
align=center| 14George Whiston{{flagcountry|ENG}}51:55
align=center| 15A. Campbell{{flagcountry|ENG}}52:02
align=center| 16Arthur Meacham{{flagcountry|ENG}}52:05
align=center| 17Hugh Muldoon{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}52:12
align=center| 18Duncan Mill{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:13
align=center| 19Robert Davies{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:14
align=center| 20James Reston{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:15
align=center| 21D.G. Harris{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:18
align=center| 22Edgar Price{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:19
align=center| 23F.W. Webber{{flagcountry|ENG}}52:24
align=center| 24James Ure{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:27
align=center| 25Sam Lee{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}52:34
align=center| 26Rhys Evans{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:40
align=center| 27Sam Kennedy{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:49
align=center| 28Walter Bradbury{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:53
align=center| 29George Mackenzie{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:54
align=center| 30Michael Hynan{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}52:56
align=center| 31George Arnot{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:57
align=center| 32Pat Hehir{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}52:59
align=center| 33Pat Molloy{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}53:00
align=center| 34Ernest Thomas{{flagcountry|WAL}}53:05
align=center| 35Frank Peelo{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}53:11
align=center| 36Sam Stevenson{{flagcountry|SCO}}53:13
align=center| 37A. Arblaster{{flagcountry|ENG}}53:19
align=center| 38Robert Pugh{{flagcountry|WAL}}53:53
align=center| 39William Robertson{{flagcountry|SCO}}53:59
align=center| 40J.J. Doyle{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}55:23
align=center| 41W. Francis{{flagcountry|WAL}}55:52
align=center| 42Oscar Cunningham{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}57:08
align=center| 43C.W. Winter{{flagcountry|WAL}}58:21
align=center| —Thomas Mulrine{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF
align=center| —Peter Wright{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF
align=center| —Eddie Francis{{flagcountry|WAL}}DNF

Team Results

=Men's=

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! Rank

CountryTeamPoints
align=center| 1align=left | {{flag|England}}align=left | Alfred Shrubb
Albert Aldridge
George Pearce
Fred Neaves
Billy Day
Frank James
27
align=center| 2align=left | {{flag|Wales}}align=left | Jack Marsh
T. Hughes
Robert Davies
D.G. Harris
Edgar Price
Rhys Evans
102
align=center| 3align=left | {{flag|Scotland}}align=left | John Ranken
James Barrie
Duncan Mill
James Reston
James Ure
Sam Kennedy
113
align=center| 4align=left | {{flag|Ireland|1783}}align=left | John Daly
Tom Downing
Hugh Muldoon
Sam Lee
Michael Hynan
Pat Hehir
120

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 46 athletes from 4 countries.

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  • {{ENG}} (12)
  • {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} (10)
  • {{SCO}} (12)
  • {{WAL}} (12)

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References