1904 International Cross Country Championships
# 1904 International Cross Country Championships

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. Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Men (13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi)) | Alfred Shrubb England | 47:58.4 | Albert Aldridge England | 48:20.2 | George Pearce England | 49:38.6 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 27 | Wales | 102 | Scotland | 113 |

## Individual Race Results

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

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

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | Alfred Shrubb Albert Aldridge George Pearce Fred Neaves Billy Day Frank James | 27 |
| 2 | Wales | Jack Marsh T. Hughes Robert Davies D.G. Harris Edgar Price Rhys Evans | 102 |
| 3 | Scotland | John Ranken James Barrie Duncan Mill James Reston James Ure Sam Kennedy | 113 |
| 4 | Ireland | 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.

* England (12)
* Ireland (10)
* Scotland (12)
* Wales (12)
