| 04.05.1904 |
Willy Gies, Josef Ferse, Viktor Kroguhl, Johann Kessel, Heinrich Kullmann, Adolf Oetzelmann, Josef Seimetz and Willy van den Berg (a group of 14 to 15-aged teens) found "Westfalia Schalke". |
| 1912 |
To be admitted to the official game activity the club merged with the gymnastic club "1877 Schalke". |
| 1924 |
The soccers break away from the gymnastics and from now on they are called "Schalke 04". The club's colours change from red and yellow to blue and white. |
| 03.05.1925 |
The hour of birth of the "Schalker Kreisel". "The ball runs short and flat through Schalke's team", writes the Dortmunder Generalanzeiger. |
| 08.1930 |
16 players and 6 functionaries get locked because of illegal payment of earnest money at the value of 10 Mark by the western german football association. Treasurer Willi Nier died of his own hand in the Rhine-Herne-Channel. |
| 24.06.1934 |
Schalke becomes german champion the first time. |
| 09.01.1938 |
Schalke wins the belated played final of the DFB cup of the year 1937 and ensures the "Double" as the first club. |
| 18.05.1958 |
Until now the last gathering of the championship by the royal blues. |
| 1967 |
Günter "Oskar" Siebert became the youngest president of a club in the 1st league at the age of 36. |
| 17.04.1971 |
Schalke looses 0:1 against Arminia Bielefeld. For this Schalke got 2.300 Mark for every player. The Bundesliga-Skandal goes his way. |
| 1973 |
Schalke's "finest" own goal ever was made by Carmen Thomas who provided a legendary slip of the tongue as she said "Schalke 05". She was presenter of the ZDF sports studio at this time. |
| 09.06.1973 |
Last match in the Glückauf-Kampfbahn (2:0 against the Hamburger SV). |
| 13.06.1981 |
Schalke has to go down to the 2nd league the first time. |
| 02.05.1984 |
The star of Olaf Thon rises who shot 3 goals at the 6:6 against Bayern Munich one day after his 18th birthday. |
| 16.01.1989 |
Hospital owner Günter Eichberg becomes president. |
| 1993 |
Schalke is on the verge of financial ruin. Because of the mismanagement by president Günther Eichberg the debts increased up to 20 million Mark. However, the reemployment of manager Rudi Assaur made the club more solid. |
| 21.05.1997 |
Sensationally Schalke wins the UEFA cup against Inter Mailand. |
| 19.05.2001 |
The last match in the Parkstadion. Because of a sensational victory over Unterhaching Schalke becomes german champion for 4 minutes and 38 seconds. Then Patrick Andersson scores a goal in the 94th minute for Bayern Munich against the Hamburger SV and so at last Bayern becomes german champion. To find consolation a few days later Schalke wins the DFB cup. |
| 11.05.2002 |
One more time Schalke plays the final of the DFB cup and defeats Bayer Leverkusen 4:2. It's the 4th triumph. |
| 04.05.2004 |
Schalke becomes 100 years-aged. |
| 09.05.2004 |
In the theatre of music in Gelsenkirchen "nullvier - keiner kommt an Gott vorbei" takes place. Herewith Schalke is the only club in germany whose history is handled in a Musical. |
