Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics
London 1908 Football Challenge Cup.jpg
The "Challenge Cup", awarded to
the winning team
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
City London
Dates19–24 October 1908
Teams6
Venue(s) White City Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Third placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Fourth placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored48 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Denmark.svg Sophus Nielsen (11 goals)
1904 (1906)
1912
Winner's certificate Olympic football certificate 1908.jpg
Winner's certificate

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time; football had been played between club teams at the Games of 1900 and 1904. [1] [2]

Contents

There were eight entries, including two from France (the main team and a B team). [3] Hungary and Bohemia both withdrew after the draw and appointment of referees, leaving six teams to contest the tournament.

Great Britain won the gold medal representing the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Ireland), although all the players were from England.

Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen of Denmark set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17–1 win over France A. The famous mathematician Harald Bohr, brother of the even more famous Niels Bohr, also played for Denmark, who won the silver medal.

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament. [4]

Legend
R1First roundSFSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
19 Mon20 Tue21 Wed22 Thu23 Fri24 Sat
R1R1½BF

Venue

The White City Stadium hosted all the matches White City Stadium 1908.jpg
The White City Stadium hosted all the matches

Squads

Bracket

 
First round Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
19 October 1908
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9
 
22 October 1908
 
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France B 0
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 17
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1
 
Flag of France.svg  France 2
 
24 October 1908
 
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia 0
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2
 
20 October 1908
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12
 
22 October 1908
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
 
23 October 1908
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
 

Tournament

The matches: [5] [6]

With eight entries, the tournament draw had a full quarterfinal round of four matches.

However, after the draw and appointment of referees, Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary (on 12 October) and Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia (on 14 October) were both forced to withdraw due to financial reasons: their opponents, the Netherlands and France respectively, were awarded a 2–0 victory.

First round


Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0
Awarded
Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg  Hungary
Referee: Wagstaffe Simmons (Great Britain)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg9–0Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France B
N. Middelboe Soccerball shade.svg10', 49'
Wolfhagen Soccerball shade.svg15', 17', 67', 72'
Bohr Soccerball shade.svg25', 47'
S. Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
White City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Kyle (Great Britain)

France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg2–0
Awarded
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia
Referee: George Muir (Great Britain)

Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg12–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Stapley Soccerball shade.svg13'Soccerball shade.svg75'
Woodward Soccerball shade.svg17'Soccerball shade.svg31'
Berry Soccerball shade.svg20'
Chapman Soccerball shade.svg25'
Purnell Soccerball shade.svg30'Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg66'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Hawkes Soccerball shade.svg70'Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Bergström Soccerball shade.svg65'
White City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John Ibbotson (Great Britain)

Semi-finals

Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Stapley Soccerball shade.svg37', 60', 64', 75' Report
White City, London
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: John Howcroft (Great Britain)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg17–1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
S. Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg3', 4', 6', 39', 46', 48', 52', 64', 66', 76'
Lindgren Soccerball shade.svg18', 37'
Wolfhagen Soccerball shade.svg60', 72', 82', 89'
N. Middelboe Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Sartorius Soccerball shade.svg16'
White City, London
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Campbell (Great Britain)

Bronze medal match

Originally, all six teams eliminated before the final were to participate in a consolation tournament for the bronze medal, with two first-round matches to be played on 21 October between the four quarter-final losers.

After Hungary and Bohemia both withdrew, the first round was scratched on 15 October, with France B and Sweden qualifying for the semi-finals of the consolation tournament.

France B, Sweden and the two semi-final losers, France and the Netherlands, were scheduled to play the semi-finals on October 23: the French teams were drawn against each other, and the Netherlands were drawn against Sweden, with the winners playing off in the bronze medal match prior to the gold medal match on October 24.

However, both French teams had returned home immediately after their crushing defeats to Denmark on October 19 and October 22: therefore, their semi-final and the October 24 bronze medal match were both scratched, with the Netherlands v Sweden semi-final becoming the bronze medal match. [7]

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Reeman Soccerball shade.svg6'
Snethlage Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
White City, London
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pearson (Great Britain) [8] [9]

Gold medal match

Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Chapman Soccerball shade.svg20'
Woodward Soccerball shade.svg46'
Report
White City, London
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Lewis (Great Britain)

Medal summary

Medal table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (H)3300181+176Champions
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3201263+234Runners-up
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21012422Third place
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2002114130Fourth place
5Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 1001117160Eliminated in semi-finals
6Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France B 10010990Eliminated in first round
Source: FIFA [10]
(H) Hosts

Medalists

Complete list of medal winners: [11]

Great Britain won the Gold Medal after beating Denmark at the final London 1908 English Amateur Football National Team.jpg
Great Britain won the Gold Medal after beating Denmark at the final
Denmark won the Silver Medal DK football1908.jpg
Denmark won the Silver Medal
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournamentFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Horace Bailey
Arthur Berry
Frederick Chapman
Walter Corbett
Harold Hardman
Robert Hawkes
Kenneth Hunt
Herbert Smith
Harold Stapley
Clyde Purnell
Vivian Woodward
George Barlow [12]
Albert Bell
Ronald Brebner
W. Crabtree
Walter Daffern
Thomas Porter
Albert Scothern
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN) [13]
Peter Marius Andersen
Harald Bohr
Charles Buchwald
Ludvig Drescher
Johannes Gandil
Harald Hansen
August Lindgren
Kristian Middelboe
Nils Middelboe
Sophus Nielsen
Oskar Nørland
Bjørn Rasmussen
Vilhelm Wolfhagen
Magnus Beck [12]
Ødbert E. Bjarnholt
Knud Hansen
Einar Middelboe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Reinier Beeuwkes
Frans de Bruyn Kops
Karel Heijting
Jan Kok
Bok de Korver
Emil Mundt
Louis Otten
Jops Reeman
Edu Snethlage
Ed Sol
Jan Thomée
Caius Welcker
Jan van den Berg [12]
Lo la Chapelle
Vic Gonsalves
John Heijting
Tonie van Renterghem

Statistics

Goalscorers

Danish Sophus Nielsen, topscorer with 11 goals Sophus Nielsen at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Denmark football squad.jpg
Danish Sophus Nielsen, topscorer with 11 goals
11 goals
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Goalkeeping

PlaceNameTeamGoals allowedGamesGAA
1 Horace Bailey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 130.33
2 Ludvig Drescher Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 331.00
3 Reinier Beeuwkes Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 422.00
4 Oskar Bengtsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1427.00
5 Fernand Desrousseaux Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France B 919.00
6 Maurice Tillette Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 17117.00

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