) The "Challenge Cup", awarded to the winning team | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Great Britain |
| Dates | 19–24 October |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Great Britain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Netherlands |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 48 (8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sophus Nielsen (11 goals) |
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Winner's certificate
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time: football at the two previous games had been played between club teams.[1][2] Eight teams entered (including two from France, the main team and a "B" side),[3] although Hungary and Bohemia withdrew before the start. Denmark's Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17-1 win against France. Great Britain won the gold. Among those representing the Danish team was the famous mathematician Harald Bohr.
Venue
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The White City Stadium hosted all the matches
Squads
Tournament
First round
| Denmark | 9–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} France B |
|---|---|---|
N. Middelboe  10', 49'Wolfhagen 15', 17', 67', 72'Bohr 25', 47'S. Nielsen 78' | Report |
| Great Britain | 12–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Stapley 15', ??' Woodward ??', ??'Berry ??'Chapman ??'Purnell ??', ??', ??', ??'Hawkes ??', ??' | Report | Bergström 65' |
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Hungary, who withdrew due to the Bosnian crisis) and France (drawn against 
Bohemia, who withdrew after losing their FIFA membership).
Semi-finals
| Great Britain | 4–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Stapley 37', 60', 64', 75' | Report |
| Denmark | 17–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| S. Nielsen 3', 4', 6', 39', 46', 48', 52', 64', 66', 76' Lindgren 18', 37'Wolfhagen 60', 72', 82', 89'N. Middelboe 68' | Report | Sartorius 16' |
Bronze medal match
The French were so shocked by their 17–1 defeat against Denmark that they declined to play for the bronze medal; therefore, the Netherlands played Sweden for third place.[6]
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Reeman 6' Snethlage 58' | Report |
Gold medal match
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Medal summary
Medal table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | Fourth place |
| 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 6 | France B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Eliminated in first round |
Medalists
Complete list of medal winners:[9]
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Great Britain won the Gold Medal after beating Denmark at the final
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Denmark won the Silver Medal
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | 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[10] Albert Bell Ronald Brebner W. Crabtree Walter Daffern Thomas Porter Albert Scothern |  Denmark (DEN)[11]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 [10] Ødbert E. Bjarnholt Knud Hansen Einar Middelboe |  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[10] Lo la Chapelle Vic Gonsalves John Heijting Tonie van Renterghem |
Statistics
Goalscorers
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Danish Sophus Nielsen, topscorer with 11 goals
- 11 goals
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Harald Bohr- August Lindgren
Frederick Chapman- Robert Hawkes
- 1 goal
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Émile Sartorius- Arthur Berry
Jops Reeman- Edu Snethlage
Gustaf Bergström
Goalkeeping
| Place | Name | Team | Goals allowed | Games | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Bailey | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2 | Ludvig Drescher | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Reinier Beeuwkes | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Oskar Bengtsson | Sweden | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Fernand Desrousseaux | France B | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Maurice Tillette | France | 17 | 1 | 17.00 |
Bibliography
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
References
- ^ Olympic Football Tournament London 1908, FIFA.com
- ^ "Football at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Great Britain's first home Olympic football adventure by Jon Carter on ESPN, 26 July 2012
- ^ Games of the IV. Olympiad - Football Tournament (London, England, October 19 - 24, 1908) by Lars Aarhus on the RSSSF
- ^ Olympic Tournament - 1908 London on IFFHS
- ^ IFFHS
- ^ "Netherlands 2 Sweden 0 (Match summary)". www.footballdatabase.eu. 23 October 1908. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament (Statistics, Facts & Figures 1908–2016): Statistical Kit (including Rio 2016) – Ranking by tournament 1908–2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 March 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Footballers in London
- ^ a b c Those players were also in squad, but did not play any matches.
- ^ (in Danish) Slutrundetrupper 1908-2004 at Danish Football Union Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine