Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the '''[[1908 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]], [[England]], an official [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament was contested for the first time. Eight teams entered (including two from [[France]]), although [[Hungary]] and [[Bohemia]] withdrew before the start. The [[The Football Association|Football Association]], who were the organisers of the event, entered the [[England national amateur football team|England national amateur team]] who represented the '[[Great Britain]]'. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]'s [[Sophus Nielsen|Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen]] set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17-1 win against [[France national football team|France]].
==Medal table==
[[Image:Olympic football certificate 1908.jpg|thumb|right|Winner's certificate]]
{| class=wikitable
! Position || Country
|align=center bgcolor=gold| '''Gold'''
|align=center bgcolor=silver| '''Silver'''
|align=center bgcolor=cc9966| '''Bronze'''
|- align=center
| 1 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 1 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| 2 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] || 0 || 1 || 0
|- align=center
| 3 ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px|Netherlands]] [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] || 0 || 0 || 1
|- bgcolor=lightgray
| || || || ||
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| — ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|25px|Sweden]] [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
==Medal summary==
{| class=wikitable
! Event
|align=center bgcolor=gold| '''Gold'''
|align=center bgcolor=silver| '''Silver'''
|align=center bgcolor=cc9966| '''Bronze'''
|-
| Men's tournament
| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]]
| [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]]
| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px|Netherlands]] [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]]
|}
==Squads==
*{{Main|Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads}}
==Results==
[[Image:Vivian woodward 1908.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vivian Woodward]] (Great Britain)]]
{| valign=top cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0
!colspan=8 style="background: lightblue;"|First Round
|-
|[[October 19]]
|[[White City Stadium|White City]]
|align=right|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]]
|align=center| '''9'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| '''0'''
|[[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] B {{Flagicon|France}}
|''Referee'':<br/> <small> ''[[Thomas Kyle|Kyle]] ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]])'' </small>
|-
|
|<small>''(att. 2,000)''</small>
|align=right| <small>''[[Nils Middelboe|N. Middelboe]]<br/> (10',49')<br/> [[Vilhelm Wolfhagen|Wolfhagen]] (15',17',67',72')<br/> [[Harald Bohr|Bohr]] (25',47')<br>[[Sophus Nielsen|S. Nielsen]] (78')''</small>
|align=center| <small>(4</small>
|align=center| -
|align=center| <small>0)</small>
|-
|colspan=8|<hr>
|-
|[[October 20]]
|[[White City Stadium|White City]]
|align=right|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|England (GBR)]]
|align=center| '''12'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| '''1'''
|[[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Sweden}}
|''Referee:<br/> <small> [[John Ibbotson|Ibbotson]] ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]])''</small>
|-
|
|<small> ''(att. 2,000)'' </small>
|align=right| <small>''1-0 [[Harold Stapley|Stapley]] (15')<br/>2-0 [[Vivian Woodward|Woodward]] (??')<br/>3-0 [[Arthur Berry (footballer)|Berry]] (??')<br/>4-0 [[Frederick Chapman (footballer)|Chapman]] (??')<br/>5-0 [[Clyde Purnell|Purnell]] (??')<br/>6-0 [[Harold Stapley|Stapley]] (??')<br/>7-0 [[Vivian Woodward|Woodward]] (??')<br/>8-1 [[Clyde Purnell|Purnell]] (??')<br/>9-1 [[Clyde Purnell|Purnell]] (??')<br/>10-1 [[Robert Hawkes|Hawkes]] (??')<br/>11-1 [[Robert Hawkes|Hawkes]] (??')<br/>12-1 [[Clyde Purnell|Purnell]] (??')''</small>
|align=center| <small>(7</small>
|align=center| -
|align=center| <small>0)</small>
| <small>''7-1 [[Gustaf Bergström|Bergström]] (65')''</small>
|-
!colspan=8 style="background: lightblue;"|Semi-finals
|-
|[[October 22]]
|[[White City Stadium|White City]]
|align=right|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics|England (GBR)]]
|align=center| '''4'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| '''0'''
|[[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] {{Flagicon|Netherlands}}
|''Referee:<br/> <small> [[John Howcroft|Howcroft]] ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]])'' </small>
|
|-
|
|<small>'' (att. 6,000)''</small>
|align=right| <small>''[[Harold Stapley|Stapley]] (37',60',64',75')''</small>
|align=center| <small>(1</small>
|align=center| -
|align=center| <small>0)</small>
|-
|colspan=8|<hr>
|-
|[[October 22]]
|[[White City Stadium|White City]]
|align=right|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]]
|align=center| '''17'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| '''1'''
|[[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] '''A''' {{Flagicon|France}}
|''Referee:<br/> <small> [[Thomas Campbell (Referee)|Campbell]] ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]])'' </small>
|-
|
|<small>''(att. 1,000)''</small>
|align=right| <small>''[[Sophus Nielsen|S.Nielsen]] (3',4',6',39',46',<br/>48',52',64',66',76')<br/>[[August Lindgren|Lindgren]] (18',37')<br/>[[Vilhelm Wolfhagen|Wolfhagen]] (60',72',82',89')<br/>[[Nils Middelboe|N.Middelboe]] (68')''</small>
|align=center| <small>(6</small>
|align=center| -
|align=center| <small>1)</small>
| <small>''[[Émile Sartorius|Sartorius]] (16')''</small>
|-
!colspan=8 style="background: lightblue;"|Bronze Medal Match
|}
The French were so shocked by their humiliating 17-1 defeat against Denmark that they declined to play for the bronze medal. After France forfeited, the Netherlands played Sweden for third place.<ref>[http://www.iffhs.de/?70aeedaca29d815685fdcdc3bfcdc0aece15 IFFHS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
{| valign=top cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0
!colspan=8 style="background: lightblue;"|
|-
|[[October 23]]
|[[White City Stadium|White<br/> City]]
|align=right|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]]
|align=center| '''2'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| '''0'''<ref>The official report states that the score was 2-1. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf ''"Holland and Sweden also played for the consolation stakes, and Holland scored two goals to one from Sweden, who were rather unlucky in not getting a second."''</ref>
|[[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Sweden}}
|''Referee:<br/><small>[[John Hargreaves Pearson|Pearson]]<br/> ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]])''</small>
|-
|
|<small>''(att.<br/> 1,000)''</small>
|align=right|<small>''[[Jops Reeman|Reeman]] (6'),<br/>[[Edu Snethlage|Snethlage]] (58')''</small>
|align=center| <small>(1</small>
|align=center| -
|align=center| <small>0)</small>
|-
!colspan=10 style="background: lightblue;"|Final
|-
|[[October 24]]
|[[White City Stadium|White<br/> City]]
|align=right|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Summer Olympics|England (GBR)]]
|align=center| '''2'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| '''0'''
|[[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] {{Flagicon|Denmark}}
|''Referee:<br/><small>[[John Lewis (referee)|Lewis]] ([[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]])'' </small>
|
|-
|
| <small>'' (att.<br/> 8,000)''</small>
|align=right| <small>''[[Frederick Chapman (footballer)|Chapman]] (20')<br/> [[Vivian Woodward|Woodward]] (46')''</small>
|align=center| <small>(1</small>
|align=center| -
|align=center| <small>0)</small>
|
|}
===Statistics===
====Scoring====
[[Image:Sophus nielsen.jpg|thumb|right|Sophus Nielsen (Denmark)]]
[[Image:Herbert Smith.jpg|thumb|right|Herbert Smith (Great Britain)]]
15 footballers scored over the course of the tournament. Nielsen, with 10 goals in one game and 11 over the full event, set a pair of daunting records.
{| class=wikitable
! Place || Name || Nation || Goals
|-
|align=center| 1 || [[Sophus Nielsen]] || [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] ||align=center| 11
|-
|align=center| 2 || [[Vilhelm Wolffhagen]] || [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] Denmark ||align=center| 8
|-
|align=center| 3 || [[Harold Stapley]] || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] ||align=center| 6
|-
|align=center| 4 || [[Clyde Purnell]] || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] Great Britain ||align=center| 4
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center| 5 || [[Nils Middelboe]] || [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] Denmark ||align=center| 3
|-
| [[Vivian Woodward]] || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] Great Britain ||align=center| 3
|-
|rowspan=4 align=center| 7 || [[Harald Bohr]] || [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] Denmark ||align=center| 2
|-
| [[Frederick Chapman (footballer)|Frederick Chapman]] || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] Great Britain ||align=center| 2
|-
| [[Robert Hawkes]] || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] Great Britain ||align=center| 2
|-
| [[August Lindgren]] || [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] Denmark ||align=center| 2
|-
|rowspan=5 align=center| 11 || [[Gustaf Bergström]] || [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|25px|Sweden]] [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] ||align=center| 1
|-
| [[Arthur Berry (footballer)|Arthur Berry]] || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] Great Britain ||align=center| 1
|-
| [[Jops Reeman]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px|Netherlands]] [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] ||align=center| 1
|-
| [[Émile Sartorius]] || [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] ||align=center| 1
|-
| [[Edu Snethlage]] || [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px|Netherlands]] Netherlands ||align=center| 1
|}
====Goalkeeping====
{| class=wikitable
! Place || Name || Nation || Goals allowed || Games || GAA
|- align=center
| 1 ||align=left| [[Horace Bailey]] ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|Great Britain]] [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 1 || 3 || 0.33
|- align=center
| 2 ||align=left| [[Ludvig Drescher]] ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|25px|Denmark]] [[Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Denmark]] || 3 || 3 || 1.00
|- align=center
| 3 ||align=left| [[Reinier Beeuwkes]] ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|25px|Netherlands]] [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] || 4 || 2 || 2.00
|- align=center
| 4 ||align=left| [[Oskar Bengtsson]] ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|25px|Sweden]] [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || 14 || 2 || 7.00
|- align=center
| 5 ||align=left| [[Fernand Desrousseaux]] ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 9 || 1 || 9.00
|- align=center
| 6 ||align=left| [[Maurice Tillette]] ||align=left| [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px|France]] France || 17 || 1 || 17.00
|}
==Sources==
<references/>
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/foo1908.html | title = Football 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdaymonth = 2 May | accessyear = 2006}}
* {{cite web | last = Reyes | first = Macario | year = 2001 | url = http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1908f.html | title = IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | accessdaymonth = 2 May | accessyear = 2006}}
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