The Ultimate Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics - American History Information Guide and Reference

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time. Eight teams entered (two from France), although Hungary and Bohemia withdrew before the start. Great Britain was represented by the England national amateur team. Denmark's Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17-1 win against France.

Pos	Athlete
1	(GBR)
Horace Bailey , Walter Corbett , Herbert Smith , Kenneth Hunt , Frederick Chapman , Robert Hawkes , Arthur Berry, Vivian Woodward, Henry Stapley , Clyde Purnell and Harold Hardman
2	(DEN)
Ludvig Drescher , Charles Buchwald , Harald Hansen , Harald Bohr, Kristian Middelboe , Nils Middelboe , Oscar Nielsen-Nørland , August Lindgren , Sophus Nielsen, Vilhelm Wolffhagen , Bjørn Rasmussen , P. Marius Andersen and Johannes Gandil
3	(NED)
Reinier Beeuwkes , Karel Heijting , Louis Otten , Johannes Sol , Johannes de Korver , Emil Mundt , Jan-Herman Welcker , Everardus Snethlage , Gerard Reeman , Jan Thomée , Georges de Bruyn Kops and Johannes Kok

Results

First Round
Oct 19	Denmark	9	-	0	France B	Shepherd's Bush (att. 2,000)
	N. Middleboe 2, Wolfhagen 4, Bohr 2, S. Nielsen	(4	-	0)
Oct 20	Great Britain	12	-	1	Sweden	White City (att. 2,000)
	Robert Hawkes 2, Frederick Chapman, Arthur Berry, Vivian Woodward 2, Hubert Stapley 2, Claude Purnell 4	(7	-	0)	Bergstrom
Semi Finals
Oct 22	Great Britain	4	-	0	Netherlands	White City (att. 6,000)
	Hubert Stapley 4	(1	-	0)
Oct 22	France A	1	-	17	Denmark	Shepherd's Bush (att. 1,000)
	Sartorius	(1	-	6)	S.E. Nielsen 10, Lindgreen 2, N. Middleboe, Wolfhagen 4
Bronze Medal Match
Oct 23	Netherlands	2	-	0	Sweden	Shepherd's Bush (att. 1,000)
	Reeman, Snethlage	(1	-	0)
Final
Oct 24	Great Britain	2	-	0	Denmark	White City (att. 8,000)
	Frederick Chapman, Vivian Woodward	(1	-	0)