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Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , Sweden , attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Europe. The United Kingdom (competing as Great Britain , and again represented by the England national amateur team ), won their second successive gold medal.
Preliminary and First Round losers were entered into a consolation tournament, won by Hungary . Gottfried Fuchs equalled the record for most goals in an international (set in the 1908 Olympics ) with 10 goals for Germany against Russia , a record that stood until 2001.
Results
Preliminary Round
June 29
Olympic Stadium
Netherlands
4
-
3
Sweden
after extra time
(att. 14,000)
Bouvy (28', 52'), Vos (43', 91')
(2
-
1)
E. Börjesson (62' pen), Swensson (3', 80')'
June 29
Råsunda Stadium
Austria
5
-
1
Germany
(att. 2,000)
Studnicka (58'), Neubauer (62'), Merz (75', 81'), Cimera (89')
(0
-
1)
Jäger (35')
June 29
Traneberg
Italy
2
-
3
Finland
after extra time
(att. 600)
Bontadini (10'), Sardi (25')
(2
-
2)
Öhman (2'), E.Soinio (40'), Wiberg (105')
First Round
June 30
Råsunda Stadium
Netherlands
3
-
1
Austria
(att. 7,000)
Bouvy (8'), ten Cate (12'), Vos (30')
(3
-
1)
A. Müller (41')
June 30
Råsunda Stadium
Denmark
7
-
0
Norway
(att. 700)
A. Olsen (4', 70', 88'), S. Nielsen (60', 85'), Wolfhagen (25'), N. Middleboe (37')
(3
-
0)
June 30
Traneberg
Finland
2
-
1
Russia
(att. 200)
Wiberg (30'), Öhman (80')
(1
-
0)
Butusov (72')
June 30
Råsunda Stadium
Great Britain
7
-
0
Hungary
(att. 8,000)
Walden (21', 23', 49', 53', 55', 85'), Woodward (45')
(3
-
0)
Semi Finals
July 2
Olympic Stadium
Denmark
4
-
1
Netherlands
(att. 6,000)
A. Olsen (14', 87'), Jorgensen (7'), P. Nielsen (37')
(3
-
0)
H. Hansen (85' own goal)
July 2
Olympic Stadium
Great Britain
4
-
0
Finland
(att. 4,000)
Walden 4
(2
-
0)
Bronze Medal Match
July 4
Råsunda Stadium
Netherlands
9
-
0
Finland
(att. 1,000)
de Groot (28', 86'), van der Sluis (24', 57'), Vos (29', 43', 46', 74', 78')
(4
-
0)
Final
July 4
Olympic Stadium
Great Britain
4
-
2
Denmark
(att. 25,000)
Walden (10'), Hoare (22', 41'), Berry (43')
(4
-
1)
A. Olsen (27', 81')
Consolation Tournament
First Round
July 1
Råsunda Stadium
Germany
16
-
0
Russia
(att. 2,000)
Fuchs (2', 9', 21', 28', 34', 46', 51', 55', 65', 69'), Forderer (6', 27', 53', 66'), Burger (30'), Oberle (58')
(8
-
0)
July 1
Råsunda Stadium
Italy
1
-
0
Sweden
(att. 2,500)
Bontadini (15')
(1
-
0)
July 1
Traneberg
Austria
1
-
0
Norway
(att. 2,500)
Grundwald (2')
(1
-
0)
Semi Finals
July 3
Råsunda Stadium
Hungary
3
-
1
Germany
(att. 2,000)
Schlosser (3', 39', 82')
(2
-
0)
Forderer (56')
July 3
Djurgården
Austria
5
-
1
Italy
(att. 3,500)
A. Muller (30'), Grundwald (40', 89'), Hussak (49'), Studnicka (65')
(2
-
0)
Berardo (81')
Final
July 5
Råsunda Stadium
Hungary
3
-
0
Austria
(att. 5,000)
Schlosser (32'), Pataki (60'), Bodnar (76')
(1
-
0)
Squads
1
Great Britain
Ronald Brebner , Arthur Berry , Thomas Burn , Joseph Dines , Edward Hanney , Gordon Hoare , Arthur Knight , Henry Littlewort , Douglas McWhirter , Ivan Sharpe , Harold Stamper , Harold Walden , Vivian Woodward (capt.) , Edward Wright
2
Denmark
S. Hansen, Buchwald, H. Hansen, Lykke, N.Middleboe (capt.) , Jorgensen, Berth, Petersen, O. Nilsen, P. Nielsen , S. Nielsen , Thufason, A. Olsen, Christoffersen, Wolfhagen
3
Netherlands
Gobel, Wijnveldt, Feith, Bouman, de Wolf, Fortgens, de Korver, Boutmy, Lotsy (capt.) , van Breda Kolff, de Groot, ten Cate, van der Sluis, Vos, Bouvy
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