D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 1 Type: OG 1908 Finals, Quarterfinal
Date: Oct 19, 1908 (Mon) Ven.: Stadium of the British Olympic Association, London
Opp.: France (B) Att.: 5,000
Res.: 9-0 (4-0) Ref.: Thomas Kyle (ENG)
Goalscorers:
10' 1-0 Nils Middelboe
14' 2-0 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
17' 3-0 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
25' 4-0 Harald Bohr
46' 5-0 Harald Bohr
50' 6-0 Nils Middelboe
67' 7-0 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
72' 8-0 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
78' 9-0 Sophus Nielsen
Line-up:
1. Peter Marius Andersen BK Frem 1 0 #
2. Harald Bohr AB 1 2 #
3. Charles Buchwald AB 1 0 #
4. Ludvig Drescher KB 1 0 #
5. Harald Hansen B 93 1 0 #
6. August Lindgreen B 93 1 0 #
7. Kristian Middelboe KB 1 0 C#
8. Nils Middelboe KB 1 2 #
9. Oskar Nielsen KB 1 0 #
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 1 1 #
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 1 4 #
Coach: Charles Williams (ENG) 1
Miscellaneous:
All players were obviously debutantes.
Some sources state an attendance of 2,000.
One source has the following order in which the 9 goals were scored:
1-0 Middelboe, 2-0 Wolfhagen, 3-0 Bohr, 4-0 Wolfhagen, 5-0 Middelboe,
6-0 Bohr, 7-0 Nielsen, 8-0 and 9-0 Wolfhagen.
The Stadium of the British Olympic Association, London, built for the
Olympic Games, and later renamed Whity City Stadium, does not exist
anymore. BBC's headquarters are situated where the stadium once was.
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 2 Type: OG 1908 Finals, Semifinal
Date: Oct 22, 1908 (Thu) Ven.: White City Stadium, London
Opp.: France (A) Att.: 1,000
Res.: 17-1 (6-1) Ref.: Thomas P. Campbell (ENG)
Goalscorers:
3' 1-0 Sophus Nielsen
4' 2-0 Sophus Nielsen
6' 3-0 Sophus Nielsen
16' 3-1 Emile Sartorius
18' 4-1 August Lindgreen
37' 5-1 August Lindgreen
39' 6-1 Sophus Nielsen
46' 7-1 Sophus Nielsen
48' 8-1 Sophus Nielsen
52' 9-1 Sophus Nielsen
60' 10-1 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
64' 11-1 Sophus Nielsen
66' 12-1 Sophus Nielsen
68' 13-1 Nils Middelboe
72' 14-1 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
76' 15-1 Sophus Nielsen
82' 16-1 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
89' 17-1 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
Line-up:
2. Harald Bohr AB 2 2
3. Charles Buchwald AB 2 0
4. Ludvig Drescher KB 2 0
12. Johannes Gandil B 93 1 0 #
5. Harald Hansen B 93 2 0
6. August Lindgreen B 93 2 2
7. Kristian Middelboe KB 2 0 C
8. Nils Middelboe KB 2 3
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 2 11
13. Bjørn Rasmussen KB 1 0 #
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 2 8
Coach: Charles Williams (ENG) 2
Miscellaneous:
One sources claims the French goal was scored by Yves Albert.
Sophus Nielsen's 10 goals are a world record for goalscoring in an inter-
national. The record was equalled at the 1912 Olympic Games by Gottfried
Fuchs of Germany in the 16-0 win over Russia in the Consolation Tourna-
ment.
The above matches represented the highest ever wins in international match-
es until June 2nd, 1997 when Iran beat the Maldives by 17-0 in a World
Cup qualifier in Damascus.
The Stadium of the British Olympic Association, London, built for the
Olympic Games, and later renamed Whity City Stadium, does not exist
anymore. BBC's headquarters are situated where the stadium once was.
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 3 Type: OG 1908 Finals, Final
Date: Oct 24, 1908 (Sat) Ven.: White City Stadium, London
Opp.: Great Britain Att.: 12,000
Res.: 0-2 (0-1) Ref.: John Lewis (ENG)
Goalscorers:
20' 0-1 Frederick W. Chapman
46' 0-2 Vivian John Woodward
Line-up:
2. Harald Bohr AB 3 2
3. Charles Buchwald AB 3 0
4. Ludvig Drescher KB 3 0
5. Harald Hansen B 93 3 0
6. August Lindgreen B 93 3 2
7. Kristian Middelboe KB 3 0 C
8. Nils Middelboe KB 3 3
9. Oskar Nielsen KB 2 0
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 3 11
13. Bjørn Rasmussen KB 2 0
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 3 8
Coach: Charles Williams (ENG) 3
Miscellaneous:
As Great Britain were in fact an England Amateur selection, this
International does not count as an official English, Scottish,
Welsh or Irish one.
Some sources state an attendance of 8,000, one even of up to 15,000.
The Stadium of the British Olympic Association, London, built for the
Olympic Games, and later renamed Whity City Stadium, does not exist
anymore. BBC's headquarters are situated where the stadium once was.
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 4 Type: Friendly
Date: May 05, 1910 (Thu) Ven.: KB's ground, Copenhagen
Opp.: England (amateur) Att.: 12,000
Res.: 2-1 (1-0) Ref.: John Hargreaves Pearson (ENG)
Goalscorers:
10' 1-0 August Lindgreen
55' 1-1 William Henry O. Steer
75' 2-1 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
Line-up:
2. Harald Bohr AB 4 2
3. Charles Buchwald AB 4 0
4. Ludvig Drescher KB 4 0
5. Harald Hansen B 93 4 0
6. August Lindgreen B 93 4 3
7. Kristian Middelboe KB 4 0 C
8. Nils Middelboe KB 4 3
9. Oskar Nielsen KB 3 0
14. Poul Nielsen KB 1 0 #
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 4 11
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 4 9
Coach: Charles Williams 4
Miscellaneous:
Some sources state an attendance of 7,000, one of only about 5,000.
KB's ground was 1894-1925 situated at Skt. Markus Allé (Frederiksberg). It
does not exist anymore. The ground gave in 1926 way to an exhibition
centre, the Forum.
This was 1st time ever an English (amateur) International side lost outside
of the United Kingdom.
A 2nd match was scheduled for Saturday, May 7th, 1910. However, HRH King
Edward died Friday night, and as the King had been protector of the FA,
the officials asked for a postponement until Monday, May 9th. After heavy
rain over Copenhagen the referee, J. H. Pearson, called the match.
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 5 Type: Friendly
Date: Oct 21, 1911 (Sat) Ven.: Park Royal, London
Opp.: England (amateur) Att.: 4,000
Res.: 0-3 (0-1) Ref.: Christiaan J. Groothoff (HOL)
Goalscorers:
40' 0-1 Gordon R. Hoare
50' 0-2 George William Webb
85' 0-3 Gordon R. Hoare
Line-up:
15. Paul Berth AB 1 0 #
16. Ødbert Bjarnholt BK Frem 1 0 #
17. Svend Aage Castella KB 1 0 #
18. Kristian Gyldenstein KB 1 0 #
19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 1 0 #
20. Emil Jørgensen B 93 1 0 #
8. Nils Middelboe KB 5 3 C
14. Poul Nielsen KB 2 0
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 5 11
21. Aksel Petersen BK Frem 1 0 #
22. Axel Thufason B 93 1 0 #
Substitutions:
46' 23. Ivar Lykke KB 1 0 #
for Sophus Hansen
Coach: No coach 1
Miscellaneous:
Park Royal was 1906-1915 the home ground of Queens Park Rangers.
One source states an attendance of 2,900.
Apart from International No. 1, this marks the match with most debutantes.
Denmark fielded 8 new players with No. 9 to follow in 2nd half.
Sophus Hansen injured his foot in the 41st minute, and could not continue
to play. Svend Aage Castella took over as goalkeeper. During the break,
the English Captain, Vivian John Woodward allowed Denmark to field a new
player, Ivar Lykke, thus becoming Denmark's 1st substitute.
Nils Middelboe and Sophus Nielsen both now hold the record of most played
internationals (5).
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 6 Type: OG 1912 Finals, Quarterfinal
Date: Jun 30, 1912 (Sun) Ven.: Råsunda, Stockholm
Opp.: Norway Att.: 700
Res.: 7-0 (3-0) Ref.: Ruben Gelbord (SWE)
Goalscorers:
4' 1-0 Anthon Olsen
25' 2-0 Nils Middelboe
37' 3-0 Vilhelm Wolfhagen
60' 4-0 Anthon Olsen
70' 5-0 Anthon Olsen
85' 6-0 Sophus Nielsen
88' 7-0 Sophus Nielsen
Line-up:
15. Paul Berth AB 2 0
3. Charles Buchwald AB 5 0
24. Hjalmar Christoffersen BK Frem 1 0 #
5. Harald Hansen B 93 5 0
19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 2 0
23. Ivar Lykke KB 2 0
8. Nils Middelboe KB 6 4 C
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 6 13
25. Anthon Olsen B 93 1 3 #
21. Aksel Petersen BK Frem 2 0
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 5 10
Coach: No coach 2
Miscellaneous:
One source has this order in which the 7 goals were scored:
1-0 Olsen, 2-0 Wolfhagen, 3-0 Middelboe, 4-0 Nielsen, 5-0 Olsen,
6-0 Nielsen, 7-0 Olsen.
Nils Middelboe and Sophus Nielsen both now hold the record of most played
internationals (6).
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 7 Type: OG 1912 Finals, Semifinal
Date: Jul 02, 1912 (Tue) Ven.: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Opp.: Netherlands Att.: 6,000
Res.: 4-1 (3-0) Ref.: Ede Herczog (HUN)
Goalscorers:
7' 1-0 Emil Jørgensen
14' 2-0 Anthon Olsen
37' 3-0 Poul Nielsen
85' 3-1 Harald Hansen [og]
87' 4-1 Anthon Olsen
Line-up:
15. Paul Berth AB 3 0
3. Charles Buchwald AB 6 0
5. Harald Hansen B 93 6 0
19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 3 0
20. Emil Jørgensen B 93 2 1
8. Nils Middelboe KB 7 4 C
9. Oskar Nielsen KB 4 0
14. Poul Nielsen KB 3 1
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 7 13
25. Anthon Olsen B 93 2 5
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 6 10
Coach: No coach 3
Miscellaneous:
Poul Nielsen injured his knee in the 60th minute and left the field.
According to the rules of the tournament, Denmark was not allowed to
field a new player.
Harald Hansen's own goal marks the 1st own goal by a Danish player.
Nils Middelboe and Sophus Nielsen both now hold the record of most played
internationals (7).
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 8 Type: OG 1912 Finals, Final
Date: Jul 04, 1912 (Thu) Ven.: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Opp.: Great Britain Att.: 25,000
Res.: 2-4 (1-4) Ref.: Christiaan J. Groothoff (HOL)
Goalscorers:
10' 0-1 Harold A. Walden
22' 0-2 Gordon R. Hoare
27' 1-2 Anthon Olsen
41' 1-3 Gordon R. Hoare
43' 1-4 Arthur Berry
81' 2-4 Anthon Olsen
Line-up:
15. Paul Berth AB 4 0
3. Charles Buchwald AB 7 0
5. Harald Hansen B 93 7 0
19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 4 0
20. Emil Jørgensen B 93 3 1
8. Nils Middelboe KB 8 4 C
9. Oskar Nielsen KB 5 0
10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 8 13
25. Anthon Olsen B 93 3 7
22. Axel Thufason B 93 2 0
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 7 10
Coach: No coach 4
Miscellaneous:
As Great Britain were in fact an England Amateur selection, this
International does not count as an official English, Scottish,
Welsh or Irish one.
Charles Buchwald injured his elbow in the 30th minute and left the field.
According to the rules of the tournament, Denmark was not allowed to
field a new player.
Nils Middelboe and Sophus Nielsen both now hold the record of most played
internationals (8).
D E N M A R K - Internationals
No. : 9 Type: Friendly
Date: Oct 06, 1912 (Sun) Ven.: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Opp.: Germany Att.: 10,000
Res.: 3-1 (1-0) Ref.: Herbert James Willing (HOL)
Goalscorers:
25' 1-0 Nils Middelboe
55' 2-0 Alf Olsen
67' 3-0 Nils Middelboe
87' 3-1 Adolf Jäger [pen.]
Line-up:
15. Paul Berth AB 5 0
26. Georg Brysting KB 1 0 #
17. Svend Aage Castella KB 2 0
19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 5 0
20. Emil Jørgensen B 93 4 1
8. Nils Middelboe KB 9 6 C
27. Christian Morville KB 1 0 #
9. Oskar Nielsen KB 6 0
28. Alf Olsen B 93 1 1 #
25. Anthon Olsen B 93 4 7
11. Vilhelm Wolfhagen KB 8 10
Coach: No coach 5
Miscellaneous:
This match was the 1st in the new-built Idrætsparken.
The German goal to 3-1 marks the 1st penalty against Denmark and Sophus
Hansen, who fouled a German forward at a corner.
Nils Middelboe now holds the record of most played internationals (9).
One source states an attendance of 7,000.
One source has the following order of the Danish goals:
1-0 Middelboe, 2-0 Middelboe, 3-0 Olsen.
Official DBU sources stated that Alf Olsen represented KB. However,
there is now proof that he played for B 93 at the time.
Explanation of the set-up: Each match is displayed with a header containing: No. The official, Danish International number. Date The date on which the international was played (weekday in brackets). Type Whether the match was a friendly, in connection with a tournament etc. Ven. The stadium and in which town, the international was played. Opp. The country of opposition. Res. The result with markers for penalties, after extra time and half-time. Att. The attendance (official gate). Ref. The referee (nationality by official FIFA abbreviation). The goalscorers are listed with the minute in which the goal was scored, what standing the goal implied, and who scored the goal. The goal being a penalty [pen.] or an own goal [og], markers in squared brackets are attached. Penalty shoot-outs will be listed separately. All Danish players are listed in 6 (six) columns. 1st column indicates with a distinct number in which order, each player has had his debut (for more than one debutant in each match, an alphabetical order has been applied). 2nd column is the players name, 3rd column the club, each player represented in the actual international. The 4th column denotes the number of internationals, the 5th column the number of goals, the player has achieved including the actual international. The 6th column is a remarks column, where the following notation has been used: C marks who has been Denmark's Captain for each international. Where a Captain has been substituted, there will be an explanatory remark under Miscellaneous. # indicates that the player in question is a debutant. * marks an anniversary (international No. 25, 50, 75, 100 or 125). Substitutions are mentioned right after the line-up. For each match is stated who coached the team and the number of inter- nationals, each coach has been in charge including the actual international. Bookings (yellow and red cards) for Danish players are stated hereafter. Finally, the Miscellaneous is used for varia, discrepancies between sources and general, statistical information.
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