Football Tournament 1908 Olympiad

IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament

Quarter-Finals:

NB: fixtures were drawn on 2 October 1908.

19 October 1908
HUNGARY     scratched
NETHERLANDS
NB: match not played, Hungary withdrew for financial reasons

19 October 1908 Shepherds Bush, London
Att: 2,000 Ref: Thomas Kyle (Eng) HT: 4-0
DENMARK  9 (N.Middleboe 2, Wolfhagen 4, Bohr 2, S.Nielsen)
FRANCE B 0
Denmark: Drescher - Buchwald, H.Hansen - Bohr, K.Middleboe(c), N.Middleboe -
         O.Nielsen, Lindgreen, S.Nielsen, Wolfhagen, Andersen.
France B: Desrousseaux - Verlet, Morillion - Destarac, Denis(cap), Bilot -
          Filez, Mathaux, Holgart, Jenicot, Eucher.

20 October 1908
BOHEMIA  scratched
FRANCE A
NB: match not played, Bohemia's participation was prevented by Austria
    on the grounds that Bohemia had lost FIFA membership in spring 1908
    (in other Olympic events, Bohemia entered; in total 23 Bohemian and
    only 7 Austrian athletes entered the Games).

20 October 1908 White City, London
Att: 2,000 Ref: John T. Ibottson (Eng) HT: 7-0
GREAT BRITAIN 12 (Hawkes 2, Chapman, Berry, Woodward 2, Stapley 2, Purnell 4)
SWEDEN         1 (Bergström)
GB: Bailey - Corbett, Smith - Hunt, Chapman(cap), Hawkes - Berry, Woodward,
    Stapley, Purnell, Hardman.
Sweden: Bengtsson - Fjästad, Malm - Sven Olsson, Lindman(cap), Olof Ohlsson -
        Almkvist, Bergström, Gustafsson, Sven Ohlsson, Ansén.

Semi-Finals:

22 October 1908 White City, London
Att: 6,000  Ref: John T. Howcroft (Eng) HT: 1-0
GREAT BRITAIN 4 (Stapley 37' 60' 64' 75')
NETHERLANDS   0
GB: Bailey - Corbett, Smith - Hunt, Chapman(cap), Hawkes - Berry, Woodward,
    Stapley, Purnell, Hardman.
Netherlands: Beeuwkes - Heijting, Otten - Sol, de Korver, Mundt(cap) -
             Welcker, Snethlage, Reeman, Thomée, de Bruyn Kops.

22 October 1908 Shepherds Bush, London
Att: 1,000 Ref: Thomas P. Campbell (Eng) HT: 6-1
DENMARK 17 (S.E. Nielsen 3' 4' 6' 39' 46' 48' 52' 64' 66' 76',
            Lindgreen 18' 37', N.Middleboe 68', Wolfhagen 60' 72' 82' 89')
FRANCE A 1 (Sartorius 16')
Denmark: Drescher - Buchwald, H.Hansen - Bohr, K.Middleboe(c), N.Middleboe -
         Gandil, Lindgreen, S.Nielsen, Wolfhagen, Rasmussen.
France: Tillette - Dubly, Wibaut - Georges Bayrou, L. Schubart, Renaux -
        Fenouillière, Cypres, François(cap), Albert, Sartorius.

Bronze Medal Game:
 
23 October 1908 Shepherds Bush, London
Att: 1,000 Ref: John H. Pearson (Eng) HT: 1-0
NETHERLANDS 2 (Reeman 6', Snethlage 58')
SWEDEN      0
Netherlands: Beeuwkes - Heijting, Otten - Sol, de Korver(cap), Kok -
             Welcker, Snethlage, Reeman, Thomée, de Bruyn Kops.
Sweden: Bengtsson - Fjästad, Andersson - Sven Olsson, Lindman(cap), Lidén -
        Fagrell, Bergström, Sven Ohlsson, Gustafsson, Ansén.

FINAL:

24 October 1908 White City, London
Att: 8,000 Ref: John Lewis (Eng) HT: 1-0
GREAT BRITAIN 2 (Chapman 20', Woodward 46')
DENMARK       0
GB: Bailey - Corbett, Smith - Hunt, Chapman(cap), Hawkes - Berry, Woodward, 
    Stapley, Purnell, Hardman. 
Denmark: Drescher - Buchwald, H.Hansen - Bohr, K.Middleboe(c), N.Midlleboe -
         O.Nielsen, Lindgreen, S.Nielsen, Wolfhagen, Rasmussen.

Final Table

 
Rk  Country         P  W  T  L   F  A  Pts   GAvg
 1  GREAT BRITAIN   3  3  0  0  18- 1    6  18.00 
 2  Denmark         3  2  0  1  26- 3    4   8.67
 3  Netherlands     2  1  0  1   2- 4    2   0.50
 4  Sweden          2  0  0  2   1-14    0   0.07
 5  France (A)      1  0  0  1   1-17    0   0.06
 6  France (B)      1  0  0  1   0- 9    0   0.00

Top Scorers

 
11 Sophus Nielsen (Den)
 8 Wolfhagen (Den)
 6 Stapley (GB)
 4 Purnell (GB)
 3 Woodward (GB), N.Middleboe (Den)

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Last updated: 26 Jun 2008