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Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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.
Football (soccer), Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | (GBR) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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
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| Oct 19
| Denmark
| 9
| -
| 0
| France B
| Shepherd's Bush (att. 2,000)
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| N. Middleboe 2, Wolfhagen 4, Bohr 2,
S. Nielsen
| (4
| -
| 0)
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| Oct 20
| Great Britain
| 12
| -
| 1
| Sweden
| White City (att. 2,000)
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| Robert Hawkes 2, Frederick Chapman,
Arthur Berry, Vivian Woodward 2,
Hubert Stapley 2, Claude Purnell 4
| (7
| -
| 0)
| Bergstrom
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| Semi Finals
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| Oct 22
| Great Britain
| 4
| -
| 0
| Netherlands
| White City (att. 6,000)
|
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| Hubert Stapley 4
| (1
| -
| 0)
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| Oct 22
| France A
| 1
| -
| 17
| Denmark
| Shepherd's Bush (att. 1,000)
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| Sartorius
| (1
| -
| 6)
| S.E. Nielsen 10, Lindgreen 2,
N. Middleboe, Wolfhagen 4
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| Bronze Medal Match
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| Oct 23
| Netherlands
| 2
| -
| 0
| Sweden
| Shepherd's Bush (att. 1,000)
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| Reeman, Snethlage
| (1
| -
| 0)
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| Final
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| Oct 24
| Great Britain
| 2
| -
| 0
| Denmark
| White City (att. 8,000)
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| Frederick Chapman, Vivian Woodward
| (1
| -
| 0)
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References
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