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Encyclopedia > 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. Just as the Football Association had organised the 1908 football competition (when the Games had been held at London's White City Stadium), so, now, the Swedish Football Association would run the 1912 event. As in 1908 the Football Association entered an (England national amateur team) to represent Great Britain. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... The White City Stadium during the 1908 Summer Olympics White City Stadium[[1]], built in London, England, for the 1908 Summer Olympics, was the first purpose-built Olympic stadium[[2]]. Completed in just 10 months, it was officially opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Swedish football ... The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. ...

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The Tournament

Sweden, the hosts, would go out, agonisingly, in the opening match to the Dutch; fighting back from being 3-1 down with half-hour to go only to lose 4-3 in time added on by the English referee. Over in Traneburg the forward-thinking Hugo Meisl, who did so much to advance the game in central Europe, refereed Finland's tight extra-time victory over the Italians. They would win again in the next round, against the Russians, who had received a bye. Hugo Meisl (November 16, 1881 (Maleschau, Bohemia) - February 17, 1937) was the multi-lingual coach of the famous Austrian Wunderteam of the early 1930s. ...


By that stage the British side had entered the contest, drawn to play in Rasunda against Hungary. The British had selected Vivian Woodward, the impressive Chelsea centre-forward. He had formed part of the triumphant British gold medal winning side of the previous Olympic tournament and scored freely for both the professional and amateur England sides, holding scoring records that would last into the 1950s. Alongside him was Ivan Sharpe, a journeyman footballer; a club companion to Steve Bloomer at Derby County. Accordingly Britain had little difficulty disposing of the Hungarians, scoring frequently throughout the game: 7-0. Walden getting 6 of them and he would get a further 4 in the semi-final against the Finns. Vivian John Woodward (June 3, 1879 - January 31, 1954) was an English amateur football player. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ...


In the other semi-final Denmark easily came past the Dutch; the consolation goal in a 4-1 defeat being put behind Hansen in goal by his brother Hendrik. That meant that for the second successive time the final would pair Britain with the Danes, and similarly the British would prevail, although this game would be closer than the 4-2 score-line suggested.


A consolation tournament run, conjunctively, with the tournament proper paired the Preliminary and First Round losers and was eventually 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. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time. ...


Results

Preliminary Round
June 29 Olympiastadion 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. Middelboe (37')		 (3 - 0)
June 30 Traneberg Finland 2 - 1 Russia
(att. 200) Wiberg (30'), Öhman (80') (1 - 0) Butusov (72')
June 30 Råsunda Stadium England (GBR) 7 - 0 Hungary
(att. 8,000) Walden (21', 23', 49', 53', 55', 85'),
Woodward (45')		 (3 - 0)
Semi Finals
July 2 Olympiastadion Denmark 4 - 1 Netherlands
(att. 6,000) A. Olsen (14', 87'), Jørgensen (7'),
P. Nielsen (37')		 (3 - 0) H. Hansen (85' own goal)
July 2 Olympiastadion England (GBR) 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 Olympiastadion England (GBR) 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)

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Squads

1 England (GBR) 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, Edward Wright
2 Denmark Paul Berth, Charles Buchwald, Svend Aage Castella, Hjalmar Christoffersen, Ludvig Drescher, Axel Dyrberg, Harald Hansen, Sophus Hansen, Emil Jørgensen, Ivar Lykke, Viggo Malmqvist, Nils Middelboe (capt.), Christian Morville, Poul Nielsen, Sophus Nielsen, Oskar Nørland, Anthon Olsen, Aksel Petersen, Axel Thufason, Vilhelm Wolfhagen
3 Netherlands Marius Göbel, David Wijnveldt, Constant Feith, Bouman, Nicolaas de Wolf, Fortgens, Johannes de Korver, Boutmy, Dirk Lotsy (capt.), Jan van Breda Kolff, Henri de Groot, Caesar ten Cate, van der Sluis, Jan Vos, Nicolaas Bouvy

The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. ... Vivian John Woodward (June 3, 1879 - January 31, 1954) was an English amateur football player. ... Nils Middelboe (born October 5, 1887, died September 21, 1976) is a former Danish olympic footballer. ... Poul Tist Nielsen (born December 25, 1891; died August 9, 1962) is a former Danish football (soccer) player, the all-time leading scorer for the Danish national team. ... Sophus Krølben Nielsen (born March 15, 1888; died August 6, 1963) is a former Danish football (soccer) player, the first player in history to score ten goals in a full international match. ... Jan Michael van Breda Kolff (born December 16, 1951 in Palos Verdes, California) was a professional basketball player. ...

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