Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

The following teams took part at the 1908 Summer Olympics:[1]

Great Britain

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Great Britain

Great Britain was represented by the England national amateur football team.
Coach: Alfred Davis

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
1GK Horace Bailey (1881-07-03)3 July 1881 (aged 27) 7   Leicester Fosse
R 4FW George Barlow (1885-09-19)19 September 1885 (aged 23) 1   Wigan Grammar School Old Boys Club
R 2DF Albert Edward Bell 3   Woking FC
4FW Arthur Berry (1888-01-03)3 January 1888 (aged 20) 4   Liverpool F.C.
R 1GK Ronald Brebner (1881-09-23)23 September 1881 (aged 27) 3   Chelsea F.C.
3MF Frederick Chapman (1883-05-10)10 May 1883 (aged 25) 3   South Notts F.C.
2DF Walter Corbett (1880-11-26)26 November 1880 (aged 27) 11   Birmingham City F.C.
R 2DF Wilfrid Crabtree (1885-02-01)1 February 1885 (aged 23) 0   Blackburn Crosshill FC
R 3MF Walter Daffern 1   Royal Engineers AFC
4FW Harold Hardman (1882-04-04)4 April 1882 (aged 26) 10   Manchester United F.C.
4FW Robert Hawkes (1880-10-18)18 October 1880 (aged 28) 14   Luton Town F.C.
3MF Kenneth Hunt (1884-02-24)24 February 1884 (aged 24) 4   Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
R 4FW Thomas Porter (1885-10-25)25 October 1885 (aged 22) 1   Stockport County FC
4FW Clyde Purnell (1877-05-14)14 May 1877 (aged 31) 4   Clapton F.C.
R 2DF Albert Scothern (1882-09-12)12 September 1882 (aged 26) 3   Oxford City FC
2DF Herbert Smith (1877-11-22)22 November 1877 (aged 30) 10   Reading F.C.
4FW Harold Stapley (1883-04-29)29 April 1883 (aged 25) 5   Glossop North End A.F.C.
4FW Vivian Woodward (c) (1879-06-03)3 June 1879 (aged 29) 25   Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

The following players were also part of Great Britain's squad, but did not play in any matches:[1] Robert Bill Bayley, Arthur Bell, John Charnley, Paul Hayden, Willie Jordan, Lionel Louch, Eversley Mansfield, Charles Horace Pearce, Arthur Prest, John Prosser, Ernest Proud, James Raine, Harold Uren, Ernest Williams, Gordon Wright

Denmark

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Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.
Coach:   Charles Williams

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
4FW Peter Marius Andersen (1885-04-25)25 April 1885 (aged 23) 0   BK Frem
R 2DF Magnus Beck (1889-12-08)8 December 1889 (aged 18) 0   B.93
R 3MF Ødbert E. Bjarnholt (1885-12-21)21 December 1885 (aged 22) 0   BK Frem
3MF Harald Bohr (1887-05-22)22 May 1887 (aged 21) 0   AB
2DF Charles Buchwald (1880-10-22)22 October 1880 (aged 27) 0   AB
1GK Ludvig Drescher (1881-07-21)21 July 1881 (aged 27) 0   KB
4FW Johannes Gandil (1873-05-21)21 May 1873 (aged 35) 0   B.93
2DF Harald Hansen (1884-03-14)14 March 1884 (aged 24) 0   B.93
R 3MF Knud Hansen 0   BK Olympia
3MF August Lindgren (1883-08-01)1 August 1883 (aged 25) 0   B.93
R 2DF Einar Middelboe (1883-09-25)25 September 1883 (aged 25) 0   KB
2DF Kristian Middelboe (c) (1881-03-24)24 March 1881 (aged 27) 0   KB
2DF Nils Middelboe (1887-10-05)5 October 1887 (aged 21) 0   KB
4FW Sophus Nielsen (1888-03-15)15 March 1888 (aged 20) 0   BK Frem
4FW Oskar Nielsen (1882-10-04)4 October 1882 (aged 26) 0   KB
4FW Bjørn Rasmussen (1885-05-19)19 May 1885 (aged 23) 0   KB
4FW Vilhelm Wolfhagen (1889-11-11)11 November 1889 (aged 18) 0   KB

Netherlands

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Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.
Coach:   Edgar Chadwick

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
R 4FW Tonie van Renterghem (1885-04-17)17 April 1885 (aged 23) 3   HBS Craeyenhout
1GK Reinier Beeuwkes (1884-02-17)17 February 1884 (aged 24) 8   DFC
R 2DF Jan van den Berg (1879-08-22)22 August 1879 (aged 29) 0   HFC Haarlem
R 1GK Lo la Chapelle (1888-06-22)22 June 1888 (aged 20) 1   HVV Den Haag
4FW Frans de Bruyn Kops (1886-10-28)28 October 1886 (aged 21) 1   HBS Craeyenhout
3MF Karel Heijting (1883-05-01)1 May 1883 (aged 25) 7   HVV Den Haag
3MF Jan Kok (1889-07-09)9 July 1889 (aged 19) 0   UD Deventer
3MF Bok de Korver (1883-01-27)27 January 1883 (aged 25) 8   Sparta Rotterdam
R 3MF Vic Gonsalves (1887-10-20)20 October 1887 (aged 20) 0   HBS Craeyenhout
R 4FW Wim Groskamp (1886-10-08)8 October 1886 (aged 22) 0   HVV Quick
3MF Emil Mundt (c) (1880-05-30)30 May 1880 (aged 28) 0   HVV Den Haag
2DF Louis Otten (1883-11-05)5 November 1883 (aged 24) 2   HVV Quick
4FW Jops Reeman (1886-08-09)9 August 1886 (aged 22) 0   HVV Quick
4FW Edu Snethlage (1883-11-05)5 November 1883 (aged 24) 4   HVV Quick
3MF Eetje Sol (1881-06-10)10 June 1881 (aged 27) 0   HVV Den Haag
4FW Jan Thomée (1886-12-04)4 December 1886 (aged 21) 4   Concordia Delft
4FW Caius Welcker (1885-07-09)9 July 1885 (aged 23) 4   HVV Quick

The following players were also part of the Dutch squad, but did not play in any matches:[1] Jack Akkersdijk, Aaron Cas Julian Begeer, Kees Bekker, Jan Brutel de la Riviere, Jur Haak, John Heijning, Ernest Jacobi, Hannes Mads Linthout, Friedrich Giovanni Pluim, Noud Stempels, Sebastian Veen, Hubertus Leopoldus Visser, Willem Boerdam

Sweden

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Sweden was represented by the Sweden men's national football team.

Head coach: Ludvig Kornerup

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
4FW Sune Almkvist (1886-02-04)4 February 1886 (aged 22) 0   IFK Uppsala
2DF Nils Andersson (1887-03-10)10 March 1887 (aged 21) 1   IFK Göteborg
4FW Karl Ansén (1887-07-26)26 July 1887 (aged 21) 2   AIK Stockholm
1GK Oskar Bengtsson (1885-01-14)14 January 1885 (aged 23) 1   Örgryte IS
4FW Gustaf Bergström (1884-07-04)4 July 1884 (aged 24) 1   Örgryte IS
4FW Arvid Fagrell (1888-08-10)10 August 1888 (aged 20) 0   IFK Göteborg
2DF Åke Fjästad (1887-12-16)16 December 1887 (aged 20) 1   IFK Stockholm
3MF Karl Gustafsson (1888-09-16)16 September 1888 (aged 20) 2   IFK Köping
3MF Valter Lidén (1887-03-10)10 March 1887 (aged 21) 0   IFK Göteborg
3MF Hans Lindman (c) (1884-09-06)6 September 1884 (aged 24) 2   IFK Uppsala
2DF Theodor Malm (1889-10-23)23 October 1889 (aged 18) 2   AIK Stockholm
4FW Sven Ohlsson (1888-02-14)14 February 1888 (aged 20) 0   Mariebergs IK
4FW Olof Ohlsson (1888-10-04)4 October 1888 (aged 20) 0   IFK Eskilstuna
3MF Sven Olsson (1889-10-03)3 October 1889 (aged 19) 2   Örgryte IS

The following players were also part of Sweden's squad, but did not play in any matches:[1] Erik Bergström, Kenneth Börjeson, Thor Ericsson, Gustav Thomas Lindblom, Gunnar Jonas Mellin

France

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France was represented by the France national football team, divided into two squads.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
4FW Georges-Henri Albert (1882-08-21)21 August 1882 (aged 26)   CA Paris
R 3MF Pierre Allemane (1882-01-19)19 January 1882 (aged 26)  
3MF Georges Bayrou (1883-12-21)21 December 1883 (aged 24)   Gallia Club Paris
3MF Gaston Cyprès (1884-11-19)19 November 1884 (aged 23)   CA Paris
R 3MF Oscar Desaulty   A.S.Française
R 2DF Albert Dubly   RC Roubaix
2DF Jean Dubly (1886-08-09)9 August 1886 (aged 22)   RC Roubaix
R 4FW Julien du Rhéart (1885-03-13)13 March 1885 (aged 23)   Club Français
4FW René Fenouillière (1882-10-22)22 October 1882 (aged 25)   Red Star Amical Club
4FW André François (c) (1886-01-13)13 January 1886 (aged 22)   RC Roubaix
R 2DF Gabriel Hanot (1889-11-06)6 November 1889 (aged 18)   US Tourcoing
3MF Charles Renaux (1884-12-31)31 December 1884 (aged 23)   RC Roubaix
R 4FW Marius Royet (1881-01-10)10 January 1881 (aged 27)   US Parisienne
4FW Émile Sartorius (1883-09-11)11 September 1883 (aged 25)   RC Roubaix
4FW Louis Schubart (1885-04-09)9 April 1885 (aged 23)   Olympique Lillois
R 1GK Jules Signoret  
1GK Maurice Tillette (1884-12-29)29 December 1884 (aged 23)   US Boulogne
2DF Ursule Wibaut (1887-06-18)18 June 1887 (aged 21)   Olympique Lillois
R 3MF Jean Zimmermann   A.S.Française

France B

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
2DF Charles Bilot (1883-03-10)10 March 1883 (aged 25)   CA Paris
3MF Sadi Dastarac (1888-06-14)14 June 1888 (aged 20)   Gallia Club Paris
R 3MF Victor Denis (1889-01-12)12 January 1889 (aged 19)   US Tourcoing
1GK Fernand Desrousseaux (1885-01-03)3 January 1885 (aged 23)   US Tourcoing
R 4FW René Eucher   A.S. Française
4FW Adrien Filez (1885-08-27)27 August 1885 (aged 23)   US Tourcoing
3MF Raoul Gressier (1885-11-19)19 November 1885 (aged 22)   Calais RUFC
4FW Henri Holgard (1884-12-17)17 December 1884 (aged 23)   Amiens AC
4FW Albert Jenicot (1885-02-15)15 February 1885 (aged 23)   RC Roubaix
4FW Paul Mathaux (1888-02-19)19 February 1888 (aged 20)   US Boulogne
R 2DF Étienne Morillon (1884-07-16)16 July 1884 (aged 24)   Red Star Amical Club
R 4FW Albert Schaff (1885-04-08)8 April 1885 (aged 23)   CA XIVeme
3MF Pierre Six (1888-01-18)18 January 1888 (aged 20)   Olympique Lillois
R 2DF Georges Prouvost   US Tourcoing
2DF Joseph Louis Verlet (c) (1883-08-16)16 August 1883 (aged 25)   CA Paris
3MF Justin Vialaret (1883-11-12)12 November 1883 (aged 24)   CA XIVeme

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1908 Summer Olympics: Football, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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