1908 Olympic men’s football
Great Britain won the 1908 Olympic men’s football in England. In the final in London on 24 October 1908, Great Britain beat Denmark 2–0.
- Hosts
- England
- Teams
- 6
- Winner
- Great Britain
- Runner-up
- Denmark
- Final
- 2–0, 24 October 1908
- Venue
- White City Stadium, London
- Top scorer
- Sophus Nielsen (11 goals)
- Goals in the tournament
- 48
Questions
Who won the 1908 Olympic men’s football?
Great Britain won the 1908 Olympic men’s football in England. In the final in London on 24 October 1908, Great Britain beat Denmark 2–0.
Who was the top scorer at the 1908 Olympic men’s football?
Sophus Nielsen (11 goals).
Where was the 1908 Olympic men’s football final?
At White City Stadium in London, on 24 October 1908.
Sources
Checked against 8 pages from 7 publishers; a server re-read the quoted lines before this page went up. Scores are the winner’s first.
- British Olympic Council / Theodore Andrea Cook, official report published by the British Olympic Association (public Scribd HTML transcription) (read 2026-10-27) (quote not re-read by the server)
- Joel Rookwood and Charles Buckley / Journal of Olympic History, International Society of Olympic Historians (read 2026-10-27) (quote not re-read by the server)
- Dansk Boldspil-Union / DBU Landsholdsdatabasen (read 2026-10-27)
- FIFA technical report, publicly archived by the Society for American Soccer History (read 2026-10-26) (quote not re-read by the server)
- FIFA technical report, publicly archived by the Society for American Soccer History (read 2026-10-27) (quote not re-read by the server)
- MyFootballFacts / Matt Booth (read 2026-10-27)
- Guinness World Records (read 2026-10-27)
- Football Ratings (read 2026-10-27)