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The following teams took part at the 1908 Summer Olympics:[1][2]

Great Britain

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Great Britain
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 England Leicester Fosse
R 4FW George Barlow (1885-09-19)19 September 1885 (aged 23) 1 England Wigan Grammar School Old Boys Club
R 2DF Albert Edward Bell 3 England Woking FC
4FW Arthur Berry (1888-01-03)3 January 1888 (aged 20) 4 England Liverpool F.C.
R 1GK Ronald Brebner (1881-09-23)23 September 1881 (aged 27) 3 England Chelsea F.C.
3MF Frederick Chapman (1883-05-10)10 May 1883 (aged 25) 3 England South Notts F.C.
2DF Walter Corbett (1880-11-26)26 November 1880 (aged 27) 11 England Birmingham City F.C.
R 2DF Wilfrid Crabtree (1885-02-01)1 February 1885 (aged 23) 0 England Blackburn Crosshill FC
R 3MF Walter Daffern 1 England Royal Engineers AFC
4FW Harold Hardman (1882-04-04)4 April 1882 (aged 26) 10 England Manchester United F.C.
4FW Robert Hawkes (1880-10-18)18 October 1880 (aged 28) 14 England Luton Town F.C.
3MF Kenneth Hunt (1884-02-24)24 February 1884 (aged 24) 4 England Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
R 4FW Thomas Porter (1885-10-25)25 October 1885 (aged 22) 1 England Stockport County FC
4FW Clyde Purnell (1877-05-14)14 May 1877 (aged 31) 4 England Clapton F.C.
R 2DF Albert Scothern (1882-09-12)12 September 1882 (aged 26) 3 England Oxford City FC
2DF Herbert Smith (1877-11-22)22 November 1877 (aged 30) 10 England Reading F.C.
4FW Harold Stapley (1883-04-29)29 April 1883 (aged 25) 5 England Glossop North End A.F.C.
4FW Vivian Woodward (c) (1879-06-03)3 June 1879 (aged 29) 25 England 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: England 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 Denmark BK Frem
R 2DF Magnus Beck (1889-12-08)8 December 1889 (aged 18) 0 Denmark B.93
R 3MF Ødbert E. Bjarnholt (1885-12-21)21 December 1885 (aged 22) 0 Denmark BK Frem
3MF Harald Bohr (1887-05-22)22 May 1887 (aged 21) 0 Denmark AB
2DF Charles Buchwald (1880-10-22)22 October 1880 (aged 27) 0 Denmark AB
1GK Ludvig Drescher (1881-07-21)21 July 1881 (aged 27) 0 Denmark KB
4FW Johannes Gandil (1873-05-21)21 May 1873 (aged 35) 0 Denmark B.93
2DF Harald Hansen (1884-03-14)14 March 1884 (aged 24) 0 Denmark B.93
R 3MF Knud Hansen 0 Denmark BK Olympia
3MF August Lindgren (1883-08-01)1 August 1883 (aged 25) 0 Denmark B.93
R 2DF Einar Middelboe (1883-09-25)25 September 1883 (aged 25) 0 Denmark KB
2DF Kristian Middelboe (c) (1881-03-24)24 March 1881 (aged 27) 0 Denmark KB
2DF Nils Middelboe (1887-10-05)5 October 1887 (aged 21) 0 Denmark KB
4FW Sophus Nielsen (1888-03-15)15 March 1888 (aged 20) 0 Denmark BK Frem
4FW Oskar Nielsen (1882-10-04)4 October 1882 (aged 26) 0 Denmark KB
4FW Bjørn Rasmussen (1885-05-19)19 May 1885 (aged 23) 0 Denmark KB
4FW Vilhelm Wolfhagen (1889-11-11)11 November 1889 (aged 18) 0 Denmark KB

Netherlands

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Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.
Coach: England 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 Netherlands HBS Craeyenhout
1GK Reinier Beeuwkes (1884-02-17)17 February 1884 (aged 24) 8 Netherlands DFC
R 2DF Jan van den Berg (1879-08-22)22 August 1879 (aged 29) 0 Netherlands HFC Haarlem
R 1GK Lo la Chapelle (1888-06-22)22 June 1888 (aged 20) 1 Netherlands HVV Den Haag
4FW Frans de Bruyn Kops (1886-10-28)28 October 1886 (aged 21) 1 Netherlands HBS Craeyenhout
3MF Karel Heijting (1883-05-01)1 May 1883 (aged 25) 7 Netherlands HVV Den Haag
3MF Jan Kok (1889-07-09)9 July 1889 (aged 19) 0 Netherlands UD Deventer
3MF Bok de Korver (1883-01-27)27 January 1883 (aged 25) 8 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
R 3MF Vic Gonsalves (1887-10-20)20 October 1887 (aged 20) 0 Netherlands HBS Craeyenhout
R 4FW Wim Groskamp (1886-10-08)8 October 1886 (aged 22) 0 Netherlands HVV Quick
3MF Emil Mundt (c) (1880-05-30)30 May 1880 (aged 28) 0 Netherlands HVV Den Haag
2DF Louis Otten (1883-11-05)5 November 1883 (aged 24) 2 Netherlands HVV Quick
4FW Jops Reeman (1886-08-09)9 August 1886 (aged 22) 0 Netherlands HVV Quick
4FW Edu Snethlage (1883-11-05)5 November 1883 (aged 24) 4 Netherlands HVV Quick
3MF Eetje Sol (1881-06-10)10 June 1881 (aged 27) 0 Netherlands HVV Den Haag
4FW Jan Thomée (1886-12-04)4 December 1886 (aged 21) 4 Netherlands Concordia Delft
4FW Caius Welcker (1885-07-09)9 July 1885 (aged 23) 4 Netherlands 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 Sweden IFK Uppsala
2DF Nils Andersson (1887-03-10)10 March 1887 (aged 21) 1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
4FW Karl Ansén (1887-07-26)26 July 1887 (aged 21) 2 Sweden AIK Stockholm
1GK Oskar Bengtsson (1885-01-14)14 January 1885 (aged 23) 1 Sweden Örgryte IS
4FW Gustaf Bergström (1884-07-04)4 July 1884 (aged 24) 1 Sweden Örgryte IS
4FW Arvid Fagrell (1888-08-10)10 August 1888 (aged 20) 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg
2DF Åke Fjästad (1887-12-16)16 December 1887 (aged 20) 1 Sweden IFK Stockholm
3MF Karl Gustafsson (1888-09-16)16 September 1888 (aged 20) 2 Sweden IFK Köping
3MF Valter Lidén (1887-03-10)10 March 1887 (aged 21) 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg
3MF Hans Lindman (c) (1884-09-06)6 September 1884 (aged 24) 2 Sweden IFK Uppsala
2DF Theodor Malm (1889-10-23)23 October 1889 (aged 18) 2 Sweden AIK Stockholm
4FW Sven Ohlsson (1888-02-14)14 February 1888 (aged 20) 0 Sweden Mariebergs IK
4FW Olof Ohlsson (1888-10-04)4 October 1888 (aged 20) 0 Sweden IFK Eskilstuna
3MF Sven Olsson (1889-10-03)3 October 1889 (aged 19) 2 Sweden 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, and 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) France CA Paris
3MF Georges Bayrou (1883-12-21)21 December 1883 (aged 24) France Gallia Club Paris
3MF Gaston Cyprès (1884-11-19)19 November 1884 (aged 23) France CA Paris
R 2DF Albert Dubly France RC Roubaix
2DF Jean Dubly (1886-08-09)9 August 1886 (aged 22) France RC Roubaix
4FW René Fenouillière (1882-10-22)22 October 1882 (aged 25) France Red Star Amical Club
4FW André François (c) (1886-01-13)13 January 1886 (aged 22) France RC Roubaix
3MF Charles Renaux (1884-12-31)31 December 1884 (aged 23) France RC Roubaix
4FW Émile Sartorius (1883-09-11)11 September 1883 (aged 25) France RC Roubaix
4FW Louis Schubart (1885-04-09)9 April 1885 (aged 23) France Olympique Lillois
R 1GK Jules Signoret France
1GK Maurice Tillette (1884-12-29)29 December 1884 (aged 23) France US Boulogne
2DF Ursule Wibaut (1887-06-18)18 June 1887 (aged 21) France Olympique Lillois

The following players were also part of France's squad, but did not play in any matches: Oscar Desaulty (AS Française), Julien du Rhéart (Club Français), Jean Zimmermann (AS Française), and Gabriel Hanot (US Tourcoing).[2]

The following players were chosen as reserves, but did not travel: Marius Royet (US Parisienne), André Puget (Racing Club de France), and André Saint-Ignan (Club Français); and the following players were originally chosen for France A, but were unavailable due to military service: Emile Fontaine (Olympique Lillois), Henri Moigneu (US Tourquennoise), Victor Bentall-Sergent (Racing Club de France), and Louis Mesnier (CA Paris).[2]

France B

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See also: France national football B team
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 1908 club
2DF Charles Bilot (1883-03-10)10 March 1883 (aged 25) France CA Paris
3MF Sadi Dastarac (1888-06-14)14 June 1888 (aged 20) France Gallia Club Paris
1GK Fernand Desrousseaux (1885-01-03)3 January 1885 (aged 23) France US Tourcoing
4FW Adrien Filez (1885-08-27)27 August 1885 (aged 23) France US Tourcoing
3MF Raoul Gressier (1885-11-19)19 November 1885 (aged 22) France Calais RUFC
4FW Henri Holgard (1884-12-17)17 December 1884 (aged 23) France Amiens AC
4FW Albert Jenicot (1885-02-15)15 February 1885 (aged 23) France RC Roubaix
4FW Paul Mathaux (1888-02-19)19 February 1888 (aged 20) France US Boulogne
3MF Pierre Six (1888-01-18)18 January 1888 (aged 20) France Olympique Lillois
R 2DF Georges Prouvost France US Tourcoing
2DF Jules Verlet (c) (1883-08-16)16 August 1883 (aged 25) France CA Paris
3MF Justin Vialaret (1883-11-12)12 November 1883 (aged 24) France CA XIVeme

Étienne Morillon (Red Star Amical Club) and Albert Schaff (CA XIVeme) were also part of France B's squad, but withdrew at the last moment, while Victor Denis (US Tourcoing) and Robert Eucher (AS Française) were part of the squad, but did not play in any matches.[2]

The following players were chosen as reserves, but did not travel: Julien Denis (US de Calais), Auguste Schalbart (Stade Français), Raymond Gigot (Club Français), Ernest Guéguen (Gallia Club), Raymond Jouve (Gallia Club); and the following 2 players were originally chosen for France B, but were unavailable: Zacharie Bâton (Olympique Lillois), and Fernand Canelle (Club Français).[2]

France C

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Initially, the USFSA intended to send three teams to the Olympic Games, so they listed a total of 29 players for this would-be squad, which included the likes of Pierre Allemane, Georges Bon, René Camard, Jacques Davy, Henri Guerre, Félix Julien, Eugène Maës, Henri Mouton, Eugène Nicolaï, Ernest Tossier, Charles Wilkes, Paul Zeiger, and Jules Verbrugge.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1908 Summer Olympics: Football, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament - Squad Lists". RSSSF. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

Sources

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