Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Men's field hockey
at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country United Kingdom
City London
Dates October 29 - October 31
Teams 6
Venue(s) White City Stadium
Top three teams
Champions  England (3rd title)
Runner-up  Ireland
Third place  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Goals scored 36
(next) 1920

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four Home Nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Germany sent a championship club team, while France sent a team composed of players from three clubs.

England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver, and Scotland and Wales the bronze medals.

Squads

 France

  • R. P. Aublin
  • David Baidet
  • Raoul Benoist
  • André Bonnal
  • Louis Gautier
  • Daniel Maurice Girard
  • Charles Pattin
  • Louis Poupon
  • Frédéric Roux
  • René Salarnier (GK)
  • Louis Saulnier

 Germany

  • Alfons Brehm
  • Elard Dauelsberg
  • Franz Diederichsen
  • Carl Ebert (GK)
  • Jules Fehr
  • Mauricio Galvao
  • Raulino Galvao
  • Fritz Möding
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
  • Albert Studemann
  • Friedrich Uhl

 Great Britain

 England

 Ireland

 Scotland

 Wales

Results

First round

29 October 1908
England  10 – 1  France
Green (1)
Prindmore (3)
Shoveller (3)
Logan (2)
Rees (1)
(1) Poupon

29 October 1908
Scotland  4 – 0  Germany
Burt (2)
Laing (2)
Walker (1)

Semifinals

There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semifinals received bronze medals.

29 October 1908
Scotland  1 – 6  England
Walker (1) (3) Pridmore
(2) Shoveller
(1) Logan

29 October 1908
Ireland  3 – 1  Wales
Robinson (1)
Gregg (1)
Power (1)
(1) Williams

Extra match

A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final. Both France and Germany had lost in the first round, and thus the extra match could be considered to be a fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of that.

30 October 1908
Germany  1 – 0  France
Möding (1)

Final

The official report ceases its description of the game after England took the lead 5–1, saying only that "by this time England had taken control of the game and won with eight goals to one".[1]

31 October 1908
England  8 – 1  Ireland
Prindmore (4)
Shoveller (2)
Logan (2)
(1) Robinson

Sources

References

  1. Official Report, p. 203

Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°13′39″E / 51.5136°N 0.2274°E / 51.5136; 0.2274

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