At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time; football had been played between club teams at the Games of 1900 and 1904. Eight entries were accepted, and were included in the tournament draw, including two from France: the main team and a B team. Both Hungary and Bohemia both withdrew after the draw and before the start of play, leaving six teams to contest the tournament. Great Britain won the gold medal representing the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Ireland), although all the players were from England. Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen of Denmark set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17–1 win over France A. The famous mathematician Harald Bohr, brother of the even more famous Niels Bohr, also played for Denmark, who won the silver medal. Competition schedule The match schedule of the tournament. Venue Squads Bracket Tournament The matches: With eight entries, the tournament draw had a full quarterfinal round of four matches. However, after the draw and appointment of referees, (on 12 October) and (on 14 October) were both forced to withdraw due to financial reasons: this meant their opponents, the Netherlands and France respectively, were awarded a 2–0 victory. First round Semi-finals Bronze medal match Originally, all six teams eliminated before the final were to participate in a consolation tournament for the bronze medal, with two first-round matches to be played on 21 October between the four quarter-final losers. After Bohemia and Hungary withdrew, the first round was scratched on 15 October, meaning France B and Sweden qualified automatically for the semi-finals of the consolation tournament. These teams and the two semi-final losers, France and the Netherlands, were scheduled to play the semi-finals on October 23, with the French teams being drawn against each other and the Netherlands drawn against Sweden, with the winners to play off in the bronze medal match prior to the gold medal match on October 24. However, both the French teams had returned home immediately following their crushing defeats to Denmark; therefore, their semi-final and the October 24 bronze medal match were scratched, with the Netherlands v Sweden semi-final becoming the bronze medal match. Gold medal match Medal summary Medal table Medalists Complete list of medal winners: Statistics Goalscorers 11 goals Sophus Nielsen 8 goals Vilhelm Wolfhagen 6 goals Harold Stapley 4 goals Clyde Purnell 3