Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

See also: Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Matches and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Consolation tournament.

See main article: Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

This page lists the football squads, in order with the gold medallists first, of the 11 participating nations at the men's football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. The tournament was contested in and around Stockholm, Sweden, between 29 June and 6 July 1912.^[1]

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Head coach: Arthur Birch

width=7%	No.	width=7%	Pos.	width=26%	Player	width=13%	DoB	width=6%	Age	width=6%	Caps^[4]	width=21%	Club	width=11%	Tournament games	width=11%	Tournament goals
-			1881-07-03	31	6+5		0	0
-			1888-01-03	24	20+1		2	1
-			1881-09-23	30	12+0		3	0
-			1888-11-29	23	4+0		3	0
-			1889-11-03	22	1+0		0	0
-			1886-04-12	26	7+0		3	0
-			1889-01-19	23	2+0		1	0
-			1884-04-18	26	7+0		3	2
-			1887-09-07	24	7+0		3	0
-			1882-07-07	29	3+0		3	0
-			1885-03-23	27	5+0	Ilford F.C.	0	0
-			1886-08-13	25	1+0		1	0
-			1890-06-09	22	2+0		0	0
-			1889-06-15	23	2+0		3	0
-			1889-10-06	22	0+0		1	0
-			1889-10-10	22	0+0		3	9
-			1879-06-03	33	20+23		3	2
-			1884-10-03	27	13+1		1	0

Head coach: Louis Østrup

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1890-04-07	22	1		3	0
-			1880-10-22	31	4		3	0
-			1890-03-15	22	1		0	0
-			1889-12-01	22	0		1	0
-			1881-07-21	30	4		0	0
-			1889-11-09	22	0		0	0
-			1884-03-14	28	4		3	0
-			1889-11-16	22	1		3	0
-			1882-02-07	30	1		2	1
-			1889-03-07	23	1		1	0
-			1892-05-01	20	0		0	0
-			1887-10-05	24	5		3	1
-			1891-12-03	20	0		0	0
-			1882-10-04	29	3		2	0
-			1891-12-25	20	2		1	0
-			1888-03-15	24	5		3	2
-			1889-09-14	22	0		3	7
-			1887-12-10	24	1		1	0
-			1889-11-11	22	1		1	0
-			1889-11-11	22	4		3	1

Head coach: Edgar Chadwick

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1892-10-14	19	0		2	0
-			1894-04-29	18	0	HBS Craeyenhout	3	0
-			1892-07-11	19	1		4	3
-			1890-05-07	22	1		4	2
-			1883-01-27	29	25		1	0
-			1887-10-27	24	2		2	0
-			1893-03-13	19	0		0	0
-			1884-08-03	27	6	HVV Den Haag	2	0
-			1887-07-10	24	6		2	0
-			1891-11-21	20	7		4	0
-			1890-04-11	22	0	Quick Nijmegen	0	0
-			1891-10-27	20	0		0	0
-			1882-07-03	29	2		4	0
-			1890-08-20	21	0		3	1
-			1889-05-28	23	0		0	0
-			1894-01-18	18	5	HVV Den Haag	4	0
-			1889-04-29	23	0	VOC Rotterdam	1	2
-			1888-04-17	24	2	UVV Utrecht	4	8
-			1891-12-15	20	0		4	0

Note: Goalkeeper Wiet Ledeboer was injured on 15 Jun and was replaced by Van Eeck. Source: http://kranten.kb.nl, http://leiden.courant.nu/.

Head coach: none

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1888-11-27	23	1		0	0
-			1882-06-29	30	2		4	0
-			1888-10-25	23	2		3	0
-			1891-09-10	20	2		4	0
-			1891-07-17	20	0		4	0
-			1888-12-05	23	2		4	0
-			1892-05-01	20	1		4	0
-			1891-11-14	20	2		4	2
-			1894-12-17	17	0		0	0
-			1894-11-12	17	1		4	1
-			1888-01-28	24	2		1	0
-			1891-04-24	21	1		4	0
-			1890-11-20	21	1		1	0
-			1890-06-14	22	1		4	2
-			1892-11-12	19	1		3	0

Head coach: Ede Herczog

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games^[5]	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1890-05-10	22	20		1+1	0
-			1892-01-03	20	1		0+2	0
-			1890-06-16	21	9		1+2	0+1
-			1884-07-26	27	27		1+2	0
-			1884-08-12	27	15		0	0
-			1887-10-10	24	18		1+2	0
-			1892-02-10	20	0		0+1	0
-			1886-01-15	26	21		1+0	0
-			1890-03-21	22	4		0	0
-			1893-12-07	18	1		1+1	0+1
-			1888-06-01	24	5		1+2	0
-			1887-02-06	25	6		0	0
-			1887-12-06	24	21		1+2	0
-			1885-01-23	27	18		1+2	0
-			1889-10-11	22	29		1+2	0+4
-			1890-02-04	22	1		0+1	0
-			1891-07-28	20	2		0	0
-			1891-09-08	20	6		1+2	0
-			1895-08-30	16	0		0	0

The following players were also named as reserves, but did not play in any matches:^[1] György Hlavay, Károly Kóródy

Austria

Head coach: none ÖFB committee

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1888-01-01	24	0		0+1	0
-			1891-11-07	20	0		2+3	0
-			1891-10-27	20	1		2+3	0
-			1887-09-17	24	2		2+3	1+0
-			1888-12-22	23	1		2+2	0
-			1891-10-28	20	0		0+3	0+3
-			1883-07-31	28	10		2+2	0+1
-			1888-01-22	24	6		0+3	0
-			1883-11-13	28	4		2+2	0
-			1887-11-25	24	5		2+2	2+0
-			1890-06-07	22	0		2+3	1+1
-			1889-10-15	22	6		2+3	1+0
-			1882-07-24	29	1		2+0	0
-			1883-10-12	28	9		2+1	1+1
-			1888-07-03	23	3		0+2	0

The following players were also named as reserves, but did not play in any matches:^[1] Hans Andres, Adolf Fischera, Richard Kohn, Heinrich Retschury, Jakob Swatosch, Felix Tekusch, Karl Tekusch

Germany

Head coach: none DFB committee

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1891-03-10	21	0		1+1	0
-			1888-11-12	23	5		1+0	0
-			1883-12-12	28	10		0+1	0+1
-			1888-01-05	24	7		0+2	0+5
-			1889-05-03	23	3		0+2	0+10
-			1887-05-11	25	4		0+1	0
-			1887-08-12	24	10	FC Sportfreunde 1900 Leipzig	0+1	0
-			1892-04-07	20	2		1+1	0
-			1886-12-09	25	4		1+1	0
-			1889-03-31	23	4		1+0	1+0
-			1885-02-26	27	11		1+0	0
-			1886-09-04	25	1		1+1	0
-			1889-11-16	22	3		0+2	0+1
-			1891-09-17	20	0		0+1	0
-			1884-09-23	27	4		1+1	0
-			1891-11-23	20	1		0+1	0
-			1884-12-21	27	11		0+2	0
-			1887-07-06	24	0		0+1	0
-			1888-11-21	23	1		1+0	0
-			1887-09-27	24	6		1+1	0
-			1886-10-19	25	11		0+2	0
-			1886-08-25	25	7		1+0	0

Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1894-05-01	18	0		0+2	0
-			1888-07-06	23	4		1+2	0+1
-			1889-01-15	23	4		1+2	0
-			1893-01-07	19	0		1+2	1+1
-			1893-12-20	18	0		1+2	0
-			1890-03-25	22	0		1+0	0
-			1894-02-03	18	6		1+2	0
-			1888-01-13	24	2		1+2	0
-			1893-03-05	19	1		1+2	0
-			1887-09-26	24	5		1+2	0
-			1888-05-11	24	0		1+0	0
-			1891-04-01	21	0		1+1	1+0
-			1893-03-15	19	0		0+2	0
-			1889-12-27	22	0		1+1	0

Head coach: John Ohlson

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1887-07-26	24	10		1+1	0
-			1885-01-14	27	7		0	0
-			1886-01-06	26	4		1+1	0
-			1888-12-01	23	5		1+1	1+0
-			1891-04-15	21	2		1+1	0
-			1894-06-26	18	1		0+1	0
-			1892-02-26	24	3		1+0	0
-			1891-12-01	20	2		0+1	0
-			1888-09-16	23	10		1+1	0
-			1889-09-25	22	1		0	0
-			1893-10-14	18	2		0	0
-			1890-11-22	21	4		1+0	0
-			1889-10-23	22	8		0	0
-			1889-12-29	22	6		1+1	0
-			1887-03-22	25	2		0	0
-			1888-02-29	24	2		1+0	0
-			1891-10-19	20	1		0	0
-			1893-11-07	18	1		1+1	2+0
-			1888-07-17	23	3		0+1	0
-			1892-09-26	19	4		1+1	0

Head coach: James Vincent Hayes

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1886-12-12	25	2		0	0
-			1891-10-12	20	1		0	0
-			1890-03-18	22	2		1+0	0
-			1890-05-08	22	3		1+1	0
-			1890-10-15	21	1		0	0
-			1890-05-24	22	2		0	0
-			1889-05-19	23	1		0	0
-			1885-10-13	26	4		1+1	0
-			1893-08-22	18	0		0	0
-			1891-07-20	20	1		0	0
-			1892-12-05	19	1		0	0
-			1891-06-15	21	4		1+1	0
-			1893-01-22	19	0		0+1	0
-			1887-10-09	24	5		1+1	0
-			1891-02-09	21	3		1+1	0
-			1888-02-01	24	0		0	0
-			1887-11-03	24	3		1+1	0
-			1887-11-03	24	3		1+1	0
-			1891-03-27	21	0		0	0
-			1890-12-07	21	2		1+1	0
-			1890-01-16	22	1		1+1	0
-			1891-05-20	21	3		1+1	0

Head coach: Robert Fulda and Georgy Dyuperron

width=6%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=25%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=5%	Age	width=6%	Caps	width=20%	Club	width=10%	Tournament games	width=10%	Tournament goals
-			1890-10-12	21	0		1+0	0
-			1885-10-13	26	0	Neva St. Petersburg	0	0
-			1892-02-07	20	0	Unitas St. Petersburg	1+1	1+0
-			1893	18	0	Sokolnichesky Moscow	1+1	0
-			1892	20	0	Sokolniki Moscow	1+0	0
-			1892-07-02	20	0	Kolomyagi St. Petersburg	1+1	0
-			1888-05-01	24	0	Unitas St. Petersburg	1+1	0
-			1890	21	0		1+0	0
-			1889-01-20	23	0	Sport St. Petersburg	1+0	0
-			1889	22	0	Sport St. Petersburg	0+1	0
-			1891	20	0	Sokolnichesky Moscow	0+1	0
-			1889	22	0	Union Moscow	0	0
-			1892	30	0	Union Moscow	1+1	0
-			1890-12-28	21	0	Unitas St. Petersburg	1+1	0
-			1886-02-14	26	0	Sport St. Petersburg	0+1	0
-	MF		1881-01-14	31	0	Mercur St. Petersburg	0	0
-			1893-07-12	18	0	Unitas St. Petersburg	0+1	0
-			1891-01-13	21	0	Zamoskvoretsky Moscow	1+1	0
-	FW				0		0	0

France

France named the following squad, but the team withdrew before the tournament started:^[1]

• Gaston Barreau (Defender)/ (Midfield)
• Maurice Bigué (Defender)
• Georges Damois (Defender)
• Jean Ducret (Midfield)
• Alfred Gindrat (Defender)
• Eugène Maës (Forward)
• Louis Mesnier (Forward)
• Maurice Olivier (Forward)
• Paul Romano (Defender)
• Marcel Triboulet (Forward)
• Henri Vialmonteil (Forward)
• Maurice Thiéry (Goalkeeper)
• Paul Fievet (Defender)
• Émilien Devic (Forward)
• Étienne Jourde (Forward)

External links

• Games of the V. Olympiad at RSSSF
• OG 1912.the list of teams
• FIFA
• sports-reference
• IFFHS IFFHS (archive)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1912 Summer Olympics: Football, Men . Olympedia . 31 August 2020.
2. Web site: Olympic Football Tournament Stockholm 1912. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014233324/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/stockholm1912/teams/team=1889945/index.html. dead. October 14, 2013. FIFA.com.
3. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. 1989. 0951526200. White. Eric. 99.
4. The first number gives the caps for the England amateur team, the second number gives the caps for the "professional" England national team.
5. The first number gives the games played and the goals scored in the main tournament, the second number gives the games played and the goals scored in the consolation tournament.