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{{Infobox field hockey
{{Short description|Field hockey competition}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
| tournament = Men's field hockey <br />at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| event = Field hockey
| other_titles =
| image =
| games = 1908 Summer
| image = Field hockey pictogram.svg
| size =
| caption =
| image_size = 150px
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| venue = [[White City Stadium]]
| dates = {{Start date|29}}–{{End date|1908|10|31|df=y}}
| city = [[London]]
| dates = October 29 - October 31
| venues = [[White City Stadium]]
| teams = 6
| teams = 6
| champions = {{flagdeco|UK}}{{fh|England}}
| gold = {{fh|ENG}}
| count = 1
| goldNOC = GBR
| second = {{flagdeco|UK}}{{fh|Ireland|1783}}
| silver = {{fh|IRE|1783}}
| silverNOC = GBR
| third = {{flagdeco|UK}}{{fh|Scotland}}<br>{{flagdeco|UK}}{{fh|Wales|1807}}
| matches =
| bronze = {{fh|SCO}}
| goals = 36
| bronzeNOC = GBR
| bronze2 = {{fh|Wales|1807}}
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_goals =
| bronzeNOC2 = GBR
| next = [[Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]
| best_player =
| previous_year =
| previous_tournament =
| next_year = 1920
| next_tournament = Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics
}}
}}
{{FieldHockeyAt1908SummerOlympics}}
{{FieldHockeyAt1908SummerOlympics}}
At the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], a [[field hockey]] tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered the tournament: [[England men's national hockey team|England]], [[Ireland men's national field hockey team|Ireland]], [[Scotland men's national field hockey team|Scotland]], [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]], [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] and [[France men's national field hockey team|France]]. England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver and Scotland and Wales were awarded bronze medals. All the medals were subsequently credited to [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zccjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KCcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4852%2C2670540 |title=Canada will win |work=Dawson Daily News |date=20 October 1908 |accessdate=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/HOK/ |title=Hockey at the 1908 London Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref>


At the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], a [[field hockey]] tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered the tournament: [[England men's national hockey team|England]], [[Ireland men's national field hockey team|Ireland]], [[Scotland men's national field hockey team|Scotland]], [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]], [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] and [[France men's national field hockey team|France]]. England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver and Scotland and Wales were awarded bronze medals. All the medals were subsequently credited to [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zccjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KCcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4852%2C2670540 |title=Canada will win |work=Dawson Daily News |date=20 October 1908 |access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417050323/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Hockey at the 1908 London Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
__TOC__
{{-}}
==Squads==
==Squads==
[[File:England hockey team 1908.jpg|thumb|250px|England team, Gold Medal]]
{{col-begin}}
{{hidden begin|toggle=left|title={{fh|France}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}
{{col-2}}
*R. P. Aublin
===France===
*[[R. P. Aublin]]
*[[David Baidet]]
*[[David Baidet]]
*[[Raoul Benoist]]
*Raoul Benoist
*[[André Bonnal]]
*André Bounal
*[[Louis Gautier (field hockey)|Louis Gautier]]
* Louis Gautier
*[[Daniel Girard]]
*Daniel Girard
*[[Charles Pattin]]
*[[Charles Pattin]]
*[[Louis Poupon]]
*Louis Poupon
*[[Frédéric Roux (field hockey)|Frédéric Roux]]
*Frédéric Roux
*[[René Salarnier]] (GK)
*René Salarnier (GK)
*[[Louis Saulnier (field hockey)|Louis Saulnier]]
*Louis Saulnier
*[[Fernand Versini]]
*Fernand Versini
{{col-2}}
{{hidden end}}


{{hidden begin|toggle=left|title={{fh|Germany|empire}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}
===Germany===
*[[Alfons Brehm]]
*[[Alfons Brehm]]
*[[Elard Dauelsberg]]
*[[Elard Dauelsberg]]
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*[[Albert Stüdemann]]
*[[Albert Stüdemann]]
*[[Friedrich Uhl]]
*[[Friedrich Uhl]]
{{col-end}}
{{hidden end}}


===[[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]]===
===Great Britain===
{{hidden begin|toggle=left|title={{fh|England}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====England====
*[[Louis Baillon]]
*[[Louis Baillon]]
*[[Harry Freeman (hockey player)|Harry Freeman]]
*[[Harry Freeman (field hockey)|Harry Freeman]]
*[[Eric Green (field hockey)|Eric Green]]
*[[Eric Green (field hockey)|Eric Green]]
*[[Gerald Logan]]
*[[Gerald Logan]]
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*[[Stanley Shoveller]]
*[[Stanley Shoveller]]
*[[Harvey Wood]] (GK)
*[[Harvey Wood]] (GK)
{{hidden end}}


{{hidden begin|toggle=left|title={{fh|Ireland|1783}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}
====Ireland====
*[[Edward Allman-Smith]]
*[[Edward Allman-Smith]]
*[[Henry Brown (field hockey)|Henry Brown]]
*[[Henry Brown (field hockey)|Henry Brown]]
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*[[Charles Power (field hockey)|Charles Power]]
*[[Charles Power (field hockey)|Charles Power]]
*[[Franks Robinson]]
*[[Franks Robinson]]
{{hidden end}}


{{hidden begin|toggle=left|title={{fh|Scotland}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}
{{col-2}}

====Scotland====
*[[Alexander Burt]]
*[[Alexander Burt]]
*[[John Burt (field hockey)|John Burt]] (GK)
*[[John Burt (field hockey)|John Burt]] (GK)
*[[Alastair Denniston]]
*[[Alastair Denniston]]
*[[Charles Foulkes (field hockey)|Charles Foulkes]]
*[[Charles Foulkes (British Army officer)|Charles Foulkes]]
*[[Hew Fraser]]
*[[Hew Fraser]]
*[[James Harper-Orr]]
*[[James Harper-Orr]]
*[[Ivan Laing]]
*[[Ivan Laing]]
*[[Hugh Neilson]]
*[[Hugh Neilson]]
*[[William Orchardson]]
*[[Gordon Orchardson]]
*[[Norman Stevenson]]
*[[Norman Stevenson]]
*[[Hugh Walker (field hockey)|Hugh Walker]]
*[[Hugh Walker (field hockey)|Hugh Walker]]
{{hidden end}}


{{hidden begin|toggle=left|title={{fh|Wales|1807}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}
====Wales====
*[[Frank Connah]]
*[[Frank Connah]]
*[[Llewellyn Evans]]
*[[Llewellyn Evans]]
*[[Arthur Law (field hockey)|Arthur Law]]
*[[Arthur Law (field hockey)|Arthur Law]]
*[[Richard Lyne]]
*[[Robert Lyne]]
*[[Wilfred Pallott]]
*[[Wilfred Pallott]]
*[[Frederick Phillips]]
*[[Frederick Phillips (field hockey)|Frederick Phillips]]
*[[Edward Richards (field hockey)|Edward Richards]]
*[[Edwin Richards (field hockey)|Edwin Richards]]
*[[Charles Shephard]]
*[[Charles Shepherd (field hockey)|Charles Shephard]]
*[[Bertrand Turnbull]] (GK)
*[[Bertrand Turnbull]] (GK)
*[[Philip Turnbull (field hockey)|Philip Turnbull]]
*[[Philip Turnbull]]
*[[James Williams (field hockey)|James Williams]]
*[[James Williams (field hockey)|James Williams]]
{{col-end}}
{{hidden end}}


==Results==
==Results==
===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|widescore=yes
|widescore=yes
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|skipmatch4=yes
|skipmatch4=yes
|omit_blanks=yes
|omit_blanks=yes
|29 October|{{fh|England}}|10|{{fh|France|1830}}|1
|29 October|{{fh|England}}|10|{{fh|France}}|1
|29 October|{{fh|Scotland}}|4|{{fh|Germany|empire}}|0
|29 October|{{fh|Scotland}}|4|{{fh|Germany|empire}}|0
|30 October|{{fh|England}}|6|{{fh|Scotland}}|1
|30 October|{{fh|England}}|6|{{fh|Scotland}}|1
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===First round===
===First round===
{{fieldhockeybox
{{fieldhockeybox |date=29 October 1908 |team1={{fh-rt|England}} |score=10–1 |team2={{fh|France|1830}} |goals1=[[Eric Green (field hockey)|Green]] (1) <br />[[Reggie Pridmore|Pridmore]] (3) <br />[[Stanley Shoveller|Shoveller]] (3) <br />[[Gerald Logan|Logan]] (2) <br />[[Percy Rees|Rees]] (1) |goals2=(1) [[Louis Poupon|Poupon]] |umpires=}}
|date=29 October 1908
|time=13:45
|team1={{fh-rt|Scotland}}
|score=4–0
|team2={{fh|Germany|empire}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/2/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Ivan Laing|Laing]] {{fhgoal|FG|5}}<br>[[Alexander Burt|Burt]] {{fhgoal|FG|32}} <sup>2</sup><br>[[Hugh Walker (field hockey)|Walker]] {{fhgoal|FG|67}}
|goals2=
|umpires=E. Fletcher (GBR)<br>J. Kirkwood (GBR)}}
----
----
{{fieldhockeybox
{{fieldhockeybox |date=29 October 1908 |team1={{fh-rt|Scotland}} |score=4–0 |team2={{fh|Germany|empire}} |goals1=[[Alexander Burt|Burt]] (2) <br />[[Ivan Laing|Laing]] (1) <br />[[Hugh Walker (field hockey)|Walker]] (1) |goals2= |umpires=}}
|date=29 October 1908
|time=15:00
|team1={{fh-rt|England}}
|score=10–1
|team2={{fh|France}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Reggie Pridmore|Pridmore]] {{fhgoal|FG|15}} <sup>3</sup><br>[[Percy Rees|Rees]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup><br>[[Gerald Logan|Logan]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>2</sup><br>[[Stanley Shoveller|Shoveller]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>3</sup><br>[[Eric Green (field hockey)|Green]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup>
|goals2=[[Louis Poupon|Poupon]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup>
|umpires=Edward Denny (GBR)<br>Thomas Burman (GBR)}}


===Semi-finals===
===Semi-finals===
There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semi-finals received bronze medals.
There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semi-finals received bronze medals.


{{fieldhockeybox
{{fieldhockeybox |date=30 October 1908 |team1={{fh-rt|Scotland}} |score=1–6 |team2={{fh|England}}|goals1=[[Hugh Walker (field hockey)|Walker]] (1) |goals2=(3) [[Reggie Pridmore|Pridmore]] <br />(2) [[Stanley Shoveller|Shoveller]] <br />(1) [[Gerald Logan|Logan]] |umpires=}}
|date=30 October 1908
|time=13:45
|team1={{fh-rt|Ireland|1783}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{fh|Wales|1807}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/3/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Franks Robinson|Robinson]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup><br>[[Richard Gregg (field hockey)|Gregg]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup><br>[[Charles Power (field hockey)|Power]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup>
|goals2=[[James Williams (field hockey)|Williams]] {{fhgoal|FG|4}}
|umpires=George Lings (GBR)<br>H. Greening (GBR)}}
----
----
{{fieldhockeybox
{{fieldhockeybox |date=30 October 1908 |team1={{fh-rt|Ireland|1783}} |score=3–1 |team2={{fh|Wales|1807}} |goals1=[[Frank Robinson (field hockey)|Robinson]] (1) <br />[[Richard Gregg (field hockey)|Gregg]] (1) <br />[[Charles Power (field hockey)|Power]] (1) |goals2=(1) [[James Williams (field hockey)|Williams]] |umpires=}}
|date=30 October 1908
|time=15:00
|team1={{fh-rt|England}}
|score=6–1
|team2={{fh|Scotland}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/4/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Reggie Pridmore|Pridmore]] {{fhgoal|FG|15|FG|37}} <sup>3</sup><br>[[Stanley Shoveller|Shoveller]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>2</sup><br>[[Gerald Logan|Logan]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup>
|goals2=[[Hugh Walker (field hockey)|Walker]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>1</sup>
|umpires=Henry Tennent (GBR)<br>E. Wilson (GBR)}}


===Extra match===
===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.
A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final.


Given both France and Germany had lost in the first round, this extra match was a ''de facto'' fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of this.
{{fieldhockeybox |date=30 October 1908 |team1={{fh-rt|Germany|empire}} |score=1–0 |team2={{fh|France|1830}} |goals1=[[Fritz Möding|Möding]] (1) |goals2= |umpires=}}

{{fieldhockeybox
|date=30 October 1908
|team1={{fh-rt|Germany|empire}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fh|France}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/5/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Fritz Möding|Möding]] {{fhgoal|FG|25}}
|goals2=
|umpires=}}


===Final===
===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".<ref name=Final>Official Report, p. 203</ref>
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".<ref name=Final>Official Report, p. 203</ref>


{{fieldhockeybox
{{fieldhockeybox |date=31 October 1908 |team1={{fh-rt|England}}|score=8 – 1 |team2= {{fh|Ireland|1783}} |goals1=[[Reggie Pridmore|Pridmore]] (4) <br />[[Stanley Shoveller|Shoveller]] (2) <br />[[Gerald Logan|Logan]] (2) |goals2=(1) [[Frank Robinson (field hockey)|Robinson]] |umpires=}}
|date=31 October 1908
|time=15:00
|team1={{fh-rt|England}}
|score=8–1
|team2={{fh|Ireland|1783}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/6/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Gerald Logan|Logan]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>2</sup><br>[[Reggie Pridmore|Pridmore]] {{fhgoal|FG|20|FG|40}} <sup>4</sup><br>[[Stanley Shoveller|Shoveller]] {{fhgoal||}}<sup>2</sup>
|goals2=[[Frank Robinson (field hockey)|Robinson]] {{fhgoal|FG|36}}
|umpires=M. Baker (GBR)<br>G. Morton (GBR)}}

==Final standings==
#{{fh|England}}
#{{fh|Ireland|1783}}
#{{fh|Scotland}}
#{{fh|Wales|1807}}
#{{fh|Germany|empire}}
#{{fh|France}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Cook |first=Theodore Andrea |year=1908 |title=The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report |publisher=British Olympic Association |location=London}}
*{{cite book|last=Cook |first=Theodore Andrea |year=1908 |title=The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report |publisher=British Olympic Association |location=London}}
*{{cite web|last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2002 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/hoc1908.html |title=Hockey 1908 |work=Herman's Full Olympians |accessdate=3 May 2006 }}
*{{cite web|last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2002 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/hoc1908.html |title=Hockey 1908 |work=Herman's Full Olympians |access-date=3 May 2006 }}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:International field hockey competitions hosted by England|1908]]
[[Category:International field hockey competitions hosted by England|1908]]
[[Category:1908 in field hockey|Olympics]]
[[Category:1908 in field hockey|Olympics]]
[[Category:1908 in English sport]]
[[Category:1908 in Irish sport]]
[[Category:1908 in Scottish sport]]
[[Category:1908 in Welsh sport]]
[[Category:1908 in German sport]]
[[Category:1908 in French sport]]

Latest revision as of 13:03, 24 March 2024

Field hockey
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
Dates29 (29)–31 October 1908 (1908-10-31)
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Scotland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Wales  Great Britain
1920 →
Field hockey at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men
Rosters
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered the tournament: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany and France. England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver and Scotland and Wales were awarded bronze medals. All the medals were subsequently credited to Great Britain.[1][2]

Squads[edit]

England team, Gold Medal
 France
  • R. P. Aublin
  • David Baidet
  • Raoul Benoist
  • André Bounal
  • Louis Gautier
  • Daniel Girard
  • Charles Pattin
  • Louis Poupon
  • Frédéric Roux
  • René Salarnier (GK)
  • Louis Saulnier
  • Fernand Versini
 Germany

Great Britain[edit]

 England
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
First RoundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 October
 
 
 England10
 
30 October
 
 France1
 
 England6
 
29 October
 
 Scotland1
 
 Scotland4
 
31 October
 
 Germany0
 
 England8
 
 
 Ireland1
 
 
30 October
 
 
 Ireland3
 
 
 Wales1
 
 
 
 

First round[edit]

29 October 1908
13:45
Scotland  4–0  Germany
Laing field hockey ball 5'
Burt field hockey ball 32' 2
Walker field hockey ball 67' 		Report
Umpires:
E. Fletcher (GBR)
J. Kirkwood (GBR)
29 October 1908
15:00
England  10–1  France
Pridmore field hockey ball 15' 3
Rees field hockey ball1
Logan field hockey ball2
Shoveller field hockey ball3
Green field hockey ball1 		Report Poupon field hockey ball1
Umpires:
Edward Denny (GBR)
Thomas Burman (GBR)

Semi-finals[edit]

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

30 October 1908
13:45
Ireland  3–1  Wales
Robinson field hockey ball1
Gregg field hockey ball1
Power field hockey ball1 		Report Williams field hockey ball 4'
Umpires:
George Lings (GBR)
H. Greening (GBR)
30 October 1908
15:00
England  6–1  Scotland
Pridmore field hockey ball 15', 37' 3
Shoveller field hockey ball2
Logan field hockey ball1 		Report Walker field hockey ball1
Umpires:
Henry Tennent (GBR)
E. Wilson (GBR)

Extra match[edit]

A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final.

Given both France and Germany had lost in the first round, this extra match was a de facto fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of this.

30 October 1908
Germany  1–0  France
Möding field hockey ball 25' Report

Final[edit]

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".[3]

31 October 1908
15:00
England  8–1  Ireland
Logan field hockey ball2
Pridmore field hockey ball 20', 40' 4
Shoveller field hockey ball2 		Report Robinson field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
M. Baker (GBR)
G. Morton (GBR)

Final standings[edit]

  1.  England
  2.  Ireland
  3.  Scotland
  4.  Wales
  5.  Germany
  6.  France

Sources[edit]

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2002). "Hockey 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 3 May 2006.

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
  1. ^ "Canada will win". Dawson Daily News. 20 October 1908. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Hockey at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 203

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