England Amateurs and Great Britain Olympics Team
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
| Gold | 1908 London | Team |
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | Team |
There is a difference of opinion as to whether the England amateur team was effectively the Great Britain Olympic football team at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic football tournaments. The FA's website considers the gold medals in these tournaments a win for the England amateur side rather than a British team, whilst in Bryon Butler's book it is shown that the winners' certificate names England. Conversely, Mark Chapman's England's Amateurs site states that the 1908 and 1912 teams were Great Britain, and points to the fact that photographic evidence shows the team playing with the Union flag on their shirts. It was the case that for the 1956 Olympic tournament the team played as Great Britain but the team was organised by the FA and comprised solely of Englishmen as the other home nations withdrew their support.
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