D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 26 Type: Friendly Date: Jun 02, 1918 (Sun) Ven.: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Opp.: Sweden Att.: 25,000 Res.: 3-0 (1-0) Ref.: Per Christian Andersen (NOR) Goalscorers: 28' 1-0 Carl Hansen 53' 2-0 Carl Hansen 74' 3-0 Bruno Lindström [og] Line-up: 26. Georg Brysting KB 17 0 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 10 1 43. Carl Hansen B 1903 1 2 # 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 21 0 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 3 0 44. Svend Knudsen AB 1 0 # 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 1 0 # 23. Ivar Lykke KB 19 0 C 10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 16 16 28. Alf Olsen KB 5 4 38. Ernst Petersen AB 3 0 Coach: Axel Andersen Byrval 13 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (21). One source states that the Swedish own goal was scored by Henning Svensson, some sources even that the goal was scored by a Danish player, Sophus Nielsen.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 27 Type: Friendly Date: Jun 16, 1918 (Sun) Ven.: Frogner Stadion, Kristiania Opp.: Norway Att.: 16,000 Res.: 1-3 (0-2) Ref.: Ernst Albihn (SWE) Goalscorers: 25' 0-1 Johnny Helgesen 26' 0-2 Johnny Helgesen 70' 0-3 Johnny Helgesen 88' 1-3 Christian Grøthan Line-up: 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 11 2 43. Carl Hansen B 1903 2 2 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 22 0 46. Erhard Jensen B 1903 1 0 # 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 4 0 44. Svend Knudsen AB 2 0 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 2 0 23. Ivar Lykke KB 20 0 C 10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 17 16 47. Fritz Tarp B 93 1 0 # 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 1 0 # Coach: Axel Andersen Byrval 14 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (22). The surface of Frogner Stadion was grit. Some sources state that the Norwegian goals were scored by three different players, Johnny Helgesen, Per Helsing, and Einar Gundersen. One sources states an attendance of 12,000, one of 14,000.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 28 Type: Friendly Date: Oct 06, 1918 (Sun) Ven.: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Opp.: Norway Att.: 16,000 Res.: 4-0 (2-0) Ref.: Ernst Albihn (SWE) Goalscorers: 18' 1-0 Carl Hansen 24' 2-0 Steen Steensen Blicher [pen.] 49' 3-0 Alf Olsen 82' 4-0 Poul Nielsen Line-up: 49. Steen Steensen Blicher KB 1 1 # 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 12 2 43. Carl Hansen B 1903 3 3 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 23 0 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 5 0 44. Svend Knudsen AB 3 0 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 3 0 23. Ivar Lykke KB 21 0 C 14. Poul Nielsen KB 18 33 28. Alf Olsen KB 6 5 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 2 0 Coach: Axel Andersen Byrval 15 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (23). One source states an attendance of 15,000.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 29 Type: Friendly Date: Oct 20, 1918 (Sun) Ven.: Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Opp.: Sweden Att.: 10,960 Res.: 2-1 (1-0) Ref.: Per Christian Andersen (NOR) Goalscorers: 34' 1-0 Valdemar Laursen 55' 1-1 Erik Hjelm 81' 2-1 Gunnar Aaby Line-up: 50. Bernhard W. Andersen BK Frem 1 0 # 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 13 2 43. Carl Hansen B 1903 4 3 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 24 0 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 6 0 44. Svend Knudsen AB 4 0 51. Valdemar Laursen KB 1 1 # 23. Ivar Lykke KB 22 0 C 10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 18 16 52. Svend Ringsted AB 1 0 # 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 3 0 Substitutions: 32' 53. Gunnar Aaby AB 1 1 # for Svend Knudsen Coach: Axel Andersen Byrval 16 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (24). Initially, this international had an English referee. He got sick, however, and Per Christian Andersen (NOR) took over. Svend Knudsen was injured in the 32nd minute after a tackle by Caleb Schylander and was replaced by Gunnar Aaby.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 30 Type: Friendly Date: Jun 05, 1919 (Thu) Ven.: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Opp.: Sweden Att.: 25,000 Res.: 3-0 (2-0) Ref.: Johannes Mutters (HOL) Goalscorers: 8' 1-0 Poul Nielsen 34' 2-0 Samuel Thorsteinsson 60' 3-0 Poul Nielsen Line-up: 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 14 2 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 25 0 * 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 7 0 44. Svend Knudsen AB 5 0 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 4 0 23. Ivar Lykke KB 23 0 C 14. Poul Nielsen KB 19 35 25. Anthon Olsen B 93 13 14 40. Otto Palby B 93 2 0 35. Michael Rohde B 93 11 9 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 4 1 Substitutions: 33' 50. Bernhard W. Andersen BK Frem 2 0 for Otto Palby Coach: No coach 10 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (25), and thereby naturally became the 1st player to reach 25 internationals for Denmark. Otto Palby had a hamstring in the 33th minute and was replaced by Bernhard W. Andersen. One source states an attendance of 22,000.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 31 Type: Friendly Date: Jun 12, 1919 (Thu) Ven.: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Opp.: Norway Att.: 18,000 Res.: 5-1 (4-1) Ref.: Ernst Albihn (SWE) Goalscorers: 12' 0-1 Johnny Helgesen [pen.] 24' 1-1 Poul Nielsen 27' 2-1 Michael Rohde 35' 3-1 Michael Rohde 42' 4-1 Poul Nielsen 59' 5-1 Poul Nielsen Line-up: 15. Paul Berth AB 21 1 C 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 15 2 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 26 0 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 8 0 44. Svend Knudsen AB 6 0 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 5 0 51. Valdemar Laursen KB 2 1 14. Poul Nielsen KB 20 38 28. Alf Olsen KB 7 5 35. Michael Rohde B 93 12 11 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 5 1 Coach: No coach 11 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (26). One source states an attendance of 15,000.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 32 Type: Friendly Date: Sep 21, 1919 (Sun) Ven.: Holmen Gressbane, Kristiania Opp.: Norway Att.: 15,000 Res.: 2-3 (1-1) Ref.: Ernst Albihn (SWE) Goalscorers: 11' 0-1 Einar Gundersen 18' 1-1 Poul Nielsen 72' 2-1 Poul Nielsen 77' 2-2 Johnny Helgesen 82' 2-3 Einar Gundersen Line-up: 49. Steen Steensen Blicher KB 2 1 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 16 2 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 27 0 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 9 0 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 6 0 51. Valdemar Laursen KB 3 1 23. Ivar Lykke KB 24 0 C 14. Poul Nielsen KB 21 40 10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 19 16 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 6 1 53. Gunnar Aaby AB 2 1 Coach: No coach 12 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (27). One source states that the Danish equaliser was scored by Sophus Nielsen. The venue has different names in different sources: "Vestre Holmen", "Lyn's nye Gressbane", and "Gressbanen ved Holmen i Aker". This international being the 1st match on grass in Norway, the ground was packed. However, an additional estimated crowd of about 5,000 people were watching from the surrounding mountains.
D E N M A R K - Internationals No. : 33 Type: Friendly Date: Oct 12, 1919 (Sun) Ven.: Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm Opp.: Sweden Att.: 25,000 Res.: 0-3 (0-2) Ref.: John T. Howcroft (ENG) Goalscorers: 2' 0-1 Herbert Karlsson 35' 0-2 Herbert Karlsson 88' 0-3 Herbert Karlsson Line-up: 37. Christian Grøthan B 93 17 2 19. Sophus Hansen BK Frem 28 0 54. Svend Holm AB 1 0 # 41. Vilhelm Jørgensen B 1903 10 0 45. Otto Larsen BK Frem 7 0 23. Ivar Lykke KB 25 0 C* 55. Otto Moltke AB 1 0 # 14. Poul Nielsen KB 22 40 10. Sophus Nielsen BK Frem 20 16 48. Samuel Thorsteinsson AB 7 1 53. Gunnar Aaby AB 3 1 Coach: No coach 13 Miscellaneous: Sophus Hansen now holds the record of most played internationals (28). Ivar Lykke was the 2nd player to reach 25 internationals for Denmark. One source states an attendance of 18,663. In the 29th minute, Gunnar Aaby missed a penalty, the ball being saved by the Swedish goalkeeper, Robert Zander.
Explanation of the set-up: Each match is displayed with a header containing: No. The official, Danish International number. Date The date on which the international was played (weekday in brackets). Type Whether the match was a friendly, in connection with a tournament etc. Ven. The stadium and in which town, the international was played. Opp. The country of opposition. Res. The result with markers for penalties, after extra time and half-time. Att. The attendance (official gate). Ref. The referee (nationality by official FIFA abbreviation). The goalscorers are listed with the minute in which the goal was scored, what standing the goal implied, and who scored the goal. The goal being a penalty [pen.] or an own goal [og], markers in squared brackets are attached. Penalty shoot-outs will be listed separately. All Danish players are listed in 6 (six) columns. 1st column indicates with a distinct number in which order, each player has had his debut (for more than one debutant in each match, an alphabetical order has been applied). 2nd column is the players name, 3rd column the club, each player represented in the actual international. The 4th column denotes the number of internationals, the 5th column the number of goals, the player has achieved including the actual international. The 6th column is a remarks column, where the following notation has been used: C marks who has been Denmark's Captain for each international. Where a Captain has been substituted, there will be an explanatory remark under Miscellaneous. # indicates that the player in question is a debutant. * marks an anniversary (international No. 25, 50, 75, 100 or 125). Substitutions are mentioned right after the line-up. For each match is stated who coached the team and the number of inter- nationals, each coach has been in charge including the actual international. Bookings (yellow and red cards) for Danish players are stated hereafter. Finally, the Miscellaneous is used for varia, discrepancies between sources and general, statistical information.
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Authors: Søren Elbech and Jimmie Thomsen
Last updated: 15 Jul 1998
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