Hungary were in a pretty good place before the commencement of the 1912 Olympic tournament at Stockholm.
15 games had passed since they had been beaten 8-2 by England in 1909. Of these only 3 had been lost. 8 had been won, and 45 goals had been scored. In November 1911 Imre Schlosser had scored 6 in a 9-0 win over Switzerland.
Their final warm up match had been a 6-0 win over Norway in Oslo.
Having been given a bye in the first round Hungary faced England Amateurs (Great Britain).
It was a scorching day, and an experienced Hungary XI were outgunned by the English.
Bradford City's Harold Walden got 6 goals and the legendary Vivian Woodward 1 as England ran out 7-0 winners.
Contemporary Hungarian reports state that the score did not reflect the balance of play- possession and territory were about equal but that whereas the English forwards played phenomenally Schlosser was unwell and off form.
England Amateurs (Great Britain)
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GK
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Dr Ronald Brebner
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Northern Nomads
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FB
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Thomas Burn
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London Caledonians
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FB
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Arthur Knight
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Portsmouth
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HB
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Harry Littlewort
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Glossop North End
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HB
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Ted Hanney
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Reading
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HB
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Joseph Dines
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Ilford
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F
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Arthur Berry
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Oxford City
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F
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Vivian Woodward
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Chelsea
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F
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Harold Walden
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Bradford City
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F
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Gordon Hoare
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Woolwich Arsenal
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F
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Ivan Sharpe
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Derby County
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Coach:
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Hungary
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GK
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Domonkos László
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M.T.K.
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FB
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Rumbold Gyula
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Ferencváros
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FB
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Payer Imre
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Ferencváros
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HB
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Bíró Gyula
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M.T.K.
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HB
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Károly Jenő
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Budapesti A.K.
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HB
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Vágó Antal
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M.T.K.
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F
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Sebestyén Béla
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M.T.K.
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F
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Bodnár Sándor
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M.A.C
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F
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Pataki Mihály
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Ferencváros
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F
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Schlosser-Lakatos Imre
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Ferencváros
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F
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Borbás Gáspár
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Ferencváros
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Coach: Herczog Ede
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Hungary won the consolation tournament, beating Germany (2 days after their record 16-0 win over Russia) by 3-1. Hungary met Austria in the final, winning 3-0 with goals from Schlosser, Pataki and Bodnár.
