| Date | 13 August 1948 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London | |
| Referee | Karel van der Meer |  NED |
| Linesman | John Best |  USA |
| Linesman | Giuseppe Carpani |  ITA |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Denmark |  DEN | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| – | Great Britain |  GBR | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Denmark| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Penalty Kicks | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | – | Johannes Pløger | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Knud Lundberg | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Carl Aage Præst | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | John Hansen | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Jørgen Leschly Sørensen | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | – | Axel Pilmark | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | – | Dion Ørnvold | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | – | Ivan Jensen | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | – | Viggo Jensen | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | – | Knud Børge Overgaard | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | Eigil Nielsen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Coach | Reg Mountford | ||||||||||||||
Great Britain| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Penalty Kicks | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | – | Andy Aitken | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Bill Amor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Allan Boyd | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Harry McIlvenny | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Jack Rawlings | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | – | Eric Fright | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | – | Bob Hardisty | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Midfield | – | Eric Lee | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | – | Angus Carmichael | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | – | Jack Neale | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | Ronnie Simpson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Coach | Matt Busby | ||||||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (1) | Andy Aitken | | 0-1 | ||
| 12 (1) | Carl Aage Præst | | 1-1 | ||
| 16 (1) | John Hansen | | 2-1 | ||
| 33 (1) | Bob Hardisty | | 2-2 | ||
| 41 (1) | Jørgen Leschly Sørensen | | 3-2 | ||
| 49 (2) | Carl Aage Præst | | 4-2 | ||
| 63 (2) | Bill Amor | | 4-3 | ||
| 79 (2) | John Hansen | | 5-3 |
