1937–38 in Swedish football

Swedish Football 1937–38
Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Division 2 (Tier 2)
Division 3 (Tier 3)

The 1937-38 season in Swedish football, starting August 1937 and ending July 1938:

Honours

Official titles

Title	Team	Reason
1937–38 Swedish Champions	IK Sleipner	Winners of Allsvenskan

Competitions

Level	Competition	Team
1st level	Allsvenskan 1937–38	IK Sleipner
2nd level	Division 2 Norra 1937–38	Hammarby IF
	Division 2 Östra 1937–38	Hallstahammars SK
	Division 2 Västra 1937–38	Degerfors IF
	Division 2 Södra 1937–38	Malmö BI
Regional Championship	Norrländska Mästerskapet^[1] 1938	Bodens BK

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions

Promoted from	Promoted to	Team	Reason
Division 2 Östra 1937–38	Allsvenskan 1938–39	Hallstahammars SK	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 2 Västra 1937–38	Allsvenskan 1938–39	Degerfors IF	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1937–38	Division 2 Norra 1938–39	Enköpings SK	Winners of Östsvenska
Division 3 1937–38	Division 2 Norra 1938–39	Ludvika FfI	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1937–38	Division 2 Östra 1938–39	Husqvarna IF	Winners of Södra Mellansvenska
Division 3 1937–38	Division 2 Östra 1938–39	IF Rune	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1937–38	Division 2 Västra 1938–39	Deje IK	Winners of Nordvästra
Division 3 1937–38	Division 2 Södra 1938–39	Kalmar AIK	Winners of Sydöstra
		IFK Malmö	Winners of Sydsvenska
		Oskarströms IS	Winners of promotion play-off

League transfers

Transferred from	Transferred to	Team	Reason
Division 2 Västra 1937–38	Division 2 Östra 1938–39	IK Tord	Geographical composition
Division 2 Södra 1937–38	Division 2 Västra 1938–39	Varbergs BoIS	Geographical composition

Relegations

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason
Allsvenskan 1937–38	Division 2 Västra 1938–39	IFK Göteborg	11th team
Allsvenskan 1937–38	Division 2 Västra 1938–39	GAIS	12th team
Division 2 Norra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	Sundbybergs IK	9th team
Division 2 Norra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	Skutskärs IF	10th team
Division 2 Östra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	BK Derby	9th team
Division 2 Östra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	Katrineholms AIK	10th team
Division 2 Västra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	Alingsås IF	9th team
Division 2 Västra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	Karlstads BIK	10th team
Division 2 Södra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	IFK Kristianstad	9th team
Division 2 Södra 1937–38	Division 3 1938–39	IFK Helsingborg	10th team

Domestic results

For a colour code explanation, see Seasons in Swedish football#Legend.

Allsvenskan 1937–38

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	IK Sleipner	22	12	6	4	46	–	28	+18	30
2^[2]	Helsingborgs IF	22	12	2	8	36	–	27	+9	26
3^[2]	Landskrona BoIS	22	10	6	6	40	–	31	+9	26
4^[2]	IF Elfsborg	22	12	2	8	44	–	37	+7	26
5	Gårda BK	22	8	9	5	29	–	28	+1	25
6	AIK	22	9	6	7	44	–	37	+7	24
7^[2]	IK Brage	22	9	3	10	45	–	44	+1	21
8^[2]	Sandvikens IF	22	8	5	9	29	–	32	-3	21
9	Malmö FF	22	6	8	8	20	–	30	-10	20
10	Örgryte IS	22	7	5	10	33	–	37	-4	19
11	IFK Göteborg	22	6	4	12	28	–	35	-7	16
12	GAIS	22	3	4	15	19	–	47	-28	10

Allsvenskan promotion play-off 1937–38

Hallstahammars SK v Hammarby IF

June 6, 1938

Hallstahammars SK	2–1	Hammarby IF

?, Hallstahammar

Hammarby IF v Hallstahammars SK

June 12, 1938

Hammarby IF	1–1	Hallstahammars SK

?, Stockholm

Degerfors IF v Malmö BI

June 6, 1938

Degerfors IF	3–1	Malmö BI

?, Degerfors

Malmö BI v Degerfors IF

June 12, 1938

Malmö BI	0–2	Degerfors IF

?, Malmö

Division 2 Norra 1937–38

Norra

Östra

Västra

Södra

^[1]	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Hammarby IF	18	11	4	3	44	–	19	+25	26
2	Djurgårdens IF	18	8	6	4	34	–	26	+8	22
3	Värtans IK	18	8	5	5	27	–	21	+6	21
4^[2]	Gefle IF	18	8	4	6	31	–	31	0	20
5^[2]	Ljusne AIK	18	8	4	6	30	–	35	-5	20
6	Reymersholms IK	18	5	6	7	35	–	33	+2	16
7^[2]	IFK Grängesberg	18	6	3	9	38	–	39	-1	15
8^[2]	Bollnäs GIF	18	5	5	8	23	–	29	-6	15
9	Sundbybergs IK	18	5	4	9	25	–	37	-12	14
10	Skutskärs IF	18	3	5	10	21	–	38	-17	11

Division 2 Östra 1937–38

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Hallstahammars SK	18	13	0	5	41	–	19	+22	26
2^[2]	IFK Norrköping	18	8	4	6	43	–	31	+12	20
3^[2]	Skärblacka IF	18	9	2	7	37	–	35	+2	20
4	Surahammars IF	18	8	3	7	32	–	30	+2	19
5^[2]	IFK Västerås	18	7	4	7	34	–	22	+12	18
6^[2]	Mjölby AI	18	8	2	8	28	–	30	-2	18
7^[2]	Motala AIF	18	7	4	7	35	–	39	-4	18
8	IFK Eskilstuna	18	5	6	7	41	–	43	-2	16
9	BK Derby	18	5	4	9	27	–	36	-9	14
10	Katrineholms AIK	18	4	3	11	20	–	53	-33	11

Division 2 Västra 1937–38

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Degerfors IF	18	14	3	1	53	–	15	+38	31
2	Karlskoga IF	18	12	1	5	43	–	23	+20	25
3^[2]	IK Tord	18	11	1	6	40	–	25	+15	23
4^[2]	Billingsfors IK	18	11	1	6	35	–	26	+9	23
5	Fässbergs IF	18	8	3	7	39	–	45	-6	19
6	Arvika BK	18	8	1	9	30	–	37	-7	17
7	Tidaholms GIF	18	6	3	9	34	–	37	-3	15
8	Jonsereds IF	18	4	5	9	27	–	31	-4	13
9	Alingsås IF	18	3	4	11	20	–	42	-22	10
10	Karlstads BIK	18	2	0	16	17	–	57	-40	4

Division 2 Södra 1937–38

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Malmö BI	18	12	4	2	49	–	27	+22	28
2	IFK Trelleborg	18	10	3	5	40	–	32	+8	23
3	BK Landora	18	10	2	6	43	–	23	+20	22
4^[2]	Höganäs BK	18	9	2	7	38	–	31	+7	20
5^[2]	Varbergs BoIS	18	10	0	8	46	–	42	+4	20
6^[2]	Halmstads BK	18	8	3	7	43	–	31	+12	19
7^[2]	IFK Värnamo	18	7	5	6	40	–	32	+8	19
8^[2]	IS Halmia	18	8	3	7	33	–	31	+2	19
9	IFK Kristianstad	18	4	2	12	33	–	57	-24	10
10	IFK Helsingborg	18	0	0	18	18	–	77	-59	0

Division 2 promotion play-off 1937–38

Ludvika FfI v Skärgårdens IF

June 6, 1938

Ludvika FfI	1–0	Skärgårdens IF

?, ?

Skärgårdens IF v Ludvika FfI

June 13, 1938

Skärgårdens IF	1–1	Ludvika FfI

?, ?

Örebro IK v IF Rune

June 12, 1938

Örebro IK	0–3	IF Rune

?, ?

IF Rune v Örebro IK

June 17, 1938

IF Rune	2–0	Örebro IK

?, ?

Trollhättans IF v Oskarströms IF

June 12, 1938

Trollhättans IF	1–2	Oskarströms IF

?, ?

Oskarströms IF v Trollhättans IF

June 19, 1938

Oskarströms IF	1–0	Trollhättans IF

?, ?

Norrländska Mästerskapet 1938

Final

Kramfors IF v Bodens BK

July 3, 1938

Kramfors IF	4–5	Bodens BK

Kramfors IP, Kramfors

National team results

Norway v Sweden

September 19, 1937
1937–47 Nordic Championship
№ 208

Norway	3–2	Sweden
Brustad 44' Isaksen 74' Kvammen 76'		Johansson 55' Bunke 82'

Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 29,344
Referee: Barton (England)

Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Walter Sköld - Erik Almgren, Gunnar Löfgren, Ernst Andersson - Georg Johansson, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Sven Jonasson, Lennart Bunke, Sixten Skoglund.

Sweden v Denmark

October 3, 1937
1937–47 Nordic Championship
№ 209

Sweden	1–2	Denmark
Persson 86'		Andersen 17' Søbirk 53'

Råsunda, Solna
Attendance: 38,259
Referee: Jerwell (England)

Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Gunnar Löfgren, Ernst Andersson - Bertil Ericsson, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Sven Jonasson, Lennart Bunke, Åke Andersson.

Germany v Sweden

November 21, 1937
1938 World Cup qualification
№ 210

Germany	5–0	Sweden
Siffling 4', 57' Szepan 7' Schön 49', 73'

Altonaer Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Pfützner (Czechoslovakia)

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Ivar Eriksson, Karl Johansson - Lars Flodin, Sven Nilsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Malte Mårtensson, Lennart Carlsson-Askerlund, Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Bergström, Åke Andersson.

Sweden v Austria

June 5, 1938
1938 World Cup 1st round
№ (never played)

Sweden	w.o.^[3]	Austria

Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: –
Referee: –

Sweden v Latvia

June 10, 1938
Friendly
№ 211

Sweden	3–3	Latvia
Bergström 4' Hansson 26', 31'		Krupšs 16' Raisters 53' Borduško 63'

Råsunda, Solna
Attendance: 15,256
Referee: Aalto (Finland)

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Folke Lind - Fritz Berg, Arvid Emanuelsson, Einar Karlsson - Curt Bergsten, Erik Persson, Knut Hansson, Gunnar Bergström, Harry "Patly" Andersson.

Sweden v Cuba

June 12, 1938
1938 World Cup
quarter-finals
№ 212

Sweden	8–0	Cuba
Andersson 9', 81', 89' Wetterström 22', 37', 44' Keller 80' Nyberg 84'

Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Krist (Czechoslovakia)

Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Harry Andersson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.

Sweden v Finland

June 15, 1938
Friendly
№ 213

Sweden	2–0	Finland
Lagercrantz 9' Bergström 70'

Råsunda, Solna
Attendance: 12,079
Referee: Carlsen (Norway)

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Valter Lundgren, Walter Sköld - Fritz Berg, Sven Andersson, Arthur Svensson - Gillis Andersson, Erik Persson, Floyd Lagercrantz, Gunnar Bergström, Harry "Patly" Andersson.

Hungary v Sweden

June 16, 1938
1938 World Cup
semi-finals
№ 214

Hungary	5–1	Sweden
Jacobsson 19' (og) Titkos 37' Zsengellér 39', 85' Sárosi 65'		Nyberg 1'

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leclerq (France)

Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Harry Andersson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.

Brazil v Sweden

June 19, 1938
1938 World Cup
3rd place match
№ 215

Brazil	4–2	Sweden
Romeu 44' Leônidas 62', 75' Perácio 81'		Jonasson 27' Nyberg 39'

Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Langenus (Belgium)

Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Erik Nilsson - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Harry Andersson, Sven Jonasson, Åke Andersson.

Denmark v Sweden

June 21, 1938
1937–47 Nordic Championship
№ 216

Denmark	0–1	Sweden
		Nyberg 35'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 38,260
Referee: Kristiansen (Norway)

Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Erik Nilsson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Arthur Svensson - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Bergström, Sven Jonasson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.

Finland v Sweden

July 4, 1938
1937–47 Nordic Championship
№ 217

Finland	2–4	Sweden
Lintamo 2' Granström 37'		Lagercrantz 27', 67' Bergström 51' Nyberg 74'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Erik Nilsson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Arthur Svensson - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Floyd Lagercrantz, Gunnar Bergström, Åke Andersson.

National team players in season 1937/38

name	pos.	caps	goals	club
Henock Abrahamsson	GK	5	0	Gårda BK Göteborg
Erik Almgren	MF	7	0	AIK Solna
Åke "Carnera" Andersson	FW	4	0	GAIS Göteborg (3) AIK Solna (1)
Ernst Andersson	MF	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Gillis Andersson	FW	1	0	IF Elfsborg Borås
Harry Andersson	FW	3	3	IK Sleipner Norrköping
Harry "Patly" Andersson	FW	2	0	IS Halmia Halmstad
Sven "Vrålis" Andersson	MF	1	0	AIK Solna
Fritz Berg	MF	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergquist (Bergqvist)	GK	3	0	Hammarby IF Stockholm
Curt (Kurt) Bergsten	FW	1	0	Landskrona BoIS
Gunnar Bergström	FW	5	3	IK Brage Borlänge
Lennart "Ledde" Bunke	FW	2	1	Hälsingborgs IF
Lennart Carlsson-Askerlund	FW	1	0	IFK Eskilstuna
Arvid "Emma" Emanuelsson	MF	1	0	IF Elfsborg Borås
Bertil Ericsson	FW	1	0	Sandvikens IF
Ivar Eriksson	DF	4	0	Sandvikens IF
Lars Flodin	MF	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Karl-Erik Grahn	MF	1	0	IF Elfsborg Borås
Knut "Buckla" Hansson	FW	1	2	Landskrona BoIS
Sven "Jack" Jacobsson	MF	2	0	GAIS Göteborg
Georg "Massa" Johansson	FW	1	1	IK Brage Borlänge
Karl Johansson	DF	1	0	IK Sleipner Norrköping
Sven "Jonas" Jonasson	FW	7	1	IF Elfsborg Borås
Olle "Plåten" Källgren	DF	5	0	Sandvikens IF
Einar Karlsson	MF	1	0	Gårda BK Göteborg
Tore Keller	FW	3	1	IK Sleipner Norrköping
Floyd Lagercrantz	FW	2	3	AIK Solna
Folke Lind	DF	1	0	GAIS Göteborg
Arne Linderholm	MF	3	0	IK Sleipner Norrköping
Gunnar Löfgren	MF	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Valter Lundgren	DF	3	0	AIK Solna
Malte "Svarta Blixten" Mårtensson	FW	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Erik Nilsson	DF	3	0	Malmö FF
Harry Nilsson	DF	1	0	Landskrona BoIS
Sven Nilsson	MF	1	0	Malmö FF
Arne Nyberg	FW	6	5	IFK Göteborg
Erik Persson	FW	2	0	Landskrona BoIS
Erik "Lillis" Persson	FW	3	1	AIK Solna
Gustav "Gurra" Sjöberg	GK	2	0	AIK Solna
Sixten "Jompa" Skoglund	FW	1	0	IK Brage Borlänge
Walter Sköld	DF	2	0	AIK Solna
Kurt Svanström	MF	3	0	Örgryte IS Göteborg
Arthur Svensson	MF	3	0	AIK Solna
Gustav "Gutta" Wetterström	FW	3	3	IK Sleipner Norrköping

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 Tie breaker is goal average.
↑ Austria were unable to compete at the 1938 World Cup after the Austrian Anschluss in March 1938, so Sweden advanced automatically.

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