1937–38 in Swedish football
The 1937–38 season in Swedish football, starting August 1937 and ending July 1938:
Swedish Football 1937–38 |
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Allsvenskan (Tier 1) |
Division 2 (Tier 2) |
Division 3 (Tier 3) |
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 | Degerfors IF | Winners of promotion play-off | |
Division 3 1937–38 | Division 2 Norra 1938–39 | Enköpings SK | Winners of Östsvenska |
Ludvika FfI | Winners of promotion play-off | ||
Division 3 1937–38 | Division 2 Östra 1938–39 | Husqvarna IF | Winners of Södra Mellansvenska |
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 |
GAIS | 12th team | ||
Division 2 Norra 1937–38 | Division 3 1938–39 | Sundbybergs IK | 9th team |
Skutskärs IF | 10th team | ||
Division 2 Östra 1937–38 | Division 3 1938–39 | BK Derby | 9th team |
Katrineholms AIK | 10th team | ||
Division 2 Västra 1937–38 | Division 3 1938–39 | Alingsås IF | 9th team |
Karlstads BIK | 10th team | ||
Division 2 Södra 1937–38 | Division 3 1938–39 | IFK Kristianstad | 9th team |
IFK Helsingborg | 10th team |
Domestic results
Allsvenskan 1937–38
![](../I/Sweden-transparent.png.webp)
![AIK](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IK Brage](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IF Elfsborg](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![GAIS](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Gårda BK](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Göteborg](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Helsingborgs IF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Landskrona BoIS](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Malmö FF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Sandvikens IF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IK Sleipner](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Örgryte IS](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
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 |
Division 2 Norra 1937–38
![](../I/Sweden-transparent.png.webp)
![Bollnäs GIF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Djurgårdens IF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Gefle IF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Grängesberg](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Hammarby IF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Ljusne AIK](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Reymersholms IK](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Skutskärs IF](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Sundbybergs IK](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Värtans IK](../I/Red-dot-5px.png.webp)
![BK Derby](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Eskilstuna](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Hallstahammars SK](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Katrineholms AIK](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Mjölby AI](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Motala AIF](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Norrköping](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Skärblacka IF](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Surahammars IF](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Västerås](../I/Blue-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Alingsås IF](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Arvika BK](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Billingsfors IK](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Degerfors IF](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Fässbergs IF](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Jonsereds IF](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Karlskoga IF](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Karlstads BIK](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Tidaholms GIF](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IK Tord](../I/Orange-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Helsingborg](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IS Halmia](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Halmstads BK](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Höganäs BK](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Kristianstad](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![BK Landora](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Malmö BI](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Trelleborg](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![Varbergs BoIS](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
![IFK Värnamo](../I/Green-dot-5px.png.webp)
[1] | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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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 | 1–0 | Skärgårdens IF |
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Skärgårdens IF | 1–1 | Ludvika FfI |
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Örebro IK | 0–3 | IF Rune |
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IF Rune | 2–0 | Örebro IK |
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Trollhättans IF | 1–2 | Oskarströms IF |
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Oskarströms IF | 1–0 | Trollhättans IF |
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National team results
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: Gustav Sjöberg - Valter Lundgren, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Gunnar Löfgren, Ernst Andersson - Bertil Ericsson, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Sven Jonasson, Lennart Bunke, Åke Andersson.
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: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Folke Lind - Fritz Berg, Arvid Emanuelsson, Einar Karlsson - Curt Bergsten, Erik Persson, Knut Hansson, Gunnar Bergström, Harry "Patly" Andersson.
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Harry Andersson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.
Sweden ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Valter Lundgren, Walter Sköld - Fritz Berg, Sven Andersson, Arthur Svensson - Gillis Andersson, Erik Persson, Floyd Lagercrantz, Gunnar Bergström, Harry "Patly" Andersson.
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Sven Jonasson, Harry Andersson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Ivar Eriksson, Erik Nilsson - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Kurt Svanström - Arne Nyberg, Erik "Lillis" Persson, Harry Andersson, Sven Jonasson, Åke Andersson.
Sweden: Henock Abrahamsson - Erik Nilsson, Olle Källgren - Erik Almgren, Arne Linderholm, Arthur Svensson - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Bergström, Sven Jonasson, Tore Keller, Gustav Wetterström.
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
- 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.
- 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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