Match No. 210 - Monday, 17th May 1937
- GK
- Gustav SjöbergIvar Gustav Albert Sjöberg.
Born 23rd Mar 1913, Stockholm.
- RB
- Nils AxelssonNils Arvid Evald Axelsson.
Born 18th Jan 1906, Raus landskommun.
- LB
- Valter Sköld Sven Erland Valter Sköld.
Born 12th Feb 1910, Enebyberg.
- HB
- Fritz BergFritz Berg.
Born 3rd Nov 1909, Sweden.
- HB
- Sven AnderssonSven Oskar Albin Andersson.
Born 14th Feb 1907, Össeby-Garns socken.
- HB
- Ernst AnderssonErnst Andersson.
Born 26th Mar 1909, Sweden.
- OR
- Gustaf JosefssonGustaf Josefsson.
Born 16th Feb 1916, Stockholm.
- IR
- Erik PerssonErik Persson.
Born 19th Nov 1909, Sweden.
- CF
- Sven JonassonSven Gunnar Jonasson.
Born 9th Jul 1909, Borås.
- IL
- Karl-Erik GrahnKarl-Erik Vilhelm Grahn.
Born 5th Nov 1914, Jönköping.
- OL
- Axel NilssonAxel Nilsson.
Born 12th Nov 1911, Sweden.
"Steele was in irresistable form, however, and he opened the scoring for England after only seven minutes." Freddie Steele4th of 8 goals. , 7'
"Steele scored England's second shortly afterwards, seizing the ball after Galley had had a shot blocked, and driving in strongly. This was after 13 minutes play." Freddie Steele5th of 8 goals. , 13'
Assist: Len Goulden. "After 33 minutes Steele completed a hat-trick, although chief credit for the third goal was due to Goulden, who put him in possession with a lovely through pass." Freddie Steele6th of 8 goals. , 33'
"Two minutes later Sweden's goal fell again, Johnson racing between the backs to score with a shot in the corner of the net following a nice bout of passing between Steele and Goulden." Joe Johnson1st of 2 goals. , 35'
- 1
- Vic WoodleyChelsea, 3rd of 19 caps
27 years, 2 months, 19 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- George MaleArsenal, 15th of 19 caps
27 years, 0 months, 9 days
Right Back (c)5th captaincy
- 3
- Ted CatlinSheffield Wed, 5th of 5 caps
27 years, 4 months, 6 days
Left Back
- 5
- Cliff BrittonEverton, 9th of 9 caps
27 years, 8 months, 19 days
Right Half
- 9
- Alf YoungHuddersfield, 5th of 9 caps
31 years, 6 months, 13 days
Centre Half
- 6
- Wilf CoppingArsenal, 12th of 20 caps
29 years, 9 months, 0 days
Left Half
- 13
- Alf KirchenArsenal, 2nd of 3 caps
24 years, 0 months, 19 days
Outside Right
- 10
- Tom GalleyWolves, 2nd of 2 caps
21 years, 9 months, 13 days
Inside Right
- 16
- Freddie SteeleStoke City, 5th of 6 caps
21 years, 0 months, 11 day
Centre Forward
- 11
- Len GouldenWest Ham, 2nd of 14 caps
24 years, 10 months, 1 day
Inside Left
- 12
- Joe JohnsonStoke City, 4th of 5 caps
26 years, 1 month, 13 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Match InfoScandinavian tour of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The players wore squad numbers.
- Venue InfoInaugural match at the Råsundastadion with the King of Sweden present to open the stadium.
- Player InjuryBerg did not manange to finish the game out and had to leave the field during the second half. Sweden played on with ten men.
- Hat-Trick: Freddie Steele1st hat-trick (30th overall). 24 minutes between first and third goals.
- Player MilestoneTed Catlin's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneCliff Britton's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneTom Galley's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneJoe Johnson's 1st Goal
Sources
- The Times "England win at Stockholm", Tuesday 18th May 1937, Page 7
- Hull Daily Mail "England soccer side dazzling win in Sweden", Monday 17th May 1937, page 1
- www.svenskfotboll.se
Referee
Belgium John Langenus
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 13 ranking points to 1942 points
England - 5th - 1
Sweden - 21st