5.4.16

Råsunda, 1937

Right at the end of the pre 'D' era England undertook a 3 match tour, playing Norway, Sweden and Finland. England, wearing numbered jerseys for the first time, racked up 18 unanswered goals. Purists and nostalgists note that England lined up by squad number rather than 1-11!







The postcard above shows the Sweden team. The Sweden - England  match marked the inauguration of the Råsunda stadium at Solna, although AIK had beaten Malmö FF 4-0 there on April 18th


England won 4-0 with goals from Freddie Steele (3) and Joe Johnson.


GK
Gustav Sjöberg 
A.I.K. Solna
RB
Nils Axelsson 
Hälsingborgs I.F
LB
Walter Sköld 
A.I.K. Solna
RH
Fritz Berg    
I.F.K. Göteborg
CH
Sven Andersson   ©
A.I.K. Solna
LH
Ernst Andersson 
I.F.K. Göteborg
OR
Gustaf Josefsson 
A.I.K. Solna
IR
Erik Persson 
A.I.K. Solna
CF
Sven Jonasson 
I.F. Elfsborg
IL
Karl-Erik Grahn 
I.F. Elfsborg
OL
Axel Nilsson 
A.I.K. Solna