# 1937–38 in Swedish football

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 |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Östra 1937–38 | Hallstahammars SK |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Västra 1937–38 | Degerfors IF |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Södra 1937–38 | Malmö BI |
| Regional Championship | Norrländska Mästerskapet 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 |
| Division 3 1937–38 | Division 2 Södra 1938–39 | IFK Malmö | Winners of Sydsvenska |
| Division 3 1937–38 | Division 2 Södra 1938–39 | 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
### Allsvenskan 1937–38

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IK Sleipner | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | – | 28 | +18 | 30 |
| 2 | Helsingborgs IF | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | – | 27 | +9 | 26 |
| 3 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | – | 31 | +9 | 26 |
| 4 | 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 | IK Brage | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 45 | – | 44 | +1 | 21 |
| 8 | 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

| | 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 | Gefle IF | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | – | 31 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Ljusne AIK | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | – | 35 | -5 | 20 |
| 6 | Reymersholms IK | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 35 | – | 33 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | IFK Grängesberg | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 38 | – | 39 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | 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 | IFK Norrköping | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 43 | – | 31 | +12 | 20 |
| 3 | Skärblacka IF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 37 | – | 35 | +2 | 20 |
| 4 | Surahammars IF | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | – | 30 | +2 | 19 |
| 5 | IFK Västerås | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | – | 22 | +12 | 18 |
| 6 | Mjölby AI | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | – | 30 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | 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 | IK Tord | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 40 | – | 25 | +15 | 23 |
| 4 | 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 | Höganäs BK | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 38 | – | 31 | +7 | 20 |
| 5 | Varbergs BoIS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 46 | – | 42 | +4 | 20 |
| 6 | Halmstads BK | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 43 | – | 31 | +12 | 19 |
| 7 | IFK Värnamo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40 | – | 32 | +8 | 19 |
| 8 | 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 |

### Norrländska Mästerskapet 1938
#### Final
## 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: 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 |
| Erik Almgren | MF | 7 | 0 | AIK |
| Åke "Carnera" Andersson | FW | 4 | 0 | GAIS (3) AIK (1) |
| Ernst Andersson | MF | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Gillis Andersson | FW | 1 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Harry Andersson | FW | 3 | 3 | IK Sleipner |
| Harry "Patly" Andersson | FW | 2 | 0 | IS Halmia |
| Sven "Vrålis" Andersson | MF | 1 | 0 | AIK |
| Fritz Berg | MF | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergquist (Bergqvist) | GK | 3 | 0 | Hammarby IF |
| Curt (Kurt) Bergsten | FW | 1 | 0 | Landskrona BoIS |
| Gunnar Bergström | FW | 5 | 3 | IK Brage |
| Lennart "Ledde" Bunke | FW | 2 | 1 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| Lennart Carlsson-Askerlund | FW | 1 | 0 | IFK Eskilstuna |
| Arvid "Emma" Emanuelsson | MF | 1 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| 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 |
| Knut "Buckla" Hansson | FW | 1 | 2 | Landskrona BoIS |
| Sven "Jack" Jacobsson | MF | 2 | 0 | GAIS |
| Georg "Massa" Johansson | FW | 1 | 1 | IK Brage |
| Karl Johansson | DF | 1 | 0 | IK Sleipner |
| Sven "Jonas" Jonasson | FW | 7 | 1 | IF Elfsborg |
| Olle "Plåten" Källgren | DF | 5 | 0 | Sandvikens IF |
| Einar Karlsson | MF | 1 | 0 | Gårda BK |
| Tore Keller | FW | 3 | 1 | IK Sleipner |
| Floyd Lagercrantz | FW | 2 | 3 | AIK |
| Folke Lind | DF | 1 | 0 | GAIS |
| Arne Linderholm | MF | 3 | 0 | IK Sleipner |
| Gunnar Löfgren | MF | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Valter Lundgren | DF | 3 | 0 | AIK |
| 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 |
| Gustav "Gurra" Sjöberg | GK | 2 | 0 | AIK |
| Sixten "Jompa" Skoglund | FW | 1 | 0 | IK Brage |
| Walter Sköld | DF | 2 | 0 | AIK |
| Kurt Svanström | MF | 3 | 0 | Örgryte IS |
| Arthur Svensson | MF | 3 | 0 | AIK |
| Gustav "Gutta" Wetterström | FW | 3 | 3 | IK Sleipner |