1908 in Swedish football

The 1908 season in Swedish football, starting January 1908 and ending December 1908:

Honours

Official titles

Title Team Reason
Swedish Champions 1908 IFK Göteborg Winners of Svenska Mästerskapet

Competitions

Level Competition Team
Regional league Stockholmsserien klass 1 1908 AIK
Stockholmsserien klass 2 1908 Eriksdals IF
Göteborgsserien klass I 1908–09 Örgryte IS
Göteborgsserien klass II 1908–09 Holmens IS
Championship Cup Svenska Mästerskapet 1908 IFK Göteborg
Cup competition Corinthian Bowl 1908 Örgryte IS
Kamratmästerskapen 1908 IFK Stockholm
Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden 1908 AIK

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions

Promoted from Promoted to Team Reason[1]
Stockholmsserien klass 2 1908 Stockholmsserien klass 1 1909 Eriksdals IF Unknown
Unknown Stockholmsserien klass 2 1909 Stockholms IS Unknown
Göteborgsserien klass II 1908–09 Göteborgsserien klass I 1909 Holmens IS Unknown
Krokslätts IK Unknown

Relegations

Relegated from Relegated to Team Reason[1]
Stockholmsserien klass 1 1908 Stockholmsserien klass 2 1909 Östermalms IF Unknown
Stockholmsserien klass 2 1908 Unknown IK Spurt Unknown
IK Union Unknown
Göteborgsserien klass II 1908–09 Unknown Göteborgs FF No Göteborgsserien kl. II next season
Oscarsdals BK No Göteborgsserien kl. II next season
IK Wega No Göteborgsserien kl. II next season

Domestic results

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

Stockholmsserien klass 1 1908

[2] Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
=1 AIK 10 5 3 2 19 – 17 +2 13
=1 IFK Stockholm 10 5 3 2 17 – 5 +12 13
3 Mariebergs IK 10 4 3 3 12 – 7 +5 11
4 Djurgårdens IF 9 4 2 3 12 – 6 +6 10
5 IFK Uppsala 8 2 2 4 7 – 8 -1 6
6 Östermalms IF 9 0 3 6 3 – 27 -24 3
Title-deciding match
AIK1–0IFK Stockholm
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Stockholmsserien klass 2 1908

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Eriksdals IF 14 10 3 1 22 – 6 +16 23
1 IK Göta 14 8 4 2 15 – 9 +6 20
3[3] Westermalms IF 14 8 1 5 18 – 12 +6 17
4[3] Djurgårdens SK 14 7 3 4 28 – 15 +13 17
5 Södermalms IK 14 6 2 6 16 – 13 +3 14
6 Stockholms IF 14 5 2 7 7 – 16 -9 12
7 IK Union 14 2 2 10 9 – 23 -14 6
8 IK Spurt 14 1 1 12 6 – 27 -21 3

Göteborgsserien klass I 1908–09

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Örgryte IS 4 3 1 0 20 – 5 +15 7
2 IS Göterna 4 1 1 2 7 – 13 -6 3
3 IK Vikingen 4 1 0 3 5 – 14 -9 2

Göteborgsserien klass II 1908–09

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Holmens IS 8 5 2 1 21 – 18 +3 12
2 Krokslätts IK 8 5 1 2 16 – 10 +6 11
3 IK Wega 8 4 2 2 10 – 7 +3 10
4 Oscarsdals BK 8 0 4 4 17 – 24 -7 4
5 Göteborgs FF 8 0 3 5 7 – 12 -5 3

Svenska Mästerskapet 1908

Final
IFK Göteborg4–3IFK Uppsala

Corinthian Bowl 1908

Final
Örgryte IS5–0Djurgårdens IF

Kamratmästerskapen 1908

Final
IFK Stockholm5–2IFK Göteborg

Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden 1908

Final
AIK2–0Djurgårdens IF

National team results

Sweden 11–3 Norway
Gustafsson 14', 79'
Börjesson 24', 60', 75', 86'
E. Bergström 27', 29', 44', 89'
Lindman 63'[4]		 Bøhn 1', 66'
Houmann 45'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Smith (England)

Sweden Sweden: Ove Eriksson - Theodor Malm, Nils Andersson - Sven Olsson, Hans Lindman, Thor Ericsson - Gustaf Bergström, Erik Bergström, Erik Börjesson, Karl Gustafsson, Karl Ansén.

Sweden 1–6England England (am.)[5]
Bergström 76' Purnell 30', 70'
Berry 31'
Louch 41', 44'
Hardman 74'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gelbord (Sweden)

Sweden Sweden: Oskar Bengtsson - Åke Fjästad, Theodor Malm - Sven Olsson, Hans Lindman, Thor Ericsson - Sune Almkvist, Erik Bergström, Karl Gustafsson, Olof Ohlsson, Karl Ansén.

Great Britain[6] United Kingdom12–1 Sweden
Stapley 15', ??'
Woodward ??', ??'
Berry ??'
Chapman ??'
Purnell ??', 66', ??', ??'
Hawkes ??', ??'		 Bergström 65'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibbotson (England)

Sweden Sweden: Oskar Bengtsson - Åke Fjästad, Theodor Malm - Sven Olsson, Hans Lindman, Olof Ohlsson - Sune Almkvist, Gustaf Bergström, Karl Gustafsson, Sven Ohlsson, Karl Ansén.

Netherlands 2–0 Sweden
Reeman 6'
Snethlage 58'
Attendance: 1,000

Sweden Sweden: Oskar Bengtsson - Åke Fjästad, Nils Andersson - Sven Olsson, Hans Lindman, Valter Lidén - Arvid Fagrell, Gustaf Bergström, Olof Ohlsson, Karl Gustafsson, Karl Ansén.

Netherlands 5–3 Sweden
Snethlage 6', 51'
Welcker 41'
Francken 49'
Thomée 73'		 Gustafsson 8', 28'
O. Ohlsson 21'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Brauburger (Belgium)

Sweden Sweden: Oskar Bengtsson - Åke Fjästad, Nils Andersson - Sven Olsson, Hans Lindman, Valter Lidén - Sune Almkvist, Gustaf Bergström, Olof Ohlsson, Karl Gustafsson, Karl Ansén.

Belgium 2–1 Sweden
Kevorkian 15'[8]
Goossens 17'[9]		 Gustafsson 40'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Barette (Belgium)

Sweden Sweden: Oskar Bengtsson - Åke Fjästad, Nils Andersson - Sven Olsson, Hans Lindman, Theodor Malm - Sune Almkvist, Gustaf Bergström, Sven Ohlsson, Karl Gustafsson, Karl Ansén.

National team players in season 1908

name pos. caps goals club
Sune "Bandykungen" Almkvist FW 4 0 IFK Uppsala
Nils Andersson DF 4 0 IFK Göteborg
Karl Ansén FW 6 0 AIK
Oskar "Påsket" Bengtsson GK 5 0 Örgryte IS
Erik "Backen" Bergström FW 2 5 Örgryte IS
Gustaf (Gustav) "Foten" Bergström FW 5 1 Örgryte IS
Erik "Börje" Börjesson FW 1 4 IFK Göteborg
Thor Ericsson MF 2 0 Örgryte IS
Ove Eriksson (Erickson;Ericksson) GK 1 0 IFK Göteborg
Arvid Fagrell FW 1 0 IFK Göteborg
Åke "Tjall" Fjästad DF 5 0 IFK Stockholm
Karl "Köping" Gustafsson FW 6 5 IFK Köping
Valter Lidén MF 2 0 IFK Göteborg
Hans Lindman MF 6 1 IFK Uppsala
Theodor "Todde" Malm DF 4 0 AIK
Olof Ohlsson FW 4 1 IFK Eskilstuna
Sven "Generalen" Ohlsson FW 2 0 Mariebergs IK
Sven "Bleddy" Olsson MF 6 0 Örgryte IS

Notes

  1. ^ a b There existed no regular promotion and relegation in the leagues at this time. Teams were excluded, relegated, admitted or promoted to a league on other bases than their finishing position the season before.
  2. ^ The league was abandoned, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following two matches were not played: IFK Uppsala against both Djurgårdens IF and Östermalms IF.
  3. ^ a b Unknown tie breaker.
  4. ^ Some sources attribute Hans Lindman's goal to Erik Börjesson or Karl Gustafsson.
  5. ^ The team was made up of players from the England amateur team, but the match is recorded in most sources as being played against the England national team.
  6. ^ The Great Britain team that represented Great Britain and Ireland at the 1908 Olympic football tournament was made up of only English players, predominantly from the England amateur team, but the match is recorded in most sources as being played against the England national team.
  7. ^ Sweden who had been eliminated in the 1st round replaced France A who had lost in the semi-finals but refused to play the third place match.
  8. ^ Belgian sources indicate that the goal was scored 30' and not 15'.
  9. ^ Belgian sources indicate that the goal was scored 31' and not 17'.

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