Sweden 1940s squad
Every player who appeared for Sweden in the 1940s — 57 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Kalle Svensson racked up the most caps of anyone here — 73 in all. Gunnar Gren leads the scoring with 32. The squad breaks down as 8 goalkeepers, 14 defenders, 18 midfielders and 17 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalle Svensson | GK | 73 | — | 83 |
| Gunnar Gren | FW | 57 | 32 | 82 |
| Erik Nilsson | DF | 57 | 0 | 82 |
| Sven Bergqvist | GK | 35 | — | 82 |
| Karl-Erik Grahn | MF | 41 | 4 | 81 |
| Sven Jonasson | FW | 42 | 20 | 81 |
| Arne Nyberg | FW | 31 | 18 | 81 |
| Henry Carlsson | FW | 26 | 17 | 80 |
| Arvid Emanuelsson | MF | 35 | 1 | 80 |
| Olle Åhlund | MF | 34 | 2 | 80 |
| Sune Andersson | MF | 28 | 4 | 79 |
| Harry Nilsson | DF | 34 | 0 | 79 |
| Nils Liedholm | MF | 23 | 12 | 78 |
| Knut Nordahl | MF | 26 | 1 | 77 |
| Gustav Sjöberg | GK | 21 | — | 76 |
| Egon Jönsson | FW | 22 | 9 | 76 |
| Torsten Lindberg | GK | 19 | — | 75 |
| Börje Leander | DF | 23 | 4 | 74 |
| Kjell Rosén | DF | 22 | 6 | 74 |
| Ingvar Rydell | FW | 13 | 9 | 73 |
| Stellan Nilsson | MF | 17 | 4 | 73 |
| Malte Mårtensson | MF | 16 | 3 | 72 |
| Hasse Jeppson | FW | 12 | 9 | 72 |
| Karl-Erik Palmér | MF | 14 | 9 | 70 |
| Bertil Nordahl | DF | 15 | 0 | 69 |
| Gunnar Nordahl | FW | 33 | — | 68 |
| Rune Emanuelsson | MF | 13 | 0 | 67 |
| Sven Hjertsson | DF | 13 | 0 | 67 |
| Åke Andersson | FW | 12 | 2 | 66 |
| Stig Nyström | MF | 11 | 5 | 66 |
| Stig Sundqvist | MF | 11 | 3 | 66 |
| Hans Malmström | DF | 12 | 0 | 65 |
| Karl-Erik Andersson | DF | 11 | 0 | 64 |
| Henry Andersson | GK | 6 | — | 62 |
| Magnus Bergström | GK | 6 | — | 62 |
| Birger Rosengren | MF | 9 | 0 | 61 |
| Sven Jacobsson | DF/FW | 7 | 1 | 60 |
| Lennart Lindskog | FW | 6 | 3 | 60 |
| Bror Mellberg | FW | 6 | 2 | 59 |
| Birger Stenman | MF | 5 | 0 | 55 |
| Holger Nyman | FW | 4 | 0 | 54 |
| Börje Tapper | FW | 4 | — | 53 |
| Ove Nilsson | GK | 3 | — | 52 |
| Sture Mårtensson | DF | 3 | 1 | 51 |
| Carl Simonsson | FW | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| Ture Grahn | DF | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Arne Månsson | DF | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Bertil Bäckvall | MF | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Sven Persson | MF/FW | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Helge Bengtsson | GK | 1 | — | 44 |
| Ivar Eidefjäll | FW | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Gustaf Nilsson | FW | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Ove Karlsson | DF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Kjell Hjertsson | MF | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Erik Källström | DF | — | 0 | 38 |
| Egon Johnsson | FW | — | 1 | 38 |
| Lennart Wigren | MF | — | 0 | 38 |
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