CROYDON COMMON FOOTBALL CLUB
SWEDISH TOUR
The club toured Sweden in May and June 1912 and played six matches in just eight days. The tour was at the invitation of the Swedish Football Association, who met all the costs of the trip. The results were:
DATE | VENUE | OPPONENTS | H/T | F/T | SCORERS |
Monday 27 May | Walhalla, Gothenberg | Gothenberg Combination | 2-1 | 2-2 | Hartness (2) |
Wednesday 29 May | Ostermalm, Stockholm | Stockholm Combination | 1-0 | 2-0 | Allman, Hartness |
Thursday 30 May | Ostermalm, Stockholm | Stockholm Combination | 1-0 | Hartness | |
Saturday 1 June | Walhalla, Gothenberg | Gothenberg Combination | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Sunday 2 June | Walhalla, Gothenberg | Gothenberg Combination | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Monday 3 June | Walhalla, Gothenberg | Orgryte IS | 0-0 | 2-1 | Hartness (2) |
The first five matches were played against teams made up of players selected from a number of local clubs. The final match was against Orgryte IS, the oldest club in Sweden (founded 1887), and the four matches held in Gothenberg were all played at the club's ground.
The two matches in Stockholm were played in Ostermalm, which is the district in which the Stockholm Olympic Stadium is located. It was the venue for several events, including equestrian, fencing and tennis, in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics which commenced just a few days later.