Wednesday 9 September 1959 European Cup Round 1

Home Linfield FC Jackie Milburn25′, 30′

Linfield FC vs IFK Göteborg: 2–1 Half-time 2–1

Away IFK Göteborg Bertil Johansson38′

Season 1959

VenueWindsor Park

Attendance40,000

RefereeJohannes Malka (Tyskland)

Formation2-3-5 (estimated)

Average age26.1 years

Homegrown players4

Weather Open-Meteo CC BY 4.0 processed by IFKDB

Clear, 22°

Form

L L L W L

Starting XI

Tactical formation is unavailable; the pitch shows an estimated 2-3-5 formation.

· Lennart Andersson · Bertil Johansson ⚽ · Owe Ohlsson HG · Nils Johansson · Bengt Berndtsson

· Åke Norén HG · Lennart Nilsson HG · Allan Johansson

· Nils Ekeroth · Nils Jonsson

· Lars Andersson HG

On Wednesday 9 September 1959, IFK Göteborg visited Linfield FC in round 1 of European Cup at Windsor Park. In front of 40,000 spectators, IFK Göteborg lost 1–2; the score was already 1–2 at half-time. Johannes Malka (Tyskland) refereed the match. Conditions were clear, with a recorded temperature of 22°C.

IFK Göteborg's only goal was scored by Bertil Johansson (38′).

The starting XI averaged 26.1 years of age; Åke Norén was the oldest at 30 and Owe Ohlsson the youngest at 21. This was the first recorded meeting between IFK Göteborg and Linfield FC; IFK Göteborg's record against Linfield FC stood at 1 defeat.

Coach

C Josef Stroh Head coach

Jackie Milburn 1-0

Jackie Milburn 2-0

Bertil Johansson 2-1

Starters 11

Substitutes 0

Players used 11

Goalscorers 1

Assists 0

Yellow cards 0

Red cards 0

Meeting number 1 1 of 2 recorded games

Wins 0 0% of meetings

Draws 0 0% of meetings

Losses 1 100% of meetings

Consecutive defeats 1 game · All meetings

Consecutive games scored in 1 game · All meetings

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Linfield FC vs IFK Göteborg: 2–1 Half-time 2–1

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