Axel Färnström
Outside left for IFK Göteborg 1952/53-1956/57
5 seasons, 103 games and 42 goals
Full name: Nils Axel Emanuel Färnström
Born: 1925-11-20 in Mora | 2
Nickname: Fallande lövet
Win percentage (known games): 50%
Biography
Nils Axel Emanuel Färnström was born on November 20, 1925 in Mora and made his IFK Göteborg debut in the 1952/53 season, which was also the debut season of team mate Åke Norén. At 27 years, 9 months and 0 days, on August 21, 1953, he took part his first competetive game against GAIS in an Allsvenskan game that ended 1–2. He spent five seasons with the IFK Göteborgs first team, and during his career he played in 103 first team games and scored 42 goals. Out of these 103 first team games, 55 were Allsvenskan games.
Axel Färnström is with his 55 Allsvenskan games number
165 on the list of those who have competed in most Allsvenskan games for IFK Göteborg, and his 12 goals makes him number 92 on the list of those who have scored most Allsvenskan goals for IFK Göteborg. He currently holds the individual club record of Most goals against Västerås SK (3). Färnström passed away in 2003, 77 years old.
Statistics per season
| Season | League | Svenska cupen | Friendlies | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956/57 | 8 / 3 | 0 | 12 / 7 | 0 | 20 / 10 |
| 1955/56 | 16 / 1 | 0 | 12 / 7 | 0 | 28 / 8 |
| 1954/55 | 12 / 4 | 0 | 15 / 10 | 0 | 27 / 14 |
| 1953/54 | 19 / 4 | 0 | 8 / 5 | 0 | 27 / 9 |
| 1952/53 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 | 1 / 1 |
Other statistics
| Win percentage | 50% |
| Win percentage in Allsvenskan | 41.8% |
Statistics per type of game
| Games | Goals | Goal avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | 55 | 12 | 0.22 |
| Friendlies | 48 | 30 | 0.63 |
| Total | 103 | 42 | 0.41 |
Individual club records (1)*
| Most goals against Västerås SK | 3 |
87 games and 34 goals in the database
| Date | Game | Result | Game type | Position | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-04-22 | IFK Göteborg – Hälsingborgs IF | L 0–2 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 14 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-04-14 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | L 2–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 13 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-04-08 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | L 1–2 (0–2) | Centralmästerskapen | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-03-31 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | L 2–3 (0–3) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1957-03-24 | Stade Rennais FC – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-03-17 | Halmstads BK – IFK Göteborg | W 0–7 (0–5) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1957-03-03 | Kinna IF – IFK Göteborg | W 2–8 (1–0) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-11-04 | IFK Falköping – IFK Göteborg | W 3–7 (2–5) | Friendly | Outside left | 2 | 0 |
| 1956-10-27 | Johannebergs IF – IFK Göteborg | W 1–8 | Distriktsmästerskapet, Quarter final | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-10-21 | IK Oddevold – IFK Göteborg | L 3–1 | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-10-14 | Halmstads BK – IFK Göteborg | L 4–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 12 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-09-30 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Malmö | W 2–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 10 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-09-23 | Djurgårdens IF – IFK Göteborg | L 4–1 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-08-15 | GAIS – IFK Göteborg | W 1–2 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 4 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-08-12 | IFK Göteborg – Sandvikens IF | W 3–2 (2–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 3 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-08-05 | Västerås SK – IFK Göteborg | W 1–5 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 2 | Outside left | 2 | 0 |
| 1956-07-25 | IFK Göteborg – Kungsladugårds BK | W 9–0 (3–0) | Distriktsmästerskapet | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-06-19 | Kiruna AIF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–4 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 1 |
| 1956-06-17 | Norrländsk Inlandskomb. – IFK Göteborg | W 1–10 (0–3) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-04-29 | Västerås SK – IFK Göteborg | L 2–1 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 16 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-04-22 | IFK Göteborg – Norrby IF | W 1–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 15 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-04-15 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | L 5–0 (3–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 14 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-04-08 | IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IF | W 1–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 13 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-04-02 | AC Sparta Praha – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-04-01 | SK Slavia Praha – IFK Göteborg | L 3–1 (3–0) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-03-25 | GAIS – IFK Göteborg | W 1–5 (0–3) | Triangelserien | Outside left | 3 | 0 |
| 1956-03-18 | IFK Göteborg – Örgryte IS | W 2–1 (2–1) | Triangelserien | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-03-11 | IFK Göteborg – Motala AIF | W 4–2 (1–0) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-11-05 | Hammarby IF – IFK Göteborg | L 3–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 12 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-10-30 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | W 2–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 11 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-10-23 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | D 1–1 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 10 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-10-09 | Degerfors IF – IFK Göteborg | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-10-02 | IFK Göteborg – Västerås SK | L 2–3 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 8 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1955-09-18 | Norrby IF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–4 (0–4) | Allsvenskan, Week 7 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-09-11 | Hälsingborgs IF – IFK Göteborg | W 1–2 (1–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 6 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-09-04 | IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IF | W 5–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 5 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-08-21 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | L 3–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 4 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-08-14 | IFK Göteborg – Sandvikens IF | W 4–2 (3–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 3 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-08-10 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | L 2–5 (2–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 2 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-08-05 | Halmstads BK – IFK Göteborg | L 1–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 1 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-08-01 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | L 1–3 (0–1) | Distriktsmästerskapet | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-06-13 | IFK Göteborg – Skogens IF (n) | L 1–2 (1–0) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1955-06-10 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 22 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-06-05 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | W 5–3 (3–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 21 | Outside left | 3 | 0 |
| 1955-05-19 | Hälsingborgs IF – IFK Göteborg | L 2–0 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 18 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-04-09 | IFK Göteborg – BK Häcken | W 4–2 (3–0) | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1955-04-03 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | L 1–2 (0–2) | Triangelserien | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-03-27 | IFK Göteborg – Örgryte IS | W 4–1 (2–1) | Triangelserien | Outside left ↷ 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955-03-13 | Skogens IF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–4 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left ↷ 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954-11-06 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | W 0–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 12 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-10-24 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 11 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-10-17 | Halmstads BK – IFK Göteborg | L 4–0 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 10 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-10-03 | IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IF | W 2–1 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-09-26 | Kalmar FF – IFK Göteborg | W 1–6 (1–4) | Allsvenskan, Week 8 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-08-20 | GAIS – IFK Göteborg | L 1–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 4 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-08-11 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 3 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-08-08 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | L 5–1 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 2 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1954-08-01 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | L 0–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 1 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-07-28 | IFK Göteborg – BK Häcken | L 0–1 | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-07-23 | IFK Göteborg – IF Warta | W 4–0 | Distriktsmästerskapet, Semi-final | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-07-16 | IFK Göteborg – Surte IS | W 6–2 (2–0) | Distriktsmästerskapet, Omg. 2 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-07-05 | Landala IF – IFK Göteborg | W 1–7 (1–1) | Distriktsmästerskapet, Omg. 1 | Outside left | 2 | 0 |
| 1954-06-11 | IFK Göteborg – FK Vardar Skopje | L 3–4 | Friendly | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1954-05-30 | IFK Göteborg – Kalmar FF | W 1–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 22 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-05-27 | Sandvikens IF – IFK Göteborg | L 1–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 21 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-05-21 | IFK Göteborg – IF Elfsborg | D 1–1 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 20 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-05-14 | GAIS – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 19 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-05-09 | Djurgårdens IF – IFK Göteborg | L 5–0 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 18 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-05-02 | IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IF | W 3–1 (1–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 17 | Outside left | 2 | 0 |
| 1954-04-25 | Hälsingborgs IF – IFK Göteborg | D 0–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 16 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-04-19 | IFK Göteborg – Jönköpings Södra IF | D 2–2 (1–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 15 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-04-11 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | L 1–4 (0–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 14 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-04-07 | IFK Göteborg – Sävedalens IF | L 2–4 (2–2) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-04-04 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | W 0–1 (0–1) | Friendly | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-03-28 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | W 3–2 (1–2) | Triangelserien | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-03-21 | Örgryte IS – IFK Göteborg | W 1–7 (0–3) | Triangelserien | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1953-11-29 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | W 3–2 (1–0) | Distriktsmästerskapet, Final | Outside left | 2 | 0 |
| 1953-11-01 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | D 2–2 (2–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 13 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1953-10-25 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–2 (0–2) | Allsvenskan, Week 12 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-10-11 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | W 1–0 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 11 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-10-04 | Degerfors IF – IFK Göteborg | W 0–1 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 10 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-09-27 | IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IF | W 2–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 9 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-09-20 | Jönköpings Södra IF – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 8 | Outside left | 1 | 0 |
| 1953-09-13 | IFK Göteborg – Hälsingborgs IF | W 1–0 (1–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 7 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-09-06 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | D 1–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 6 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-08-30 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | D 1–1 (0–0) | Allsvenskan, Week 5 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-08-21 | IFK Göteborg – GAIS | L 1–2 (0–1) | Allsvenskan, Week 4 | Outside left | 0 | 0 |