The outstanding English coach coached the Swedish national team for 99 international matches, almost 100. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 13- 1-1907 Died: 24-11-1985 Country: England Matches as Coach: 99 (W58-D16-L25 - GF269-GA149 - %66.67) Age First Match: 39 yr 175 d 7- 7-1946 vs. Switzerland 7-2 Age Last Match: 54 yr 303 d 12-11-1961 vs. Switzerland 1-2 National Team Career: 15 yr 128 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
together with Rudolf Kock
1 7- 7-46 Stockholm Switzerland 7-2
2 15- 9-46 Oslo Norway 3-0
3 15- 9-46 Helsinki Finland 7-0
4 6-10-46 Göteborg Denmark 3-3
5 15- 6-47 København Denmark 4-1 Nordic Cup
6 26- 6-47 Stockholm Denmark 6-1 40th Suomen Ann.
7 28- 6-47 Helsinki Norway 5-1 40th Suomen Ann.
8 24- 8-47 Borås Finland 7-0 Nordic Cup
9 14- 9-47 Stockholm Poland 5-4
10 5-10-47 Stockholm Norway 4-1 Nordic Cup
11 19-11-47 London England 2-4
12 9- 6-48 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-1
13 11- 7-48 Stockholm Austria 3-2
14 2- 8-48 London Austria 3-0 Olympic Games
15 5- 8-48 London South Korea 12-0 Olympic Games
16 10- 8-48 London Denmark 4-2 Olympic Games
17 13- 8-48 London Yugoslavia 3-1 Olympic Games
18 19- 9-48 Helsinki Finland 2-2 Nordic Cup
19 19- 9-48 Oslo Norway 5-3 Nordic Cup
20 10-10-48 Stockholm Denmark 1-0 Nordic Cup
21 14-11-48 Wien Austria 1-2
22 13- 5-49 Stockholm England 3-1
23 2- 6-49 Stockholm Ireland 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
24 19- 6-49 Stockholm Hungary 2-2
25 2-10-49 Stockholm Norway 3-3 Nordic Cup
26 2-10-49 Malmö Finland 8-1 Nordic Cup
27 23-10-49 København Denmark 2-3 Nordic Cup
28 13-11-49 Dublin Ireland 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
29 20-11-49 Budapest Hungary 0-5
30 8- 6-50 Stockholm Netherlands 4-1
31 25- 6-50 São Paulo Italy 3-2 World Cup
32 29- 6-50 Curitiba Paraguay 2-2 World Cup
33 9- 7-50 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1-7 World Cup
34 13- 7-50 São Paulo Uruguay 2-3 World Cup
35 16- 7-50 São Paulo Spain 3-1 World Cup
36 3- 9-50 Stockholm Yugoslavia 1-2
37 24- 9-50 Helsinki Finland 1-0 Nordic Cup
38 24- 9-50 Oslo Norway 3-1 Nordic Cup
39 15-10-50 Stockholm Denmark 4-0 Nordic Cup
40 12-11-50 Genève Switzerland 2-4
41 10- 6-51 Stockholm Turkey 3-1
42 17- 6-51 Stockholm Spain 0-0
43 29- 6-51 Reykjavík Iceland 3-4
44 2- 9-51 Stockholm Finland 3-2 Nordic Cup
45 2- 9-51 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-2
46 30- 9-51 Göteborg Norway 3-4 Nordic Cup
47 21-10-51 København Denmark 1-3 Nordic Cup
48 11-11-51 Firenze Italy 1-1
49 14-11-51 Istanbul Turkey 0-1
50 26- 3-52 Paris France 1-0
51 14- 5-52 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-0
52 30- 5-52 Stockholm Scotland 3-1
53 11- 6-52 Oslo Denmark 2-0 50th Norges Ann.
54 13- 6-52 Oslo Finland 1-3 50th Norges Ann.
55 22- 6-52 Stockholm Denmark 4-3 Nordic Cup
56 21- 7-52 Tampere Norway 4-1 Olympic Games
57 23- 7-52 Helsinki Austria Olympic 3-1 Olympic Games
58 28- 7-52 Helsinki Hungary 0-6 Olympic Games
59 1- 8-52 Helsinki Germany Olympic 2-0 Olympic Games
60 21- 9-52 Helsinki Finland 8-1 Nordic Cup
61 5-10-52 Oslo Norway 2-1 Nordic Cup
62 26-10-52 Stockholm Italy 1-1
63 6- 5-53 Glasgow Scotland 2-1
64 28- 5-53 Stockholm Belgium 2-3 World Cup Qualifier
65 11- 6-53 Stockholm France 1-0
66 21- 6-53 København Denmark 3-1 Nordic Cup
67 5- 7-53 Stockholm Hungary 2-4
68 5- 8-53 Helsinki Finland 3-3 World Cup Qualifier
69 16- 8-53 Stockholm Finland 4-0 [1] World Cup Qualifier
70 8-10-53 Brussel Belgium 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
71 18-10-53 Stockholm Norway 0-0 Nordic Cup
72 8-11-53 Bilbao Spain 2-2
73 15-11-53 Budapest Hungary 2-2
74 19- 5-54 Stockholm Netherlands 6-1
75 4- 6-54 Göteborg Finland 6-0 50th Svenska Ann.
76 7- 6-54 Stockholm Norway 3-0 50th Svenska Ann.
second tenure
77 5- 5-57 Wien Austria 0-1
78 16- 6-57 Stockholm Hungary 0-0
79 18- 6-57 Espoo Norway 0-0 [2] 50th Suomen Ann.
80 19- 6-57 Helsinki Finland 5-1 50th Suomen Ann.
81 30- 6-57 København Denmark 2-1 Nordic Cup
82 22- 9-57 Stockholm Finland 5-1 Nordic Cup
83 13-10-57 Stockholm Norway 5-2 Nordic Cup
84 20-11-57 Hamburg West Germany 0-1
85 7- 5-58 Helsingborg Switzerland 3-2
86 8- 6-58 Stockholm Mexico 3-0 World Cup
87 12- 6-58 Stockholm Hungary 2-1 World Cup
88 15- 6-58 Stockholm Wales 0-0 World Cup
89 19- 6-58 Stockholm Soviet Union 2-0 World Cup
90 24- 6-58 Göteborg West Germany 3-1 World Cup
91 29- 6-58 Stockholm Brazil 2-5 World Cup
third tenure
92 26- 3-61 Praha Czechoslovakia 1-2
93 28- 5-61 Stockholm Switzerland 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
94 18- 6-61 København Denmark 2-1 Nordic Cup
95 9- 8-61 Norrköping Finland 4-0 Nordic Cup
96 4-10-61 Brussel Belgium 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
97 22-10-61 Göteborg Norway 2-0 Nordic Cup
98 29-10-61 Bern Switzerland 2-3 World Cup Qualifier
99 12-11-61 West Berlin Switzerland 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
[1] Also for Nordic Cup.
[2] Sweden won on coin toss.
Remark: In 1948, Rudolf Kock and George Raynor won the Olympics Football tournament.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
99 58 16 25 269- 149 132 66.67
Types of Matches
Friendlies 36
Nordic Cup 26
World Cup 11
World Cup Qualifier 10
Olympic Games 8
Other Tournaments 8
Total matches: 99
NB: Between 1943 and 1945, George Raynor coached the Iraqi national team, which played several
unofficial international matches against British Military teams in the Middle East.
Raynor was the first foreigner to be named coach of the Iraqi national team.
He also trained the British Army in Baghdad, working as a physical education instructor.
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