title: 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship
text: # 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship
  
  The 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship was the sixth tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its fourth Nordic Championship win.
  
  ## Table
  
  'Two points for a victory, one point for a draw, no points for a loss.
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sweden | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 20 |
  | 2 | Norway | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 16 |
  | 3 | Denmark | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | –3 | 9 |
  | 4 | Finland | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 53 | –40 | 3 |
  
  ## Winners
  
  * 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship winners
  * Sweden Fourth title
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  There were 105 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.
  
  10 goals
  
  * Nils-Åke Sandell
  
  5 goals
  
  * Harald Hennum
  * Jens Peder Hansen
  
  4 goals
  
  * Hasse Persson
  * John Eriksson
  * Henry Thillberg
  * Kurt Hamrin
  * Gunnar Thoresen
  
  3 goals
  
  * Bent Sørensen
  * Matti Hiltunen
  * Odd Wang Sørensen
  * Kjell Kristiansen
  * Birger Eklund
  * Lars Råberg
  
  2 goals
  
  * Per Jensen
  * Kurt Nielsen
  * Ove Andersen
  * Bertil Nilsson
  * Poul Erik Petersen
  * Valdemar Kendzior
  * Holger Seebach
  * Nils Rikberg
  * Olavi Lahtinen
  * Henry Johannessen
  * Gösta Sandberg
  * Herbert Sandin
  
  1 goal
  
  * Knud Lundberg
  * Jørgen Jacobsen
  * Poul Åge Rasmussen
  * Aulis Rytkönen
  * Kalevi Lehtovirta
  * Simo Lehmusvirta
  * Seppo Pelkonen
  * Stig-Göran Myntti
  * Tor Jevne
  * Reidar Sundby
  * Pål Angell-Hansen
  * Hans Nordahl
  * Harry Kure
  * Arne Kotte
  * Gunnar Dybwad
  * Karl-Alfred Jacobsson
  * Yngve Brodd
  * Lars Eriksson
  * Bengt Lindskog
  * Sylve Bengtsson
  
  3 own goals
  
  * Erik Køppen (against Finland)
  * Kurt Hansen (against Sweden)
  * Verner Nielsen (against Norway)
  