1910–11 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
1910–11 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Ernst-Alfred Thalmann
First team coachEmil Hasler
(as team captain)
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AGroup Stage: Third
Anglo CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorern/a[note 10–11 1]
Average home league attendancen/a

The FC Basel 1910–11 season was their eighteenth season since the club's foundation. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his ninth presidential term, his third term in succession. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof.

Overview[edit]

By the 1 January 1911 there were 63 clubs with 7157 members that were organized in the Swiss Football Association.[1]

Emil Hasler was team captain for the third consequtive season and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. During the 1910–11 season Basel played a total of 38 matches, 23 friendly games, 12 in the domestic league and three games in the Anglo-Cup. Of the 23 friendlies Basel won eleven, drawing three and they were defeated nine times. In the pre-season Basel travelled to Germany once, to play a 4–3 victory against Freiburger FC. The other pre-seasons were played against Swiss teams.

During the winter break the team again travelled north and played a 2–2 draw against the Würzburger Kickers on Christmas day and on boxing day a 5–0 win against Ludwigshafener FG 1903. In January the team travelled to France and played a 5–0 win against Mulhouse. In March they travelled to Germany and travelled home with a 1–6 defeat after their game with Mannheimer FG 1896. At the end of season they travelled to Germany once more. On Easter Sunday they lost 2–4 against FV 1900 Kaiserslautern and on Easter Monday 0–1 against Mannheimer FC Phönix 02. One week later the team came home after a 1–5 defeat against Freiburger FC and yet another week later after a 2–3 defeat against Strassburger FV.

Basel also played hosts to two British teams. They lost at home in the Landhof 1–7 against Newcastle United and 1–5 against Celtic. All together ten games were played abroad and five other away games were played in Switzerland against Swiss teams. Eight of the friendlies were played at home, four of the guest teams came from abroad, three guest teams came from clubs in Switzerland.[2]

The other friendly match was played against the Switzerland national football team on Sunday 26 February 1911. The national time line up was: Von Gunten; Adamina, Müller; Leuner, Rubli I, Ehrbar; Collet, Rubli II, Wyss, Kaiser, Weiss. Basel played with a strengthened team in following line up: Flückiger (Aarau); Moll, Wenger; Albicker II, Hartmann (Biel), Albicker I; Wunderle, Renand (Servette), Kaltenbach, Hasler, Eugen Strauss (La Chaux-de-Fonds). Team Basel won the game 3–0 thanks to two goals from Renand and one from Stauss.[3]

The Swiss Serie A 1910–11 was again divided into three regional groups. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with local rivals Old Boys. The other teams playing in the Central group were Biel-Bienne, FC Bern, Young Boys and Stella Fribourg. The Young Boys won the group and continued to the finals and eventually won the championship.[4] Three other local teams Nordstern Basel, Concordia Basel and FC Liestal played in the Swiss Serie B, together with Basel's reserve team.[1]

In the Anglo-Cup Basel were drawn against two of these lower classed locals. In the round of 32 away against FC Liestal, which ended with a 7–1 victory and in the round of 16 against Concordia, in which Basel ended victors 2–0. In the Quarterfinals Basel were drawn away from home against Young Boys Bern. This game ended with a 2–8 defeat. Young Boys went on to win the final against Servette.[4]

Players[edit]

Squad members

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   Albert Meyer
GK Switzerland SUI Fridolin Wenger
GK   A.H. Würgler
DF Switzerland SUI Hermann Moll
MF Switzerland SUI Fritz Albicker (II)
MF Switzerland SUI Wilhelm 'Willy' Geisser
MF Switzerland SUI Emil Hasler
MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Kaltenbach
FW Switzerland SUI Christian Albicker (I)
FW   Rudolf Bredschneider
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Switzerland SUI Karl Ibach
FW   Camille Meyer
FW Sweden SWE Birger Persson
FW Switzerland SUI Karl Wunderle
MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Gossweiler (II)
Switzerland SUI ? Weiss
Switzerland SUI ? Riesterer
  ? Gürtler
  Hans Enzmann
  Ed. Buser

Results[edit]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches[edit]

Pre- and mid-season[edit]

21 August 1910 Pre-season Freiburger FC Germany 3–4 Switzerland Basel Freiburg im Breisgau
Summary
28 August 1910 Pre-season Concordia Basel Switzerland 3–3 Switzerland Basel Basel
15:00 Kalt (1:0)
Lüscher (2:3)
Hermann (3:3)
Summary (1:1)
(1:2)
(1:3)
4 September 1910 Pre-season Winterthur Switzerland 0–2 Switzerland Basel Winterthur
Summary (0:1)
Hasler 80' (0:2)
11 September 1910 Pre-season Servette Switzerland 1–5 SwitzerlandBasel Geneva
Renand 89' (1:5) Summary (0:1) Wunderle
(0:2)
(0:3)
(0:4)
(0:5)
Referee: Switzerland H. Garonne (Genf)
18 September 1910 Pre-season FV Baden-Baden Switzerland 0–7 Switzerland Basel Baden-Baden
Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
(0:3) Kaltenbach
(0:4)
(0:5) Wunderle
(0:6) Weiss
(0:7) Hasler
25 September 1910 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 4–1 Switzerland Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 (1:0)
(2:0)
(3:0)
Hasler (4:1)
Summary (3:1) Haberstock

Winter break to end of season[edit]

25 December 1910 Winter break Würzburger Kickers Germany 2–2 Switzerland Basel Würzburg
Summary
26 December 1910 Winter break Ludwigshafener FG 1903 Germany 0–5 Switzerland Basel Ludwigshafen
Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
(0:3)
(0:4)
(0:5)
1 January 1911 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3–2 Switzerland St. Gallen Landhof, Basel
Kaltenbach (1:2)
Hasler (2:2)
Kaltenbach (2:3)
Summary (0:1) Senn
(0:2) Neumeyer
8 January 1911 Winter break Mulhouse France 0–5 Switzerland Basel Mulhouse
Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
(0:3)
(0:4)
(0:5)
26 February 1911 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 3–0 Switzerland Switzerland national football team Landhof, Basel
Renand (1:0)
Renand (2:0)
Stauss (3:0)
Summary Referee: Switzerland Escher Zürich
5 March 1911 Mid-season Mannheimer FG 1896 Germany 6–1 Switzerland Basel Mannheim
5' (1:0)
Leissing (2:0)
Leissing (3:0)
Leissing (4:0)
Leissing (5:0)
Leissing (6:0)
Summary (6:1) Persson
12 March 1911 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 0–2 France Strassburger FV Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
Referee: Switzerland Ramseyer Basel
2 April 1911 Mid-season St. Gallen Switzerland 1–1 Switzerland Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
15:00 Maschmeyer (1:0) Summary (1:1) Kaltenbach Referee: Switzerland Vonwiller St. Gallen
17 April 1911 End of season Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 Germany 1–0 Switzerland Basel Mannheim
(1:0) Summary
23 April 1911 End of season Freiburger FC Germany 5–1 Switzerland Basel Freiburg im Breisgau
15' (pen. 1:0)
(o.g. 2:0)
Hensler (3:0)
Burkart (4:0)
(5:1)
Summary (4:1)
30 April 1911 End of season Strassburger FV France 3–2 Switzerland Basel Velodrome, Strassburg
(1:0)
(2:0)
(3:1)
Summary (2:1) Kaltenbach
(3:2) Kaltenbach
21 May 1910 End of season Basel Switzerland 1–7 England Newcastle United Landhof, Basel
16:00 Hasler (pen. 1:1) Summary (0:1)
(1:2)
(1:3)
(1:4)
(1:5)
(1:6)
(1:7)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Germany Winkler Freiburger FC
27 May 1911 End of season Basel Switzerland 1–5 Scotland Celtic Landhof, Basel
17:30 Kaltenbach (1:0) Summary (1:1)
(1:2) McMenemy
(1:3) McMenemy
(1:4) McMenemy
(1:5) Johnstone
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Scotland M'Maily (Glasgow)
5 June 1911 End of season Basel Switzerland 5–3 Germany 1. FC Pforzheim Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary
25 June 1911 End of season Basel Switzerland 4–0 Switzerland St. Gallen Landhof, Basel
Kaltenbach (1:0)
Füllemann (2:0 o.g.)
(3:0)
(4:0)
Summary

Serie A[edit]

Central group results[edit]

9 October 1910 Round 1 Aarau 5–2 Basel Aarau
9' (1:0)
(2:1)
(3:1)
70' (4:1)
(5:1)
Summary (pen. 1:1)
(5:2)
Referee: Switzerland D. Wenger (FC Old Boys Basel)
16 October 1910 Round 2 Basel 0–2 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
Summary (0:1)
55' (0:2)
23 October 1910 Round 3 Stella Fribourg 2–5 Basel Fribourg
Summary
30 October 1910 Round 4 Basel 3–3 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 (1:0)
Hasler (2:3)
Wunderle (3:3)
Summary (1:1)
(1:2)
(1:3)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Kratz Zürich
13 November 1910 Round 5 Basel 3–1 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 76' (1:1)
Wunderle (2:1)
(pen. 3:1)
Summary Hofer (0:1) Attendance: 1,000
20 November 1910 Round 6 Basel 3–1 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
Hasler (1:0)
Riesterer (2:0)
Hasler (3:0)
Summary (pen. 3:1) Hartmann
27 November 1910 Round 7 Basel 1–4 Aarau Landhof, Basel
Kaltenbach (1:3) Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
(0:3)
(1:4)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Kratz (FC Zürich)
4 December 1910 Round 8 Young Boys 4–1 Basel Spitalacker, Bern
Summary
11 December 1910 Round 9 Basel 3–1 Stella Fribourg Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wunderle (1:0)
Hasler (2:1)
Kaltenbach (3:1)
Summary (1:1) Freely Referee: Switzerland von Gunten La Chaux-de-Fonds
5 February 1911 Round 10 Old Boys 2–4 Basel Margarethenwiese Basel
(1:1)
(2:4)
Summary (0:1) Kaltenbach
(1:2)
(1:3) Kaltenbach
(1:4) Kaltenbach
Referee: Switzerland Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds
19 March 1911 Round 11 FC Bern 4–3 Basel Bern
14:40 Kramer 20' (1:0)
Schaffter 25' (2:0)
Payot (3:1)
Schaffter (4:3)
Summary (2:1)
50' (3:2)
58' (3:3)
Referee: Switzerland Grünig Biel-Bienne
9 April 1911 Round 12 Biel-Bienne 7–4 Basel Biel-Bienne
Sigrist (1:1)
(2:1)
(3:1)
(4:2)
(5:4)
(6:4)
(7:4)
Summary (0:1)
(3:2)
(4:3)
(4:4)
Referee: Switzerland W. Lehmann

Central group league table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys Bern 12 10 2 0 45 10 +35 22 Advance to finals
2 FC Aarau 12 10 0 2 52 16 +36 20
3 FC Basel 12 5 1 6 32 36 −4 11
4 FC Biel 12 4 3 5 28 39 −11 11
5 FC Bern 12 4 1 7 22 29 −7 9
6 Old Boys Basel 12 2 3 7 27 42 −15 7
7 Stella Fribourg 12 2 0 10 17 51 −34 4
Source: rsssf

Anglo-Cup[edit]

26 March 1911 Round of 32 FC Liestal 1–7 Basel Liestal
Summary
7 May 1911 Round of 16 Basel 2–0 Concordia Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kaltenbach (pen. 1:0)
Kaltenbach (2:0)
Summary Referee: Switzerland Hörtig Young Fellows Zürich
8 June 1911 Quarterfinal Young Boys 8–2 Basel Bern
Summary

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ The player lines-ups and goal scorers for 10 of the 14 league games in the 1910–11 season are unknown or incomplete.

Incomplete league matches 1910–11 season: Aarau-FCB, FCB-YB, Stella-FCB, FCB-Biel, FCB-Aarau, YB-FCB, FCB-Stella, OB-FCB, Bern-FCB and Biel-FCB

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Peter, Stefan. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Regional, national championships, Swiss and Basler Cup. Stefan Peter, Basel. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Test games 1910–11". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Report FC Basel - Schweiz 3:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. ^ a b Garin, Erik. "Switzerland 1910-11". rsssf.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

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