1930–31 FC Basel season
| 1930–31 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Otto Kuhn |
| First team coach |  + Gustav Putzendopler |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 2nd Final Stage: 4th |
| Swiss Cup | 1st round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Leopold Kielholz (19) All: Leopold Kielholz (20) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 on 23 November 1930 vs Nordstern Basel and on 17 May 1931 vs Nordstern Basel |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 28 December 1930 vs Luzern |
| Average home league attendance | 5,200 |
The FC Basel 1930–31 season was their thirty eighth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. The club's chairman was former player Otto Kuhn for the second successive year.
Overview[edit]
Former player Gustav Putzendopler was appointed as new coach/manager, succeeding Gyula Kertész who had moved on to Hamburger SV. Putzendopler coached the team in a total of 31 matches in their 1930–31 season. 23 of these matches were in the domestic league, 19 in the qualification round and four in the final round. Further, one match was in the Swiss Cup and seven games were friendly matches. Of these seven friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof, one other game was played in Switzerland, two in Germany and one in Mulhouse. Of the friendly games two were won, two were drawn and three ended with a defeat. Of the entire 31 matches, 15 ended with a victory, five with a draw and there were 11 defeats.[1]
The 1930–31 Swiss Serie A was divided into three regional groups, new each group with 11 teams, this due to the larger modification in the league system in the next season. The two teams that ended the group at the top of the table continued to the finals. The top six teams in the table would play the following season in the new Nationalliga, the bottom five teams would play the following season in the new second level named 1 Liga. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with the other local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel and newly promoted Black Stars Basel. The other six teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn and newly promoted FC Luzern.
FC Basel played a good league season, out of the first nine games resulted just one defeat. The games in the new year were somewhat more problematic. In the last game of the season a defeat against Nordstern nearly cost them their place within the top two, because now these two teams were level on points. Basel and Nordstern had to play a barrage and put themselves through to the final by winning two goals to one.[2] Leopold Kielholz was the team's top league goal scorer with 19 goals, he managed a hat-trick in the game against Grenchen on 28 September 1930.[3] Jørgen Juve was second best scorer with 10 goals, he managed a hat-trick in the game against Black Stars Basel on 1 March 1931.[4]
In the preliminary round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn at home against FC Locarno and lost the game after extra time. The game had ended 2–2 after 90 minutes, after 120 minutes the score was 4–4 and so a further 2x 15 minutes were played. The final score was 4–5 and the winning goal was scored in the 150 minute.[5]
A curiosity note to this season is the player Hector Fisher. A tennis player, described as a cosmopolitan "Burmese-Siamese-English-Swiss" athlete.[6][7] After spending time at Oxford University,[8] he had played tennis there, he moved to Switzerland and played tennis at higher levels.[9] He represented Switzerland during his tennis career and played in the Davis Cup in the years between 1931 and 1939. Fisher also won the Swiss Open in Gstaad four times in 1923, 1928, 1929 and 1931. He played football for Montreux-Sports and played for Basel in this season.
Players[edit]
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Results[edit]
Legend[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches[edit]
Pre- and mid-season[edit]
| August 1930 Pre-season | Friedlingen  | 2–6 | Basel | Friedlingen |
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Summary | |
| August 1930 Pre-season | Rheinfelden | – | Basel | Rheinfelden |
| 17 August 1930 Pre-season | St. Gallen | 5–1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Volery (1:0) Meier (I) (2:0)Meier (I) (3:0)Volery (4:0)Volery (5:0) |
Summary | (5:1) Kielholz |
Attendance: 1,200 |
| 25 October 1930 Mid-season | Basel | 5–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:15 | Juve 15' (1:0) Juve (2:0)Juve (3:0)Wionsowsky (4:0)Kielholz (5:0) |
Summary | 75' (5:1) Jäggi |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 9 November 1930 Mid-season | Biel-Bienne | 2–2 | Basel | Biel/Bienne |
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Summary | |
| 7 December 1930 Mid-season | Mulhouse  | 3–3 | Basel | Mulhouse |
| Zolg (1:0) Zolg (2:0)Kaufmann (3:0) |
Summary | (3:1) Juve (3:2) Juve (3:3) Kielholz |
Attendance: 800 |
Winter break and end of season[edit]
| 18 January 1931 Winter break | Basel | 1–2 | Etoile Carouge | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck (1:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Borcier (0:2) Losio |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Pollitz Basel |
| 25 May 1931 Mid-season | Basel | 3–4 |  West Ham United | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:45 | Kielholz (1:1) Kielholz (2:1)Kielholz (3:3) |
Summary | (0:1) (2:2) (2:3) (3:4) |
Attendance: 2,500 |
Serie A[edit]
Central Group results[edit]
| 7 September 1930 Round 1 | Basel | 2–1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:15 | Kielholz 10' (1:1) Kielholz 36' (2:1) |
Summary | 7' (1:0) Schwaar |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H. Neumann Basel |
| 14 September 1930 Round 2 | Young Boys | 0–3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Summary | 25' (0:1) Bielser 53' (0:2) Kielholz 54' (0:3) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 28 September 1930 Round 3 | Basel | 4–0 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:00 | Kielholz 10' (1:0) Kielholz 30' (2:0)Kielholz 73' (3:0)Enderlin (I) 83' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| 19 October 1930 Round 4 | Aarau | 4–3 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 14:45 | Romberg Taddei 22' (2:1)Romberg 48' (3:1)Romberg 67' (4:1) |
Summary | 7' (1:1) Jaeck 70' (4:2) Wionsowsky 80' (4:3) Bielser |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bitterli Baden |
| 16 November 1930 Round 5 | Basel | 2–1 | Solothurn | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:00 | Kielholz 38' (1:1) Schlecht (2:1) |
Summary | 22' (0:1) Briggen |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Reber Baden |
| 23 November 1930 Round 6 | Basel | 2–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Juve 40' (1:0) Kielholz 85' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 30 November 1930 Round 7 | Old Boys | 2–2 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bechtel 8' (pen. 1:0) Bechtel 50' (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Hufschmid 69' (2:2) Juve |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 21 December 1930 Round 8 | Concordia Basel | 1–5 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Christen (1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Jaeck (1:2) Juve (1:3) Jaeck (1:1) Kielholz (1:5) Kielholz |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
| 28 December 1930 Round 9 | Basel | 2–2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Juve 15' (1:0) Kielholz 49' (2:0) |
Summary | 66' (2:1) Ronchetti 86' (2:2) Waldis |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 11 January 1931 Round 10 | Basel | 0–1 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 60' (pen. 0:1) Bechtel |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hafner Basel |
| 25 January 1930 Round 11 | Basel | 3–1 | Aarau | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Juve 5' (1:0) Wionsowsky 15' (2:0)Enderlin (I) 89' (pen. 3:1) |
Summary | (pen. 2:1) Wernli |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
| 22 February 1931 Round 12 | Grenchen | 3–2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Gerber 15' (1:0) Wuillemin 20' (2:0)Righetti 55' (3:1) |
Summary | 40' (2:1) Schlecht (3:2) Schlecht |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 1 March 1931 Round 13 | Black Stars Basel | 1–7 | Basel | Buschweilerhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Greiner (II) (1:7) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Enderlin (I) (0:2) Juve (0:3) Juve (0:4) Schlecht (0:5) Juve (0:6) Kielholz (0:7) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: |
| 22 March 1930 Round 14 | Basel | 3–1 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck 20' (1:0) Juve 40' (2:0)Wionsowsky 55' (3:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Baumgartner |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Menke |
| 12 April 1931 Round 15 | Solothurn | 4–2 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
| Dreier (pen. 1:1) Dreier (2:1)Jäggi (3:1)Burk 75' (4:2) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Notz (3:2) Galler |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 19 April 1931 Round 16 | Basel | 3–0 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kielholz 44' (pen. 1:0) Kielholz 46' (2:0)Enderlin (I) 61' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Brüschweiler Zürich |
| 26 April 1931 Round 17 | FC Bern | 1–3 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Riva 20' (1:0) |
Summary | 20' (1:1) Enderlin (I) 55' (1:2) Kielholz 80' (1:3) Grauer |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 3 May 1931 Round 18 | Nordstern Basel | 5–0 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bucco 25' (1:0) Büche 68' (2:0)Consigli (3:0)Büche (4:0)Ehrenbolger (I) 89' (5:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Central Group play-off[edit]
| 17 May 1929 Play-pff second place | Basel | 2–1 | Nordstern Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kielholz 39' (1:0) Schlecht 78' (2:1) |
Summary | 60' (1:1) Büche |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Osterwalder Bern |
Central group table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Young Boys | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 26 | Group winners / Advance to finals |
| 2 | Basel | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 24 | Play-off winners, advance to finals |
| 3 | Nordstern Basel | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 24 | Play-off losers, 1931–32 Nationalliga |
| 4 | Old Boys | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 21 | 1931–32 Nationalliga |
| 5 | Aarau | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 20 | |
| 6 | FC Bern | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Concordia Basel | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 13 | 1 Liga 1931–32 |
| 8 | Solothurn | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 13 | |
| 9 | Luzern | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 11 | |
| 10 | Grenchen | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 11 | |
| 11 | Black Stars Basel | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 4 |
Final group results[edit]
| 31 May 1931 Round 1 | Basel | 2–2 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Kielholz 5' (1:0) Schlecht 48' (2:1) |
Summary | 16' (1:1) Zila 67' (2:2) Stalder |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruoff Bern |
| 7 June 1931 Round 2 | Basel | 1–4 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Enderlin (I) 15' (pen. 1:1) |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Trello 25' (2:1) Grassi (1:3) Trello (1:4) Adam |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Osterwalder Bern |
| 21 June 1931 Round 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 17:30 | Haefeli (1:0) Held (2:1)Grimm 85' (3:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Schlecht |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruoff Bern |
| 28 June 1931 Round 4 | Blue Stars Zürich | 3–4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Ilg (1:2) Rey 85' (2:3) |
Summary | 12' (0:1) Kielholz (0:2) Kielholz 62' (1:3) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
Final group table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 | Swiss champions |
| 2 | Urania Genève Sport | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Blue Stars Zürich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Young Boys | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |
Swiss Cup[edit]
| 5 October 1930 1st principal round | Basel | 4 – 5[note 1] (a.e.t.) | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Kielholz 11' (1:1) Wionsowsky (2:1)Wionsowsky 94' (3:2)Bielser 110' (4:2) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Case (II) 60' (2:2) Spehler 111' (4:3) Mutter 120' (4:4) Case (II) 150' (4:5) Carminati |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Osterwalder Bern |
- Notes
- ^ Extra time 2x 30 Minutes. Score after 120 Minutes 4:4
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1930/31". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1930/31". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Grenchen 4:0 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Black Stars - FC Basel 1:7 (0:3)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Locarno 4:5 n.V. (2:2, 2:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ ""Im Umgang mit den Fans ist der FCB Vordbildhaft"". 20 Minuten. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Zeitung, Basler (18 November 2015). "7 Gründe für dieses neuste FCB-Buch". Joggeli (in German). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Oxford University Calendar". University of Oxford. 1923: 527.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "News". American Lawn Tennis. 25. American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company: 19. 1931.
Hector C. Fisher, the latter an Oxford Blue and now a Swiss Davis Cup Player
Sources[edit]
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB team 1929–30 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1929-30 at RSSSF