The FC Basel 1927–28 season was their thirty fifth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's new chairman was Karl Junker took over the presidency from Carl Burkhardt at the AGM on 8 July 1927. However Junker only remained as president until 15 September, then Karl Ibach took over for his third period. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.
| 1927–28 season | |
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| Chairman | From 8 July to 15 September 1927 Karl JunkerFrom 15 September Karl Ibach |
| First team coach | Karl Bielser (as team captain) Peter Riesterer(as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 64 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Karl Wüthrich (8) All: Karl Wüthrich (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,500 on 9 October 1927 vs Nordstern Basel and on 29 April 1928 vs Old Boys Basel |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,500 on 22 January 1928 vs Concordia Basel |
| Average home league attendance | 2,700 |
Overview edit
Karl Bielser was team captain for the third season in a row and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. During the season Peter Riesterer took over as team captain and he acted as team coach from then onwards. Basel played a total of 27 matches in their 1927–28 season. 16 of these were in the domestic league, one was in the Swiss Cup and 10 were friendly matches. Of these 10 friendlies four were played at home in the Landhof and six were away games. Apart from the away game against Mulhouse all other matches were in Switzerland. The team won four of the friendly games and lost the other six. They scored 20 goals and conceded 26.[1]
Probably one of the biggest highlights during these friendly games, was the fixture in the Landhof against Everton, who had just won the English Football League championship that season. The game attracted 8,000 supporters, but Basel lost the comparison against the English champions by two goals to nil. Both goals were scored by Dixie Dean.[2] Dean's greatest point of note is that he is still the only player in English football to score 60 league goals in one season and this (1927–28) was the season in that he accomplished this record.[3] At that the end of that season he was 21 years old.
The 1927–28 Swiss Serie A was divided into three regional groups, each group with nine teams. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with the other three local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The other five teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn. The teams that won each group continue to the finals and the last placed teams in the groups had to play a barrage against relegation. FC Basel played a good season, won ten matches, one was drawn and they suffered five defeats. Basel scored 27 goals and conceded 21. With 21 points they ended the season in third position, two points behind group winners and local rivals Nordstern.[4] Nordstern advanced to the finals. Grasshopper Club won the championship, Nordstern were runner-up and Étoile Carouge were third. Solothurn finished the season in last position and competed the promotion/relegation play-off against Luzern. Winning the first match and drawing the second leg they retained their place in the top tier of Swiss football.[5]
In this season's Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against Young Fellows Zürich in the first round and were eliminated because they lost 0–1.[6] Servette won the cup, beating Grasshopper Club 5–1 in the final.[5]
Players edit
- Squad members
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Results edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 14 August 1927 Pre-season | Basel | 2–4 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Enderlin (I)  3' (1:0)Enderlin (I) (pen. 2:4) |
Summary | 5' (1:1) Muntwiler 15' (1:2) Brendle 30' (1:3) Ulrich 50' (1:4) Ulrich |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Plütz Basel |
| 21 August 1927 Pre-season | Lausanne-Sport | 3–5 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 16:00 | Syrvet 27' (1:1) Syrvet 62' (2:3)Fauguel 65' (3:3) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Arlt 33' (1:2) Arlt 47' (1:3) Enderlin (I) 87' (3:4) Enderlin (I) 90' (3:5) Enderlin (I) |
Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 28 August 1927 Pre-season | Basel | 4–2 | Black Stars | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser (pen. 1:1) Enderlin (I) (2:1)Strasser 25' (3:1)Streng (4:2) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Bechtel (3:2) Ehrismann |
Attendance: 800 Referee: G. Rupprecht Basel |
Winter break edit
| 15 January 1928 Winter break | Mulhouse  | 4–3 | Basel | Stade de Bourtzwiller Mulhouse |
| Bilger (1:1) Arny (2:3)Zolg (3:3)Steiner (4:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Bielser (1:2) Wüthrich (pen. 1:3) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Munsch |
| 29 January 1928 Winter break | Chiasso | 4–0 | Basel | Chiasso |
| 700 | Grassi 46' (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) |
Summary |
| 25 March 1928 Mid-season | Zürich | 0–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Summary | Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
| 15 April 1928 Mid-season | Luzern | 5–0 | Basel | Luzern |
| (2x) Zimmermann (I) (1x) Waldis (1x) Sormani (1x o.g.) |
Summary |
| 12 May 1928 End of season | Basel | 0–2 |  Everton | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Summary | 18' (0:1) Dean 60' (0:2) Dean |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Felix Herren Basel |
| 17 May 1928 End of season | Basel | 0–2 | Mulhouse | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 35' (0:1) Kaufmann 48' (0:2) Lieb |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
Serie A edit
Central Group results edit
| 4 September 1927 Round 1 | FC Bern | 3–2 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Ramseyer 8' (1:0) Brand (2:0)Brand (3:2) |
Summary | (2:1) Arlt (2:2) Schlecht |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Nagel St. Gallen |
| 25 September 1927 Round 2 | Solothurn | 1–3 | Basel | Sportplatz Steinbrugg, Solothurn |
| Dreyer 5' (1:0) |
Summary | 18' (1:1) Schlecht (1:2) Schlecht 75' (1:3) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 9 October 1927 Round 3 | Basel | 1–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 27' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Müller Winterthur |
| 16 October 1927 Round 4 | Aarau | 2–0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Roomberg 30' (1:0) Imhof (II) 47' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 30 October 1927 Round 5 | Basel | 0–5 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 10' (0:1) Nyffeler 35' (0:2) Gründer 65' (0:3) 85' (0:4) Minder 88' (0:5) Dasen |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 20 November 1927 Round 6 | Old Boys | 2–3 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bossi 12' (1:0) Bossi 62' (2:2) |
Summary | 57' (1:1) Arlt 60' (1:2) Wüthrich 65' (2:3) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 27 November 1927 Round 7 | Basel | 2–1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:00 | Wüthrich 52' (1:0) Wüthrich (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Dubois |
Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 4 December 1927 Round 8 | Nordstern Basel | 0–1 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 47' (0:1) Rau |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 11 December 1927 Round 9 | Young Boys | 0–0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 18 December 1927 Round 10 | Concordia Basel | 0–1 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 52' (pen. 0:1) Enderlin (I) |
Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 22 January 1928 Round 11 | Basel | 2–1 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:3. | Wüthrich 1' (1:0) Enderlin (I) 51' (2:0) |
Summary | 61' (2:1) Kielmeyer |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 12 February 1928 Round 12 | Basel | 1–2 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Wüthrich 41' (1:1) |
Summary | 19' (o.g. 0:1) 87' (1:2) Brand |
Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 19 February 1928 Round 13 | Basel | 4–0 | Solothurn | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich 25' (1:0) Enderlin (I) 70' (2:0)Oswald (3:0)Wüthrich 80' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 4 March 1928 Round 14 | Basel | 3–1 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich 19' (1:0) Oswald 23' (2:0)Oswald 64' (3:0) |
Summary | 75' (3:1) Lüthy |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 1 April 1928 Round 15 | Grenchen | 3–2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Schüpbach (II) (1:1) Schüpbach (II) (2:2)Schüpbach (II) 87' (3:2) |
Summary | 15' (o.g. 0:1) (1:2) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Brüschweiler Zürich |
| 29 April 1928 Round 16 | Basel | 2–0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:45 | Bielser 39' (1:0) Enderlin (I) 43' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
Central Group table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nordstern Basel | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 23 | Group winners / Advance to finals |
| 2 | Young Boys | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 22 | |
| 3 | Basel | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 4 | Aarau | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 20 | |
| 5 | FC Bern | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 17 | |
| 6 | Grenchen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 13 | |
| 7 | Concordia Basel | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 11 | |
| 8 | Old Boys | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 10 | |
| 9 | Solothurn | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 7 | Relegation play-off |
Swiss Cup edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison=1927/28". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel - Everton FC 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ James M. Ross. "English League Leading Goalscorers 1889–2007". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1927/28". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ a b Erik Garin, Peter Kungler. "Switzerland 1927/28". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Young Fellows Zürich 0:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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 1927–28 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1927-28 at RSSSF