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.
| 1910–11 season | |
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| Chairman |  Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| First team coach | Emil Hasler (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: Third |
| Anglo Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Top goalscorer | n/a[note 10–11 1] |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
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.
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Results edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 21 August 1910 Pre-season | Freiburger FC  | 3–4 | Basel | Freiburg im Breisgau |
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Summary | |
| 28 August 1910 Pre-season | Concordia Basel | 3–3 | 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 | 0–2 | Basel | Winterthur |
| Summary | (0:1) Hasler 80' (0:2) |
| 11 September 1910 Pre-season | Servette | 1–5 | Basel | Geneva |
| Renand 89' (1:5) |
Summary | (0:1) Wunderle (0:2) (0:3) (0:4) (0:5) |
Referee: H. Garonne (Genf) |
| 18 September 1910 Pre-season | FV Baden-Baden | 0–7 | 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 | 4–1 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) Hasler (4:1) |
Summary | (3:1) Haberstock |
| 2 October 1910 Mid-season | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–2 | Basel | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
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Summary | |
Winter break to end of season edit
| 25 December 1910 Winter break | Würzburger Kickers | 2–2 | Basel | Würzburg |
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Summary | |
| 26 December 1910 Winter break | Ludwigshafener FG 1903 | 0–5 | Basel | Ludwigshafen |
| Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) (0:4) (0:5) |
| 1 January 1911 Winter break | Basel | 3–2 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| Kaltenbach (1:2) Hasler (2:2)Kaltenbach (2:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Senn (0:2) Neumeyer |
| 26 February 1911 Mid-season | Basel | 3–0 | Switzerland national football team | Landhof, Basel |
| Renand (1:0) Renand (2:0)Stauss (3:0) |
Summary | Referee: Escher Zürich |
| 5 March 1911 Mid-season | Mannheimer FG 1896 | 6–1 | 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 | 0–2 |  Strassburger FV | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | (0:1) (0:2) |
Referee: Ramseyer Basel |
| 2 April 1911 Mid-season | St. Gallen | 1–1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 15:00 | Maschmeyer (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Kaltenbach |
Referee: Vonwiller St. Gallen |
| 16 April 1911 End of season | FV 1900 Kaiserslautern | 4–2 | Basel | Haardtwalde Kaiserslautern |
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Summary | Albicker (I) |
| 23 April 1911 End of season | Freiburger FC | 5–1 | 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 | 3–2 | Basel | Velodrome, Strassburg |
| (1:0) (2:0) (3:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Kaltenbach (3:2) Kaltenbach |
| 21 May 1910 End of season | Basel | 1–7 |  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: Winkler Freiburger FC |
| 27 May 1911 End of season | Basel | 1–5 |  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: M'Maily (Glasgow) |
| 5 June 1911 End of season | Basel | 5–3 | 1. FC Pforzheim | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | |
| 25 June 1911 End of season | Basel | 4–0 | 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: 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 |
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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: 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: Kratz (FC Zürich) |
| 4 December 1910 Round 8 | Young Boys | 4–1 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
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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: 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: 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: 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: W. Lehmann |
Central group league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Anglo-Cup edit
| 26 March 1911 Round of 32 | FC Liestal | 1–7 | Basel | Liestal |
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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: Hörtig Young Fellows Zürich |
| 8 June 1911 Quarterfinal | Young Boys | 8–2 | Basel | Bern |
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Summary | |
See also edit
Notes edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Peter, Stefan. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Regional, national championships, Swiss and Basler Cup. Stefan Peter, Basel. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Test games 1910–11". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Report FC Basel - Schweiz 3:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ a b Garin, Erik. "Switzerland 1910-11". rsssf.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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
- FC Basel team 1910-11 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1910-11 at RSSSF