The 1950–51 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 57th season in their existence. It was their fifth season in Nationalliga A the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B in the season 1945–46. For the second consecutive season Basel played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte in the Bachletten quartier in the southwestern edge of the city of Basel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the fifth successive season.
| 1950–51 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Jules Düblin |
| Manager | Ernst Hufschmid |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 4th |
| Swiss Cup | Round 5 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josef Hügi (21) All: Josef Hügi (23) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 on 6 May 1951 vs Cantonal Neuchatel |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 30 December 1950 vs Bellinzona |
| Average home league attendance | 5,153 |
Overview edit
Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous three seasons, continued in this function this year. Curiosity, Hufschmid played only in one match this season and it was his last active match as player and this he played as goalkeeper. On 10 August 1950 Football Club Basel played against Eishockey Club Basel. This was a return game for the ice hockey game EHC-FCB in December 1949. The football team won the football match 14–5. Goalkeeper Walter Müller played as striker and he scored six goals.[1]
Basel played a total of 40 games in this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, three games were in the Swiss Cup and eleven were test games. The test games resulted with eight victories, one was drawn and two ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 22 games, drew five and lost 13 times. In the 41 games they scored 106 goals and conceded 75.[2]
As in the previous seasons, there were fourteen teams contesting in the 1950–51 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the table to be relegated. Basel played a mediocre season and throughout the season they were in the midfield of the table. At the end of the season Basel won their last two games and finished in fourth position level on points with Zürich and Servette, six points behind the new champions Lausanne-Sport. Basel won 12 games, drew four and were defeated ten times, they scored 62 goals and conceded 51 as they gained their 28 points. Josef "Seppe" Hügi was the team's best scorer and 2nd best league scorer. He netted 21 league goals. Paul Stöcklin was the team's second best goal getter and 12th best league scorer with 12 goals.[3]
In the 3rd principal round of the Swiss Cup on 29 October 1950 in the away match against FC Münchenstein Gottlieb Stäuble had a good day and scored a hat-trick as the team won 6–0 to qualify for the next round.[4] In round 4 Basel were drawn away against Biel-Bienne and this too was won. In round 5 Basel were drawn at home against Locarno. In the 65th minute goalkeeper Walter Müller and defender Werner Wenk were both sent off and Locarno won the game.[5] Locarno later advanced to the final, but here were defeated by La Chaux-de-Fonds who thus won the trophy.[6]
Players edit
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1950–51. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 3 September 1950 but subsequently left the club after that date.
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 edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre-season edit
| 5 August 1950 Pre-season | Basel | 6–4 |  Freiburger FC | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
Leisinger  (2x)Bader (2x)Bannwart (1x)Hügi (II) (1x) |
Summary | (3x) Mokros (1x) Faber (1x) Lehmann |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 10 August 1950 Pre-season | Basel | 14–5 | EHC Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 18:30 | Müller 20' (1:0) Hügi (II) (2:0)Müller (3:0)Bannwart (4:1)Hügi (II) (5:1)Müller (6:1)Bopp (7:1)Müller (8:1)Müller (9:1)Müller (10:2)Hügi (I) (11:3)Bader (12:3)Hügi (I) (13:3)Hügi (I) (14:3) |
Summary | (3:1) Härter (9:2) Härter (10:3) Härter (14:4) Beer (14:5) Wiesner |
Attendance: 750 Referee: A. Aegerter |
| 13 August 1950 Pre-season | Basel | 1–0 | Grenchen | Sportplatz Nau, Laufen |
| Leisinger 85' (1:0) |
Summary | Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen |
| 19 August 1950 Pre-season | Basel | 2–3 | Karlsruher FV | Hörnli, Basel |
| Hügi (I) 12' (1:0) (o.g. 2:3) |
Summary | (1:1) 22' (1:2) 35' (1:3) |
| 20 August 1950 Pre-season | Wil | 2–2 | Basel | Lindengut, Wil |
| 16:00 | Hagen (II) 12' (1:0) Hagen (II) (2:0) |
Summary | (2:1) Wenk (pen. 2:2) Wenk |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Schären Winterthur |
| 26 August 1950 Pre-season | Basel | 2–1 | Berliner SV 1892 | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Bader 25' (1:1) Bader 81 pen. 2:1' |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Langetal |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: E. Ruefer Bern |
| 16 September 1950 Mid-season | Fribourg | 1–2 | Basel | Stade Universitaire, Freiburg |
| Kaeslin 51' (1:0) |
Summary | 65' (1:1) Bopp 88' (1:2) Stäuble |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen |
Winter break to end of season edit
| 11 February 1951 Winter break | Basel | 4–3 | Concordia Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Wenk 5' (1:0) Leisinger 25' (2:0)Leisinger 43' (3:0)Stöcklin 75' (pen. 4:2) |
Summary | 53' (3:1) Girod 65' (3:2) Rinderknecht 78' (4:3) Girod |
Attendance: 650 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 14 April 1951 Mid-season | Basel | 0–2 |  Olympique de Marseille | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:15 | Summary | 3' (0:1) Andersson 68' (0:2) Andersson |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 22 May 1951 Mid-season | Basel | 1–0 |  Bolton Wanderers | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 18:30 | Hügi (II) 88' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 6 June 1951 Mid-season | Basel | 2–0 | Blackpool | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 19:00 | Ballaman 19' (1:0) Stöcklin 32' (2;0) |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
Nationalliga edit
League matches edit
| 3 September 1950 Round 1 | Biel-Bienne | 1–1 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Rösch 60' (1:1) |
Summary | 49' (0:1) Bannwart |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona |
| 9 September 1950 Round 2 | Basel | 5–1 | Young Boys | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 31' (1:1) 40' (o.g. 2:1) Stäuble 62' (3:1)Bannwart 64' (4:1) 72' (o.g. 5:1) |
Summary | 30' (0:1) Beerli |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 24 September 1950 Round 3 | Servette | 2–2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 15:00 | Jerusalem 30' (1:0) Fatton 75' (2:1) |
Summary | 41' (1:1) Bannwart 77' (2:2) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 1 October 1950 Round 4 | Basel | 4–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Weber 21' (1:1) Hügi (II) 69' (2:1)Weber 78' (3:1)Stäuble 79' (4:1)Wenk  |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Tschann |
Attendance: 7,300 Referee: E. Ruefer Bern |
| 8 October 1950 Round 5 | Zürich | 2–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:15 | Andres 17' (1:0) Bopp 44' (o.g. 2:1) |
Summary | 30' (1:1) Stäuble |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: von Gunten Bern |
| 22 October 1950 Round 6 | Basel | 1–1 | Lugano | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bader 37' (1:0) |
Summary | 77' (1:1) Kauer |
Attendance: 7,300 Referee: M. Baumberger Lausanne |
| 5 November 1950 Round 7 | Locarno | 5–0 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| 15:00 | Santini 35' (1:0) Roggero 58' (2:0)Roggero 60' (3:0)Roggero 75' (4:0)Ruch 86' (pen. 5:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,300 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 19 November 1950 Round 8 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 0–2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 30' (0:1) Stöcklin 38' (0:2) Bannwart Stäuble |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 26 November 1950 Round 9 | Basel | P–P | Grenchen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| [ Summary] |
| 10 December 1950 Round 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Maillard (II) 27' (1:1) Bocquet 44' (pen. 2:1)Bocquet 81' (pen. 3:1) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Stäuble |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: E. Ruefer Bern |
| 17 December 1950 Round 11 | Basel | 3–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Hügi (II) 46' (1:0) Bannwart 79' (2:0)Wenk 84' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 30 December 1950 Round 13 | Basel | 3–0 | Bellinzona | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:45 | Hügi (II) 14' (1:0) Stöcklin 52' (pen. 2:0)Hügi (II) 60' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen |
| 27 January 1951 Round 9 | Basel | 0–2 | Grenchen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 58' (0:1) Righetti 72' (0:2) Bohnen |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 3 March 1951 Round 14 | Basel | 2–2 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:00 | Stöcklin 12' (1:0) Bader 67' (2:2) |
Summary | 56' (1:1) Rösch 63' (1:2) Rösch |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona |
| 11 March 1951 Round 15 | Young Boys | 3–6 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Thommen 5' (1:0) Beerli 13' (2:0)Beerli 59' (3:4) |
Summary | 17' (2:1) Hügi (II) 22' (2:2) Hügi (II) 32' (2:3) Hügi (II) 50' (2:4) Hügi (II) 79' (3:5) Stäuble (3:6) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 18 March 1951 Round 16 | Basel | 4–2 | Servette | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wenk 18' (1:1) Stäuble 35' (2:2)Hügi (II) 48' (3:2)Stäuble 75' (4:2) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Grobéty 30' (1:2) Fatton |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen |
| 25 March 1951 Round 12 | Chiasso | 2–1 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
| Riva 35' (1:0) Riva 82' (2:1) |
Summary | 68' (1:1) Stöcklin |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 1 April 1951 Round 17 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | P–P | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| [ Summary] |
| 8 April 1951 Round 18 | Basel | 5–1 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 22' (1:0) Stöcklin 51' (pen. 2:0)Hügi (I) 55' (3:0)Wenk 68' (4:0)Hügi (II) 83' (5:0) |
Summary | 88' (pen. 4:1) Schneiter |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M. Baumberger Lausanne |
| 22 April 1951 Round 19 | Lugano | 1–0 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Bernasconi 24' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 29 April 1951 Round 20 | Basel | 2–1 | Locarno | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stöcklin 28' (1:0) Weber 72' (2:0) |
Summary | 87' (2:1) Ferraris |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 5 May 1951 Round 21 | Basel | 2–3 | Cantonal Neuchatel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:15 | Fitze 76' (1:3) Stöcklin 77' (2:3) |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Gyger 63' (0:2) Guillaume 73' (0:3) Melia |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: von Gunten Bern |
| 20 May 1951 Round 22 | Grenchen | 0–1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Summary | 20' (0:1) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bertsche Neuhausen am Rheinfall |
| 27 May 1951 Round 23 | Basel | 1–4 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 57' (1:2) |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Maillard (II) 26' (0:3) Maillard (II) 71' (1:3) Friedländer 88' (1:4) Maillard (II) |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona |
| 30 May 1951 Round 17 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4–3 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Antenen 25' (1:2) Sobotka 32' (2:2)Sobotka 48' (3:2)Kernen 58' (4:2) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Bannwart 7' (0:2) Bader 76' (4:3) Stöcklin |
Attendance: 3,100 Referee: M. Baumberger Lausanne |
| 3 June 1951 Round 24 | Young Fellows Zürich | 6–2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:45 | Mauron 28' (1:0) Ballaman 33' (2:0)Fink 55' (3:1)Ballaman 60' (4:1)Mauron 67' (5:1)Siegenthaler 87' (6:2) |
Summary | 36' (2:1) Wenk 80' (5:2) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 10 June 1951 Round 25 | Basel | 6–2 | Chiasso | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bader 8' (1:0) Stöcklin 29' (2:1)Stöcklin 55' (3:1)Hügi (II) 57' (4:2)Stöcklin 80' (pen. 5:2)Bader 82' (6:2) |
Summary | 25' (1:1) Galli 56' (3:2) Riva 77′ Zanollo |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 17 June 1951 Round 26 | Bellinzona | 2–4 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
| Sartori 5' (1:0) Sartori 16' (2:1) |
Summary | 10' (pen. 1:1) Stöcklin 55' (2:2) Hügi (II) 69' (2:3) Hügi (II) 79' (2:4) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Schmidsberger Zürich |
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 34 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Chiasso | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 31 | |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 30 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 4 | Basel | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 28 | |
| 5 | Zürich | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Servette | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 27 | |
| 8 | Lugano | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 26 | |
| 9 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 25 | |
| 10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 23 | |
| 12 | Locarno | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 22 | Play-off winners, remain in Nationalliga A |
| 13 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 22 | Play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 16 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup edit
| 29 October 1950 Round 3 | FC Münchenstein | 0–6 | Basel | Sportplatz Heiligholz, Münchenstein |
| Summary | 15' (0:1) Stäuble 55' (0:2) Stäuble (0:3) Hügi (II) (0:4) Hügi (II) (0:5) Stäuble (0:6) Wenk |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Keller Seuzach |
| 3 December 1950 Round 4 | Biel-Bienne | 0–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Summary | 59' (0:1) Stöcklin |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - EHC Basel 14:5 (7:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1950/51". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1950/51". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "FC Münchenstein - FC Basel 0:6 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel - FC Locarno 1:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1950/51". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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
- The FCB team 1950–51 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1950–51 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation