1927–28 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1927–28 From 8 July to 15 September 1927Karl JunkerFrom 15 SeptemberKarl 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 Karl Wüthrich (8) Karl Wüthrich (8) 3,500 on 9 October 1927vs Nordstern Baseland on 29 April 1928vs Old Boys Basel 1,500 on 22 January 1928vs Concordia Basel 2,700 1926–27 1928–29 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. Overview 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. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1927/28 Bilanz Saison=1927/28 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2020-11-16 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. https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=29381 FC Basel - Everton FC 0:2 (0:1) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 16 November 2020 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. James M. Ross English League Leading Goalscorers 1889–2007 https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 November 2020 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. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1927/28 Bilanz - Saison 1927/28 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2020-11-16 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. Peter Kungler Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit28.html Switzerland 1927/28 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2020-11-16 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. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=29399 FC Basel - FC Young Fellows Zürich 0:1 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2020-11-16 Servette won the cup, beating Grasshopper Club 5–1 in the final. Players Squad members SUI GK Ernst Christ SUI GK Arthur Fahr SUI GK Ernst Zorzotti SUI DF Armando Ardizzoia SUI DF Jakob Bürgin FRG DF Hermann Enderlin (II) SUI DF Peter Riesterer SUI MF Max Galler (II) SUI MF Georg Heimann SUI MF Otto Meier SUI MF Paul Schaub SUI FW Emil Arlt SUI FW Karl Bielser FRG FW Alfred Enderlin (I) SUI DF Fritz Gerster FRA FW Max Lehmann SUI DF Louis Matthey SUI FW Max Oswald SUI FW Hans Rau SUI FW Alfred Schlecht SUI FW Max Strasser SUI FW Hans Streng SUI DF Gustav Vogt SUI FW Karl Wüthrich SUI FW Franz Zeiser SUI FW ? Weber Players who left the squad SUI DF Alfred Heidig SUI DF Hermann Moll AUT DF Gustav Putzendopler (I) SUI MF Louis Blindenbacher SUI MF ? Flubacher SUI MF Ernst Kaltenbach AUT MF Karl Putzendopler (II) SUI MF Jacques Steiner SUI FW Fritz Bölle SUI FW François Comte SUI FW Paul Nebiker Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly matches Pre- and mid-season Pre-season 14 August 1927 15:00 Basel SUI 2–4 Summary SUI Young Fellows Zürich Enderlin (I) 3 1:0Enderlin (I) pen. 2:4 5 1:1 Muntwiler 15 1:2 Brendle 30 1:3 Ulrich 50 1:4 Ulrich Landhof, Basel 800 SUI Plütz Basel L Pre-season 21 August 1927 16:00 Lausanne-Sport SUI 3–5 Summary SUI Basel Syrvet 27 1:1Syrvet 62 2:3Fauguel 65 3:3 25 0:1 Arlt33 1:2 Arlt47 1:3 Enderlin (I)87 3:4 Enderlin (I)90 3:5 Enderlin (I) Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne SUI Demartines Lausanne W Pre-season 28 August 1927 15:00 Basel SUI 4–2 Summary SUI Black Stars Bielser pen. 1:1Enderlin (I) 2:1Strasser 25 3:1Streng 4:2 5 0:1 Bechtel 3:2 Ehrismann Landhof, Basel 800 SUI G. Rupprecht Basel W Mid-season 21 November 1927 SC Schweizerischer Bankverein BS SUI 0–6 Summary SUI Basel Basel W Winter break Winter break 15 January 1928 Mulhouse FRA 4–3 Summary SUI Basel Bilger 1:1Arny 2:3Zolg 3:3Steiner 4:3 0:1 Bielser1:2 Wüthrichpen. 1:3 Stade de Bourtzwiller Mulhouse 1,000 FRA Munsch L Winter break 29 January 1928 700 Chiasso SUI 4–0 Summary SUI Basel Grassi 46 1:02:03:04:0 Chiasso L Mid-season 25 March 1928 Zürich SUI 0–1 Summary SUI Basel Enderlin (I) Letzigrund, Zürich 2,000 SUI W Mid-season 15 April 1928 Luzern SUI 5–0 Summary SUI Basel 2x Zimmermann (I)1x Waldis1x Sormani1x o.g. Luzern L End of season 12 May 1928 17:00 Basel SUI 0–2 Summary ENG Everton 18 0:1 Dean60 0:2 Dean Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI Felix Herren Basel L End of season 17 May 1928 15:00 Basel SUI 0–2 Summary FRA Mulhouse 35 0:1 Kaufmann48 0:2 Lieb Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Hans Wüthrich Bern L Serie A 1927–28 Swiss Serie A Central Group results Round 1 4 September 1927 FC Bern 3–2 Summary Basel Ramseyer 8 1:0Brand 2:0Brand 3:2 2:1 Arlt2:2 Schlecht Neufeld, Bern 1,800 SUI Nagel St. Gallen L Round 2 25 September 1927 Solothurn 1–3 Summary Basel Dreyer 5 1:0 18 1:1 Schlecht1:2 Schlecht75 1:3 Enderlin (I) Sportplatz Steinbrugg, Solothurn 500 SUI Voisard Biel/Bienne W Round 3 9 October 1927 15:00 Basel 1–0 Summary Nordstern Basel Schlecht 27 1:0 Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Müller Winterthur W Round 4 16 October 1927 Aarau 2–0 Summary Basel Roomberg 30 1:0Imhof (II) 47 2:0 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 1,500 SUI Edm. Dizerens Lausanne L Round 5 30 October 1927 15:00 Basel 0–5 Summary Young Boys 10 0:1 Nyffeler35 0:2 Gründer65 0:385 0:4 Minder88 0:5 Dasen Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Voisard Biel/Bienne L Round 6 20 November 1927 14:30 Old Boys 2–3 Summary Basel Bossi 12 1:0 Bossi 62 2:2 57 1:1 Arlt60 1:2 Wüthrich65 2:3 Enderlin (I) Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 1,500 SUI Demartines Lausanne W Round 7 27 November 1927 13:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Grenchen Wüthrich 52 1:0Wüthrich 2:1 1:1 Dubois Landhof, Basel SUI Spengler Olten W Round 8 4 December 1927 14:30 Nordstern Basel 0–1 Summary Basel 47 0:1 Rau Stadion Rankhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Edm. Dizerens Lausanne W Round 9 11 December 1927 Young Boys 0–0 Summary Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 3,000 SUI Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds D Round 10 18 December 1927 14:30 Concordia Basel 0–1 Summary Basel 52 pen. 0:1 Enderlin (I) Landhof, Basel SUI Demartines Lausanne W Round 11 22 January 1928 14:3. Basel 2–1 Summary Concordia Basel Wüthrich 1 1:0Enderlin (I) 51 2:0 61 2:1 Kielmeyer Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Edm. Dizerens Lausanne W Round 12 12 February 1928 14:30 Basel 1–2 Summary FC Bern Wüthrich 41 1:1 19 o.g. 0:187 1:2 Brand Landhof, Basel 1,900 SUI Voisard Biel/Bienne L Round 13 19 February 1928 15:00 Basel 4–0 Summary Solothurn Wüthrich 25 1:0Enderlin (I) 70 2:0Oswald 3:0Wüthrich 80 4:0 Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Mercet Locarno W Round 14 4 March 1928 15:00 Basel 3–1 Summary Aarau Wüthrich 19 1:0Oswald 23 2:0Oswald 64 3:0 75 3:1 Lüthy Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Voisard Biel/Bienne W Round 15 1 April 1928 Grenchen 3–2 Summary Basel Schüpbach (II) 1:1Schüpbach (II) 2:2Schüpbach (II) 87 3:2 15 o.g. 0:11:2 Enderlin (I) Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 600 SUI Brüschweiler Zürich L Round 16 29 April 1928 13:45 Basel 2–0 Summary Old Boys Bielser 39 1:0Enderlin (I) 43 2:0 Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Allemann Biel/Bienne W Central Group table main WDL Central 5 Q 2 NOR Nordstern Basel YB Young Boys BAS Basel AAR Aarau BER FC Bern GRE Grenchen CON Concordia Basel OBB Old Boys SOL Solothurn 10 3 3 40 11 9 4 3 34 10 10 1 5 27 21 8 4 4 27 19 7 3 6 32 22 5 3 8 20 33 5 1 10 26 38 4 2 10 15 40 2 3 11 16 43 green1 Group winners / Advance to finals A red1 Relegation play-off R complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round of 64 2 October 1927 15:15 Basel 0–1 Summary Young Fellows Zürich 60 0:1 Winkler Landhof, Basel SUI Edm. Dizerens Lausanne L See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. 978-3-7245-2027-6 Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. 978-3-7245-2305-5 FCB team 1927–28 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1927-28 at RSSSF External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel