History of FC Basel (1918–1939)
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Former captain [[Otto Kuhn]] became Basel's chairman in 1929. Basel started hot, winning their first five fixtures. Though their momentum slowed somewhat, winning five of the last eleven games, Basel broke through to win the group, two points ahead of runners-up [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]. However, Basel were uncompetitive in the final group, losing three of their four matches and finishing last. The team progressed further in the cup in this season, but eventually fell in the third round to [[FC Locarno]]. |
Former captain [[Otto Kuhn]] became Basel's chairman in 1929. Basel started hot, winning their first five fixtures. Though their momentum slowed somewhat, winning five of the last eleven games, Basel broke through to win the group, two points ahead of runners-up [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]. However, Basel were uncompetitive in the final group, losing three of their four matches and finishing last. The team progressed further in the cup in this season, but eventually fell in the third round to [[FC Locarno]]. |
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Kertész departed for [[Hamburger SV]] in 1930, with former Basel captain Gustav Putzendopler replacing him. Again, Basel began the season strongly but slowed over time. They eventually finished second and were required to participate in a play-off match against Nordstern to see who would join group champions Young Boys in the final group. Though they won the play-off, the Central teams were again uncompetitive in the final group, with Basel finishing 5th and Young Boys last. In the cup, Basel again lost to Locarno. [[Leopold Kielholz]] was the team's top scorer with 19 goals.{{cite web | first=Erik | last=Garin | title=Switzerland 1930/31 | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html | publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date=2019-11-16}} |
Kertész departed for [[Hamburger SV]] in 1930, with former Basel captain Gustav Putzendopler replacing him. Again, Basel began the season strongly but slowed over time. They eventually finished second and were required to participate in a play-off match against Nordstern to see who would join group champions Young Boys in the final group. Though they won the play-off, the Central teams were again uncompetitive in the final group, with Basel finishing 5th and Young Boys last. In the cup, Basel again lost to Locarno. [[Leopold Kielholz]] was the team's top scorer with 19 goals.{{cite web | first=Erik | last=Garin | title=Switzerland 1930/31 | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html | publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date=2019-11-16}}{{cite web | last=Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | url=https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=28455 | title=FC Basel - FC Locarno 4:5 n.V. (2:2, 2:1) | publisher=Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date=2018-11-16}} |
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===Thirty-ninth season === |
===Thirty-ninth season === |
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