1950–51 BSC Young Boys season

The 1950–51 season was the 51st season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf or at Stadion Neufeld, both in Bern.

BSC Young Boys

1950–51 season
Chairman	Felix Neuenschwander
Manager	Eric Jones Albert Sing
Stadium	Stadion Wankdorf
Nationalliga A	7th
Swiss Cup	Round of 16
Biggest win	Young Boys 9–0 FC Bodio
Biggest defeat	Chiasso 5–0 Young Boys

Players

The following is the list of the Young Boys first team squad during their 1950–51 season. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the 1950–51 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.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SUI	Gianfranco de Taddeo (from La Chaux-de-Fonds)
—	GK	SUI	Walter Eich
—	DF	SUI	Charles Casali
—	DF	SUI	Louis Casali
—	DF	SUI	Hans Flühmann
—	DF	SUI	Marcel Flückiger
—	DF	SUI	Otto Häuptli (from Aarau)
—	MF	SUI	Heinz Bigler (from Thun)
—	MF	SUI	Willy Hochstrasser

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF/FW	SUI	Albert Stoll
—	MF	SUI	Robert Weil
—	MF	SUI	Werner Zehnder
—	FW	SUI	Walter Beerli
—	FW	SUI	Hans Grütter
—	FW	ENG	Eric Jones (player-coach)
—	FW	SUI	Hans Thommen
—			Michel Peney
—			Ernst Giacometti

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Zürich v Young Boys

19 August 1950 Friendly	Zürich	0–0	Young Boys	Zürich
				Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,000 Referee: G. Kohli

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Nationalliga A	3 September 1950	17 June 1951	Matchday 1	12th	26	11	5	10	53	55	−2	042.31
Swiss Cup	29 October 1950	7 January 1951	3th principal round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	12	5	+7	066.67
Total					29	13	5	11	65	60	+5	044.83

Source: Competitions

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1950–51 Nationalliga A

League table

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

Source: rsssf.com

Matches

Young Boys v Locarno

3 September 1950 Round 1	Young Boys	2–2	Locarno	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Paul Raymond Wyssling

Basel v Young Boys

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

Young Boys v Grenchen

24 September 1950 Round 3	Young Boys	2–1	Grenchen	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Emilio Guidi

Lausanne-Sport v Young Boys

1 October 1950 Round 4	Lausanne-Sport	1–2	Young Boys	Lausanne
				Stadium: Stade de la Pontaise Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hans Vogt

Young Boys v Young Fellows Zürich

8 October 1950 Round 5	Young Boys	4–5	Young Fellows Zürich	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Maurice Tasca

Chiasso v Young Boys

22 October 1950 Round 6	Chiasso	5–0	Young Boys	Chiasso
				Stadium: Campo di via Brodega Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roger Rapin

Young Boys v Bellinzona

5 November 1950 Round 7	Young Boys	1–0	Bellinzona	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Louis Tschopp

Biel-Bienne v Young Boys

19 November 1950 Round 8	Biel-Bienne	0–2	Young Boys	Biel/Bienne
				Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Jean Lutz

Young Boys v Cantonal Neuchâtel

26 November 1950 Round 9	Young Boys	7–2	Cantonal Neuchâtel	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Julien Stoudmann

Young Boys v Servette

10 December 1950 Round 10	Young Boys	3–0	Servette	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 11,000 Referee: René Baumberger

La Chaux-de-Fonds v Young Boys

17 December 1950 Round 11	La Chaux-de-Fonds	1–1	Young Boys	La Chaux-de-Fonds
				Stadium: Stade de la Charrière Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Leopold Schmidsberger

Young Boys v Zürich

24 December 1950 Round 12	Young Boys	1–3	Zürich	Bern
	Beerli 25'		Walter Schneiter 75' Gottfried Kohler 82', 85'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Roger Rapin

Lugano v Young Boys

31 December 1950 Round 13	Lugano	1–0	Young Boys	Lugano
	Adriano Kauer 26'			Stadium: Campo Marzio Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Louis Tschopp

Young Boys v Basel

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

Young Boys v Lausanne-Sport

1 April 1951 Round 17	Young Boys	0–2	Lausanne-Sport	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Emilio Guidi

Young Fellows Zürich v Young Boys

8 April 1951 Round 18	Young Fellows Zürich	2–3	Young Boys	Zürich
				Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger

Young Boys v Chiasso

22 April 1951 Round 19	Young Boys	3–3	Chiasso	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 9,000 Referee: René Baumberger

Grenchen v Young Boys

3 May 1951 Round 16	Grenchen	0–4	Young Boys	Grenchen
				Stadium: Stadion Brühl Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Willy Rufli

Young Boys v Biel-Bienne

6 May 1951 Round 21	Young Boys	2–2	Biel-Bienne	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Armand Merlotti

Locarno v Young Boys

13 May 1951 Round 14	Locarno	0–3	Young Boys	Locarno
				Stadium: Stadio del Lido Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Louis Tschopp

Cantonal Neuchâtel v Young Boys

20 May 1951 Round 22	Cantonal Neuchâtel	0–0	Young Boys	Neuchâtel
				Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Paul Raymond Wyssling

Bellinzona v Young Boys

24 May 1951 Round 20	Bellinzona	3–0	Young Boys	Bellinzona
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Bellinzona Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Maurice Tasca

Servette v Young Boys

27 May 1951 Round 23	Servette	2–1	Young Boys	Geneva
				Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roger Rapin

Young Boys v La Chaux-de-Fonds

3 June 1951 Round 24	Young Boys	4–3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Edmund Bertsche

Zürich v Young Boys

10 June 1951 Round 25	Zürich	5–2	Young Boys	Zürich
				Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Roger Rapin

Young Boys v Lugano

17 June 1951 Round 26	Young Boys	2–1	Lugano	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Maurice Tasca

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1950–51 Swiss Cup

FC Solothurn v Young Boys

29 October 1950 3th principal round	FC Solothurn	1–2	Young Boys	Solothurn
				Stadium: Stadion FC Solothurn

Young Boys v FC Bodio

3 December 1950 Round of 32	Young Boys	9–0	FC Bodio	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Lausanne-Sport v Young Boys

7 January 1951 Round of 16	Lausanne-Sport	4–1	Young Boys	Lausanne
				Stadium: Stade de la Pontaise