1951–52 BSC Young Boys season

BSC Young Boys
1951–52 season
Chairman	Felix Neuenschwander
Player-coach	Albert Sing
Stadium	Stadion Wankdorf
Nationalliga A	7th
Swiss Cup	Quarter-finals
	← 1950–51 1952–53 →

The 1951–52 season was the 52n season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.

Players

The following is the list of the Young Boys first team squad during their 1951–52 season. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the 1951–52 Nationalliga A season started on 26 August 1951 but subsequently left the club after that date.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SUI	Gianfranco de Taddeo
—	GK	SUI	Walter Eich
—	DF	SUI	Hans Flühmann
—	DF	SUI	Otto Häuptli
—	DF	SUI	Peter Rösch
—	DF	SUI	Willi Steffen
—	DF	SUI	Louis Casali
—	DF	SUI	Charles Casali
—	DF	SUI	Marcel Flückiger


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Werner Zehnder
—	MF	GER	Albert Sing (Player-coach)
—	MF	SUI	Gottlieb Stäuble (from Basel)
—	MF	SUI	Heinz Bigler
—	FW	SUI	Hans Grütter
—	FW	SUI	Eugen Meier
—	FW	GER	Erich Haag
—	FW	SUI	Albert Stoll

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Nationalliga A	26 August 1951	8 June 1952	Matchday 1	7th	26	10	7	9	61	52	+9	038.46
Swiss Cup	4 November 1951	17 February 1952	3th principal round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6	075.00
Total					30	13	7	10	73	58	+15	043.33

Source: Competitions

Nationalliga A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	11	8	7	62	45	+17	30
6	Servette	26	11	6	9	57	45	+12	28
7	Young Boys	26	10	7	9	61	52	+9	27
8	Lausanne-Sport	26	8	9	9	39	43	−4	25
9	Bellinzona	26	8	6	12	43	55	−12	22

Source: RSSSF

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Fribourg	26	14	8	4	57	34	+23	36	NLB champions and promoted to 1952–53 Nationalliga A

2	FC Grenchen	26	16	3	7	78	40	+38	35	Play-off for promotion
3	SC Zug	26	14	7	5	52	34	+18	35	Play-off for promotion

4	FC Cantonal Neuchâtel	26	15	4	7	72	33	+39	34
5	ES FC Malley	26	14	2	10	54	49	+5	30
6	Urania Genève Sport	26	10	6	10	46	46	0	26
7	Luzern	26	10	5	11	49	52	−3	25
8	FC Winterthur	26	8	8	10	53	59	−6	24
9	FC St. Gallen	26	8	7	11	65	51	+14	23
10	FC Aarau	26	7	8	11	39	62	−23	22
11	FC Schaffhausen	26	7	7	12	31	56	−25	21
12	FC Étoile-Sporting	26	7	6	13	30	45	−15	20

13	FC Mendrisio	26	6	5	15	38	75	−37	17	Relegated to 1952–53 1. Liga
14	FC Nordstern Basel	26	6	4	16	35	63	−28	16	Relegated to 1952–53 1. Liga

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Matches

26 August 1951 Round 1	Locarno	1–1	Young Boys	Locarno
				Stadium: Stadio del Lido Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Maurice Tasca

2 September 1951 Round 2	Young Boys	2–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Jean Lutz

9 September 1951 Round 3	Zürich	1–0	Young Boys	Zürich
				Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Willy Rufli Bremgarten

23 September 1951 Round 4	Young Boys	3–1	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,500 Referee: René Baumberger

30 September 1951 Round 5	Servette	1–2	Young Boys	Geneva
				Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Paul Raymond Wyssling

7 October 1951 Round 6	Young Fellows Zürich	1–6	Young Boys	Zürich
				Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Emilio Guidi

21 October 1951 Round 7	Young Boys	3–3	Chiasso	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roger Rapin

28 October 1951 Round 8	Bellinzona	3–0	Young Boys	Bellinzona
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Bellinzona Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Willy Rufli Bremgarten

11 November 1951 Round 9	Young Boys	4–3	Biel-Bienne	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,500 Referee: René Baumberger

18 November 1951 Round 10	Basel	3–0	Young Boys	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Hügi (II) 2' (1:0) Hügi (II) 57' (2:0) Bannwart 74' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger Grenchen

2 December 1951 Round 11	Young Boys	2–1	Lausanne-Sport	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Louis Tschopp

9 December 1951 Round 12	Young Boys	3–4	FC Bern	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Willy Rufli Bremgarten

16 December 1951 Round 13	Young Boys	1–1	Lugano	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Josef Gulde

24 February 1952 Round 14	Young Boys	8–2	Locarno	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Maurice Tasca

2 March 1952 Round 15	Grasshopper Club Zürich	4–1	Young Boys	Zürich
				Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Willy Rufli Bremgarten

9 March 1952 Round 16	Young Boys	2–0	Zürich	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Julien Stoudmann

30 March 1952 Round 18	Young Boys	1–2	Servette	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Armand Merlotti

6 April 1952 Round 19	Young Boys	2–2	Young Fellows Zürich	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,500 Referee: René Baumberger

20 April 1952 Round 20	Chiasso	1–0	Young Boys	Chiasso
				Stadium: Campo di via Brodega Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Maurice Tasca

27 April 1952 Round 21	Young Boys	2–1	Bellinzona	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Adrien Mouche

4 May 1952 Round 22	Biel-Bienne	4–2	Young Boys	Biel/Bienne
				Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roger Rapin

11 May 1952 Round 23	Young Boys	4–3	Basel	Neufeld, Bern
15:00	Sing 6' (1:0) Häuptli 14' (2:0) Zaugg 24' (3:0) Meier 52' (4:0)	Summary	54' (4:1) Thalmann 60' (pen. 4:2) Bader 64' (4:3) Suter	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Louis Tschopp Delémont

18 May 1952 Round 24	Lausanne-Sport	2–1	Young Boys	Lausanne
				Stadium: Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fritz Buchmüller

22 May 1952 Round 17	La Chaux-de-Fonds	1–1	Young Boys	La Chaux-de-Fonds
				Stadium: Stade de la Charrière Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Edmund Bertsche

25 May 1952 Round 25	FC Bern	1–6	Young Boys	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Paul Raymond Wyssling

8 June 1952 Round 26	Lugano	4–4	Young Boys	Lugano
				Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Josef Gulde

Swiss Cup

4 November 1951 3th principal round

SC Derendingen

0–3

Young Boys

23 December 1951 Round of 32

SR Delémont

1–3

Young Boys

6 January 1952 Round of 16	Young Boys	4–1	Lausanne-Sport	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

17 February 1952 Quarter-finals

CS International GE

4–2

Young Boys

References

^ "Switzerland 1951/52". RSSSF.
^ Reichmuth, Daniel (2024). "Servette 1951/52" (PDF) (in French). super-servette-ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ (red) BSC Young Boys AG (2024). "YB Saison 1951/52" [YB season 1951/52] (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys AG. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1951/52 FCA Rangliste" [Swiss Championship 1951/52 FCA Ranking] (in Swiss High German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Switzerland 1951/52". RSSSF.

[super-servette-Servette-1951/52-2] Reichmuth, Daniel (2024). "Servette 1951/52" (PDF) (in French). super-servette-ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[BSC_Young_Boys_AG-1951/52-3] (red) BSC Young Boys AG (2024). "YB Saison 1951/52" [YB season 1951/52] (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys AG. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-Rangliste-1951/52-4] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1951/52 FCA Rangliste" [Swiss Championship 1951/52 FCA Ranking] (in Swiss High German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-5] Cite error: The named reference Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).