1952–53 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1952–53 SK Rapid Wien season was the 55th season in club history.

Rapid Wien

1952-53 season
Coaches	Hans Pesser, Josef Uridil
Stadium	Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria
Staatsliga A	3rd
Top goalscorer	Robert Dienst (29)
Average home league attendance	20,000

Squad

Squad statistics

Nat.	Name	Age	League
			Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	Josef Musil	31	3
	Dieter Pflug	18	5
	Walter Zeman	25	18
Defenders
	Ernst Happel	26	24	2
	Max Merkel	33	25
Midfielders
	Leopold Gernhardt	32	15	3
	Karl Giesser	23	13	1
	Franz Golobic	30	26
	Robert Kaffka	22	12
	Erich Müller	24	5
Forwards
	Josef Bertalan	17	3
	Robert Dienst	24	25	29
	Leopold Eineder	19	3
	Gerhard Hanappi	23	26	14
	Alfred Körner	26	16	7
	Robert Körner	27	12	1
	Bruno Mehsarosch	18	1	1
	Erich Probst	24	23	20
	Johann Riegler	22	26	14
	Alfred Vuga	17	5	2

[1]

Fixtures and results

[2]   Win   Draw   Loss

League

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
1	24.08.1952	H	Grazer SC	6-2	12,000	Vuga  6', Riegler  30', Dienst  52'  64', Happel  64' (pen.), Probst E.  67'
2	31.08.1952	A	SAK 1914	4-3	6,000	Gernhardt  9', Körner A.  18', Dienst  61'  68'
3	06.09.1952	H	VfB Mödling	3-2	18,000	Riegler , Gernhardt
4	14.09.1952	A	GAK	1-1	8,000	Happel  87'
5	27.09.1952	H	LASK	9-0	15,000	Probst E.  8'  44'  60', Dienst  23'  50'  80'  88', Körner A.  52', Vuga  61'
6	05.10.1952	A	Vienna	4-2	40,000	Gernhardt  8', Körner A.  28' (pen.), Probst E.  68'  87'
7	12.10.1952	H	FC Wien	3-1	17,000	Riegler  2'  22'  56'
8	26.10.1952	A	Austria Wien	1-2	24,000	Probst E.  62'
9	02.11.1952	H	Admira	2-1	20,000	Riegler  47', Probst E.  58'
10	09.11.1952	H	Sturm Graz	2-0	7,000	Dienst  50', Probst E.  61'
11	16.11.1952	A	FAC	4-1	22,000	Dienst  42', Hanappi  46', Riegler  53', Probst E.  83'
12	30.11.1952	H	Wacker Wien	3-2	30,000	Probst E. , Dienst
13	07.12.1952	A	Simmering	0-2	6,000
14	01.03.1953	A	Grazer SC	0-1	8,000
15	08.03.1953	H	SAK 1914	5-3	3,500	Dienst  7', Hanappi  11', Riegler  21'  39', Probst E.  71'
16	15.03.1953	A	VfB Mödling	5-2	4,000	Hanappi  6', Giesser  8', Dienst  42'  54', Riegler  75'
17	28.03.1953	H	GAK	5-1	7,000	Riegler , Hanappi , Dienst
18	12.04.1953	A	LASK	3-0	17,000	Riegler  26', Hanappi  43'  50'
19	19.04.1953	H	Vienna	2-4	45,000	Körner A. , Hanappi
20	03.05.1953	A	FC Wien	5-1	15,000	Mehsarosch  30', Dienst  47'  77'  80', Hanappi  58'
21	10.05.1953	H	Austria Wien	4-1	35,000	Probst E.  48'  66', Hanappi  50', Dienst  77'
22	17.05.1953	A	Admira	1-3	25,000	Probst E.  75'
23	31.05.1953	A	Sturm Graz	3-3	8,000	Probst E. , Dienst
24	07.06.1953	H	FAC	12-4	45,000	Dienst  4'  6'  24'  40', Probst E.  14'  69', Hanappi  44'  53'  75', Körner R.  55', Körner A.  56'  57'
25	14.06.1953	A	Wacker Wien	3-3	25,000	Dienst  46'  58', Probst E.  55'
26	21.06.1953	H	Simmering	4-3	6,000	Körner A. , Hanappi , Dienst  (pen.)

References

1. "Saison 1952/53". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. "Spiele 1952/53". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 25 July 2016.