Ferdinand Wesely

The left winger began his career at Rennweger SV in 1912 and in 1920 he switched to Rapid, Austria's leading football club at the time. He played 11 years with the club and won Austrian Championship in 1920–21, 1922–23, 1928–29 and 1929–30. He won the Austrian Cup in the season 1926–27 and the Mitropa Cup in 1930. In summer 1931 Wesely moved to Switzerland and joined St. Gallen. During his time in St. Gallen he coached the Lustenau gymnastics association. Wesely joined FC Basel's first team for their 1932–33 season under head coach Karl Kurz. The two knew each other well from Vienna and had played together in the Austria national team. Two further Austrians were also in the squad, Otto Haftl and Josef Chloupek. After playing in four test games Wesley played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the Landhof on 28 August 1932. He also scored his first goal in the same game. In fact he scored a hat-trick as Basel won 6–3 against Etoile Carouge. Wesley scored his next goal in the next match as Basel won 3–2 against La Chaux-de-Fonds. In the return game against LCdF Wesley scored a brace. Basel ended their group stage in second position and so had to play a play-off against the second placed team in the other group, this play-off was lost 4–3. Wesley played in all 14 league matches and in the play-off, scoring nine goals. In the 1932–33 Swiss Cup Basel advanced 4–2 against Concordia Basel, 3–0 against Blue Stars Zürich, 3–2 against AC Bellinzona, 4–2 against…

From 1922 Wesley played regularly in the national team under coach Hugo Meisl. In the team, he shone especially in games against arch-rivals Hungary, against whom he scored 8 of his total 17 international goals.

Rapid Vienna Austrian Champion: 1920–21, 1922–23, 1928–29, 1929–30 Austrian Cup: 1926–27 Mitropa Cup: 1930 Basel Swiss Cup: 1932-33