15.3.14

Elf Freunde müsst ihr sein, wenn ihr Siege wollt erringen...




The textbook of coaching that was the cornerstone of the development of football-thought in pre war Germany was Fußball. Theorie, Technik, Taktik by Richard Girulatis.
The book was the source of Sepp Herbergers oft quoted dictum Elf Freunde müsst ihr sein, wenn ihr Siege wollt erringen...(you must be 11 friends to win your victories)*

In the 1920s two dominant rival forces from the south arose in German football- 1. FC Nürnberg and SpVgg.Fürth. Rivalry between the two clubs (the cities are just 8 km apart) was intense. There is a story of a player who had to leave SpVgg after he married a Nuremberg girl. 



Deutsche Meisterschaft
Süddeutsche Meisterschaft
Kreisliga Bayern

1920
1. FCN
1. FCN
1. FCN
1921
1. FCN
1. FCN
1. FCN
1922


SpVgg
Bezirksliga Bayern
1923

SpVgg
SpVgg
1924
1. FCN
1. FCN

1. FCN
1925
1. FCN

1. FCN
1926
SpVgg


1927
1. FCN
1. FCN
1. FCN
1928


SpVgg
1929
SpVgg
1. FCN
1. FCN

The strength of the neighbours gave rise to a situation whereby a German team selected to face the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 21.04.1924 was made up entirely of Nürnberg and Fürth players.
Elf Freunde? No way!
The 2 rival factions that made up the national team traveled to Amsterdam in separate railway carriages, eating and sleeping as 2 distinct parties. 
On the field things were no better. When  Karl Auer got Germany's goal in the 14th minute the 1. FC players did not celebrate or congratulate him.



GK
Heiner Stuhlfauth
1. FC Nürnberg
RB
Josef Müller
SpVgg.Fürth
LB
Anton Kugler
1. FC Nürnberg
RH
Hans Hagen
SpVgg.Fürth
CH
Hans Kalb
1. FC Nürnberg
LH
Hans Schmidt
1. FC Nürnberg
OR
Karl Auer
SpVgg.Fürth
IR
Andreas Franz
SpVgg.Fürth
CF
Lony Seiderer
SpVgg.Fürth
IL
Heinrich Träg
1. FC Nürnberg
OL
Willy Ascherl
SpVgg.Fürth




* Claims that the statement appeared on the original Viktoria trophy appear to be inaccurate.