A flyer advertising Manchester United's visit to Budapest in 1908.
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28.4.16
2.4.16
Spezi
Spezi represented Hungary 15 times, scoring 17 goals.
He had 2 remarkable seasons with MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club).
1917-18: 22 matches 46 goals.
1918-19: 19 matches 41 goals.
A feat made even more extraordinary when you consider that he had Imre Schlosser (the most prolific scorer in the history of Hungarian football ) alongside him.
In the 1914-19 period he played 89 league games for MTK, scoring 154 goals!
He went on to enjoy a lengthy career as a manager in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Italy.
15.9.15
Fallen Idols
In the early part of the 20th century the footballing public in what was then the Austo-Hungarian Monarchy held British football in reverential regard.
Willy Meisl wrote of the influence of the touring teams of the 1900s , tours which his visionary brother Hugo was instrumental in arranging.
Any British team would be enthusiastically greeted, and many ex pros from the British Isles secured coaching positions in central Europe.
The events of the summer of 1929 showed to what extent that idealised view had soured.
Newcastle United had finished 10th in Division 1, Huddersfield Town 16th.
As reported in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer (03.06.29) Huddersfield Town returned from their tour complaining of bad refereeing and hard grounds. The argument was that it was impossible to play with any style against the kick and rush tactics that the continental teams had employed. A club spokesman complained that having lost the opening game of the tour Town were asked to accept reduced fees for the subsequent games (they refused).
Turner (Huddersfield Town) punches in the match with Ferencváros
Whereas Huddersfield Town returned to England with something of a sour taste in their mouths, Newcastle United found themselves embroiled in an international controversy which the Football Association took 4 months to resolve.
In terms of results the tour got off to a positive start- a 1-0 win over Ambrosiana in Milan. It was, however, an inauspicious curtain raiser. Newcastle complained that the ball was much smaller than the standard size and there was some refereeing controversy -Tommy Lang was dismissed after being bitten by an opponent. The players were harassed by a stone throwing crowd as they left the pitch, and these assaults continued on the team bus and even at the airport.
Following a defeat against WAC the Neues Weiner Journal wrote: 10,000 people were deceived of their money. We need no more games with English teams. That is the net result of the game with Newcastle and of most displays given by English teams in Vienna since the war.
In Bratislava Newcastle suffered the indignity of an 8-1 thrashing at the hands of a Slovakian select team, but it was in Budapest that things really got bad. Newcastle faced MTK (reported elsewhere as being a Hungary Select XI). Following the game, which United, reduced to 9 men, were beaten 4-1, the Hungarian press levelled a number of allegations at the tourists. The Newcastle players, they wrote, didn't exert themselves, and adopted rough tactics. It was even claimed that some of the players were drunk during the match. The Hungarian FA withheld Newcastle's share of the gate money (£165) - they sent it to the Football Association, requesting an investigation into the conduct of the Newcastle players The club strenuously denied the allegations. They countered that the refereeing had been extraordinarily bad- at Budapest the referee had operated from the touchline, a fact that did not prevent him from playing a goal-making pass to a Hungarian forward!
Newcastle also put the matter into the hands of the Football Association. Meanwhile, according to The Yorkshire Evening Post (04.06.29) the Hungarian press were circulating reports calculated to undermine British prestige. These included the opinion that English players on tour:...travel about pompously, earn high rewards for their play,and behave as if they were missionaries from the home of football culture who were condescending to honour inferior Colonials with their visit.
The controversy became an issue of discussion by the Hungarian FA and the Football Association. A representative of the Hungarian governing body attended an enquiry held in October 1929.
The FA concluded that the Hungarians had been justified in trying to cancel the contract on the basis of substandard performances by United, but that the match having being played, they could not withhold the money.The FA were also satisfied that the refereeing had been substandard.
The FA did not comment on the dismissal of Gallacher and Maitland . The referee, Gabriel Boronkay, wrote in his report to the Hungarian FA:
* some sources have Hungary XI- but contemporary press reports refer to 'The Hungaria Club' ie. MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club)
Willy Meisl wrote of the influence of the touring teams of the 1900s , tours which his visionary brother Hugo was instrumental in arranging.
Any British team would be enthusiastically greeted, and many ex pros from the British Isles secured coaching positions in central Europe.
The events of the summer of 1929 showed to what extent that idealised view had soured.
Newcastle United had finished 10th in Division 1, Huddersfield Town 16th.
As reported in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer (03.06.29) Huddersfield Town returned from their tour complaining of bad refereeing and hard grounds. The argument was that it was impossible to play with any style against the kick and rush tactics that the continental teams had employed. A club spokesman complained that having lost the opening game of the tour Town were asked to accept reduced fees for the subsequent games (they refused).
Turner (Huddersfield Town) punches in the match with Ferencváros
Whereas Huddersfield Town returned to England with something of a sour taste in their mouths, Newcastle United found themselves embroiled in an international controversy which the Football Association took 4 months to resolve.
In terms of results the tour got off to a positive start- a 1-0 win over Ambrosiana in Milan. It was, however, an inauspicious curtain raiser. Newcastle complained that the ball was much smaller than the standard size and there was some refereeing controversy -Tommy Lang was dismissed after being bitten by an opponent. The players were harassed by a stone throwing crowd as they left the pitch, and these assaults continued on the team bus and even at the airport.
Following a defeat against WAC the Neues Weiner Journal wrote: 10,000 people were deceived of their money. We need no more games with English teams. That is the net result of the game with Newcastle and of most displays given by English teams in Vienna since the war.
In Bratislava Newcastle suffered the indignity of an 8-1 thrashing at the hands of a Slovakian select team, but it was in Budapest that things really got bad. Newcastle faced MTK (reported elsewhere as being a Hungary Select XI). Following the game, which United, reduced to 9 men, were beaten 4-1, the Hungarian press levelled a number of allegations at the tourists. The Newcastle players, they wrote, didn't exert themselves, and adopted rough tactics. It was even claimed that some of the players were drunk during the match. The Hungarian FA withheld Newcastle's share of the gate money (£165) - they sent it to the Football Association, requesting an investigation into the conduct of the Newcastle players The club strenuously denied the allegations. They countered that the refereeing had been extraordinarily bad- at Budapest the referee had operated from the touchline, a fact that did not prevent him from playing a goal-making pass to a Hungarian forward!
Newcastle also put the matter into the hands of the Football Association. Meanwhile, according to The Yorkshire Evening Post (04.06.29) the Hungarian press were circulating reports calculated to undermine British prestige. These included the opinion that English players on tour:...travel about pompously, earn high rewards for their play,and behave as if they were missionaries from the home of football culture who were condescending to honour inferior Colonials with their visit.
The controversy became an issue of discussion by the Hungarian FA and the Football Association. A representative of the Hungarian governing body attended an enquiry held in October 1929.
The FA concluded that the Hungarians had been justified in trying to cancel the contract on the basis of substandard performances by United, but that the match having being played, they could not withhold the money.The FA were also satisfied that the refereeing had been substandard.
Gallacher
In the 26th minute of the second half-time, I was compelled to send off the field the English (sic) player named Maitland, on account of his having boxed his adversary (Hirzer). In the 28th minute I had to give marching orders to the English (sic) player Gallacher because of his rough foul against Borsanyi. I beg to remark that in this moment I was standing quite close to the player and I am convinced that he was tipsy, and as I heard, he drunk much cognac between the two half-times.
Hugh Gallacher offered this explanation:
It was a boiling hot day so we rinsed our mouths out with a drop of scotch and water.
15.05.29
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SC Admira
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3
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0
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Huddersfield Town
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Vienna
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19.05.29
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MTK
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4
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2
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Huddersfield Town
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Budapest
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20.05.29
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Ferencváros
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1
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1
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Huddersfield Town
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Budapest
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??.05.29
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Sparta Prague
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3
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2
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Huddersfield Town
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Prague
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26.05.29
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Leipzig Select
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5
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3
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Huddersfield Town
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Leipzig
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19.05.29
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Ambrosiana
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0
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1
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Newcastle United
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Milan
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23.05.29
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WAC
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2
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0
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Newcastle United
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Vienna
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26.05.29
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Slovakia Select
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8
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1
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Newcastle United
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Bratislava
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28.05.29
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Slavia Prague
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1
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1
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Newcastle United
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Prague
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30.05.29
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MTK*
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4
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1
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Newcastle United
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Budapest
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13.7.13
Slózi
Imre Schlosser-Lakatos, known as Imre Schlosser or Slózi, was one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of the game.
His 59 goals for Hungary (he played 68 internationals between 1906 and 1927) has only been bettered by Puskas and Koscis. He made his Hungary debut aged 16, having been in the Ferencváros side as a 15 year old.
Slózi is still the highest scorer in the history of domestic football, and the 6th most prolific goalscorer ever.
In 303 games in the Hungarian league he scored 411 goals, an average of 1.33 goals per game.
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apps
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goals
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1905-16
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Ferencváros
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155
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258
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1916-22
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MTK
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125
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141
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apps
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goals
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1925-26
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Wiener Sport Club
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17
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6
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1926-27
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Ferencváros
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14
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11
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1927-28
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Budapesti VSC
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9
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1
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320
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417
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He won 13 Hungarian league championships: 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921,1922, 1927.
7 times top scorer in Hungarian league football: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1917.
European top goal-scorer 4 years in a row: 1910-11 (42 goals), 1911-12 (40 goals), 1912-13 (42 goals), 1913-14 (36 goals).
20.5.13
Dori Kürschner
MTK won the Hungarian League in 1904 and 1907–08, and the cup 3 seasons in a row (1910-12).
A left half or centre half, Kürschner made his international debut for Hungary in 1907. He won 5 caps over the next 4 years, never being a regular . Kürschner commenced his coaching career in 1918 with MTK.
1918 MTK (Hungary)
Kürschner replaced Hogan as coach at MTK, who were Hungarian champions that season.
1919-21 Stuttgart Kickers (Germany)
During Kürschner's tenure at Kickers they won their regional league (Kreisliga Württemberg).
1921 1 FC Nuremberg (Germany)
Once Kickers were eliminated from the national Championships Kürschner was engaged by Nuremberg and oversaw their successful defence of the title.
1921 FC Bayern (Germany)
Bayern hired Kürschner as the replacement for Billy Townley.
1922 1 FC Nuremberg (Germany)
When Bayern failed to progress in the national championships Nuremberg invited him back and he was coach in the Eternal Final.
1922-23 Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
1923-24 FC Nordstern Basel (Switzerland)
Kürschner was Nordstern's first ever full time coach, and he took them into the first division.
1924 Switzerland (National team)
Switzerland were coached by a Technical Commission made up of 3 members, each representing one of the regions of Switzerland (east, central and west). This was a remarkable triumvirate in which Kürschner served alongside the Englishmen Teddy Duckworth and Jimmy Hogan. Switzerland won the silver medal at the 1924 Olympics.
1924 Schwarz-Weiss Essen (Germany)
Again, he was the first full time coach.
1925-34 Grasshopper (Switzerland)
Under Kürschner Grasshopper came to be highly regarded, with 3 national championships and 4 cup wins.
1934-35 Young Boys Berne (Switzerland)
1937-38 CR Flamengo (Brazil)
Brazilian football was still tactically naive. 2-3-5 still reigned. Kürschner introduced the WM formation along with European training and preparation methods.
1939-40 Botafogo (Brazil)
29.1.13
La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale 1927
International club competitions had been tried before, Early examples were (theoretically at first) TheAustria/Habsburg Monarchy Challenge Cup ,The Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva, The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy and the Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz.
Hugo Meisl believed that football would benefit from international club competitions. By the middle of the 1920s the situation in central Europe was right for putting such a theory into practice. Austria (1924), Hungary (1925) and Czechoslovakia (1926) had all introduced professionalism into their league football, and they remained the strongest nations in continental football. Nearby Italy was also enjoying a meteoric rise. Public interest was high, games were well attended and international competition would provide a good source of extra revenue for the professionalized clubs.
In the summer of 1927 Meisl and his Hungarian counterpart Dr.Fischer Mór ironed out the arrangements for La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, more popularly known as the Mitropa Cup.
Meisl invisaged an international league, but this would have added to fixture congestion, so a cup format was settled on. In theory the league champions and runners up (or cup winners) from each country would qualify. Germany and Italy were approached to participate. Italy declined on account of their complex and protracted domestic arrangements.Germany were concerned by professionalism and the fact that the play offs that they needed to decide their national championships went on into the summer.
The initial tournament was contested by two teams each from Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia:
Austria
SK Admira Vienna (league champions)
SK Rapid Wien (cup winners-Wiener Cup)
Czechoslovakia
Sparta Prague (league champions)
Slavia Prague (cup winners-Stredoceský Pohár)
Hungary
MTK (Budapest)
Újpesti
(Neither of these sides won a league or cup - they finished 3rd and second respectively behind Ferencváros in Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
Yugoslavia
Hajduk Split (league champions)
BSK (Belgrade) (league runners up)
* history tantalizes us here: Sparta were awarded the tie because 'a player of MTK had occupied an irregular position'. I can find no explanation for this ruling.
(Letná Stadium, Pague, attendance: 25,000)
13.11.27: Rapid Wien 2-1 Sparta Prague
(Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, attendance: 40,000)
Sparta won 7-4 on aggregate.
Hugo Meisl believed that football would benefit from international club competitions. By the middle of the 1920s the situation in central Europe was right for putting such a theory into practice. Austria (1924), Hungary (1925) and Czechoslovakia (1926) had all introduced professionalism into their league football, and they remained the strongest nations in continental football. Nearby Italy was also enjoying a meteoric rise. Public interest was high, games were well attended and international competition would provide a good source of extra revenue for the professionalized clubs.
In the summer of 1927 Meisl and his Hungarian counterpart Dr.Fischer Mór ironed out the arrangements for La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, more popularly known as the Mitropa Cup.
Meisl invisaged an international league, but this would have added to fixture congestion, so a cup format was settled on. In theory the league champions and runners up (or cup winners) from each country would qualify. Germany and Italy were approached to participate. Italy declined on account of their complex and protracted domestic arrangements.Germany were concerned by professionalism and the fact that the play offs that they needed to decide their national championships went on into the summer.
The initial tournament was contested by two teams each from Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia:
Austria
SK Admira Vienna (league champions)
SK Rapid Wien (cup winners-Wiener Cup)
Czechoslovakia
Sparta Prague (league champions)
Slavia Prague (cup winners-Stredoceský Pohár)
Hungary
MTK (Budapest)
Újpesti
(Neither of these sides won a league or cup - they finished 3rd and second respectively behind Ferencváros in Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
Yugoslavia
Hajduk Split (league champions)
BSK (Belgrade) (league runners up)
First Round
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1st Leg
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2nd Leg
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Aggregate
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MTK
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BSK
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4-2
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4-0
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8-2
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Rapid Wien
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Hajduk Split
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(14.8.27) 8-1
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(21.8.27) 1-0
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9-1
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Sparta Prague
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Admira Vienna
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5-1
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3-5
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8-6
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Slavia Prague
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Újpesti
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4-0
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2-2
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6-2
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Semifinals
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1st Leg
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2nd Leg
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Aggregate
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Slavia Prague
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Rapid Wien
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(28.09.27) 2-2
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(02.10.27) 1-2
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3-4
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MTK
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Sparta Prague
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2-2
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0-0
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2-2*
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* history tantalizes us here: Sparta were awarded the tie because 'a player of MTK had occupied an irregular position'. I can find no explanation for this ruling.
Final
30.10.27: Sparta Prague 6-2 Rapid Wien (Letná Stadium, Pague, attendance: 25,000)
13.11.27: Rapid Wien 2-1 Sparta Prague
(Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, attendance: 40,000)
Sparta won 7-4 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien
Sparta Prague
Many sources state that John Dick was the manager of Sparta when they won the Mitropa in 1927. However, it would appear that this is incorrect, as Dick was with the Antwerp club Beerschot from 1923 (when he first left Sparta) until his return to Prague in either 1928 or 1929. Václav Špindler was the 'trainer' in 1927.
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