Spezi

Schaffer Alfréd, (aka Alfred Schaffer) played for 21 different clubs in a 15 year career. He played top level football in Hungary, Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Austria and the United States, and won league championships in 3 different countries (Hunagary, Germany and Austria). 
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. 

Hungary 1912

The luck of the draw...
Hungary were in a pretty good place before the commencement of the 1912 Olympic tournament at Stockholm.
15 games had passed since they had been beaten 8-2 by England in 1909. Of these only 3 had been lost. 8 had been won, and 45 goals had been scored. In November 1911 Imre Schlosser had scored 6 in a 9-0 win over Switzerland.
Their final warm up match had been a 6-0 win over Norway in Oslo.
Having been given a bye in the first round Hungary faced England Amateurs (Great Britain).
It was a scorching day, and an experienced Hungary XI were outgunned by the English.
Bradford City's Harold Walden got 6 goals and the legendary Vivian Woodward 1 as England ran out 7-0 winners.
Contemporary Hungarian reports state that the score did not reflect the balance of play- possession and territory were about equal but that whereas the English forwards played phenomenally Schlosser was unwell and off form.

	England Amateurs (Great Britain)
GK	Dr Ronald Brebner	Northern Nomads
FB	Thomas Burn	London Caledonians
FB	Arthur Knight	Portsmouth
HB	Harry Littlewort	Glossop North End
HB	Ted Hanney	Reading
HB	Joseph Dines	Ilford
F	Arthur Berry	Oxford City
F	Vivian Woodward	Chelsea
F	Harold Walden	Bradford City
F	Gordon Hoare	Woolwich Arsenal
F	Ivan Sharpe	Derby County
Coach: A. Birch

	Hungary
GK	Domonkos László	M.T.K.
FB	Rumbold Gyula	Ferencváros
FB	Payer Imre	Ferencváros
HB	Bíró Gyula	M.T.K.
HB	Károly Jenő	Budapesti A.K.
HB	Vágó Antal	M.T.K.
F	Sebestyén Béla	M.T.K.
F	Bodnár Sándor	M.A.C
F	Pataki Mihály	Ferencváros
F	Schlosser-Lakatos Imre	Ferencváros
F	Borbás Gáspár	Ferencváros
Coach:  Herczog Ede

Hungary won the consolation tournament, beating Germany (2 days after their record 16-0 win over Russia) by 3-1. Hungary met Austria in the final, winning 3-0 with goals from Schlosser, Pataki and Bodnár.

Manchester United in Central Europe 1908

United and Ferencváros

Having won the League Championship for the first time in the 1907-08 season, Manchester United, under the leadership of Ernest Mangnall, embarked on their first overseas tour.

06.05.08	Zurich Select	2*	4	Manchester United	Zurich
11.05.08**	Slavia	0	2	Manchester United	Prague
12.05.08***	Slavia	0	2	Manchester United	Prague
13.05.08	WSC	0	4	Manchester United	Vienna
15.05.08	WAC	0	5	Manchester United	Vienna
17.05.08	Vienna Select	0	4	Manchester United	Vienna
22.05.08	Budapest Select ****	2	6	Manchester United	Budapest
24.05.08	Ferencváros	0	7	Manchester United	Budapest

* 1 in some sources

** In some sources 09.05.08

*** in some sources 10.05.08

**** teams represented were MTC, Ferencváros & BTC

I can only find a full team listing for the game with WAC-Moger, Stacey, Burgess, Duckworth , Thompson, Downie, Meredith, Bannister,Turnbull, Picken, Wall- a strong United XI.
As Mr Mangnall commented on his return to England that United would never play Slavia again I can only assume that there was some controversy attached to the games in Prague- the English press reports contain nothing that enlightens us on this matter. 
In Vienna, the press commented, the referee ran along the touchline 'in a tremendous state of excitement...some of the attitudes he struck were simply magnificent'. The United players in this match were also surprised by the presence of some Oldham Athletic supporters- expats living in Vienna who attended despite the 1s 8d admission price. 
The game that attracted the most attention was the clash with Ferencváros.  The game ended with United being escorted from the ground by armed mounted police having being pelted with stones by the spectators (there were 16,000 present). Thompson received a superficial injury. 

Refereeing was the issue, as was often the case with overseas games in this era. The rules on the continent tended to be interpreted differently- physical contact, a staple of the English game, was frowned upon. 
Firstly it would appear that there were 'goal judges' deployed at the posts who actually interfered with the play in some way. 
There was controversy over a penalty awarded to United-  a United forward 'cleverly rolled into the penalty area' after being fouled, According to Hungarian sources the referee was aware of the deceit but was placed under pressure by the Manchester United players. Goalkeeper Moger scored the penalty to complete the 7-0 scoreline.
There is also some suggestion that the referee wished to dismiss 3 United players for overly physical play. Ferencváros lost 2 players to injury. Communication broke down and when one of the United men (Thompson) placed a hand on the referees shoulder the crowd became incensed.
Some reports held that there were no hard feelings after the game and that the 2 sides dined together, a suggestion dismissed by Mr Mangnall.

Manchester Courier

Incidentally, in the Ferencváros game 2 of the great players of the era shared a pitch for the only time. Billy Meredith and Imre Schlosser made 116 international appearances between them in careers that totalled 48 years.

Schlosser- 59 international goals

Schlosser Imre (Imre Schlosser-Lakatos)

A 21 year international career is in itself a remarkable achievement (in the pre 1937 era only Billy Meredith and Billy McCracken exceeded Schlosser).Only Anel Romano of Uruguay (69) played in more internationals during this era.  Schlosser's 59 international goals in 68 matches gives him a strike rate amongst the best ever (0.87 per match).

	Date					Venue	Schlosser	Total
1	07.10.06	Bohemia	4	4	Hungary	Praguea
2	04.11.06	Hungary	3	1	Austria	Budapestb	1	1
3	07.04.07	Hungary	5	2	Bohemia	Budapestb
4	05.05.07	Austria	3	1	Hungary	Vienna c
5	06.10.07	Bohemia	5	3	Hungary	Praguea
6	03.11.07	Hungary	4	1	Austria	Budapestb
7	05.04.08	Hungary	5	2	Bohemia	Budapestb	2	3
8	03.05.08	Austria	4	0	Hungary	Vienna d
9	10.06.08	Hungary	0	7	England	Budapestb
10	01.11.08	Hungary	5	3	Austria	Budapestb	2*	5
11	04.04.09	Hungary	3	3	Germany	Budapestb	1	6
12	02.05.09	Austria	3	4	Hungary	Viennae	3	9
13	30.05.09	Hungary	1	1	Austria	Budapestb
14	31.05.09	Hungary	2	8	England	Budapestb	1	10
15	07.11.09	Hungary	2	2	Austria	Budapestb	2	12
16	01.05.10	Austria	2	1	Hungary	Vienna d
17	26.05.10	Hungary	6	1	Italy	Budapestb	2	14
18	06.11.10	Hungary	3	0	Austria	Budapestb
19	01.01.11	France	0	3	Hungary	Paris f	3	17
20	06.01.11	Italy	0	1	Hungary	Milan g	1	18
21	08.01.11	Switzerland	2	0	Hungary	Zurich h
22	07.05.11	Austria	3	1	Hungary	Vienna d
23	29.10.11	Hungary	9	0	Switzerland	Budapestb	6	24
24	05.11.11	Hungary	2	0	Austria	Vienna d		25
25	17.12.11	Germany	1	4	Hungary	Munichj	2	26
26	14.04.12	Hungary	4	4	Germany	Budapesti	1	27
27	05.05.12	Austria	1	1	Hungary	Vienna d
28	20.06.12	Sweden	2	2	Hungary	Gothenburgk
29	23.06.12	Norway	0	6	Hungary	OsloL	2	29
30	30.06.12	Hungary	0	7	England Am.	Stockholmm
31	03.07.12	Hungary	3	1	Germany	Solnan	3	32
32	05.07.12	Hungary	3	0	Austria	Solna n	1	33
33	12.07.12	Russia	0	9	Hungary	Moscowo	2	35
34	14.07.12	Russia	0	12	Hungary	Moscowo	5	40
35	03.11.12	Hungary	4	0	Austria	Budapesti	2	42
36	27.04.13	Austria	1	4	Hungary	Viennap
37	18.05.13	Hungary	2	0	Sweden	Budapesti	1	43
38	26.10.13	Hungary	4	3	Austria	BudapestQ
39	31.05.14	Hungary	5	1	France	Budapesti
40	19.06.14	Sweden	1	5	Hungary	Solna n	1	44
41	21.06.14	Sweden	1	1	Hungary	Solna n	1	45
42	04.10.14	Hungary	2	2	Austria	Budapesti	1	46
43	08.11.14	Austria	1	2	Hungary	Viennap
44	05.05.15	Hungary	2	5	Austria	BudapestQ
45	30.05.15	Austria	1	2	Hungary	Viennap	1	47
46	03.10.15	Austria	4	2	Hungary	Viennap	1	48
47	07.11.15	Hungary	6	2	Austria	Budapesti
48	04.06.16	Hungary	2	1	Austria	BudapestQ	1	49
49	01.10.16	Hungary	2	3	Austria	Budapesti
50	05.11.16	Austria	3	3	Hungary	Viennap	1	50
51	06.05.17	Austria	1	1	Hungary	Viennap	1	51
52	03.06.17	Hungary	6	2	Austria	BudapestQ	2	53
53	15.07.17	Austria	1	4	Hungary	Viennap	1	54
54	07.10.17	Hungary	2	1	Austria	Budapesti
55	04.11.17	Austria	1	2	Hungary	Viennap
56	14.04.18	Hungary	2	0	Austria	BudapestQ	1	55
57	12.05.18	Hungary	2	1	Switzerland	BudapestQ	1	56
58	02.06.18	Austria	0	2	Hungary	Viennap	1	57
59	06.10.18	Austria	0	3	Hungary	Viennap
60	09.11.19	Hungary	3	2	Austria	BudapestQ
61	24.10.20	Germany	1	0	Hungary	Berlin R
62	24.04.21	Austria	4	1	Hungary	Vienna S
63	05.06.21	Hungary	3	0	Germany	BudapestQ	1	58
64	06.11.21	Hungary	4	2	Sweden	Budapesti	1	59
65	18.12.21	Hungary	1	0	Poland	BudapestQ
66	06.06.26	Hungary	2	1	Czechoslovakia	Budapesti
67	14.11.26	Hungary	3	1	Sweden	Budapesti
68	10.04.27	Austria	6	0	Hungary	Vienna d

Venues:
a Slavia Stadion	g Arena Civica	n , Råsunda
b Millenáris Sportpálya	h Hardau Velodrome	o  Sokolniki Sports Club
c Rapid Platz	i Üllői úti Stadion	pWAC Platz
d Hohe Warte	j MTV 79 Platz	Q Hungária körúti stadion
e Cricketer Platz	k  Valhalla Idrottsplats	RGrunewaldstadion
f Stade du Cercle Athlétique de Paris	L  Frogner	s Simmeringer
	M Olympiastadion

* Not all sources credit Schlosser with goal 5.
Games 30, 31 and 32 were at The Olympic Games.
 Goals 8 & 9 (game 12) were penalties.

When Schlosser scored his goals:

5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45		50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90