Austria vs Hungary, 1902

Hungary had fielded a national selection 3 times in 1901. Their opponents had been the English sides  Richmond and Surrey Wanderers (twice) over the course of 3 days in April (11th, 12th and 13th). The  tourists  had proved too strong for the Hungarians, winning 4-0, 5-1 and 6-1. The Hungarian XI for the first match featured an English player (Windett).
Whereas the Hungarian governing body, Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség, had been founded in 1901, football in Austria at this time was organised on a city by city basis. 
A national governing body (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund) was not established  until 1904. 
On October 12th 1902 a match was played at WAC Platz, Vienna between teams representing Vienna and Budapest: 

Vienna Selection			Budapest Selection
Philipp Nauß	Wiener A.C	GK		Bádonyi Gyula	Budapesti T.C
'Eipel'-Wilhelm Eipeldauer	First Vienna	FB		Berán József	Ferencváros
‘Omlady’- Emil Wachuda	Wiener A.C	FB		Gabrovitz Emil	Postások
Felix Hüttl	Vienna Cricket and F.C.	HB		Koltai József	Ferencváros
Rudolf Blässy	S.C. Graphia	HB		Pozsonyi Imre	M.Ú.E.
‘Quick’- Raimund Mössmer	D.J. Währing	HB		Bayer Jenő	M.A.C.
Julius Wiesner	Wiener A.C	F		Buda István	Budapesti T.C
Gustav Huber	Wiener A.C	F		Steiner Bertalan	33 F.C.
Engelbert Schrammel	Wiener A.C	F		Pokorny József	Ferencváros
Jan Studnicka	Wiener A.C	F		Hajós Alfréd	Budapesti T.C
Josef Taurer	Wiener A.C	F		Oláh Károly	Budapesti S.C.

The Viennese controlled the game, placing the Hungarian goal under relentless pressure.  Josef Taurer put the hosts in front in the 5th minute and Studnicka got a second after 10. Gustav Huber made it 3 before half time and in the second half Studnicka completed his hat trick for a 5-0 win to Vienna. 
It was agreed during the course of  the after match celebrations to hold this fixture on an annual basis.
Hajós Alfréd* wrote in Sport Világ magazine that the Austrian advantage had been to have the core of the team made from the players of one club (WAC), whereas the Budapest players were relatively unfamiliar with each others' play

In 1907 Austria,Hungary  and Czechoslovakia (Bohemia) were all admitted separately to FIFA.

In 1908 the Austrian  and Hungarian Associations agreed to retrospectively designate the 1902 match  an official international. 

*The Hungary captain was a fascinating man. Hajós, the Hungarian for sailor, was a psuedonym- he was originally called Guttmann Arnold. Hajós was a double gold medal winner in swimming at the Athens Olympics in 1896. He was also a top class runner and discuss thrower. It wasn't all about sport though, he was also an architect of considerable renown. He was responsible for designing part of the Millenáris Sporttelep stadium in which Hungary played their matches. This must have given him considerable satisfaction when he was later coach of the national team.

Wiener Athletiksport Club

Wiener AC (1901): standing, l-r: Friedrich Dettelmaier, Karl Sokol, Philipp Nauss, Emil 
Wachuda, Herr Pammer (secretary), Heinrich Haller, Dr. Steiner, Strauss, Josef Taurer; seated:
Gustav Huber, Cornelius von Hoffmann, Johann Studnicka.

The football section of WAC was founded in 1897.
By 1904 they had captured six major trophies.
Tagblatt-Pokal - a league competition for Vienna clubs-1901,1902,1903.
Challenge-Cup- a knockout tournament open to all clubs in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy  1901,1903, 1904.

G'stutzte

Johann Studnicka joined  WAC ( Wiener Athletiksport Club) as a 13 year old. Known as  G'stutzte (Shorty) he was nippy and compact. He developed a technique of close control dribbling that became known as the Viennese style. He started out as a defender, but his explosive pace and ball control saw him move up to inside left.

By the time international football came to the Dual Monarchy (the Vienna v Budapest city Selection game of 1902, retrospectively afforded the status of a full international) the 19 year old  Studnicka was already a leading light in Austrian football. he scored 3 goals in this match, a feat he achieved twice before he was out of his teens.

Studnicka played in 28 internationals, scoring 18 goals. 

At club level he won 3  Challenge-Cups (1901, 1903, 1904), 4 Austrian League championships (1901, 1902, 1903, 1915)- all with WAC. Added to these honours he won the Swiss National championship with FC Zurich in 1924. 

Studnicka (2nd left) in action against Hungary in 1913. On the far right is referee Mr Jack Howcroft of England, who was instrumental in launching the continental coaching career of Jimmy Hogan