Life in the top flight was expected to be hard, and the main hope of WSV was to avoid relegation...
ROUND 1: 16.09.72
WUPPERTALER SV 2 : 0 (0 : 0) 1.FC Kaiserslautern
Att: 12.100
Scoring:
1:0 Kohle (63.), 2:0 Cremer (90.)
WUPPERTALER SV 1.FC Kaiserslautern
Erich Miss Fritz Fuchs
Emil Meisen Dietmar Schwager
Manfred Cremer Ernst Diehl
Manfred Reichert Lothar Huber (79. Günther Reinders)
Gustav Jung Karlheinz Vogt
Jürgen Kohle Hermann Bitz
Günter Pröpper Klaus Ackermann
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Jürgen Friedrich
Bernhard Hermes Idriz Hosic
Herbert Stöckl Wolfgang Seel (65. Josef Pirrung)
Manfred Müller Josef Elting
A struggle against a crap 'Lautern team, but Manfred Cremer's late goal
made everything right. WSV's Bundesliga start was a success. FCK in those
was basically a crap hacker club, far removed from the later powerhouses
that would win the Bundesliga title and figure as a contender. The only
decent players were perhaps Wolfgang Seel and long serving "Sepp" Pirrung.
ROUND 2: 20.09.72
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 : 1 (0 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 35.000
Scoring: 0:1 Pröpper (24.), 1:1 Budde (78.), 2:1 Budde (88.)
Fortuna Düsseldorf WUPPERTALER SV
Heiner Baltes Erich Miss
Werner Lungwitz Emil Meisen
Werner Kriegler Manfred Cremer
Egon Köhnen Manfred Reichert
Klaus Budde Günter Pröpper
Fred Hesse Bernhard Hermes
Dieter Herzog Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Gerd Zewe Jürgen Kohle
Leonhard Helmreich Herbert Stöckl
Rainer Geye Gustav Jung
Wilfried Woyke Manfred Müller
Hans Schulz for Helmreich (55.)
A bitter defeat for Wuppertal against our most hated rival. Having ripped
WSV off the previous year to gain promotion (so the WSV fans believed),
now the Fortuna-swine rob a victory from us. Fortuna had lots of decent
players, their star being forward Rainer Geye, who later transferred to
Kaiserslautern. Zewe, Koehnen and Baltes were also decent players.
ROUND 3. 23.09.72 15:30 Uhr
WUPPERTALER SV - VfL Bochum 3:0 (1:0)
Att: 25.000
Scoring: 1:0 Reichert (22.), 2:0 Jung (73.), 3:0 Kohle (86.)
WUPPERTALER SV VfL Bochum
Manfred Müller Reinhold Wosab,
Manfred Cremer Harry Fechner,
Erich Miss Erwin Galeski,
Emil Meisen Dieter Versen
Manfred Reichert Hans Walitza,
Gustav Jung Hermann Gerland,
Jürgen Kohle (87. Ge. Jung) Franz-Josef Laufer (46. Reinhard Majgl
Günter Pröpper Michael Lameck,
Bernhard Hermes Hans-Jürgen Köper,
Herbert Stöckl Hans-Günter Etterich (46. Werner Balte
Heinz-Dieter Lömm (68. Brune) Werner Scholz
A great victory against a bitter enemy from Regionalliga days. As you well
known, those cheating scum from Bochum and Duesseldorf had conspired
against WSV back in 1970-71 to rob us of our just victory and promotion a
year earlier. So it was always nice when we could pund their ass. The fact
that it was Manny Reichert that opened up the scoring makes it all the
more amusing. Bochum's solid team was built around star forward Hans
Walitza, who never quite lived up to the greatness often predicted of him,
although he would have a solid career. The other key player was perhaps
midfielder Michael Lameck.
Round 4: 30.09.72
Offenbacher FC Kickers 3 : 1 (1 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 22.000
Scoring: 1:0 Schäfer (24.), 1:1 Jung (27.), 2:1 Theis (55.)
3:1 Kostedde (58.)
Offenbacher FC Kickers WUPPERTALER SV
Nikolaus Semlitsch Manfred Cremer
Lothar Skala Emil Meisen
Hans Schmidradner Erich Miss
Herbert Meyer Manfred Reichert
Erwin Kostedde Günter Pröpper
Winfried Schäfer Bernhard Hermes
Siegfried Held Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Josef Hickersberger Jürgen Kohle
Amand Theis Herbert Stöckl
Manfred Ritschel Gustav Jung
Fred-Werner Bockholt Manfred Müller
A disappointing result for WSV, slowing down their start. Offenbach had a
few decent players on their team, international Siggi Held in midfield,
Austrian international Hickersberger, Amand Theis and Erwin Kostedde, who
would also play a few times for the national squad. If he had been born 20
years later, he probably would have ended up playing for the US team, as
he would have qualified since his father was a US GI.
ROUND 5: 04.10.72
WUPPERTALER SV 1 : 1 (0 : 0) FC Bayern München
Att: 37.200
Scoring: 1:0 Kohle (49.), 1:1 Dürnberger (79.)
WUPPERTALER SV FC Bayern München
Erich Miss Johnny Hansen
Emil Meisen Georg Schwarzenbeck
Manfred Cremer Franz Beckenbauer
Manfred Reichert Paul Breitner
Gustav Jung Gerd Müller
Bernhard Hermes Edgar Schneider
Günter Pröpper Wilhelm Hoffmann
Jürgen Kohle Franz Krauthausen
Herbert Stöckl Uli Hoeneß
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Bernd Dürnberger
Manfred Müller Josef Maier
WSV really announced itself to the Bundesliga with this match. The
Zoo-Stadion was packed as never before as the legendary Bayern squad came
to town. When Juergen Kohle gave WSV the lead early in the 2nd half, the
stadium exploded. But despite constant WSV attacks, Bayern proved their
mettle and scored the equalizer. With names like Beckenbauer, Mueller,
Breitner, Maier and Hoeness, it's hard to believe Bayern would ever lose a
match anyway, but on this day, they were pressed to the wall.
ROUND 6: 07.10.72
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2 : 1 (0 : 0) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 10.000
Scoring: 1:0 Hollmann (55.), 2:0 Jakobs (67.), 2:1 Pröpper (82.)
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen WUPPERTALER SV
Gerd Wörmer Manfred Cremer
Friedhelm Dick Erich Miss
Lothar Kobluhn Emil Meisen
Reiner Hollmann Manfred Reichert
Gert Fröhlich Günter Pröpper
Franz-Josef Tenhagen Bernhard Hermes
Dieter Heinrichs Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Werner Ohm Jürgen Kohle
Ditmar Jakobs Herbert Stöckl
Willi Mumme Gustav Jung
Wolfgang Scheid Manfred Müller
Hermann Wilbertz for Fröhlich (67.) Georg Jung for Lömm (72.)
Rudi Neufeld for Kohle (72.)
A crap result for WSV against a perennial bottom feeder. Nevertheless,
Oberhausen was a scrappy club, that managed to hold on with few fans or
resources. Lothar Kobluhn was their leading scorer and perhaps only
"star". Tenhagen later was a decent player for Bochum.
ROUND 7: 14.10.72 15:30 Uhr
WUPPERTALER SV 1 : 1 (1 : 1) Werder Bremen
Att: 20.000
Scoring: 0:1 Werner Weist (12.), 1:1 Günter Pröpper (18.)
WUPPERTALER SV Werder Bremen
Manfred Cremer Dieter Zembski,
Erich Miss Per Röntved,
Emil Meisen, Rudi Assauer,
Manfred Reichert Bernd Schmidt
Günter Pröpper Werner Weist,
Bernhard Hermes Karl-Heinz Kamp,
Gustav Jung Willi Neuberger
Jürgen Kohle, Peter Dietrich (76. Mario Kontny)
Herbert Stöckl Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink,
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Werner Görts
Manfred Müller Günter Bernard
Werder was not yet the team that would win a title many years later.
Instead, they were constantly in the relegation battle. This team was
fairly non-descript, missing perennial German international defender Horst
Hoettges, but nevertheless gave WSV fits.
ROUND 8: 21.10.72
Eintracht Braunschweig 0 : 1 (0 : 0) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 7.500
Scoring: 0:1 Günter Pröpper (80.)
Eintracht Braunschweig WUPPERTALER SV
Peter Kaack Manfred Cremer
Joachim Bäse Emil Meisen
Franz Merkhoffer Jürgen Kohle
Wolfgang Grzyb Manfred Reichert
Jaro Deppe (57. Bent Jensen) Gustav Jung
Friedhelm Haebermann Erich Miss
Bernd Gersdorff Günter Pröpper
Hans-Jürgen Hellfritz Herbert Stöckl
Alan Michelsen Bernhard Hermes
Eberhard Haun Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Bernd Franke Manfred Müller
ROUND 9: 28.10.72
WUPPERTALER SV 4 : 1 (3 : 0) Hertha BSC Berlin
Att: 16.000
Scoring: 1:0 Jung (5.), 2:0 Jung (26.), 3:0 Pröpper (39.),
3:1 Brück (68.), 4:1 Jung (74.)
WUPPERTALER SV Hertha BSC Berlin
Manfred Cremer Michael Sziedat
Erich Miss Erwin Hermandung
Emil Meisen Ludwig Müller
Manfred Reichert Hans Weiner
Gustav Jung Gerhard Grau
Bernhard Hermes Johannes Riedl
Günter Pröpper Lorenz Horr
Jürgen Kohle Erich Beer
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Holger Brück
Herbert Stöckl Peter Gutzeit
Ulrich Gelhard Thomas Zander
Rudi Neufeld for Kohle (74.) Hanisch for Sziedat (46.)
Peter Redder for Hermes (83.)
A crunching victory for WSV over a Berlin squad that only a couple of
years ago had finished 3rd. However, Hertha was somewhat rocked by the
bribery scandals, which caused them to lose such players as Gayer and
Zoltan Vargas. This club had some decent players, such as Erich Beer, who
made a couple of international appearances, and Lorenz Horr, who had come
from tiny SV Alsenborn.
ROUND 10: 31.10.72
1.FC Köln 1 : 1 (0 : 0) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 22.000
Scoring: 1:0 Overath (56.), 1:1 Kohle (62.)
1.FC Köln WUPPERTALER SV
Hans-Josef Kapellmann Manfred Cremer
Bernd Cullmann Emil Meisen
Karl-Heinz Thielen Jürgen Kohle
Harald Konopka Manfred Reichert
Hannes Löhr Gustav Jung
Heinz Simmet Bernhard Hermes
Detlev Lauscher Günter Pröpper
Wolfgang Overath Erich Miss
Heinz Flohe Herbert Stöckl
Jürgen Glowacz Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Gerhard Welz Ulrich Gelhard
Paul Scheermann for Glowacz (78.) Georg Jung for Meisen (55.)
A great result for WSV against a classic Koeln squad. With playmaker
Wolfgang Overath, they had one of Germany's best ever midfielders. But he
had a decent supporting cast, including workhorse midfielder Heinz Flohe,
forward Hannes Loehr, defenders like Thielen, Kapellmann and Cullmann.
(Kapellmann would turn traitor and go to Bayern.)
ROUND 11: 04.11.72
FC Schalke 04 1 : 2 (0 : 2) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 22.000
Scoring: 0:1 Pröpper (13.), 0:2 Pröpper (43.)
1:2 Erwin Kremers (59.)
FC Schalke 04 WUPPERTALER SV
Klaus Beverungen Manfred Cremer
Rolf Rüssmann Erich Miss
Klaus Fichtel Jürgen Kohle
Ulrich van den Berg Manfred Reichert
Peter Ehmke Georg Jung
Herbert Lütkebohmert Bernhard Hermes
Erwin Kremers Günter Pröpper
Paul Holz Gustav Jung
Helmut Kremers Herbert Stöckl
Helmut Manns Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Norbert Nigbur Ulrich Gelhard
Hartmut Huhse for Manns (80.)
A great win for WSV against a Schalke squad that almost won the German
title the previous year.
ROUND 12: 11.11.72
WUPPERTALER SV 1 : 0 (0 : 0) Eintracht Frankfurt
Att: 20.000
Scoring: 1:0 Georg Jung (53.)
WUPPERTALER SV Eintracht Frankfurt
Manfred Cremer Jürgen Kalb
Erich Miss Uwe Kliemann
Jürgen Kohle Gert Trinklein
Manfred Reichert Thomas Rohrbach
Gustav Jung Thomas Parits (76. Thomas Krauth)
Bernhard Hermes Horst Heese
Günter Pröpper Roland Weidle
Georg Jung Bernd Hölzenbein
Herbert Stöckl Bernd Nickel
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Jürgen Grabowski
Ulrich Gelhard Peter Kunter
A good win for WSV against a Frankfurt squad that always had decent
players, but often underachieved. Jurgen Grabowski would be part of the
World Cup winning German squad two years later, Bernd Hoelzenbein was a
many time international. Bernd Nickel retired as one of the longest
serving Bunesliga players, with over 400 games. "Dr. Peter Kunter" was one
of a few goalkeepers with a doctorate of some sort. Also interesting was
giant Uwe Kliemann, one of the better, but lesser known defenders.
ROUND 13: 18.11.72
Borussia M'gladbach 2 : 1 (1 : 0) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 20.000
Scoring: 1:0 Danner (38.), 2:0 Heynckes (67.), 2:1 Kohle (72.)
Borussia M'gladbach WUPPERTALER SV
Hartwig Bleidick Manfred Cremer
Ulrich Surau Erich Miss
Berti Vogts Jürgen Kohle
Rainer Bonhof Manfred Reichert
Jupp Heynckes Günter Pröpper
Shmuel Rosenthal Bernhard Hermes
Henning Jensen Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Günter Netzer Herbert Stöckl
Dietmar Danner Gustav Jung
Christian Kulik Georg Jung
Wolfgang Kleff Ulrich Gelhard
Adalbert Fuhrmann for Jensen (60.)
A tough defeat for WSV in a hotly contested match. WSV showed no fear in
front of the legendary Gladbach squad, led by brilliant midfielder Guenter
Netzer, tough defender Berti Vogts and goal poacher Jupp Heynckes. Other
players like Bonhof, Kleff and Kulik were often among the best at their
craft. This squad also featured the first Israeli to play in Germany in
Rosenthal.
ROUND 14: 21.11.72
WUPPERTALER SV 4 : 0 (3 : 0) VfB Stuttgart
Att: 17.000
Scoring: 1:0 Gustav Jung (13.), 2:0 Gustav Jung (14.),
3:0 Cremer (37.), 4:0 Stöckl (78.)
WUPPERTALER SV VfB Stuttgart
Manfred Cremer Manfred Weidmann
Jürgen Kohle Herbert Höbusch
Emil Meisen Reinhold Zech
Manfred Reichert Egon Coordes
Gustav Jung Wolfgang Frank
Bernhard Hermes Horst Köppel
Günter Pröpper Dieter Brenninger
Georg Jung Karl-Heinz Handschuh
Herbert Stöckl (81. Peter Redder) Horst Haug
Heinz-Dieter Lömm (77. Rudi Neufeld) Dieter Schwemmle
Ulrich Gelhard Gerhard Heinze
An impressive ass-whupping by WSV on the Stuttgarters, who had few decent
players. Horst Koeppel had come from Gladbach with high expectations, but
he pretty much performed as if "past-sell-date". The best of the rest were
Handschuh, a versatile midfielder, and goalkepper Heinze. WSV basically
steamrollered, and even Herbert Stoeckl got into the act
ROUND 15: 25.11.72
MSV Duisburg 0 : 0 WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 23.000
MSV Duisburg WUPPERTALER SV
Bernard Dietz Manfred Cremer
Detlef Pirsig Emil Meisen
Kurt Rettkowski Erich Miss
Michael Bella Manfred Reichert
Klaus Wunder Gustav Jung
Bernd Lehmann Georg Jung
Ronald Worm Günter Pröpper
Hannes Linßen Jürgen Kohle
Rainer Budde Herbert Stöckl
Rudolf Seliger Bernhard Hermes
Dietmar Linders Manfred Müller
Werner Schneider for Seliger (79.)
A decent result for WSV. Duisburg was usually involved in relegation
battles, but often had some decent players. Guys like Pirsig, Dietz and
Bella played forever, and MSV was also well known in those days for an
outstanding youth programs. Two of their brightest stars were the forwards
Klaus Wunder and Ronnie Worm.
ROUND 16: 02.12.72
WUPPERTALER SV 5 : 1 (2 : 0) Hamburger SV
Att: 22.000
Scoring:
1:0 Pröpper (23.), 2:0 Kohle (38.), 3:0 Kohle (51.),
4:0 Pröpper (65.), 4:1 Zaczyk (73.), 5:1 Schulz (87.) o.g.
WUPPERTALER SV Hamburger SV
Manfred Cremer Manfred Kaltz
Erich Miss Peter Krobbach
Emil Meisen Willi Schulz
Manfred Reichert Edgar Nobs
Heinz-Dieter Lömm (70. Geo Jung) Peter Lübeke
Bernhard Hermes (84. Spannenkrebs) Klaus Winkler
Günter Pröpper Georg Volkert (62. Walter Krause)
Jürgen Kohle Caspar Memering
Gustav Jung Klaus Zaczyk
Herbert Stöckl Franz-Josef Hönig
Ulrich Gelhard Arkoc Özcan
Hamburg was crap, and got their ass ripped by a vicious WSV, led by
Juergen Kohle's brilliant performance. If you look at Hamburg's lineup,
it's not too bad on paper, but they hadn't really got the mix right. When
Kevin Keegan arrived some 7 years later, HSV would scale the heights of
European soccer, and Manni Klatz was one of the top defenders in the
world. But in the Zoo Stadion, he had to change diapers at half-time. Long
time veteran Willi Schultz was long past sell date, Klaus Zaczyk had seen
better days as well. Keeper Arkoc Oczan was one of the first Turks to play
in the Bundesliga.
ROUND 17: 16.12.72
Hannover 96 1 : 1 (1 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 16.000
Scoring: 0:1 Pröpper (30.), 1:1 Reimann (32.)
Hannover 96 WUPPERTALER SV
Jürgen Bandura Erich Miss
Peter Anders Emil Meisen
Hans-Josef Hellingrath Manfred Cremer
Ludwig Denz Manfred Reichert
Willi Reimann Herbert Stöckl
Rainer Stiller Gustav Jung
Eckhard Deterding Günter Pröpper
Peter Rühmkorb Georg Jung
Hans Siemensmeyer Jürgen Kohle
Karl-Heinz Mrosko Bernhard Hermes
Franz-Josef Pauly Manfred Müller
Pedro Milasincic for Rühmkorb (73.)
A decent result for WSV to end the first half of the season. Hannover was
a perennial crap squad, always struggling against relegation. Perhaps
their best player was Peter Anders. "Charly" Mrosko, a flashy, over-hyped
winger also was fairly well known in those days.
ROUND 18: 20.01.73
1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 : 1 (1 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 12.000
Scoring: 1:0 Diehl (3.), 1:1 Hermes (38.)
1.FC Kaiserslautern WUPPERTALER SV
Lothar Huber Manfred Cremer
Dietmar Schwager Jürgen Kohle
Ernst Diehl Emil Meisen
Günther Reinders Manfred Reichert
Josef Pirrung Gustav Jung
Jürgen Friedrich Erich Miss
Klaus Ackermann Günter Pröpper
Hermann Bitz Herbert Stöckl
Idriz Hosic Theodor Homann
Wolfgang Seel Bernhard Hermes
Josef Stabel Manfred Müller
Werner Michelbach for Stabel (56.) Peter Redder for Gustav Jung (24.)
Georg Jung for Hermes (80.)
A good road result at the always tough Betzenberg.
ROUND 19: 14.04.73
WUPPERTALER SV 1 : 1 (1 : 1) Fortuna Düsseldorf
Att: 31.100
Scoring: 0:1 Rainer Geye (17.), 1:1 Herbert Stöckl (45.)
WUPPERTALER SV Fortuna Düsseldorf
Manfred Cremer Fred Hesse,
Jürgen Kohle Peter Biesenkamp,
Emil Meisen (83. Webers) Werner Kriegler,
Manfred Reichert, Hans-Georg Kraus
Theodor Homann Klaus Budde,
Bernhard Hermes Gerd Zewe,
Günter Pröpper Dieter Herzog
Georg Jung (73. Miss) Hans Schulz,
Herbert Stöckl Dieter Brei,
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Rainer Geye
Manfred Müller Wilfried Woyke
Another draw against the bitter rival from Duesseldorf, easily the most
hated team in the Zoo Stadion, even more so than Bochum. Fortuna's star
player was winger Reinhard Geye, who would soon transfer to
Kaiserslautern. The other key player was Gerd Zewe.
ROUND 20: 03.02.73
VfL Bochum 2 : 2 (2 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 25.000
Scoring:
1:0 Majgl (3.), 1:1 Homann (13.), 2:1 Miss (39., og), 2:2 Pröpper (78.)
VfL Bochum WUPPERTALER SV
Reinhold Wosab Erich Miss
Dieter Versen Emil Meisen
Erwin Galeski Manfred Cremer
Harry Fechner Manfred Reichert
Reinhard Majgl Günter Pröpper
Hans-Jürgen Köper Theodor Homann
Werner Balte Gustav Jung (89. Geo. Jung)
Michael Lameck Herbert Stöckl (77. Webers)
Werner Krämer Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Hans Walitza Bernhard Hermes
Hans-Jürgen Bradler Manfred Müller
Hans-Günter Etterich for Majgl (83.)
Another tough match against the bitter rivals from Bochum, who figured to
give WSV a tough fight. Majgl's early goal was luckily neutralized by
Homann, but WSV was in serious trouble by the 2nd half.
ROUND 21: 10.2.73
WUPPERTALER SV 4 : 3 (2 : 2) Offenbacher FC Kickers
Att: 16.000
Scoring: 1:0 Pröpper (11.), 2:0 Cremer (23.), 2:1 Schäfer (26.),
2:2 Ritschel (43.), 3:2 Hermes (53.), 3:3 Theis (65.), 4:3 Kohle (87.)
WUPPERTALER SV Offenbacher FC Kickers
Manfred Cremer Herbert Meyer
Erich Miss Lothar Skala
Emil Meisen Hans Schmidradner
Manfred Reichert Egon Schmitt
Gustav Jung Manfred Ritschel
Bernhard Hermes Winfried Schäfer
Günter Pröpper Siegfried Held
Jürgen Kohle Josef Hickersberger
Herbert Stöckl Rainer Blechschmidt
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Amand Theis
Manfred Müller Fred-Werner Bockholt
A wild shoot out against a fellow Aufsteiger. WSV seemed to be in control
early, but the Kickers came back and seemed to be able to match everything
WSV could throw at them. In the end, Juergen Kohl got the late winner to
send the fans home happy.
ROUND 22: 17.02.73
FC Bayern München 4 : 1 (2 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 22.000
Scoring: 1:0 Hoeneß (3.), 1:1 Kohle (12.), 2:1 Müller (16.),
3:1 Dürnberger (48.), 4:1 Hoffmann (65.)
FC Bayern München WUPPERTALER SV
Johnny Hansen Manfred Cremer
Georg Schwarzenbeck Erich Miss
Franz Beckenbauer Emil Meisen
Paul Breitner Manfred Reichert
Gerd Müller Günter Pröpper
Franz Roth Bernhard Hermes
Wilhelm Hoffmann Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Rainer Zobel Jürgen Kohle
Uli Hoeneß Herbert Stöckl
Bernd Dürnberger Gustav Jung
Josef Maier Manfred Müller
WSV put up a good fight in the first half, but eventually they were
overpowered by the champions.
ROUND 23: 24.02.73
WUPPERTALER SV 3 : 1 (1 : 1) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Att: 10.000
Scoring: 1:0 Pröpper (1.), 1:1 Tenhagen (10.), 2:1 Gu. Jung (59.),
3:1 Pröpper (74.)
WUPPERTALER SV Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Manfred Cremer Hermann-Josef Wilbertz (56. Werner Ohm)
Erich Miss Gerd Wörmer
Emil Meisen Lothar Kobluhn
Manfred Reichert Friedhelm Dick
Gustav Jung (80. Homann) Hans Schumacher
Bernhard Hermes Reiner Hollmann
Günter Pröpper Dieter Heinrichs (81. Friedel Szelmies)
Jürgen Kohle Franz-Josef Tenhagen
Herbert Stöckl (84. Ge. Jung) Ditmar Jakobs
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Willi Mumme
Ulrich Gelhard Willi Jansen
A rather ho-hum performance by WSV against the worst team in the league.
Round 24: 10.3.73
Werder Bremen 0 : 1 (0 : 0) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 17.000
Scoring: 0:1 Theodor Homann (86.)
Werder Bremen WUPPERTALER SV
Mario Kontny Erich Miss
Horst-Dieter Höttges Emil Meisen
Rudi Assauer Manfred Cremer
Karl-Heinz Kamp Manfred Reichert
Willi Neuberger Gustav Jung (79. Homann)
Dieter Zembski Bernhard Hermes (88. Geo. Jung)
Werner Görts Günter Pröpper
Herbert Laumen Jürgen Kohle
Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink Herbert Stöckl
Per Röntved Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Günter Bernard Manfred Müller
Another good result for WSV, against a desperate Werder team that had
German international defender Horst Hoettges back in the lineup.
ROUND 25: 17.03.72
WUPPERTALER SV 2 : 1 (1 : 0) Eintracht Braunschweig
Att: 13.000
Scoring:
1:0 Jung (38.), 2:0 Kohle (70.), 2:1 Gersdorff (74.)
WUPPERTALER SV Eintracht Braunschweig
Erich Miss, Wolfgang Grzyb
Emil Meisen, Friedhelm Haebermann
Georg Jung Peter Kaack
Bernhard Hermes Eberhard Haun
Gustav Jung, Ludwig Bründl
Jürgen Kohle, Franz Merkhoffer
Günter Pröpper Hartmut Konschal
Herbert Stöckl Alan Michelsen (51. Hans-Jürgen Hellfritz)
Manfred Reichert Klaus Gerwien
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Bernd Gersdorff
Manfred Müller Bernd Franke
ROUND 26: 24.03.73
Hertha BSC Berlin 0 : 1 (0 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 35.000
Scoring: 0:1 Gustav Jung (6.)
Hertha BSC Berlin WUPPERTALER SV
Michael Sziedat Georg Jung
Ludwig Müller Erich Miss
Erwin Hermandung Emil Meisen
Frank Hanisch Manfred Reichert
Lorenz Horr Günter Pröpper (65. Webers, 88.Cremers)
Erich Beer Bernhard Hermes
Gerhard Grau Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Holger Brück Jürgen Kohle
Klaus-Peter Hanisch Herbert Stöckl
Peter Gutzeit Gustav Jung
Horst Wolter (46. Th. Zander) Manfred Müller
An excellent result for WSV in the Olympiastadion against the tough
Berliners.
ROUND 27: 31.03.72
WUPPERTALER SV 2 : 2 (0 : 1) 1.FC Köln
Att: 28.000
Scoring:
0:1 Cullmann (30.), 1:1 Kohle (64.), 2:1 Kohle (69.), 2:2 Miss (74.) o.g.
WUPPERTALER SV 1.FC Köln
Manfred Cremer Herbert Hein
Erich Miss Wolfgang Weber
Emil Meisen Bernd Cullmann
Manfred Reichert Harald Konopka
Gustav Jung Hans-Josef Kapellmann (66. Josef Bläser)
Bernhard Hermes Heinz Simmet
Günter Pröpper Hannes Löhr
Jürgen Kohle Heinz Flohe (82. Herbert Neumann)
Herbert Stöckl Wolfgang Overath
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Jürgen Glowacz
Manfred Müller Gerhard Welz
ROUND 28: 07.04.73
WUPPERTALER SV 4 : 1 (2 : 1) FC Schalke 04
Att: 18.000
Scoring: 1:0 Pröpper (9.), 1:1 Braun (14.), 2:1 Jung (34.),
3:1 Pröpper (55.), 4:1 Hermes (61.)
WUPPERTALER SV FC Schalke 04
Manfred Cremer Jürgen Klein
Erich Miss Ulrich van den Berg (67. Helmut Manns)
Emil Meisen Helmut Kremers
Manfred Reichert Hartmut Huhse
Gustav Jung (57. Homann) Nico Braun
Bernhard Hermes Klaus Beverungen
Günter Pröpper Erwin Kremers (18. Manfred Dubski)
Jürgen Kohle Paul Holz
Herbert Stöckl Klaus Scheer
Heinz-Dieter Lömm (62. Ge Jung) Peter Ehmke
Manfred Müller Norbert Nigbur
Yet another laughable performance by Schalke, as WSV kicked their ass all
over the field. The only momentary halting of the steamroller was when
Luxembourgisch international Nico Braun scored for the Blues.
ROUND 29: 28.04.73
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 : 1 (1 : 1) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 10.500
Scoring: 1:0 Grabowski (6.), 1:1 Pröpper (45.), 2:1 Nickel (87.)
Eintracht Frankfurt WUPPERTALER SV
Peter Reichel Manfred Cremer
Uwe Kliemann Erich Miss
Gert Trinklein Emil Meisen
Karl-Heinz Wirth Manfred Reichert
Bernd Nickel Gustav Jung
Jürgen Kalb Bernhard Hermes
Roland Weidle Günter Pröpper
Bernd Hölzenbein Jürgen Kohle
Wolfgang Kraus Herbert Stöckl
Jürgen Grabowski Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Günther Wienhold Manfred Müller
Thomas Rohrbach for Wirth (46.) Georg Jung for Stöckl (77.)
ROUND 30: 05.05.73
WUPPERTALER SV 0 : 5 (0 : 2) Borussia M'gladbach
Att: 30.000
Scoring: 0:1 Rupp (12.), 0:2 Heynckes (30.), 0:3 Kulik (46.)
0:4 Heynckes (50.), 0:5 Heynckes (80.)
WUPPERTALER SV Borussia M'gladbach
Manfred Cremer Berti Vogts
Erich Miss Rainer Bonhof
Emil Meisen Günter Netzer
Manfred Reichert Heinz Michalik
Gustav Jung Bernd Rupp
Bernhard Hermes Christian Kulik
Günter Pröpper (63. Webers) Jupp Heynckes
Jürgen Kohle (68. Homann) Herbert Wimmer
Herbert Stöckl Dietmar Danner
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Henning Jensen
Manfred Müller Wolfgang Kleff
One of the worst defeats in WSV history, against a star studded Gladbach
squad that was not having a good season.
As for the game itself, WSV basically attacked furiously, and essentially
ran into the pointed sword of the Gladbach counterattack.
ROUND 31: 19.05.73
VfB Stuttgart 4 : 2 (3 : 2) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 8.500
Scoring: 0:1 Cremer (14.), 1:1 Coordes (20.),
2:1 Brenninger (29.), 2:2 Cremer (42.), 3:2 Ettmayer (45.),
4:2 Brenninger (82.)
VfB Stuttgart WUPPERTALER SV
Manfred Weidmann Manfred Cremer
Norbert Siegmann Emil Meisen
Reinhold Zech Jürgen Kohle
Egon Coordes Manfred Reichert
Karl Berger Gustav Jung
Horst Haug Bernhard Hermes
Dieter Brenninger Günter Pröpper
Roland Mall Herbert Stöckl
Hans Ettmayer Theodor Homann
Dieter Schwemmle Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Gerhard Heinze Ulrich Gelhard
Eckhart Müller for Berger (46.) Erich Miss for Jung (56.)
Herbert Höbusch for Mall (71.) Detlef Webers for Pröpper (76.)
A tough defeat for WSV at an empty Neckarstadion. Manfred Cremer's
excellent performance is wasted as Brenniner and "Buffy" Ettmayer bring
the victory to VfB.
ROUND 32: 26.05.73
WUPPERTALER SV 5 : 0 (1 : 0) MSV Duisburg
Att: 9.000
Scoring: 1:0 Pröpper (19.), 2:0 Pröpper (59.), 3:0 Pröpper (61.),
4:0 Pröpper (78.), 5:0 Webers (85.)
WUPPERTALER SV MSV Duisburg
Theodor Homann Michael Bella
Erich Miss Detlef Pirsig
Emil Meisen Bernard Dietz
Manfred Reichert Kurt Rettkowski
Gustav Jung Klaus Wunder
Bernhard Hermes (77. Webers) Bernd Lehmann
Günter Pröpper Ronald Worm
Jürgen Kohle (56. Stöckl) Hannes Linßen (70. Werner Schneider)
Manfred Cremer Herbert Büssers (70. Jonny Hey)
Heinz-Dieter Lömm Rudolf Seliger
Ulrich Gelhard Volker Danner
A brilliant victory by WSV, as Guenter Proepper lit up the Zebras like a
pin ball machine.
ROUND 33: 02.06.73
Hamburger SV 2 : 2 (1 : 0) WUPPERTALER SV
Att: 10.000
Scoring: 1:0 Heese (36.), 2:0 Volkert (52.), 2:1 Stöckl (63.)
2:2 Reichert (75.)
Hamburger SV WUPPERTALER SV
Manfred Kaltz Manfred Cremer
Peter Nogly Erich Miss
Peter Hidien Emil Meisen
Willi Schulz Manfred Reichert
Horst Heese Günter Pröpper
Klaus Zaczyk Theodor Homann
Georg Volkert Heinz-Dieter Lömm
Ole Björnmose Jürgen Kohle
Franz-Josef Hönig Herbert Stöckl
Caspar Memering Gustav Jung
Rudi Kargus Ulrich Gelhard
Bernhard Hermes for Homann (46.)
Detlef Webers for Lömm (57.)
A nice comeback for WSV, after digging themselves a deep hole.
ROUND 34: 09.06.73
WUPPERTALER SV 0 : 4 (0 : 2) Hannover 96
Att: 25.000
Scoring:
0:1 Stiller (2.), 0:2 Siemensmeyer (35.), 0:3 Reimann (71.), 0:4 Reimann
(89.)
WUPPERTALER SV Hannover 96
Manfred Cremer Rainer Stiller
Erich Miss Hans-Josef Hellingrath
Emil Meisen (63. Homann) Hans-H. Blumenthal
Manfred Reichert Peter Anders
Gustav Jung Willi Reimann
Bernhard Hermes Rolf Kaemmer
Detlef Webers Roland Stegmayer
Jürgen Kohle Ludwig Denz
Herbert Stöckl Hans Siemensmeyer
Heinz-Dieter Lömm (71. Ge. Jung) Eckhard Deterding
Manfred Müller Reinhard Dittel
A disgraceful end to a brilliant season, perhaps one that hinted of
further travails to come. The Zoo Stadion corwd came to cheer their
heroes, and instead were treated to the worst performance of the season.
There was even a fear that the bribery scandal might touch Wuppertal,
since Hannover desperately needed this win to stay up.
Still, a brilliant season for WSV, and they qualify for the UEFA Cup.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. FC Bayern München 93:29 54-14
2. 1.FC Köln 66:51 43-25
3. Fortuna Düsseldorf 62:45 42-26
4. WUPPERTALER SV (N) 62:49 40-28
5. Borussia M'gladbach 82:61 39-29
6. VfB Stuttgart 71:65 37-31
7. Offenbacher Kickers 61:60 35-33
8. Eintracht Frankfurt 58:54 34-34
9. 1.FC Kaiserslautern 58:68 34-34
10. MSV Duisburg 53:54 33-35
11. Werder Bremen 50:52 31-37
12. VfL Bochum 50:68 31-37
13. Hertha BSC Berlin 53:64 30-38
14. Hamburger SV 53:59 28-40
15. FC Schalke 04 46:61 28-40
16. Hannover 96 49:65 26-42
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17. Eintracht Braunschweig 33:56 25-43
18. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 45:84 22-46
Playing stats:
Start Sub Minutes
Manfred Reichert 34 0 3,060
Bernhard Hermes 33 1 2,987
Herbert Stöckl 33 1 2,976
Günter Pröpper 33 0 2,904
Manfred Cremer 32 1 2,882
Jürgen Kohle 33 0 2,877
Erich Miss 31 2 2,841
Gustav Jung 33 0 2,826
Emil Meisen 31 0 2,728
Heinz-Dieter Lömm 31 0 2,637
Manfred Müller 23 0 2,070
Ulrich Gelhard 11 0 990
Georg Jung 9 9 944
Theodor Homann 6 4 587
Detlef Webers 1 5 186
Peter Redder 0 3 82
Rudi Neufeld 0 2 34
Claus Brune 0 1 22
Klaus Spannenkrebs 0 1 6
Scoring:
21: Pröpper
12: Kohle
11: Gustl Jung
5: Cremer
3: Hermes, Stockl
2: Reichert, Homann
1: Georg Jung, Webers, own goal
Goal keeping:
Manfred Muller -36 1.565 avg
Ulrich Gelhard -13 1.182 avg
Attendance:
Home 349.300 (20.547 avg)
Road: 317.500 (18.676 avg)