1920–21 Eintracht Frankfurt season

The 1920–21 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 21st season in the club's football history. It was the first full season under the name Eintracht after merging of Frankfurter FV and the gymnastics club Frankfurter Turngemeinde von 1861.

Eintracht Frankfurt

1920–21 season
Chairman	Wilhelm Schöndube
Manager	Unknown
Kreisliga Nordmain	1st / Eliminated in the South German championship round (Northern section)
South German Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Péter Szabó (8) All: Paul Imke and Péter Szabó (9)

In 1920–21 the club played in the Kreisliga Nordmain, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 2nd season in the Kreisliga Nordmain.

The season ended up with Eintracht winning Kreisliga Nordmain for the second time in a row. In the northern section of the South German championship group Eintracht didn't qualify for the championship knockout stage.

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Kickers Offenbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 August 1920 (1920-08-01)	Kickers Offenbach	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany
		Report	Imke

Eintracht Frankfurt v Helvetia Frankfurt

11 August 1920 (1920-08-11)

Eintracht Frankfurt

0–0

Helvetia Frankfurt

Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v MTV München 1879

15 August 1920 (1920-08-15)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	MTV München 1879	Germany

Ring Dresden v Eintracht Frankfurt

21 August 1920 (1920-08-21)	Ring Dresden	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 August 1920 (1920-08-22)	Eintracht Leipzig	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v FV Neu-Isenburg

29 August 1920 (1920-08-29)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	FV Neu-Isenburg	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Malmö FF

1 September 1920 (1920-09-01) Sportplatz an der Rossegerstraße farewell match	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	Malmö FF	Frankfurt, Germany
	Neureuther Schönfeld	Report		Stadium: Sportplatz an der Rossegerstraße Attendance: 5,000

Eintracht Frankfurt v Freiburger FC

5 September 1920 (1920-09-05) Riederwaldstadion inauguration match	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Freiburger FC	Frankfurt, Germany
				Stadium: Riederwaldstadion

1. FC Pforzheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

25 December 1920 (1920-12-25)	1. FC Pforzheim	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Pforzheim, Germany
	Kreß	Report	Szabó 18'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Köhler

Sportfreunde Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt

26 December 1920 (1920-12-26)	Sportfreunde Stuttgart	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Nordstern Basel

1 January 1921 (1921-01-01)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Nordstern Basel	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Kölner BC 01

25 March 1921 (1921-03-25)	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–2	Kölner BC 01	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Essener SV 1899

28 March 1921 (1921-03-28)	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Essener SV 1899	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Phönix Karlsruhe

1 May 1921 (1921-05-01)	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Phönix Karlsruhe	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Neunkirchen

7 May 1921 (1921-05-07)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Borussia Neunkirchen	Frankfurt, Germany
	Böttcher	Report		Referee: Rettelbach
Note: Tournament to celebrate the 60 years anniversary of the gymnastics section of Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt v Wacker München

8 May 1921 (1921-05-08)	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–6	Wacker München	Frankfurt, Germany
	Köster	Report
Note: Tournament to celebrate the 60 years anniversary of the gymnastics section of Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt v Blauw-Wit Amsterdam

13 May 1921 (1921-05-13)	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	Blauw-Wit Amsterdam	Germany
	Imke Neureuther	Report		Referee: Ter Horst

Kreisliga Nordmain

Main article: 1920–21 Kreisliga Nordmain

League fixtures and results

FG 02 Seckbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 September 1920 (1920-09-12) 1	FG 02 Seckbach	0–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Germania 1894

19 September 1920 (1920-09-19) 2	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	VfL Germania 1894	Frankfurt, Germany
				Stadium: Riederwaldstadion Attendance: 8,000

Eintracht Frankfurt v Helvetia Frankfurt

26 September 1920 (1920-09-26) Since Helvetia's player Wunderlich was capped for the international match Germany v Austria in Vienna the league match was played as a friendly and rescheduled for 20 February 1921.	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Helvetia Frankfurt	Germany
				Attendance: 5,000

Eintracht Frankfurt v Viktoria Aschaffenburg

3 October 1920 (1920-10-03) 3	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Viktoria Aschaffenburg	Germany
				Attendance: 5,000

VfR 01 Frankfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt

10 October 1920 (1920-10-10) 4	VfR 01 Frankfurt	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Germania Rückingen

17 October 1920 (1920-10-17) 5	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Germania Rückingen	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v FSV Frankfurt

24 October 1920 (1920-10-24) 6	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	FSV Frankfurt	Germany

Frankfurter FV Sportfreunde 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt

31 October 1920 (1920-10-31) 7	Frankfurter FV Sportfreunde 04	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Hanauer FC 93 v Eintracht Frankfurt

7 November 1920 (1920-11-07) 8	Hanauer FC 93	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v Viktoria 94 Hanau

14 November 1920 (1920-11-14) 9	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	Viktoria 94 Hanau	Germany

Germania Rückingen v Eintracht Frankfurt

5 December 1920 (1920-12-05) 10	Germania Rückingen	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Rückingen, Germany
				Referee: Meier
Note: Match abandoned after 75 minutes when home supporters invaded the pitch after a sending-off. The match was valued 2-0 in favour for Eintracht Frankfurt in an armchair decision.

Eintracht Frankfurt v FG 02 Seckbach

12 December 1920 (1920-12-12) 11	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	FG 02 Seckbach	Germany

Helvetia Frankfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 December 1920 (1920-12-19) 12	Helvetia Frankfurt	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Viktoria Aschaffenburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

2 January 1921 (1921-01-02) 13	Viktoria Aschaffenburg	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfR 01 Frankfurt

9 January 1921 (1921-01-09) 14	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	VfR 01 Frankfurt	Germany

VfL Germania 1894 v Eintracht Frankfurt

16 January 1921 (1921-01-16) 15	VfL Germania 1894	5–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany
	Schnürle 15' 60' Schneider	Report	Böttcher	Stadium: Sportplatz Sandhöfer Wiesen Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Brenner

FSV Frankfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt

23 January 1921 (1921-01-23) 16	FSV Frankfurt	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany
		Report	Imke	Referee: Albrecht

Eintracht Frankfurt v Frankfurter FV Sportfreunde 04

30 January 1921 (1921-01-30) 17	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Frankfurter FV Sportfreunde 04	Germany
	Imke	Report	Schildger	Referee: Rettelbach

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hanauer FC 93

6 February 1921 (1921-02-06) 18	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Hanauer FC 93	Germany
	Mölders	Report		Referee: Werner

Viktoria 94 Hanau v Eintracht Frankfurt

13 February 1921 (1921-02-13) 19	Viktoria 94 Hanau	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany
		Report	Dornbusch	Referee: Witte

Eintracht Frankfurt v Helvetia Frankfurt

20 February 1921 (1921-02-20) 20	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Helvetia Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany
	Köster	Report	Maier 40'	Stadium: Riederwaldstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Brucker

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	12	5	3	31	18	+13	29	Qualification to South German championship
2	VfL Germania 1894	20	11	6	3	46	20	+26	28
3	Viktoria Aschaffenburg	20	10	4	6	30	22	+8	24
4	VfR 01 Frankfurt	20	10	4	6	29	24	+5	24
5	Helvetia Frankfurt	20	8	6	6	24	20	+4	22
6	Viktoria 94 Hanau	20	9	3	8	29	27	+2	21
7	Germania Rückingen	20	6	4	10	22	27	−5	16
8	FSV Frankfurt	20	4	8	8	20	26	−6	16
9	Hanauer FC 93	20	5	5	10	28	32	−4	15
10	Frankfurter FV Sportfreunde 04	20	6	3	11	24	30	−6	15
11	FG 02 Seckbach	20	3	4	13	12	49	−37	10

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	12	5	3	31	18	+13	29	7	2	1	17	6	+11	5	3	2	14	12	+2

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D
Position	3	2	5	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

South German championship round (Northern section)

Main article: 1921 German football championship

Fixtures and results

Eintracht Frankfurt v SV Waldhof

6 March 1921 (1921-03-06) 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	SV Waldhof	Frankfurt, Germany
15:00 CEST	J Köster Szabó 50'	Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rossi

1. FC Nürnberg v Eintracht Frankfurt

20 March 1921 (1921-03-20) 2	1. FC Nürnberg	7–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Nürnberg, Germany
	Bös	Report	Imke Böttcher	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Tusch

Eintracht Frankfurt v Kickers Offenbach

3 April 1921 (1921-04-03) 3	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	Kickers Offenbach	Frankfurt, Germany
	Dornbusch 1' Imke J Köster	Report		Stadium: Riederwaldstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rettelbach

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Nürnberg

10 April 1921 (1921-04-10) 4	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Frankfurt, Germany
		Report	Popp	Stadium: Riederwaldstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Niederberger

SV Waldhof v Eintracht Frankfurt

17 April 1921 (1921-04-17) 5	SV Waldhof	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany
	Höger	Report		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dämmermann

Kickers Offenbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 April 1921 (1921-04-24) 6	Kickers Offenbach	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany
		Report	Neureuther	Referee: Albrecht

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. FC Nürnberg	6	5	1	0	20	4	+16	11
SV Waldhof	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	7
Eintracht Frankfurt	6	2	0	4	10	13	−3	4
Kickers Offenbach	6	1	0	5	6	21	−15	2

Source:

South German Cup DFB-Pokal / SFV-Pokal

KV Mühlheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

21 February 1921 (1921-02-21) 1st Round	KV Mühlheim	3–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mühlheim, Germany
	Spahn 30' Müller 55' Lotz		Dill	Stadium: Sportplatz an der Roten Warte Referee: Bachmann
Note: Since the first team played the replay match v Helvetia Frankfurt, Eintracht played the cup match with the reserve team

Squad

Squad and statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Kreisliga		South German Championship round
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	GER	Wilhelm Gmelin	11	0	5	0	6	0
	GK	GER	Robert Steiger	15	0	15	0	0	0
	DF	GER	Paul Brandt	21	0	16	0	5	0
	DF	GER	Willi Pfeiffer	21	0	15	0	6	0
	MF	GER	Fritz Becker	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	GER	Karl Jockel	22	2	16	2	6	0
	MF	GER	Heiner Roth	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	GER	Emil Schneider	19	0	13	0	6	0
	FW	GER	Karl Schönfeld	15	0	9	0	6	0
	FW	GER	John Böttcher	22	2	16	1	6	1
	FW	GER	Friedrich Dill	3	0	2	0	1	0
	FW	GER	Jakob Dornbusch	11	3	7	1	4	2
	FW	GER	Paul Imke	17	9	11	7	6	2
	FW	GER	J Köster	17	3	12	1	5	2
	FW	GER	Heinz Mölders	14	2	13	2	1	0
	FW	GER	Ferdinand Neureuther	8	7	6	5	2	2
	FW	HUN	Péter Szabó	21	9	15	8	6	1

Transfers

In:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GER	John Böttcher (from unknown)
—	FW	GER	Heinz Mölders (from unknown)
—	FW	GER	Friedrich Dill (from Eintracht Frankfurt II)
—	FW	GER	J Köster (from Hannover 96)
—	GK	GER	Robert Steiger (from FSV Frankfurt)
—	FW	HUN	Péter Szabó (from 1. FC Nürnberg)

Out:

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GER	Philipp Hohmann (to unknown)
—	FW	GER	Karl Reußwig (to unknown)

See also

• 1921 German football championship

Sources

• Matheja, Ulrich (2011). Unsere Eintracht - Eintracht Frankfurt - Die Chronik. Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3-89533-750-5.

External links

• Official English Eintracht website Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• German archive site (in German)