It was his third year in succession as captain and he also played in the afore mentioned international game.

Hug was Basel's most prominent and their largest player and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups.

Before the season started, Basel played three test games, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in Freiburg im Breisgau and in Strassburg.

Only Winterthur had a good run of results and were able to move clear at the top of the league table, winning the group with a six-point advantage.

Winterthur won the Swiss Championship title beating Young Boys Bern by four goals to one.

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