From then some members of the club met regularly during the summer and autumn holidays and the RTV had a football team.

[2] Although the first national championship in Switzerland took place in 1897–98 it is considered as unofficial because it was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895 with OB as founder member).

OB played against FC Basel in the central group semi-final, at the Landhof on 13 November 1898 and drew 1–1 with their local rivals.

Because OB complained that the first FCB goal had been scored by hand, they protested and the SFA had to deal with the matter.

Subsequently, the protest was approved and awarded - and the disputed goal was simply deducted from the score to give the final result.

BSC Old Boys play at the Stadium Schützenmatte, but the original home ground of the club was Margaret Meadow.

The club had to move stadium because the IWB, the Industrial Works of Basel, bought the grounds and developed their head-quarters there.