In that season Schley played between the posts in 16 of the 26 games, but could not save the team from suffering relegation.

[2] Schley then joined FC Basel for their 1952–53 season with club legend René Bader as player-manager.

[4] In 1953 Schley then signed for Grasshopper Club Zürich, but returned to FC Basel after just one season.

[7] Schley earned three caps for the Swiss national team, making his international debut in a 1–5 defeat against Yugoslavia on 25 April 1959 in Basel.

After his active football career, Schley coached Grasshopper during the 1966–67 Nationalliga A season together with Werner Brunner.