1953–54 Hannover 96 season

The 1953–54 Hannover 96 season is the 58th season in the football club's history and sixth overall season in the top flight of German football, the Oberliga Nord, and their fifth consecutive season having been reinstated in 1949 after appealing against their relegation to the Landesliga Niedersachsen in 1948. Hannover 96 won the Oberliga Nord and advanced to the championship finals for the fifth overall time, where they won their second German championship after 1938. The season covers a period from 1 July 1953 to 30 June 1954.

Hannover 96
1953–54 season
PresidentWalter Daubert (1953)
Heinrich Pape (1954)
ManagerHelmut Kronsbein
StadiumRadrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Eilenriedestadion
OberligaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hannes Tkotz
(19 goals)
All:
Hannes Tkotz
(21 goals)

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– GK  GER Hans Bolchert
– GK  GER Hans Krämer
– GK  GER Werner Schadly
– GK  GER Hans-Jürgen Wickel
– DF  GER Heinz Bothe
– DF  GER Heinz Elzner
– DF  GER Helmut Geruschke
– DF  GER Hannes Kirk
– MF  GER Rolf Gehrcke
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF  GER Herbert Helfenbein
– MF  GER Willi Hundertmark
– MF  GER Werner Müller (captain)
– FW  GER Helmut Kruhl
– FW  GER Rolf Paetz
– FW  GER Wolfgang Piechotta
– FW  GER Hannes Tkotz
– FW  GER Heinz Wewetzer
– FW  GER Klemens Zielinski

Source: [1]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Oberliga Nord 9 August 1953 11 April 1954 Matchday 1 Winners 30 20 6 4 64 26 +38 066.67
German football championship 2 May 1954 23 May 1954 Group stage Winners 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 100.00
Total 33 23 6 4 74 29 +45 069.70
Source: Competitions

Oberliga Nord
Main article: 1953–54 Oberliga Nord

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hannover 96 (C) 30 20 6 4 64 26 +38 46 Qualification to German championship
2 FC St. Pauli 30 16 7 7 65 37 +28 39
3 FC Altona 93 30 13 6 11 68 59 +9 32
4 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 12 8 10 57 58 −1 32
5 Werder Bremen 30 13 5 12 53 43 +10 31
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 20 6 4 64 26  +38 46 10 3 2 27 12  +15 10 3 2 37 14  +23

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWWWWWLDWWDWWWWDDDLWWWDLL
Position411111111111111111111111111111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
9 August 1953 1 Hannover 96 1–0 Hamburger SV Hanover
Müller  79' Report Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Walter
23 August 1953 2 Holstein Kiel 1–6 Hannover 96 Kiel
Schmuck  42' Report
  • Wewetzer  4', 87'
  • Tkotz  21', 25'
  • Paetz  62', 73'
 Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hollnagel
30 August 1953 3 Hannover 96 2–0 Bremer SV Hanover
  • Piechotta  57'
  • Wewetzer  75'
 Report Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ewald Skuballa
6 September 1953 4 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–5 Hannover 96 Braunschweig
Herz  59' Report
  • Tkotz  3', 35', 77', 85'
  • Wewetzer  90'
 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Walter Zimmermann
13 September 1953 5 Hannover 96 2–0 Altona 93 Hanover
  • Piechotta  21'
  • Paetz  47'
 Report Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Banasiak
20 September 1953 6 Hannover 96 3–1 Arminia Hannover Hanover
  • Wewetzer  16' (pen.), 33'
  • Tkotz  79'
 Report Heyduck  84' (pen.) Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Scheiblich
27 September 1953 7 Harburger TB 1–4 Hannover 96 Hamburg
Dammers  40' Report
  • Piechotta  53'
  • Wewetzer  63'
  • Paetz  85'
  • Zielinski  87'
 Stadium: Sportanlage Jahnhöhe
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rolf Seekamp
4 October 1953 8 Hannover 96 2–1 Göttingen 05 Hanover
  • Piechotta  73'
  • Zielinski  82'
 Report Kuzniewski  15' Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dobberahn
18 October 1953 9 Werder Bremen 1–2 Hannover 96 Bremen
Behring  74' Report Tkotz  9', 74' Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ewald Skuballa
25 October 1953 10 Hannover 96 3–0 VfB Lübeck Hanover
  • Kruhl  3', 89'
  • Tkotz  61'
 Report Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Neumann
1 November 1953 11 FC St. Pauli 0–1 Hannover 96 Hamburg
Report Wewetzer  68' Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Praefke
8 November 1953 12 VfL Osnabrück 2–1 Hannover 96 Osnabrück
 Report Tkotz  60' Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Scheiblich
15 November 1953 13 Hannover 96 0–0 Eimsbütteler TV Hanover
Report Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Rannersmann
18 November 1953 14 Hannover 96 2–0 Bremerhaven 93 Hanover
  • Wewetzer  64'
  • Tkotz  69'
 Report Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg
6 December 1953 15 Victoria Hamburg 0–3 Hannover 96 Hamburg
Report
  • Piechotta  38'
  • Wewetzer  59'
  • Tkotz  70'
 Stadium: Stadion Hoheluft
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Erich Asmussen
13 December 1953 16 Hannover 96 2–2 FC St. Pauli Hanover
  • Tkotz  15'
  • Wewetzer  85'
 Report
  • Wehrmann  39'
  • Brüggen  66'
 Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Walter
27 December 1953 17 VfB Lübeck 0–2 Hannover 96 Lübeck
Report
  • Kruhl  17'
  • Tkotz  70'
 Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Neumann
3 January 1954 18 Hannover 96 3–2 Victoria Hamburg Hanover
  • Wewetzer  10'
  • Paetz  70'
  • Müller  75'
 Report
  • Muuhs  52'
  • Engelmann  78'
 Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Praefke
10 January 1954 19 Bremerhaven 93 1–3 Hannover 96 Bremerhaven
Machnicki  36' Report
  • Wewetzer  41', 90'
  • Tkotz  56'
 Stadium: Zollinlandstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ewald Skuballa
17 January 1954 20 Hannover 96 4–1 Werder Bremen Hanover
  • Paetz  70'
  • Wewetzer  77', 83'
  • Tkotz  88'
 Report Haase  54' Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Erich Asmussen
24 January 1954 21 Eimsbütteler TV 1–1 Hannover 96 Hamburg
Rohrberg  41' Report Ahrens  52' (o.g.) Stadium: ETV-Sportzentrum Hoheluft
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Laternicht
31 January 1954 22 Hannover 96 1–1 Holstein Kiel Hanover
Kruhl  32' Report Ehlers  88' Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hollnagel
7 February 1954 23 Arminia Hannover 1–1 Hannover 96 Hanover
Apel  56' Report Paetz  63' Stadium: Stadion am Bischofsholer Damm
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eix
14 February 1954 24 Hannover 96 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Hanover
Report Herz  52', 73' Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Walter Zimmermann
20 February 1954 25 Bremer SV 0–2 Hannover 96 Bremen
Report Zielinski  64', 82' (pen.) Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Praefke
7 March 1954 26 Altona 93 0–3 Hannover 96 Hamburg
Report
  • Tkotz  17'
  • Müller  41'
  • Wewetzer  65'
 Stadium: Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Gerhard Pooch
14 March 1954 27 Hannover 96 1–0 Harburger TB Hanover
Wewetzer  14' Report Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Otto
21 March 1954 28 Göttingen 05 3–3 Hannover 96 Göttingen
  • Wasch  5', 84'
  • Kling  23'
 Report
Stadium: Jahnstadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg
4 April 1954 29 Hannover 96 1–2 VfL Osnabrück Hanover
Tkotz  70' Report
Stadium: Radrennbahn am Pferdeturm
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ewald Skuballa
11 April 1954 30 Hamburger SV 2–0 Hannover 96 Hamburg
Wojtkowiak  13', 70' Report Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Walter

German football championship
Main article: 1954 German football championship

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification H96 VFB BSV
1 Hannover 96 2 2 0 0 5 2 2.500 4 Advance to final — 3–1 —
2 VfB Stuttgart 2 1 0 1 4 3 1.333 2 — — 3–0
3 Berliner SV 2 0 0 2 1 5 0.200 0 1–2 — —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
2 May 1954 Group 1 Berliner SV 1–2 Hannover 96 West Berlin
Karlsch  82' Report
  • Tkotz  5'
  • Kruhl  83'
 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jacobi
16 May 1954 Group 1 Hannover 96 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Düsseldorf
  • Paetz  32', 43'
  • Zielinski  46'
 Report Baitinger  50' Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alois Pennig

Final
Hannover 965–11. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report Eckel  13'
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Emil Schmetzer
HANNOVER:
GK Hans Krämer
DF Hannes Kirk
DF Helmut Geruschke
DF Heinz Bothe
MF Werner Müller
MF Rolf Gehrcke
FW Klemens Zielinski
FW Heinz Wewetzer
FW Hannes Tkotz
FW Rolf Paetz
FW Helmut Kruhl
Manager:
Helmut Kronsbein
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Willi Hölz
DF Werner Liebrich
DF Werner Kohlmeyer
DF Werner Baßler
MF Fritz Walter
MF Otto Render
MF Horst Eckel
FW Willi Wenzel
FW Karl Wanger
FW Ottmar Walter
FW Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Richard Schneider

Statistics

Goalscorers
Rank Pos Name Oberliga Nord[2] German football championship[3] Total
1 FW Hannes Tkotz 19 2 21
2 FW Heinz Wewetzer 18 1 19
3 FW Rolf Paetz 7 3 10
4 FW Helmut Kruhl 5 2 7
5 FW Wolfgang Piechotta 5 0 5
FW Klemens Zielinski 4 1 5
7 MF Werner Müller 3 0 3
8 DF Heinz Elzner 2 0 2
Own goal 1 1 2
Total 64 10 74

Clean sheets
Rank Pos Name Oberliga Nord German football championship Total
1 GK Hans Krämer[4] 11 0 11
2 GK Werner Schadly[5] 1 0 1
Total 12 0 12

References
  1. "Hannover 96 » Kader 1953/1954". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Oberliga Nord (1947-63) 1953/1954 » Torschützenliste". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1953/1954 » Torschützenliste". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "Hans Krämer » Oberliga Nord (1947-63) 1953/1954". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. "Werner Schadly » Oberliga Nord (1947-63) 1953/1954". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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