| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Chevalley | ||
| Date of birth | unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1907 | FC Basel | 8+ | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pierre Chevalley (date of birth unknown) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel in the early 1900s. He played mainly as goalkeeper, but also as striker, a positional change that was quite normal during that period of time.
Chevalley joined Basel's first team for their 1904–05 season. He played his domestic league debut for the club as striker in the home game in the Landhof on 16 October 1904 as Basel were defeated 0–5 by Old Boys. [1] During his first season with the team Chevalley played mainly as striker and he scored his first goal for his club on 23 October 1904 in the away game as Basel won 9–2 against FC Weissenbühl Bern. [2] At the end of the 1904–05 Swiss Serie A group stage Basel were in fourth position. [note 04–05 1] [3] [ circular reference ]
During Basel's 1905–06 season Chevalley played as goalkeeper. The team won two of their six games and they ended the group stage in fourth position. [note 05–06 1] Again in their 1906–07 season he played between the posts. Basel won the central group and advanced to the finals, but were beaten 1–5 by west group winners Servette and 2–3 by east group winners Young Fellows Zürich. Servette won the deciding match and became Swiss champions. [note 06–07 1] [4]
Between the years 1904 and 1907 Chevalley played at least 16 games for Basel scoring at least one goal. At least eight of these games were in the Serie A and eight were friendly games. [5]
The FC Basel 1904–05 season was their twelfth season in their existence. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, who was chairman for the second consecutive year. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the Quarter Kleinbasel.
The FC Basel 1906–07 season was their fourteenth season in their existence. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, who was chairman for the fourth consecutive year. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof.
Emil Hasler was a Swiss international footballer who played for FC Basel. He played mainly in the position as midfielder, but also as striker.
The FC Basel 1910–11 season was their eighteenth season since the club's foundation. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his ninth presidential term, his third term in succession. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof.
Adolf Ramseyer was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel in the early 1900s as defender.
Henri Eugen Strauss, or Eugène Strauss as he was known in Lausanne, was a Swiss international footballer who played as midfielder in the early 1900s.
Emil Vogt (1897-1967) was a footballer who played as midfielder during the early 1900s.
Manuel Bourgeois was a footballer who played as striker on the early 1900s.
Paul Gürtler was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel as midfielder or striker in the early 1900s.
Oskar Zwimpfer was a Swiss footballer who played for as midfielder in the early 1900s.
Paul Thalmann was a Swiss footballer who played as a striker or midfielder in the early 1900s.
Percy Kaufmann was a footballer who played as striker or as midfielder in the early 1900s.
Werner Stutz was a Swiss footballer who played as forward or midfielder.
Eugen Stutz was a Swiss footballer who played as goalkeeper during the early 1900s.
Karl Gossweiler was a Swiss footballer who played as forward in the early 1900s.
Artur Viehoff was a footballer who played for FC Basel as forward or as midfielder in the early 1900s.
P. Lozéron was a footballer who played as forward or as midfielder during the early 1900s.
Hans Rietmann was a Swiss footballer who played as striker and as midfielder during the early 1900s.
A.H. Würgler was a footballer who played as goalkeeper for FC Basel in the 1910s.
Birger Persson was a Swedish footballer who played for FC Basel as forward.
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel. Most of the documentation is missing.)