# 1955–56 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1955–56 SK Rapid Wien season was the 58th season in club history.

## Squad
### Squad statistics

| Nat. | Name | Age | League | League | European Cup | European Cup | Mitropa Cup | Mitropa Cup | Total | Total |
| Nat. | Name | Age | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| | Herbert Gartner | 22 | 23 | | 3 | | 7 | | 33 | |
| | Dieter Pflug | 21 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| | Walter Zeman | 28 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 3 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| | Lothar Bilek | 22 | 3 | | 1 | | | | 4 | |
| | Franz Golobic | 33 | 20 | | 2 | 1 | 7 | | 29 | 1 |
| | Josef Höltl | 18 | 21 | | 4 | | 7 | | 32 | |
| | Robert Kaffka | 25 | 16 | | 3 | | | | 19 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| | Karl Giesser | 26 | 17 | | 2 | | 6 | | 25 | |
| | Lambert Lenzinger | 19 | 15 | | 2 | | 2 | | 19 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| | Josef Bertalan | 20 | 23 | 7 | | | 7 | 1 | 30 | 8 |
| | Robert Dienst | 27 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | | 34 | 18 |
| | Paul Halla | 24 | 26 | 1 | 4 | | 7 | | 37 | 1 |
| | Gerhard Hanappi | 26 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 30 |
| | Alfred Körner | 29 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 |
| | Robert Körner | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| | Bruno Mehsarosch | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| | Milan Nikolić | 26 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | |
| | Erich Probst | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | 15 | 8 |
| | Johann Riegler | 25 | 20 | 15 | 4 | | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### League

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| 1 | 28.08.1955 | H | Simmering | 4-2 | 11,000 | Dienst 26', Hanappi 29' 65', Probst E. 37' |
| 2 | 03.09.1955 | A | Wiener SC | 2-2 | 14,500 | Probst E. 55' 60' |
| 3 | 11.09.1955 | A | Wacker Wien | 3-3 | 45,000 | Körner A. 40', Dienst 51' (pen.) 57' |
| 4 | 18.09.1955 | A | Kapfenberg | 1-0 | 7,500 | Körner A. 15' |
| 5 | 25.09.1955 | H | Austria Salzburg | 5-2 | 9,000 | Mehsarosch 10' 64', Dienst 42' 89', Körner A. 81' |
| 6 | 02.10.1955 | A | Vienna | 1-4 | 32,000 | Probst E. 88' |
| 7 | 08.10.1955 | H | Stadlau | 4-0 | 6,000 | Hanappi 17' 84', Mehsarosch 25', Dienst 74' |
| 8 | 23.10.1955 | A | Austria Wien | 3-1 | 35,000 | Dienst 16', Körner A. 43', Mehsarosch 82' |
| 9 | 06.11.1955 | H | FC Wien | 2-1 | 8,000 | Körner A. 50', Riegler 60' |
| 10 | 13.11.1955 | A | Admira | 5-3 | 7,000 | Riegler 15' 20', Dienst 45' 67', Bertalan 90' |
| 11 | 26.11.1955 | H | Sturm Graz | 7-1 | 3,000 | Dienst 15' 28' 30' 45', Körner A. 41', Riegler 70', Bertalan 84' |
| 12 | 04.12.1955 | H | GAK | 5-1 | 7,000 | Dienst 7' 27', Körner A. 30', Probst E. 47', Bertalan 60' |
| 13 | 10.12.1955 | A | Austria Graz | 1-0 | 5,000 | Körner A. 28' (pen.) |
| 14 | 07.03.1956 | A | Simmering | 4-1 | 5,000 | Dienst 13', Probst E. 55', Hanappi 63', Riegler 87' |
| 15 | 18.04.1956 | H | Wiener SC | 6-0 | 4,000 | Körner A. 6' (pen.) 60', Hanappi 15', Riegler 17' 41' 55' |
| 16 | 11.03.1956 | H | Wacker Wien | 0-2 | 15,000 | |
| 17 | 18.03.1956 | H | Kapfenberg | 6-0 | 12,000 | Hanappi 16' 63' 83' 90', Probst E. 27', Dienst 70' |
| 18 | 08.04.1956 | A | Austria Salzburg | 4-0 | 10,000 | Riegler 43', Bertalan 60', Hanappi 65' 67' |
| 19 | 22.04.1956 | H | Vienna | 1-5 | 15,000 | Riegler 25' |
| 20 | 06.05.1956 | A | Stadlau | 2-1 | 5,000 | Hanappi 7' 45' |
| 21 | 10.05.1956 | H | Austria Wien | 5-3 | 15,000 | Hanappi 41' , Körner A. |
| 22 | 12.05.1956 | A | FC Wien | 2-2 | 6,000 | Hanappi 55', Mehsarosch 86' |
| 23 | 27.05.1956 | H | Admira | 4-0 | 6,000 | Hanappi 15' 22' 30' (pen.), Riegler 46' |
| 24 | 31.05.1956 | A | Sturm Graz | 3-2 | 5,000 | Riegler , Körner A. |
| 25 | 03.06.1956 | A | GAK | 6-1 | 6,000 | Hanappi 18' 27' 88', Bertalan 72' 80', Riegler 89' |
| 26 | 09.06.1956 | H | Austria Graz | 7-0 | 7,000 | Riegler 27', Halla 30', Körner A. 40', Bertalan 53', Hanappi 61' 85', Körner R. 89' |

### European Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R16-L1 | 21.09.1955 | H | PSV | 6-1 | 12,000 | Körner A. 10' 62' 81', Mehsarosch 55', Hanappi 56', Probst E. 60' |
| R16-L2 | 01.11.1955 | A | PSV | 0-1 | 15,000 | |
| QF-L1 | 18.01.1956 | H | Milan | 1-1 | 20,000 | Körner R. 26' (pen.) |
| QF-L2 | 12.02.1956 | A | Milan | 2-7 | 20,000 | Golobic 35', Dienst 59' |

### Mitropa Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| QF-L1 | 23.06.1956 | H | Slovan Bratislava | 3-0 | 20,000 | Körner R. 65' 67', Hanappi 72' |
| QF-L2 | 30.06.1956 | A | Slovan Bratislava | 1-3 | 55,000 | Hanappi 82' |
| SF-L1 | 07.07.1956 | H | Vörös Lobogó | 3-3 | 45,000 | Körner A. 12' 60', Körner R. 46' (pen.) |
| SF-L2 | 14.07.1956 | A | Vörös Lobogó | 4-3 | 80,000 | Hanappi 10' 17', Körner A. 20', Mehsarosch 83' |
| F-L1 | 21.07.1956 | H | Vasas | 3-3 | 55,000 | Körner A. 3' 14', Mehsarosch 19' |
| F-L2 | 28.07.1956 | A | Vasas | 1-1 | 104,000 | Bertalan 60' |
| F-PO | 04.08.1956 | A | Vasas | 2-9 | 104,000 | Riegler 32' 85' |