# 1971–72 VfL Bochum season

The 1971–72 VfL Bochum season was the 34th season in club history.

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

### DFB-Pokal
## Squad
### Squad and statistics
#### Squad, appearances and goals scored

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | FRG | Werner Balte | 35 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Heinz-Jürgen Blome | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Udo Böckmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRG | Harry Bohrmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRG | Hans-Jürgen Bradler | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Hans-Günter Etterich | 23 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | FRG | Harry Fechner | 27 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Dieter Fern | 36 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Erwin Galeski | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Hans-Werner Hartl | 35 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Werner Jablonski | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Klaus-Peter Kerkemeier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Hans-Jürgen Köper | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Werner Krämer | 31 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | FRG | Franz-Josef Laufer | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Manfred Rüsing | 29 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | DF | FRG | Dieter Versen | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Hans Walitza | 38 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| | DF | FRG | Gerd Wiesemes | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Reinhold Wosab | 37 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Dieter Zorc | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
* Source:

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | FRG | Harry Bohrmann (from DSC Wanne-Eickel) |
| — | MF | FRG | Franz-Josef Laufer (from SpVgg Erkenschwick) |
| — | DF | FRG | Reinhold Wosab (from Borussia Dortmund) |
| — | DF | FRG | Dieter Zorc (from Lüner SV) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRG | Manfred Berens (to STV Werne) |
| — | GK | FRG | Theo Diegelmann (to 1. FC Nürnberg) |
| — | MF | FRG | Hans Grieger (to VfL Klafeld-Geisweid 08) |
| — | MF | FRG | Hans-Jürgen Jansen (to VfB Homberg) |
| — | MF | FRG | Rainer Pommerin (to VfL Bochum II) |
| — | FW | FRG | Erich Schiller (to TuS Witten-Stockum) |

## Sources

* ↑ Franz, Markus (2005). Die Jungs von der Castroper Straße (in German). Die Werkstatt. p. 58–59. ISBN 3-89533-506-1.
* ↑ Formann, Heinz; Homann, Ulrich; Pohl, Günther; Rövekamp, Georg (1994). Tief im Westen: Das Phänomen VfL Bochum (in German). Klartext. p. 128–129. ISBN 3-88474-177-2.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Eintracht Braunschweig 1:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Rot-Weiß Oberhausen – VfL Bochum 2:3" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mgladbach 0:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – VfL Bochum 4:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Arminia Bielefeld 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Werder Bremen – VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 3:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Bayern München 0:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hannover 96 – VfL Bochum 4:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – MSV Duisburg 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hamburger SV – VfL Bochum 3:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – 1. FC Köln 1:5" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Bochum 3:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Borussia Dortmund 4:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "FC Schalke 04 – VfL Bochum 4:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Fortuna Düsseldorf 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hertha BSC – VfL Bochum 1:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig – VfL Bochum 0:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Borussia Mgladbach – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld – VfL Bochum 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Werder Bremen 4:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – VfB Stuttgart 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Bayern München – VfL Bochum 5:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hannover 96 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "MSV Duisburg – VfL Bochum 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hamburger SV 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "1. FC Köln – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Eintracht Frankfurt 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Borussia Dortmund – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – FC Schalke 04 0:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Fortuna Düsseldorf – VfL Bochum 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hertha BSC 4:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin – VfL Bochum 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hannover 96 – VfL Bochum 0:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hannover 96 2:4" (in German). kicker.