# 1952–53 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1952–53 SK Rapid Wien season was the 55th season in club history.

## Squad
### Squad statistics

| Nat. | Name | Age | League | League |
| Nat. | Name | Age | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| | Josef Musil | 31 | 3 | |
| | Dieter Pflug | 18 | 5 | |
| | Walter Zeman | 25 | 18 | |
| Defenders |||||
| | Ernst Happel | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| | Max Merkel | 33 | 25 | |
| Midfielders |||||
| | Leopold Gernhardt | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| | Karl Giesser | 23 | 13 | 1 |
| | Franz Golobic | 30 | 26 | |
| | Robert Kaffka | 22 | 12 | |
| | Erich Müller | 24 | 5 | |
| Forwards |||||
| | Josef Bertalan | 17 | 3 | |
| | Robert Dienst | 24 | 25 | 29 |
| | Leopold Eineder | 19 | 3 | |
| | Gerhard Hanappi | 23 | 26 | 14 |
| | Alfred Körner | 26 | 16 | 7 |
| | Robert Körner | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| | Bruno Mehsarosch | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| | Erich Probst | 24 | 23 | 20 |
| | Johann Riegler | 22 | 26 | 14 |
| | Alfred Vuga | 17 | 5 | 2 |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### League

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| 1 | 24.08.1952 | H | Grazer SC | 6-2 | 12,000 | Vuga 6', Riegler 30', Dienst 52' 64', Happel 64' (pen.), Probst E. 67' |
| 2 | 31.08.1952 | A | SAK 1914 | 4-3 | 6,000 | Gernhardt 9', Körner A. 18', Dienst 61' 68' |
| 3 | 06.09.1952 | H | VfB Mödling | 3-2 | 18,000 | Riegler , Gernhardt |
| 4 | 14.09.1952 | A | GAK | 1-1 | 8,000 | Happel 87' |
| 5 | 27.09.1952 | H | LASK | 9-0 | 15,000 | Probst E. 8' 44' 60', Dienst 23' 50' 80' 88', Körner A. 52', Vuga 61' |
| 6 | 05.10.1952 | A | Vienna | 4-2 | 40,000 | Gernhardt 8', Körner A. 28' (pen.), Probst E. 68' 87' |
| 7 | 12.10.1952 | H | FC Wien | 3-1 | 17,000 | Riegler 2' 22' 56' |
| 8 | 26.10.1952 | A | Austria Wien | 1-2 | 24,000 | Probst E. 62' |
| 9 | 02.11.1952 | H | Admira | 2-1 | 20,000 | Riegler 47', Probst E. 58' |
| 10 | 09.11.1952 | H | Sturm Graz | 2-0 | 7,000 | Dienst 50', Probst E. 61' |
| 11 | 16.11.1952 | A | FAC | 4-1 | 22,000 | Dienst 42', Hanappi 46', Riegler 53', Probst E. 83' |
| 12 | 30.11.1952 | H | Wacker Wien | 3-2 | 30,000 | Probst E. , Dienst |
| 13 | 07.12.1952 | A | Simmering | 0-2 | 6,000 | |
| 14 | 01.03.1953 | A | Grazer SC | 0-1 | 8,000 | |
| 15 | 08.03.1953 | H | SAK 1914 | 5-3 | 3,500 | Dienst 7', Hanappi 11', Riegler 21' 39', Probst E. 71' |
| 16 | 15.03.1953 | A | VfB Mödling | 5-2 | 4,000 | Hanappi 6', Giesser 8', Dienst 42' 54', Riegler 75' |
| 17 | 28.03.1953 | H | GAK | 5-1 | 7,000 | Riegler , Hanappi , Dienst |
| 18 | 12.04.1953 | A | LASK | 3-0 | 17,000 | Riegler 26', Hanappi 43' 50' |
| 19 | 19.04.1953 | H | Vienna | 2-4 | 45,000 | Körner A. , Hanappi |
| 20 | 03.05.1953 | A | FC Wien | 5-1 | 15,000 | Mehsarosch 30', Dienst 47' 77' 80', Hanappi 58' |
| 21 | 10.05.1953 | H | Austria Wien | 4-1 | 35,000 | Probst E. 48' 66', Hanappi 50', Dienst 77' |
| 22 | 17.05.1953 | A | Admira | 1-3 | 25,000 | Probst E. 75' |
| 23 | 31.05.1953 | A | Sturm Graz | 3-3 | 8,000 | Probst E. , Dienst |
| 24 | 07.06.1953 | H | FAC | 12-4 | 45,000 | Dienst 4' 6' 24' 40', Probst E. 14' 69', Hanappi 44' 53' 75', Körner R. 55', Körner A. 56' 57' |
| 25 | 14.06.1953 | A | Wacker Wien | 3-3 | 25,000 | Dienst 46' 58', Probst E. 55' |
| 26 | 21.06.1953 | H | Simmering | 4-3 | 6,000 | Körner A. , Hanappi , Dienst (pen.) |