Franz Schilling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Mathias Schilling | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Strebersdorf, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1990 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926-1930 | Wiener Sport-Club | ||
| 1930-1932 | SK Rapid Wien [1] | ||
| 1932-1935 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1935 | FK Austria Wien | ||
| 1936 | Kapfenberger SV | ||
| 1936-1947 | SK Admira Wien | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franz Mathias Schilling (* 11 December 1910 in Strebersdorf (then Lower Austria); † 3 June 1990 in Vienna [2] ) was an Austrian football player. During his active football career, Schilling played as a striker for five different Viennese football clubs.
Career
[change | change source]He started playing for Wiener Sport-Club from 1926 to 1930. He then moved to SK Rapid Wien. He finished third in both the 1930/31 and 1931/32 seasons. He also played three cup matches for the club, scoring four goals. This was followed by three seasons with Wiener AC. In the following season, the club was relegated. Schilling played that season for FK Austria Wien. They finished the season in seventh place and won the cup with a 3-0 victory over First Vienna FC. This was followed by his longest playing for one club. From 1936 to 1947 he played for SK Admira Wien. With Admira he won his first national championship title at the end of his debut season.
With the annexation of Austria in 1938 the team now played in the Gauliga Ostmark. The first season was won with the title of Gaumeister Ostmark, finishing two points ahead of SC Wacker Wien. The title did qualify them for the final round of the German Championship. Admira reached the final The match against FC Schalke 04 ended for him and his team with a clear 0:9 defeat.
After the end of the Second World War, he played for the club in the 1945/46 and 1946/47 seasons.
Further information
[change | change source]His son Norbert Schilling (* 1940) was also active as a footballer in the period from about 1956-1970. He played for Admira Wien, Wiener AC, Austria Salzburg, 1. Schwechater SC and Vienna [3]