Eric Mory (born 17 April 1879) was a

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who played as striker or

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during the 1890s and early 1900s.

Football career

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was founded on 15 November 1893 and Mory joined the club about three years later, during their 1896–97 season. Mory played his first game for the club in the away game on 8 November 1896 as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Grasshopper Club. Mory stayed with the club for two seasons. During the first season he played in six of the team's seven matches and in the second he played in nine out of ten matches. The last game that Mory played for Basel was on 8 May 1898 as Basel won 2–0 against FC Fortuna Zürich. His teammate

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acted as referee in that match. Following his time in Basel, Mory moved across the city and joined local rivals

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. The Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) was formed in 1895 and was a founder member of

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in 1904. The following year the Switzerland national team played their first official international match against

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on 12 February 1905. Mory played his only international for the Swiss team in this match, which was played at the

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in front of 500 supporters. France won the match 1–0 with the only goal coming from Gaston Cyprès.

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* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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''(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.)'' FC Basel players Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards 1879 births Date of death missing {{Switzerland-footy-bio-stub