After VfL Bochum in the 1961/62 round 2. Oberliga West had missed the direct promotion as third-placed, Trawny and his club had to relegate to the third-class Association League Westphalia after the 1962/63 round. In the first season in the Association League Westphalia, VfL Bochum took second place behind champions Dortmund SC 95 . In the second round, the team led by coach Hubert Schieth won the championship in front of Lüner SV .
Markus Franz: The guys from Castroper Strasse. The history of VfL Bochum . Verlag Die Werkstatt, 2005, ISBN 3-89533-506-1 .
Hardy Grüne , Lorenz Knieriem: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 8: Player Lexicon 1890–1963 . Agon-Sportverlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89784-148-7 .