The period from 1981 to 1983 represented solid if unspectacular times for BSC Young Boys. Under coach Bert Theunissen there was a mix of top six finishes, but outside the European places, and a mid-table Nationalliga A campaign in 1983 which led to a management change. Roland Schönenberger and Franz Peterhans were a reliable sources of goals in these years while leadership came from long-serving keeper Walter Eichenberger until his retirement in 1982.