Note that this list includes all clubs mentioned in this document, including a
number of foreign ones, but is not necessarily exhaustive.
The short versions of the names on the left hand side are used in this
document; an additional indication of the home town is only included if
a homonymous club from another town appears in the document as well.
The full names on the right hand side appeared at least once in contemporary
publications but for most clubs other
versions appeared as well: in particular, the words "voetbal" and "football"
as well as "vereeniging" and "club" were often interchanged, sometimes
apparently at random, and while nearly all early Dutch football clubs
originated from an older cricket club, the "cricket" part was not always
included in the name.
Additional information is most welcome.
All clubs in italics were members of the N.V.(A.)B. at least at some point during the season.
Alkmaar Cadettenschool = Alkmaarsche Cadettenschool Almelo Olympia A. = Almelosche Voetbal Vereeniging "Olympia" Amersfoort Quick Amf. = Amersfoortsche Football Club "Quick" Amsterdam A.A.C. = Amsterdamsche Athletische Club E.D.O. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal en Cricket-Club "Eendracht Doet Overwinnen" Herakles = Amsterdamsche Cricket- en Voetbal Vereeniging "Herakles" Quick Adm. = Amsterdamsche Cricket en Footballclub "Quick" R.A.P. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "R.U.N. Amstels Progress" Swift = Machinisten Football Club "Swift" U.n.I. = Amsterdamsche Football en Cricket Club "Uitspanning na Inspanning" Volharding A. = Amsterdamsche Cricket- en Voetbal Vereeniging "Volharding" Antwerpen (Belgium) Antwerp F.C. = Antwerp Football Club Apeldoorn Robur et Velocitas = Apeldoornsche Cricket- en Footballvereeniging "Robur et Velocitas" Arnhem Arnhemia Gelria Olympia A. = Arnhemsche Voetbal-Club "Olympia" De Pijl Vitesse = Arnhemsche Voetbal en Athletiek-Club "Vitesse" Assen Achilles = Asser Voetbal-en Cricket-Vereeniging "Achilles" Barneveld Erica Beccles (England) Caxton F.C. = Beccles Caxton Football Club Bergen op Zoom Neerlandia [1] Unitas BZ = Bergen op Zoomsche Football Club "Unitas" [2] Den Bosch (official name: 's-Hertogenbosch) Victoria DB = 's-Hertogenbossche Voetbal Vereeniging "Victoria" Breda Brabantia = Bredasche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Brabantia" Cadetten = Cadetten Voetbal-Vereeniging "Quick" [army] N.O.A.D. = "Nooit Opgeven, Altijd Doorzetten" [3] Rap = Bredasche Onderofficieren Voetbal en Athleten Vereeniging "Rap" [army] Delft Concordia = Delftsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Concordia" D.S.V.V. = Delftsche Studenten Voetbal-Vereeniging Indologen = Indologen Studenten Football Club Deventer U.D. = Deventer Cricket- en Football Club "Utile Dulci" Doetinchem (colloquially: Deutekom) Doetinchem Dordrecht Dordrecht = Dordrechtsche Cricket en Football Club Enschede (usually spelled Enschedé at the time) Prinses Wilhelmina = Enschedesche Football Club "Prinses Wilhelmina" Fredriksoord Go-on Goes Zeelandia = Goesche Football Club "Zeelandia" [4] Gorinchem (colloquially: Gorkum) Gorcum = Gorinchemsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Gorcum" [5] Gouda Goudsche F.C. = Goudsche Football-Club Olympia G. = Goudsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Olympia" Groningen Be Quick = Groninger Cricket en Voetbalclub "Be Quick" Den Haag (official name: 's-Gravenhage) Hamilton H.B.S. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging "Hoogere Burger School" Hector = Haagsche Football Club "Hector" H.G.V. = Haagsche Gymnasiastenvereeniging H.V.V. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging Mars = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging "Mars" Nieuw-Waards = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging "Nieuw-Waards" T.H.O.R. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging "Tot Heil Onzer Ribbenkast" [6] Haarlem Haarlem = Haarlemsche Cricket- en Football Club "Haarlem" H.F.C. = Haarlemsche Football-Club Ripperda = Haarlemsche Football-Club "Ripperda" Sophiadal Unitas H. Harwich (England) H.P.F.C. = Harwich & Parkeston Football Club Den Helder (Willemsoord) Adelborsten = Adelborsten Voetbal Vereeniging "Concordia" [navy] Helmond Trap door = Helmondsche Voetbal Club "Trap door" Hengelo Tubantia = Hengelosche Voetbal Club "Tubantia" Hilversum 't Gooi = Hilversumsche Football Club "'t Gooi" Ipswich (England) Ipswich Town F.C. = Ipswich Town Football Club Kampen Celeritas K. = Kampensche Football Club "Celeritas" Leeuwarden (in Frisian: Ljouwert) Frisia = Leeuwarder Cricket Club "Frisia" Hermes = Leeuwarder Sport Club "Hermes" Leiden Ajax = Leidsche Cricket- en Voetbal-Vereeniging "Ajax" L.S.F.C. = Leidsche Studenten Football Club Maidstone (England) English Wanderers [touring side assembled by Mr. Charles S. Craven from Maidstone] Maidstone F.C. = Maidstone Football Club Middelburg Olympia M. = Middelburgsche Football-Club "Olympia" [7] Norwich (England) Norwich F.C. = Norwich Football Club Nijmegen Quick N. = Nijmeegsche Cricket- en Football Club "Quick" Quick Step = Nijmeegsche Cricket- en Football Club "Quick Step" Osnabrück (Germany) Handelschule F.V. = Handelschule Fussball Verein Rotterdam Celeritas R. = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football Club "Celeritas" Columbia = Rotterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Columbia" Excelsior = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football Club "Excelsior" Feijenoord = Feijenoordsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Feijenoord" Katendrecht = Katendrechtsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Katendrecht" Kralingen = Cricket- en Football Club "Kralingen" [8] Leonidas = Rotterdamsche Football Club "Leonidas" Neptunus = Rotterdamsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Neptunus" Rapiditas K. = Rotterdamsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Rapiditas Katendrecht" Rapiditas R. = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Rapiditas" Sparta = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Sparta" Unitas R. = Rotterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Unitas" Victoria R. = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Victoria" Volharding R. = Rotterdamsche Voetbal Club "Volharding" Saxmundham (England) Saxmundham F.C. = Saxmundham Football Club Sneek (in Frisian: Snits) Lycurgus = Sneeker Sport Club "Lycurgus" Tiel Voorwaarts = Tielsche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Voorwaarts" Utrecht Hercules = Utrechtsche Football Club "Hercules" Vlissingen Vlissingen Voorschoten Sportclub Noorthey = Voorschotensche Sportclub Noorthey Wageningen Get-on = Wageningsche Football Club "Get-on" Go Ahead = Wageningsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Go-Ahead" Victoria W. = Wageningsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Victoria" [9] Zaltbommel Zalt Bommel Zutphen Zutphania = Zutphense Football en Athletiek Club "Zutphania" Zwolle Z.A.C. = Zwolsche Athletische Club [1] Founded in Jan 1896. [2] Founded on Sep 21, 1895. [3] Founded on Jul 14, 1895. [4] Founded on Oct 1, 1894. [5] Founded on Oct 6, 1894. [6] Founded on Dec 1, 1895. [7] Founded on Dec 1, 1894. [8] Dissolved on Sep 13, 1895. [9] Founded on Feb 22, 1893.
At an extraordinary general meeting on Sep 1, 1895 at the Hôtel "l'Europe", Vreeburg,
Utrecht, several changes in the regulations were approved, most importantly about
the formation of a Dagelijksch Bestuur (executive committee), to consist
of five members, appointed by the existing Bestuur (board, henceforth also
referred to as Algemeen Bestuur), to deal with day-to-day affairs.
After that, a letter from one of the member clubs,
A.A.C., complaining about the lack of athletics events financed by the
federation and threatening to leave the N.V.A.B., was discussed. As a result,
J.C. Schröder formulated the following proposal, to be decided upon at
the ordinary general meeting four weeks later:
"De Buitengewone Algemeene Vergadering van den Nederlandsche Voetbal en
Athletiek Bond, vergaderd te Utrecht, den 1sten September 1895, spreekt als
hare gevoelens uit, dat het noodzakelijk is, voortaan den Nederlandsche
Voetbal en Athletiek Bond alleen te noemen Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond, dus
eene radicale scheiding in het leven te roepen tusschen Voetbal en Athletiek."
That motion was accepted (by 23 votes to 6) at the general meeting on Sep 29, 1895
at café "de Vriendschap", Keistraat, Utrecht. Therefore, after this meeting
the federation is officially called N.V.B. (Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond).
At the general meeting concluding the season, on May 17, 1896, at café "Rapp",
Mariaplaats, Utrecht, a motion of censure was tabled by Haarlem against the
N.V.B. board because of the way the conclusion of the Tweede Klasse competition
had been handled by the Algemeen Bestuur three weeks earlier;
after prolonged discussions this motion was rejected overwhelmingly (36 votes
against, 2 in favour, 15 abstentions). Possibly Haarlem's persistent pressure
to gain admittance to the Eerste Klasse in previous seasons in spite of
not fulfilling the requirements had earned them little sympathy – in this
case, at least, they had valid grounds for complaint, the board having hidden
behind a supposed confusion between the intentions of the Dagelijksch Bestuur
and the Algemeen Bestuur to replace the (unfair and badly formulated)
rules by an ad hoc arrangement. (Note that all five members of
the Dagelijksch Bestuur also belonged to the Algemeen Bestuur.)
It certainly did not help Haarlem's cause that both team
captain Smit and club secretary Gerth van Wijk had openly admitted, in
letters published in the "Nederlandsche Sport" on Apr 18, 1896, that Haarlem
had wilfully distorted the competition, by stating, to illustrate the fact that
Haarlem had been aware that the group matches would not count for the final
stage: "Hierop bouwende, heb ik niet de minste moeite gedaan voor die
wedstrijden tegen U.N.I. volledige elftallen in het veld te brengen"
(Smit) and "daarom deed zij, toen zij van hare plaats voor de
beslissingsronde verzekerd was, niet de minste moeite U.N.I. te verslaan"
(Gerth van Wijk) – that must have left a sour taste at Volharding,
who would have qualified for the final stage had Haarlem won its last two
group matches against U.n.I.
After that, several proposals were discussed to adapt the procedures to
obtain membership of the Eerste and Tweede Klasse, as the existing
regulations would in time lead to a steady increase. Wurfbain suggested to
have the top two teams of the Tweede Klasse meet the bottom two of
the Eerste Klasse, with only the winners of such test matches entering
the Eerste Klasse in the next season. Van IJzeren proposed to
introduce admission matches for the Tweede Klasse, with candidate
clubs having to challenge an existing member club, which collected at
least three points during the season, and only gaining entry in case
of a win or two draws against that club.
While the proposal of Van IJzeren was rejected, discussion of the motion
by Wurfbain was deferred until after Aug 1, 1896, when a commission, formed
to formulate a new competition set-up, was to have made suggestions.
Final Table:
1.H.V.V. (Den Haag) 12 10 2 0 33-12 22 Champions
2.R.A.P. (Amsterdam) 12 8 1 3 52-11 17 [g.a.: 4.73]
3.Sparta (Rotterdam) 12 8 1 3 30-18 17 [g.a.: 1.67]
4.Victoria (Rotterdam) 12 4 0 8 20-35 8 [g.a.: 0.57]
5.H.F.C. (Haarlem) 12 3 2 7 18-42 8 [g.a.: 0.43]
6.Rapiditas (Rotterdam) 12 3 1 8 27-35 7
7.Go Ahead (Wageningen) 12 2 1 9 24-51 5
NB: as all clubs won at least two matches, none suffered relegation.
[Oct 13, 1895; Rotterdam]
Victoria R. 5-2 Go Ahead
[as in 1891/92, 1892/93 and 1893/94, Victoria played in the first match of the
season, but unlike the previous three times, this time they scored five goals
instead of conceding a handful]
[Oct 27, 1895; Den Haag]
H.V.V. 3-1 Rapiditas R.
[Oct 27, 1895; Heemstede]
H.F.C. 4-3 Go Ahead
[Oct 27, 1895; Rotterdam]
Sparta 4-1 Victoria R.
[Nov 3, 1895; Den Haag]
H.V.V. 1-1 R.A.P.
[Nov 3, 1895; Rotterdam]
Sparta 4-2 Go Ahead
[Nov 10, 1895; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. 16-0 Go Ahead
[by this win R.A.P. equalled their own record for the highest ever win in
the Eerste Klasse, set on Dec 27, 1891 against V.V.A.]
[Nov 10, 1895; Heemstede]
H.F.C. 2-2 H.V.V.
[Nov 10, 1895; Rotterdam]
Rapiditas R. 2-4 Sparta
[Nov 17, 1895; Den Haag]
H.V.V. 3-1 Victoria R.
[Nov 17, 1895; Heemstede]
H.F.C. 0-6 R.A.P.
[record loss for H.F.C.; the previous record dated back to the first ever
Eerste Klasse match on Oct 19, 1890, when H.V.V. defeated them 5-0]
[Nov 24, 1895; Deventer]
Go Ahead 3-3 Rapiditas R.
[Nov 24, 1895; Rotterdam (played as double header at the Schuttersveld)]
Victoria R. 3-1 R.A.P. [match started at 14.00]
Sparta 1-2 H.V.V. [played after the Victoria-R.A.P. match]
[first ever home loss Sparta in Eerste Klasse; they had last lost a competitive
match at home on Jan 29, 1893 against Go Ahead in the Tweede Klasse]
[Dec 1, 1895; Den Haag]
H.V.V. awd Go Ahead [awarded 5-0, Go Ahead dns]
[Dec 15, 1895; Rotterdam]
Go Ahead 1-4 Sparta
[first ever win outside of Rotterdam for Sparta in Eerste Klasse; they had
last won a competitive match outside of their home town on Mar 5, 1893
against Haarlem in the Tweede Klasse]
[Dec 22, 1895; Rotterdam]
Rapiditas R. 2-4 H.V.V.
Victoria R. 0-3 Sparta
[Dec 26, 1895; Rotterdam]
Victoria R. 3-1 H.F.C.
[Jan 5, 1896; Rotterdam]
Rapiditas R. 0-2 Victoria R.
[Jan 12, 1896; Den Haag]
H.V.V. 2-1 Sparta
[Jan 12, 1896; Rotterdam]
Rapiditas R. 1-2 R.A.P.
[Jan 19, 1896; Deventer]
Go Ahead 0-3 H.V.V.
[Jan 19, 1896; Heemstede]
H.F.C. 5-2 Rapiditas R.
[Jan 19, 1896; Rotterdam]
Sparta 1-0 R.A.P.
[Jan 26, 1896; Heemstede]
H.F.C. 4-1 Victoria R.
[Feb 2, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. 5-2 Victoria R.
[Feb 2, 1896; Rotterdam]
Rapiditas R. 4-1 Go Ahead [played at ground Victoria]
Sparta 4-0 H.F.C.
[Feb 9, 1896; Deventer]
Go Ahead 1-3 R.A.P.
[Feb 9, 1896; Rotterdam]
Sparta 3-2 Rapiditas R.
Victoria R. 2-3 H.V.V.
[Feb 23, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. 7-0 Rapiditas R.
[Feb 23, 1896; Heemstede]
H.F.C. 1-1 Sparta
[Mar 1, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. abd H.F.C. [abandoned at 1-1 in 15' due to bad weather]
[Mar 8, 1896; Deventer]
Go Ahead awd Victoria R. [awarded 5-0, Victoria dns]
[Mar 8, 1896; Den Haag]
H.V.V. 3-0 H.F.C.
[K. Beukema 1-0, F. Beukema 2-0, K. Beukema 3-0; half-time: 3-0]
[this win guaranteed H.V.V. the championship]
[H.V.V.: W. Coops; F. v.d. Bosch, K.S. de Graag; Pannekoek, F.L. Kleijn, F. Beukema;
E. Bourlier, D. Erdman, Mulder, Ch. van Braam Houckgeest, K. Beukema;
H.F.C.: A. Kool; W. Schorer, J. Harting (Hartog?); Pander, Putman Cramer, Schut;
Meijer, De Vries, V.d. Broek, Van Suchtelen, Van Waveren;
ref: Tromp]
Table:
1.H.V.V. (Den Haag) 11 9 2 0 31-11 20 Champions
2.Sparta (Rotterdam) 11 8 1 2 30-13 17
3.R.A.P. (Amsterdam) 9 6 1 2 41- 9 13
4.H.F.C. (Haarlem) 9 3 2 4 17-25 8 [g.a.: 0.68]
5.Victoria (Rotterdam) 11 4 0 7 20-31 8 [g.a.: 0.65]
6.Rapiditas (Rotterdam) 10 1 1 8 17-34 3 [g.a.: 0.50]
7.Go Ahead (Wageningen) 11 1 1 9 18-51 3 [g.a.: 0.35]
[Mar 15, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. 1-2 H.V.V.
[thanks to this win, H.V.V. became the first ever club to finish an
Eerste Klasse season unbeaten]
[Mar 15, 1896; Deventer]
Go Ahead 6-0 H.F.C.
[H.F.C. showed with 8 players]
[Mar 15, 1896; Rotterdam]
Victoria R. 0-4 Rapiditas R.
[Mar 22, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. 5-0 Sparta
[Mar 29, 1896; Rotterdam]
Rapiditas R. 6-1 H.F.C.
[Apr 19, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. awd H.F.C. [replay Mar 1; awarded 5-0, H.F.C. dns]
Final Table:
1.H.V.V. (Den Haag) 12 10 2 0 33-12 22 Champions
2.R.A.P. (Amsterdam) 12 8 1 3 52-11 17 [g.a.: 4.73]
3.Sparta (Rotterdam) 12 8 1 3 30-18 17 [g.a.: 1.67]
4.Victoria (Rotterdam) 12 4 0 8 20-35 8 [g.a.: 0.57]
5.H.F.C. (Haarlem) 12 3 2 7 18-42 8 [g.a.: 0.43]
6.Rapiditas (Rotterdam) 12 3 1 8 27-35 7
7.Go Ahead (Wageningen) 12 2 1 9 24-51 5
NB: as all clubs won at least two matches, none suffered relegation;
R.A.P. won the cup offered by the former R.C. en V.V. for the best goal average.
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
HVV RAP Spa Vic HFC Rap GoA HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
H.V.V. xxx 1-1 2-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 5a0 6 5 1 0 17- 4 11 6 5 1 0 16- 8 11
R.A.P. 1-2 xxx 5-0 5-2 5a0 7-0 16-0 6 5 0 1 39- 4 10 6 3 1 2 13- 7 7
Sparta 1-2 1-0 xxx 4-1 4-0 3-2 4-2 6 5 0 1 17- 7 10 6 3 1 2 13-11 7
Victoria 2-3 3-1 0-3 xxx 3-1 0-4 5-2 6 3 0 3 13-14 6 6 1 0 5 7-21 2
H.F.C. 2-2 0-6 1-1 4-1 xxx 5-2 4-3 6 3 2 1 16-15 8 6 0 0 6 2-27 0
Rapiditas 2-4 1-2 2-4 0-2 6-1 xxx 4-1 6 2 0 4 15-14 4 6 1 1 4 12-21 3
Go Ahead 0-3 1-3 1-4 5a0 6-0 3-3 xxx 6 2 1 3 16-13 5 6 0 0 6 8-38 0
NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.
The nine clubs who registered for the Tweede Klasse were divided over two groups,
a northern one with the four clubs from Amersfoort, Amsterdam and Haarlem, and a
southern one with the five clubs from Den Haag and Rotterdam; the top two of both
groups qualified for a final group in which clubs were to meet those of the other
group twice, each thus playing four matches.
Noordelijke afdeeling | Zuidelijke afdeeling | Final
Noordelijke afdeeling
Final Table:
1.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 6 2 4 0 4- 1 8 Final [g.a.: 4.00]
2.Haarlem 6 3 2 1 12- 6 8 Final [g.a.: 2.00]
3.Volharding (Amsterdam) 6 2 2 2 9- 9 6
4.Quick (Amersfoort) 6 0 2 4 6-15 2
NB: U.n.I. and Volharding also played in the A.V.B. competitie;
in the May 2 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly gave Quick's goal record as 6-12.
[Nov 3, 1895; Amersfoort]
Quick Amf. 1-1 U.n.I.
[Nov 10, 1895; Amsterdam]
Volharding A. 3-2 Quick Amf.
[Nov 24, 1895; Amersfoort]
Quick Amf. 1-1 Haarlem
[Nov 24, 1895; Amsterdam]
U.n.I. 0-0 Volharding A.
[Dec 1, 1895; Heemstede]
Haarlem 6-2 Volharding A.
[Dec 8, 1895; Amersfoort]
Quick Amf. 0-4 Volharding A.
[Dec 8, 1895; Heemstede]
Haarlem 1-4 U.n.I. [annulled]
[match declared invalid due to U.n.I. fielding H. Swain, who did not fulfil
the requirement of having been resident in the Netherlands for six months]
[Dec 26, 1895; Amsterdam]
Volharding A. 0-0 U.n.I.
[Jan 12, 1896; Heemstede]
Haarlem 4-2 Quick Amf.
[Jan 19, 1896; Amsterdam]
U.n.I. 2-0 Quick Amf.
[Feb 2, 1896; Amsterdam]
Volharding A. 0-1 Haarlem
[after this win, Haarlem were certain to qualify for the Final, irrespective
of the results of their last two matches against U.n.I.]
[Feb 16, 1896; Amsterdam]
U.n.I. 1-0 Haarlem
[Mar 1, 1896; Heemstede]
Haarlem 0-0 U.n.I. [replay Dec 8]
Final Table:
1.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 6 2 4 0 4- 1 8 Final [g.a.: 4.00]
2.Haarlem 6 3 2 1 12- 6 8 Final [g.a.: 2.00]
3.Volharding (Amsterdam) 6 2 2 2 9- 9 6
4.Quick (Amersfoort) 6 0 2 4 6-15 2
NB: U.n.I. and Volharding also played in the A.V.B. competitie;
in the May 2 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly gave Quick's goal record as 6-12.
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
UnI Haa Vol Qui HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
U.n.I. xxx 1-0 0-0 2-0 3 2 1 0 3- 0 5 3 0 3 0 1- 1 3
Haarlem 0-0 xxx 6-2 4-2 3 2 1 0 10- 4 5 3 1 1 1 2- 2 3
Volharding 0-0 0-1 xxx 3-2 3 1 1 1 3- 3 3 3 1 1 1 6- 6 3
Quick 1-1 1-1 0-4 xxx 3 0 2 1 2- 6 2 3 0 0 3 4- 9 0
Zuidelijke afdeeling
Final Table:
1.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 8 8 0 0 38- 6 16 Final
2.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 8 5 1 2 30- 9 11 Final
3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 8 3 2 3 17-12 8
4.Excelsior (Rotterdam) 8 2 1 5 12-28 5
5.Leonidas (Rotterdam) 8 0 0 8 0-42 0
NB: Celeritas and Neptunus also played in the R.V.B. competitie;
in the May 2 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly gave the goal record of Celeritas
as 31-9 and that of Leonidas as 0-43.
[Nov 3, 1895, Rotterdam]
Excelsior 1-6 Celeritas R.
Neptunus awd Leonidas [awarded 5-0, Leonidas dns]
[Nov 10, 1895, Rotterdam]
Celeritas R. 1-2 H.B.S.
[Nov 17, 1895, Rotterdam]
Leonidas 0-3 Excelsior
[Nov 24, 1895, Den Haag]
H.B.S. 2-0 Neptunus
[Dec 1, 1895, Rotterdam]
Celeritas R. 5-0 Leonidas
[Dec 15, 1895, Rotterdam]
Excelsior 1-1 Neptunus
[Dec 22, 1895, Den Haag]
H.B.S. 9-0 Leonidas
[Jan 5, 1896, Rotterdam]
Leonidas 0-3 Neptunus
[Jan 12, 1896, Rotterdam]
Neptunus 0-2 Celeritas R.
[Jan 19, 1896, Rotterdam]
Neptunus 5-0 Excelsior
[Jan 26, 1896, Rotterdam]
Excelsior 1-4 H.B.S.
Leonidas 0-7 Celeritas R.
[Feb 2, 1896, Den Haag]
H.B.S. 5-1 Celeritas R.
[Feb 2, 1896, Rotterdam]
Excelsior 5-0 Leonidas [played at ground Leonidas]
[Feb 9, 1896, Rotterdam]
Neptunus 2-6 H.B.S.
Celeritas R. 7-0 Excelsior [played at ground Excelsior]
[Feb 16, 1896, Den Haag]
H.B.S. 5-1 Excelsior
[Feb 16, 1896, Rotterdam]
Celeritas R. 1-1 Neptunus
[Feb 23, 1896, Rotterdam]
Leonidas 0-5 H.B.S.
Final Table:
1.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 8 8 0 0 38- 6 16 Final
2.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 8 5 1 2 30- 9 11 Final
3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 8 3 2 3 17-12 8
4.Excelsior (Rotterdam) 8 2 1 5 12-28 5
5.Leonidas (Rotterdam) 8 0 0 8 0-42 0
NB: Celeritas and Neptunus also played in the R.V.B. competitie;
in the May 2 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly gave the goal record of Celeritas
as 31-9 and that of Leonidas as 0-43.
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
HBS Cel Nep Exc Leo HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
H.B.S. xxx 5-1 2-0 5-1 9-0 4 4 0 0 21- 2 8 4 4 0 0 17- 4 8
Celeritas 1-2 xxx 1-1 7-0 5-0 3 1 1 1 7- 3 3 5 4 0 1 23- 6 8
Neptunus 2-6 0-2 xxx 5-0 5a0 4 2 0 2 12- 8 4 4 1 2 1 5- 4 4
Excelsior 1-4 1-6 1-1 xxx 5-0 4 0 1 3 3-18 1 4 2 0 2 9-10 4
Leonidas 0-5 0-7 0-3 0-3 xxx 5 0 0 5 0-23 0 3 0 0 3 0-19 9
NB: both matches between Celeritas and Excelsior were played at Excelsior and
both matches between Excelsior and Leonidas were played at Leonidas; this
is taken into account in the home and away records of the clubs involved;
5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.
Final
NB: prior to the start of the final tournament, Haarlem had obtained a new
ground at the Cavalerie-kazerne in the town itself.
Final Table:
1.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 5 2 3 0 11- 6 7 Promotion Match
2.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 5 2 2 1 3- 4 6
3.Haarlem 5 1 3 1 16- 9 5
4.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 5 0 2 3 1-12 2
NB: in the May 9 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly listed U.n.I.'s goal record as 5-6
and that of Celeritas as 2-13; these incorrect numbers are reproduced at the
"Voetbalkroniek" site, where the procedural decisions during the season are
presented incorrectly as well (see below).
[Mar 8, 1986; Haarlem]
Haarlem 4-4 H.B.S.
[Mar 15, 1986; Amsterdam]
U.n.I. 0-0 H.B.S.
[Mar 22, 1986; Den Haag]
H.B.S. 2-2 Haarlem
[Mar 22, 1986; Amsterdam]
U.n.I. 1-0 Celeritas R.
NB: at the end of March, one J.R. v. S. sent a "letter to the editor", published
in both "De Athleet" (issue of Mar 26) and the "Nederlandsche Sport" (issue
of Mar 28), requesting information on whether the matches Haarlem and U.n.I.
had played against each other in the Noordelijke afdeeling and those Celeritas
and H.B.S. had played in the Zuidelijke afdeeling were to count for the final
standings, stating it would be unfair to H.B.S. (who had defeated Celeritas
twice but had no opportunity to play them again in the final stage) if those
matches were ignored; "De Athleet" had been publishing standings including
them, the "Nederlandsche Sport" (official means of publication of the N.V.B.)
standings without; both editors referred him to het Dagelijksch Bestuur of the
N.V.B.; after a protest by H.B.S., the issue was decided upon on Apr 29 at a
meeting of het Algemeen Bestuur in Utrecht.
[Mar 29, 1986; Den Haag]
H.B.S. 3-0 U.n.I.
[Mar 29, 1986; Rotterdam]
Celeritas R. 1-1 Haarlem
Table:
1.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 4 1 3 0 9- 6 5
2.Haarlem 3 0 3 0 7- 7 3
3.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 3 1 1 1 1- 3 3
4.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1
NB: in the Apr 4 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly gave U.n.I.'s goal record as 3-5;
this error might have become relevant had U.n.I. won their last match on
Apr 19 at Celeritas (which they did not).
[Apr 5, 1986; Haarlem]
Haarlem 8-0 Celeritas R.
[Haarlem had needed a win by at least 4-0 to claim first place on goal average
ahead of H.B.S.]
[Apr 19, 1986; Rotterdam]
Celeritas R. 0-0 U.n.I.
[U.n.I. had needed a win by at least 6-0 to claim first place on goal average
ahead of Haarlem; according to the incorrect standings published by Wijnands,
they would have needed a win by 8-0]
Table:
1.Haarlem 4 1 3 0 15- 7 5 [g.a.: 2.14]
2.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 4 1 3 0 9- 6 5 [g.a.: 1.50]
3.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 4 1 2 1 1- 3 4
4.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 4 0 2 2 1-10 2
NB: at this point, Haarlem assumed to have won the championship and challenged
Victoria (Rotterdam) for a promotion match on Apr 26; Victoria declined to
accept as H.B.S. had protested against Haarlem being awarded the title.
Table (published by "De Athleet", Apr 23, "volgens recht en billijkheid"):
1.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 6 3 3 0 16- 8 9
2.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 6 2 3 1 2- 3 7
3.Haarlem 6 1 4 1 15- 8 6
4.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 6 0 2 3 3-17 2
NB: the above table included the head-to-head encounters between the clubs
involved played in the Noordelijke afdeeling and Zuidelijke afdeeling;
it never was in any way official.
At a meeting of het Algemeen Bestuur on Apr 29 in Utrecht, attended by 8
members (F.H. van Leeuwen, O. de Bordes, J. Warner, L.J. Wijnands, F. Borst,
Ch.J. Engelberts, J.C. Schröder and M.A. Wolfson), the protest of H.B.S.
against Haarlem being awarded the championship of the Tweede Klasse was
discussed; after a motion, stating that het Algemeen Bestuur had not been
certain about the regulations suggested by het Dagelijksch Bestuur, had
been accepted (by 5 votes to 3 – against: De Bordes, Warner, Wijnands;
those three, together with president Van Leeuwen, were part of both the
Dagelijksch and the Algemeen Bestuur), five suggestions to deal with the
situation were made, after it had been agreed there was insufficient time
to complete the final competition properly by fixturing two more matches
between Haarlem and U.n.I. as well as between Celeritas and H.B.S.:
a (Engelberts): declare no champions and allow both Haarlem and H.B.S. to
play a promotion match;
b (Warner): play two more matches, one between Haarlem and U.n.I. and one
between Celeritas and H.B.S., hosts of both to be drawn by lots,
and add the results to the standings;
c (Borst-Wolfson): a decider between Haarlem and H.B.S. at a neutral venue;
d (Van Leeuwen): declare H.B.S. to be the champions;
e (Wijnands-1): retain the original regulations (i.e. Haarlem are champions).
As suggestion a might have led to two additional clubs in the Eerste Klasse,
it was rejected immediately by 7 votes to 1 (Engelberts) and replaced by:
f (Wijnands-2): declare no champions and thus have no promotion match played.
Then, after Engelberts had left the meeting, the five suggestions b-f were
voted upon, in the following order:
(d): rejected by 4 votes to 3 (Van Leeuwen, Wolfson, Wijnands);
(e): rejected by 6 votes to 1 (Van Leeuwen);
(f): rejected by 5 votes to 2 (Van Leeuwen, Wijnands);
(c): rejected by 5 votes to 2 (Borst, Wolfson);
(b): accepted by 5 votes to 2 (Van Leeuwen, Wijnands).
Then, the venues for the two additional matches were drawn, and fixtured for
the following Sunday in Haarlem and Rotterdam.
[May 3, 1986; Haarlem]
Haarlem 1-2 U.n.I.
[it may have felt like poetic justice to some that Haarlem missed out on
the Tweede Klasse championship by again losing to U.n.I., against whom
"they had not made the least effort to win" in the group stage]
[May 3, 1986; Rotterdam]
Celeritas R. 0-2 H.B.S.
Final Table:
1.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 5 2 3 0 11- 6 7 Promotion Match
2.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 5 2 2 1 3- 4 6
3.Haarlem 5 1 3 1 16- 9 5
4.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 5 0 2 3 1-12 2
NB: in the May 9 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", 1e secretaris L.J. Wijnands
published a standings which incorrectly listed U.n.I.'s goal record as 5-6
and that of Celeritas as 2-13; these incorrect numbers are reproduced at the
"Voetbalkroniek" site, where the procedural decisions during the season are
presented incorrectly as well (see above).
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
HBS UnI Haa Cel HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
H.B.S. xxx 3-0 2-2 2 1 1 0 5- 2 3 3 1 2 0 6- 4 4
U.n.I. 0-0 xxx 1-0 2 1 1 0 1- 0 3 3 1 1 1 2- 4 3
Haarlem 4-4 1-2 xxx 8-0 3 1 1 1 13- 6 3 2 0 2 0 3- 3 2
Celeritas 0-2 0-0 1-1 xxx 3 0 2 1 1- 3 2 2 0 0 2 0- 9 0
Promotion Match
[May 10, 1896; Rotterdam (at ground Sparta)]
Rapiditas R. 0-0 H.B.S.
NB: thanks to this draw, H.B.S. were automatically promoted; note that
Rapiditas did not risk relegation as they had won sufficiently many
matches in the Eerste Klasse;
like cross-town rivals H.V.V. in the Eerste Klasse, H.B.S. were not
beaten in a competitive match all season (10 wins, 4 draws).
As in the previous season,
the "third competition" was played in districts.
As all clubs from the western provinces (Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland)
either registered for the Tweede Klasse or entered a city league (or both),
only three groups were formed, one each for the provinces of Gelderland and
Overijssel and one for the three northern provinces (each contributing one
club).
Note that, as in the previous two seasons, this competition was
explicitly not called "Derde Klasse" (all clubs not
belonging to the Eerste Klasse were entitled to enter
the Tweede Klasse).
Geldersche competitie | Oostelijke competitie | Noordelijke competitie
Geldersche competitie
NB: Victoria (Den Bosch) and Voorwaarts (Tiel) declined to enter.
Final Table:
1.Vitesse (Arnhem) 4 4 0 0 13- 5 8
2.Get-on (Wageningen) 4 1 1 2 6- 8 3
3.Quick (Nijmegen) 4 0 1 3 2- 8 1
[Nov 17, 1895; Wageningen]
Get-on 1-4 Vitesse
[Nov 24, 1895; Arnhem]
Vitesse 2-1 Quick N.
[Dec 8, 1895; Nijmegen]
Quick N. 1-3 Vitesse
[Dec 15, 1895; Nijmegen]
Quick N. 0-0 Get-on
[Feb 2, 1896; Wageningen]
Get-on 3-0 Quick N.
[Feb 9, 1896; Arnhem]
Vitesse 4-2 Get-on
Final Table:
1.Vitesse (Arnhem) 4 4 0 0 13- 5 8
2.Get-on (Wageningen) 4 1 1 2 6- 8 3
3.Quick (Nijmegen) 4 0 1 3 2- 8 1
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
Vit Get Qui HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
Vitesse xxx 4-2 2-1 2 2 0 0 6- 3 4 2 2 0 0 7- 2 4
Get-on 1-4 xxx 3-0 2 1 0 1 4- 4 2 2 0 1 1 2- 4 1
Quick N. 1-3 0-0 xxx 2 0 1 1 1- 3 1 2 0 0 2 1- 5 0
Oostelijke competitie
Final Table:
1.Prinses Wilhelmina (Enschede) 6 5 0 1 28-10 10
2.U.D. (Deventer) 6 3 0 3 15-11 6
3.Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 6 2 0 4 6-12 4 [g.a.: 0.50]
4.Zutphania (Zutphen) 6 2 0 4 9-25 4 [g.a.: 0.36]
[Nov 3, 1895; buitengoed "'t Pot" (Lonneker), Enschede]
Prinses Wilhelmina 10-0 Zutphania
[Nov 10, 1895; Deventer]
U.D. 0-1 Z.A.C.
[Nov 17, 1895; Deventer]
U.D. 3-4 Prinses Wilhelmina
[Nov 17, 1895; Zutphen]
Zutphania 2-0 Z.A.C.
[Nov 24, 1895; Deventer]
U.D. 5-0 Zutphania
[Jan 26, 1896; Zwolle]
Z.A.C. awd Prinses Wilhelmina [awarded 5-0, Prinses Wilhelmina dns]
[Feb 9, 1896; Zwolle]
Z.A.C. 0-3 Zutphania
[Feb 23, 1896; Enschede]
Prinses Wilhelmina 3-1 U.D.
[because of incidents in this match, U.D. refused to enter the Eerste Klasse
in Afdeeling 2 in the 1896/97 season]
[Mar 8, 1896; Zutphen]
Zutphania 3-4 U.D. [after protest; originally 3-5]
[Mar 15, 1896; Zutphen]
Zutphania 1-6 Prinses Wilhelmina
[Mar 15, 1896; Zwolle]
Z.A.C. 0-2 U.D.
[Mar 22, 1896; Enschede]
Prinses Wilhelmina awd Z.A.C. [awarded 5-0, Z.A.C. dns]
Final Table:
1.Prinses Wilhelmina (Enschede) 6 5 0 1 28-10 10
2.U.D. (Deventer) 6 3 0 3 15-11 6
3.Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 6 2 0 4 6-12 4 [g.a.: 0.50]
4.Zutphania (Zutphen) 6 2 0 4 9-25 4 [g.a.: 0.36]
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
PrW UD ZAC Zut HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
P.W. xxx 3-1 5a0 10-0 3 3 0 0 18- 1 6 3 2 0 1 10- 9 4
U.D. 3-4 xxx 0-1 5-0 3 1 0 2 8- 5 2 3 2 0 1 7- 6 4
Z.A.C. 5a0 0-2 xxx 0-3 3 1 0 2 5- 5 2 3 1 0 2 1- 7 4
Zutphania 1-6 3-4 2-0 xxx 3 1 0 2 6-10 2 3 1 0 2 3-15 2
NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.
Noordelijke competitie
Final Table:
1.Be Quick (Groningen) 4 3 1 0 12- 4 7
2.Frisia (Leeuwarden) 4 2 0 2 10- 8 4
3.Achilles (Assen) 4 0 1 3 4-14 1
[Nov 3, 1895; Groningen]
Be Quick 4-2 Frisia
[Nov 10, 1895; Leeuwarden]
Frisia 4-0 Achilles
[Nov 24, 1895; Assen]
Achilles 2-2 Be Quick
[Jan 19, 1896; Groningen]
Be Quick 4-0 Achilles
[Jan 26, 1896; Assen]
Achilles 2-4 Frisia
[Feb 23, 1896; Leeuwarden]
Frisia 0-2 Be Quick
Final Table:
1.Be Quick (Groningen) 4 3 1 0 12- 4 7
2.Frisia (Leeuwarden) 4 2 0 2 10- 8 4
3.Achilles (Assen) 4 0 1 3 4-14 1
Cross-Table: home records: away records:
BeQ Fri Ach HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts
Be Quick xxx 4-2 4-0 2 2 0 0 8- 2 4 2 1 1 0 4- 2 3
Frisia 0-2 xxx 4-0 2 1 0 1 4- 2 2 2 1 0 1 6- 6 2
Achilles 2-2 2-4 xxx 2 0 1 1 4- 6 1 2 0 0 2 0- 8 0
In addition to the three local federations formed in
the previous season
(Amsterdam, Den Haag and Rotterdam), a new city federation was formed in
December 1895 in Haarlem, the fourth major footballing centre in Holland,
by five local clubs: Haarlem, H.F.C., Ripperda, Sophiadal and Unitas.
One month earlier, the formation of a local federation had been discussed
in Arnhem as well, but that appears to have led to nothing. In contrast,
three clubs from the northern province of Frisia played out a regional
league, albeit apparently without establishing a formal federation.
At the beginning of the season, the Haagsche Voetbal Bond consulted
the N.V.B. about the inclusion of clubs from the neighbouring towns
of Delft (Concordia) and Leiden (Ajax). The national federation
disapproved of the idea, but the H.V.B. ignored that and went ahead
regardless, in spite of the fact that Delft had no suitable ground
and thus Concordia had to play all matches away.
Partially because of those additional entries, the H.V.B. introduced
a Tweede Klasse, as did the A.V.B. in Amsterdam. In contrast,
the R.V.B. league was contested by three teams only, two of them also
active in the southern section of the national second class.
Amsterdam | Arnhem | Friesche Competitie | Den Haag | Haarlem | Rotterdam
A.V.B. (Amsterdamsche Voetbal Bond)
Eerste Klasse
Final Table:
1.Volharding (Amsterdam) 10 9 0 1 70- 7 18 [g.a.:10.00]
2.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 10 9 0 1 36-10 18 [g.a.: 3.60]
3.Swift (Amsterdam) 10 6 0 4 18-14 12
4.Quick (Amsterdam) 10 4 0 6 15-33 8
5.A.A.C. (Amsterdam) 10 2 0 8 12-34 4
6.R.A.P. II (Amsterdam) 10 0 0 10 4-57 0
NB: U.n.I. and Volharding also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.
[Oct 20, 1895]
U.n.I. 4-0 Swift
Volharding A. 4-0 A.A.C.
[Oct 27, 1895]
Volharding A. 11-0 Quick Adm.
Swift 4-0 R.A.P. II
[Nov 3, 1895]
Volharding A. 12-0 R.A.P. II
Swift 1-0 A.A.C.
[Nov 10, 1895]
U.n.I. 3-0 A.A.C.
Quick Adm. 1-2 Swift
[Nov 17, 1895]
Quick Adm. 1-0 A.A.C.
[Nov 24, 1895]
R.A.P. II 1-3 Quick Adm.
[Dec 1, 1895]
Quick Adm. 0-2 U.n.I.
R.A.P. II 0-4 Swift
[Dec 8, 1895]
Swift 4-0 Quick Adm.
[Dec 15, 1895]
Volharding A. 6-1 U.n.I.
[Dec 22, 1895]
U.n.I. 2-1 R.A.P. II
Swift 0-2 Volharding A.
[Dec 25, 1895]
Swift 0-3 U.n.I.
[Dec 29, 1895]
A.A.C. awd U.n.I. [awarded 0-5, A.A.C. dns]
[Jan 5, 1896]
U.n.I. 6-2 Volharding A.
A.A.C. 0-3 Swift
[Jan 12, 1896]
R.A.P. II 0-13 Volharding A.
[Jan 19, 1896]
A.A.C. 0-12 Volharding A.
[Jan 26, 1896]
Quick Adm. 0-4 Volharding A.
[Feb 16, 1896]
U.n.I. 5-1 Quick Adm.
[Feb 23, 1896]
A.A.C. 2-5 Quick Adm.
[Mar 8, 1896]
A.A.C. awd R.A.P. II [awarded 5-0]
[Mar 29, 1896]
Quick Adm. 4-2 R.A.P. II
Volharding A. 4-0 Swift
[Apr 5, 1896]
R.A.P. II awd A.A.C. [awarded 0-5, R.A.P. II forfeited]
[Apr 26, 1896]
R.A.P. II awd U.n.I. [awarded 0-5, R.A.P. II could not provide ground]
Final Table:
1.Volharding (Amsterdam) 10 9 0 1 70- 7 18 [g.a.:10.00]
2.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 10 9 0 1 36-10 18 [g.a.: 3.60]
3.Swift (Amsterdam) 10 6 0 4 18-14 12
4.Quick (Amsterdam) 10 4 0 6 15-33 8
5.A.A.C. (Amsterdam) 10 2 0 8 12-34 4
6.R.A.P. II (Amsterdam) 10 0 0 10 4-57 0
NB: U.n.I. and Volharding also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.
Cross-Table:
Vol UnI Swi Qui AAC RAP
Volharding xxx 6-1 4-0 11-0 4-0 12-0
U.n.I. 6-2 xxx 4-0 5-1 3-0 2-1
Swift 0-2 0-3 xxx 4-0 1-0 4-0
Quick 0-4 0-2 1-2 xxx 1-0 4-2
A.A.C. 0-12 0a5 0-3 2-5 xxx 5a0
R.A.P. II 0-13 0a5 0-4 1-3 0a5 xxx
NB: home and away records not indicated as venues are not clear for all matches;
5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team;
0a5 indicates match awarded 0-5 due to forfeit by home team.
Tweede Klasse
Table (missing one result):
1.U.n.I. II (Amsterdam) 8 7 1 0 23- 5 15
2.Volharding II (Amsterdam) 8 5 1 2 27- 9 11
3.Herakles (Amsterdam) 7 3 0 4 12- 8 6
4.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 7 2 0 5 7-20 4
5.Swift II (Amsterdam) 8 1 0 7 4-31 2
-.R.A.P. III (Amsterdam) withdrew before playing a match
[Oct 27, 1895]
U.n.I. II 3-0 Swift II
[Nov 17, 1895]
Volharding A. II 5-1 Swift II
[Dec 1, 1895]
E.D.O. 1-0 Herakles
[Dec 8, 1895]
Volharding A. II 2-3 Herakles
U.n.I. II 2-1 E.D.O.
[Dec 25, 1895]
Volharding A. II 4-1 E.D.O.
U.n.I. II 1-0 Herakles
[Dec 26, 1895]
Swift II 0-5 Herakles [possibly awarded]
[Dec 29?, 1895]
E.D.O. 0-5 U.n.I. II
[Jan 12, 1896]
Herakles 1-2 Volharding A. II
Swift II 1-7 U.n.I. II
[Jan 19, 1896]
Swift II 1-4 E.D.O.
[Jan 26, 1896]
Herakles 1-2 U.n.I. II
E.D.O. 0-1 Swift II
[Feb 16, 1896]
E.D.O. 0-7 Volharding A. II
[Feb 23, 1896]
Swift II 0-5 Volharding A. II
[Mar 1, 1896]
U.n.I. II 1-1 Volharding A. II
[Mar 15, 1896]
Herakles - E.D.O.
[Mar 22, 1896]
Herakles 2-0 Swift II
[Apr 5, 1896]
Volharding A. II 1-2 U.n.I. II
Table (missing one result):
1.U.n.I. II (Amsterdam) 8 7 1 0 23- 5 15
2.Volharding II (Amsterdam) 8 5 1 2 27- 9 11
3.Herakles (Amsterdam) 7 3 0 4 12- 8 6
4.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 7 2 0 5 7-20 4
5.Swift II (Amsterdam) 8 1 0 7 4-31 2
-.R.A.P. III (Amsterdam) withdrew before playing a match
Cross-Table:
UnI Vol Her EDO Swi
U.n.I. xxx 1-1 1-0 2-1 3-0
Volharding 1-2 xxx 2-3 4-1 5-1
Herakles 1-2 1-2 xxx 2-0
E.D.O. 0-5 0-7 1-0 xxx 0-1
Swift 1-7 0-5 0-5 1-4 xxx
NB: home and away records not indicated as venues are not clear for all matches.
Arnhem
On the initiative of Vitesse, the formation of an Arnhemsche Voetbalbond was
discussed in November 1895; it was to have two leagues, Vitesse II, Olympia,
Gelria and De Pijl entering the Eerste Klasse, and Vitesse III, Olympia II
and Arnhemia the Tweede Klasse, but nothing appears to have come of that.
Friesche Competitie
NB: a remark in the "Verslag Winterseizoen 1895/96" which appeared in the
"Nederlandsche Sport" of May 23, 1896, viz. "dat het 2e XI van Frisia
met de clubs te Sneek en Harlingen eene competitie speelden," implied
Hermes were from Harlingen, contradicting all available reports in the
"Leeuwarder Courant" and "De Athleet".
Final Table:
1.Lycurgus (Sneek) 4 3 0 1 8- 6 6
2.Hermes (Leeuwarden) 4 1 2 1 6- 5 4 [*]
3.Frisia II (Leeuwarden) 4 0 2 2 4- 7 2 [*]
[*] missing goals of one (drawn) match.
[Dec 1, 1895; Leeuwarden]
Frisia II 2-2 Hermes
[Dec 22, 1895; Leeuwarden]
Hermes 1-2 Lycurgus
[Jan 12, 1896; Leeuwarden]
Frisia II 1-3 Lycurgus
[Feb 2, 1896; Leeuwarden]
Frisia II 1-2 Lycurgus
[date?; Leeuwarden]
Hermes drw Frisia II
[Mar 29, 1896; Aan het Molenpad, Leeuwarden]
Hermes 3-1 Lycurgus
Final Table:
1.Lycurgus (Sneek) 4 3 0 1 8- 6 6
2.Hermes (Leeuwarden) 4 1 2 1 6- 5 4 [*]
3.Frisia II (Leeuwarden) 4 0 2 2 4- 7 2 [*]
[*] missing goals of one (drawn) match.
Cross-Table:
Lyc Her Fri
Lycurgus xxx 2-1 3-1
Hermes 3-1 xxx drw
Frisia II 1-2 2-2 xxx
NB: as all matches were played in Leeuwarden, home and away records are not indicated.
H.V.B. (Haagsche Voetbal Bond)
Eerste Klasse
NB: Concordia played all matches at the ground of their opponents.
Final Table:
1.H.G.V. (Den Haag) 8 6 1 1 24- 8 13
2.H.V.V. II (Den Haag) 8 5 1 2 16- 8 11 [g.a.: 2.00]
3.Ajax (Leiden) 8 5 1 2 27-17 11 [g.a.: 1.69]
4.H.B.S. II (Den Haag) 8 1 1 6 8-21 3
5.Concordia (Delft) 8 1 0 7 8-29 2
[Oct 20, 1895; Den Haag]
H.B.S. II 0-1 H.V.V. II
[Nov 3, 1895; Leiden]
Concordia 0-8 Ajax
[Nov 10, 1895; Den Haag]
H.V.V. II 3-1 H.G.V.
[Nov 17, 1895; Den Haag]
H.B.S. II 2-1 Concordia
[Dec 1, 1895; Den Haag]
H.B.S. II 2-3 Ajax
[Dec 8, 1895; Den Haag]
H.G.V. 6-0 Ajax
[Dec 15, 1895; Den Haag]
H.G.V. 4-1 H.B.S. II
[Dec 25, 1895; Den Haag]
H.V.V. II 1-2 Ajax
[Jan 5, 1896; Den Haag]
H.V.V. II 1-1 H.B.S. II
[Jan 19, 1896; Den Haag]
H.V.V. II 2-1 Concordia
H.B.S. II 1-3 H.G.V.
[Feb 16, 1896; Leiden]
Ajax 3-3 H.G.V.
[Feb 23, 1896; Den Haag]
Concordia 0-3 H.G.V.
[Feb 23, 1896; Leiden]
Ajax 1-3 H.V.V. II
[Mar 15, 1896; Leiden]
Ajax 7-1 Concordia
[Concordia showed with 8 players and were completed by 3 Ajax players]
[Mar 22, 1896; Den Haag]
H.G.V. 2-0 H.V.V. II
Concordia awd H.B.S. II [awarded 5-0, H.B.S. II dns]
[Mar 29, 1896; Den Haag]
Concordia awd H.V.V. II [awarded 0-5, Concordia forfeited]
[Apr 3, 1896; Den Haag]
H.G.V. 2-0 Concordia
[Apr 3, 1896; Leiden]
Ajax 3-1 H.B.S. II
Final Table:
1.H.G.V. (Den Haag) 8 6 1 1 24- 8 13
2.H.V.V. II (Den Haag) 8 5 1 2 16- 8 11 [g.a.: 2.00]
3.Ajax (Leiden) 8 5 1 2 27-17 11 [g.a.: 1.69]
4.H.B.S. II (Den Haag) 8 1 1 6 8-21 3
5.Concordia (Delft) 8 1 0 7 8-29 2
Cross-Table:
HGV HVV Aja HBS Con
H.G.V. xxx 2-0 6-0 4-1 2-0
H.V.V. II 3-1 xxx 1-2 1-1 2-1
Ajax 3-3 1-3 xxx 3-1 7-1
H.B.S. II 1-3 0-1 2-3 xxx 2-1
Concordia 0-3 0a5 0-8 5a0 xxx
NB: as Concordia played all matches away and all matches in Den Haag were played
at the same venue (Malieveld), home and away records are not indicated;
5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team;
0a5 indicates match awarded 0-5 due to forfeit by home team.
Tweede Klasse
NB: H.V.V. III withdrew before playing a match but were replaced by H.V.V. adspiranten,
while Hamilton requested and were granted admission in December 1895 but eventually
did not play (unless disguised as H.V.V. adspiranten).
Final Table:
1.H.B.S. III (Den Haag) 8 8 0 0 33- 3 16
2.Hector (Den Haag) 8 4 1 3 23-13 9
3.Mars (Den Haag) 8 4 0 4 21-13 8
4.H.G.V. II (Den Haag) 8 3 1 4 21-13 7
5.H.V.V. adspiranten (Den Haag) 8 0 0 8 1-57 0
[Nov 3, 1895]
Mars 2-3 H.B.S. III
[Nov 10, 1895]
H.G.V. II 1-1 Mars [annulled; replayed Dec 28]
[Nov 24, 1895]
Hector 2-2 H.G.V. II
[Dec 1, 1895]
H.B.S. III 4-0 H.G.V. II
[Dec 8, 1895]
Hector 0-3 H.B.S. III
[Dec 15, 1895]
H.V.V. adspiranten 0-10 H.B.S. III
[Dec 22, 1895]
H.G.V. II 10-1 H.V.V. adspiranten
[Dec 26, 1895]
Hector 1-3 Mars
[Dec 28, 1895]
H.G.V. II 3-0 Mars [replay Nov 10]
[Jan 5, 1896]
Hector 2-0 H.V.V. adspiranten
[Jan 19, 1896]
H.B.S. III 3-1 Hector
[Feb 2, 1896]
H.V.V. adspiranten 0-9 Mars
H.G.V. II 1-3 Hector [annulled; replayed Apr 3]
[Feb 9, 1896]
H.V.V. adspiranten awd H.G.V. II [awarded 0-5, H.V.V. adspiranten dns]
[Feb 16, 1896]
Mars 1-4 Hector
[Feb 23, 1896]
H.B.S. III 2-0 Mars
H.V.V. adspiranten 0-11 Hector
[Mar 15, 1896]
Mars awd H.V.V. adspiranten [awarded 5-0, H.V.V. adspiranten dns]
[Mar 22, 1896]
H.G.V. II 0-3 H.B.S. III
[Mar 29, 1896]
Mars 1-0 H.G.V. II
H.B.S. III awd H.V.V. adspiranten [awarded 5-0, H.V.V. adspiranten dns]
[Apr 3, 1896]
H.G.V. II 1-2 Hector [replay Feb 2]
Final Table:
1.H.B.S. III (Den Haag) 8 8 0 0 33- 3 16
2.Hector (Den Haag) 8 4 1 3 23-13 9
3.Mars (Den Haag) 8 4 0 4 21-13 8
4.H.G.V. II (Den Haag) 8 3 1 4 21-13 7
5.H.V.V. adspiranten (Den Haag) 8 0 0 8 1-57 0
Cross-Table:
HBS Hec Mar HGV HVV
H.B.S. III xxx 3-1 2-0 4-0 5a0
Hector 0-3 xxx 1-3 2-2 2-0
Mars 2-3 1-4 xxx 1-0 5a0
H.G.V. II 0-3 1-2 3-0 xxx 10-1
H.V.V. a. 0-10 0-11 0-9 0a5 xxx
NB: as all matches were played at the same venue (Malieveld), home and away
records are not indicated;
5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team;
0a5 indicates match awarded 0-5 due to forfeit by home team.
Hrl. V.B. (Haarlemsche Voetbal Bond)
Eerste Klasse
Table:
1.Ripperda (Haarlem) 3 3 0 0 12- 4 6
2.Unitas (Haarlem) 3 2 0 1 6- 7 4
3.Sophiadal (Haarlem) 4 0 0 4 5-12 0
-.H.F.C. II (Haarlem) withdrew after playing two matches
NB: result final match not known; as Unitas needed a 5-0 win to claim the title,
it may reasonably be assumed that Ripperda won the league.
[date?]
Ripperda 5-1 Unitas H.
[Jan 11, 1896]
Sophiadal 0-2 Ripperda
[Feb 16, 1896]
Unitas H. 6-0 H.F.C. II [annulled]
[Mar 1, 1896]
Ripperda 5-3 Sophiadal
[Mar 14, 1896]
Unitas H. 2-0 Sophiadal
Ripperda 18-0 H.F.C. II [annulled]
[Apr 18, 1896]
Sophiadal 2-3 Unitas H. [at Ripperda]
[Apr 25, 1896]
Unitas H. - Ripperda
Table:
1.Ripperda (Haarlem) 3 3 0 0 12- 4 6
2.Unitas (Haarlem) 3 2 0 1 6- 7 4
3.Sophiadal (Haarlem) 4 0 0 4 5-12 0
-.H.F.C. II (Haarlem) withdrew after playing two matches
NB: result final match not known; as Unitas needed a 5-0 win to claim the title,
it may reasonably be assumed that Ripperda won the league.
Cross-Table:
Rip Uni Sop HFC
Ripperda xxx 5-1 5-3 18-0
Unitas xxx 2-0 6-0
Sophiadal 0-2 2-3 xxx
H.F.C. II xxx
NB: annulled matches of H.F.C. II in italics.
R.V.B. (Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond)
Eerste Klasse
Final Table:
1.Sparta II (Rotterdam) 4 4 0 0 14- 4 8
2.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 4 2 0 2 10- 7 4
3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 4 0 0 4 1-14 0
-.Leonidas (Rotterdam) withdrew after playing one match
-.Victoria II (Rotterdam) withdrew before playing a match
NB: Celeritas and Neptunus also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.
[Oct 20, 1895]
Sparta II 9-0 Leonidas [annulled]
[Dec 1, 1895]
Neptunus 0-4 Sparta II
[Dec 22, 1895]
Neptunus 0-3 Celeritas R.
[Feb 23, 1896]
Celeritas R. 3-1 Neptunus
[Mar 8, 1896]
Sparta II 3-3 Neptunus [annulled after protest Neptunus]
[Mar 15, 1896]
Sparta II 3-2 Celeritas R.
[Mar 29, 1896]
Sparta II 4-0 Neptunus [replay Mar 8]
[Apr 12, 1896]
Celeritas R. 2-3 Sparta II
Final Table:
1.Sparta II (Rotterdam) 4 4 0 0 14- 4 8
2.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 4 2 0 2 10- 7 4
3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 4 0 0 4 1-14 0
-.Leonidas (Rotterdam) withdrew after playing one match
-.Victoria II (Rotterdam) withdrew before playing a match
NB: Celeritas and Neptunus also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.
Cross-Table:
Spa Cel Nep Leo
Sparta II xxx 3-2 4-0 9-0
Celeritas 2-3 xxx 3-1
Neptunus 0-4 0-3 xxx
Leonidas xxx
NB: annulled match of Leonidas in italics.
NB: includes matches by reserve sides; additional information is welcome. [Sep 15, 1895; Breda] Rap 2-4 N.O.A.D. [Sep 22, 1895; Den Haag] H.V.V. 3-1 H.B.S. [Sep 29, 1895; Den Haag] H.B.S. II 3-1 H.G.V. [Sep 29, 1895; Wageningen] Go Ahead 6-0 Get-on [Oct 2, 1895; Wageningen] Victoria W. 4-0 Get-on II [Oct 6, 1895; Arnhem] Vitesse abd Get-on [abandoned at 0-2 in second half due to heavy rain] [Oct 6, 1895; Den Haag] H.V.V. 6-2 D.S.V.V. [Oct 13, 1895; Deventer] U.D. II 2-1 Robur et Velocitas [Oct 13, 1895; Den Haag] H.B.S. III 4-0 H.G.V. II H.B.S. 9-0 H.G.V. [Oct 13, 1895; Zutphen] Zutphania 9-1 Tubantia [Oct 13, 1895; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 4-2 Celeritas K. [Oct 20, 1895; Den Haag] H.B.S. III 2-1 H.G.V. II H.V.V. 1-0 H.B.S. [Oct 20, 1895; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 4-0 Excelsior [Oct 20, 1895; Wageningen] Go Ahead 1-1 Prinses Wilhelmina [Oct 26, 1895; Voorschoten] Sportclub Noorthey 2-3 Ajax [Oct 27, 1895; Apeldoorn] Robur et Velocitas 0-2 U.D. II [Oct 27, 1895; Wageningen] Get-on II 5-2 Vitesse II [Nov 3, 1895; Assen] Achilles 6-0 Go-on [Nov 3, 1895; Den Haag] H.B.S. II 6-1 "Gouda" [unclear whether visitors were Goudsche F.C., Olympia G. or a combination] [Nov 3, 1895; Nijmegen] Quick N. 0-4 Vitesse [Nov 3, 1895; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 5-2 Get-on [Nov 10, 1895; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 0-2 Zeelandia Varsity Match [Nov 22, 1895; Malieveld, Den Haag] D.S.V.V. 8-0 L.S.F.C. [Nov 24, 1895; Apeldoorn] Robur et Velocitas 3-1 Z.A.C. II [Nov 24, 1895; Utrecht] Hercules 1-4 Swift [Nov 25, 1895; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. II 2-2 Katendrecht [Dec 1, 1895; Doetinchem] Doetinchem 2-2 Zutphania [Dec 1, 1895; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 7-2 Tubantia [Dec 1, 1895; Den Haag] Mars 2-4 Volharding R. [Dec 1, 1895; Nijmegen] Quick N. 3-0 Go Ahead II [Dec 8, 1895; terrein "Kijk in de Pot", Bergen op Zoom] Brabantia 0-0 Olympia M. [Dec 8, 1895; Gorinchem] Gorcum 4-0 Feijenoord [Dec 14, 1895; Arnhem] Vitesse 1-5 Go Ahead [Dec 15, 1895; Den Haag] T.H.O.R. 7-2 Leonidas [Dec 15, 1895; Hilversum] 't Gooi 4-9 Hercules [Dec 15, 1895; Zwolle] Z.A.C. II 2-0 Robur et Velocitas [Dec 21, 1895; Gouda] Goudsche F.C. 1-3 Olympia G. [Dec 22, 1895; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 0-1 Olympia M. [played because the Antwerp reserve side arrived late] [Dec 22, 1895; Hilversum] 't Gooi 2-5 Erica [Dec 25, 1895; Den Haag] T.H.O.R. 1-5 Neptunus [Dec 25, 1895; Rotterdam] Rapiditas R. 9-0 Vitesse Army/Navy Match [Dec 27, 1895; Malieveld, Den Haag] Cadetten 2-0 Adelborsten [Dec 27, 1895; Den Haag] H.V.B. XI 0-4 H.B.S. [H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond] [Jan 1, 1896; Den Haag] H.V.B. XI 1-2 H.V.V. [match over 2x30 minutes] [H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond] [Jan 5, 1896; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-0 H.B.S. [Jan 5, 1896; Utrecht] Hercules 3-2 't Gooi [Jan 12, 1896; Den Haag] T.H.O.R. II 0-3 Volharding R. [Jan 12, 1896; Rotterdam] Katendrecht 2-1 Dordrecht [in an earlier match in Dordrecht, Dordrecht had beaten Katendrecht 4-3] [Jan 19, 1896; Haarlem] Haarlem 1-4 Swift [Jan 19, 1896; Nijmegen] Quick N. 0-4 Quick Step [Jan 19, 1896; Wageningen] Victoria W. 2-3 Vitesse II [Jan 22, 1896; Wageningen] Get-on II 1-4 Victoria W. [Jan 26, 1896; Goes] Zeelandia 0-0 Unitas BZ [Jan 26, 1896; Den Haag] Nieuw-Waards 2-5 Columbia [Jan 26, 1896; Middelburg] Olympia M. 2-0 Vlissingen [Jan 26, 1896; Rotterdam] Rapiditas K. 2-2 Unitas R. Sparta II 9-1 Rap Volharding R. 4-6 Mars [Feb 1, 1896; Arnhem] Vitesse II 4-2 Get-on II [Feb 2, 1896; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ II 1-0 Neerlandia [Feb 2, 1896; Tiel] Voorwaarts 3-1 Trap door [Feb 8, 1896; Den Haag] H.B.S. II 6-3 Sportclub Noorthey [Feb 9, 1896; Hilversum] 't Gooi 5-5 Hercules [Feb 16, 1896; Breda] Rap 0-2 Sparta II Cadetten 0-4 H.V.V. [Feb 16, 1896; Hilversum] 't Gooi 3-3 R.A.P. II [Feb 23, 1896; Den Helder (Nieuwediep)] Adelborsten 1-5 H.V.V. [Feb 23, 1896; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. II 6-1 Excelsior II [Feb 23, 1896; Wageningen] Victoria W. 2-0 "Amersfoort II" [unclear whether visitors were Quick Amf. II] [Feb 28, 1896; Den Haag] Indologen 2-1 D.S.V.V. [D.S.V.V. also described as "Polytechnikers"] [Mar 1, 1896; Arnhem] Geldersch XI 1-3 Oostelijk XI [hosts represented Geldersche competitie, visitors represented Oostelijke competitie] [Mar 1, 1896; Gorinchem] Gorcum 4-4 Dordrecht [Mar 1, 1896; Den Haag] H.V.B. XI 2-6 R.V.B. XI [H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond; R.V.B. XI was a selection of the Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond] [Mar 1, 1896; Utrecht] Studenten XI 2-0 Quick Amf. [Mar 8, 1896; Leiden] Ajax II 1-1 Hector [Mar 15, 1896; Alkmaar] Cadettenschool 2-1 Haarlem [Mar 15, 1896; Den Bosch] Victoria DB 3-0 Zalt Bommel [Mar 15, 1896; Breda] Cadetten 10-0 Brabantia [Mar 15, 1896; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. II 3-0 Olympia G. Volharding R. 0-5 T.H.O.R. [Mar 22, 1896; Leiden] Ajax II 6-0 Hector [Mar 22, 1896; Rotterdam] Excelsior 4-0 Rapiditas R. II [Mar 29, 1896; Helmond] Trap door 2-1 Voorwaarts [Apr 5, 1896; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 2-2 Quick N. [Apr 5, 1896; Assen] Achilles 0-5 De Bordes/Wijnands XI [visitors were a selection of players from Eerste Klasse club sides] [Apr 5, 1896; Groningen] Be Quick 2-5 Rapiditas R. [Apr 5, 1896; Den Haag] H.V.V. 3-2 H.B.S. [Apr 6, 1896; Deventer] U.D. 2-1 Volharding A. [Apr 6, 1896; Groningen] Noordelijk XI 0-3 Rapiditas R. [Noordelijk XI was a combination of Achilles and Frisia] [Apr 6, 1896; Rotterdam] R.V.B. XI 6-0 H.V.B. XI [R.V.B. XI was a selection of the Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond; H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond; H.V.B. showed with 8 players and were completed by 3 R.V.B. players] [Apr 6, 1896; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 0-7 De Bordes/Wijnands XI [visitors were a selection of players from Eerste Klasse club sides] [Apr 12, 1896; Den Haag] T.H.O.R. 2-1 Katendrecht [Apr 19, 1896; Alkmaar] Cadettenschool 2-2 Adelborsten [Apr 19, 1896; Den Haag] H.B.S. 5-1 H.G.V. [Apr 26, 1896; Deventer] U.D. II 1-1 Zutphania II [Apr 26, 1896; Hengelo] Tubantia 9-1 Olympia A. [May 3, 1896; Breda] Bredasch XI 1-1 Unitas BZ/Trap door [the hosts were a combination of Brabantia, N.O.A.D. and Rap; the visitors one of Unitas and Trap door (players from Den Bosch club Victoria had also been invited but did not travel to Breda); at the occasion of this match, Brabantia, Rap, Trap door and Unitas agreed to join the N.V.B. as of Oct 1] [May 14, 1896; Nijmegen] Geldersch XI 10-0 Noord-Brabantsch XI [May 17, 1896; Varkensweide, Zutphen] Zutphania 4-1 Vitesse
As in the 1894/95 season, there were two encounters between club sides from the two port cities. In the previous season, both Victoria and Sparta had travelled to Belgium, this year Victoria and Antwerp exchanged visits. The return match in Antwerp, played in bad weather, was abandoned by the referee in the second half, to the bemusement of the visitors.
[Oct 20, 1895; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 2-4 Antwerp F.C. [Dec 15, 1895; Antwerpen] Antwerp F.C. abd Victoria R. [abandoned at 2-0 in second half]Visit H.P.F.C.
Early in the season, Harwich & Parkeston F.C., guests of Sparta in Rotterdam in both 1893 and 1894, were hosted by R.A.P. in Amsterdam. R.A.P. paid a return visit over the Christmas holidays.
[Oct 28, 1895; 's-Gravesandestraat, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 2-7 H.P.F.C.Visit Saxmundham F.C.
This year Sparta invited Saxmundham F.C., who had hosted them in April, to come over to Rotterdam.
[Nov 17, 1895; Rotterdam]
Sparta 5-0 Saxmundham F.C.
[Nov 18, 1895; Rotterdam]
Bondselftal 9-2 Saxmundham F.C.
[Boomsma (or Van Holten?) 1-0, Foezel (or Boomsma?) 2-0, Van Holten 3-0, Wright 3-1,
Boomsma 4-1, Meijer 5-1, Van Braam Houckgeest 6-1, English 6-2, Boomsma 7-2,
Boomsma (or Meijer?) 8-2, Boomsma (or Van Holten?) 9-2; half-time: 4-1]
[N.V.B.: G. Stok; F. v.d. Bosch (c), C. van Hasselt; Foezel, J. Stok, P. Hooykaas;
Meijer, Van Holten, Reesema, Van Braam Houckgeest, Boomsma;
Saxmundham: C. Pearson; P. Skeet, W. Beatton; Huson, H. Beatton, Munnings;
Barret, Taylor, English, Wright, Lambert]
Visit Antwerp F.C. II
The reserve side of Antwerp had arranged to travel to Bergen op Zoom, just across the border, to play local side Unitas and Middelburg club Olympia on the Sunday before Christmas. As they arrived by a later train than expected, the two Dutch clubs first played each other before both faced the southern neighbours in shortened matches.
[Dec 22, 1895; Bergen op Zoom] Olympia M. 1-2 Antwerp F.C. II [match over 2x30 minutes] Unitas BZ 0-0 Antwerp F.C. II [match over 2x30 minutes]R.A.P. trip to England
R.A.P. used the Christmas holidays for their first ever trip to England.
[Dec 23, 1895; Harwich] H.P.F.C. 2-1 R.A.P. [Dec 24, 1895; Grammarschool ground, Norwich] Norwich F.C. abd R.A.P. [abandoned at 4-0 due to darkness and snow] [Dec 26, 1895; Saxmundham] Saxmundham F.C. 0-0 R.A.P. [Dec 27, 1895; Ipswich] Ipswich Town F.C. 3-3 R.A.P. [Dec 28, 1895; Beccles] Caxton F.C. 7-0 R.A.P.Prinses Wilhelmina trip to Osnabrück
For the first time ever, a Dutch and a German side played each other. However, the hosts, being the team of an international school, fielded only one German player (as opposed to four Dutchmen and three Englishmen). Judging from the reports on the excursion, the highlight was the evening at the Bierkeller after the match.
[Feb 2, 1896; Osnabrück]
Handelschule F.V. 0-1 Prinses Wilhelmina
[Hendrik Blijdenstein 0-1; half-time: 0-1]
[HFV: Duijvensz (Net); Delmay (c) (Bel), Ter Horst (Net); Fontein (Net),
Van Veen (Net), Bertelsen (Swe); F. Berk (Eng), R. Berk (Eng),
Romback (Eng), Demeur (Bel), Lüts (Ger);
Bel=Belgian; Eng=English; Ger=German; Net=Dutch; Swe=Swedish;
PW: Herbert Blijdenstein; Scholten, Van Houten; Thooft, J. Warner,
Wurfbain; Hendrik Blijdenstein (c), von Zeppelin, Stroink,
Van Rossum (Prinses Wilhelmina played with 10 players)]
Visit "English Wanderers"
The visiting side consisted of players from various clubs, including former visitors Maidstone F.C., and was assembled by Charles Craven from Maidstone, who had also been in charge of the tours of Maidstone F.C. in 1894 and 1895.
[Apr 11, 1896; veld der IJsclub, Arnhem]
Oostelijk XI 1-5 English Wanderers
[English Wanderers showed with 8 players and were completed by 3 Dutch
ones: Stok (Rotterdam), Wurfbain (Enschede) and Roqué (Arnhem)]
[Apr 12, 1896; Oosterpark, Amsterdam]
Bondselftal 2-3 English Wanderers
[Broese van Groenou 1-0, Ward 1-1, Van Braam Houckgeest 2-1, Ward 2-2, Ward 2-3;
half-time: 1-1]
[N.V.B.: A.A. Kool; C.W. van Hasselt, J. v.d. Linde; J.W.F. v.d. Bosch (c),
H. Putman Cramer, J.C. Schröder; J. Fransen van de Putte,
Ch. van Braam Houckgeest, P. Elias, A. Broese van Groenou, J. Hisgen;
English Wanderers: H. Gorse; G. Bott, G.W. Smith; A.W. Johnson, S. Mendel,
R.H. Radford; Geoff Smith, F.W. Mander, C.B. Ward,
G.B. Winch, Stok (Sparta);
ref: Tromp]
[Apr 13, 1896; Amsterdam]
R.A.P. 2-7 English Wanderers
[Apr 14, 1896; Heemstede]
Studenten XI 3-2 English Wanderers
[Apr 15, 1896; Heemstede]
H.V.V. 0-3 English Wanderers [played over 2x35 minutes]
[Apr 16, 1896; Heemstede]
Noord-Hollandsch XI 0-3 English Wanderers
[hosts officially Haarlemsch XI but as not enough players from Haarlem and
H.F.C. were available, 3 R.A.P. players joined the team]
[Apr 17, 1896; Sparta-terrein, Rotterdam]
Rotterdamsch XI 2-6 English Wanderers
list of first class champions.
list of second level champions.
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