Netherlands 1897/98 (original) (raw)

List of Clubs
Administrative Developments
Eerste Klasse
Holdert-beker
Tweede Klasse
Onderbonden
Selection of Other Match Results
International Activity

List of Clubs

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.B. at least at some point during the season.

Almelo Olympia Alm. = Almelosche Voetbal Club "Olympia" Tonido Amersfoort Quick Amf. = Amersfoortsche Football Club "Quick" Wilhelmina Amsterdam A.A.C. = Amsterdamsche Athletische Club A.F.C. = Amsterdamsche Football Club [1] A.V.V. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging E.D.O. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal en Cricket-Club "Eendracht Doet Overwinnen" Quick Adm. = Amsterdamsche Cricket en Footballclub "Quick" R.A.P. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "R.U.N. Amstels Progress" Swift A. = 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" T.H.O.R. Arnhem Olympia Arn. = Arnhemsche Voetbal Club "Olympia" Vitesse = Arnhemsche Voetbal en Athletiek-Club "Vitesse" Assen Achilles = Asser Voetbal-en Cricket-Vereeniging "Achilles" Bergen op Zoom Olympia BZ = Bergen op Zoomsche Football Club "Olympia" Unitas BZ = Bergen op Zoomsche Football Club "Unitas" Den Bosch (official name: 's-Hertogenbosch) Victoria DB = 's-Hertogenbossche Voetbal Vereeniging "Victoria" Breda Brabantia = Bredasche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Brabantia" B.V.V. = Bredasche Voetbal Vereeniging N.O.A.D. = "Nooit Opgeven, Altĳd Doorzetten" Velocitas = Cadetten Voetbal-Vereeniging "Velocitas" [2] Bussum Quick B. = Bussumsche Football-Club "Quick" [3] Delft Concordia = Delftsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Concordia" D.S.V.V. = Delftsche Studenten Voetbal-Vereeniging Deventer Daventria U.D. = Deventer Cricket- en Football Club "Utile Dulci" Doesburg Drusus Dordrecht Dordrecht = Dordrechtsche Cricket en Football Club Eindhoven E.V.C. = Eindhovensche Voetbal-Club Enschede (usually spelled Ensched� at the time) Prinses Wilhelmina = Enschedesche Football Club "Prinses Wilhelmina" Fredriksoord Go-on Geertruidenberg Snel = Geertruidenbergsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Snel" Gorinchem (colloquially: Gorkum) Gorcum = Gorinchemsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Gorcum" Gouda Olympia G. = Goudsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Olympia" Groningen Be Quick = Groninger Cricket en Voetbalclub "Be Quick" Den Haag (official name: 's-Gravenhage) Celeritas DH H.B.S. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging "Hoogere Burger School" [4] H.G.V. = Haagsche Gymnasiastenvereeniging [5] Hollandia = Haagsche Athletische Club "Hollandia" H.V.V. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging [5] Swift DH = Haagsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Swift" Haarlem Haarlem = Haarlemsche Cricket- en Football Club "Haarlem" H.F.C. = Haarlemsche Football-Club Unitas H. Helmond Trap door = Helmondsche Voetbal Club "Trap door" Hengelo Tubantia = Hengelosche Voetbal Club "Tubantia" Hilversum 't Gooi = Hilversumsche Football Club "'t Gooi" Kampen S.I.O.D. = Kamper Football-Club "Scoren Is Ons Doel" Leeuwarden (in Frisian: Ljouwert) Frisia = Leeuwarder Cricket Club "Frisia" Leiden Ajax = Leidsche Cricket- en Voetbal-Vereeniging "Ajax" [6] Unie = Leidsche Cricket en Football Club "Unie" [6] Maidstone (England) English Wanderers [touring side assembled by Mr. Charles S. Craven from Maidstone] Middelburg Olympia M. = Middelburgsche Football-Club "Olympia" Nĳmegen Quick N. = Nĳmeegsche Cricket- en Football Club "Quick" Quick Step = Nĳmeegsche Cricket- en Football Club "Quick Step" Rotterdam Celeritas R. = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football Club "Celeritas" Katendrecht = Katendrechtsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Katendrecht" Neptunus = Rotterdamsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Neptunus" Olympia R. Rapiditas = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Rapiditas" Sparta R. = Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Athletiek Vereeniging "Sparta" Victoria R. = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Victoria" Volharding R. = Rotterdamsche Voetbal Club "Volharding" Sneek (in Frisian: Snits) Lycurgus = Sneeker Sport Club "Lycurgus" Terborg Terborg = Terborgsche Voetbal Club Tiel Voorwaarts = Tielsche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Voorwaarts" Tilburg Tilburgia = Tilburgsche Football Club "Tilburgia" [7] Willem II = Tilburgsche Voetbal Club "Willem II" [7] Utrecht Hercules = Utrechtsche Football Club "Hercules" Veendam Look out = Veendammer Football Club "Look out" Voorschoten Sportclub Noorthey = Voorschotensche Sportclub Noorthey Wageningen Go Ahead = Wageningsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Go-Ahead" Victoria W. = Wageningsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Victoria" Winschoten Sparta W. = Winschoter Voetbal Vereeniging "Sparta" Zaandam Hellas = Zaandamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Hellas" [8] Zutphen Zutphania = Zutphense Football en Athletiek Club "Zutphania" Zwolle Z.A.C. = Zwolsche Athletische Club

[1] Founded on Jan 18, 1896. [2] Founded on Jan 27, 1894 in Alkmaar, at the Cadettenschool there; moved to Breda in 1896, presumably because most players had finished their study in Alkmaar and continued at the K.M.A.; apparently not related to former local Cadetten side "Quick". [3] Founded on Dec 15, 1896. [4] H.B.S. changed the meaning of their acronym from "Hoogere Burger School" to "Houdt Braef Stant" in May 1898. [5] On Aug 28, 1897, H.V.V. absorbed H.G.V.; in spite of this "merger", H.G.V. intended to enter the Tweede Klasse but eventually withdrew in November, before playing any matches; however, they competed under their own name in the H.V.B. Eerste Klasse until January. [6] On Jan 1, 1898, Ajax absorbed Unie, moving to the latter's ground. [7] On Jan 14, 1898, Tilburgia were renamed Tilburgsche Voetbal Club "Willem II". [8] Founded on Dec 13, 1896.

Administrative Developments

On Sep 5, 1897, the N.V.B. board met in caf� "De Roode Leeuw", Amsterdam to discuss new regulations ("huishoudelĳk reglement van den N.V.B."), formulated by a commission installed by interim president Mulier. Apart from minor changes, these were approved; the main difference in the set-up of the league competitions was that from this season on, only the bottom finishers of the Eerste Klasse in each Afdeeling would enter a "Test Match", against the champions of the Tweede Klasse in their_Afdeeling_; if there were two Tweede Klasse groups, the two winners would first need to play off for the title.
At the same meeting, Engelberts proposed to readmit Go Ahead and Prinses Wilhelmina, both relegated after the Test Matchesat the end of the previous season, to the Eerste Klasse in Afdeeling 2; this proposal was accepted.

Two weeks later, on Sep 19, 1897, an extraordinary general meeting was convened at the caf� "Rapp", Mariaplaats, in Utrecht, where a proposal to readmit Victoria (Rotterdam) to the Eerste Klasse (from which they had been relegated after losing their Test Matchto city rivals Celeritas) was rejected (18 votes against, 5 in favour, 13 abstentions). This was the fourth time Victoria's membership of the Eerste Klasse had been put to the vote at a general meeting: on May 3, 1891, they had been voted in, as champions of the Tweede Klasse, in spite of not having been able to play a promotion match; on May 14, 1893, they had been reinstated at the top level, in spite of having lost all seven matches that season; and on May 6, 1894 they had been demoted after finishing bottom with two points from ten matches.
The same general meeting agreed to the new regulations, as accepted by the board two weeks earlier, after a few small amendments.

At a board meeting of Oct 10, 1897 in Amsterdam, the member clubs were divided over the various competitions, and it was stipulated that: "de kampioen van de 1e klas afd. I zal spelen op onzĳdig terrein tegen den kampioen 1e klas afd. II"; in other words, the two first class champions would play each other at a neutral venue to contest the national title ("landskampioenschap").

At a board meeting on Jan 15, 1898 in Den Haag, a new regulation was introduced in order to prevent clubs abandoning a match: any club leaving the field during the match would lose 0-5, to which all goals the club remaining on the field had already scored would be added. That board meeting also decided that the cup offered by H.M.C. Holdert would already been contested in the ongoing season, but weather conditions in February made that impossible.

Finally, at the general meeting concluding the season on May 15, 1898, at the Musis Sacrum, Velperplein, Arnhem, the regulations on matches determining promotion and relegation, a second class championship or the national championship, were changed. Instead of one match at a neutral venue, as in the season just finished, in the future two matches were to be played, both clubs involved hosting one, and in case both obtain two points, a third match at a neutral venue, possibly followed by 15 minutes of extra time.

Eerste Klasse

Afdeeling 1 | Afdeeling 2 | Landskampioenschap

Afdeeling 1 (Noord- en Zuid-Holland)

Final Table:

1.R.A.P. (Amsterdam) 12 9 2 1 39- 8 20 Champions 2.Sparta (Rotterdam) 12 6 4 2 22-13 16 3.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 12 6 1 5 24-19 13 4.Haarlem 12 4 3 5 23-23 11 5.Rapiditas (Rotterdam) 12 4 2 6 21-31 10 [g.a.: 0.68] 6.H.V.V. (Den Haag) 12 4 2 6 16-28 10 [g.a.: 0.57] 7.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 12 0 4 8 7-30 4 Test Match

[Oct 24, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 2-2 Sparta R.

[Oct 31, 1897; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 3-1 Rapiditas

[Nov 7, 1897; Den Haag] H.V.V. 1-5 Sparta R.
[Nov 7, 1897; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 3-1 H.B.S.

[Nov 14, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 4-2 Haarlem
[Nov 14, 1897; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 1-1 Celeritas R.

[Nov 21, 1897; Ringdĳk, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 8-0 H.V.V.
[Nov 21, 1897; Haarlem] Haarlem 1-2 Rapiditas
[Nov 21, 1897; Schuttersveld, Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 0-5 H.B.S.

[Nov 28, 1897; Den Haag] H.V.V. abd Celeritas R. [abandoned at 2-0 in 45' due to unplayable pitch] [Nov 28, 1897; Rotterdam] Rapiditas abd R.A.P. [abandoned at 1-5 in 78' due to darkness] [R.A.P. requested that the result at abandonment would stand, blaming Rapiditas for unnecessarily prolonging the match (which, at the request of R.A.P., had started at half past two in the afternoon, half an hour later than required by the regulations) by taking too long a half-time break and discussions with the referee, but their request was rejected at a board meeting on Dec 18 and the match replayed on Feb 13; curiously, the replay ended with the score at abandonment of the original fixture] Sparta R. 3-1 Haarlem

[Dec 5, 1897; Ringdĳk, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 3-0 Sparta R.
[Dec 5, 1897; Haarlem] Haarlem 3-0 Celeritas R.

[Dec 19, 1897; Ringdĳk, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 2-1 H.B.S.
[Dec 19, 1897; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-0 Haarlem
[Dec 19, 1897; Schuttersveld, Rotterdam] Rapiditas 1-1 Celeritas R.
[originally fixtured as home match Celeritas, but as the Celeritas ground (Heuvelveld) was unplayable, the clubs agreed to switch hosting rights]

[Jan 2, 1898; Heuvelveld, Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 0-3 R.A.P.
[Jan 2, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 1-0 H.V.V.

[Jan 9, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 1-0 R.A.P.
[Jan 9, 1898; Schuttersveld, Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 2-4 Haarlem

[Jan 16, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 3-3 R.A.P.
[Jan 16, 1898; Heuvelveld, Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 0-1 Sparta R.
[Jan 16, 1898; Schuttersveld, Rotterdam] Rapiditas 5-1 H.V.V.

[Jan 23, 1898; Ringdĳk, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 6-0 Rapiditas
[Jan 23, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 3-0 Celeritas R.
[Jan 23, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 1-1 H.V.V.

[Feb 6, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 3-1 Rapiditas
[Feb 6, 1898; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. n/p H.V.V.
[H.V.V. travelled to Rotterdam but went to the Schuttersveld ground (where Rapiditas and Sparta played home matches) instead of the Heuvelveld ground of Celeritas, being led to believe by an article in the N.R.C. newspaper that the match had been moved because the ground of Celeritas was unplayable (as it was); however, only four players of Celeritas were present at the Schuttersveld ground, as was the assigned referee, Van Hasselt; Celeritas later claimed their own ground had not officially been declared unplayable and the other seven Celeritas players had been at the Heuvelveld venue; eventually the match was refixtured and played on Mar 20; the N.V.B. board initiated an official investigation into the matter but received little or no cooperation from Celeritas, leading to suggestions to suspend the club, before the issue eventually petered out by inaction during the summer]

[Feb 13, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem ppd Sparta R.
[not played as ground was ruled unplayable; a friendly was played instead]

[Feb 13, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 1-5 R.A.P. [replay Nov 28]

[Feb 20, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 0-3 Sparta R.

[Feb 27, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. ppd H.V.V.
[not played as ground was ruled unplayable; a friendly was played instead]

[Feb 27, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 1-1 R.A.P.

[Mar 6, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 3-1 H.B.S.
[Mar 6, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 5-0 Celeritas R. [replay Nov 28]

[Mar 13, 1898; Ringdĳk, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 2-1 Celeritas R.
[Mar 13, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-5 Rapiditas
[Mar 13, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 1-2 H.B.S.

[Mar 20, 1898; Ringdĳk, Amsterdam] R.A.P. 3-0 Haarlem
[this win guaranteed R.A.P. the championship of Afdeeling 1] [Mar 20, 1898; Heuvelveld, Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 1-1 H.V.V. [replay Feb 6]

[Mar 27, 1898; Schuttersveld, Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 1-1 Rapiditas [at Rapiditas] [Celeritas, already certain of finishing last, agreed to play at the Schuttersveld due to the condition of their own ground (Heuvelveld), although Rapiditas had already hosted the first match between the two on Dec 19]

[Apr 8, 1898; terrein H.B.S. aan de Beeklaan, Den Haag] H.V.V. 1-2 H.B.S. [at H.B.S.] [this was the nominal home match for H.V.V. but they renounced on their right to host the match and it was played at H.B.S. instead]

[Apr 17, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 0-3 R.A.P.

[Apr 24 1898; terrein H.B.S. aan de Beeklaan, Den Haag] H.B.S. 0-1 H.V.V.
[Apr 24, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 1-4 Haarlem

[May 8, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 1-1 Sparta R.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: RAP Spa HBS Haa Rap HVV Cel HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts R.A.P. xxx 3-0 2-1 3-0 6-0 8-0 2-1 6 6 0 0 24- 2 12 6 3 2 1 15- 6 8 Sparta 1-1 xxx 1-2 3-1 3-1 1-0 1-1 6 3 2 1 10- 6 8 6 3 2 1 12- 7 8 H.B.S. 0-3 2-2 xxx 4-2 3-1 0-1 3-0 7 4 1 2 14-10 9 5 2 0 3 10- 9 4 Haarlem 3-3 1-1 3-1 xxx 1-2 1-1 3-0 6 2 3 1 12- 8 7 6 2 0 4 11-15 4 Rapiditas 1-5 0-3 3-1 1-4 xxx 5-1 1-1 7 2 2 3 12-16 6 5 2 0 3 9-15 4 H.V.V. 1-0 1-5 1-2 2-0 2-5 xxx 5-0 5 3 0 2 11-10 6 7 1 2 4 5-18 4 Celeritas 0-3 0-1 0-5 2-4 1-1 1-1 xxx 5 0 1 4 3-14 1 7 0 3 4 4-16 3 NB: H.B.S. hosted both matches against H.V.V. and Rapiditas hosted both matches against Celeritas; this is taken into account in the home and away records.

Test Match Afdeeling 1

[Apr 11, 1898; Leiden] Celeritas R. 1-4 H.F.C.

NB: H.F.C. promoted, Celeritas relegated.

Afdeeling 2 (Utrecht, Gelderland, Overĳssel)

Final Table:

1.Vitesse (Arnhem) 8 5 3 0 32-12 13 Champions 2.Go Ahead (Wageningen) 8 5 1 2 28- 8 11 3.Quick (Nĳmegen) 8 2 3 3 15-15 7 4.U.D. (Deventer) 8 1 3 4 8-16 5 5.Prinses Wilhelmina (Enschede) 8 1 2 5 8-40 4 Test Match

[Oct 24, 1897; Deventer] U.D. 0-2 Go Ahead
[Oct 24, 1897; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 0-10 Vitesse

[Oct 31, 1897; Wageningen] Go Ahead 11-1 Prinses Wilhelmina

[Nov 14, 1897; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 3-2 U.D.
[Nov 14, 1897; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 5-3 Go Ahead [annulled; Quick fielded ineligible player]

[Nov 21, 1897; Arnhem] Vitesse 2-1 Go Ahead
[Nov 21, 1897; Deventer] U.D. 1-1 Quick N.

[Nov 28, 1897; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 5-1 Prinses Wilhelmina

[Dec 5, 1897; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 2-1 Go Ahead [replay Nov 14]

[Dec 12, 1897; Arnhem] Vitesse 5-3 Quick N.

[Jan 16, 1898; Deventer] U.D. 0-1 Vitesse
[Jan 16, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead 2-0 Quick N.

[Jan 23, 1898; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 1-2 U.D.

[Jan 30, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse 7-1 Prinses Wilhelmina

[Feb 13, 1898; Deventer] U.D. 1-1 Prinses Wilhelmina
[Feb 13, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead 3-3 Vitesse

[Mar 13, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse 2-2 U.D.
[this draw guaranteed Vitesse the championship of Afdeeling 2] [Mar 13, 1898; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 0-3 Go Ahead

[Mar 27, 1898; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 2-2 Vitesse

[Apr 3, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead awd U.D. [awarded 5-0, U.D. dns]

[Apr 17, 1898; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 1-1 Quick N.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Vit GoA Qui UD PrW HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Vitesse xxx 2-1 5-3 2-2 7-1 4 3 1 0 16- 7 7 4 2 2 0 16- 5 6 Go Ahead 3-3 xxx 2-0 5a0 11-1 4 3 1 0 21- 4 7 4 2 0 2 7- 4 4 Quick 2-2 2-1 xxx 1-2 5-1 4 2 1 1 10- 6 5 4 0 2 2 5- 9 2 U.D. 0-1 0-2 1-1 xxx 1-1 4 0 2 2 2- 5 2 4 1 1 2 6-11 3 P.W. 0-10 0-3 1-1 3-2 xxx 4 1 1 2 4-16 3 4 0 1 3 4-24 1 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

Test Match Afdeeling 2

[May 1, 1898; terrein Z.A.C., Zwolle] Prinses Wilhelmina 7-0 Hercules

NB: both clubs remain at former level.

Landskampioenschap

[Apr 24, 1898; Hercules-veld, sportterrein Hoogelandspark, Utrecht] R.A.P. 4-2 Vitesse
[Hisgen 1-0, Hisgen 2-0, W. Hesselink 2-1, Hisgen 3-1, De Villeneuve 3-2, Hisgen 4-2; half-time: 2-1] [R.A.P.: J. Rincker; Potter, J. v.d. Linde; Hülsmann, F. Lieftinck, J.C. Schröder (c); F. Kampschreur, P. Elias, J. Hisgen, H. de Bruĳn, Zweerts; Vitesse: R. d'Arnaud Gerkens; Jager, R.W. Hendriks; H.G. Hesselink, Meihuizen, Jacobsen; Goedvriend, P.H. Hendriks, De Villeneuve, W.H. Hesselink, Roqu�; ref: Van Hasselt]

Holdert-beker

In January 1898, H.M.C. Holdert, former president of V.V.A. (Amsterdam), who had already offered a statue for the winners of aknock-out competition in the 1893/94 season, in which eventually only one match was played, offered a cup, to be contested as the English F.A. Cup ("volgens de Engelsche regeling").

At a board meeting on Jan 15, 1898 in Den Haag it was decided to stage a competition for this new trophy already in the ongoing 1897/98 season (after a vote among the six board members present; 3 voted in favour and 3 against, the tie resolved by the vote in favour of N.V.B. president Warner).
One week later, on Jan 22, the board agreed on the regulations. These included the possibility of a sudden death (or for those who dislike that term:golden goal) decision in case of a replay. The main points were:

the cup would remain the property of the N.V.B. irrespective of how often any club would win it;
the competition was to be open to all N.V.B. member clubs and all member clubs of officially recognised (local) federations;
matches would be held districtwise ("per afdeeling") until two clubs were left in all four districts; the remaining eight clubs would then enter a free draw for the quarter-final stage (and beyond);
in case of a draw, 15 minutes of extra time were to be played and if necessary another 15 minutes; if a match was still drawn after that, it was to be replayed, with hosting right reversed; if the second match was drawn, sudden death extra time was to be played ("tot winnend doelpunt");
finally, semi-finals were to be played at neutral venues and the final at the field of R.A.P.; the latter stipulation was later changed, at the request of Holdert, to the final being held at a (neutral) venue to be determined by the N.V.B. board.

By the end of February a dozen clubs had registered for the new competition (Ajax, Be Quick, Haarlem, Hercules, H.F.C. H.V.V., Prinses Wilhelmina, Quick (Nĳmegen), R.A.P., Rapiditas, Victoria (Rotterdam) and Vitesse – Sparta (Rotterdam) had explicitly declined to enter, while four other Eerste Klasse clubs, viz. Celeritas, Go Ahead, H.B.S. and U.D., also failed to register), but at a meeting in Den Haag on Mar 5, the board unanimously decided to cancel the competition for the ongoing season after a prolonged stretch of bad weather in the first weeks of February had led to numerous match postponements in the western leagues.

Tweede Klasse

Afdeeling 1 | Afdeeling 2 | Afdeeling 3 | Afdeeling 4

Afdeeling 1 (Noord- en Zuid-Holland)

2e Klasse A | 2e Klasse B | 2e Klasse C | Kampioenschap 2e Klasse

2e Klasse A (Noord-Holland)

Final Table:

1.H.F.C. (Haarlem) 8 7 0 1 30- 9 14 Championship Playoff 2.Volharding (Amsterdam) 8 6 0 2 25-17 12 3.Quick (Amsterdam) 8 2 1 5 23-24 5 [g.a.: 0.96] 4.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 8 2 1 5 18-26 5 [g.a.: 0.69] 5.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 8 2 0 6 8-28 4 NB: E.D.O., Quick, U.n.I. and Volharding also played in the A.V.B. competitie.

[Nov 14, 1897; Amsterdam] Quick Adm. 1-3 H.F.C.

[Nov 21, 1897; Amsterdam (terrein A.A.C.)] U.n.I. 1-0 Volharding A.
[Nov 21, 1897; Heemstede] H.F.C. 6-0 E.D.O.

[Nov 28, 1897; Amsterdam] U.n.I. 1-2 H.F.C.
Volharding A. 5-3 Quick Adm.

[Dec 5, 1897; Amsterdam] E.D.O. 2-5 Quick Adm.
Volharding A. 3-2 H.F.C.

[Dec 12, 1897; Amsterdam] U.n.I. 3-2 Quick Adm.

[Dec 19, 1897; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 7-1 E.D.O.

[Jan 2, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 5-2 Quick Adm.

[Jan 9, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 4-1 U.n.I.

[Jan 16, 1898; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 5-2 U.n.I.

[Jan 23, 1898; Amsterdam] E.D.O. 1-2 Volharding A.

[Feb 27, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 5-0 Volharding A.

[Mar 6, 1898; Amsterdam] Quick Adm. 3-3 E.D.O.

[Mar 13, 1898; Amsterdam] E.D.O. 1-3 H.F.C.
Quick Adm. 2-3 Volharding A.

[Mar 20, 1898; Amsterdam] U.n.I. awd E.D.O. [awarded 0-5, U.n.I. dns]

[Mar 27, 1898; Amsterdam] Quick Adm. awd U.n.I. [awarded 5-0, U.n.I. dns]

[Apr 3, 1898; Amsterdam] E.D.O. awd U.n.I. [awarded 5-0, U.n.I. dns]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: HFC Vol Qui EDO UnI HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts H.F.C. xxx 5-0 5-2 6-0 4-1 4 4 0 0 20- 3 8 4 3 0 1 10- 6 6 Volharding 3-2 xxx 5-3 7-1 5-2 4 4 0 0 20- 8 8 4 2 0 2 5- 9 4 Quick 1-3 2-3 xxx 3-3 5a0 4 1 1 2 11- 9 3 4 1 0 3 12-15 2 E.D.O. 1-3 1-2 2-5 xxx 5a0 4 1 0 3 9-10 2 4 1 1 2 9-16 3 U.n.I. 1-2 1-0 3-2 0a5 xxx 4 2 0 2 5- 9 4 4 0 0 4 3-19 0 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team; 0a5 indicates match awarded 0-5 due to forfeit by home team.

2e Klasse B (Zuid-Holland)

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Rotterdam) 4 3 0 1 20-11 6 Championship Playoff [g.a.: 1.82] 2.Ajax (Leiden) 4 3 0 1 19-11 6 [g.a.: 1.73] 3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 4 0 0 4 6-23 0 -.H.G.V. (Den Haag) withdrew before playing a match NB: Ajax also played in the H.V.B. competitie; Neptunus also played in the R.V.B. competitie.

[Nov 7, 1897; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 5-0 Ajax

[Nov 14, 1897; Rotterdam] Neptunus n/p H.G.V. [H.G.V. withdrew]

[Nov 21, 1897; Den Haag] H.G.V. n/p Ajax [H.G.V. withdrew] [Nov 21, 1897; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 6-4 Neptunus

[Jan 2, 1898; Leiden] Ajax 7-4 Victoria R.

[Jan 9, 1898; Leiden] Ajax 7-1 Neptunus

[Feb 27, 1898; Rotterdam] Neptunus 1-5 Ajax

[Mar 6, 1898; Rotterdam] Neptunus 0-5 Victoria R.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Vic Aja Nep HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Victoria xxx 5-0 6-4 2 2 0 0 11- 4 4 2 1 0 1 9- 7 2 Ajax 7-4 xxx 7-1 2 2 0 0 14- 5 4 2 1 0 1 5- 6 2 Neptunus 0-5 1-5 xxx 2 0 0 2 1-10 0 2 0 0 2 5-13 0

2e Klasse C (extra competition)

NB: this competition was set up after Olympia, Swift and Volharding had been admitted to the N.V.B. in January 1898; as it had not been fixed at the beginning of the season, the winners of the 2e Klasse C were not eligible to contest the championship of the Tweede Klasse in Afdeeling 1.

Final Table:

1.Swift (Den Haag) 4 4 0 0 18- 0 8 2.Volharding (Rotterdam) 4 2 0 2 7-12 4 3.Olympia (Gouda) 4 0 0 4 3-16 0 NB: Swift also played in the H.V.B. competitie; Volharding also played in the R.V.B. competitie.

[Feb 6, 1898; Den Haag] Swift DH 6-0 Volharding R.

[Feb 13, 1898; Den Haag] Swift DH ppd Olympia G.
[not played as ground was ruled unplayable; a friendly was played instead]

[Feb 20, 1898; Rotterdam] Volharding R. ppd Olympia G.
[not played as ground was ruled unplayable; a friendly was played instead]

[Feb 27, 1898; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 0-3 Swift DH

[Mar 6, 1898; Gouda] Olympia G. 0-4 Swift DH
[pitch ruled unplayable but match played anyway on request of both captains]

[Mar 13, 1898; Gouda] Olympia G. 2-5 Volharding R.

[Mar 27, 1898; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 2-1 Olympia G.

[Apr 3, 1898; Den Haag] Swift DH awd Olympia G. [awarded 5-0, Olympia dns]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Swi Vol Oly HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Swift xxx 6-0 5a0 2 2 0 0 11- 0 4 2 2 0 0 7- 0 4 Volharding 0-3 xxx 2-1 2 1 0 1 2- 4 2 2 1 0 1 5- 8 2 Olympia 0-4 2-5 xxx 2 0 0 2 2- 9 0 2 0 0 2 1- 7 0 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

Kampioenschap Tweede Klasse Afdeeling 1

[Mar 20, 1898; Leiden] H.F.C. 7-1 Victoria R.

NB: H.F.C. qualified for Test Match.

Afdeeling 2 (Utrecht, Gelderland, Overĳssel)

Final Table:

1.Hercules (Utrecht) 4 3 0 1 11- 3 6 Test Match 2.Quick (Amersfoort) 4 2 1 1 7-10 5 3.Zutphania (Zutphen) 4 0 1 3 3- 8 1

[Nov 21, 1897; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 3-0 Zutphania

[Nov 28, 1897; Zutphen] Zutphania 1-2 Hercules

[Dec 5, 1897; Utrecht] Hercules 8-0 Quick Amf.

[Jan 16, 1898; Zutphen] Zutphania 2-2 Quick Amf.

[Feb 27, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 2-0 Hercules

[Mar 6, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules awd Zutphania [awarded 5-0, Zutphania dns; annulled] [match refixtured on request Hercules, who did not want to win title on the strength of a forfeit win; they would show the same spirit of sportsmanship in the next season]

[Apr 3, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules 1-0 Zutphania [replay Mar 6]

Final Table:

1.Hercules (Utrecht) 4 3 0 1 11- 3 6 Test Match 2.Quick (Amersfoort) 4 2 1 1 7-10 5 3.Zutphania (Zutphen) 4 0 1 3 3- 8 1

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Her Qui Zut HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Hercules xxx 8-0 1-0 2 2 0 0 9- 0 4 2 1 0 1 2- 3 2 Quick 2-0 xxx 3-0 2 2 0 0 5- 0 4 2 0 1 1 2-10 1 Zutphania 1-2 2-2 xxx 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1 2 0 0 2 0- 4 0

Afdeeling 3 (Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe)

Final Table:

1.Achilles (Assen) 4 3 0 1 11- 4 6 2.Be Quick (Groningen) 4 2 0 2 10- 7 4 3.Frisia (Leeuwarden) 4 1 0 3 3-13 2

[Nov 7, 1897; Groningen] Be Quick 2-1 Achilles

[Nov 28, 1897; Leeuwarden] Frisia 3-2 Be Quick

[Dec 19, 1897; Assen] Achilles 4-0 Frisia

[Jan 30, 1898; Groningen] Be Quick 4-0 Frisia

[Feb 27, 1898; Leeuwarden] Frisia 0-3 Achilles

[Mar 13, 1898; Assen] Achilles 3-2 Be Quick

Final Table:

1.Achilles (Assen) 4 3 0 1 11- 4 6 2.Be Quick (Groningen) 4 2 0 2 10- 7 4 3.Frisia (Leeuwarden) 4 1 0 3 3-13 2

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Ach BeQ Fri HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Achilles xxx 3-2 4-0 2 2 0 0 7- 2 4 2 1 0 1 4- 2 2 Be Quick 2-1 xxx 4-0 2 2 0 0 6- 1 4 2 0 0 2 4- 6 0 Frisia 0-3 3-2 xxx 2 1 0 1 3- 5 2 2 0 0 2 0- 8 0

Afdeeling 4 (Noord-Brabant, Zeeland)

On Nov 11, 1897 (possibly an unfortunate choice of date, given the popularity of carnival in Noord-Brabant), N.V.B. board member Engelberts met in Tilburg with representatives from four clubs (Victoria (Den Bosch), Trap door, E.V.C. and Tilburgia) with the intention to set up a second Tweede Klasse competition in Afdeeling 4, but to no avail; however, apart from Trap door these clubs all entered the N.V.B. league structure in the following season.

2e Klasse A | 2e Klasse B

2e Klasse A

Final Table:

1.B.V.V. (Breda) 6 4 1 1 10- 6 9 2.Brabantia (Breda) 6 4 0 2 14- 6 8 3.Olympia (Middelburg) 6 3 1 2 13-11 7 4.Unitas (Bergen op Zoom) 6 0 0 6 6-20 0 -.N.O.A.D. (Breda) moved to 2e Klasse B after playing two matches; playing record at withdrawal: 2 0 0 2 2- 6 0 NB: Brabantia also played in the 2e Klasse B.

[Nov 7, 1897; Breda] B.V.V. 3-2 Unitas BZ

[Nov 14, 1897; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 1-3 Brabantia

[Nov 21, 1897; Middelburg] Olympia M. 1-3 B.V.V.

[Nov 28, 1897; Breda] B.V.V. 1-0 Brabantia
N.O.A.D. 1-4 Olympia M. [annulled]

[Dec 5, 1897; Breda] B.V.V. 2-1 N.O.A.D. [annulled]

[Dec 26, 1897; Breda] Brabantia 2-1 Unitas BZ [annulled after 5 protests Unitas; replayed Mar 31]

[Jan 2, 1898; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ n/p N.O.A.D. [awarded 5-0; award annulled as N.O.A.D. were moved to 2e Klasse B] [Jan 9, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. n/p Brabantia [awarded 0-5; award annulled as N.O.A.D. were moved to 2e Klasse B] [Jan 16, 1898; Middelburg] Olympia M. awd Unitas BZ [awarded 5-0; Unitas had requested a postponement but Olympia declined to grant it] [Jan 30, 1898; Breda] Brabantia 5-2 Olympia M.

[Feb 13, 1898; Breda] B.V.V. 0-0 Olympia M.

[Feb 27, 1898; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 1-3 B.V.V.
[Feb 27, 1898; Middelburg] Olympia M. 2-1 Brabantia

[Mar 6, 1898; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 2-3 Olympia M.
[Mar 6, 1898; Breda] Brabantia 2-0 B.V.V.

[Mar 13, 1898; Breda] Brabantia 3-0 Unitas BZ [replay Dec 26]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: BVV Bra Oly Uni NOA HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts B.V.V. xxx 1-0 0-0 3-2 2-1 3 2 1 0 4- 2 5 3 2 0 1 6- 4 4 Brabantia 2-0 xxx 5-2 3-0 3 3 0 0 10- 2 6 3 1 0 2 4- 4 2 Olympia 1-3 2-1 xxx 5a0 3 2 0 1 8- 4 4 3 1 1 1 5- 7 3 Unitas 1-3 1-3 2-3 xxx 5a0 3 0 0 3 4- 9 0 3 0 0 3 2-11 0 N.O.A.D. 0a5 1-4 xxx NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team; 0a5 indicates match awarded 0-5 due to forfeit by home team; annulled matches N.O.A.D. in italics.

2e Klasse B (extra competition)

NB: this competition was set up after Snel had been admitted to the N.V.B. in November 1897; it had initially been planned to form a new Tweede Klasse group with Brabantia (playing in parallel in the other group), Snel and Victoria (Den Bosch); when Victoria declined to enter, N.O.A.D. requested to enter this group and were admitted at the end of December; on Jan 15, the N.V.B. board granted N.O.A.D.'s additional request to withdraw from the 2e Klasse A; as the new competition had not been fixed at the start of the season, the winners were not eligible to contest the title of the Tweede Klasse in Afdeeling 4 with the winners of 2e Klasse A.

Final Table:

1.Brabantia (Breda) 4 4 0 0 17- 2 8 2.N.O.A.D. (Breda) 4 1 0 3 7- 9 2 [g.a.: 0.78] 3.Snel (Geertruidenberg) 4 1 0 3 3-16 2 [g.a.: 0.19] NB: Brabantia also played in the 2e Klasse A.

[Dec 19, 1897; Breda] Brabantia 6-0 Snel

[Jan 16, 1898; Geertruidenberg] Snel 3-2 N.O.A.D.

[Jan 23, 1898; Breda] Brabantia 3-0 N.O.A.D.

[Feb 13, 1898; Geertruidenberg] Snel 0-5 Brabantia

[Feb 20, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 2-3 Brabantia

[Mar 13, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 3-0 Snel

Final Table:

1.Brabantia (Breda) 4 4 0 0 17- 2 8 2.N.O.A.D. (Breda) 4 1 0 3 7- 9 2 [g.a.: 0.78] 3.Snel (Geertruidenberg) 4 1 0 3 3-16 2 [g.a.: 0.19] NB: Brabantia also played in the 2e Klasse A.

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Bra NOA Sne HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Brabantia xxx 3-0 6-0 2 2 0 0 9- 0 4 2 2 0 0 8- 2 4 N.O.A.D. 2-3 xxx 3-0 2 1 0 1 5- 3 2 2 0 0 2 2- 6 0 Snel 0-5 3-2 xxx 2 1 0 1 3- 7 2 2 0 0 2 0- 9 0

Onderbonden

The Haarlem city federation was dissolved; local side Unitas unsuccessfully attempted to join the A.V.B. instead.
At the beginning of October, the Oostelĳke Voetbalbond was formed in Hengelo by three clubs (Olympia of Almelo, the reserve side of Prinses Wilhelmina, and local side Tubantia, who refrained from entering the Tweede Klasse in_Afdeeling 2_ of the N.V.B.), but it appears no regional league was contested. (Two years later, in November 1899, the Twentsche Voetbalbond was founded in Enschede, catering for clubs from the same region.)
The Eerste Klasse of the H.V.B. league was abandoned due to fixture congestion and replaced by a knock-out tournament.
Finally, as in the previous season, a regional competition was initiated by U.D. to provide their reserve side with some competitive action. Their three opponents were all former (and future) participants in N.V.B. competitions: Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn), S.I.O.D. (Kampen) and Z.A.C. (Zwolle).

A.V.B. (Amsterdamsche Voetbal Bond)

NB: the application of Unitas (Haarlem) to join the A.V.B. was rejected.

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Volharding (Amsterdam) 10 8 0 2 47-16 16 2.Quick (Amsterdam) 10 6 3 1 41-16 15 3.Swift (Amsterdam) 10 5 2 3 36-17 12 4.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 10 5 1 4 31-24 11 5.U.n.I. (Amsterdam) 10 2 0 8 15-47 4 6.A.A.C. (Amsterdam) 10 1 0 9 11-61 2 NB: E.D.O., Quick, U.n.I. and Volharding also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.

NB: it is not clear whether it was eventually decided to annul all results of U.n.I.; in that case, the final table would have been (with the order unchanged):

1.Volharding (Amsterdam) 8 6 0 2 36-11 12 2.Quick (Amsterdam) 8 4 3 1 28-15 11 3.Swift (Amsterdam) 8 4 2 2 28-12 10 4.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 8 3 1 4 21-24 7 5.A.A.C. (Amsterdam) 8 0 0 8 6-57 0

[Oct 17, 1897] Swift A. 2-1 Volharding A.

[Oct 24, 1897] U.n.I. 5-6 Volharding A.

[Oct 31, 1897] U.n.I. 5-3 Swift A.
Volharding A. 2-5 Quick Adm.

[Nov 7, 1897] Quick Adm. 3-3 Swift A.
E.D.O. 7-1 A.A.C.

[Nov 14, 1897] A.A.C. 1-8 Volharding A.

[Nov 21, 1897] A.A.C. awd Swift A. [awarded 0-5, A.A.C. dns]

[Dec 5, 1897] A.A.C. 0-4 U.n.I.

[Dec 12, 1897] Volharding A. 4-2 E.D.O.

[Dec 19, 1897] A.A.C. 1-6 Quick Adm.

[Jan 16, 1899] E.D.O. 1-6 Quick Adm.

[Jan 23, 1898] Quick Adm. 8-1 U.n.I.

[Feb 27, 1898] Swift A. 2-2 Quick Adm.

[Mar 6, 1898] Volharding A. 1-0 Swift A.
U.n.I. awd A.A.C. [awarded 0-5, U.n.I. dns]

[Mar 13, 1898] Swift A. awd U.n.I. [awarded 5-0, U.n.I. dns]

[Mar 20, 1898] Quick Adm. 5-2 A.A.C.

[Apr 3, 1898] E.D.O. awd U.n.I. [awarded 5-0, U.n.I. dns] Volharding A. 11-0 A.A.C.

[Apr 8, 1898] Quick Adm. 0-3 Volharding A.

[Apr 10, 1898] E.D.O. 1-6 Volharding A.

[Apr 11, 1898] Quick Adm. 1-1 E.D.O.

NB: U.n.I. withdrew; apparently, all their remaining (as yet unfixtured) matches were awarded forfeit losses against them:

U.n.I. awd E.D.O. [awarded 0-5, U.n.I. withdrew] U.n.I. awd Quick Adm. [awarded 0-5, U.n.I. withdrew] Volharding A. awd U.n.I. [awarded 5-0, U.n.I. withdrew]

[Apr 17, 1898] Swift A. 4-1 E.D.O.

[Apr 24, 1898] Swift A. 10-1 A.A.C.

[May 1, 1898] E.D.O. 3-2 Swift A.

[May 8, 1898] A.A.C. awd E.D.O. [awarded 0-5, A.A.C. dns]

Final Table:

NB: it is not clear whether it was eventually decided to annul all results of U.n.I.; in that case, the final table would have been (with the order unchanged):

1.Volharding (Amsterdam) 8 6 0 2 36-11 12 2.Quick (Amsterdam) 8 4 3 1 28-15 11 3.Swift (Amsterdam) 8 4 2 2 28-12 10 4.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 8 3 1 4 21-24 7 5.A.A.C. (Amsterdam) 8 0 0 8 6-57 0

Cross-Table: Vol Qui Swi EDO UnI AAC Volharding xxx 2-5 1-0 4-2 5a0 11-0 Quick 0-3 xxx 3-3 1-1 8-1 5-2 Swift 2-1 2-2 xxx 4-1 5a0 10-1 E.D.O. 1-6 1-6 3-2 xxx 5a0 7-1 U.n.I. 5-6 0a5 5-3 0a5 xxx 0a5 A.A.C. 1-8 1-6 a05 a05 0-4 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 (May 7):

1.A.V.V. (Amsterdam) 12 9 1 2 54-12 19 2.Swift II (Amsterdam) 12 8 1 3 45-20 16 3.Volharding IIA (Amsterdam) 12 7 1 4 42-25 15 4.Volharding IIB (Amsterdam) 12 5 1 6 23-40 11 5.E.D.O. II (Amsterdam) 11 5 0 6 20-29 10 6.Quick II (Amsterdam) 12 3 1 8 30-27 7 7.A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 11 1 1 9 7-68 3 NB: result final match (A.F.C.-E.D.O. II, fixtured for May 8) not known; at the beginning of the season, A.F.C. were usually listed as A.V.C.

NB: it is unclear whether A.V.V. played a Test Match for promotion.

Geld. V.B. (Geldersche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 6 5 0 1 21- 6 10 2.Vitesse II (Arnhem) 6 4 1 1 21-13 9 3.Go Ahead II (Wageningen) 6 1 1 4 8-16 3 4.Hercules II (Utrecht) 6 1 0 5 4-19 2

[Nov 7, 1897; Arnhem] Vitesse A. II 4-4 Go Ahead II [after protest; originally 5-4]

[Nov 14, 1897; Utrecht] Hercules II 0-1 Vitesse A. II

[Nov 21, 1897; Wageningen] Victoria W. 4-2 Hercules II

[Dec 19, 1897; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 0-1 Victoria W.

[Jan 9, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. 5-2 Vitesse A. II [annulled, replay May 8]

[Jan 16, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules II 0-4 Victoria W.

[Jan 23, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse A. II 8-1 Hercules II

[Feb 20, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse A. II 3-2 Victoria W.

[Mar 13, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 2-0 Hercules II

[Mar 19, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. 6-0 Go Ahead II

[Mar 27, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules II 1-0 Go Ahead II

[May 1, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 2-4 Vitesse A. II

[May 8, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. 4-1 Vitesse A. II [replay Jan 9]

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 6 5 0 1 21- 6 10 2.Vitesse II (Arnhem) 6 4 1 1 21-13 9 3.Go Ahead II (Wageningen) 6 1 1 4 8-16 3 4.Hercules II (Utrecht) 6 1 0 5 4-19 2

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Vic Vit GoA Her HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Victoria xxx 4-1 6-0 4-2 3 3 0 0 14- 3 6 3 2 0 1 7- 3 4 Vitesse 3-2 xxx 4-4 8-1 3 2 1 0 15- 7 5 3 2 0 1 6- 6 4 Go Ahead 0-1 2-4 xxx 2-0 3 1 0 2 4- 5 2 3 0 1 2 4-11 1 Hercules 0-4 0-1 1-0 xxx 3 1 0 2 1- 5 2 3 0 0 3 3-14 0

Tweede Klasse

Table (Apr 5):

1.Vitesse III (Arnhem) 6 5 0 1 20- 6 10 2.Victoria II (Wageningen) 5 3 0 2 17- 8 6 3.Go Ahead III (Wageningen) 5 2 0 3 7-14 4 4.Olympia (Arnhem) 6 1 0 5 10-26 2 NB: result final match (Go Ahead III-Victoria II, abandoned on Apr 3 due to inclement weather) not known.

H.V.B. (Haagsche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

Table at abandonment:

1.Hollandia (Den Haag) 10 6 0 4 20-12 12 2.Ajax (Leiden) 7 5 0 2 36- 4 10 [g.a.: 9.00] 3.Swift (Den Haag) 6 5 0 1 12- 3 10 [g.a.: 4.00] 4.H.B.S. II (Den Haag) 6 3 0 3 16-17 6 [g.a.: 0.94] 5.Concordia (Delft) 5 3 0 2 10-13 6 [g.a.: 0.77] 6.H.V.V. IIA (Den Haag) 7 1 0 6 2-30 2 [started season as H.V.V. II] 7.H.V.V. IIB (Den Haag) 5 0 0 5 2-19 0 [started season as H.G.V.] NB: Ajax also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.; H.G.V. withdrew from the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.; Swift also played in the extra Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.

[Oct 31, 1897] Hollandia 1-3 Swift DH

[Nov 14, 1897] H.V.V. II 0-1 Swift DH
Ajax 12-0 H.G.V.

[Nov 21, 1897] H.B.S. II 4-3 Concordia [annulled; replayed Jan 9]

[Dec 5, 1897] Ajax 6-1 H.V.V. II
Hollandia 2-0 H.G.V.

[Dec 12, 1897] Swift DH 1-0 Ajax
Concordia 1-0 H.G.V.

[Dec 19, 1897] Ajax 9-0 Concordia
Hollandia 0-1 H.V.V. II

[Jan 1, 1898] H.B.S. II 1-0 Swift DH
[Jan 2, 1898] Hollandia 2-1 Concordia [also reported 3-1] H.V.V. II n/p H.G.V.

[Jan 9, 1898] Swift DH 3-1 Hollandia
H.B.S. II 2-3 Concordia [replay Nov 21]

NB: H.G.V. were renamed H.V.V. IIB while H.V.V. II became H.V.V. IIA

[Jan 16, 1898] Hollandia 2-0 Ajax
Swift DH 4-0 H.V.V. IIA
H.B.S. II 3-2 H.V.V. IIB

[Jan 23, 1898] Ajax 6-0 H.B.S. II
Concordia awd H.V.V. IIA [awarded 5-0, H.V.V. IIA dns] H.V.V. IIB 0-1 Hollandia

[Jan 30, 1898] H.V.V. IIB awd Concordia [awarded 0-5, H.V.V. IIB dns; award later annulled and replay ordered, which never happened] [Feb 27, 1898] H.V.V. IIA 0-5 Hollandia

[Mar 6, 1898] Ajax 3-0 Hollandia
H.B.S. II 9-0 H.V.V. IIA

[Mar 13, 1898] Concordia n/p Swift DH [Concordia could not provide a ground; Hollandia 6-1 H.B.S. II presumably would have been awarded 0-5]

NB: at this point the H.V.B. ended the league season, considering there was not enough time to finish it, and replaced it by a knockout competition.

Table at abandonment:

Cross-Table: Hol Aja Swi Con HBS HVV HGV Hollandia xxx 2-0 1-3 2-1 6-1 0-1 2-0 Ajax 3-0 xxx 9-0 6-0 6-1 12-0 Swift 3-1 1-0 xxx 4-0 Concordia n/p xxx 5a0 1-0 H.B.S. II 1-0 2-3 xxx 9-0 3-2 H.V.V. IIA 0-5 0-1 xxx H.V.V. IIB 0-1 ann 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.

Eerste Klasse Knockout Competitie

NB: Ajax refused to enter; it appears H.B.S. II did not take part either.

Round 1 [Mar 20, 1898] H.V.V. IIB 0-1 Concordia
Hollandia n/p Ajax [Ajax dns; match refixtured for Apr 3]

Round 1 Replay [Apr 3, 1898] Hollandia awd Ajax [awarded 5-0, Ajax dns]

Semifinals [Apr 11, 1898] Swift DH 3-1 Concordia
H.V.V. IIA 1-1 Hollandia [aet]

Semifinal Replay [Apr 24, 1898] Hollandia 7-0 H.V.V. IIA

Final [May 1, 1898; terrein H.B.S. aan de Beeklaan] Swift DH 3-0 Hollandia

NB: it is likely but not entirely certain that Swift were officially considered champions of the H.V.B. by virtue of winning this knockout competition.

Tweede Klasse

NB: while the H.V.B. stopped the Eerste Klasse mid-March, the Tweede Klasse continued, but it had not been finished either when the season was closed in May.

Table (based on available results):

1.Ajax II (Leiden) 6 5 1 0 20-11 11 2.Hollandia II (Den Haag) 6 3 1 2 25- 7 7 3.Swift II (Den Haag) 5 2 2 1 14- 9 6 4.Celeritas (Den Haag) 4 2 0 2 12- 8 4 5.H.B.S. III (Den Haag) 6 1 0 5 9-24 2 6.H.V.V. III (Den Haag) 5 1 0 4 8-29 2 [started season as H.V.V. adspiranten]

N.V.B. (Noordelĳke Voetbal Bond)

NB: Go-on (Frederiksoord) withdrew from the N.V.B. at the beginning of November.

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Be Quick II (Groningen) 4 3 0 1 19- 7 6 2.Sparta (Winschoten) 4 2 0 2 6-13 4 3.Look out (Veendam) 4 1 0 3 7-12 2 NB: Sparta were often referred to as W.V.V. or plain Winschoten.

[Oct 31, 1897; Winschoten] Sparta W. 2-1 Look out

[Nov 14, 1897; Groningen] Be Quick II 7-0 Sparta W.

[Nov 28, 1897; Veendam] Look out 1-6 Be Quick II

[Jan 9, 1898; Veendam] Look out 3-0 Sparta W.

[Jan 23, 1898; Groningen] Be Quick II 4-2 Look out

[Feb 20, 1898; Winschoten] Sparta W. 4-2 Be Quick II

Final Table:

1.Be Quick II (Groningen) 4 3 0 1 19- 7 6 2.Sparta (Winschoten) 4 2 0 2 6-13 4 3.Look out (Veendam) 4 1 0 3 7-12 2 NB: Sparta were often referred to as W.V.V. or plain Winschoten.

Cross-Table: home records: away records: BQu Spa Loo HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Be Quick xxx 7-0 4-2 2 2 0 0 11- 2 4 2 1 0 1 8- 5 2 Sparta 4-2 xxx 2-1 2 2 0 0 6- 3 4 2 0 0 2 0-10 0 Look out 1-6 3-0 xxx 2 1 0 1 4- 6 2 2 0 0 2 3- 6 0

R.V.B. (Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse A

Final Table:

1.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 4 4 0 0 18- 3 8 Final 2.Katendrecht 4 1 1 2 4-12 3 Second Place Playoff 3.Sparta II (Rotterdam) 4 0 1 3 2- 9 1 -.Volharding (Rotterdam) withdrew; all results annulled; record at withdrawal: 3 1 1 1 6- 7 3 NB: Neptunus also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.; Volharding also played in the extra Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.

[Oct 17, 1897] Neptunus 7-0 Katendrecht

[Nov 7, 1897] Sparta R. II 0-0 Katendrecht

[Nov 21, 1897] Katendrecht 3-0 Sparta R. II

[Nov 28, 1897] Volharding R. 3-3 Katendrecht [annulled]

[Dec 12, 1897] Sparta R. II 3-1 Volharding R. [annulled due to weather conditions; replayed Jan 9]

[Dec 19, 1897] Katendrecht 3-0 Volharding R. [annulled] Neptunus 2-0 Sparta R. II

[Jan 9, 1898] Sparta R. II 1-3 Volharding R. [replay Dec 12; annulled]

[Jan 16, 1898] Katendrecht 1-5 Neptunus

[Mar 20, 1898] Sparta R. II 2-4 Neptunus

Final Table:

Cross-Table:
Nep Kat Spa Vol Neptunus xxx 7-0 2-0 Katendrecht 1-5 xxx 3-0 3-0 Sparta 2-4 0-0 xxx 1-3 Volharding 3-3 xxx NB: annulled results Volharding in italics.

Eerste Klasse B

Final Table:

1.Celeritas II (Rotterdam) 4 2 2 0 15- 8 6 Final 2.Rapiditas II (Rotterdam) 4 2 1 1 15-13 5 3.Victoria II (Rotterdam) 4 0 1 3 6-15 1

[Nov 28, 1897] Victoria R. II 3-3 Celeritas R. II

[Dec 25, 1897] Rapiditas II 5-5 Celeritas R. II

[Jan 9, 1898] Rapiditas II 5-2 Victoria R. II

[Mar 13, 1898] Celeritas R. II 2-0 Victoria R. II

[Apr 3, 1898] Celeritas R. II awd Rapiditas II [awarded 5-0, Rapiditas II dns]

[Apr 17, 1898] Victoria R. II 1-5 Rapiditas II

Final Table:

1.Celeritas II (Rotterdam) 4 2 2 0 15- 8 6 Final 2.Rapiditas II (Rotterdam) 4 2 1 1 15-13 5 3.Victoria II (Rotterdam) 4 0 1 3 6-15 1

Cross-Table:
Cel Rap Vic Celeritas xxx 5a0 2-0 Rapiditas 5-5 xxx 5-2 Victoria 3-3 1-5 xxx NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

Final [May 15, 1898; Schuttersveld] Neptunus 3-0 Celeritas R. II

NB: Neptunus champions; Celeritas II to contest second place with Katendrecht, who had finished second behind Neptunus in the group stage (had Neptunus lost the final, they would have had to play Rapiditas II for second place).

Second Place Playoff [May 22, 1898; Heuvelveld] Celeritas R. II 1-1 Katendrecht
[no extra time was played (as required by the regulations) due to the heat; the R.V.B. decided that both clubs shared second place; the accompanying medal was awarded to Katendrecht following the drawing of lots at a board meeting]

Tweede Klasse

Final Table:

1.Neptunus II (Rotterdam) 8 6 2 0 46-11 14 [g.a.: 4.18] 2.Olympia (Rotterdam) 8 6 2 0 35-11 14 [g.a.: 3.36] 3.Volharding II (Rotterdam) 8 4 0 4 29-24 8 4.Victoria III (Rotterdam) 8 2 0 6 8-44 4 5.Katendrecht II 8 0 0 8 11-39 0 -.Celeritas III (Rotterdam) withdrew; results annulled; record at withdrawal: 2 0 0 2 1- 7 0

U.D. II

This competition was held on the initiative of U.D. president Moltzer; former U.D. president De Boer offered a medal for the winners. A similar tournament had been held in the previous season, involving U.D. II, Robur et Velocitas and Zutphania II, but only two results (both 3-2 home wins for U.D. II) have been found. For this season, nine results (three quarters of all matches to be played) are known; again, all were home wins.

Table (as published in "Het Sportblad", Mar 24, 1898):

1.S.I.O.D. (Kampen) 5 3 0 2 12- 4 6 2.Robur et Velocitas (Apeldoorn) 4 2 0 2 7- 8 4 [g.a.: 0.88] 3.U.D. II (Deventer) 4 2 0 2 4- 5 4 [g.a.: 0.80] 4.Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 5 2 0 3 7-13 4 [g.a.: 0.54] NB: results of three postponed and presumably refixtured matches unknown.

[Feb 13, 1898; Apeldoorn] Robur et Velocitas 2-0 S.I.O.D.
[Feb 13, 1898; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 2-1 U.D. II [also reported 2-0]

[Feb 20, 1898; Kampen] S.I.O.D. 3-1 U.D. II
[Feb 20, 1898; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 5-3 Robur et Velocitas

[Feb 27, 1898; Deventer] U.D. II ppd Robur et Velocitas
[Feb 27, 1898; Kampen] S.I.O.D. 6-0 Z.A.C.

[Mar 6, 1898; Apeldoorn] Robur et Velocitas ppd U.D. II
[Mar 6, 1898; Zwolle] Z.A.C. ppd S.I.O.D.

[Mar 13, 1898; Deventer] U.D. II 1-0 Z.A.C. [also reported 2-1] [Mar 13, 1898; Kampen] S.I.O.D. 3-0 Robur et Velocitas

[Mar 20, 1898; Apeldoorn] Robur et Velocitas 2-0 Z.A.C.
[Mar 20, 1898; Deventer] U.D. II 1-0 S.I.O.D.

Table (as published in "Het Sportblad", Mar 24, 1898):

Cross-Table: home records: away records: SIO Rob UD ZAC HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts S.I.O.D. xxx 3-0 3-1 6-0 3 3 0 0 12- 1 6 2 0 0 2 0- 3 0 Robur et V. 2-0 xxx 2-0 2 2 0 0 4- 0 4 2 0 0 2 3- 8 0 U.D. 1-0 xxx 1-0 2 2 0 0 2- 0 4 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0 Z.A.C. 5-3 2-1 xxx 2 2 0 0 7- 4 4 3 0 0 3 0- 9 0

Selection of Other Match Results

NB: due to the increasing activity of a steadily growing number of clubs, this section only contains a selection of the many friendly matches played; in particular tours of clubs and regional selections are included, but other matches (such as the ten matches H.V.V., often as "Herzeele's XI", played against Sportclub Noorthey, the team of a boarding school in Voorschoten) are not necessarily considered.

[Aug 4, 1897; Veendam] Look out 2-2 Be Quick II

[Oct 3, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 3-0 Swift A.

[Oct 10, 1897; Breda] B.V.V. 1-1 Brabantia
[Oct 10, 1897; Schuttersveld, Rotterdam] Victoria R. 1-4 H.V.V.

[Oct 17, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 4-1 Ajax
[Oct 17, 1897; Hengelo] Tubantia 2-6 Prinses Wilhelmina

[Oct 24, 1897; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 1-0 Victoria W.
[Oct 24, 1897; Breda] Brabantia II 4-2 Dordrecht II
B.V.V. 4-2 N.O.A.D.
[Oct 24, 1897; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 3-3 Rapiditas
[Oct 24, 1897; Winschoten] Sparta W. 0-13 Be Quick

[Oct 31, 1897; Breda] N.O.A.D. 1-1 Brabantia
[Oct 31, 1897; Delft] Concordia 4-2 Volharding R.
[Oct 31, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 2-1 H.V.V.
[Oct 31, 1897; Hilversum] 't Gooi 3-1 "Bussum"
[visitors presumably Quick (Bussum)] [Oct 31, 1897; Sneek] Lycurgus 2-6 Frisia

[Nov 7, 1897; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 6-1 U.n.I.
[Nov 7, 1897; Eindhoven] E.V.C. 6-0 Trap door
[Nov 7, 1897; Wageningen] Victoria W. 8-0 Quick Amf.
[Nov 7, 1897; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 0-1 S.I.O.D.

[Nov 14, 1897; Leiden] Unie 16-1 Concordia II

[Nov 21, 1897; Den Bosch] Victoria DB 5-0 Snel
[Nov 21, 1897; Deventer] Daventria 2-1 Tonido
[Nov 21, 1897; Leeuwarden] Frisia 3-1 Lycurgus
[Nov 21, 1897; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 5-0 Rapiditas II
[Nov 21, 1897; Wageningen] Victoria W. 4-2 Hercules

[Dec 8, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 4-3 D.S.V.V.
[hosts also listed as "Haagsch XI"]

[Dec 11, 1897; Breda] Bredasch XI 0-1 H.V.V.
[Dec 12, 1897; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas II BZ 1-4 Olympia BZ
[Dec 12, 1897; Breda] Brabantia 0-11 H.V.V. [played in the morning] Velocitas 3-1 H.V.V. [played in the afternoon] [Dec 12, 1897; Den Haag] H.B.S. 7-1 Victoria R.

[Dec 25, 1897; Arnhem] Vitesse 4-0 R.V.B. XI
[R.V.B. XI was a selection of the Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond] [Dec 26, 1897; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 4-0 A.V.V.
[Dec 26, 1897; Arnhem] Oostelĳk XI 3-0 R.V.B. XI
[Oostelĳk XI represented Afdeeling 2; R.V.B. XI was a selection of the Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond]

[Jan 1, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 1-1 Bredasch XI
[Jan 2, 1898; Den Bosch] Victoria DB 5-4 Tilburgia
[Jan 2, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 4-0 Bredasch XI
[the visitors included three members of Unitas (Bergen op Zoom)]

[Jan 9, 1898; Tilburg] Tilburgia 2-2 E.V.C.

[Jan 19, 1898; Rotterdam] R.V.B. XI 1-3 D.S.V.V.

[Jan 23, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 6-1 Wilhelmina
[Jan 23, 1898; Eindhoven] E.V.C. 2-1 Victoria DB
[Jan 23, 1898; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 7-0 B.V.V.

[Jan 30, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 4-0 E.V.C.

[Feb 6, 1898; Zaandam] Hellas 0-4 A.V.V. II

[Feb 13, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 3-0 Willem II
[Tilburgia were renamed Willem II on Jan 14] [Feb 13, 1898; Den Haag] Swift DH 5-1 Olympia G.
[played instead of league match] [Feb 13, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 4-1 Sparta R.
[played instead of league match]

[Feb 16, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.B. XI 1-4 D.S.V.V.
[H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond]

[Feb 20, 1898; Gorinchem] Gorcum 2-2 Voorwaarts
[Feb 20, 1898; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 3-1 Olympia G.
[played instead of league match]

[Feb 27, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 1-0 H.V.V.
[played instead of league match]

[Mar 6, 1898; Terborg] Terborg 3-0 Drusus
[earlier in the season, Drusus had defeated Terborg 4-2 in Doesburg] [Mar 6, 1898; Tiel] Voorwaarts 0-4 Victoria DB

[Mar 13, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 10-3 Wilhelmina

[Mar 20, 1898; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 2-3 Quick Step
[Mar 20, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 0-5 Bredasch XI

[Mar 27, 1898; Breda] Velocitas 6-1 Bredasch XI

[Apr 3, 1898; Breda] B.V.V. 0-1 N.O.A.D.
[Apr 3, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 3-0 Ajax
[Apr 3, 1898; Rotterdam] Bondselftal 0-2 Universiteiten XI
[Kremer 0-1, Broese van Groenau 0-2; half-time 0-1] [match used as preparation for the visit of the English Wanderers] [N.V.B.: R. d'Arnaud Gerkens; C. van Hasselt (c), A. Heĳbroek; A.W. Stigter, J. Stok, H.G. Hesselink; J. Verkerk, J.J. vd. Berg, J.W. Führi, J. van Holten, Van Heuckelum; Universiteiten XI: Immink; Potter, Stokvis; A. Kan, Ten Bockel, Bakker; Hupkes, Guffory, Ad. Broese van Groenau, J. van Braam Houckgeest, H. Kremer; ref: H.A. Tromp]

[Apr 9, 1898; Amersfoort] Utrechtsch XI 1-0 H.V.B. XI
[the hosts were a selection of the province of Utrecht; H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond] [Apr 10, 1898; Assen] Achilles 1-2 H.V.B. XI
[H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond] [Apr 10, 1898; Middelburg] Zuidelĳk XI 3-5 Rapiditas
[Zuidelĳk XI represented Afdeeling 4] [Apr 11, 1898; Groningen] Be Quick 0-1 H.V.B. XI
[H.V.B. XI was a selection of the Haagsche Voetbal Bond] [Apr 11, 1898; Middelburg] Olympia M. 2-7 Rapiditas

[Apr 17, 1898; Breda] Velocitas 6-0 Bredasch XI
[Apr 17, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 2-2 H.F.C.

[Apr 24, 1898; Apeldoorn] T.H.O.R. 3-0 Daventria

[May 1, 1898; Apeldoorn] T.H.O.R. 4-0 Zutphania II

International Activity

Antwerp/Rotterdam matches

While in the previous season only one match was played between clubs from the two harbour cities, this season none was played at all, although a match had been fixtured – the Belgians (and Britons) simply did not appear.

[Jan 23, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. n/p Antwerp F.C. [Antwerp F.C. dns]

Visit "English Wanderers"

The visiting side consisted of players from various clubs and was assembled by Charles Craven from Maidstone, who had also been in charge of the tours of Maidstone F.C. in 1894 and 1895and that of the English Wanderers in 1896 and 1897.

The tourists proved to be the weakest British side ever to have visited the Netherlands or indeed the continent (their overall record of seven losses from seven matches, two goals scored and 31 conceded is the worst among alloverseas tours by British (and Irish) sides before World War II; they were even beaten by a Tweede Klasse selection), and as a result Mr. Craven asked for (and was granted) financial support from the N.V.B. to assemble better sides for future visits.

[Apr 9, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse 7-0 English Wanderers
[half-time: 1-0]

[Apr 10, 1898; Rotterdam] Bondselftal 7-0 English Wanderers
[Roqu� (or Van Holten?) 1-0, V.d. Berg 2-0, V.d. Berg (or Van Heuckelum?) 3-0, V.d. Berg 4-0, Van Heuckelum (pen) 5-0, Van Heuckelum (or Roqu�?) 6-0, Führi (or Van Heuckelum?) 7-0; half-time: 4-0] [Hendrik "Kees" van Heuckelum later was the first ever Dutch player at an Olympic football tournament, representing a Belgian student XI at the 1900 Games in Paris] [N.V.B.: Immink (Celeritas); C.W. van Hasselt (c) (Sparta), A. Heĳbroek (Sparta); A. Kan (H.V.V.), J. Stok (Sparta), J. Stigter (H.B.S.); H. van Heuckelum (H.B.S.), K. van Holten (Sparta), J. Führi (H.B.S.), V.d. Berg (Haarlem), Roqu� (Vitesse); English Wanderers: C.H.G. Rule; W.L.B. Franks, A.G. Venables; T.H. Ramsden, F.W. Mander (c), J.F. Lord; W.M. Clavan, B. Mackintosh, G.E.V. Rule, H. Barber, B. Maughan]

[Apr 11, 1898; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 3-1 English Wanderers
[half-time: 1-0]

[Apr 12, 1898; Haarlem] Afd. 1 2e Klasse XI 3-1 English Wanderers
[half-time: 1-1] [the hosts were a selection of players from the Tweede Klasse (Afdeeling 1)]

[Apr 13, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 4-0 English Wanderers

[Apr 14, 1898; Leiden] Universiteits XI 2-0 English Wanderers

[Apr 15, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 5-0 English Wanderers
[half-time: 2-0]

list of first class champions.

list of second level champions.

About this document

Main sources: "Nederlandsche Sport", "De Athleet", "Het Sportblad" andVoetbal-Almanak 1898-99(available through Delpher)

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com) Last updated: 30 Dec 2023