Netherlands 1898/99 (original) (raw)

List of Clubs
Administrative Developments
Eerste Klasse
Holdert-beker
Tweede Klasse
Derde 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.

Alkmaar Alcmaria Victrix = Alkmaarsche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Alcmaria Victrix" Almelo Koningin Wilhelmina = Almelosche Voetbal Vereeniging "Koningin Wilhelmina" Amersfoort Quick Amf. = Amersfoortsche Football Club "Quick" Wilhelmina = Amersfoortsche Onder-Officiers Voetbal-Vereeniging "Wilhelmina" Amsterdam A.F.C. = Amsterdamsche Football Club A.V.V. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging E.D.O. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal en Cricket-Club "Eendracht Doet Overwinnen" Eendracht = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Eendracht" De Germaan = Amsterdamsche Athletiek Club "De Germaan" Quick Adm. = Amsterdamsche Cricket en Footballclub "Quick" R.A.P. = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "R.U.N. Amstels Progress" Sparta A. Steeds Voorwaarts = Amsterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Steeds Voorwaarts" [1] Swift A. = Machinisten Football Club "Swift" 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 Celeritas A. Olympia A. = Arnhemsche Voetbal Club "Olympia" Vitesse A. = Arnhemsche Voetbal en Athletiek-Club "Vitesse" Assen Achilles = Asser Voetbal-en Cricket-Vereeniging "Achilles" Bergen op Zoom Unitas BZ = Bergen op Zoomsche Football Club "Unitas" Den Bosch (official name: 's-Hertogenbosch) Hercules DB = Bossche Football Club "Hercules" [2] Victoria DB = 's-Hertogenbossche Voetbal Vereeniging "Victoria" Breda Brabantia = Bredasche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Brabantia" B.V.V. = Bredasche Voetbal Vereeniging Ginnekensche V.V. = Ginnekensche Voetbal Vereeniging N.O.A.D. = "Nooit Opgeven, Altĳd Doorzetten" Velocitas = Cadetten Voetbal-Vereeniging "Velocitas" Brugge (Belgium) F.C. Brugeois = Football Club Brugeois Brussel (Belgium) L�opold C.B. = L�opold Club de Bruxelles Racing C.B. = Racing Club de Bruxelles Bussum Quick B. = Bussumsche Football-Club "Quick" Culemborg (colloquially: Kuilenburg) T.O.N.I.D.O. = "Tot Ons Nut Is Deze Opgericht" Delft Concordia D. = Delftsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Concordia" D.S.V.V. = Delftsche Studenten Voetbal-Vereeniging Deventer U.D. = Deventer Cricket- en Football Club "Utile Dulci" Dieren Dieren [possibly "Rapiditas"] Doesburg Doesburg [possibly "Drusus"] Dordrecht Dordrecht = Dordrechtsche Cricket en Football Club Duisburg (Germany) Duisburger F.V. = Duisburger Fußball Verein (Spielabteilung des Duisburger Turnvereins) Eindhoven E.V.C. = Eindhovensche Voetbal-Club Enschede (usually spelled Ensched� at the time) Prinses Wilhelmina = Enschedesche Football Club "Prinses Wilhelmina" De Tubanters = Enschedesche Football Club "De Tubanters" [3] 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) Concordia DH D.O.V. H.B.S. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging "Houdt Braef Stant" H.G.V. = Haagsche Gymnasiastenvereeniging [4] Hollandia = Haagsche Athletische Club "Hollandia" H.V.V. = Haagsche Voetbalvereeniging Olympia DH Quick DH = Haagsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Quick" [5] Swift DH = Haagsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Swift" Vitesse DH
Xerxes Haarlem Haarlem = Haarlemsche Cricket- en Football Club "Haarlem" Hasselaer Heemskerk H.F.C. = Haarlemsche Football-Club Oranje Sophiadal Unitas H. Hengelo Tubantia = Hengelosche Voetbal Club "Tubantia" [6] Hilversum 't Gooi = Hilversumsche Football Club "'t Gooi" Hoorn Sport = Hoornsche Voetbal- en Cricket-Club "Sport" [7] 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" De Sportman = Leidsche Athletiek- en Voetbal-Vereeniging "De Sportman" Lochem Lochem Luik (Li�ge, Belgium) (French spelling has since changed to Liège) F.C. Li�geois = Football Club Li�geois Maidstone (England) English Wanderers [touring side assembled by Mr. G.E.V. Rule] Maidstone F.C. = Maidstone Football Club Middelburg Olympia M. = Middelburgsche Football-Club "Olympia" Nieuwendam De Trappers = Nieuwendamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "De Trappers" [8] Nieuwersluis De Vechtstreek = Voetbal Vereeniging "De Vechtstreek" Nĳmegen Quick N. = Nĳmeegsche Cricket- en Football Club "Quick" Osnabrück (Germany) Handelschule F.V. = Handelschule Fussball Verein Parĳs (Paris, France) Standard A.C. = Standard Athletic Club Rotterdam Celeritas R. = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football Club "Celeritas" Concordia R. Katendrecht = Katendrechtsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Katendrecht" Leonidas = Rotterdamsche Football Club "Leonidas" Neptunus = Rotterdamsche Cricket en Voetbal Vereeniging "Neptunus" Olympia R. Rapiditas = Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Rapiditas" Sparta R. = Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Athletiek Vereeniging "Sparta" Unitas R. = Rotterdamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Unitas" 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 Willem II = Tilburgsche Voetbal Club "Willem II" Utrecht Celeritas U. Donar Hercules U. = Utrechtsche Football Club "Hercules" Jong Vitesse Veendam Look out = Veendammer Football Club "Look out" Velp Gelria Wageningen Go Ahead = Wageningsche Cricket- en Football-Club "Go-Ahead" Heracles = Wageningsche Voetbal-Vereeniging "Heracles" [9] Victoria W. = Wageningsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Victoria" Winschoten W.V.V. = Winschoter Voetbal Vereeniging Zaandam Hellas = Zaandamsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Hellas" Zaltbommel Olympia Z. = Zaltbommelsche Voetbal Vereeniging "Olympia" Zutphen Unitas Z. Zutphania = Zutphense Football en Athletiek Club "Zutphania" Zwolle Z.A.C. = Zwolsche Athletische Club

[1] Founded on Apr 20, 1895. [2] Founded on Dec 1, 1897. [3] Founded on Oct 16, 1897. [4] Dissolved in Aug 1898. [5] Founded on Mar 1, 1896. [6] Dissolved in Sep 1898. [7] Founded on May 1, 1889. [8] Founded on Jan 15, 1898. [9] Founded on Nov 13, 1897.

Administrative Developments

The main change in the competition set-up this season was the introduction of a third level. At the beginning of the season, the board asked permission to introduce Derde Klasse leagues for new member clubs considering themselves too weak to enter the Tweede Klasse in their Afdeeling, and were granted that permission at the general meeting on Aug 21, 1898 at the "Hôtel de l'Europe", Vreeburg, Utrecht. Initially, two such third class leagues were envisaged, one in Afdeeling 1 and one in Afdeeling 2, but eventually none of the prospective entrants of the latter joined the federation, and so only one _Derde Klasse_was held, formed by clubs from Amsterdam and nearby towns. It should be noted there was no promotion or relegation between the second and third level; as before, any member club was entitled to enter the Tweede Klasse in its Afdeeling.

Another change was that reserve sides could in principle be allowed to enter the Tweede Klasse, at the discretion of the board; this only happened in Afdeeling 2, where the reserve sides of Go Ahead, U.D. and Vitesse became the first to participate in an official N.V.B. league.
Furthermore, the third section of the Tweede Klasse in _Afdeeling 1_was moved to Afdeeling 2 during the season, for reasons explained in the relevant section.

Starting from this season, the N.V.B. started to grant official recognition to local and regional federations. Three of them (those of Amsterdam, Gelderland and Den Haag) applied for and obtained that recognition during the season. That of Rotterdam did not, relations between local clubs and the N.V.B. board being strained following the discontent of Spartaduring the 1896/97 season, the Celeritas-H.V.V. affairof the previous season, which had led to calls from within the board, which felt misled by the club, to suspend Celeritas, and new issues concerning Rapiditas,Sparta and Victoria. The Rotterdam clubs, united in the Vereeniging "Rotterdam's Voetbalbelang", called for an extraordinary general meeting on Mar 5, 1899 in Arnhem, to discuss their various grievances, but that was called off by the N.V.B. board a week before it was to take place. The poor performance of the Rotterdam clubs during the season (all five local clubs active in _Afdeeling 1_of the N.V.B. competitions finished the season with a goal average of under two thirds) presumably did little to lift the mood.

Finally, in the Feb 18, 1899 issue of the "Nederlandsche Sport", a regular contributor signing as "Enno" suggested a novel system to rank clubs during the season, as the difference in matches played between clubs meant the customary method of ranking by points gained did not reflect actual performance. He proposed to instead rank clubs by the quotient of points gained and points lost, or alternatively by dividing the number of points by the number of matches played. (The two are of course mathematically equivalent but the first has the disadvantage of having to divide by zero if a club has won all its matches.) G.W. Dĳxhoorn, the _eerste secretaris_of the N.V.B., soon followed this suggestion and started ranking clubs by the quotient of points and matches played in the standings published in the "Nederlandsche Sport"; this method became official during the following season (by a decision of the N.V.B. board taken on Dec 6, 1899, cf. p. 81 of theVoetbal-Almanak 1899-1900) and was traditionally used in the Dutch East Indies as well.

Eerste Klasse

Afdeeling 1 | Afdeeling 2 | Landskampioenschap

Afdeeling 1 (Noord- en Zuid-Holland)

Final Table:

1.R.A.P. (Amsterdam) 12 10 2 0 37-15 22 Champions 2.H.V.V. (Den Haag) 12 6 2 4 23-15 14 3.Haarlem 12 5 3 4 29-23 13 4.H.B.S. (Den Haag) 12 5 2 5 21-15 12 5.Sparta (Rotterdam) 12 5 0 7 18-28 10 6.H.F.C. (Haarlem) 12 3 1 8 13-33 7 7.Rapiditas (Rotterdam) 12 3 0 9 17-29 6 Test Matches

[Oct 9, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 3-0 Sparta R.

[Oct 16, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 4-2 Rapiditas
[Oct 16, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 0-1 Haarlem

[Oct 23, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 2-1 H.B.S.
[Oct 23, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 2-3 Sparta R.

[Oct 30, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 0-4 R.A.P.
[Oct 30, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 1-0 H.F.C.

[Nov 6, 1898; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 0-0 H.B.S.
[Nov 6, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 5-1 H.F.C.

[Nov 13, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 0-4 R.A.P. [after protest; originally 1-4] [Nov 13, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 1-0 H.V.V.

[Nov 20, 1898; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 6-5 Haarlem
[Nov 20, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 0-1 H.V.V.

[Dec 4, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 3-1 H.F.C.
[Dec 4, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 4-2 H.V.V. [match annulled following protest H.V.V.] [H.V.V. protested because of increasing darkness during the match and a replay was ordered, held on Jan 22; this caused considerable discontent in Rotterdam]

[Dec 11, 1898; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 3-2 Rapiditas
[Dec 11, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-2 Haarlem
[Dec 11, 1898; Heemstede] H.F.C. 1-3 H.B.S.

[Dec 18, 1898; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 1-4 R.A.P. [abandoned at 1-4 in 85' due to crowd trouble; result allowed to stand] [referee H.A. Tromp initially interrupted the match after incessant vocal protests by the crowd against his decision to give R.A.P. a free kick instead of awarding a corner kick to Sparta; when the noise had abated after some ten minutes, Tromp restarted the match, upon which the uproar started again and Tromp abandoned it with about five minutes left to play; this was the first time in the Netherlands that a match was abandoned due to crowd trouble (as opposed to teams walking off or weather conditions making further play impossible); it is perhaps not wholly coincidental that this first happened in Rotterdam; at a board meeting on Jan 7, it was first decided to declare the match valid (and thus not to replay it) and then, after a proposal by Dĳxhoorn to award the game to R.A.P. by a 5-0 forfeit score had been rejected, to let the result of 1-4 stand; however, the ground of Sparta was not suspended after the club had publicly condemned the incidents]

[Jan 8, 1899; Den Haag] H.B.S. awd Sparta R. [awarded 5-0, Sparta dns] [match originally fixtured for Rotterdam; in view of the possible suspension of Sparta's ground because of the incidents on Dec 18 (which the meeting on Jan 7 decided against) _eerste secretaris_ Dĳxhoorn decided to swap hosting rights (as the first encounter scheduled for Dec 4 in Den Haag had been postponed) a week before the match, but Sparta (who eventually hosted H.B.S. on Mar 5) refused to accept this decision and failed to travel to Den Haag; after the replay ruling on the Rapiditas-H.V.V. match this was the second issue causing discontent in Rotterdam with the N.V.B. board; instead of this match, Sparta played Hollandia, who had travelled in vain to Rotterdam to play Victoria, in an ad hoc friendly]

[Jan 15, 1899; Den Haag] H.B.S. 1-3 R.A.P.

[Jan 22, 1899; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 5-1 H.F.C.
[Jan 22, 1899; Den Haag] H.B.S. 1-1 Haarlem
[Jan 22, 1899; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 3-1 H.V.V. [replay Dec 4]

[Jan 29, 1899; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 6-0 H.F.C.

[Feb 12, 1899; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-1 H.B.S.
[Feb 12, 1899; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 2-1 Haarlem

[Feb 19, 1899; Haarlem] Haarlem 6-1 Sparta R.
[Feb 19, 1899; Heemstede] H.F.C. 2-1 H.V.V.
[Feb 19, 1899; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 1-2 R.A.P.

[Feb 26, 1899; Den Haag] H.B.S. 2-0 H.F.C.
[Feb 26, 1899; Haarlem] Haarlem 0-4 H.V.V.
[thanks to this loss of Haarlem, R.A.P., without playing themselves, were guaranteed the championship of Afdeeling 1] [Feb 26, 1899; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 2-1 Rapiditas

[Mar 5, 1899; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 1-1 H.V.V.
[Mar 5, 1899; Haarlem] Haarlem 5-1 Rapiditas
[Mar 5, 1899; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 3-2 H.B.S.

[Mar 12, 1899; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-0 Sparta R.
[Mar 12, 1899; Haarlem] Haarlem 2-3 R.A.P.
[Mar 12, 1899; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 0-1 H.B.S.

[Mar 19, 1899; Heemstede] H.F.C. 3-2 Rapiditas

[Apr 9, 1899; Heemstede] H.F.C. 1-1 Haarlem

[Apr 16, 1899; Heemstede] R.A.P. 2-1 Sparta R.
[thanks to this win, R.A.P. became the second ever club to finish an _Eerste Klasse_ season unbeaten, after H.V.V. in 1895/96]

[Apr 23, 1899; Den Haag] H.V.V. 4-0 Rapiditas

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: RAP HVV Haa HBS Spa HFC Rap HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts R.A.P. xxx 1-1 6-5 0-0 2-1 5-1 3-2 6 4 2 0 17-10 10 6 6 0 0 20- 5 12 H.V.V. 0-4 xxx 2-2 2-1 2-0 5-1 4-0 6 4 1 1 15- 8 9 6 2 1 3 8- 7 5 Haarlem 2-3 0-4 xxx 2-1 6-1 3-1 5-1 6 4 0 2 18-11 8 6 1 3 2 11-12 5 H.B.S. 1-3 0-1 1-1 xxx 5a0 2-0 4-2 6 3 1 2 13- 7 7 6 2 1 3 8- 8 5 Sparta 1-4 1-0 0-1 3-2 xxx 6-0 2-1 6 4 0 2 13- 8 8 6 1 0 5 5-20 2 H.F.C. 0-4 2-1 1-1 1-3 3-0 xxx 3-2 6 3 1 2 10-11 7 6 0 0 6 3-22 0 Rapiditas 1-2 3-1 2-1 0-1 2-3 1-0 xxx 6 3 0 3 9- 8 6 6 0 0 6 8-21 0 NB: R.A.P. hosted Sparta in Heemstede; 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

Test Matches Afdeeling 1

First Leg [Apr 30, 1899; Leiden] Ajax 3-0 Rapiditas

Second Leg [May 7, 1899; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 1-3 Ajax

NB: Ajax promoted, Rapiditas relegated.

Afdeeling 2 (Utrecht, Gelderland, Overĳssel)

Final Table:

1.Prinses Wilhelmina (Enschede) 8 7 0 1 19-10 14 Champions 2.Go Ahead (Wageningen) 8 4 2 2 22-13 10 3.Vitesse (Arnhem) 8 3 2 3 16-16 8 4.Quick (Nĳmegen) 8 2 0 6 13-18 4 [g.a.: 0.72] 5.U.D. (Deventer) 8 2 0 6 10-23 4 Test Matches [g.a.: 0.44]

[Oct 23, 1898; Deventer] U.D. 1-4 Prinses Wilhelmina

[Oct 30, 1898; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 1-2 Vitesse A.

[Nov 6, 1898; Deventer] U.D. 0-4 Vitesse A.
[Nov 6, 1898; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 3-2 Go Ahead

[Nov 13, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead 6-1 U.D.

[Nov 20, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse A. 2-3 Prinses Wilhelmina
[Nov 20, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead 4-1 Quick N.

[Dec 4, 1898; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 1-2 U.D.

[Dec 11, 1898; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 3-1 Quick N.
[Dec 11, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead 2-2 Vitesse A.

Halfway Table:

1.Prinses Wilhelmina (Enschede) 4 4 0 0 13- 6 8 2.Go Ahead (Wageningen) 4 2 1 1 14- 7 5 [g.a.: 2.00] 3.Vitesse (Arnhem) 4 2 1 1 10- 6 5 [g.a.: 1.67] 4.U.D. (Deventer) 4 1 0 3 4-15 2 5.Quick (Nĳmegen) 4 0 0 4 4-11 0

[Jan 15, 1899; Deventer] U.D. 3-0 Quick N.
[Jan 15, 1899; Wageningen] Go Ahead 3-1 Prinses Wilhelmina

[Jan 22, 1899; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 2-1 U.D.

[Feb 19, 1899; Deventer] U.D. 1-3 Go Ahead
[Feb 19, 1899; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 2-0 Vitesse A.

[Mar 5, 1899; Arnhem] Vitesse A. 1-1 Go Ahead
[Mar 5, 1899; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 0-1 Prinses Wilhelmina
[this win guaranteed Prinses Wilhelmina the championship of Afdeeling 2]

[Mar 12, 1899; Arnhem] Vitesse A. 3-1 U.D.
[Mar 12, 1899; Nĳmegen] Quick N. 3-1 Go Ahead

[Mar 19, 1899; Arnhem] Vitesse A. 2-6 Quick N.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: PrW GoA Vit Qui UD HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts P.W. xxx 3-2 2-0 3-1 2-1 4 4 0 0 10- 4 8 4 3 0 1 9- 6 6 Go Ahead 3-1 xxx 2-2 4-1 6-1 4 3 1 0 15- 5 7 4 1 1 2 7- 8 3 Vitesse 2-3 1-1 xxx 2-6 3-1 4 1 1 2 8-11 3 4 2 1 1 8- 5 5 Quick 0-1 3-1 1-2 xxx 1-2 4 1 0 3 5- 6 2 4 1 0 3 8-12 2 U.D. 1-4 1-3 0-4 3-0 xxx 4 1 0 3 5-11 2 4 1 0 3 5-12 2

Test Matches Afdeeling 2

NB: all matches played at neutral venues; De Tubanters did not show for any match; all were originally awarded 0-5 forfeit losses against them before it was eventually decided to delete them entirely.

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 2 2 0 0 7- 0 4 Promoted 2.Hercules (Utrecht) 2 1 0 1 2- 3 2 Promoted 3.U.D. (Deventer) 2 0 0 2 1- 7 0 Relegated -.De Tubanters (Enschede) withdrew without playing a match

[Mar 12, 1899; Hilversum] Hercules U. 0-2 Victoria W.

[Apr 23, 1899; Deventer] Hercules U. awd De Tubanters [awarded 5-0, De Tubanters dns; annulled] [Apr 23, 1899; Arnhem] Victoria W. awd U.D. [awarded 5-0, U.D. dns]

[Apr 30, 1899; Zutphen] De Tubanters awd Victoria W. [awarded 0-5, De Tubanters dns; annulled] [Apr 30, 1899; Amersfoort] Hercules U. awd U.D. [awarded 5-0, U.D. dns; annulled] [match refixtured on request U.D., supported by Hercules, who had shown the same spirit of sportsmanship in the previous season]

[May 7, 1899; Zutphen] U.D. awd De Tubanters [awarded 5-0, De Tubanters dns; annulled] [May 7, 1899 Amersfoort] Hercules U. 2-1 U.D. [replay Apr 30]

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 2 2 0 0 7- 0 4 Promoted 2.Hercules (Utrecht) 2 1 0 1 2- 3 2 Promoted 3.U.D. (Deventer) 2 0 0 2 1- 7 0 Relegated -.De Tubanters (Enschede) withdrew without playing a match

NB: after both Ajax (Leiden) and Hercules were promoted on May 7, those two clubs belonged to the Eerste Klasse in both cricket and football.

Landskampioenschap

First Leg [Apr 9, 1899; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 3-2 Prinses Wilhelmina

Second Leg [Apr 23, 1899; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 1-2 R.A.P.
[thanks to this win, R.A.P. became unbeaten national champions]

Holdert-beker

Eighteen clubs registered; they were divided over three "districts" of six clubs each, contrary to the intended set-up for the previous season, in which clubs were to play in their afdeeling until the quarter-final stage; presumably the reason for this was that from both Afdeeling 3(Be Quick) and Afdeeling 4 (B.V.V.) only one club had entered.

Eerste Ronde

District I

[Dec 18, 1898; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 3-1 Quick Adm.
[Jan 8, 1899; Amsterdam] Swift A. 0-5 R.A.P.
[Jan 8, 1899; Leiden] Ajax awd Haarlem [awarded 5-0, Haarlem dns]

District II

[Nov 27, 1898; Breda] B.V.V. awd Victoria R. [awarded 5-0, Victoria dns] [Jan 8, 1899; Den Haag] H.V.V. 5-1 Rapiditas
[Jan 8, 1899; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. awd Concordia D. [awarded 5-0, Concordia dns]

District III

[Nov 27, 1898; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina awd Go Ahead [awarded 5-0, Go Ahead dns] [Nov 27, 1898; Zwolle] Be Quick 0-7 Victoria W.
[Jan 8, 1899; Utrecht] Hercules U. 3-0 Vitesse A.
[first time a Tweede Klasse club eliminated an Eerste Klasse club]

Tweede Ronde

District I

[Jan 29, 1899; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 4-1 Ajax

Volharding A. bye

District II

[Jan 29, 1899; Schuttersveld (ground Rapiditas), Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 1-6 H.V.V.
[match originally drawn to be played in Den Haag but moved to Rotterdam after agreement with both clubs]

B.V.V. bye

District III

[Jan 29, 1899; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina awd Victoria W. [awarded 5-0, Victoria dns]

Hercules U. bye

Derde Ronde

NB: for this round clubs were no longer partitioned over districts; it was decided to play only two matches in order to have four clubs left for the semi-final stage (vierde ronde).

[Feb 26, 1899; Breda] B.V.V. 1-7 R.A.P.
[Feb 26, 1899; Deventer] Hercules U. 1-3 Prinses Wilhelmina
[match originally to be played in Zwolle but moved to Deventer on request of Hercules]

H.V.V. bye Volharding A. bye

Vierde Ronde

NB: according to the regulations, all matches from the semi-final stage on were to be played at neutral venues (onzĳdig terrein).

[Mar 19, 1899; Amersfoort] R.A.P. 2-1 Prinses Wilhelmina
[Mar 19, 1899; Haarlem] Volharding A. abd H.V.V. [abandoned at 1-1 in 70' due to unplayable pitch]

Replay [Apr 30, 1899; Haarlem] Volharding A. 1-2 H.V.V.

Final

Final [May 7, 1899; Heemstede] R.A.P. 1-0 H.V.V. [a2et] [Hisgen 117] [after the match had been drawn after 90 minutes, a first period of extra time, consisting of two halves of 7½ minutes each, was played; after that had ended without a decision, a second such period of two times 7½ minutes followed (as stipulated by the regulations); thanks to this win, R.A.P. won the first ever Dutch league-and-cup double (in the first season a cup competition was finished); in total, they had played 19 competitive matches, winning 17 and drawing 2, with a 61-21 goal record]

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)

NB: Unitas (Haarlem) denied entry due to late inscription.

Final Table:

1.Quick (Amsterdam) 8 7 1 0 17- 2 15 Championship Playoff 2.Swift (Amsterdam) 8 5 2 1 16-10 12 3.Volharding (Amsterdam) 8 3 1 4 16-16 7 4.A.V.V. (Amsterdam) 8 2 1 5 10-10 5 5.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 8 0 1 7 6-27 1 -.De Germaan (Amsterdam) withdrew to Derde Klasse after two matches; record at withdrawal: 2 0 0 2 0-32 0 NB: apart from Swift, all clubs also played in the A.V.B. competitie.

[Oct 16, 1898; Amsterdam] A.V.V. 1-2 Swift A.
E.D.O. 1-2 Quick Adm.
Volharding A. 15-0 De Germaan [annulled]

NB: De Germaan requested being moved to the Derde Klasse after their first match.

[Oct 23, 1898; Amsterdam] E.D.O. 2-5 Swift A.
Quick Adm. 17-0 De Germaan [annulled]

NB: De Germaan were granted their request to join the Derde Klasse; their two match results were annulled.

[Oct 30, 1898; Amsterdam] Quick Adm. 2-0 A.V.V.
Swift A. 5-2 Volharding A.

[Nov 6, 1898; Amsterdam] A.V.V. 5-1 E.D.O.
Quick Adm. 1-0 Volharding A.

[Nov 13, 1898; Amsterdam] E.D.O. n/p De Germaan
Volharding A. 1-0 A.V.V.

[Nov 20, 1898; Amsterdam] Swift A. 0-0 Quick Adm.

[Dec 4, 1898; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 5-0 E.D.O.
A.V.V. n/p De Germaan

[Dec 11, 1898; Amsterdam] De Germaan n/p Swift A.

Halfway Table:

1.Quick (Amsterdam) 4 3 1 0 5- 1 7 [g.a.: 5.00] 2.Swift (Amsterdam) 4 3 1 0 12- 5 7 [g.a.: 2.40] 3.Volharding (Amsterdam) 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 4.A.V.V. (Amsterdam) 4 1 0 3 6- 6 2 5.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 4 0 0 4 4-17 0 -.De Germaan (Amsterdam) withdrew to Derde Klasse after two matches; record at withdrawal: 2 0 0 2 0-32 0 NB: apart from Swift, all clubs also played in the A.V.B. competitie.

[Jan 15, 1899; Amsterdam] A.V.V. 4-1 Volharding A.

[Jan 22, 1899; Amsterdam] Swift A. 1-0 E.D.O.

[Feb 12, 1899; Amsterdam] E.D.O. 0-0 A.V.V.

[Feb 19, 1899; Amsterdam] A.V.V. 0-2 Quick Adm.
Volharding A. 2-2 Swift A.

[Feb 26, 1899; Amsterdam] Quick Adm. 5-0 E.D.O.
Swift A. 1-0 A.V.V.

[Mar 5, 1899; Amsterdam] E.D.O. 2-4 Volharding A.
Quick Adm. 3-0 Swift A.

[Mar 12, 1899; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 1-2 Quick Adm.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Qui Swi Vol AVV EDO Ger HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Quick xxx 3-0 1-0 2-0 5-0 17-0 4 4 0 0 11- 0 8 4 3 1 0 6- 2 7 Swift 0-0 xxx 5-2 1-0 1-0 4 3 1 0 7- 2 7 4 2 1 1 9- 8 5 Volharding 1-2 2-2 xxx 1-0 5-0 15-0 4 2 1 1 9- 4 5 4 1 0 3 7-12 2 A.V.V. 0-2 1-2 4-1 xxx 5-1 4 2 0 2 10- 6 4 4 0 1 3 0- 4 1 E.D.O. 1-2 2-5 2-4 0-0 xxx 4 0 1 3 5-11 1 4 0 0 4 1-16 0 De Germaan xxx NB: annulled matches De Germaan in italics.

2e Klasse B (Zuid-Holland)

NB: Neptunus declined to enter, opting instead for the Tweede Klasse C.

Final Table:

1.Ajax (Leiden) 12 12 0 0 64- 6 24 Championship Playoff 2.Swift (Den Haag) 12 8 0 4 38-19 16 3.Celeritas (Rotterdam) 12 6 1 5 14-26 13 4.Hollandia (Den Haag) 12 5 1 6 25-25 11 5.Concordia (Delft) 12 4 1 7 23-33 9 6.Volharding (Rotterdam) 12 2 2 8 20-39 6 7.Victoria (Rotterdam) 12 2 1 9 6-42 5 NB: Ajax, Hollandia and Swift also played in the H.V.B. competitie.

[Oct 9, 1898; Den Haag] Swift DH 5-1 Concordia D.
[Oct 9, 1898; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 1-1 Volharding R.

[Oct 16, 1898; Delft] Concordia D. 5-1 Volharding R.
[Oct 16, 1898; Den Haag] Hollandia 0-2 Swift DH

[Oct 23, 1898; Leiden] Ajax 4-1 Hollandia

[Oct 30, 1898; Delft] Concordia D. 5-0 Victoria R.
[Oct 30, 1898; Leiden] Ajax 6-0 Celeritas R.
[Oct 30, 1898; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 0-1 Swift DH

[Nov 6, 1898; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 0-1 Swift DH
Victoria R. 1-4 Hollandia
Volharding R. 1-3 Ajax

[Nov 13, 1898; Den Haag] Hollandia 2-2 Celeritas R.
Swift DH 9-0 Victoria R.
[Nov 13, 1898; Leiden] Ajax 10-2 Concordia D.

[Dec 4, 1898; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 1-2 Celeritas R.

[Dec 11, 1898; Den Haag] Hollandia 3-1 Volharding R.
[Dec 11, 1898; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 1-0 Concordia D.
Victoria R. 0-5 Ajax

[Dec 18, 1898; Den Haag] Swift DH 0-3 Ajax

[Jan 1, 1899; Den Haag] Swift DH 4-1 Hollandia

[Jan 8, 1899; Den Haag] Swift DH 10-2 Volharding R.
[Jan 8, 1899; Rotterdam] Hollandia awd Victoria R. [awarded 5-0, Victoria dns; annulled] [this match, nominally a home match for Hollandia, had been moved from Den Haag to Rotterdam but Victoria refused to play; it was originally awarded a forfeit loss against them but later refixtured for Mar 26; instead, Hollandia played Sparta in an ad hoc friendly]

[Jan 15, 1899; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 0-3 Celeritas R.
Volharding R. 1-1 Concordia D.

[Jan 22, 1899; Leiden] Ajax 6-1 Volharding R.
[Jan 22, 1899; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 2-0 Swift DH

[Feb 12, 1899; Leiden] Ajax 7-1 Swift DH
[Feb 12, 1899; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 1-0 Victoria R.

[Feb 19, 1899; Delft] Concordia D. 0-7 Ajax
[Feb 19, 1899; Den Haag] Swift DH 1-2 Celeritas R.
[Feb 19, 1899; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 3-5 Hollandia

[Feb 26, 1899; Den Haag] Hollandia 0-3 Ajax
[Feb 26, 1899; Rotterdam] Volharding R. 4-1 Victoria R.

[Mar 5, 1899; Delft] Concordia D. 1-4 Swift DH
[Mar 5, 1899; Leiden] Ajax 5-0 Victoria R.
[Mar 5, 1899; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 2-1 Hollandia [after protest, originally 2-2]

[Mar 12, 1899; Delft] Concordia D. 2-0 Hollandia
[Mar 12, 1899; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 0-5 Ajax

[Mar 19, 1899; Rotterdam] Victoria R. 1-0 Concordia D.

[Mar 26, 1899; Den Haag] Hollandia awd Victoria R. [awarded 5-0, Victoria dns; annulled and refixtured for Apr 30] [Apr 9, 1899; Den Haag] Hollandia 3-1 Concordia D.
[Apr 9, 1899; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 1-4 Volharding R.

[Apr 30, 1899; Delft] Concordia D. awd Celeritas R. [awarded 5-0, Celeritas dns] [Apr 30, 1899; Den Haag] Hollandia awd Victoria R. [awarded 5-0, Victoria dns; replay Mar 26]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Aja Swi Cel Hol Con Vol Vic HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Ajax xxx 7-1 6-0 4-1 10-2 6-1 5-0 6 6 0 0 38- 5 12 6 6 0 0 26- 1 12 Swift 0-3 xxx 1-2 4-1 5-1 10-2 9-0 6 4 0 2 29- 9 8 6 4 0 2 9-10 8 Celeritas 0-5 0-1 xxx 2-1 1-0 1-4 1-0 6 3 0 3 5-11 6 6 3 1 2 9-15 7 Hollandia 0-3 0-2 2-2 xxx 3-1 3-1 5a0 6 3 1 2 13- 9 7 6 2 0 4 12-16 4 Concordia 0-7 1-4 5a0 2-0 xxx 5-1 5-0 6 4 0 2 18-12 8 6 0 1 5 5-21 1 Volharding 1-3 0-1 1-2 3-5 1-1 xxx 4-1 6 1 1 4 10-13 3 6 1 1 4 10-26 3 Victoria 0-5 2-0 0-3 1-4 1-0 1-1 xxx 6 2 1 3 5-13 5 6 0 0 6 1-29 0 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

2e Klasse C

NB: this competition originally was to be played with four clubs: Neptunus, who considered themselves too weak for the Tweede Klasse B, Olympia (Gouda), who withdrew before the start, Quick (Amersfoort) and Quick (Bussum); at a board meeting on Sep 17 in Amsterdam it was decided its champions could not enter the play-off for the championship of the Tweede Klasse in Afdeeling 1, as Neptunus had voluntarily refrained from entering the Tweede Klasse B and the other clubs were not considered strong enough; after Olympia had withdrawn, Hercules, who had originally been included in the Tweede Klasse A in Afdeeling 2, requested to be allowed to enter this competition instead (which was geographically more convenient for them); this was granted, but as Hercules had played a Test Match for promotion (in Afdeeling 2) in the previous season, it was considered unfair to deny them this possibility in the new season and at another board meeting on Oct 1 in Amsterdam the winners of this league were after all granted entrance to the play-off for the championship of the Tweede Klasse in Afdeeling 1; this led to discussions as Neptunus would now have a supposedly much easier path towards that play-off and at another board meeting on Dec 17 it was suggested to admit the champions of this competition, if not Neptunus, to the play-off for the championship of the Tweede Klasse in Afdeeling 2, with the intention to extend the Eerste Klasse in Afdeeling 2 to six clubs for the next season; on Feb 4 another board meeting in Amsterdam then decided that the winners of this league would join the two winners of the Tweede Klasse A and B in Afdeeling 2 in a play-off for one direct promotion place, with the second placed club to play Test Matches against the club finishing last in the Eerste Klasse of Afdeeling 2, provided Neptunus would not win the league (which by that time had already become a mathematical impossibility), thus effectively moving the league from Afdeeling 1 to Afdeeling 2; finally, following a suggestion by De Goeje, it was decided that the four clubs involved would play a single round robin at neutral venues for two places in the Eerste Klasse of Afdeeling 2 in 1899/00.

Final Table:

1.Hercules (Utrecht) 8 8 0 0 43- 8 16 Test Matches 2.Quick (Amersfoort) 8 5 0 3 30-11 10 3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 8 4 0 4 27-24 8 4.Quick (Bussum) 8 2 1 5 7-32 5 5.Wilhelmina (Amersfoort) 8 0 1 7 7-39 1

[Oct 16, 1898; Bussum] Quick B. 0-4 Neptunus

[Oct 23, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 1-4 Hercules U.

NB: Wilhelmina were added to the league at the end of October.

[Nov 6, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules U. 7-0 Quick B.

[Nov 13, 1898; Rotterdam] Neptunus 1-4 Quick Amf.
[Nov 13, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules U. 8-1 Wilhelmina

[Nov 20, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 7-0 Quick B.

[Nov 27, 1898; Amersfoort] Wilhelmina 1-8 Neptunus

[Dec 4, 1898; Amersfoort] Wilhelmina 2-5 Quick Amf.

[Dec 11, 1898; Bussum] Quick B. 3-0 Wilhelmina
[Dec 11, 1898; Rotterdam] Neptunus 2-3 Hercules U.

Halfway Table:

1.Hercules (Utrecht) 4 4 0 0 22- 4 8 2.Quick (Amersfoort) 4 3 0 1 17- 7 6 3.Neptunus (Rotterdam) 4 2 0 2 15- 8 4 4.Quick (Bussum) 4 1 0 3 3-18 2 5.Wilhelmina (Amersfoort) 4 0 0 4 4-24 0

[Jan 8, 1899; Bussum] Quick B. 1-0 Quick Amf.

[Jan 15, 1899; Utrecht] Hercules U. 10-1 Neptunus

[Jan 22, 1899; Amersfoort] Wilhelmina 1-3 Hercules U.

[Jan 29, 1899; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 8-0 Wilhelmina

[Feb 12, 1899; Rotterdam] Neptunus 3-1 Wilhelmina
[Feb 12, 1899; Utrecht] Hercules U. 2-1 Quick Amf.

[Feb 19, 1899; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 4-1 Neptunus
[Feb 19, 1899; Bussum] Quick B. 1-6 Hercules U.

[Mar 5, 1899; Amersfoort] Wilhelmina 1-1 Quick B.

[Mar 12, 1899; Rotterdam] Neptunus 7-1 Quick B.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Her QuA Nep QuB Wil HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Hercules xxx 2-1 10-1 7-0 8-1 4 4 0 0 27- 3 8 4 4 0 0 16- 5 8 Quick A. 1-4 xxx 4-1 7-0 8-0 4 3 0 1 20- 5 6 4 2 0 2 10- 6 4 Neptunus 2-3 1-4 xxx 7-1 3-1 4 2 0 2 13- 9 4 4 2 0 2 14-15 4 Quick B. 1-6 1-0 0-4 xxx 3-0 4 2 0 2 5-10 4 4 0 1 3 2-22 1 Wilhelmina 1-3 2-5 1-8 1-1 xxx 4 0 1 3 5-17 1 4 0 0 4 2-22 0

Kampioenschap Tweede Klasse Afdeeling 1

NB: the winners of the Tweede Klasse C entered the play-off in Afdeeling 2.

First Leg [Mar 19, 1899; Amsterdam] Quick Adm. 0-0 Ajax

Second Leg [Apr 16, 1899; Leiden] Ajax 5-0 Quick Adm.

NB: Ajax qualified for Test Matches.

Afdeeling 2 (Utrecht, Gelderland, Overĳssel)

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

2e Klasse A (Gelderland)

NB: originally also Hercules (Utrecht) were included in this league, but upon their request they were moved to the Tweede Klasse C of Afdeeling 1.

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 6 6 0 0 31- 1 12 Test Matches 2.Vitesse II (Arnhem) 6 3 0 3 13-16 6 3.Zutphania (Zutphen) 6 2 1 3 8-19 5 4.Go Ahead II (Wageningen) 6 0 1 5 5-21 1

[Oct 16, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse A. II 6-0 Zutphania

[Oct 23, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 1-3 Vitesse A. II

[Oct 30, 1898; Zutphen] Zutphania 0-5 Victoria W.

[Nov 13, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. 3-0 Vitesse A. II

[Nov 20, 1898; Zutphen] Zutphania 1-1 Go Ahead II

[Dec 4, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 0-5 Victoria W.

Halfway Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 3 3 0 0 13- 0 6 2.Vitesse II (Arnhem) 3 2 0 1 9- 4 4 3.Go Ahead II (Wageningen) 3 0 1 2 2- 9 1 [g.a.: 0.22] 4.Zutphania (Zutphen) 3 0 1 2 1-12 1 [g.a.: 0.08]

[Jan 22, 1899; Wageningen] Victoria W. abd Go Ahead II [abandoned; replayed Jan 25]

[Jan 25, 1899; Wageningen] Victoria W. 6-1 Go Ahead II [replay Jan 22]

[Jan 29, 1899; Arnhem] Vitesse A. II 4-1 Go Ahead II

[Feb 12, 1899; Arnhem] Vitesse A. II 0-6 Victoria W.

[Feb 26, 1899; Wageningen] Go Ahead II 1-2 Zutphania [after protest, originally 2-2]

[Mar 5, 1899; Zutphen] Zutphania 5-0 Vitesse A. II

[Mar 19, 1899; Wageningen] Victoria W. 6-0 Zutphania

Final Table:

1.Victoria (Wageningen) 6 6 0 0 31- 1 12 Test Matches 2.Vitesse II (Arnhem) 6 3 0 3 13-16 6 3.Zutphania (Zutphen) 6 2 1 3 8-19 5 4.Go Ahead II (Wageningen) 6 0 1 5 5-21 1

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Vic Vit Zut GOa HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Victoria xxx 3-0 6-0 6-1 3 3 0 0 15- 1 6 3 3 0 0 16- 0 6 Vitesse II 0-6 xxx 6-0 4-1 3 2 0 1 10- 7 4 3 1 0 2 3- 9 2 Zutphania 0-5 5-0 xxx 1-1 3 1 1 1 6- 6 3 3 1 0 2 2-13 2 Go Ahead II 0-5 1-3 1-2 xxx 3 0 0 3 2-10 0 3 0 1 2 3-11 1

2e Klasse B (Overĳssel)

NB: originally also Lochem were included in this league, but they withdrew; instead Koningin Wilhelmina were admitted in November; a request by Prinses Wilhelmina II (Enschede) to enter was rejected in December.

Final Table:

1.De Tubanters (Enschede) 6 4 0 2 23-13 8 Test Matches [g.a.: 1.77] 2.Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 6 4 0 2 27-16 8 [g.a.: 1.69] 3.U.D. II (Deventer) 6 4 0 2 24-16 8 [g.a.: 1.50] 4.Koningin Wilhelmina (Almelo) 6 0 0 6 9-38 0

[Oct 30, 1898; Enschede] De Tubanters awd U.D. II [awarded 5-0, originally 1-3; U.D. II fielded ineligible player Ankersmit] [Nov 13, 1898; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 4-0 De Tubanters

[Nov 20, 1898; Deventer] U.D. II 5-0 Z.A.C.
[Nov 20, 1898; Enschede] De Tubanters 7-0 Koningin Wilhelmina

[Dec 4, 1898; Almelo] Koningin Wilhelmina 2-8 Z.A.C.

[Dec 11, 1898; Deventer] U.D. II 7-1 Koningin Wilhelmina

Halfway Table:

1.De Tubanters (Enschede) 3 2 0 1 12- 4 4 [g.a.: 3.00] 2.U.D. II (Deventer) 3 2 0 1 12- 6 4 [g.a.: 2.00] 3.Z.A.C. (Zwolle) 3 2 0 1 12- 7 4 [g.a.: 1.71] 4.Koningin Wilhelmina (Almelo) 3 0 0 3 3-22 0

[Jan 8, 1989; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 8-3 U.D. II

[Jan 15, 1899; Almelo] Koningin Wilhelmina 2-7 De Tubanters

[Feb 5, 1899; Enschede] De Tubanters 3-0 Z.A.C.

[Feb 12, 1899; Almelo] Koningin Wilhelmina 1-2 U.D. II

[Feb 26, 1899; Deventer] U.D. II 7-1 De Tubanters
[Feb 26, 1989; Zwolle] Z.A.C. n/p Koningin Wilhelmina [this match was postponed because of the third round cup match between Hercules and Prinses Wilhelmina, which originally was to be played at Z.A.C.'s ground in Zwolle; when that was moved to Deventer, the match between Z.A.C. and Koningin Wilhelmina was fixtured again for the original date but due to the confusion the visitors did not travel; Z.A.C. demanded a 5-0 forfeit win (as that would have given them the championship on goal average: 25:13=1.92) but instead the match was refixtured for Mar 12]

[Mar 12, 1989; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 7-3 Koningin Wilhelmina [a 7-2 (or 9-3) win would have given Z.A.C. the championship]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Tub ZAC UD KoW HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Tubanters xxx 3-0 5a0 7-0 3 3 0 0 15- 0 6 3 1 0 2 8-13 2 Z.A.C. 4-0 xxx 8-3 7-3 3 3 0 0 19- 6 6 3 1 0 2 8-10 2 U.D. II 7-1 5-0 xxx 7-1 3 3 0 0 19- 2 6 3 1 0 2 5-14 2 K.W. 2-7 2-8 1-2 xxx 3 0 0 3 5-17 0 3 0 0 3 4-21 0 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to ineligible player in away team.

Kampioenschap 2e Klasse Afdeeling 2

Cancelled and replaced by a promotion/relegation play-off involving the fifth placed club of the Eerste Klasse (U.D.) and the Tweede Klasse winners (Hercules, Victoria and De Tubanters); by winning that, Victoria (Wageningen) were considered champions of the Tweede Klasse in Afdeeling 2.

Afdeeling 3 (Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe)

Final Table:

1.Achilles (Assen) 4 3 1 0 15- 4 7 2.Be Quick (Groningen) 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4 3.Frisia (Leeuwarden) 4 0 1 3 4-15 1

[Oct 30, 1898; Assen] Achilles 7-2 Frisia

[Nov 13, 1898; Leeuwarden] Frisia 1-1 Be Quick

[Nov 20, 1898; Groningen] Be Quick 1-1 Achilles

[Jan 22, 1899; Groningen] Be Quick 2-1 Frisia

[Feb 5, 1899; Leeuwarden] Frisia 0-5 Achilles

[Feb 26, 1899; Assen] Achilles 2-1 Be Quick

Final Table:

1.Achilles (Assen) 4 3 1 0 15- 4 7 2.Be Quick (Groningen) 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4 3.Frisia (Leeuwarden) 4 0 1 3 4-15 1

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 2-1 7-2 2 2 0 0 9- 3 4 2 1 1 0 6- 1 3 Be Quick 1-1 xxx 2-1 2 1 1 0 3- 2 3 2 0 1 1 2- 3 1 Frisia 0-5 1-1 xxx 2 0 1 1 1- 6 1 2 0 0 2 3- 9 0

Afdeeling 4 (Noord-Brabant, Zeeland)

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

2e Klasse A

Final Table:

1.B.V.V. (Breda) 4 3 1 0 7- 3 7 Championship Playoff 2.Brabantia (Breda) 4 1 1 2 6- 6 3 3.Olympia (Middelburg) 4 1 0 3 4- 8 2 -.Unitas (Bergen op Zoom) dissolved in March; results annulled; record at dissolution: 5 0 0 5 1-29 0

[Oct 16, 1898; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 0-4 B.V.V. [annulled]

[Oct 23, 1898; Breda] B.V.V. 2-1 Brabantia

[Nov 6, 1898; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 0-6 Olympia M. [annulled]

[Nov 20, 1898; Middelburg] Olympia M. 2-1 Brabantia

[Dec 4, 1898; Breda] B.V.V. 2-0 Olympia M. [protest Olympia]

[Dec 18, 1898; Breda] Brabantia 9-1 Unitas BZ [annulled]

Halfway Table:

1.B.V.V. (Breda) 3 3 0 0 8- 1 6 2.Olympia (Middelburg) 3 2 0 1 8- 3 4 3.Brabantia (Breda) 3 1 0 2 11- 5 2 4.Unitas (Bergen op Zoom) 3 0 0 3 1-19 0 NB: includes the results of Unitas annulled in March.

[Jan 15, 1899; Bergen op Zoom] Unitas BZ 0-5 Brabantia [annulled]

[Jan 29, 1899; Middelburg] Olympia M. awd Unitas BZ [awarded 5-0, Unitas dns; annulled]

[Feb 26, 1899; Breda] Brabantia 3-1 Olympia M.
[played in the morning ahead of cup match between B.V.V. and R.A.P.; match had originally been fixtured for Feb 19 but refixtured on the request of Olympia, who wanted to attend that cup match]

[Mar 5, 1899; Breda] Brabantia 1-1 B.V.V.

[Mar 12, 1899; Middelburg] Olympia M. 1-2 B.V.V.

Final Table:

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

2e Klasse B

NB: originally also Snel were included in this league, but they inscribed too late.

Final Table:

1.N.O.A.D. (Breda) 6 5 0 1 22- 2 10 Championship Playoff [g.a.: 11.00] 2.Victoria (Den Bosch) 6 5 0 1 18- 3 10 [g.a.: 6.00] 3.Willem II (Tilburg) 6 1 0 5 6-17 2 [g.a.: 0.35] 4.E.V.C. (Eindhoven) 6 1 0 5 5-29 2 [g.a.: 0.17]

[Oct 23, 1898; Den Bosch] Victoria DB 6-1 E.V.C.

[Oct 30, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 4-1 Willem II

[Nov 13, 1898; Eindhoven] E.V.C. 0-8 N.O.A.D.

[Nov 20, 1898; Tilburg] Willem II 0-1 Victoria DB

[Dec 11, 1898; Den Bosch] Victoria DB 1-0 N.O.A.D.

[Dec 18, 1898; Eindhoven] E.V.C. 3-0 Willem II

Halfway Table:

1.Victoria (Den Bosch) 3 3 0 0 8- 1 6 2.N.O.A.D. (Breda) 3 2 0 1 12- 2 4 3.E.V.C. (Eindhoven) 3 1 0 2 4-14 2 4.Willem II (Tilburg) 3 0 0 3 1- 8 0

[Jan 22, 1899; Breda] N.O.A.D. awd E.V.C. [awarded 5-0, E.V.C. dns] [Jan 22, 1899; Den Bosch] Victoria DB awd Willem II [awarded 5-0, Willem II dns]

[Jan 29, 1899; Eindhoven] E.V.C. 1-5 Victoria DB

[Feb 19, 1899; Breda] N.O.A.D. 1-0 Victoria DB

[Feb 26, 1899; Tilburg] Willem II awd E.V.C. [awarded 5-0, E.V.C. dns]

[Mar 5, 1899; Tilburg] Willem II 0-4 N.O.A.D.

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: NOA Vic Wil EVC HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts N.O.A.D. xxx 1-0 4-1 5a0 3 3 0 0 10- 1 6 3 2 0 1 12- 1 4 Victoria 1-0 xxx 5a0 6-1 3 3 0 0 12- 1 6 3 2 0 1 6- 2 4 Willem II 0-4 0-1 xxx 5a0 3 1 0 2 5- 5 2 3 0 0 3 1-12 0 E.V.C. 0-8 1-5 3-0 xxx 3 1 0 2 4-13 2 3 0 0 3 1-16 0 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

2e Klasse C ("Gebied der groote rivieren")

NB: originally also Olympia (Zaltbommel) and T.O.N.I.D.O. were included in this league, but they withdrew; note that Dordrecht, Gorinchem (both Zuid-Holland), Culemborg, Tiel and Zaltbommel (all Gelderland) geographically do not belong to the original range of Afdeeling 4 (the three southernmost provinces of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Zeeland).

Final Table:

1.Voorwaarts (Tiel) 4 2 1 1 7- 5 5 Championship Playoff 2.Gorcum (Gorinchem) 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4 3.Dordrecht 4 1 1 2 6- 8 3

[Oct 30, 1898; Tiel] Voorwaarts 2-0 Gorcum

[Nov 13, 1898; Dordrecht] Dordrecht 4-0 Voorwaarts

[Dec 4, 1898; Gorinchem] Gorcum 3-1 Dordrecht

Halfway Table:

1.Dordrecht 2 1 0 1 5- 3 2 [g.a.: 1.67] 2.Gorcum (Gorinchem) 2 1 0 1 3- 3 2 [g.a.: 1.00] 3.Voorwaarts (Tiel) 2 1 0 1 2- 4 2 [g.a.: 0.50]

[Jan 15, 1899; Tiel] Voorwaarts 4-0 Dordrecht

[Feb 19, 1899; Dordrecht] Dordrecht 1-1 Gorcum

[Feb 26, 1899; Gorinchem] Gorcum 1-1 Voorwaarts

Final Table:

1.Voorwaarts (Tiel) 4 2 1 1 7- 5 5 Championship Playoff 2.Gorcum (Gorinchem) 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4 3.Dordrecht 4 1 1 2 6- 8 3

Kampioenschap 2e Klasse Afdeeling 4

NB: all matches played at neutral venues.

Final Table:

1.N.O.A.D. (Breda) 2 2 0 0 12- 3 4 2.B.V.V. (Breda) 2 1 0 1 7- 5 2 3.Voorwaarts (Tiel) 2 0 0 2 1-12 0

[Mar 26, 1899; Breda (ground Brabantia)] B.V.V. 2-5 N.O.A.D.

[Apr 3, 1899; Den Bosch (Hintham, ground Hercules DB)] N.O.A.D. 7-1 Voorwaarts

[Apr 9, 1899; Tilburg] Voorwaarts awd B.V.V. [awarded 0-5, Voorwaarts dns]

Final Table:

1.N.O.A.D. (Breda) 2 2 0 0 12- 3 4 2.B.V.V. (Breda) 2 1 0 1 7- 5 2 3.Voorwaarts (Tiel) 2 0 0 2 1-12 0

Derde Klasse

At the general meeting on Aug 21, at the "Hôtel de l'Europe", Vreeburg, Utrecht, the N.V.B. board requested and obtained permission to form Derde Klasse leagues for new member clubs likely to be too weak for the Tweede Klasse; there was no promotion or relegation between the two levels as all clubs could in principle be admitted to the Tweede Klasse in the next season.

Afdeeling 1 | Afdeeling 2

Afdeeling 1 (Noord- en Zuid-Holland)

Final Table:

1.Sparta (Amsterdam) 8 7 0 1 46- 6 14 2.Eendracht (Amsterdam) 8 6 0 2 41-10 12 3.De Germaan (Amsterdam) 8 2 2 4 14-29 6 4.De Trappers (Nieuwendam) 8 2 1 5 14-47 5 5.Hellas (Zaandam) 8 1 1 6 8-31 3 NB: Eendracht and De Germaan also played in the A.V.B. competitie.

[Oct 23, 1898; Amsterdam] Sparta A. 2-3 Eendracht

NB: De Germaan were added to this league after suffering two heavy losses in the Tweede Klasse A.

[Oct 30, 1898; Zaandam] Hellas 1-5 Sparta A.

[Nov 6, 1898; Amsterdam] Eendracht 10-0 De Trappers

[Nov 13, 1898; Amsterdam] De Germaan ppd Sparta A.
[not played as referee did not show; a friendly was played instead] [Nov 13, 1898; Nieuwendam] De Trappers 1-5 Hellas

[Nov 20, 1898; Nieuwendam] De Trappers 2-7 De Germaan

[Dec 4, 1898; Zaandam] Hellas 0-7 Eendracht

[Dec 11, 1898; Amsterdam] De Germaan 2-1 Hellas
Sparta A. 6-0 De Trappers

[Jan 8, 1899; Amsterdam] De Germaan 0-4 Eendracht

[Jan 15, 1899; Nieuwendam] De Trappers 0-13 Sparta A.

[Jan 22, 1899; Amsterdam] Eendracht 1-3 Sparta A.

[Jan 29, 1899; Zaandam] Hellas 1-4 De Trappers

[Feb 5, 1899; Nieuwendam] De Trappers 4-2 Eendracht

[Feb 12, 1899; Amsterdam] Eendracht 4-1 De Germaan
Sparta A. 2-0 Hellas

[Feb 19, 1899; Amsterdam] De Germaan 3-3 De Trappers

[Feb 26, 1899; Amsterdam] De Germaan 1-3 Sparta A.
[Feb 26, 1899; Zaandam] Eendracht 10-0 Hellas [at Hellas] [this was the nominal home match of Eendracht but it was played in Zaandam, also the venue for the first encounter between the two clubs on Dec 4]

[Mar 12, 1899; Zaandam] Hellas 0-0 De Germaan

[Apr 23, 1899; Amsterdam] Sparta A. 12-0 De Germaan

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Spa Een Ger Tra Hel HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Sparta xxx 2-3 12-0 6-0 2-0 4 3 0 1 22- 3 6 4 4 0 0 24- 3 8 Eendracht 1-3 xxx 4-1 10-0 10-0 3 2 0 1 15- 4 4 5 4 0 1 26- 6 8 De Germaan 1-3 0-4 xxx 3-3 2-1 4 1 1 2 6-11 3 4 1 1 2 8-18 3 Trappers 0-13 4-2 2-7 xxx 1-5 4 1 0 3 7-27 2 4 1 1 2 7-20 3 Hellas 1-5 0-7 0-0 1-4 xxx 5 0 1 4 2-26 1 3 1 0 2 6- 5 2 NB: Hellas hosted both matches against Eendracht; this is taken into account in the home and away records.

Afdeeling 2 (Utrecht, Gelderland, Overĳssel)

A third class competition involving six clubs (Celeritas (Arnhem), Dieren, Doesburg, Gelria, Olympia (Arnhem), Terborg) was announced at the beginning of the season but eventually none of these clubs entered the N.V.B. and the league did not take place; Olympia did enter the league of the Geldersche Voetbal Bond.

Onderbonden

A new city federation was founded in Utrecht in December 1898, while in Haarlem one was resurrected.
At the end of 1898, the federations of Den Haag, Amsterdam and Gelderland sought and obtained official recognition from the N.V.B.

A.V.B. (Amsterdamsche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.A.V.V. (Amsterdam) 6 4 1 1 13- 6 9 2.Volharding (Amsterdam) 6 3 2 1 14- 7 8 3.E.D.O. (Amsterdam) 6 1 2 3 8-14 4 4.Quick (Amsterdam) 6 0 3 3 7-15 3 Test Matches NB: all clubs also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.

[Oct 23, 1898] Volharding A. 3-0 A.V.V.

[Nov 13, 1898] E.D.O. 3-1 Quick Adm.

[Nov 20, 1898] Volharding A. 4-2 E.D.O.

[Dec 4, 1898] Quick Adm. 2-2 A.V.V.

[Dec 11, 1898] Volharding A. 4-1 Quick Adm.

[Jan 8, 1899] E.D.O. 1-1 Volharding A.
A.V.V. 3-0 Quick Adm.

[Jan 29, 1899] A.V.V. 2-1 Volharding A.
Quick Adm. 2-2 E.D.O.

[Feb 12, 1899] Quick Adm. 1-1 Volharding A.

[Mar 12, 1899] E.D.O. 0-1 A.V.V.

[Mar 19, 1899] A.V.V. awd E.D.O. [awarded 5-0]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: AVV Vol EDO Qui A.V.V. xxx 2-1 5a0 3-0 Volharding 3-0 xxx 4-2 4-1 E.D.O. 0-1 1-1 xxx 3-1 Quick 2-2 1-1 2-2 xxx NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

Test Matches

First Leg [Apr 23, 1899] Swift A. II 3-3 Quick Adm.

Second Leg [Apr 30, 1899] Quick Adm. 6-2 Swift A. II [also reported 5-2]

NB: both remain at former level.

Tweede Klasse A

Final Table:

1.A.V.V. II (Amsterdam) 8 6 1 1 33- 9 13 Final 2.Eendracht (Amsterdam) 8 6 0 2 28- 8 12 Third Place Match 3.Steeds Voorwaarts (Amsterdam) 8 5 1 2 19-13 11 4.Quick II (Amsterdam) 8 2 0 6 13-36 4 5.Volharding IIA (Amsterdam) 8 0 0 8 10-37 0 NB: Eendracht also played in the Derde Klasse of the N.V.B.

[Nov 13, 1898] Eendracht 6-0 Quick Adm. II

[Nov 20, 1898] A.V.V. II 2-0 Steeds Voorwaarts
Volharding A. IIA 3-5 Quick Adm. II

[Dec 11, 1898] Eendracht 3-0 Steeds Voorwaarts
Volharding A. IIA 2-3 A.V.V. II

[Dec 18, 1898] Eendracht 9-0 Volharding A. IIA
Quick Adm. II 2-3 Steeds Voorwaarts

[Dec 25, 1898] Steeds Voorwaarts 3-1 Eendracht [played instead of match below] Steeds Voorwaarts awd Volharding A. IIA [awarded 5-0, Volharding IIA forfeited] [Dec 26, 1898] A.V.V. II 2-1 Eendracht

[Jan 8, 1899] A.V.V. II 7-1 Quick Adm. II
Volharding A. IIA 2-4 Steeds Voorwaarts

[Jan 15, 1899] Steeds Voorwaarts 3-2 Quick Adm. II
Volharding A. IIA 2-3 Eendracht

[Jan 22, 1899] Quick Adm. II 2-0 Volharding A. IIA

[Jan 29, 1899] Eendracht 3-0 A.V.V. II

[Feb 5, 1899] Quick Adm. II 0-12 A.V.V. II

[Feb 19, 1899] Quick Adm. II 1-2 Eendracht

[Mar 5, 1899] Steeds Voorwaarts abd A.V.V. II [abandoned at 3-0]

[Mar 12, 1899] A.V.V. II 6-1 Volharding A. IIA

[Mar 19, 1899] Steeds Voorwaarts 1-1 A.V.V. II [replay Mar 5]

Final Table:

Tweede Klasse B

Final Table:

1.Swift II (Amsterdam) 8 7 0 1 28- 8 14 Final 2.Volharding IIB (Amsterdam) 8 6 0 2 31-10 12 Third Place Match 3.E.D.O. II (Amsterdam) 8 4 0 4 22-17 8 4.A.F.C. (Amsterdam) 8 3 0 5 16-20 6 5.De Germaan (Amsterdam) 8 0 0 8 0-42 0 NB: De Germaan also played in the Derde Klasse of the N.V.B.

[Oct 30, 1898] E.D.O. II 3-1 A.F.C.

[Nov 6, 1898] A.F.C. 2-4 Volharding A. IIB

[Nov 13, 1898] Swift A. II 5-0 A.F.C.
E.D.O. II 4-0 Volharding A. IIB

[Nov 20, 1898] Swift A. II 3-2 E.D.O. II

[Nov 27, 1898] De Germaan awd Volharding A. IIB [awarded 0-5, De Germaan refused to play]

[Dec 4, 1898] E.D.O. II 1-3 Swift A. II

[Dec 18, 1898] A.F.C. 2-0 E.D.O. II

[Dec 25, 1898] E.D.O. II 7-0 De Germaan [this is the only match De Germaan played!]

[Jan 22, 1899] A.F.C. awd De Germaan [awarded 5-0, De Germaan dns]

[Jan 29, 1899] Volharding A. IIB 4-1 Swift A. II

[Feb 5, 1899] De Germaan awd E.D.O. II [awarded 0-5, De Germaan dns] Volharding A. IIB 5-0 A.F.C.

[Feb 12, 1899] Swift A. II 3-0 Volharding A. IIB

[Feb 19, 1899] A.F.C. 1-3 Swift A. II

[Feb 26, 1899] Volharding A. IIB 8-0 E.D.O. II

[Mar 5, 1899] Volharding A. IIB awd De Germaan [awarded 5-0, De Germaan dns]

[Mar 12, 1899] De Germaan awd Swift A. II [awarded 0-5, De Germaan dns]

[Mar 19, 1899] Swift A. II awd De Germaan [awarded 5-0, De Germaan dns]

[Mar 26, 1899] De Germaan awd A.F.C. [awarded 0-5, De Germaan dns]

Final Table:

Final [Mar 26, 1899] A.V.V. II 2-4 Swift A. II

NB: Swift II qualified for Test Matches.

Third Place Match [Apr 2, 1899] Eendracht 2-2 Volharding A. IIB

Replay [Apr 9, 1899] Volharding A. IIB 2-0 Eendracht

Geld. V.B. (Geldersche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Victoria II (Wageningen) 8 6 2 0 30- 4 14 2.Quick II (Nĳmegen) 8 4 3 1 18- 9 11 3.Olympia (Arnhem) 8 3 1 4 13-13 7 4.Go Ahead III (Wageningen) 8 2 2 4 12-22 6 5.Heracles (Wageningen) 8 0 2 6 6-31 2

[Oct 22, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. II 5-0 Heracles

[Oct 26, 1898; Wageningen] Go Ahead III 1-5 Victoria W. II

[Oct 30, 1898; Wageningen] Heracles 2-2 Go Ahead III

[Nov 6, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. II 2-2 Quick N. II

[Nov 20, 1898; Arnhem] Olympia A. 0-4 Victoria W. II
[Nov 20, 1898; Nĳmegen] Quick N. II 4-0 Heracles

[Nov 27, 1898; Arnhem] Olympia A. 0-2 Quick N. II

[Dec 10, 1898; Wageningen] Heracles 2-2 Quick N. II

[Jan 8, 1899; Arnhem] Olympia A. 5-0 Heracles

[Jan 15, 1899; Wageningen] Go Ahead III 0-0 Olympia A.

[Jan 29, 1899; Nĳmegen] Quick N. II awd Go Ahead III [awarded 5-0, Go Ahead III dns]

[Feb 4, 189; Wageningen] Victoria W. II 6-0 Go Ahead III

[Feb 11, 1899; Wageningen] Go Ahead III 3-1 Heracles

[Feb 18, 1899; Wageningen] Victoria W. II 3-0 Olympia A.

[Feb 26?, 1899; Wageningen] Heracles 5-3 Olympia A. [annulled]

[Mar 5, 1899; Wageningen] Heracles 1-5 Victoria W. II

[Mar 12, 1899; Arnhem] Olympia A. 3-1 Go Ahead III
[Mar 12, 1899; Nĳmegen] Quick N. II 0-0 Victoria W. II

[Mar 19, 1899; Nĳmegen] Quick N. II 3-0 Olympia A.

[Mar 26, 1899; Wageningen] Go Ahead III awd Quick N. II [awarded 5-0, Quick II forfeited]

[Apr 23, 1899; Wageningen] Heracles awd Olympia A. [awarded 0-5, Heracles forfeited; replay Feb 26]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Vic Qui Oly GoA Her HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Victoria II xxx 2-2 3-0 6-0 5-0 4 3 1 0 16- 2 7 4 3 1 0 14- 2 7 Quick II 0-0 xxx 3-0 5a0 4-0 4 3 1 0 12- 0 7 4 1 2 1 6- 9 4 Olympia 0-4 0-2 xxx 3-1 5-0 4 2 0 2 8- 7 4 4 1 1 2 5- 6 3 Go Ah. III 1-5 5a0 0-0 xxx 3-1 4 2 1 1 9- 6 5 4 0 1 3 3-16 1 Heracles 1-5 2-2 0a5 2-2 xxx 4 0 2 2 5-14 2 4 0 0 4 1-17 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.

Gooi-, Eem- en Vechtland

This competition was held on the initiative of Hercules II. About a month after its start, a local federation was founded in Utrecht. Apart from 't Gooi, all participants entered the Utrecht-Gooische Voetbal Bond for the 1899/00 season.

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Hercules II (Utrecht) 8 7 1 0 40- 5 15 2.Quick II (Amersfoort) 8 4 1 3 18-23 9 4.Quick II (Bussum) 8 4 0 4 20-20 8 4.'t Gooi II (Hilversum) 8 3 0 5 19-28 6 5.De Vechtstreek (Nieuwersluis) 8 1 0 7 5-26 2

[Nov 20, 1898; Utrecht] Hercules U. II 9-0 't Gooi II

[Dec 3, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. II 1-0 De Vechtstreek

[Dec 18, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. II 5-0 Quick B. II

[Dec 25, 1898; Hilversum] 't Gooi II 5-0 De Vechtstreek [annulled; replayed Mar 26] [Dec 26, 1898; Hilversum] 't Gooi II 6-1 Quick B. II

[Jan 1899; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. II 9-1 't Gooi II

[Jan 22, 1899; Bussum] Quick B. II 2-3 Hercules U. II

[Jan 29, 1899; Bussum] Quick B. II 3-0 't Gooi II
[Jan 29, 1899; Utrecht] Hercules U. II 8-0 De Vechtstreek

[Feb 12, 1899; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. II 1-1 Hercules U. II
[Feb 12, 1899; Nieuwersluis] De Vechtstreek 2-3 Quick B. II

[Feb 19, 1899; Nieuwersluis] De Vechtstreek 0-1 Hercules U. II

[Feb 26, 1899; Hilversum] 't Gooi II 1-3 Hercules U. II
[Feb 26, 1899; Nieuwersluis] De Vechtstreek 0-1 Quick Amf. II

[Mar 5, 1899; Nieuwersluis] De Vechtstreek 3-1 't Gooi II
[Mar 5, 1899; Utrecht] Hercules U. II 11-1 Quick Amf. II

[Mar 12, 1899; Bussum] Quick B. II 6-0 De Vechtstreek

[Mar 19, 1899; Hilversum] 't Gooi II awd Quick Amf. II [awarded 5-0, Quick II forfeited] [match not played as Quick's players wanted to attend the cup match between R.A.P. and Prinses Wilhelmina held in Amersfoort that day]

[Mar 26, 1899; Bussum] Quick B. II awd Quick Amf. II [awarded 5-0, Quick II (Amersfoort) dns] [Mar 26, 1899; Hilversum] 't Gooi II awd De Vechtstreek [awarded 5-0, De Vechtstreek dns; replay Dec 25]

[Apr 2, 1899; Utrecht] Hercules U. II 4-0 Quick B. II
[match refixtured from Mar 19 as players wanted to attend the cup match between R.A.P. and Prinses Wilhelmina]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: home records: away records: Her QuA QuB Goo Vec HP HW HD HL HF HA HPts AP AW AD AL AF AA APts Hercules II xxx 11-1 4-0 9-0 8-0 4 4 0 0 32- 1 8 4 3 1 0 8- 4 7 Quick A. II 1-1 xxx 5-0 9-1 1-0 4 3 1 0 16- 2 7 4 1 0 3 2-21 2
Quick B. II 2-3 5a0 xxx 3-0 6-0 4 3 0 1 16- 3 6 4 1 0 3 4-17 2 't Gooi II 1-3 5a0 6-1 xxx 5a0 4 3 0 1 17- 4 6 4 0 0 4 2-24 0 Vechtstreek 0-1 0-1 2-3 3-1 xxx 4 1 0 3 5- 6 2 4 0 0 4 0-20 0 NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

H.V.B. (Haagsche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Ajax (Leiden) 8 7 0 1 36- 6 14 2.Swift (Den Haag) 8 6 1 1 23-13 13 3.H.V.V. II (Den Haag) 8 2 1 5 13-19 5 [g.a.: 0.68] 4.Hollandia (Den Haag) 8 2 1 5 12-26 5 [g.a.: 0.46] 5.H.B.S. II (Den Haag) 8 1 1 6 5-25 3 Test Match NB: Ajax, Hollandia and Swift also played in the Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.

[Oct 16, 1898] H.V.V. II 2-4 Ajax
Swift DH 2-0 Hollandia [annulled, replayed Apr 23]

[Oct 23, 1898] Swift DH 3-0 H.B.S. II

[Nov 13, 1898] H.B.S. II 2-1 H.V.V. II

[Nov 20, 1898] Ajax 5-1 Swift DH

[Nov 27, 1898] Hollandia 4-2 H.B.S. II

[Dec 4, 1898] Hollandia 0-4 Ajax

[Dec 11, 1898] H.B.S. II 0-4 Swift DH

[Dec 18, 1898] Hollandia 0-2 H.V.V. II

[Dec 25, 1898] Ajax 7-0 Hollandia

[Jan 2, 1899] H.B.S. II 0-4 Ajax

[Jan 22, 1899] H.V.V. II 2-4 Hollandia

[Jan 29, 1899] Swift DH 1-0 H.V.V. II

[Mar 5, 1899] H.V.V. II 3-0 H.B.S. II

[Mar 19, 1899] Hollandia 2-4 Swift DH

[Feb 26, 1899] H.V.V. II 3-3 Swift DH

[Mar 31, 1899] Ajax awd H.B.S. II [awarded 5-0, H.B.S. II forfeited] Ajax 5-0 H.V.V. II [played instead of match above]

[Apr 2, 1899] Swift DH 3-2 Ajax

[Apr 16, 1899] H.B.S. II 1-1 Hollandia

[Apr 23, 1899] Swift DH 4-1 Hollandia [replay Oct 16]

Final Table:

Cross-Table: Aja Swi HVV Hol HBS Ajax xxx 5-1 5-0 7-0 5a0 Swift 3-2 xxx 1-0 4-1 3-0 H.V.V. II 2-4 3-3 xxx 2-4 3-0 Hollandia 0-4 2-4 0-2 xxx 4-2 H.B.S. II 0-4 0-4 2-1 1-1 xxx NB: 5a0 indicates match awarded 5-0 due to forfeit by away team.

Test Match

[Mar 26, 1899] H.B.S. II 1-2 Xerxes

NB: Xerxes promoted, H.B.S. II relegated but later reprieved.

Tweede Klasse A

Final Table:

1.Xerxes (Den Haag) 6 3 2 1 20- 7 8 Final [g.a.: 2.86] 2.Swift II (Den Haag) 6 3 2 1 14-10 8 Fourth Place Match [g.a.: 1.40] 3.Concordia II (Delft) 6 2 2 2 11-15 6 4.H.V.V. III (Den Haag) 6 1 0 5 11-24 2

[Oct 16, 1898] Swift DH II 4-1 H.V.V. III

[Oct 23, 1898] Concordia D. II 1-1 Swift DH II

[Oct 30, 1898] Swift DH II 1-0 Xerxes

[Nov 6, 1898] Concordia D. II 0-0 Xerxes

[Nov 13, 1898] H.V.V. III 2-5 Xerxes

[Nov 27, 1898] Xerxes 1-1 Swift DH II

[Dec 4, 1898] H.V.V. III 0-2 Concordia D. II

[Dec 26, 1898] H.V.V. III 7-1 Swift DH II

[Jan 8, 1899] Xerxes 7-3 Concordia D. II

[Jan 15, 1899] Xerxes 7-0 H.V.V. III

[Feb 26, 1899] Concordia D. II 5-1 H.V.V. III

[Mar 5, 1899] Swift DH II 6-0 Concordia D. II

Final Table:

Tweede Klasse B

Final Table:

1.Ajax II (Leiden) 6 4 1 1 18- 6 9 Final [g.a.: 3.00] 2.Quick (Den Haag) 6 4 1 1 21-11 9 Fourth Place Match [g.a.: 1.91] 3.Hollandia II (Den Haag) 6 1 1 4 11-16 3 [g.a.: 0.69] 4.H.B.S. III (Den Haag) 6 1 1 4 5-22 3 [g.a.: 0.23]

[Oct 9, 1898] Quick DH 4-4 Hollandia II

[Oct 16, 1898] Ajax II 4-0 Hollandia II
Quick DH awd H.B.S. III [awarded 5-0, H.B.S. III forfeited]

[Oct 30, 1898] Hollandia II awd H.B.S. III [awarded 5-0, H.B.S. III forfeited]

[Nov 6, 1898] Hollandia II 0-2 Ajax II

[Dec 4, 1898] Hollandia II 0-3 Quick DH

[Dec 11, 1898] Ajax II 5-3 Quick DH

[Jan 8, 1899] H.B.S. III 1-4 Quick DH

[Jan 29, 1899] H.B.S. III 1-1 Ajax II

[Feb 12, 1899] H.B.S. III 3-2 Hollandia II

[Feb 26, 1899] Ajax II awd H.B.S. III [awarded 5-0, H.B.S. III forfeited]

[Mar 5, 1899] Quick DH 2-1 Ajax II

Final Table:

Final [Mar 12, 1899] Xerxes 4-2 Ajax II

NB: Xerxes qualified for Test Match; Ajax to match for second place.

Fourth Place Match [Mar 12, 1899] Swift DH II 1-8 Quick DH

NB: Quick to match for second place.

Second Place Match [Mar 19, 1899] Ajax II 1-4 Quick DH

NB: Quick later promoted by choice.

Derde Klasse

Final Table:

1.D.O.V. (Den Haag) 6 4 1 1 12- 7 9 2.Vitesse (Den Haag) 6 3 1 2 16-14 7 3.Concordia III (Delft) 6 2 0 4 14-12 4 [g.a.: 1.17] 4.Olympia (Den Haag) 6 2 0 4 11-20 4 [g.a.: 0.55]

[Jan 29, 1899] Concordia D. III 11-0 Olympia DH [annulled, replayed Apr 2]

[Feb 12, 1899] Concordia D. III 1-2 D.O.V.

[Feb 19, 1899] Olympia DH 0-1 D.O.V.

[Feb 26, 1899] Vitesse DH 1-4 D.O.V.

[Mar 5, 1899] D.O.V. 2-3 Olympia DH
Vitesse DH 2-1 Concordia D. III

[Mar 12, 1899] D.O.V. 1-0 Concordia D. III
Vitesse DH 6-2 Olympia DH

[Mar 26, 1899] Olympia DH awd Concordia D. III [awarded 5-0, Concordia III dns]

[Apr 2, 1899] Concordia D. III 8-0 Olympia DH [replay Jan 29]

[Apr 16, 1899] D.O.V. 2-2 Vitesse DH

[Ar 23, 1899] Olympia DH 1-3 Vitesse DH

[Apr 30, 1899] Concordia D. III 4-2 Vitesse DH

Final Table:

1.D.O.V. (Den Haag) 6 4 1 1 12- 7 9 2.Vitesse (Den Haag) 6 3 1 2 16-14 7 3.Concordia III (Delft) 6 2 0 4 14-12 4 [g.a.: 1.17] 4.Olympia (Den Haag) 6 2 0 4 11-20 4 [g.a.: 0.55]

Hrl. V.B. (Haarlemsche Voetbal Bond)

NB: this reportedly was the second season of the federation, and Oranje were the defending champions.

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Oranje (Haarlem) 6 3 1 2 23-10 7 [g.a.: 2.30] 2.Hasselaer (Haarlem) 6 3 1 2 16-11 7 [g.a.: 1.45] 3.Sophiadal (Haarlem) 6 3 0 3 12-13 6 4.Heemskerk (Haarlem) 6 2 0 4 10-27 4 NB: Sophiadal referred to as Sophiadal II at the start of the season.

[Oct 22, 1898] Hasselaer 3-4 Sophiadal

[Nov 12, 1898] Sophiadal 3-2 Oranje

[Nov 19, 1898] Hasselaer 2-1 Oranje

[Dec 1898] Oranje 3-1 Sophiadal
Sophiadal 0-1 Hasselaer
Oranje 11-0 Heemskerk

[date?, 1899] Hasselaer 5-0 Heemskerk

[Feb 19, 1899] Sophiadal 2-4 Heemskerk

[Feb 25, 1899] Heemskerk 2-4 Oranje

[Mar 18, 1899] Heemskerk 4-3 Hasselaer

[Mar 25, 1899] Heemskerk 0-2 Sophiadal

[Mar 31, 1899; ground H.F.C., Heemstede] Oranje 2-2 Hasselaer

Final Table:

Cross-Table: Ora Has Sop Hee Oranje xxx 2-2 3-1 11-0 Hasselaer 2-1 xxx 3-4 5-0 Sophiadal 3-2 0-1 xxx 2-4 Heemskerk 2-4 4-3 0-2 xxx

N.V.B. (Noordelĳke Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

Final Table:

1.Be Quick II (Groningen) 3 2 1 0 9- 4 5 2.W.V.V. (Winschoten) 3 1 1 1 12- 4 3 -.Look out (Veendam) 2 0 0 2 3-16 0

[Oct 16, 1898; Groningen] Be Quick II 2-1 W.V.V.

[Oct 23, 1898; Veendam] Look out 2-6 Be Quick II

[Oct 30, 1898; Winschoten] W.V.V. 10-1 Look out

NB: Look out withdrew in February 1899; their results stood.

[Apr 16, 1899; Winschoten] W.V.V. 1-1 Be Quick II

Final Table:

1.Be Quick II (Groningen) 3 2 1 0 9- 4 5 2.W.V.V. (Winschoten) 3 1 1 1 12- 4 3 -.Look out (Veendam) 2 0 0 2 3-16 0

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

R.V.B. (Rotterdamsche Voetbal Bond)

Eerste Klasse

NB: champions Neptunus were denied entry as the R.V.B. no longer admitted first teams of clubs playing in the Eerste or Tweede Klasse of the N.V.B.

Table (based on available results):

1.Katendrecht 7 6 0 1 22- 2 12 2.Sparta II (Rotterdam) 7 5 1 1 29- 8 11 3.Victoria II (Rotterdam) 7 4 0 3 13-13 8 4.Celeritas II (Rotterdam) 8 2 1 5 6-13 5 5.Rapiditas II (Rotterdam) 7 0 0 7 2-36 0 Test Match NB: as Katendrecht were champions, they did not lose their remaining match against Sparta II (fixtured for Mar 5 but apparently postponed).

Cross-Table:
Kat Spa Vic Cel Rap Katendrecht xxx 2-0 2-0 5-0 Sparta 2-0 xxx 5-3 3-0 13-1 Victoria 0-5 3-0 xxx 2-0 Celeritas 0-2 1-1 1-2 xxx 1-0 Rapiditas 0-6 0-5 0-3 1-3 xxx

Test Match

[May 28, 1899] Rapiditas II 0-5 Olympia R.

NB: Olympia promoted, Rapiditas II relegated.

Tweede Klasse A

Final Table:

1.Unitas (Rotterdam) 6 5 0 1 26- 6 10 Final 2.Volharding II (Rotterdam) 6 2 1 3 15-20 5 Final [g.a.: 0.75] 3.Neptunus II (Rotterdam) 6 2 1 3 11-16 5 [g.a.: 0.69] 4.Victoria III (Rotterdam) 6 1 2 3 13-23 4

Tweede Klasse B

Final Table:

1.Olympia (Rotterdam) 5 4 0 1 44- 6 8 Final [g.a.: 7.33] 2.Concordia (Rotterdam) 5 4 0 1 28- 5 8 Final [g.a.: 5.60] 3.Katendrecht II 5 0 1 4 4-42 1 -.Leonidas (Rotterdam) 3 0 1 2 5-28 1 NB: Leonidas withdrew in January; their results stood.

Tweede Klasse Final

Final Ranking:

1.Olympia (Rotterdam)
2.Concordia (Rotterdam)
3.Unitas (Rotterdam)
4.Volharding II (Rotterdam)

NB: Olympia qualified for Test Match.

Derde Klasse

Table (based on available results):

1.Olympia II (Rotterdam) 3 3 0 0 14- 5 6 2.Concordia II (Rotterdam) 4 2 0 2 26-12 4 3.Unitas II (Rotterdam) 3 0 0 3 5-28 0

NB: Olympia II were promoted to the Tweede Klasse.

U.V.B. (Utrechtsche Voetbal Bond)

The U.V.B. was founded in December 1898 and started a competition in two classes; only half a dozen results are available. Note that Hercules II played in another regional competition.

Eerste Klasse

[Dec 1898] Hercules U. III 4-1 Celeritas U.
Hercules U. III 2-1 Jong Vitesse

[Jan 29, 1899] Jong Vitesse 2-0 Hercules U. III

[Mar 12, 1899] Celeritas U. 0-0 Hercules U. III

Top Final Table:

1.Hercules III (Utrecht) 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5

Tweede Klasse

[Dec 1898] Donar 1-1 Celeritas U. II
Donar 2-2 Jong Vitesse II

Selection of Other Match Results

NB: this section only contains a selection of the many friendly matches played.

[Oct 2, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 3-1 Brabantia
[Oct 2, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 3-1 D.S.V.V.
[Oct 2, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem 4-2 Ajax
[Oct 2, 1898; Rotterdam] Celeritas R. 2-5 Rapiditas

[Oct 9, 1898; Amsterdam] A.V.V. 1-0 Swift A.
[Oct 9, 1899; Breda] B.V.V. 1-5 N.O.A.D.
[Oct 9, 1898; Den Haag] H.B.S. 1-1 R.A.P. [played over 2x30 minutes] H.V.V. 3-0 Celeritas R.
[Oct 9, 1898; Leiden] Ajax 4-1 Haarlem
[Oct 9, 1898; Rotterdam] Neptunus 8-2 Katendrecht

[Oct 30, 1898; Amersfoort] Wilhelmina 0-2 Quick Amf.
[Oct 30, 1898; Rotterdam] Rotterdamsch XI 1-0 D.S.V.V.

[Nov 6, 1898; Amersfoort] Wilhelmina 3-8 Quick Amf.
[Nov 6, 1898; Breda] B.V.V. 0-3 Sparta R.

[Nov 13, 1898; Amsterdam] De Germaan 1-5 Sparta A.
[played instead of league match] [Nov 13, 1898; Breda] Velocitas 5-2 B.V.V./Brabantia XI [also reported 6-2] [Nov 13, 1898; Wageningen] Victoria W. II 1-0 Go Ahead II

[Nov 27, 1898; Breda] Brabantia 7-1 B.V.V.
Velocitas II 1-5 N.O.A.D.

[Dec 4, 1898; Breda] Velocitas 8-0 Brabantia
[Dec 4, 1898; Leeuwarden] Frisia 7-0 Lycurgus

[Dec 11, 1898; Zutphen] Zutphania 2-1 Robur et Velocitas
[hosts were a combination of the first and second team of Zutphania]

[Dec 18, 1898; Amersfoort] Quick Amf. 2-1 Swift A.
[Dec 18, 1898; Bussum] Quick B. 2-2 Swift A. II
[Dec 18, 1898; Haarlem] Haarlem II 2-2 Hrl. V.B.
[Dec 18, 1898; Hilversum] 't Gooi 1-5 R.A.P. II

[Dec 25, 1898; Amsterdam] Volharding A. 5-0 Frisia
[Dec 25, 1898; Arnhem] Vitesse A. 8-2 Haarlem
[Dec 25, 1898; Nieuwendam] De Trappers 9-1 Sport
[Dec 25, 1898; Rotterdam] Rapiditas 4-3 Wageningsch XI
Sparta R. 7-0 B.V.V.

[Dec 25 or 26, 1898] De Sportman 2-3 Concordia DH
Hellas 1-3 Oranje

[Dec 26, 1898; Amsterdam] Amsterdamsch XI 3-1 Frisia
[Dec 26, 1898; Breda] N.O.A.D. 0-4 Volharding R.
[Dec 26, 1898; Den Haag] H.V.V. 2-2 Wageningsch XI

[Jan 8, 1899; Rotterdam] Sparta R. 3-0 Hollandia
[played instead of league matches scheduled between Sparta and H.B.S., for which Sparta refused to travel to Den Haag, and between Victoria and Hollandia, which Victoria refused to honour]

[Jan 22, 1899; Breda] Velocitas 7-2 Brabantia

[Jan 25, 1899; Den Haag] H.V.V. 0-3 D.S.V.V.

[Jan 29, 1899; Apeldoorn] Robur et Velocitas 7-0 Unitas Z.
[Jan 29, 1899; Breda] Brabantia 4-1 Ginnekensche V.V.

[Mar 19, 1899; Zwolle] Z.A.C. 1-1 S.I.O.D.

[Apr 2, 1899; Haarlem] Oranje 1-1 Hellas

[Apr 3, 1899; Alkmaar] Alcmaria Victrix 0-2 Oranje
[Apr 3, 1899; Haarlem] Unitas H. 1-2 Eendracht

[Apr 9, 1899; Haarlem] Oranje 1-7 De Sportman

[Apr 16, 1899; Haarlem] Sophiadal 1-7 Unitas H.
[Apr 16, 1899; Hilversum] U.V.B. XI 0-3 G.V.B. XI
[U.V.B. XI was a selection of the Utrechtsche Voetbal Bond; G.V.B. XI was a selection of the Geldersche Voetbal Bond]
[Apr 16, 1899; Wageningen] Go Ahead 4-1 Rapiditas

International Activity

Antwerp/Rotterdam matches

As in the previous season, no matches between sides from Antwerpen and Rotterdam were played; in fact, none at all were fixtured, although a weak side from Antwerp travelled to Bergen op Zoom to play local Tweede Klasse club Unitas on Jan 8 (the weakness of the visiting side is sufficiently illustrated by the fact that the hosts won 2-0 in spite of having lost all their three matches in the 2e Klasse A of Afdeeling 4 with an overall goal record of 1-19). In addition, a match against H.V.V.had been scheduled for Dec 24 as part of the latter's Christmas tour to Belgium but was cancelled after the pitch at Antwerp's Surenberg ground was found to be unplayable.

H.V.V.. trip to Belgium

H.V.V. used the Christmas holidays for their first ever trip abroad. While the short stay in Antwerp was a disappointment, they established a most cordial relationship with the L�opold club in Brussels, who immediately decided to pay a return visit in the spring.

[Dec 24, 1898; Surenberg, Antwerpen] Antwerp F.C. n/p H.V.V. [unplayable pitch]

[Dec 25, 1898; Avenue d'Ixelles, Brussel] L�opold C.B. 1-1 H.V.V.

[Dec 26, 1898; Avenue d'Ixelles, Brussel] L�opold/Li�ge XI 1-3 H.V.V.
[the hosts were a combination of players from L�opold C.B. and Belgian champions F.C. Li�geois; originally H.V.V. were to have played "Tout Bruxelles", a Brussels selection but that was cancelled as Racing C.B. had to play another match]

Vitesse meetings with German clubs

After Prinses Wilhelmina had twice played an international team from the Handelschule in Osnabrück in 1896 (in February in Germany and in October at home), whose players had mostly been British and Dutch, Vitesse became the first Dutch club to play a German club side, twice meeting Duisburger F.V. before paying a visit to München-Gladbach (nowadays spelled Mönchengladbach) where they played a regional selection from the Rhineland. In these three matches combined they scored 18 goals without reply.

[Jan 15, 1899; Duisburg] Duisburger F.V. 0-6 Vitesse A.

[Feb 26, 1899; Arnhem] Vitesse A. 8-0 Duisburger F.V.

[May 14, 1899; München-Gladbach] Rheinland XI 0-4 Vitesse A.

Visit "English Wanderers"

This year the visitors were not managed by Charles Craven, who had moved to the Gold Coast (now Ghana), but by G.E.V. Rule, a forward who had played in various earlier tours.
On the Dutch side there was considerable controversy surrounding two of the matches. Firstly, B.V.V. were chosen to represent the southern region in the first match of the tour, to the great indignation of the other clubs from the area (and in particular local rivals Brabantia and N.O.A.D.), as it was felt a regional selection from all clubs in Afdeeling 4 should have been assembled instead (as had been the case for Afdeeling 3 for the seventh match); there even were threats of leaving the N.V.B. and setting up a regional football federation instead but eventually everyone calmed down, after B.V.V. had signally failed to justify their selection.
Secondly, originally champions R.A.P., unbeaten all season and already certain of their third successive Eerste Klasse championship in Afdeeling 1, had been lined up for the sixth match on April 5. However, they had also planned a trip to Li�ge over the Easter days, and therefore were unwilling to provide any players to the Dutch selection meeting the visitors on April 2, thus severely weakening that national side. As a punishment, the N.V.B. board replaced them with a Haarlem selection for the match on the fifth.

[Mar 31, 1899; Breda] B.V.V. 1-13 English Wanderers
[half-time: 0-6]

[Apr 1, 1899; ground Victoria, Rotterdam] Rotterdamsch XI 1-1 English Wanderers
[half-time: 1-0]

[Apr 2, 1899; ground H.V.V., Den Haag] Bondselftal 1-6 English Wanderers
[Dutch goal: V.d. Berg; half-time: 0-3] [N.V.B.: W. Reidt (Sparta R.); E.G. Mundt (H.V.V.), H. Gerth van Wĳk (Haarlem); H.H. Blĳdenstein (Prinses Wilhelmina), A.G. van Waveren (H.F.C.), A. Broese van Groenou (H.V.V.); J.H. Kremer (c) (Haarlem), L.R. Koolemans Beĳnen (Ajax), J.J. van den Berg (Haarlem), J.F. Sol (H.B.S.), H. Kruseman (Haarlem); English Wanderers: C.H.G. Rule; E.W. Timmis, W.L.B. Franks; Blake, Mabey, Mander; B. Maughan, E. Stagg, G.E.V. Rule, F.P. Quinton, D. Mabey]

[Apr 3, 1899; Leiden] Universiteits XI 2-2 English Wanderers
[half-time: 1-1]

[Apr 4, 1899; ground H.B.S., Den Haag] Haagsch XI 3-2 English Wanderers
[half-time: 1-2]

[Apr 5, 1899; ground H.F.C., Heemstede] Haarlemsch XI 1-1 English Wanderers
[half-time: 0-1]

[Apr 6, 1899; Zwolle] Noordelĳk XI 1-7 English Wanderers

[Apr 7, 1899; Enschede] Prinses Wilhelmina 3-2 English Wanderers

R.A.P.. trip to Belgium

R.A.P. accepted an invitation by F.C. Li�geois, like themselves national champions of 1897/98 and on their way to retaining that title unbeaten in the 1898/99 season, to play them on Easter Monday. The day before, F.C. Li�geois had hosted 1898 French champions Standard A.C., losing 0-2 in a match refereed by R.A.P. member Wĳnands. The Paris club side then travelled to Brugge, where they drew 3-3 against local side F.C. Brugeois (apparently strengthened by three players from Maidstone F.C., who weretouring Belgiumat the time).

[Apr 3, 1899, Luik] F.C. Li�geois 1-2 R.A.P.
[half-time: 1-2]

Visit L�opold C.B.

Following H.V.V.'s Christmas visit, L�opold travelled north the weekend after Easter.

[Apr 8, 1899; Clingendael (Den Haag)] Universiteits XI 8-1 L�opold C.B. [match over 2x30 minutes] [half-time: 3-0]

[Apr 9, 1899; ground H.V.V., Den Haag] H.V.V. 7-1 L�opold C.B.
[half-time: 1-0]

[Apr 10, 1899; Amsterdam] R.A.P. 8-2 L�opold C.B.
[half-time: 6-0]

list of first class champions.

list of second level champions.

About this document

Main sources: "Nederlandsche Sport", "De Athleet" andVoetbal-Almanak 1899-1900(available through Delpher)

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

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com) Last updated: 29 Dec 2023