In April 1912 an Easter tournament was played at Amsterdam- the trophy was donated by famous hat-dealer, J. S. Meuwsen.
The following teams participated:
Ajax (Netherlands)
A Bremen club, probably representatives of the Dynamo Lloyd automotive factory.
GVC (Netherlands)
Wageningen based GVC (Go Ahead-Victoria Combination) are one of Netherlands oldest clubs, formed in 1903 as a merger of Go Ahead (founded 1886) and Victoria (founded 1889). In the seasons 1910-1911 and 1911-1912 GVC were runners up to Sparta Rotterdam in the national championships. The games were held in Het Houten Stadion.
07.04.12
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Antwerp
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5
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0
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FC Lloyd
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07.04.12
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Ajax
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1
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2
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GVC
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08.04.12
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GVC
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2
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1
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Antwerp
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08.04.12
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Ajax
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6
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0
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FC Lloyd
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1913
For the 1913 edition Ajax were joined by:
Cercle
S. Brugeois (Belgium)
Founded in 1899 as Cercle Sportif Brugeois by former students of the Saint Francis Xavier Institute. Cercle won the Belgian national championship in the 1910–11 season.West Norwood (England)
This tournament teaches us much about the gulf in class between English and continental football at the time. Although London's West Norwood had employed professional players since 1903 they were in the Isthmian League and the season had seen them finish bottom with a record of p 20 w 3 d 3 l 14. They had last played in the FA Cup in 1906- 07, losing 9-1 to Accrington Stanley of the Lancashire Combination. They did however win the London Senior Cup that season. West Norwood were badly affected by the relatively successful Crystal Palace moving into their neighbourhood.
The club had originally been formed as Stanley FC in 1887. They became West Norwood in 1889. Having played in a variety of locations in south London they settled at Herne Hill. In 1915 Crystal Palace of the Southern League took over this stadium and West Norwood slipped into decline.
11.05.13
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Ajax
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1
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0
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Werder Bremen
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11.05.13
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West Norwood
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3
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0
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Cercle S. Brugeois
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12.05.13
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Werder Bremen
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1
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0
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Cercle S. Brugeois
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12.05.13
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West Norwood
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1
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0
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Ajax
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1914
Stade
Français (France)
Now better known for Rugby Union, Stade had been operating a football section since 1888.
Now better known for Rugby Union, Stade had been operating a football section since 1888.
Groningen
VC (Netherlands)
West Norwood notched up a second successive victory over Ajax. Their showing in the Isthmian league had also been improved- 10th out of 11 ( p 20 w 4 d 3 l 13).
West Norwood notched up a second successive victory over Ajax. Their showing in the Isthmian league had also been improved- 10th out of 11 ( p 20 w 4 d 3 l 13).
12.04.14
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Ajax
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2
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1
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Stade Français
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12.04.14
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West Norwood
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5
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1
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Groningen VC
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13.04.14
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Stade Français
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6
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2
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Groningen VC
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13.04.14
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West Norwood
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1
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0
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Ajax
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Special thanks to Mark (www.voetbalkroniek.nl) for help with missing results.
