Ferencváros Xmas and New Year tour, 1911-12

In 1911 December Ferencváros embarked on a tour that took them to Germany and England. The Budapest press was cynical about the tour, fearing that Ferencváros' reputation (and therefore the reputation of Hungarian football as a whole) would not be enhanced. 
5 of the party, including Imre Schlosser, joined in Munich, where they had been representing Hungary in a 4-1 win over Germany.
After 4 high scoring victories in Germany the Hungarians sailed to England where they were greeted by representatives of the FA and Vivian Woodward. the high point was considered a win over Woking in England. 
Woking had joined the Isthmian League that season (placing them among leading southern Amateurs such as West Norwood, Nunhead, Dulwich Hamlet and London Caledonians). Ferencváros took a 2-0 lead in heavy conditions, which were remarked to hamper the visitors' passing style. The game was ended prematurely due to theses adverse conditions. 

 Ferencváros lost their final match 4-1 against English Wanderers (a strong amateur selection featuring Olympians such as Berry, Hoare and Woodard) . The tourists were also guests at an amateur international in which England beat Wales 10-0.

Incidentally, the attendances for the 2 fixtures in England were not great- 800 at Woking and only 1000 at Stamford Bridge. 

Ferencváros at Woking

News of Ferencváros' successes had been warmly received in Budapest, and the team returned home to a triumphal reception. 

24.12.11	Viktoria Hamburg	3	5	Ferencváros	Hamburg
25.12.11	Bremen	0	5	Ferencváros	Bremen
30.12.11	Hertha BSC	2	4	Ferencváros	Berlin
01.01.12	BFC Preussen	2	7	Ferencváros	Berlin
08.01.12	Woking	2	3	Ferencváros	Woking
10.01.12	English Wanderers	4	1	Ferencváros	Stamford Bridge

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	5	0	1	25	13

Scorers:

Schlosser 9

Pataki 5

Weisz 2

Koródy  6

Borbás 2

1 own goal

Meuwsen beker (Amsterdam) 1912-1914

1912
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)

Antwerp  (Belgium)  

FC Lloyd (Germany)
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	Antwerp	5	0	FC Lloyd
07.04.12	Ajax	1	2	GVC
08.04.12	GVC	2	1	Antwerp
08.04.12	Ajax	6	0	FC Lloyd

1913

For the 1913 edition Ajax were joined by:

Werder Bremen (Germany)
Founded in 1899- the Green-Whites were founder members of the DFB (1900).

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	Ajax	1	0	Werder Bremen
11.05.13	West Norwood	3	0	Cercle S. Brugeois
12.05.13	Werder Bremen	1	0	Cercle S. Brugeois
12.05.13	West Norwood	1	0	Ajax

1914

West Norwood returned to defend their title, Ajax again hosted. The other participants were:

Stade Français (France) 
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).


      

12.04.14	Ajax	2	1	Stade Français
12.04.14	West Norwood	5	1	Groningen VC
13.04.14	Stade Français	6	2	Groningen VC
13.04.14	West Norwood	1	0	Ajax

Special thanks to Mark (www.voetbalkroniek.nl) for help with missing results.

London Caledonians

There has never been a professional football team with London in its name. This probably dates to the very earliest days of the Football Association when nearly all the member clubs were London based, and with the  advent of  proletarian and eventually professionalized  football, the metropolitan area being so large, local clubs had developed all over the city.
London Caledonians was very different, however. Following a trend seen in Rugby, it was essentially an exiles club for Scotsmen living in London (there was also a London Welsh club in the 1890s).  London Caledonians was founded in 1886 and was originally based in Leyton, later moving to Holloway. In their early years they played leading clubs such as Aston Villa and Queen's Park. 
Caledonians had an impressive honour roll:

FA Amateur Cup winners -1923
Isthmian League Champions- 1905–06, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1924–25
Middlesex Senior Cup winners- 1889–90, 1890–91, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1934–35
London Senior Cup winners-1899–1900, 1907–08, 1914–15, 1922–26, 1927–28

Caledonians went out of existence during the 1939-45 war. 

London 1900-15

Continuing our look at London based clubs...

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1900-01	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	7

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1900-01	Millwall Athletic	Div. 1.	4
	Tottenham Hotspur*	Div. 1.	5
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	8
	Brentford	Div.2	1
	Shepherd's Bush	Div.2	4
	Fulham	Div.2	5
	Southall	Div.2	9

* FA Cup winners

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1901-02	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	4

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1901-02	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	2
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	4
	Millwall Athletic	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	12
	Brentford	Div. 1.	15
	Fulham	Div.2	1
	West Hampstead*	Div.2	5
	Shepherd's Bush	Div.2	6
	Southall	Div.2	7

*Left league

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1902-03	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	3

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1902-03	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	4
	Millwall Athletic*	Div. 1.	7
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	9
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	10
	Brentford	Div. 1.	16
	Fulham	Div.2	1
	Southall	Div.2	6

* Dropped the Athletic

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1903-04	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	2

Woolwich Arsenal were promoted to the First Division

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1903-04	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	2
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	5
	Millwall	Div. 1.	7
	Fulham	Div. 1.	11
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	12
	Brentford	Div. 1.	13
	Southall	Div.2.	10

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1904-05	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	10

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1904-05	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	5
	Fulham	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	7
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	11
	Brentford	Div. 1.	14
	Millwall	Div. 1.	15
	Clapton Orient*	Div.2.	8
	Southall**	Div.2.	10

* Joined Football League
**Left league

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1905-06	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	12
	Chelsea	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	20

Woolwich Arsenal's position as London's sole Football League club came to an end when Clapton Orient came in from the Southern League and newly formed Chelsea were elected.

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1905-06	Fulham	Div. 1.	1
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	5
	Brentford	Div. 1.	9
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	11
	Millwall	Div. 1.	12
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	13
	Crystal Palace	Div.2.	1
	Leyton	Div.2.	2
	Southern United*	Div.2.	6

*Left league

The 1905–06 season was the first in the history of the Isthmian League. London based clubs in this amateur league were:  London Caledonians, Clapton , Casuals , Civil Service and Ealing Association.

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1906-07	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	7
	Chelsea	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	17

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1906-07	Fulham*	Div. 1.	1
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	5
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div. 1.	6
	Millwall	Div. 1.	7
	Brentford	Div. 1.	10
	Leyton	Div. 1.	14
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	18
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	19

* Joined Football League

Clapton won FA Amateur Cup 

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1907-08	Chelsea	Div.1	13
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	14
	Fulham	Div.2	4
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	14

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1907-08	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	1
	Millwall	Div. 1.	3
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	4
	Tottenham Hotspur*	Div. 1.	7
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	10
	Brentford	Div. 1.	16
	Leyton	Div. 1.	19

* Joined Football League

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1908-09	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	6
	Chelsea	Div.1	11
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.2	2
	Fulham	Div.2	10
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	15

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1908-09	Millwall	Div. 1.	11
	Leyton	Div. 1.	13
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	15
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	16
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	17
	Brentford	Div. 1.	21

Clapton

Clapton won FA Amateur Cup 

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1909-10	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	15
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	18
	Chelsea	Div.1	19
	Fulham	Div.2	7
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	16

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1909-10	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	3
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	7
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	9
	Leyton	Div. 1.	10
	Brentford	Div. 1.	14

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1910-11	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	10
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	15
	Chelsea	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	4
	Fulham	Div.2	10

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1910-11	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	4
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	5
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	6
	Leyton	Div. 1.	7
	Brentford	Div. 1.	12

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1911-12	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	10
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	12
	Chelsea	Div.2	2
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	4
	Fulham	Div.2	8

Queens Park Rangers

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1911-12	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	1
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	7
	Millwall	Div. 1.	8
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	13
	Brentford	Div. 1.	14

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1912-13	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	17
	Chelsea	Div.1	18
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.1	20
	Fulham	Div.2	9
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	14

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1912-13	West Ham United	Div. 1.	3
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	4
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	5
	Millwall	Div. 1.	6
	Brentford	Div. 1.	19

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1913-14	Chelsea	Div.1	8
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	17
	Woolwich Arsenal	Div.2	3
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	6
	Fulham	Div.2	11

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1913-14	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	2
	West Ham United	Div. 1.	6
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	8
	Millwall	Div. 1.	15
	Brentford	Div.2.	3

Football League
season		Div	Pos
1914-15	Chelsea	Div.1	19
	Tottenham Hotspur	Div.1	20
	The Arsenal	Div.2	5
	Clapton Orient	Div.2	9
	Fulham	Div.2	12

Southern League
season		Div	Pos
1914-15	West Ham United*	Div. 1.	4
	Millwall	Div. 1.	8
	Queens Park Rangers	Div. 1.	12
	Crystal Palace	Div. 1.	15
	Brentford	Div.2.	7

* Joined the Football League in 1919-20