Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937.

Netherlands played their first international fixture in 1905. Prior to this All Netherlands select teams had played against foreign club...

Leen Vente (Leendert Roelof Jan Vente) was an inside forward. 10 of Vente's 21 Netherlands appearances came during 'our' era...

The impressive figure of Constant Feith, the  doyen of HVV den Haag who represented the Netherlands 8 times (1906-12). When his caree...

1925- Championship winners HBS in action against Go Ahead (Deventer). We're off on a ten day break.

c 1890 This picture is not immediately recognizable as a football team, the long trousers and berets- perhaps the only clue the shingu...

Daring Writing about football pre 1937 I didn't expect to find myself dealing with penalty shootouts. However, an Easter Tournament...

Kloosterbalsem (Cloister Balm) was an ointment for the treatment of bruises, sprains, scratches and blisters. Here it is endorsed by Kees ...

Scottish outside left Billy Hunter played 150 games for Southern League Millwall Athletic before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1908. Hunte...

In 1908 a football club was formed in a street corner cafe (De Vereeniging) in Rotterdam. It has been claimed that the inspiration was the r...

 In these 2 photographs of Katwijk's splendidly named Quick Boys the goalkeepers seem to be wearing neckties.  Up until 1954 all...

The gold, silver and bronze winning teams (Uruguay, Argentina, Italy) Netherlands (v.Uruguay) Uruguay (v. Germany)    Mont...