Season 1913-14

Summary

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
Dutch Cup 2 1 1 2 6 -4 Lost in Laatste 16
First Division West 18 12 5 2 11 22 44 -22 Endranking: 10
Promotion Competition 2nd Division West 2 1 1 1 1 2 -1 Endranking: 2
Meuwsen Beker 2 1 1 3 4 -1 Lost in Finale
Friendly 8 1 2 5 14 26 -12

Results

Endranking First Division West
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 HVV 18 14 2 2 30 56 32 24
2 Sparta 18 8 5 5 21 30 30
3 HFC Haarlem 18 9 1 8 19 41 30 11
4 HFC 18 7 4 7 18 40 38 2
5 DFC 18 7 3 8 17 32 30 2
6 UVV 18 8 1 9 17 24 29 -5
7 VOC 18 8 10 16 28 32 -4
8 Quick 18 6 3 9 15 32 35 -3
9 HBS 18 5 5 8 15 31 36 -5
10 Ajax 18 5 2 11 12 22 44 -22
Endranking Promotion Competition 2nd Division West
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Hercules 2 1 1 3 2 1 1
2 Ajax 2 1 1 1 1 2 -1

Matches

Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Full Video Match Report
8/31/1913 Friendly - Vitesse - Ajax 3 - 2
9/14/1913 Dutch Cup 3 DVV - Ajax 1 - 2
9/14/1913 Friendly - Ajax - Tunbridge Wells FC 1 - 3 (1 - 0)
9/21/1913 Dutch Cup Last 16 VVA - Ajax 5 - 0 (1 - 0)
10/12/1913 First Division West 1 Ajax - VOC 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
10/19/1913 First Division West 2 DFC - Ajax 6 - 1 (3 - 1)
10/26/1913 First Division West 3 Ajax - HFC Haarlem 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
11/2/1913 First Division West 4 UVV - Ajax 2 - 3 (2 - 2)
11/9/1913 Friendly - Quick (N) - Ajax 1 - 1 (1 - 1)
11/16/1913 Friendly - Ajax - Middlesex Wanderers FC 0 - 5 (0 - 2)
11/23/1913 First Division West 5 Ajax - Sparta 2 - 2 (0 - 1)
11/30/1913 First Division West 6 HVV - Ajax 6 - 0 (2 - 0)
12/7/1913 First Division West 7 Ajax - HFC 1 - 4 (1 - 1)
12/14/1913 First Division West 8 Ajax - Quick 3 - 1 (2 - 1)
12/21/1913 First Division West 9 HBS - Ajax 4 - 0 (0 - 0)
12/25/1913 Friendly - Brussels XI - Ajax 5 - 3 (2 - 1)
12/26/1913 Friendly - Wageningen - Ajax 3 - 3 (2 - 3)
1/1/1914 Friendly - Ajax - CSA de Paris 2 - 1 (1 - 0)
1/11/1914 First Division West 11 Ajax - DFC 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
2/1/1914 First Division West 14 Sparta - Ajax 0 - 5 (0 - 1)
2/8/1914 First Division West 15 Ajax - HVV 1 - 3 (1 - 0)
3/1/1914 First Division West 12 HFC Haarlem - Ajax 4 - 1 (4 - 0)
3/8/1914 First Division West 10 VOC - Ajax 2 - 1 (2 - 1)
3/22/1914 First Division West 17 Quick - Ajax 5 - 0 (1 - 0)
3/29/1914 First Division West 18 Ajax - HBS 2 - 1 (0 - 1)
4/12/1914 Meuwsen Beker Semi Final Stade Français - Ajax 1 - 2
(regular time:1 - 1)
4/13/1914 Meuwsen Beker Final Ajax - West Norwood FC 1 - 3 (0 - 1)
4/19/1914 First Division West 16 HFC - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 0)
5/3/1914 First Division West 13 Ajax - UVV 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
5/10/1914 Promotion Competition 2nd Division West 1 Ajax - Hercules 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
5/17/1914 Promotion Competition 2nd Division West 2 Hercules - Ajax 1 - 1 (0 - 0)
6/1/1914 Friendly - Ajax - Middlesex Wanderers FC 2 - 5

Selection

All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Gerardus van Beers Unknown 1 90
Nicolaas van Beers Unknown 1 90
Jager van den Berg Unknown 1 90
Theo Brokmann Sr. A 20 4 1 1779
Nico Buwalda A 21 3 3 1890
Henk van Dort Unknown 1 90
Joop van Dort Unknown 9 810
Gé Fortgens A 17 1 1530
Jean Gilissen A 21 1890
Teun den Hartigh A 17 4 1 1530
Theo Houtman Unknown 1 1 90
Francinus Jurrema Unknown 1 90
Adriaan Pelser Unknown 5 450
Fons Pelser II 7 3 630
Joop Pelser A 20 2 1779
Piet Prins A 9 4 810
Frans Schoevaart A 4 360
Jan Schoevaart A 20 1800
Cornelis Swarttouw Jr A 21 1890 1
Frits Terwee Unknown 4 1 360
Wim Vermeer Unknown 4 360
Wim Willemse Unknown 5 450
Chris Wintershoven II 1 90
Gerard Ziegeler A 20 1800
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Gerard Ziegeler Keeper Unknown
Gé Fortgens Defender Unknown
Jean Gilissen Defender Unknown
Frans Schoevaart Defender Unknown
Jan Schoevaart Defender Unknown
Cornelis Swarttouw Jr Defender Unknown
Joop Pelser Midfielder Unknown
Theo Brokmann Sr. Forward Unknown
Nico Buwalda Forward Unknown
Teun den Hartigh Forward Unknown
Piet Prins Forward Unknown
Swart Forward Unknown
Selection of Team II
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Chris Wintershoven Keeper Unknown
Fons Pelser Defender Unknown
Antoon ten Herkel Midfielder Unknown
Selection of Team III
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Heere Schappert Keeper Unknown
Abel Velzing Forward Unknown
Selection of Team IV
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Gé Bosch Unknown Unknown
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Joop van Dort Midfielder Unknown
Jan Goosen Midfielder Unknown
Adriaan Pelser Midfielder Unknown
Frits Terwee Midfielder Unknown
Gerardus van Beers Forward Unknown
Nicolaas van Beers Forward Unknown
Jager van den Berg Forward Unknown
J. Bosch Forward Unknown
Anton Buijen Forward Unknown
E. van Gelderen Forward Unknown
Theo Houtman Forward Unknown
Wim Vermeer Forward Unknown
Wim Willemse Forward Unknown
G.M. Bosen Unknown Unknown
Henk van Dort Unknown Unknown
Egbert Hillegonds Unknown Unknown
Francinus Jurrema Unknown Unknown
R.M. Meijer Unknown Unknown
M.G. van Riel Unknown Unknown
Roos Unknown Unknown
G.W. Schild Unknown Unknown
Others active at Ajax
Player Role Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
John Kirwan Head coach Contract
Willem Egeman President No Contract
Chris Holst Vice president No Contract
Henk Schutte Secretary No Contract
G.E. Hemme 2nd Secretary No Contract
C.F. Fetter Treasurer No Contract
Carel Reeser 2nd Treasurer No Contract
Joop Pelser Commissioner No Contract
J.G. Rauch Commissioner No Contract
Jan Schoevaart Commissioner No Contract

Transfers

Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Ton Kooij AFC Transfer 07/01/1913
Karel van der Lee Thor Unknown 07/01/1913 Karel van der Lee wordt halverwege het seizoen 1912-13 ernstig ziek en speelt niet mee. Later in het seizoen wordt er bekend gemaakt dat hij Ajax heeft verlaten en in de zomer wordt verwezen naar een foto van de Indonesische voetbalvereniging Thor waarop Karel van der Lee staat.
J.D. van Oenen AFC Transfer 07/01/1913
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Gerardus van Beers DEC Transfer 07/01/1913 Er komen in de zomer van 2013 twee broers Van Beers over van DEC
Nicolaas van Beers DEC Transfer 07/01/1913 Er komen in de zomer van 2013 twee broers Van Beers over van DEC
Gé Bosch VVA Transfer 07/01/1913
Theo Brokmann Sr. Steeds Voorwaarts Transfer 07/01/1913 Onbekend wanneer hij de overstap heeft gemaakt, berichten verschillen tussen 1912 en 1913
Nico Buwalda WFC Rapiditas Unknown 07/01/1913
Cornelis Swarttouw Jr Sparta Transfer 07/01/1913
Wim Willemse Allen Weerbaar Transfer 07/01/1913
Theo Houtman VVA Transfer 10/27/1913

Statistics

See this overview for an explanation of the categorization of the various competition types.

Seasons matches and goals per competition
Player Comp. Comp. Play Off Dutch Cup Europa Other Off. Off. Mat. Friendly Total
Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals Mat Goals
Gerardus van Beers 1 1 1 2
Nicolaas van Beers 1 1 1 2
Jager van den Berg 1 1 2 2 3 2
Theo Brokmann Sr. 17 4 2 1 20 4 5 1 25 5
Anton Buijen 2 2
Nico Buwalda 18 3 2 1 21 3 6 1 27 4
Henk van Dort 1 1 1
Joop van Dort 7 2 9 2 2 11 2
Gé Fortgens 15 2 17 4 21
Jean Gilissen 18 2 1 21 7 1 28 1
Jan Goosen 1 1
Jan Grootmeijer 1 1
Teun den Hartigh 17 4 17 4 3 20 4
Antoon ten Herkel 1 1
Theo Houtman 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Francinus Jurrema 1 1 1
Adriaan Pelser 3 1 1 5 2 7
Fons Pelser 6 3 1 7 3 1 8 3
Joop Pelser 17 1 2 1 1 20 2 6 26 2
Piet Prins 9 4 9 4 2 11 4
Frans Schoevaart 3 1 4 2 1 6 1
Jan Schoevaart 17 2 1 20 5 25
Swart 1 1 1 1
Cornelis Swarttouw Jr 18 2 1 21 7 28
Frits Terwee 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 2
Wim Vermeer 4 4 4
Wim Willemse 5 5 1 1 6 1
Chris Wintershoven 1 1 1
Gerard Ziegeler 17 2 1 20 6 26
Total 198 21 22 1 11 231 22 71 11 302 33

Videos and Photos

News

Dutch Competition

Ajax does not have a good start of the competition, but Quick seems to be the most likely candidate to have to play the promotion relegation matches that come with ending up at the last position in the competition. In round 8 Ajax beats Quick and with that just has its second win, with only one draw. For Quick that match was the 8th loss in a row. However Quick is starting to gather points after that round, and because they also protest against one of their losses which is subsequently turned into a draw, after round 14 Quick has 11 points, while Ajax is in the last position with just 8 points. In the 15th round Ajax looses from Quick with 5-0, and the gap to the safe 9th position is too large, also because other competitors keep gathering points as well. Ajax plays the promotion relegation competition with Hercules, looses the first match at home and away does not get further than a draw, which makes the relegation a fact.

Beker

Ajax enters the Dutch Cup competition again and just like the previous seasons as a first division team starts in the 3rd round. The first opponent is DVV, who are beaten by the second team (because Ajax first team plays another match on the same day). In the next round (last 16), Ajax plays an away game against Amsterdam 3rd division club VVA and is beaten with 5-0. Things are not as bad as the result seem, the referee misses offside with 3 of the goals, one of the goals is a suicide goal, and Ajax plays most of the 2nd half with 10 men, but it is clear early in the season that it will be a tough season for Ajax.

Lineup

From the previous season Jan Grootmeijer and Toon Kooi are no longer available, while Adriaan Pelser and Frans Schoevaart are only called upon in case of emergency. Ajax keeps changing the lineup during the season, especially in the attack, so there is not really a recurring lineup. Players who played a lot are: Gerard Ziegeler (goal), Cornelis Swarttouw, Jean Gilissen (defence) Joop Pelser, Jan Schoevaart and Ge Fortgens (midfield and stopper spil), Joop van Dort, Piet Prins, Theo Brokmann Sr., F. Hartigh and Nico Buwalda (forwards). Note that Piet Prins was only available for the first part of the season. Fons Pelser (6), Wim Willemse (5), Adriaan Pelser (4), Frans Schoevaart (4), Frits Terwee (4), Wim Vermeer (4) also play several matches, while Jager van den Berg, Henk van Dort, Theo Houtman, and Chris van Wintershoven (goalkeeper) make one appearance.

Coach

John Kirwan is trainer.

The Golden Head

Ajax is member of the association of first division teams called The Golden Head (Het Gouden Hoofd), who have a meeting in July, to, amongst other things, discuss some proposal for changes in regulations suggested during a meeting of the Dutch soccer assocation.

First Division South

This season it is for the first time that next to the first division west and east a first division south is introduced. The three winners of the competitions play a competition for the national title.

Cancellations

One of the problems is to let spectators know when a match is cancelled, so that they do not have to show up at the stadium to find out. This season Ajax works with taxis and trams in Amsterdam to show with red and white flags when matches will be played.

Annual General Meeting

During Ajax' annual general meeting the board members Egeman, Holst, Schutte, Reeser, Fetter and Hemmes are reelected. Jan Schoevaart did not make himself available for reelection. As committee members J. Pelser was reelected and J. Grootmeijer and F. Schoevaart were elected. Shortly hereafter a special general meeting was held because part of the Ajax squad members were not happy with the board member election. After discussions part of the board members, including the president, decide to step down. The meeting is suspended and continued one week later. On Dade's suggestion a committee is formed, with Dade, Egeman and Holst, to resolve the conflict between Schoevaart (not clear which one) and the players of the first team that do not want to play with him anymore. The boardmembers that earlier stepped down agree to be reinstated, conditionally.

Squadcommittee

There is a squad committee that composes the squads for each match. This committee becomes under pressure when the results are poor. On the night before the round 8 match against Quick a special general meeting is called in which a vote of mistrust is spoken out against the squad committee. Ajax wins the match, so that things do not escalate. The spokesman of the opposition is not named in the newspapers, but it is stated that this is a player who seems in himself the central striker for Ajax, a player that did not make a good name for himself and Ajax as a defender, and who announced at the start of the season he would not play anymore. Based on this information Frans Schoevaart is the likely spokesman, because he was known for his rough play as a defender, announced he was no longer available at the start of the season, and later does return as striker.

Relegation

In those days it was not easy to relegate, even a last position did still result in a double confrontation with the second division, but still Ajax succeeded, a unique result in Ajax' history. If we look at the player material now it seems to have been unnecessary. However it seems there was a lot of disagreement behind the screens, of which only a small part became public. Possibly this also resulted in the many changes in the attack, where it might have been better to give and keep trust in new players who wanted to play for Ajax, instead of going back to old players.

Reliability Data

Information about lineups and goalscorers this season is incomplete and unreliable. The main source used are newspaper reports and information often differs between different newspapers, sometimes newspapers also explicitly mention it is unknown when a goal is scored, and it is common that it is only mentioned that certain regular players are not playing, not who is playing instead. As much as possible we try to point out the information we are uncertain about.