Season 1936-37

Summary

Season Results
Competition Mat Total points Win Drw Loss GF GA F-A Res
First Division West I 18 30 14 2 2 47 18 29 Endranking: 1
Champions Competition 8 14 7 1 20 10 10 Endranking: 1
Paastoernooi Ajax Blauw-Wit 2 1 1 4 3 1 Lost in Finale
EDO Jubileum Toernooi 2 2 4 1 3 Winner
Willem II Jubileum Toernooi 2 2 1 1 5 7 -2
Friendly 5 2 2 1 19 13 6

Results

Endranking First Division West I
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Ajax 18 14 2 2 30 47 18 29
2 Xerxes 18 9 3 6 21 59 35 24
3 Blauw-Wit 18 8 5 5 21 30 22 8
4 Stormvogels 18 8 2 8 18 32 26 6
5 DFC 18 7 4 7 18 38 43 -5
6 DHC 18 7 3 8 17 39 48 -9
7 Excelsior 18 7 2 9 16 41 42 -1
8 CVV 18 6 4 8 16 25 40 -15
9 ADO 18 5 4 9 14 20 30 -10
10 RC Heemstede 18 2 5 11 9 18 45 -27
Endranking Champions Competition
Pos Club Mat Win Drw Loss Total points GF GA F-A
1 Ajax 8 7 1 14 20 10 10
2 Feijenoord 8 5 3 10 21 9 12
3 PSV 8 5 3 10 12 22 -10
4 Be Quick 8 3 5 6 12 21 -9
5 Go Ahead 8 2 6 4 8 14 -6

Matches

Match Details
Date Competition Round Match Sum. Video Full Video Match Report
8/15/1936 Willem II Jubileum Toernooi 1 Ajax - Sparta 4 - 2 (1 - 0)
8/16/1936 Willem II Jubileum Toernooi 2 PSV - Ajax 5 - 1 (2 - 0)
8/23/1936 Friendly - Ajax - FC Wacker 3 - 3 (2 - 2)
8/27/1936 Friendly - Ajax - Chinees Olympisch Elftal 5 - 3
9/13/1936 Friendly - Ajax - HBS 8 - 0
9/20/1936 First Division West I 1 DFC - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 1)
9/27/1936 First Division West I 2 Ajax - DHC 4 - 2 (3 - 2)
10/4/1936 First Division West I 3 RC Heemstede - Ajax 2 - 2 (2 - 1)
10/11/1936 First Division West I 4 Ajax - Blauw-Wit 2 - 1 (2 - 1)
10/18/1936 First Division West I 5 Stormvogels - Ajax 1 - 2 (0 - 2)
10/25/1936 First Division West I 6 Ajax - Excelsior 2 - 1 (1 - 1)
11/8/1936 First Division West I 7 Xerxes - Ajax 1 - 3 (1 - 1)
11/10/1936 Friendly - HFC Haarlem - Ajax
11/22/1936 First Division West I 8 Ajax - ADO 2 - 0 (2 - 0)
11/29/1936 First Division West I 9 CVV - Ajax 0 - 4 (0 - 2)
12/13/1936 First Division West I 11 DHC - Ajax 2 - 9 (2 - 3)
12/20/1936 First Division West I 10 Ajax - DFC 0 - 1 (0 - 0)
1/3/1937 First Division West I 12 Ajax - RC Heemstede 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
1/10/1937 First Division West I 13 Blauw-Wit - Ajax 0 - 0 (0 - 0)
1/17/1937 First Division West I 14 Ajax - Stormvogels 2 - 1 (2 - 1)
1/24/1937 First Division West I 15 Excelsior - Ajax 1 - 2 (1 - 0)
2/7/1937 First Division West I 16 Ajax - Xerxes 2 - 4 (2 - 0)
2/14/1937 EDO Jubileum Toernooi Semi Final Ajax - HBS 3 - 1 (1 - 0)
2/14/1937 EDO Jubileum Toernooi Final Ajax - HFC Haarlem 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
2/21/1937 First Division West I 17 ADO - Ajax 0 - 1 (0 - 1)
2/28/1937 First Division West I 18 Ajax - CVV 4 - 0 (0 - 0)
3/14/1937 Champions Competition - Ajax - Go Ahead 2 - 1 (1 - 0)
3/21/1937 Champions Competition - PSV - Ajax 2 - 3 (1 - 2)
3/28/1937 Paastoernooi Ajax Blauw-Wit Semi Final Ajax - DWS 2 - 1 (2 - 0)
3/29/1937 Paastoernooi Ajax Blauw-Wit Final Ajax - Blauw-Wit 2 - 2
(penalties: 1 - 2)
4/11/1937 Champions Competition - Feijenoord - Ajax 3 - 0 (1 - 0)
4/18/1937 Champions Competition - Ajax - PSV 5 - 2 (2 - 1)
4/25/1937 Champions Competition - Be Quick - Ajax 1 - 3 (0 - 0)
5/9/1937 Friendly - Achilles - Ajax 2 - 2
5/16/1937 Champions Competition - Ajax - Be Quick 2 - 1 (2 - 0)
5/23/1937 Champions Competition - Ajax - Feijenoord 2 - 0 (0 - 0)
5/30/1937 Champions Competition - Go Ahead - Ajax 0 - 3 (0 - 1)
6/10/1937 Friendly - Ajax - FC Luzern 1 - 5 (0 - 3)

Selection

All players who have played for Ajax 1 this season
Player Team Matches Goals Yellow Red Assists Minutes Own Goals Remark
Wim Anderiesen Sr. A 26 2 2340
Tjeerd Aukema Unknown 1 90
Dick Been A 26 2340
Rinus Bijl Unknown 5 2 1 450
Henk Blomvliet A 21 5 1 1869
Piet van Deijck A 19 1689
Jan van Diepenbeek A 24 3 2139
Jan Distelbrink Unknown 3 132
Gerrit Fischer Unknown 2 1 1 180
Louis Fraenkel Unknown 1 90
Jan Gerritsen A 22 4 1842
Gerrit Keizer A 25 2229
Ko Loois Unknown 10 1 900
Piet van Reenen A 25 30 4 2250
Johnny Roeg Unknown 3 247
Jan Schubert A 25 2 2250
Jan Stam A 23 4 10 2070
Joop Steunenberg Unknown 3 270
Piet Weppner Unknown 2 111
Erwin van Wijngaarden A 24 11 7 2093
Selection of Team A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Gerrit Keizer Keeper Unknown
Wim Anderiesen Sr. Defender Unknown
Dick Been Defender Unknown
Henk Blomvliet Defender Unknown
Jan van Diepenbeek Defender Unknown
Piet van Deijck Midfielder Unknown
Jan Schubert Midfielder Unknown
Jan Gerritsen Forward Unknown
Piet van Reenen Forward Unknown
Jan Stam Forward Unknown
Erwin van Wijngaarden Forward Unknown
Selection of Team Unknown
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Piet Weppner Keeper Unknown
Roel Gras Defender Unknown
Ko Loois Midfielder Unknown
Tjeerd Aukema Forward Unknown
Rinus Bijl Forward Unknown
Jan Distelbrink Forward Unknown
Gerrit Fischer Forward Unknown
Louis Fraenkel Forward Unknown
Bob ten Have Forward Unknown
Johnny Roeg Forward Unknown
Joop Steunenberg Unknown Unknown
Selection of Team Youth A
Player Position Contract Type Contract From Contract To Loan Out From Loan Out To Remark
Jan Potharst Defender No Contract
Others active at Ajax
Player Role Contract Type Contract From Contract To Remark
Jack Reynolds Head coach Contract
Marius Koolhaas President No Contract
Willem Egeman Vice president No Contract
Jan Elzenga Secretary No Contract
Gerard de Jongh 2nd Secretary No Contract
Jan Oudheusden Treasurer No Contract
Roef Vunderink 2nd Treasurer No Contract
Jan de Boer Commissioner No Contract
Theo Brokmann Sr. Commissioner No Contract
Daan Roodenburgh Commissioner No Contract
Henk Anderiesen Squad Committee No Contract
Joop Bieshaar Squad Committee No Contract
Theo Brokmann Sr. Squad Committee No Contract
Frans Couton Squad Committee No Contract
Hein Delsen Squad Committee No Contract
W. van Gelderen Squad Committee No Contract
Arie de Wit Sr. Squad Committee No Contract
Jan de Boer Enquire Committee No Contract
Marius Koolhaas Enquire Committee No Contract
André de Kruijff Enquire Committee No Contract
Ferry Dukker Audit Committee No Contract
G.E. Hemme Audit Committee No Contract
Jan Koomen Audit Committee No Contract
Kick Geudeker Clubmagazine Committee No Contract
Marius Koolhaas Clubmagazine Committee No Contract
Jan Melchers Clubmagazine Committee No Contract

Transfers

Players who left/will leave
Player Next Club Type Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Gerard Doon Unknown Unknown 07/01/1936
Cor Jurriaans None Retired 07/01/1936
Henk Mulders None Retired 07/01/1936
Johnny Roeg Unknown Unknown 07/01/1936
Wim Volkers None Retired 07/01/1936
Players who came/will come
Player Previous Club Type Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Piet Oudendijk 't Gooi Transfer 03/30/1936 07/01/1936
Youthplayers who joined the Ajax academy
Player Previous Club Announced Start Duration End Amount Remark
Joop Stoffelen SEO 07/01/1936

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
Wim Anderiesen Sr. 18 2 8 26 2 8 34 2
Tjeerd Aukema 1 1 1
Dick Been 18 8 26 8 34
Rinus Bijl 5 2 5 2 4 9 2
Henk Blomvliet 18 4 3 1 21 5 7 4 28 9
Piet van Deijck 17 2 19 5 24
Jan van Diepenbeek 16 2 8 1 24 3 7 1 31 4
Jan Distelbrink 3 3 1 4
Gerrit Fischer 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 2
Louis Fraenkel 1 1 1 2
Jan Gerritsen 16 2 6 2 22 4 8 1 30 5
Gerrit Gischler 1 1 1 2
Roel Gras 1 1
Gerrit Keizer 17 8 25 9 34
Hille van Keulen 1 1
George Koning 1 1 1
Ko Loois 2 8 1 10 1 5 15 1
Piet van Reenen 17 22 8 8 25 30 9 10 34 40
Johnny Roeg 3 3 1 4
Jan Schubert 17 8 2 25 2 10 35 2
Jan Stam 15 2 8 2 23 4 9 1 32 5
Joop Steunenberg 2 1 3 2 5
Piet Weppner 2 2 1 3
Erwin van Wijngaarden 16 10 8 1 24 11 10 3 34 14
Total 202 45 90 20 292 65 110 21 402 86

Videos and Photos

Lineup Photos
Ajax - Feijenoord 2 - 0 (5/23/1937)
Individual Photos
Jan Gerritsen

News

Dutch Competition

Ajax started very convincingly at the First Division West I competition. In the 10th match Ajax beat the closest competitor DHC with 9-2, making Ajax, who had played only one draw, take a lead of 7 points. Afterwards Ajax dropped more points, but still became division champion with 30 points, 9 ahead of Xerxes and Blauw-Wit. In the champions competition Ajax lost only one match (in Rotterdam against Feyenoord), winning the rest, which made them the new domestic champion, 4 points ahead of Feyenoord and PSV.

Beker

The Dutch Cup was different from the previous seasons, it only started in March and the First Division Clubs had to participate in round 1 already, but Ajax did not participate.

Lineup

Ajax played a large part of the season with the same basis: Gerrit Keizer (goalkeeper), Jan van Diepenbeek and Dick Been (defense), Piet van Deyck, Wim Anderiesen Sr. and Jan Schubert (midfield and stopper spil), Jan Stam, Henk Blomvliet, Piet van Reenen, Jan Gerritsen, and Erwin van Wijngaarden (attack). Wim Anderiesen Sr. was captain. Jan Schubert also played some matches in the attack, but ended again on midfield. Ko Loois (10) took his position on midfield and also replaced Piet van Deyck few matches. Rinus Bijl (5) played himself in the basis during the champions competition. The following players also played official matches: Jan Distelbrink (3), Johnny Roeg (3), Joop Steunenberg (3), Gerrit Fischer (2), Piet Weppner (2), Tjeerd Aukema (1), Louis Fraenkel (1), Gerrit Gischler (1) and George Koning (1).

Coach

Jack Reynolds was the trainer.

Biased Linesmen

It was common practice that the clubs arranged the linesmen for match by themselves, and often these were people from their own club. For the match Ajax - Blauw-Wit one of the linesmen is former Ajax player Frans Couton and there was an incident reported that Couton first raised his flag when a ball passed the line, but when the referee did not notice and subsequently a goal for Ajax occurred, he later denied having seen the ball cross the line when the referee asked. Of course it is impossible now to find out what really happened, but with linesmen that are obviously connected to one of the playing clubs, it is easy to imagine that it was hard to stay impartial all the time. For the champions competition it was explicitly mentioned for few matches that they had two impartial linesmen.