International Amateur Tournament 1948


A tournament played in preparation for the 1948 Olympic games, 
titled "Amateur Triangular Tournament"

NETHERLANDS   2 0 0 6-2 4
ENGLAND       1 0 1 4-6 2
LUXEMBOURG    0 0 2 1-3 0

26.3.1948  Ilford   ENGLAND     2-1 LUXEMBOURG
Goals: Rawlings, Hardisty pen / Schammel 38'  (0-1 HT)
Eng: J.J. Wilson (Barking); C.R. Neale (Walton and Hersham), E. Childs (Leytonstone);
 J.R. 'Bob' Hardisty (Bishop Auckland), J. Paviour (Leytonstone) [c], E.G. Fright (Bromley);
 R.W. 'Roy' Stroud (Hendon), A.L. Hopper (Bromley), H.J. 'Harry' McIlvenny
 (Yorkshire Amateur), J. Rawlings (Enfield), L. Joseph (Leytonstone).
Lux: Bernard Michaux; Nicolas Pauly, Jean Feller; Robert 'Alphonse' Feyder, Vic Feller [c],
 Fernand Guth; Jean Becker, Jean-Pierre Kremer, Nicolas Kettel, Fernand Schammel, Victor Braas.
Ref: G. Clark (England).
Note: It is also reported that Jean Luciani played instead of Braas, and that Kettel scored
the goal for Luxembourg.

27.3.1948  Dulwich  NETHERLANDS 1-0 LUXEMBOURG
Goal: Rinus Terlouw
Neth: Wim Landman (Neptunus); Piet Spel (DWS), Jeu van Bun (MVV); Paul Fanger (DWS),
 Rinus Terlouw (DCV), Henk Temming (DOS); Cock van der Tuyn (Hermes-DVS),
 Rinus Schaap ('t Gooi), Han Engelsman (Quick N), Kees Rijvers (NAC), Mick Clavan (ADO).
Lux: Bernard Michaux; Nicolas Pauly, Jean Feller; Robert 'Alphonse' Feyder, Vic Feller [c],
 Léon Schumacher; Camille Wagner, Jean Becker, Jean-Pierre Kremer, Marcel Rewenig, Fernand
 Schammel.
Ref: Ling (England)

29.3.1948  Dulwich  ENGLAND     2-5 NETHERLANDS
Noble pen, McIlvenny / van der Tuyn x2, Schaap , Engelsman x2 (0-3 HT)
Eng: J.J. Wilson (Barking); G. Wheeler (Barnet), E. Childs (Leytonstone); J.R. Hardisty
 (Bishop Auckland), J. Paviour (Leytonstone), E. Fright (Bromley); A.H. Hopper (Bromley), A.
 Noble (Leytonstone), H.J. McIlvenny (Yorkshire Amateur), J. Rawlings (Enfield), L. Joseph
 (Leytonstone).
Neth: W. 'Wim' Landman (Neptunus); W.M. 'Jeu' van Bun (MVV), M. 'Rinus' Terlouw (DCV);
 P.J. 'Paul' Fanger (DWS), A.J. 'Jos' Beenhakkers (NAC), C.H. 'Henk' Temming (DOS);
 H.H. 'Han' Engelsman (Quick N), C.B. 'Kees' Rijvers (NAC), C. 'Cock' van der Tuyn
 (Hermes-DVS), M. 'Rinus' Schaap ('t Gooi), M. 'Mick' Clavan (ADO).


The matches are not considered official full internationals by any of the three countries.
However, the Netherlands (who played this tournament as Netherlands B) and Luxembourg teams 
consisted of virtually the same personnel that played full internationals in this period and 
at the Olympic Games in 1948, and the England team included several players who featured in 
the Great Britain (amateur) team at the Olympics.  The matches at the Olympics 1948 are 
considered official full internationals by the KNVB (despite the opposition in one match 
being Great Britain Amateurs), so it is perhaps inconsistent that the matches from this 
amateur triangular tournament are not considered official.






About this document

Many thanks to Evert Vermeer for additional data, in particular the line-up of the Netherlands against Luxembourg

Sources: "The Times", http://webplaza.pt.lu/~funar58/, KNVB

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Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 7 Feb 2024

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