1965-66
Ajax voor de elfde maal landskampioen
Drukkerij en Uitgeversbedrijf De Standaard N.V.
Netherlands
12 cut-outs
This 176 page book celebrates Ajax winning the Eredivisie title for the 11th time. The back cover features 12 portraits and can often be found cut to individual portraits with blank backs. All have the names below the portrait, except for Cruyff, his name is above the portrait. The cut-outs of Bals and Cruyff are therefore larger than the other 10 cut-outs. The card is sometimes referred to as a 1965-66 issue but the book documents the 1965-66 season, which end in late May, 1966. The book must have been published later in the year but I can't find an actual publication date.
UPDATE (11-02-2022 15:00): I have updated the issue date to 1965-66, thanks to Manfred's help in the comment below. It seems, by the last game of the season on 22 May, 1966 this book had already been published.
Bals (Red border)
Cruyff (Red border)
Groot
Keizer
Muller
Ninunga
Prins
Pronk
Soetekouw
Suurbier
Swart
v. Duivenbode
Hi Alan,
ReplyDeleteI found an advertisement for that issue in a newspaper dated May 23rd 1966. It was written by sport journalist W. Jesse and costed ƒ 4,90. That advertisement mentioned that it was "just issued".
Hi Manfred,
DeleteThat was quick, they didn't play their last game until 22 May, though with a 19 point gap between themselves and Feyennord in second place they probably guaranteed the title some time in April.