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won this year's championship by beating DWS,

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and Achilles 1894.

New entrants

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, Stormvogels and Xerxes Eerste Klasse West-II: *Moving in from West-I:

, DFC, RFC, VSV, VUC *Promoted from 2nd Division:

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Divisions

Eerste Klasse East

Eerste Klasse North

Eerste Klasse South

Eerste Klasse West-I

Eerste Klasse West-II

Championship play-off

References

RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954Results of all matches on EU-FOOTBALL.INFO
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