Between their first match in 1905 and 1919, the Netherlands played in 45 matches.[1] Throughout this period they played in two Summer Olympics, in 1908 Summer Olympics and in 1912, and the Netherlands won the consolation tournaments of 1908 by walkover (France withdrew in the final)[2] and got Bronze in 1912 after beating Finland 9-0 with 5 goals from Jan Vos.[3]
Note: The French were so shocked by their 17–1 defeat to Denmark that they withdrew both their main and B teams; meaning only the Netherlands and Sweden were left to play for the third place.[4]