Sportclub Enschede was founded on 1 June 1910. Soon the club developed in one of the leading football clubs in the Netherlands, winning the national title in 1926 and winning the Eastern League five times. From 1935 to 1937 the club was managed by
Béla Guttmann. When in 1956 the new
Eredivisie was established (as the single highest league in the Netherlands),
SC Enschede was one of the top teams with star players as
Abe Lenstra and
Helmut Rahn. In 1958 they lost after 180 (!) minutes the first and last final of the Eredivisie ever against
DOS Utrecht. In 1965 they were forced due to debts to merge with their rivals
Enschedese Boys to
FC Twente.
SC Enschede continued as non-league amateur club. Currently, they play in the
Vierde Klasse (the ninth tier of Dutch football). == Honours ==