Summary
Jan Grootmeijer was in the period 1910-1920 a forward playing for Ajax. Before that he played for VVV (from Amsterdam). He was mainly a rightwinger and was one of the starting squad the year Ajax promoted to the first division and the first period in the first division, when he formed Ajax' attack with players like Piet van den Broecke, Henk Alofs and Louis Seylhouwer. After the relegation to the second division Jan Grootmeijer remained with Ajax. Not only on the pitch, but he also became secretary shortly thereafter. He became one of Ajax' faces for this period. Even after Ajax promoted to the first division for the second time Jan Grootmeijer still played the occassional match for this first squad for a number of seasons. Probably this was due to the fact he was normally traveling with the team and was prepared to jump in when this was necessary at a last moments notice. Jan Grootmeijer became a honory member of Ajax.