1913–14 Brentford F.C. season
1913–14 season | |
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Chairman | H. Jason-Saunders |
Manager | Dusty Rhodes |
Stadium | Griffin Park |
Southern League Division Two | 3rd |
FA Cup | Fifth qualifying round |
Top goalscorer | League: Simons (19) All: Simons (19) |
Highest home attendance | 13,000 |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 |
During the 1913–14 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Division Two. Despite winning 13 of 15 matches in the first half of the season, a loss of form in a five-week spell from February through to April 1914 ended the club's chances of an immediate return to Division One.
Season summary
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Brentford player-manager Dusty Rhodes faced a tough task ahead in the Bees' first season back in the Southern League Division Two since 1900–01, with the club's debt having risen to £5,000 and the prospect of high expenses and reduced gate receipts from away matches due to 11 of the league's 16 clubs being located in Wales.[1] As a result, the Southern League Management Committee paid a £100 subsidy to each of the five English clubs in the league.[1] Of the previous season's professional players, only goalkeeper Ted Price, full backs Tommy Fells and Walter Spratt, centre half Frank Bentley and outside left Patsy Hendren were retained.[1] Bill Smith, Frederick Chapple and Bob McTavish were sold for small fees, while left half Phil Richards elected to retire.[1] In came half backs Tom McGovern, Bobby Jackson and forwards Charlie Elliott, Henry Simons, Joe Johnson and Tommy Clark.[1] England international amateur right half Alec Barclay remained with the club and amateur forwards Henry White and Jack Chapman were added to the ranks.[1]
As the season got underway, Brentford feasted on poor Welsh opposition, winning 13 of the first 15 matches of the season, scoring 49 goals and conceding just three.[2] Treharris and Ton Pentre were each beaten 7–0 at Griffin Park and the Bees also posted 5–0, 4–0 and 3–0 scorelines, each on two occasions.[2] The rot slowly set in after a 1–0 home defeat to 2nd-place Croydon Common on Christmas Day 1913 and injuries and the absence of some of the club's amateurs lead to defeats to fellow challengers Luton Town in February 1914,[1] Stoke later that month and a galling 1–0 reverse to Ton Pentre on 21 March.[2] Defeat to Newport County at home on 4 April ended Brentford's mathematical chances of a runners-up finish and later that month, with the club unable to pay its players in full, leading scorer Henry Simons and future England international Jack Cock were sold to raise funds.[1] Brentford finished the campaign in 4th-place and lost £127 for the season.[2]
League table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave1 | Pts2 | Notes |
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1 | Croydon Common | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 5.43 | 51 | Promoted to 1914–15 Southern League Division One |
2 | Luton Town | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 4.18 | 51 | |
3 | Brentford | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 18 | 4.44 | 44 | |
4 | Swansea Town | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 25 | 2.64 | 44 | |
5 | Stoke | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 34 | 2.09 | 40 | |
6 | Newport County | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 1.29 | 36 | |
7 | Mid Rhondda | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 37 | 1.49 | 33 | |
8 | Pontypridd | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 1.13 | 33 | |
9 | Llanelly | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 37 | 1.22 | 28 | |
10 | Barry | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 70 | 0.63 | 26 | |
11 | Abertillery | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 0.86 | 20 | |
12 | Ton Pentre | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 61 | 0.54 | 20 | |
13 | Mardy | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 0.50 | 18 | |
14 | Caerphilly | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 103 | 0.20 | 15 | Left league at end of season |
15 | Aberdare | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 87 | 0.38 | 13 | |
16 | Treharris | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 106 | 0.18 | 8 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Southern League Division Two
No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorer(s) |
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1 | 13 September 1913 | Treharris | A | 3–1 | Chapman, McGovern, Simons |
2 | 20 September 1913 | Caerphilly | H | 5–0 | Simons (2), Johnson, Hendren (2) |
3 | 4 October 1913 | Ton Pentre | H | 7–0 | Chapman (3), Hendren, Clark, Johnson, Jackson |
4 | 11 October 1913 | Abertillery | A | 1–0 | Clark |
5 | 18 October 1913 | Swansea Town | H | 3–1 | Clark, Johnson, Barclay |
6 | 25 October 1913 | Barry | H | 5–0 | Johnson (3), Simons (2) |
7 | 7 November 1913 | Mardy | H | 4–0 | Simons, Johnson (3) |
8 | 6 December 1913 | Llanelly | A | 3–0 | Chapman (2), Jackson |
9 | 20 December 1913 | Barry | A | 4–0 | Kent, Simons, Chapman, Elliott |
10 | 25 December 1913 | Croydon Common | H | 0–1 | |
11 | 26 December 1913 | Treharris | H | 7–0 | Simons (4), Chapman (2), Johnson |
12 | 27 December 1913 | Newport County | H | 3–0 | Simons (2), Chapman |
13 | 17 January 1914 | Stoke | H | 2–0 | Chapman (2) |
14 | 29 January 1914 | Mid Rhondda | A | 0–0 | |
15 | 31 January 1914 | Pontypridd | H | 2–0 | Simons, Johnson |
16 | 7 February 1914 | Luton Town | A | 1–3 | Hendren (pen) |
17 | 14 February 1914 | Llanelly | H | 2–0 | Chapman (2) |
18 | 21 February 1914 | Pontypridd | A | 0–0 | |
19 | 23 February 1914 | Mardy | A | 2–0 | Johnson, Simons |
20 | 28 February 1914 | Stoke | A | 1–2 | Simons |
21 | 14 March 1914 | Mid Rhondda | H | 3–1 | Farnfield, Simons, Barclay |
22 | 21 March 1914 | Ton Pentre | A | 0–1 | |
23 | 23 March 1914 | Aberdare | A | 6–3 | Johnson (3), Simons, Hendren, Elliott |
24 | 28 March 1914 | Abertillery | H | 5–0 | McGovern, Chapman (2), Barclay, Cock |
25 | 4 April 1914 | Newport County | A | 2–3 | Jackson, Simons |
26 | 10 April 1914 | Aberdare | H | 4–0 | Sloley (3), Chapman |
27 | 11 April 1914 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | |
28 | 13 April 1914 | Croydon Common | A | 0–1 | |
29 | 18 April 1914 | Swansea Town | A | 0–0 | |
30 | 20 April 1914 | Caerphilly | A | 5–1 | Meehan, White (2), Johnson, Kent |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorer |
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QR4 | 29 November 1913 | Luton Clarence | H | 1–0 | Johnson |
QR5 | 13 December 1913 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | Chapman |
QR5 (replay) | 17 December 1913 | Southend United | A | 0–2 |
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]
Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1913–14 season.
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
GK | Ted Price | ![]() |
13 June 1883 (aged 30) | Croydon Common | 1912 | |
Defenders | ||||||
DF | Tommy Fells | ![]() |
8 January 1890 (aged 22) | South Kirkby | 1913 | |
DF | Dusty Rhodes (c) | ![]() |
16 August 1882 (aged 31) | Sunderland | 1908 | |
DF | Walter Spratt | ![]() |
14 April 1889 (aged 24) | Rotherham Town | 1911 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
HB | Alec Barclay | ![]() |
1 November 1885 (aged 27) | Ilford | 1910 | Amateur |
HB | Frank Bentley | ![]() |
9 October 1886 (aged 26) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1912 | |
HB | Bobby Jackson | ![]() |
n/a | Portsmouth | 1913 | |
HB | Tom McGovern | ![]() |
n/a | Halifax Town | 1913 | |
Forwards | ||||||
FW | Billy Brawn | ![]() |
1 August 1878 (aged 35) | Chelsea | 1911 | |
FW | Jack Chapman | ![]() |
29 April 1895 (aged 18) | Southall | 1913 | Amateur |
FW | Tommy Clark | ![]() |
n/a | Middlesbrough | 1913 | |
FW | Charlie Elliott | ![]() |
28 September 1886 (aged 26) | Millwall | 1913 | |
FW | Herbert Farnfield | ![]() |
5 August 1883 (aged 30) | New Crusaders | 1914 | Amateur |
FW | Patsy Hendren | ![]() |
5 February 1889 (aged 24) | Coventry City | 1911 | Played when his cricket commitments allowed |
FW | Joe Johnson | ![]() |
1884 (aged 28–29) | Clapton Orient | 1913 | |
FW | Tommy Kent | ![]() |
September 1888 (aged 24–25) | Slough Town | 1913 | Amateur |
FW | John Meehan | ![]() |
1896 (aged 16–17) | Newton | 1914 | |
FW | Richard Sloley | ![]() |
20 August 1891 (aged 22) | Cambridge University | 1914 | Amateur |
FW | Henry White | ![]() |
8 August 1895 (aged 18) | Whamcliffe Athletic | 1914 | Amateur |
Players who left the club mid-season | ||||||
FW | Jack Cock | ![]() |
14 November 1893 (aged 19) | Old Kingstonians | 1914 | Transferred to Huddersfield Town |
FW | Henry Simons | ![]() |
26 November 1887 (aged 25) | Merthyr Town | 1913 | Transferred to Fulham |
Coaching staff
Name | Role |
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Manager |
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Secretary |
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Trainer |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Pos | Nat | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ![]() |
Ted Price | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Tommy Fells | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Dusty Rhodes | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Walter Spratt | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Alec Barclay | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
HB | ![]() |
Frank Bentley | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Bobby Jackson | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
HB | ![]() |
Tom McGovern | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Brawn | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Chapman | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Clark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Cock | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Charlie Elliott | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Herbert Farnfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Patsy Hendren | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Johnson | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 16 |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Kent | 14 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Meehan | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Henry Simons | 25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 19 |
FW | ![]() |
Richard Sloley | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Henry White | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]
Goalscorers
Pos. | Nat | Player | SL2 | FAC | Total |
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FW | ![]() |
Henry Simons | 19 | 0 | 19 |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Chapman | 16 | 1 | 17 |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Johnson | 15 | 1 | 16 |
FW | ![]() |
Patsy Hendren | 5 | 0 | 5 |
HB | ![]() |
Alec Barclay | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Clark | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HB | ![]() |
Bobby Jackson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Richard Sloley | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Kent | 2 | — | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Charlie Elliott | 2 | 0 | 2 |
HB | ![]() |
Tom McGovern | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Henry White | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Cock | 1 | — | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
John Meehan | 1 | — | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Herbert Farnfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 80 | 2 | 82 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]
Amateur international caps
Pos. | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HB | ![]() |
Alec Barclay | 2 | 0 | [4] |
Management
Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record League | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % | ||||
Dusty Rhodes | ![]() |
13 September 1913 | 20 April 1914 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 63.64 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 66.67 |
Summary
Games played | 33 (30 Southern League Division Two, 3 FA Cup) |
Games won | 21 (20 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 5 (4 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 7 (6 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 82 (80 Southern League Division Two, 2 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 21 (18 Southern League Division Two, 3 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 20 (19 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win | 7–0 on two occasions |
Worst league defeat | 3–1 versus Luton Town, 7 February 1914 |
Most appearances | 33, Ted Price, Walter Spratt (30 Southern League Division Two, 3 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 19, Henry Simons |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 19, Henry Simons |
Transfers & loans
Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
August 1913 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [5] |
December 1913 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [1] |
1913 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [6] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [7] |
1913 | FB | ![]() |
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n/a | [7] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [1] |
February 1914 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | Amateur | [1] |
February 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
March 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [1] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
23 July 1913 | FW | ![]() |
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Nominal | [8] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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Nominal | [1] |
1913 | FW | ![]() |
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Nominal | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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Nominal | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
July 1913 | HB | ![]() |
Retired | [1] | |
February 1914 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [1] |
April 1914 | HB | ![]() |
Retired | [1] | |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
April 1914 | FB | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [1] |
April 1914 | FW | ![]() |
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May 1914 | [9] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah White 1989, p. 101-103.
- ^ a b c d e f g h White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 362. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Croydon Common FC – James Ramsay" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 10-11.
- ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 137.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1914–15". Retrieved 8 May 2018.