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Brentford 1922–23 football season
During the 1922–23 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in 14th place.
Season summary Inside forward Billy Clayson was one of the few successful signings of Brentford 's early years in the Football League .After a promising 9th-place finish at the end of the 1921–22 Third Division South season, Brentford player-manager Archie Mitchell retired from playing in order to concentrate solely on management. The squad was hit by the triple-departure of forwards Harry Anstiss , George Pither and long-serving wing half Alf Amos to league rivals Millwall in the summer of 1922, though the previous season's leading goalscorer Harry Morris was successfully retained and the money generated from the sales allowed the squad's wages to be paid through the off-season.[4] North East , including full back George Kell , half backs Bill Inglis and John Haggan and forwards Gordon Johnstone , Reginald Parker , Harry Stott and John Thain .[4] Michael Whitham was replaced by former Bees manager Dusty Rhodes .[4]
Despite Harry Morris scoring 10 goals in an 11 match spell early in the season, Brentford were rooted in mid-table by early November 1921.[6] Christmas Day and the sales of Harry Morris to Millwall and long-serving full back Bertie Rosier to Clapton Orient in February 1923 exacerbated the team's problems scoring and conceding goals.[6] re-election , a run of goals from Gordon Johnstone and Reginald Parker inspired a seven match unbeaten spell from mid-March to mid-April which lifted Brentford to 14th.[6] [6]
League table
Pos
Team
Pld
Home
Away
F
A
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
1
Bristol City 42
16
4
1
43
13
8
7
6
23
27
66
40
1.650
+26
59
2
Plymouth Argyle 42
18
3
0
47
6
5
4
12
14
23
61
29
2.103
+32
53
3
Swansea Town 42
13
6
2
46
14
9
3
9
32
31
78
45
1.733
+33
53
4
Brighton & Hove Albion 42
15
3
3
39
13
5
8
8
13
21
52
34
1.529
+18
51
5
Luton Town 42
14
4
3
47
18
7
3
11
21
31
68
49
1.388
+19
49
6
Millwall 42
9
10
2
27
13
5
8
8
18
27
45
40
1.125
+5
46
7
Portsmouth 42
10
5
6
34
20
9
3
9
24
32
58
52
1.115
+6
46
8
Northampton Town 42
13
6
2
40
17
4
5
12
14
27
54
44
1.227
+10
45
9
Swindon Town 42
14
4
3
41
17
3
7
11
21
39
62
56
1.107
+6
45
10
Watford 42
10
6
5
35
23
7
4
10
22
31
57
54
1.056
+3
44
11
Queens Park Rangers 42
10
4
7
34
24
6
6
9
20
25
54
49
1.102
+5
42
12
Charlton Athletic 42
11
6
4
33
14
3
8
10
22
37
55
51
1.078
+4
42
13
Bristol Rovers 42
7
9
5
25
19
6
7
8
10
17
35
36
0.972
–1
42
14 Brentford 42 9 4 8 27 23 4 8 9 14 28 41 51 0.804 –10 38
15
Southend United 42
10
6
5
35
18
2
7
12
14
36
49
54
0.907
–5
37
16
Gillingham 42
13
4
4
38
18
2
3
16
13
41
51
59
0.864
–8
37
17
Merthyr Town 42
10
4
7
27
17
1
10
10
12
31
39
48
0.813
–9
36
18
Norwich City 42
8
7
6
29
26
5
3
13
22
45
51
71
0.718
–20
36
19
Reading 42
9
8
4
24
15
1
6
14
12
40
36
55
0.655
–19
34
20
Exeter City 42
10
4
7
27
18
3
3
15
20
66
47
84
0.560
–37
33
21
Aberdare Athletic 42
6
8
7
25
23
3
3
15
17
47
42
70
0.600
–28
29
22
Newport County 42
8
6
7
28
21
0
5
16
12
49
40
70
0.571
–30
27
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)
Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Scorer(s)
1
26 August 1922
Gillingham A
0–2
2
28 August 1922
Luton Town H
3–2
Morris (3)
3
2 September 1922
Gillingham
H
2–0
Morris , Haggan
4
4 September 1922
Luton Town A
0–4
5
9 September 1922
Norwich City
A
2–0
Morris , Clayson
6
11 September 1922
Queens Park Rangers H
1–3
Clayson
7
16 September 1922
Norwich City
H
1–4
Alton (pen )
8
23 September 1922
Northampton Town A
1–1
Johnstone
9
30 September 1922
Northampton Town H
2–1
Clayson , Morris
10
7 October 1922
Exeter City A
2–0
Morris (2)
11
14 October 1922
Exeter City
H
0–1
12
21 October 1922
Brighton & Hove Albion A
1–2
Capper
13
28 October 1922
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1–2
Morris
14
4 November 1922
Merthyr Town H
3–1
Hendren , Morris , Alton (pen )
15
11 November 1922
Merthyr Town A
0–1
16
18 November 1922
Reading H
1–1
Clayson
17
25 November 1922
Reading A
0–1
18
9 December 1922
Queens Park Rangers A
1–1
Clayson
19
23 December 1922
Bristol Rovers H
0–1
20
25 December 1922
Watford
A
0–2
21
26 December 1922
Watford
H
2–1
Morris , Duncan
22
6 January 1923
Plymouth Argyle H
2–0
Morris , Duncan
23
20 January 1923
Charlton Athletic A
1–1
Hendren
24
27 January 1923
Charlton Athletic H
0–3
25
3 February 1923
Swindon Town A
0–3
26
10 February 1923
Swindon Town H
3–0
Thain , Mulford , Morris
27
17 February 1923
Aberdare Athletic A
0–0
28
24 February 1923
Aberdare Athletic
H
0–1
29
3 March 1923
Swansea Town A
0–0
30
10 March 1923
Swansea Town H
0–1
31
17 February 1923
Newport County H
0–0
32
24 March 1923
Newport County A
1–0
James
33
30 March 1923
Southend United H
0–0
34
31 March 1923
Bristol City H
4–0
Johnstone (2), Parker (2)
35
2 April 1923
Southend United A
2–1
Clayson , Alton (pen )
36
7 April 1923
Bristol City H
1–1
Johnstone
37
14 April 1923
Portsmouth H
1–0
Parker
38
21 April 1923
Portsmouth
A
0–3
39
28 April 1923
Millwall H
1–1
Parker
40
30 April 1923
Bristol Rovers A
1–1
Johnstone
41
2 May 1923
Plymouth Argyle A
0–3
42
5 May 1923
Millwall H
1–1
Johnstone
FA Cup Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1922–23 season. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,[9] [10] Coaching staff Statistics Appearances and goals Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Management
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Archie Mitchell
26 August 1922
5 May 1923
45
14
13
18
0 31.11 42
13
12
17
0 30.95
Summary
Games played
45 (42 Third Division South , 3 FA Cup )
Games won
14 (13 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn
13 (12 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost
18 (17 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored
45 (41 Third Division, 4 FA Cup)
Goals conceded
52 (51 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets
14 (12 Third Division, 2 FA Cup)
Biggest league win
4–0 versus Bristol City , 31 March 1923
Worst league defeat
4–0 versus Luton Town , 4 September 1922
Most appearances
45, Charles Alton (42 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)
13, Harry Morris
Top scorer (all competitions)
13, Harry Morris
Transfers & loans Cricketers are not included in this list. References
General Grounds Affiliated clubs Players Rivalries
Ton Pentre