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Brentford 1933–34 football season
During the 1933–34 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division for the first time in the club's history. A strong run in the middle of the season saw the Bees hold the second promotion place throughout March 1934, before a slight drop in form led the club to a still-impressive 4th-place finish.
Season summary
In preparation for Brentford 's first-ever season in the Second Division , manager Harry Curtis brought in a number of younger players to replace ageing full backs Tom Adamson , Alexander Stevenson and half back captain Jimmy Bain . Curtis stuck with the same free-scoring strikeforce of the previous season , electing to add only outside left Charlie Fletcher from Clapton Orient . Despite winning just 6 of the opening 16 matches of the season, Brentford found themselves in 8th place, before a run of 8 wins in 11 matches put the club into the second promotion place on 3 February 1934.[ 2] Southend United 's full back Arthur Bateman as a replacement for Tom Adamson.
2nd place was held until a defeat to Bradford City on 24 March dropped Brentford back to 3rd, with results in the following four matches dropping the club to 4th.[ 2] Swansea Town on 14 April saw the Bees rise back to the one remaining promotion place, with just three matches to play.[ 2] Millwall in the first of those matches dropped Brentford back to 4th,[ 2] Lincoln City in the penultimate match of the season left the Bees knowing that a draw and favourable results for 2nd-place Preston North End and 3rd-place Bolton Wanderers on the final day would be enough to secure promotion to the First Division .[ 4] Bury at Gigg Lane on the final day, victory for Preston North End saw the Lilywhites pip Bolton Wanderers into the second promotion place,[ 5] [ 6]
Just one of Brentford's 85 goals during the season came from a player who was not a forward, centre half Joe James and the tally of 8 goalscorers was at that time the lowest in club history.[ 7] [ 8] Jack Holliday top-scored with an impressive 27 goals,[ 9] Idris Hopkins flourished at the higher level, scoring 21 times.[ 10] Ernest Muttitt ,[ 11] Billy Scott and Charlie Fletcher ably supported Holliday and Hopkins by also scoring in double-figures.[ 12] [ 13]
League table
Pos
Team
Pld
Home
Away
F
A
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
1
Grimsby Town 42
15
3
3
62
28
12
2
7
41
31
103
59
1.746
+44
59
2
Preston North End 42
15
3
3
47
20
8
3
10
24
32
71
52
1.365
+19
52
3
Bolton Wanderers 42
14
2
5
45
22
7
7
7
34
33
79
55
1.436
+24
51
4 Brentford 42 15 2 4 52 24 7 5 9 33 36 85 60 1.417 +25 51
5
Bradford Park Avenue 42
16
2
3
63
27
7
1
13
23
40
86
67
1.284
+19
49
6
Bradford City 42
14
4
3
46
25
6
2
13
27
42
73
67
1.090
+6
46
7
West Ham United 42
13
3
5
51
28
4
8
9
27
42
78
70
1.114
+8
45
8
Port Vale 42
14
4
3
39
14
5
3
13
21
41
60
55
1.091
+5
45
9
Oldham Athletic 42
12
5
4
48
28
5
5
11
24
32
72
60
1.200
+12
44
10
Plymouth Argyle 42
12
7
2
43
20
3
6
12
26
50
69
70
0.986
–1
43
11
Blackpool 42
10
8
3
39
27
5
5
11
23
37
62
64
0.969
–2
43
12
Bury 42
12
4
5
43
31
5
5
11
27
42
70
73
0.959
–3
43
13
Burnley 42
14
2
5
40
29
4
4
13
20
43
60
72
0.833
–12
42
14
Southampton 42
15
2
4
40
21
0
6
15
14
37
54
58
0.931
–4
38
15
Hull City 42
11
4
6
33
20
2
8
11
19
48
52
68
0.765
–16
38
16
Fulham 42
13
3
5
29
17
2
4
15
19
50
48
67
0.716
–19
37
17
Nottingham Forest 42
11
4
6
50
27
2
5
14
23
47
73
74
0.986
–1
35
18
Notts County 42
9
7
5
32
22
3
4
14
21
40
53
62
0.855
–9
35
19
Swansea Town 42
10
9
2
36
19
0
6
15
15
41
51
60
0.850
–9
35
20
Manchester United 42
9
3
9
29
33
5
3
13
30
52
59
85
0.694
–26
34
21
Millwall 42
8
8
5
21
17
3
3
15
18
51
39
68
0.574
–29
33
22
Lincoln City 42
7
7
7
31
23
2
1
18
13
52
44
75
0.587
–31
26
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated
Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
26 August 1933
Nottingham Forest A
1–1
12,702
Hopkins
2
31 August 1933
Bradford Park Avenue H
2–0
13,667
Holliday (2)
3
2 September 1933
West Ham United H
4–1
19,918
Holliday (2), Hopkins (2)
4
6 September 1933
Bradford Park Avenue A
2–5
11,982
Hopkins , Muttitt
5
9 September 1933
Plymouth Argyle A
1–1
20,945
Watson
6
16 September 1933
Manchester United H
3–4
17,180
Fletcher , Holliday , Muttitt
7
23 September 1933
Bolton Wanderers
A
2–3
9,894
Fletcher , Hopkins
8
30 September 1933
Hull City H
2–2
14,570
Fletcher , Holliday
9
7 October 1933
Burnley
H
5–2
14,797
Hopkins (2), Holliday (2), Muttitt
10
14 October 1933
Oldham Athletic A
4–1
9,831
James , Hopkins (2), Holliday
11
21 October 1933
Fulham A
1–1
35,421
Holliday (pen )
12
28 October 1933
Southampton H
2–0
15,611
Hopkins (2)
13
4 November 1933
Blackpool A
1–3
14,229
Muttitt
14
11 November 1933
Bradford City
H
2–1
12,932
Muttitt , Holliday
15
18 November 1933
Port Vale
A
0–1
11,349
16
25 November 1933
Notts County H
2–2
12,110
Holliday , Scott
17
2 December 1933
Swansea Town
A
3–2
4,269
Fletcher (2), Muttitt
18
9 December 1933
Millwall H
3–0
12,017
Scott (2), Holliday
19
16 December 1933
Lincoln City A
2–0
6,080
Holliday (2, 1 pen )
20
23 December 1933
Bury
H
2–3
12,761
Muttitt , Fletcher
21
25 December 1933
Preston North End H
3–2
20,662
Fletcher , Hopkins (2)
22
26 December 1933
Preston North End A
2–3
24,451
Scott (2)
23
30 December 1933
Nottingham Forest
H
2–1
12,795
Hopkins , Scott
24
6 January 1934
West Ham United A
2–3
24,108
Muttitt , Holliday
25
20 January 1934
Plymouth Argyle H
3–0
17,566
Scott , Fletcher , Holliday
26
27 January 1934
Manchester United A
3–1
16,891
Muttitt (2), Fletcher
27
3 February 1934
Bolton Wanderers H
3–1
16,037
Holliday (2), Scott
28
10 February 1934
Hull City A
1–0
10,566
Hopkins
29
17 February 1934
Burnley A
1–3
11,666
Holliday
30
24 February 1934
Oldham Athletic H
2–1
15,927
Scott , Muttitt
31
3 March 1934
Fulham H
1–2
25,184
Holliday (pen )
32
10 March 1934
Southampton A
0–0
10,349
33
17 March 1934
Blackpool
H
1–0
16,461
Hopkins
34
24 March 1934
Bradford City A
1–2
12,394
Hopkins
35
30 March 1934
Grimsby Town A
2–2
23,233
Hopkins , Holliday
36
31 March 1934
Port Vale H
2–0
19,758
Holliday , Scott
37
2 April 1934
Grimsby Town H
1–2
26,934
Holliday
38
7 April 1934
Notts County A
2–1
11,657
Allen , Hopkins
39
14 April 1934
Swansea Town H
2–0
14,848
Hopkins , Muttitt
40
21 April 1934
Millwall A
0–2
21,671
41
28 April 1934
Lincoln City H
5–0
12,184
Scott , Holliday (3), Hopkins
42
5 May 1934
Bury
A
2–1
9,461
Fletcher , Scott
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Attendance
Result
3R
13 January 1934
Hull City
A
18,000
0–1
Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1933–34 season. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Coaching staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford[ 14]
Goalscorers
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford[ 14]
Amateur international caps
Management
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Harry Curtis
26 August 1933
5 May 1933
43
22
7
14
0 51.16 42
22
7
13
0 52.38
Summary
Games played
43 (42 Second Division , 1 FA Cup )
Games won
22 (22 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn
7 (7 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost
14 (13 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored
85 (85 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded
61 (60 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets
11 (11 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win
5–0 versus Lincoln City , 28 April 1934
Worst league defeat
5–2 versus Bradford Park Avenue , 6 September 1933
Most appearances
43, Charlie Fletcher , Idris Hopkins (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)
27, Jack Holliday
Top scorer (all competitions)
27, Jack Holliday
Cricketers are not included in this list.
References
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