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Brentford
1962–63 season
ChairmanJack Dunnett
ManagerMalky MacDonald
StadiumGriffin Park
Fourth Division1st (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dick (23)
All: Dick (24)
Highest home attendance15,820
Lowest home attendance6,800
Average home league attendance11,418

During the 1962–63 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Fourth Division for the first time in the club's history. 67 goals from former international forwards John Dick, Billy McAdams and Johnny Brooks helped fire the Bees to the division title and an immediate return to the Third Division.

Season summary

File:Brentford FC team photograph, 1962-63.jpg
Brentford's 1962–63 Fourth Division championship-winning squad.

Brentford was at one of the lowest points in its history after suffering relegation for the Fourth Division at the end of the 1961–62 season.[1] The relegation completed a 15-year fall from the First Division to the bottom tier and the average attendance at Griffin Park had fallen by 18,000 in that time.[1] Chairman Jack Dunnett pledged that he and his directors would invest money in the first team squad, which had been ravaged by a mass clearout over the previous year in a bid to cut costs amidst the abolishment of the maximum wage.[1] Club legend George Francis was sold to Gillingham for a £4,000 fee, ending a six-year Brentford career in which he scored 136 goals in 280 matches.[2] Funds were made available to manager Malky MacDonald he spent £5,000 on Norwich City wing half Matt Crowe and £10,000 on Leeds United's former Northern Ireland centre forward Billy McAdams.[1] Tommy Cavanagh was appointed as trainer to replace the departed Fred Monk.[1]

Three wins and four defeats from the opening seven matches led to the chequebook opening again, with the £17,500 purchase of West Ham United's experienced inside left John Dick breaking Brentford's incoming transfer record.[1] The transfer meant the Fourth Division Bees could field an ex-international forward line - Dick (Scotland), McAdams (Northern Ireland) and Brooks (England).[1] The team showed excellent form between September 1962 and the end of the year, rising from mid-table to 2nd place.[3] John Dick had as yet failed to live up to his status, but Billy McAdams ended the year on 15 goals and Johnny Brooks on 12.[1] The football calendar was frozen out between late December 1962 and February 1963 due to poor weather, but as league play got back underway, Brentford solidified their position in the promotion places,[3] especially after another £18,500 was spent on new signings John Fielding and Mel Scott in March.[1] John Dick came into form in mid-March and supported by McAdams and Brooks,[4] his 15 goals in the final 17 matches helped fire Brentford to the Fourth Division title.[1] The title win made Brentford the first club to win each of the Second, Third and Fourth Division championships.[1]

A handful of records were set or equalled during the season:

  • Most points in a league season: 62 (two points for a win)[5]
  • Most league goals scored in a season: 98[6]
  • Most consecutive league appearances: 168 – Gerry Cakebread (1 November 1958 – 18 August 1963)[7]

League table

Main article: 1962–63 Football League Fourth Division
Pos Team Pld Home Away F A GA GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A
1 Brentford 46 18 2 3 59 31 9 6 8 39 33 98 64 1.531 +34 62
2 Oldham Athletic 46 18 4 1 65 23 6 7 10 30 37 95 60 1.583 +35 59
3 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 4 4 50 21 9 7 7 36 37 86 58 1.483 +28 59
4 Mansfield Town 46 16 4 3 61 20 8 5 10 47 49 108 69 1.565 +39 57
5 Gillingham 46 17 3 3 49 23 5 10 8 22 26 71 49 1.449 +22 57
6 Torquay United 46 14 8 1 45 20 6 8 9 30 36 75 56 1.339 +19 56
7 Rochdale 46 16 6 1 48 21 4 5 14 19 38 67 59 1.136 +8 51
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 57 25 5 7 11 24 42 81 67 1.209 +14 50
9 Barrow 46 14 7 2 52 26 5 5 13 30 54 82 80 1.025 +2 50
10 Workington 46 13 4 6 42 20 4 9 10 34 48 76 68 1.118 +8 47
11 Aldershot 46 9 9 5 42 32 6 8 9 31 37 73 69 1.058 +4 47
12 Darlington 46 13 3 7 44 33 6 3 14 28 54 72 87 0.828 –15 44
13 Southport 46 11 9 3 47 35 4 5 14 25 71 72 106 0.679 –34 44
14 York City 46 12 6 5 42 25 4 5 14 25 37 67 62 1.081 +5 43
15 Chesterfield 46 7 10 6 43 29 6 6 11 27 35 70 64 1.094 +6 42
16 Doncaster Rovers 46 9 10 4 36 26 5 4 14 28 51 64 77 0.831 –13 42
17 Exeter City 46 9 6 8 27 32 7 4 12 30 45 57 77 0.740 –20 42
18 Oxford United 46 10 10 3 44 27 3 5 15 26 44 70 71 0.986 –1 41
19 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 34 29 6 4 13 22 41 56 70 0.800 –14 41
20 Newport County 46 11 6 6 44 29 3 5 15 32 61 76 90 0.844 –14 39
21 Chester 46 11 5 7 31 23 4 4 15 20 43 51 66 0.773 –15 39
22 Lincoln City 46 11 1 11 48 46 2 8 13 20 43 68 89 0.764 –21 35
23 Bradford City 46 8 5 10 37 40 3 5 15 27 53 64 93 0.688 –29 32
24 Hartlepools United 46 5 7 11 33 39 2 4 17 23 65 56 104 0.538 –48 25

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Fourth Division

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer(s)
1 18 August 1962 Doncaster Rovers A 2–0 McAdams (2)
2 21 August 1962 Gillingham H 1–2 Edgley
3 25 August 1962 Mansfield Town H 1–3 McAdams
4 29 August 1962 Gillingham A 4–1 Brooks (3), Block
5 1 September 1962 Workington A 1–3 Summers
6 8 September 1962 Exeter City H 3–1 McAdams, Dick, Hughes (og)
7 12 September 1962 Crewe Alexandra A 0–3
8 15 September 1962 Chesterfield A 1–1 McAdams
9 18 September 1962 Stockport County H 2–1 Dick, McAdams
10 22 September 1962 Rochdale H 1–0 McLeod
11 29 September 1962 Barrow H 2–1 Dick (2)
12 2 October 1962 Hartlepools United H 4–0 Dick (2), McAdams, Block
13 6 October 1962 Darlington A 3–1 Brooks (2, 1 pen), Block
14 13 October 1962 Southport H 3–3 McAdams, Brooks (2, 1 pen)
15 20 October 1962 Aldershot A 0–0
16 27 October 1962 Newport County H 3–1 McAdams (2), Block
17 10 November 1962 Bradford City H 5–2 McAdams (3), McLeod, Brooks (pen)
18 24 November 1962 Stockport County A 1–2 Block
19 1 December 1962 Lincoln City A 3–1 Brooks, Summers, McAdams
20 8 December 1962 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 Anthony, Brooks
21 15 December 1962 Doncaster Rovers H 1–0 Meadows (og)
22 22 December 1962 Mansfield Town A 2–1 Brooks (2)
23 26 December 1962 Chester H 2–1 Dick, McAdams
24 16 February 1963 Barrow A 1–1 Summers
25 23 February 1963 Darlington H 1–3 Dick
26 2 March 1963 Southport A 0–1
27 4 March 1963 Tranmere Rovers A 2–1 Summers (2)
28 9 March 1963 Aldershot H 4–2 Brooks (2, 1 pen), Henry (og), McAdams
29 12 March 1963 Torquay United H 2–2 Block, Brooks
30 16 March 1963 Newport County A 4–1 McAdams, Dick (2), Brooks (pen)
31 20 March 1963 Rochdale A 5–3 Dick (3), McAdams, Brooks
32 23 March 1963 Oxford United H 4–0 Block, Higginson, McAdams (2)
33 29 March 1963 Torquay United A 1–1 McAdams
34 3 April 1963 Chester A 2–1 Dick (2)
35 6 April 1963 Tranmere Rovers H 4–0 McLeod (2), Dick, Brooks (pen)
36 12 April 1963 York City A 1–1 Brooks (pen)
37 13 April 1963 Bradford City A 1–2 Dick
38 15 April 1963 York City H 2–1 Dick (2)
39 20 April 1963 Lincoln City H 3–2 Dick, Block, McAdams
40 22 April 1963 Hartlepools United A 1–2 Dick
41 27 April 1963 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 Brooks
42 30 April 1963 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 Brooks (pen), Dick
42 4 May 1963 Chesterfield H 2–1 Dick, Fielding
44 11 May 1963 Oxford United A 1–2 Summers
45 18 May 1963 Exeter City A 2–2 Hales, Scott
46 23 May 1963 Workington H 4–3 Fielding (2), Hales, Brown (og)

FA Cup

Main article: 1962–63 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
1R 3 November 1962 Aldershot A 0–1

Football League Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer(s)
1R 4 September 1962 Wrexham H 3–0 Summers, McAdams, Edgley
2R 26 September 1962 Sheffield United H 1–4 Dick

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1962–63 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Gerry Cakebread England (1936-04-01)1 April 1936 (aged 26) Youth 1954
GK Fred Ryecraft England (1939-08-28)28 August 1939 (aged 22) Southall 1959
Defenders
DF Tom Anthony England (1943-08-16)16 August 1943 (aged 19) Youth 1961
DF Ken Coote (c) England (1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 34) Wembley 1949
DF Jimmy Gitsham England (1942-05-12)12 May 1942 (aged 20) Youth 1959
DF Alan Hawley England (1946-06-07)7 June 1946 (aged 16) Youth 1962
Midfielders
HB Matt Crowe Scotland (1932-07-04)4 July 1932 (aged 30) Norwich City 1962
HB Ian Dargie England (1931-10-03)3 October 1931 (aged 30) Tonbridge 1952
HB Peter Gelson England (1941-10-18)18 October 1941 (aged 20) Youth 1961
HB Tommy Higginson Scotland (1937-01-06)6 January 1937 (aged 25) Kilmarnock 1959
HB Mel Scott England (1939-09-26)26 September 1939 (aged 22) Chelsea 1962
Forwards
FW Micky Block England (1940-01-28)28 January 1940 (aged 22) Chelsea 1962
FW Johnny Brooks England (1931-12-23)23 December 1931 (aged 30) Chelsea 1961
FW John Dick Scotland (1930-03-19)19 March 1930 (aged 32) West Ham United 1962
FW John Fielding England (1939-09-02)2 September 1939 (aged 22) Southport 1963
FW Johnny Hales Scotland (1940-05-15)15 May 1940 (aged 22) St Roch's 1958
FW Billy McAdams Northern Ireland (1934-01-20)20 January 1934 (aged 28) Leeds United 1962
FW George McLeod Scotland (1932-11-30)30 November 1932 (aged 29) Luton Town 1958
FW George Summers Scotland (1941-07-30)30 July 1941 (aged 21) Shawfield 1959
Players who left the club mid-season
FW Brian Edgley England (1937-08-26)26 August 1937 (aged 24) Cardiff City 1961 Transferred to Barnsley

Coaching staff

Name Role
Scotland Malky MacDonald Manager
England Tommy Cavanagh Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Gerry Cakebread 28 0 1 0 2 0 31 0
GK England Fred Ryecraft 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
DF England Tom Anthony 33 1 1 0 1 0 35 1
DF England Ken Coote 46 0 1 0 2 0 49 0
DF England Jimmy Gitsham 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
DF England Alan Hawley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
HB Scotland Matt Crowe 39 0 1 0 2 0 42 0
HB England Ian Dargie 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
HB England Peter Gelson 29 0 1 0 1 0 31 0
HB Scotland Tommy Higginson 46 1 1 0 2 0 49 1
HB England Mel Scott 17 1 — — 17 1
FW England Micky Block 42 8 1 0 2 0 45 8
FW England Johnny Brooks 39 22 1 0 1 0 41 22
FW Scotland John Dick 38 23 1 0 1 1 40 24
FW England Brian Edgley 4 1 — 1 1 5 2
FW England John Fielding 7 3 — — 7 3
FW Scotland Johnny Hales 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
FW Northern Ireland Billy McAdams 34 22 1 0 2 1 37 23
FW Scotland George McLeod 46 4 1 0 2 0 49 4
FW Scotland George Summers 15 6 0 0 1 1 16 7
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL4 FAC FLC Total
FW Scotland John Dick 23 0 1 24
FW Northern Ireland Billy McAdams 22 0 1 23
FW England Johnny Brooks 22 0 0 22
FW England Micky Block 8 0 0 8
FW Scotland George Summers 6 0 1 7
FW Scotland George McLeod 4 0 0 4
FW England John Fielding 3 — — 3
FW England Brian Edgley 1 — 1 2
FW Scotland Johnny Hales 2 0 0 2
HB England Mel Scott 1 — — 1
DF England Tom Anthony 1 0 0 1
HB Scotland Tommy Higginson 1 0 0 1
Opponents 4 0 0 4
Total 98 0 4 102
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Malky MacDonald Scotland 18 August 1962 23 May 1963 49 28 8 13 057.14 46 27 8 11 058.70

Summary

Games played 49 (46 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won 28 (27 Fourth Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn 8 (8 Fourth Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 13 (11 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 102 (98 Fourth Division, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goals conceded 69 (64 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Clean sheets 8 (7 Fourth Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Biggest league win 4–0 on three occasions
Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Crewe Alexandra, 12 September 1962
Most appearances 49, Ken Coote, Tommy Higginson, George McLeod (46 Fourth Division, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Top scorer (league) 23, John Dick
Top scorer (all competitions) 24, John Dick

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1962 DF England Alan Hawley n/a n/a [9]
July 1962 HB Scotland Matt Crowe England Norwich City £5,000 [10]
July 1962 FW Northern Ireland Billy McAdams England Leeds United £10,000 [11]
September 1962 FW Scotland John Dick England West Ham United £17,500 [12]
March 1963 FW England John Fielding England Southport £7,000 [13]
March 1963 HB England Mel Scott England Chelsea £12,500 [14]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
9 June 1962 FW Scotland Dick Lowrie Scotland Morton n/a [15]
August 1962 FW England George Francis England Gillingham £4,000 [2]
1 September 1962 FW Scotland Danny O'Donnell Scotland Brechin City n/a [15]
November 1962 FW England Brian Edgley England Barnsley n/a [16]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
May 1963 HB England Ian Dargie England Yiewsley 1963 [17]
May 1963 DF England Jimmy Gitsham England Romford 1963 [18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k White 1989, p. 246-249.
  2. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 186-188.
  3. ^ a b Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1962-1963 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 387. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford FC 2013/14 squad break a string of Club Records". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  7. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 10.
  8. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  9. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 73-74.
  10. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 43.
  11. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 102.
  12. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 47-48.
  13. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 56.
  14. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 142.
  15. ^ a b "Scottish Football Historical Archive - Player's Transfers - 1962".
  16. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 52.
  17. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 45.
  18. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 65.


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