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Brentford 1979–80 football season
During the 1979–80 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division . Despite challenging for promotion in the first half of the season, a barren run between December 1979 and March 1980 meant that the Bees' Third Division status was only preserved on the final day of the season.
Season summary
Brentford manager Bill Dodgin Jr. oversaw one of the quietest off-seasons in recent years, with the only change being in the striking department – Andrew McCulloch departed for a club record £60,000 fee and in came Lee Holmes and Billy Holmes ,[1] the latter for a £10,000 fee.[2] In direct contrast to the previous two seasons, Brentford started strongly, winning six and drawing three of the first 11 league matches of the season to rise to 3rd position in the Third Division on 10 October 1979.[3] Continued good results and a boost from the loan signing of winger Keith Fear put the Bees in 2nd place behind leaders Sheffield United one month later,[4] but after a 7–2 victory over Hull City on 8 December, the Bees' biggest win of the season, the team's form collapsed.[3]
Between 15 December 1979 and 29 March 1980, Brentford won just 7 of a possible 36 points and dropped down from 3rd to 18th place.[3] A 1–0 home defeat to Rotherham United at Griffin Park on 29 March left the Bees just two points above the relegation zone and the result spelt the end for manager Bill Dodgin Jr , who was given a paid leave of absence until the end of the season by the club's board.[1] Former Woking manager Fred Callaghan was appointed to the position and oversaw something of a revival, though Brentford went into the final match of the season versus Millwall needing at least a point to guarantee safety.[1] A goal from Tony Funnell (whom Bill Dodgin Jr. had signed for a £56,000 club record fee in March 1980)[5] was enough to preserve Brentford's Third Division status.[1]
One club record was equalled during the season:
League table
Pos
Team
Pld
Home
Away
F
A
GD
Pts
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
1
Grimsby Town
46
18
2
3
46
16
8
8
7
27
26
73
42
+31
62
2
Blackburn Rovers
46
13
5
5
34
17
12
4
7
24
19
58
36
+22
59
3
Sheffield Wednesday
46
12
6
5
44
20
9
10
4
37
27
81
47
+34
58
4
Chesterfield
46
16
5
2
46
16
7
6
10
25
30
71
46
+25
57
5
Colchester United
46
10
10
3
39
20
10
2
11
25
36
64
56
+8
52
6
Carlisle United
46
13
6
4
45
26
5
6
12
21
30
66
56
+10
48
7
Reading
46
14
6
3
43
19
2
10
11
23
46
66
65
+1
48
8
Exeter City
46
14
5
4
38
22
5
5
13
22
46
60
68
–8
48
9
Chester
46
14
6
3
29
18
3
7
13
20
39
49
57
–8
47
10
Swindon Town
46
15
4
4
50
20
4
4
15
21
43
71
63
+8
46
11
Barnsley
46
10
7
6
29
20
6
7
10
24
36
53
56
–3
46
12
Sheffield United
46
13
5
5
34
21
5
5
13
25
45
59
66
–7
46
13
Rotherham United
46
13
4
6
38
24
5
6
12
20
42
58
66
–8
46
14
Millwall
46
14
6
3
49
23
2
7
14
16
36
65
59
+6
45
15
Plymouth Argyle
46
13
7
3
39
17
3
5
15
20
38
59
55
+4
44
16
Gillingham
46
8
9
6
26
18
6
5
12
23
33
49
51
–2
42
17
Oxford United
46
10
4
9
34
24
4
9
10
23
38
57
62
–5
41
18
Blackpool
46
10
7
6
39
34
5
4
14
23
40
62
74
–12
41
19
Brentford
46
10
6
7
33
26
5
5
13
26
47
59
73
–14
41
20
Hull City
46
11
7
5
29
21
1
9
13
22
48
51
69
–18
40
21
Bury
46
10
4
9
30
23
6
3
14
15
36
45
59
–14
39
22
Southend United
46
11
6
6
33
23
3
4
16
14
34
47
57
–10
38
23
Mansfield Town
46
9
9
5
31
24
1
7
15
16
34
47
58
–11
36
24
Wimbledon
46
6
8
9
34
38
4
6
13
18
43
52
81
–29
34
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated
Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
18 August 1979
Reading
A
2–2
8,140
Henderson (og ), Fraser
2
25 August 1979
Swindon Town
A
0–4
7,204
3
1 September 1979
Chesterfield
H
3–1
5,762
Carlton , Fraser , W. Holmes
4
8 September 1979
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–0
11,778
L. Holmes , Phillips
5
15 September 1979
Grimsby Town
H
1–0
7,121
Salman
6
17 September 1979
Exeter City
H
0–2
7,809
7
22 September 1979
Wimbledon
A
0–0
5,524
8
29 September 1979
Southend United
H
2–0
6,928
McNichol , Phillips
9
3 October 1979
Exeter City
A
0–0
3,297
10
6 October 1979
Barnsley
H
3–1
7,292
Kruse , L. Holmes , Smith
11
10 October 1979
Oxford United
A
2–0
6,362
McNichol , Phillips
12
13 October 1979
Blackpool
A
4–5
5,386
Carlton , Phillips , W. Holmes , McNichol
13
20 October 1979
Blackburn Rovers
H
2–0
7,970
McNichol , Phillips
14
22 October 1979
Sheffield United
H
1–2
13,764
Smith
15
27 October 1979
Plymouth Argyle
A
1–0
5,203
J. Graham
16
3 November 1979
Reading
H
2–2
10,011
Smith (2)
17
6 November 1979
Sheffield United
A
2–0
14,808
Tibbott (og ), Smith
18
10 November 1979
Colchester United
H
1–0
9,070
McNichol
19
17 November 1979
Rotherham United
A
2–4
4,709
McNichol (2, 1 pen )
20
1 December 1979
Carlisle United
A
1–3
4,275
L. Holmes
21
8 December 1979
Hull City
H
7–2
6,793
Phillips (2), Booker (3), Fear , Kruse
22
15 December 1979
Oxford United
H
1–1
7,592
Salman
23
21 December 1979
Bury
A
2–4
2,443
Fraser , Booker
24
26 December 1979
Chester
H
2–2
10,139
McNichol , Fear
25
29 December 1979
Swindon Town
H
1–3
12,122
Fraser
26
5 January 1980
Gillingham
H
0–2
7,849
27
12 January 1980
Chesterfield
A
0–1
5,529
28
19 January 1980
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–2
8,389
Phillips , L. Holmes
29
2 February 1980
Grimsby Town
A
1–5
9,817
Phillips
30
9 February 1980
Wimbledon
H
0–1
7,383
31
16 February 1980
Southend United
A
2–3
4,198
Shrubb , Phillips
32
23 February 1980
Blackpool
H
2–1
6,403
Booker , Salman
33
1 March 1980
Blackburn Rovers
A
0–3
10,227
34
8 March 1980
Plymouth Argyle
H
0–0
6,462
35
10 March 1980
Mansfield Town
A
0–0
3,461
36
15 March 1980
Barnsley
A
0–1
9,368
37
18 March 1980
Millwall
A
1–3
6,107
Kruse
38
23 March 1980
Colchester United
A
1–6
3,821
Funnell
39
29 March 1980
Rotherham United
H
0–1
4,992
40
5 April 1980
Chester
A
1–1
2,930
Phillips
41
7 April 1980
Mansfield Town
H
2–0
6,057
L. Holmes , Phillips
42
8 April 1980
Bury
H
0–0
6,751
43
12 April 1980
Gillingham
A
1–0
5,889
Booker
44
19 April 1980
Carlisle United
H
0–3
6,130
45
26 April 1980
Hull City
A
1–2
5,382
L. Holmes
46
3 May 1980
Millwall
H
1–0
7,033
Funnell
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer
1R
24 November 1979
Swindon Town
A
1–4
9,472
Smith
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[7] The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies,[8] Statto
Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1979–80 season.
Coaching staff
Bill Dodgin Jr. (15 August 1979 – 15 March 1980)
Fred Callaghan (15 March – 3 May 1980)
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Substitute appearances in brackets.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]
Goalscorers
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]
Management
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Bill Dodgin, Jr.
15 August 1979
29 March 1980
42
12
9
21
0 28.57
39
12
9
18
0 30.77
Fred Callaghan
29 March 1980
3 May 1980
7
3
2
2
0 42.86
7
3
2
2
0 42.86
Summary
Games played
49 (46 Third Division , 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Games won
15 (15 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn
11 (11 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost
23 (20 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals scored
62 (59 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals conceded
83 (73 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Clean sheets
16 (16 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Biggest league win
7–2 versus Hull City , 8 December 1979
Worst league defeat
6–1 versus Colchester United , 23 March 1980
Most appearances
49, Steve Phillips (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)
12, Steve Phillips
Top scorer (all competitions)
12, Steve Phillips
Transfers & loans
Awards
References
^ a b c d White, p. 312-313.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 212-216.
^ a b c Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1979-1980 season - Statto.com" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017 .
^ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford Table on Saturday 10th November 1979 - Statto.com" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017 .
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 198.
^ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford scoring and sequence records - Statto.com" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200 .
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 158-169.
^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies . Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796709 .
^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 .
^ "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Lee Holmes" . hugmansfootballers.com . Retrieved 13 February 2017 .
^ a b c d e f White, p. 314.
^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 295.
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