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During the 1934–35 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. The Bees led the league for much of the second half of the season and were promoted as champions to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Brentford also won the London Challenge Cup for the first time.
Aside from two separate spells of three defeats in five matches in September–October 1934 and December–February 1935, Brentford went on two long unbeaten runs during the season and after a 1–0 win over Notts County on 2 March returned the Bees to the top, the team would not be toppled and won the title with two matches to spare after a 3–3 draw with Barnsley on 27 April.[3] A loss and a win in the final two matches saw Brentford confirmed as champions, five points above nearest challengers Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.[3] The promotion meant that Brentford would play in the First Division for the first time in the club's history and the championship shield was held aloft by captainHerbert Watson after the final match of the season at Griffin Park.[5][6]
A number of Football League club records were set or equalled during the season, including least home defeats (0, equalling the 1929–30 team's unbeaten record), consecutive home matches undefeated (24, a run which stretched back to April 1934) and Billy Scott became the second Brentford player since the club joined the Football League to score five goals in a match,[7] having netted five times in an 8–1 thrashing of Barnsley on 15 December 1934.[8] He scored a further hat-trick in the return match with Barnsley on 27 April 1935.[8] With his hat-trick versus Port Vale on 20 April 1935, Jack Holliday set a club record of 9 hat-tricks.[9] The club record for highest winning margin in a Football League match was broken twice during the season, first in the 8–1 victory over Barnsley in December 1934 and then in the 8–0 hammering of Port Vale in April 1935.[10] The eight-goal winning margin would stand as the club record until October 1963.[10] A unique double was achieved during the 1934–35 season with Brentford's first-ever victory in the London Challenge Cup.[11]Millwall were beaten 2–1 after extra time in the final at Craven Cottage.[11]
^"A New Centre Half – Brentford Sign On A. T. Scott From Derby County". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 13 July 1934.
^""Bees" New Capture – Centre Half From Jarrow". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 10 August 1934.
^Argus (17 August 1934). "POWER OF THE "BEES". "Argus" Looks Ahead And Thinks The Opposition Will Be Stronger. STRENGTH OF NEWCASTLE AND BOLTON. New Players' Promise: Regulars All Fit: Mr. Curtis Talks". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.