1919–20 Brentford F.C. season

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Brentford
1919–20 season
ChairmanH. Jason-Saunders
Secretary ManagerFred Halliday
StadiumGriffin Park
Southern League First Division15th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Boyne (13)
All: Boyne (13)
Highest home attendance15,000
Lowest home attendance3,000

During the 1919–20 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. In the first season of competitive football since the end of the First World War in November 1918, Brentford consolidated with a mid-table finish. It was the club's final Southern League season, as 21 of the 22 First Division clubs were voted into the new Football League Third Division in May 1920.[1]

Season summary[edit]

English-born New Zealander Reginald Boyne was Brentford's top-scorer during the season.

Despite talk that Brentford would seek election to the Football League after the wartime London Combination title success of the previous season, the directors of the club decided to remain in the Southern League Second Division.[2] As it was, by virtue of the Southern League First Division being expanded to 22 clubs and the departures of West Ham United and Croydon Common (voted into the Football League and resigned respectively), Brentford, Merthyr Town, Swansea Town and Newport County were all elevated from the Second Division to the First Division.[2]

Four years of war meant that secretary-manager Fred Halliday needed to rebuild and expand his squad, with prolific forwards Henry White and guest Jack Cock having left the club, in addition to full backs Jack Peart, Dusty Rhodes and half back Bill Stanton.[2] The only survivors of Brentford's final pre-war squad who made appearance during the 1919–20 season were goalkeeper Ted Price, half back Tom McGovern and outside left Patsy Hendren.[3]

New centre forward Reginald Boyne's six goals in the opening six matches ensured Brentford started the season well, but once his goals dried up, due to a niggling knee injury,[4] the team was robbed of potency in attack.[5] A 10-match winless streak ended when the team went on a five-match unbeaten run through November and December 1919.[5] While manager Fred Halliday was able to field a more or less a settled XI, numerous players were tried in the centre forward position before the arrival of Bert Spreadbury in February 1920.[5] Despite scoring four goals in his first five appearances, Spreadbury failed to help the team gain any consistency and Brentford finished the season in 15th position.[5]

League table[edit]

Main article: 1919–20 Southern Football League § Division One

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
13 Swindon Town 42 17 7 18 65 68 0.956 41 Elected to the new Football League Third Division
14 Millwall 42 14 12 16 52 55 0.945 40
15 Brentford 42 15 10 17 52 59 0.881 40
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 8 20 60 72 0.833 36
17 Bristol Rovers 42 11 13 18 61 78 0.782 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results[edit]

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Southern League First Division[edit]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer(s)
1 30 August 1919 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–1 Boyne, Morley
2 1 September 1919 Millwall H 2–2 Boyne, Gilboy
3 6 September 1919 Newport County A 4–2 Boyne (2), Gilboy, Morley
4 8 September 1919 Millwall A 2–0 Boyne, Thompson
5 13 September 1919 Portsmouth H 0–2
6 20 September 1919 Northampton Town A 1–1 Boyne
7 24 September 1919 Exeter City A 0–0
8 27 September 1919 Crystal Palace H 0–0
9 4 October 1919 Southend United H 1–3 Hendren
10 11 October 1919 Norwich City H 1–1 Boyne
11 18 October 1919 Watford A 0–1
12 25 October 1919 Merthyr Town A 0–2
13 1 November 1919 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0
14 8 November 1919 Bristol Rovers A 1–3 Cannon
15 15 November 1919 Reading H 1–0 Amos
16 22 November 1919 Southampton A 1–0 Morley
17 29 November 1919 Luton Town H 3–1 Searby, Morley, Cartmell
18 6 December 1919 Gillingham A 2–0 Morley, Hendren
19 13 December 1919 Swansea Town H 1–1 Hendren (pen)
20 25 December 1919 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2
21 26 December 1919 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Searby, Boyne
22 27 December 1919 Cardiff City H 1–2 Thompson
23 3 January 1920 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–4
24 17 January 1920 Newport County H 2–1 Searby, Embury
25 24 January 1920 Portsmouth A 0–3
26 31 January 1920 Northampton Town H 5–0 Boyne (3), Thompson, Hendren (pen)
27 7 February 1920 Crystal Palace A 1–1 Thompson
28 14 February 1920 Southend United H 2–0 Cartmell, Lockwood
29 21 February 1920 Norwich City A 1–1 Spreadbury
30 28 February 1920 Watford H 0–3
31 6 March 1920 Merthyr Town H 3–0 Spreadbury (2), Hendren
32 13 March 1920 Plymouth Argyle A 2–3 Thompson (2)
33 20 March 1920 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 Hendren, Morley, Spreadbury
34 27 March 1920 Reading A 0–1
35 2 April 1920 Swindon Town H 2–0 Morley, Boyne
36 3 April 1920 Southampton H 2–3 Taylor, Morley
37 5 April 1920 Swindon Town A 1–3 Gilboy
38 10 April 1920 Luton Town A 0–0
39 17 April 1920 Gillingham H 1–2 Thompson
40 24 April 1920 Swansea Town A 0–6
41 26 April 1920 Exeter City H 2–1 Thompson, Boyne
42 1 May 1920 Cardiff City A 0–2

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1919–20 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer
R1 10 January 1920 Huddersfield Town A 1–5 Morris
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[5]

Playing squad[edit]

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1919–20 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Durston England (1893-07-11)11 July 1893 (aged 26) Queens Park Rangers 1919 Played when his cricket commitments allowed
GK Ted Price England (1883-06-13)13 June 1883 (aged 36) Croydon Common 1912
Defenders
DF Edward Hawkins England (1895-10-31)31 October 1895 (aged 23) Portsmouth 1919
DF Jimmy Hodson England (1880-09-05)5 September 1880 (aged 38) Belfast Celtic 1919
DF Bertie Rosier England (1893-03-21)21 March 1893 (aged 26) Southall 1913
DF Fred Webster England (1887-04-03)3 April 1887 (aged 32) Unattached 1919
Midfielders
HB Alf Amos England (1893-02-09)9 February 1893 (aged 26) Old Kingstonians 1913
HB Herbert Ashford England (1896-02-18)18 February 1896 (aged 23) Southall 1919
HB Sam Morris England (1886-10-23)23 October 1886 (aged 32) Unattached 1919
HB Fred Taylor England (1884-01-03)3 January 1884 (aged 35) Unattached 1919
Forwards
FW Reginald Boyne New Zealand (1891-11-16)16 November 1891 (aged 27) Aston Villa 1919
FW Jack Cartmell England (1890-08-28)28 August 1890 (aged 29) Unattached 1919
FW Sidney Embury England (1893-06-12)12 June 1893 (aged 26) Park Royal Athletic 1920
FW Bertram Gilboy England (1894-08-15)15 August 1894 (aged 25) Unattached 1919
FW Patsy Hendren (c) England (1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 30) Queens Park Rangers 1911 Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW John Henery England (1895-11-07)7 November 1895 (aged 23) Houghton Rovers 1920
FW Fred Morley England (1888-03-01)1 March 1888 (aged 31) Unattached 1918
FW John Searby England (1897-09-02)2 September 1897 (aged 21) Atherstone Town 1919
FW Bert Spreadbury England (1892-04-30)30 April 1892 (aged 27) Royal Ordnance Woolwich 1920
FW Alfred Thompson England (1891-04-28)28 April 1891 (aged 28) Unattached 1919
Players who left the club mid-season
GK Harry Dale England (1899-04-23)23 April 1899 (aged 20) Hampstead Town 1919 Transferred to Reading
DF Walter Loveday England (1890-06-30)30 June 1890 (aged 29) Uxbridge 1920 n/a
HB Tom McGovern Ireland (1888-11-11)11 November 1888 (aged 30) Halifax Town 1913 Transferred to Queens Park Rangers
FW George Cannon England (1891-02-15)15 February 1891 (aged 28) Unattached 1919 Transferred to Wimbledon
FW Ernest Hanks England (1888-04-06)6 April 1888 (aged 31) Unattached 1919 n/a
FW James Lockwood England (1887-02-20)20 February 1887 (aged 32) n/a 1920 n/a
FW Robert Parr England (1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 19) Unattached 1919 n/a
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[5] Timeless Bees,[6] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[7]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Role
England Fred Halliday Secretary Manager
England Dusty Rhodes Trainer

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Harry Dale 1 0 — 1 0
GK England Jack Durston 20 0 1 0 21 0
GK England Ted Price 21 0 0 0 21 0
DF England Edward Hawkins 14 0 0 0 14 0
DF England Jimmy Hodson 34 0 1 0 35 0
DF England Walter Loveday 1 0 — 1 0
DF England Bertie Rosier 26 0 1 0 27 0
HB England Alf Amos 33 1 1 0 34 1
HB England Herbert Ashford 9 0 0 0 9 0
HB Ireland Tom McGovern 28 0 1 0 29 0
HB England Sam Morris 36 0 1 1 37 1
HB England Fred Taylor 22 1 0 0 22 1
FW New Zealand Reginald Boyne 27 13 1 0 28 13
FW England George Cannon 6 1 — 6 1
FW England Jack Cartmell 35 2 1 0 36 2
FW England Sidney Embury 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW England Bertram Gilboy 19 3 0 0 19 3
FW England Ernest Hanks 1 0 — 1 0
FW England Patsy Hendren 30 6 1 0 31 6
FW England John Henery 1 0 — 1 0
FW England James Lockwood 1 1 — 1 1
FW England Fred Morley 32 8 1 0 33 8
FW England Robert Parr 1 0 — 1 0
FW England John Searby 11 3 0 0 11 3
FW England Bert Spreadbury 10 4 — 10 4
FW England Alfred Thompson 28 8 1 0 29 8
FW England Fred Webster 11 0 0 0 11 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[5]

Goalscorers[edit]

Pos. Nat Player SL1 FAC Total
FW New Zealand Reginald Boyne 13 0 13
FW England Fred Morley 8 0 8
FW England Alfred Thompson 8 0 8
FW England Patsy Hendren 6 0 6
FW England Bert Spreadbury 4 — 4
FW England Bertram Gilboy 3 0 3
FW England John Searby 3 0 3
FW England Jack Cartmell 2 0 2
HB England Alf Amos 1 0 1
FW England George Cannon 1 0 1
FW England Sidney Embury 1 0 1
FW England James Lockwood 1 0 1
HB England Fred Taylor 1 0 1
HB England Sam Morris 0 1 1
Total 52 1 53
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[5]

Victory international caps[edit]

Pos. Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
FW England Patsy Hendren 1 0 [8]

Management[edit]

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Fred Halliday England 30 August 1919 1 May 1920 43 15 10 18 034.88| 42 15 10 17 035.71

Summary[edit]

Games played 43 (42 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 15 (15 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 10 (10 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 18 (17 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 53 (52 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 64 (59 Southern League First Division, 5 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 13 (13 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Northampton Town, 31 January 1920
Worst league defeat 6–0 versus Swansea Town, 24 April 1920
Most appearances 37, Sam Morris (36 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 13, Reginald Boyne
Top scorer (all competitions) 13, Reginald Boyne

Transfers and loans[edit]

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
May 1919 FW Ireland Mick O'Brien Scotland Alloa Athletic n/a [9]
17 June 1919 HB England Sam Morris Unattached n/a [10]
17 June 1919 HB England Fred Taylor Unattached n/a [5]
17 June 1919 FW England Alfred Thompson Unattached n/a [11]
23 June 1919 FW England Jack Cartmell Unattached n/a [12]
11 July 1919 DF England Fred Webster Unattached n/a [5]
15 July 1919 DF England Edward Hawkins England Portsmouth n/a [5]
17 July 1919 FW New Zealand Reginald Boyne England Aston Villa n/a [13]
30 July 1919 FW England Bertram Gilboy Unattached n/a [5]
2 August 1919 FW England Ernest Hanks Unattached n/a [5]
2 August 1919 DF England Jimmy Hodson Ireland Belfast Celtic n/a [14]
9 August 1919 FW England Robert Parr Unattached n/a [5]
24 October 1919 GK England Jack Durston England Queens Park Rangers n/a [15]
7 November 1919 FW England John Searby England Atherstone Town n/a [16]
1919 FW England George Cannon Unattached n/a [5]
1919 GK England Harry Dale England Hampstead Town n/a [5]
December 1919 HB England Herbert Ashford England Southall n/a [5]
February 1920 HB England Bert Spreadbury England Royal Ordnance Woolwich n/a [17]
April 1920 FW England John Henery England Houghton Rovers n/a [18]
1920 FW England Sidney Embury England Park Royal Athletic n/a [5]
1920 FW England James Lockwood n/a n/a [5]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
1919 FW England George Cannon England Wimbledon n/a [5]
1919 GK England Harry Dale England Reading n/a [5]
1919 FW England Ernest Hanks n/a n/a [5]
1919 FW England Robert Parr n/a n/a [5]
1919 FW England Henry White England Arsenal n/a [19]
1920 FW England James Lockwood n/a n/a [5]
1920 DF England Walter Loveday n/a n/a [5]
April 1920 HB Ireland Tom McGovern England Queens Park Rangers n/a [20]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
August 1919 FW Ireland Mick O'Brien England Norwich City August 1919 [9]
November 1919 HB Scotland Jimmy Kennedy England Gillingham 26 November 1919 [21]
May 1920 GK England Herbert Ashford England Queens Park Rangers 1 September 1920 [22]
May 1920 FW England Sidney Embury n/a n/a [5]
May 1920 FW England Bertram Gilboy England Gillingham 11 May 1920 [22]
May 1920 DF England Edward Hawkins England Maidstone United 25 May 1920 [22]
May 1920 GK England Ted Price England Queens Park Rangers 20 May 1920 [22]
May 1920 DF England Fred Webster England Gainsborough Trinity 24 June 1920 [22]
n/a DF England Dusty Rhodes Retired [23]

References[edit]

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