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1924–25 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1924–25 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. After finishing in 21st place, the club successfully applied for re-election. The 41 goals scored during the season is the fewest in club history.[1]

Brentford
1924–25 season
ChairmanH. Jason-Saunders
ManagerArchie Mitchell
(until 2 December 1924)
Fred Halliday
(from 3 December 1924)
StadiumGriffin Park
Third Division South21st
FA CupFifth qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Allen (14)
All: Allen (14)
Highest home attendance11,000
Lowest home attendance3,000
Average home league attendance7,010

Season summary edit

 
Fred Halliday took over as Brentford manager for the fourth and final time in December 1924.

Brentford manager Archie Mitchell conducted an overhaul of his half back and forward lines during the 1924 off-season, releasing James Kerr, Freddy Capper, Bobby Hughes, Sidney Mulford and Henry Parkinson and signing 12 new players,[2] which included new forward Jack Allen to partner Reginald Parker in attack.[3] Aside from a three-match winning streak in September, which lifted the club as high as 9th,[4] 10 defeats in the following 12 games saw Mitchell step down as manager after a 5–3 defeat to Isthmian League club St Albans City in the FA Cup fifth qualifying round on 29 November 1924.[5] He was replaced by Fred Halliday, who stepped up from an administrative role to take over as Brentford manager for the third time.[5]

At the time of Halliday's first match in charge, Brentford had been rooted to the bottom of the Third Division South for nearly a month.[4] Halliday fared little better than his predecessor, despite a 10-match spell from mid-December to early February which saw the Bees lose just three times.[4] Mid-season signings Jimmy McCree, Bert Young and new captain Alex Graham failed to strengthen the team,[6] though four goals in 9 late-season appearances from new acquisition Jack Lane at least inspired the team to score 12 goals in the matches in which he played.[4][7]

Brentford finished the 1924–25 season in 21st place and successfully applied for re-election to the Football League.[8] Though statistically it was not Brentford's worst season, many Football League club records were set or equalled during the campaign, including fewest away victories (1), fewest victories (9), fewest draws (0), consecutive home draws (4), most away defeats (20), most defeats (26), fewest away goals scored (10), fewest goals scored (38) and most away goals conceded (65).[9][10] A 7–0 defeat to Swansea Town on 8 November 1924 is Brentford's joint-worst league defeat and together with a 7–1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 6 September 1924, is a joint-club record for most goals conceded in an away league loss.[9]

League table edit

Main article: 1924–25 Football League Third Division South

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
18 Aberdare Athletic 42 14 9 19 54 67 0.806 37
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 14 8 20 42 63 0.667 36
20 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 8 21 40 58 0.690 34
21 Brentford 42 9 7 26 38 91 0.418 25 Re-elected
22 Merthyr Town 42 8 5 29 35 77 0.455 21
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division South edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 30 August 1924 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–4 8,500 Garnish, Parker
2 3 September 1924 Gillingham A 0–1 5,000
3 6 September 1924 Plymouth Argyle A 1–7 9,000 Parker
4 8 September 1924 Gillingham H 2–1 6,000 Parker, Allen
5 13 September 1924 Bristol City H 1–0 9,000 Allen
6 15 September 1924 Newport County H 2–0 7,000 Parker (2)
7 20 September 1924 Swindon Town A 0–2 4,000
8 27 September 1924 Aberdare Athletic H 2–2 9,000 Parker, H. Williams
9 4 October 1924 Norwich City A 0–3 6,000
10 11 October 1924 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 8,000
11 18 October 1924 Millwall H 1–0 11,000 R. Williams
12 22 October 1924 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 0–2 6,000
13 25 October 1924 Merthyr Town A 0–4 5,000
14 1 November 1924 Reading H 0–1 2,500
15 8 November 1924 Swansea Town A 0–7 5,000
16 15 November 1924 Exeter City H 2–5 2,500 Garnish, Parker
17 22 November 1924 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 5,000
18 6 December 1924 Southend United A 1–6 4,000 Relph
19 13 December 1924 Watford H 0–0 4,000
20 20 December 1924 Northampton Town A 2–0 6,000 Allen (2)
21 25 December 1924 Charlton Athletic A 0–3 7,000
22 26 December 1924 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 10,000 Allen
23 27 December 1924 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–4 2,500 Parker
24 3 January 1925 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 8,000 Graham (pen)
25 10 January 1925 Southend United H 2–2 7,000 Garnish, V. Rowe
26 17 January 1925 Bristol City A 0–3 8,500
27 24 January 1925 Swindon Town H 0–0 7,000
28 7 February 1925 Norwich City H 1–1 7,000 Allen
29 14 February 1925 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 10,000
30 16 February 1925 Aberdare Athletic A 1–2 3,000 Hughes
31 21 February 1925 Millwall A 0–3 14,000
32 28 February 1925 Merthyr Town H 2–2 7,000 Isaac, H. Williams
33 7 March 1925 Reading A 1–3 6,312 Allen
34 14 March 1925 Swansea Town H 3–1 9,000 Allen (2), Lane
35 21 March 1925 Exeter City A 1–5 3,000 Lane
36 28 March 1925 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 4,000 Allen
37 4 April 1925 Newport County A 0–1 5,000
38 10 April 1925 Luton Town H 3–0 7,000 Allen (2), Lane
39 13 April 1925 Luton Town A 1–3 6,000 Garnish
40 18 April 1925 Watford A 1–3 4,000 Allen
41 25 April 1925 Northampton Town H 1–3 5,000 Lane
42 2 May 1925 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 1–2 4,000 Allen

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1924–25 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
5QR 29 November 1924 St Albans City A 3–5 8,825 Parker, H. Williams, Garnish
  • Sources: Statto, 100 Years of Brentford,[7] The Complete History[11]

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1924–25 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Albert Gilbert   (1892-02-09)9 February 1892 (aged 32) Civil Service 1924
GK William Young   (1892-08-04)4 August 1892 (aged 32) South Shields 1920
Defenders
DF Charles Alton   (1891-12-24)24 December 1891 (aged 32) Rotherham County 1921
DF Edwin Cooke   (1903-02-26)26 February 1903 (aged 21) Barnsley 1924
DF George Kell   (1896-07-13)13 July 1896 (aged 28) The Wednesday 1922
DF Edward Shepherd   (1903-05-18)18 May 1903 (aged 21) Harrow Weald 1924
DF John Steel   1895 (aged 28–29) Arsenal 1925
Midfielders
HB Billy Broadbent   (1901-11-20)20 November 1901 (aged 22) Oldham Athletic 1924
HB Tommy Cain   (1892-11-10)10 November 1892 (aged 31) Sheppey United 1924
HB Alex Graham (c)   (1889-07-11)11 July 1889 (aged 35) Arsenal 1924
HB Frank Henderson   (1900-09-24)24 September 1900 (aged 23) Stockport County 1924
HB Bill Inglis   (1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 24) Derby County 1922
HB Gordon Johnstone   (1900-04-21)21 April 1900 (aged 24) Houghton Rovers 1922
HB Horace Jones   n/a Ton Pentre 1922
HB Ronald Rowe   (1902-10-11)11 October 1902 (aged 21) Wimbledon 1924 Amateur
HB Jimmy Walton   (1898-11-03)3 November 1898 (aged 25) Bristol Rovers 1924
Forwards
FW Jack Allen   (1903-01-31)31 January 1903 (aged 21) Leeds United 1924
FW Billy Clayson   (1897-07-12)12 July 1897 (aged 27) Wellingborough Town 1922
FW Tom Garnish   (1900-05-03)3 May 1900 (aged 24) Wandsworth 1923
FW Harold Hughes   1902 (aged 21–22) Aberdare Athletic 1924
FW Arthur Isaac   1902 (aged 21–22) Cambridge Town 1923 Amateur
FW Jack Lane   (1898-05-29)29 May 1898 (aged 26) Chesterfield 1925
FW Jimmy McCree   (1902-11-16)16 November 1902 (aged 21) London Caledonians 1925 Amateur
FW Charles McGuigan   (1900-12-13)13 December 1900 (aged 23) Newcastle United 1924
FW Reginald Parker   (1902-07-08)8 July 1902 (aged 22) Boldon Comrades 1922
FW William Relph   (1900-01-26)26 January 1900 (aged 24) Ashington 1924
FW Vivian Rowe   (1901-02-18)18 February 1901 (aged 23) Dulwich Hamlet 1924 Amateur
FW Harry Williams   (1898-07-29)29 July 1898 (aged 26) Manchester United 1923
FW Ralph Williams   (1905-10-02)2 October 1905 (aged 18) Aberdare Athletic 1924
FW Bert Young   (1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 24) Aberdare Athletic 1925
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[7] Timeless Bees,[12] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[13]

Coaching staff edit

Archie Mitchell (30 August–2 December 1924) edit

Name Role
  Archie Mitchell Manager
  Dusty Rhodes Trainer

Fred Halliday (3 December 1924 – 2 May 1925) edit

Name Role
  Fred Halliday Manager
  Dusty Rhodes Trainer

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Albert Gilbert 10 0 1 0 11 0
GK   William Young 32 0 0 0 32 0
DF   Charles Alton 17 0 1 0 18 0
DF   Edwin Cooke 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF   George Kell 35 0 1 0 36 0
DF   Edward Shepherd 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   John Steel 16 0 — 16 0
HB   Billy Broadbent 17 0 1 0 18 0
HB   Tommy Cain 9 0 1 0 10 0
HB   Alex Graham 22 1 — 22 1
HB   Frank Henderson 8 0 0 0 8 0
HB   Bill Inglis 25 0 0 0 25 0
HB   Gordon Johnstone 2 0 0 0 2 0
HB   Horace Jones 16 0 0 0 16 0
HB   Ronald Rowe 8 0 0 0 8 0
HB   Jimmy Walton 23 0 1 0 24 0
FW   Jack Allen 36 14 1 0 37 14
FW   Billy Clayson 26 0 0 0 26 0
FW   Tom Garnish 25 4 1 1 26 5
FW   Harold Hughes 14 1 0 0 14 1
FW   Arthur Isaac 2 1 0 0 2 1
FW   Jack Lane 9 4 — 9 4
FW   Jimmy McCree 3 0 — 3 0
FW   Charles McGuigan 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Reginald Parker 41 8 1 1 42 9
FW   William Relph 7 1 1 0 8 1
FW   Vivian Rowe 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW   Harry Williams 27 2 1 1 28 3
FW   Ralph Williams 7 1 0 0 7 1
FW   Bert Young 11 0 — 11 0
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC Total
FW   Jack Allen 14 0 14
FW   Reginald Parker 8 1 9
FW   Tom Garnish 4 1 5
FW   Jack Lane 4 — 4
FW   Harry Williams 2 1 3
HB   Alex Graham 1 — 1
FW   Harold Hughes 1 0 1
FW   Arthur Isaac 1 0 1
FW   William Relph 1 0 1
FW   Vivian Rowe 1 0 1
FW   Ralph Williams 1 0 1
Total 38 3 41
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Archie Mitchell   30 August 1924 29 November 1924 18 4 1 13 022.22 17 4 1 12 023.53
Fred Halliday   6 November 1924 2 May 1925 25 5 6 14 020.00 25 5 6 14 020.00

Summary edit

Games played 43 (42 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 7 (7 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 27 (26 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 41 (38 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 96 (91 Third Division South, 5 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 3–0 versus Luton Town, 10 April 1925
Worst league defeat 7–0 versus Swansea Town, 8 November 1924
Most appearances 42, Reginald Parker (42 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 14, Jack Allen
Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Jack Allen

Transfers & loans edit

Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
June 1924 DF   Edward Shepherd   Harrow Weald Amateur [14]
June 1924 FW   Ralph Williams   Aberdare Athletic Free [14]
July 1924 HB   Tommy Cain   Sheppey United Free [15]
August 1924 FW   Jack Allen   Leeds United Free [16]
August 1924 HB   Billy Broadbent   Oldham Athletic Free [17]
August 1924 DF   Edwin Cooke   Barnsley Free [17]
August 1924 HB   Frank Henderson   Stockport County Free [17]
August 1924 FW   Harold Hughes   Aberdare Athletic Free [17]
August 1924 FW   Jimmy McCree   London Caledonians Amateur [18]
August 1924 FW   William Relph   Ashington Free [19]
August 1924 FW   Vivian Rowe   Dulwich Hamlet Amateur [17]
September 1924 GK   Albert Gilbert   Civil Service Amateur [20]
18 November 1924 HB   Jimmy Walton   Bristol Rovers £125 [21]
3 December 1924 HB   Alex Graham   Arsenal £450 [22]
1924 HB   Charles Kelly n/a Amateur [23]
1924 FW   Charles McGuigan   Newcastle United Free [24]
1924 HB   Ronald Rowe   Wimbledon Amateur [25]
January 1925 DF   John Steel   Arsenal Free [26]
7 February 1925 n/a   John Stock   Arthurlie n/a [26]
February 1925 FW   Bert Young   Aberdare Athletic n/a [27]
March 1925 FW   Jack Lane   Chesterfield £115 [28]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
May 1925 HB   Billy Broadbent   Clapton Orient June 1925 [29]
May 1925 FW   Billy Clayson   Crewe Alexandra 1925 [30]
May 1925 DF   Edwin Cooke   Grantham 1925 [31]
May 1925 FW   Tom Garnish   Fulham September 1925 [32]
May 1925 HB   Frank Henderson Retired [33]
May 1925 FW   Harold Hughes n/a [34]
May 1925 HB   Bill Inglis   Reading May 1925 [35]
May 1925 FW   Arthur Isaac   Corinthian 1925 [36]
May 1925 FW   Gordon Johnstone   Felling Colliery 1925 [37]
May 1925 HB   Horace Jones   Hednesford Town n/a [38]
May 1925 DF   George Kell   Hartlepools United 1925 [39]
May 1925 HB   Charles Kelly n/a n/a [23]
May 1925 FW   Jimmy McCree   London Caledonians 1925 [40]
May 1925 FW   Charles McGuigan   Wheatley Hill Colliery 1925 [24]
May 1925 HB   Ronald Rowe   Wimbledon 1925 [25]
May 1925 FW   Vivian Rowe   Wimbledon 1925 [41]
May 1925 DF   Edward Shepherd Retired [42]
May 1925 n/a   John Stock n/a [26]
May 1925 FW   Harry Williams Retired [43]
May 1925 FW   Ralph Williams   Aberaman Athletic 1925 [43]
May 1925 GK   William Young Retired [27]

References edit

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