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1914–15 Brentford F.C. season

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During the 1914–15 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division. The season began one month after Britain entered the First World War, which unsettled the squad as players left to undertake military or munitions duties. The Bees finished in mid-table in what would be the club's last season of competitive football until 1919–20.

Brentford
1914–15 season
ChairmanH. Jason-Saunders
ManagerDusty Rhodes
StadiumGriffin Park
Southern League Second Division7th
FA CupFifth qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: White (7)
All: White (7)
Highest home attendance5,000
Lowest home attendance400

Season summary edit

 
Player-manager Dusty Rhodes stood down at the end of the season to serve in the Royal Army Pay Corps.[1]

Brentford's players were due to report back for pre-season training during the week beginning 3 August 1914, but those preparations were disrupted by Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August.[2] Just two players had been signed, forwards Jack Curtis and Stephen Stonley.[2] As the season got underway, Brentford lost just two of the first 10 Southern League Second Division matches,[3] but by that point it had become obvious that the war would not be over by Christmas as predicted.[2] Beginning in mid-October 1914, the squad was decimated by departures to serve in the army (Kent, Sloley, Hendren, Amos), work in munitions at the Royal Arsenal (McGovern, Johnson, Stonley) or on transfers (J. Curtis, Spratt).[2][4] Reserves, guest players, free transfers and local amateurs were brought in to plug gaps in the squad, with full back Fred Price, half backs Mick O'Brien, Charles Allwright and forwards Michael Donaghy, Walter Chalk, F. Arnold and Charles Hibbert making up for the departures of the professionals in the second half of the season.[3] Amateur Walter Chalk would become something of a minor success, scoring six goals in 9 appearances.[3]

Notably, a 10–0 win over Abertillery on 28 November 1914 set a new club record, but the result was declared void two days later when Abertillery resigned from the Southern League.[2] Earlier wins over Leyton and Mardy were also chalked off when those clubs also left the league.[3] Brentford won just three of the final 15 matches of the season, with the one bright spot being the emergence of inside right Henry White.[3] Low attendances meant the Bees finished a mid-table season £7,000 in debt (equivalent to £596,800 in 2024) and 1914–15 would become the final season of competitive football until 1919–20, after the war ended in November 1918.[2]

Three former Brentford players died during the season:

League table edit

Main article: 1914–15 Southern Football League § Division Two

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or qualification
5 Coventry City 24 13 2 9 56 33 1.697 28 Elected to the 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I
6 Ton Pentre 24 11 6 7 42 43 0.977 28
7 Brentford 24 8 7 9 35 45 0.778 23 Elected to 1919–20 SFL Division One after World War I
8 Llanelly 24 10 1 13 39 32 1.219 21
9 Barry 24 6 5 13 30 35 0.857 17
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 Second Division edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer(s)
1 5 September 1914 Coventry City H 3–1 Sloley, Stonley (2, 1 pen)
2 12 September 1914 Barry A 1–0 White
3 14 September 1914 Mid Rhondda A 0–0
4 26 September 1914 Ton Pentre A 0–0
5 13 October 1914 Stalybridge Celtic A 1–5 J. Curtis
6 31 October 1914 Ebbw Vale H 3–0 Sloley (3)
7 7 November 1914 Llanelly A 0–3
8 14 November 1914 Newport County H 1–0 Stonley (pen)
9 12 December 1914 Swansea Town H 2–0 Johnson, Hendren
10 25 December 1914 Stoke H 2–2 Stonley, Sloley
11 26 December 1914 Stoke A 0–3
12 2 January 1915 Coventry City A 2–3 Stonley, White
13 9 January 1915 Pontypridd A 0–1
14 16 January 1915 Barry H 0–0
15 30 January 1915 Ton Pentre H 3–3 Hibbert, White, F. Price
16 13 February 1915 Stalybridge Celtic H 1–3 Chalk
17 6 March 1915 Ebbw Vale A 4–1 Arnold (2), White, Chalk
18 13 March 1915 Llanelly H 2–2 Martin (og), Chalk
19 20 March 1915 Newport County A 0–5
20 27 March 1915 Mid Rhondda H 3–1 White, Chalk (2)
21 2 April 1915 Merthyr Town H 1–1 O'Brien
22 3 April 1915 Swansea Town A 0–8
23 5 April 1915 Merthyr Town A 0–3
24 10 April 1915 Pontypridd H 6–0 O'Brien (2), Chalk, White (2), Barclay

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1914–15 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer
QR4 21 November 1914 Nunhead A 1–0 Stonley
QR5 5 December 1914 Boscombe A 0–0
QR5 (replay) 9 December 1914 Boscombe H 0–1
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3]

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1914–15 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Price   (1883-06-13)13 June 1883 (aged 31) Croydon Common 1912
Defenders
DF Frank Price   (1885-02-28)28 February 1885 (aged 29) Shepherds Bush 1914
DF Dusty Rhodes (c)   (1882-08-16)16 August 1882 (aged 32) Sunderland 1908 Manager
DF Bertie Rosier   (1893-03-21)21 March 1893 (aged 21) Southall 1913
Midfielders
HB Charles Allwright   (1888-06-11)11 June 1888 (aged 26) Kingston upon Thames 1914
HB Alf Amos   (1893-02-09)9 February 1893 (aged 21) Old Kingstonians 1913
HB Alec Barclay   (1885-11-01)1 November 1885 (aged 28) Ilford 1910 Amateur
HB Bobby Jackson   (1887-02-09)9 February 1887 (aged 27) Portsmouth 1913
HB Tom McGovern   (1888-11-11)11 November 1888 (aged 25) Halifax Town 1913
HB Mick O'Brien   (1893-08-10)10 August 1893 (aged 21) Celtic 1915
Forwards
FW Herbert Allwright   (1892-03-04)4 March 1892 (aged 23) Unattached 1915
FW F. Arnold   n/a West Kensington 1915
FW Walter Chalk   (1885-07-10)10 July 1885 (aged 29) Old Kingstonians 1915 Amateur
FW Jack Chapman   (1895-04-29)29 April 1895 (aged 19) Southall 1913 Amateur
FW George Curtis   (1888-10-22)22 October 1888 (aged 25) Kingston upon Thames 1914
FW Michael Donaghy   (1889-01-26)26 January 1889 (aged 25) Luton Town 1915
FW Patsy Hendren   (1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 25) Queens Park Rangers 1911 Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW Charles Hibbert   (1894-01-25)25 January 1894 (aged 20) Uxbridge 1914 Amateur
FW Tommy Kent   (1888-09-10)10 September 1888 (aged 25) Slough Town 1913 Amateur
FW Jack Land   (1883-03-31)31 March 1883 (aged 31) Hounslow 1910
FW Richard Sloley   (1891-08-20)20 August 1891 (aged 23) Cambridge University 1914 Amateur
FW Stephen Stonley   (1889-09-29)29 September 1889 (aged 24) Woolwich Arsenal 1914
FW Charles Symes   (1888-03-13)13 March 1888 (aged 26) South Tooting 1912
FW Henry White   (1895-08-08)8 August 1895 (aged 19) Whamcliffe Athletic 1913 Amateur
Players who left the club mid-season
DF Walter Spratt   (1889-04-14)14 April 1889 (aged 25) Rotherham Town 1911 Transferred to Manchester United
HB Joe Johnson   (1882-12-12)12 December 1882 (aged 31) Clapton Orient 1913 Transferred to Hartlepools United
FW Jack Curtis   (1888-12-13)13 December 1888 (aged 25) Fulham 1914 Transferred to Stockport County
Guest players
GK William Hughes   n/a Leyton 1915 Amateur, guest from Leyton
HB Harry Crane   (1890-09-25)25 September 1890 (aged 23) Woking 1915 Amateur, guest from Woking
FW Charles Bedell   (1880-05-17)17 May 1880 (aged 34) Tufnell Park 1915 Amateur, guest from Tufnell Park
FW Norman Carson   (1889-01-20)20 January 1889 (aged 25) Shepherd's Bush 1915 Amateur, guest from Shepherd's Bush
FW Richard Fraser   n/a Chelsea 1914 Guest from Chelsea
FW Percy Matthews   (1884-02-19)19 February 1884 (aged 30) Uxbridge 1914 Amateur, guest from Uxbridge
FW Cecil Salisbury   (1886-09-04)4 September 1886 (aged 28) Woking 1915 Amateur, guest from Woking
FW James Sangster   (1891-05-22)22 May 1891 (aged 23) Southall 1914 Amateur, guest from Southall
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[3] Timeless Bees,[9] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,[10] Bees Review[4]

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Dusty Rhodes Manager
  Fred Halliday Secretary
  Tommy Spicer Trainer
  Michael Whitham 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   Ted Price 22 0 3 0 25 0
DF   Frank Price 10 1 — 10 1
DF   Dusty Rhodes 22 0 2 0 24 0
DF   Bertie Rosier 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Walter Spratt 15 0 3 0 18 0
HB   Charles Allwright 5 0 — 5 0
HB   Alf Amos 23 0 3 0 26 0
HB   Alec Barclay 12 1 3 0 15 1
HB   Bobby Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0
HB   Joe Johnson 11 1 2 0 13 1
HB   Jack Land 1 0 0 0 1 0
HB   Tom McGovern 15 0 3 0 18 0
HB   Mick O'Brien 9 3 — 9 3
FW   Herbert Allwright 2 0 — 2 0
FW   F. Arnold 7 2 — 7 2
FW   Walter Chalk 9 6 — 9 6
FW   Jack Chapman 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Jack Curtis 14 1 2 0 16 1
FW   Michael Donaghy 7 0 — 7 0
FW   Patsy Hendren 13 1 1 0 14 1
FW   Charles Hibbert 11 1 — 11 1
FW   Tommy Kent 4 0 1 0 5 0
FW   Richard Sloley 3 5 1 0 4 5
FW   Stephen Stonley 14 4 3 1 17 5
FW   Charles Symes 1 0 2 0 3 0
FW   Henry White 16 7 0 0 16 7
Players guested during the season
GK   William Hughes 2 0 — 2 0
HB   Harry Crane 1 0 — 1 0
FW   Charles Bedell 1 0 — 1 0
FW   Norman Carson 2 0 — 2 0
FW   George Curtis 1 0 — 1 0
FW   Richard Fraser 3 0 — 3 0
FW   Percy Matthews 3 0 — 3 0
FW   Cecil Salisbury 1 0 — 1 0
FW   James Sangster — 2 0 2 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[3]

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat Player SL2 FAC Total
FW   Henry White 7 0 7
FW   Walter Chalk 6 — 6
FW   Richard Sloley 5 0 5
FW   Stephen Stonley 4 1 5
HB   Mick O'Brien 3 — 3
FW   F. Arnold 2 — 2
FW   Charles Hibbert 1 — 1
DF   Frank Price 1 — 1
HB   Alec Barclay 1 0 1
FW   Jack Curtis 1 0 1
FW   Patsy Hendren 1 0 1
HB   Joe Johnson 1 0 1
Opponents 1 0 1
Total 35 1 36
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[3]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Dusty Rhodes   5 September 1914 10 April 1915 27 9 8 10 033.33 24 8 7 9 033.33

Summary edit

Games played 27 (24 Southern League Second Division, 3 FA Cup)
Games won 9 (8 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn 8 (7 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost 10 (9 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 36 (35 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 46 (45 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 9 (8 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 6–0 versus Pontypridd, 10 April 1915
Worst league defeat 8–0 versus Swansea Town, 3 April 1915
Most appearances 26, Alf Amos (23 Southern League Second Division, 3 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 7, Henry White
Top scorer (all competitions) 7, Henry White

Transfers & loans edit

Guest players' arrival and departure dates correspond to their first and last appearances of the season.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
6 June 1914 FW   Jack Curtis   Fulham n/a [4]
12 June 1914 FW   Stephen Stonley   Woolwich Arsenal n/a [4]
June 1914 FW   Cyril Northam n/a n/a [11]
July 1914 GK   Ed Martin Unattached Amateur [12]
August 1914 HB   Bert Gibson Unattached Amateur [13]
August 1914 DF   Oliver Payne Unattached Amateur [13]
August 1914 FW   Arthur White Unattached Amateur [13]
September 1914 HB   Jack Land   Hounslow n/a [14]
September 1914 FW   Charles Symes   South Tooting n/a [14]
24 October 1914 DF   Edward Hawkins   Portsmouth n/a [15]
October 1914 FW   Jack Chapman   Southall Amateur [16]
October 1914 FW   George Curtis   Kingston upon Thames Amateur [16]
28 November 1914 HB   Mick O'Brien   Celtic n/a [17]
November 1914 HB   Richard Jonas   Shepherd's Bush Amateur [17]
8 December 1914 FW   Charles Allwright   Kingston upon Thames Amateur [3]
December 1914 FW   Charles Hibbert   Uxbridge Amateur [3]
December 1914 DF   Frank Price   Shepherd's Bush Amateur [3]
1914 FW   Tommy Kent   Slough Town Amateur [4]
February 1915 FW   Walter Chalk   Old Kingstonians Amateur [3]
March 1915 FW   Herbert Allwright Unattached Amateur [3]
March 1915 FW   F. Arnold   West Kensington Amateur [3]
March 1915 FW   Michael Donaghy   Luton Town n/a [3]
1915 HB   Leonard Forrester   Millwall Amateur [18]
1915 FW   George Steers   Shepherd's Bush Amateur [18]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
29 January 1915 FW   Jack Curtis   Stockport County n/a [4]
4 February 1915 DF   Walter Spratt   Manchester United £175 [4]
29 March 1915 HB   Joe Johnson   Hartlepools United n/a [15]
Guest players in
Date from Pos. Name Previous Club Date to Ref.
12 September 1914 FW   Percy Matthews   Uxbridge 13 October 1914 [3]
7 November 1914 FW   Richard Fraser   Chelsea 2 January 1915 [3]
31 October 1914 FW   James Sangster   Southall 9 December 1914 [3]
9 January 1915 FW   Charles Bedell   Tufnell Park 9 January 1915 [3]
16 January 1915 HB   Harry Crane   Woking 16 January 1915 [3]
16 January 1915 FW   Cecil Salisbury   Woking 16 January 1915 [3]
30 January 1915 FW   Norman Carson   Shepherd's Bush 13 February 1915 [3]
6 March 1915 GK   William Hughes   Leyton 13 March 1915 [3]

References edit

  1. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 175.
  2. ^ a b c d e f White 1989, p. 104-106.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 3 November 2015. pp. 61–67.
  5. ^ "Casualty Details: Harry Gould". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Brentford Remembers three more players that made the ultimate sacrifice". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Casualty Details: George Albert Littler". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  10. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
  11. ^ The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from June 1st to June 30th 1914. 1915.
  12. ^ The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from July 1st to July 31st 1914. 1915.
  13. ^ a b c The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from August 1st to August 31st 1914. 1915.
  14. ^ a b The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from September 1st to September 30th 1914. 1915.
  15. ^ a b "The Football Association – Season 1914–15 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  16. ^ a b The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from October 1st to October 31st 1914. 1915.
  17. ^ a b The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from November 1st to November 30th 1914. 1915.
  18. ^ a b The Southern Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from January 1st to February 28th 1915. 1915.
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