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1949–50 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1949–50 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. In his first season as manager, Jackie Gibbons guided the club to a 9th-place finish, a marked improvement on near-relegations in the previous two seasons.

Brentford
1949–50 season
ChairmanFrank Davis
Secretary-ManagerJackie Gibbons
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division9th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dare (14)
All: Dare (14)
Highest home attendance38,000
Lowest home attendance16,514
Average home league attendance22,613

Season summary edit

 
Brentford drew 0–0 in a friendly match played versus the Netherlands on 29 March 1950.[1] 60,000 attended the fixture at De Kuip in Rotterdam.[1]

1949–50 marked the first season since 1925–26 that Brentford would play a full season under the management of someone other than Harry Curtis, with former player Jackie Gibbons having taken over as manager in February 1949.[1] A new-look squad toured Sweden under Gibbons in pre-season, with new forward signings Ken Coote, Jimmy Hill and Dennis Rampling in attendance.[1] Joe Crozier, the club's near-ever-present goalkeeper since September 1937, elected to retire from full-time football and was replaced by his backups,[2] firstly Ted Gaskell and then Alf Jefferies.[3]

Brentford had a mixed season in the Second Division, with just three victories in the opening 15 matches leaving the club out of contention for challenging for promotion.[4] A turnaround in form elevated the Bees from 21st place on 5 November 1949, to a season-high 7th on 8 April 1950.[4] Two losses, a win and a draw from the final four matches dropped the club a final position of 9th.[4] Brentford finished the campaign having conceded only 12 league goals at Griffin Park, the best home record in each of the top two divisions.[1]

League table edit

Main article: 1949–50 Football League Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Hull City 42 17 11 14 64 72 0.889 45
8 Swansea Town 42 17 9 16 53 49 1.082 43
9 Brentford 42 15 13 14 44 49 0.898 43
10 Cardiff City 42 16 10 16 41 44 0.932 42
11 Grimsby Town 42 16 8 18 74 73 1.014 40
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 20 August 1949 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–4 32,702 Manley (pen)
2 24 August 1949 Queens Park Rangers A 3–3 20,931 Dare (2), Monk
3 27 August 1949 Bury A 2–1 16,116 Woodward, Dare
4 31 August 1949 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 25,741
5 3 September 1949 Leicester City H 0–1 20,302
6 10 September 1949 Bradford Park Avenue A 2–0 12,754 Goodwin, Paton
7 14 September 1949 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 19,889 Dare, Paton
8 17 September 1949 Chesterfield H 0–0 25,270
9 19 September 1949 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 18,613 Coote
10 24 September 1949 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 17,088
11 1 October 1949 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 25,270 Goodwin
12 8 October 1949 Preston North End A 0–2 30,178
13 15 October 1949 Swansea Town H 0–0 23,871
14 22 October 1949 Leeds United A 0–1 27,342
15 29 October 1949 Southampton H 0–1 21,694
16 5 November 1949 Coventry City A 1–1 16,110 Woodward
17 12 November 1949 Luton Town H 1–0 20,520 Sperrin
18 19 November 1949 Barnsley A 1–0 14,942 Woodward
19 26 November 1949 West Ham United H 0–2 21,887
20 3 December 1949 Sheffield United A 1–1 20,649 Dare
21 10 December 1949 Grimsby Town A 1–0 16,384 Girling
22 17 December 1949 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 49,297 Sperrin
23 24 December 1949 Bury H 2–0 17,401 Dare (2)
24 26 December 1949 Hull City H 3–1 33,791 Dare, Sperrin, Goodwin
25 27 December 1949 Hull City A 0–2 48,447
26 31 December 1949 Leicester City A 1–1 31,919 Dare
27 14 January 1950 Bradford Park Avenue H 2–0 19,781 Coote, Paton
28 21 January 1950 Chesterfield A 1–3 12,075 Coote
29 4 February 1950 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 22,313
30 18 February 1950 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–3 37,923 Pointon, Hill, Dare
31 25 February 1950 Preston North End H 1–0 25,387 Goodwin
32 4 March 1950 Swansea Town A 0–3 21,239
33 11 March 1950 Leeds United H 0–0 22,231
34 18 March 1950 Southampton A 3–2 22,429 Paton, Dare, Mallett (og)
35 25 March 1950 Coventry City H 2–0 16,921 Goodwin, Dare
36 1 April 1950 West Ham United A 2–2 18,826 Manley (pen), Pointon
37 7 April 1950 Cardiff City H 1–0 24,584 Goodwin
38 8 April 1950 Sheffield United H 1–0 22,411 Dare
39 10 April 1950 Cardiff City A 0–0 16,260
40 15 April 1950 Luton Town A 0–1 13,991
41 22 April 1950 Barnsley H 3–0 16,514 Pointon, Hill, Dare
42 29 April 1950 Grimsby Town A 1–4 11,253 Garneys

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
3R 7 January 1950 Chelsea H 0–1 38,000

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1949–50 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Gaskell   (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 32) Buxton 1937
GK Alf Jefferies   (1922-02-09)9 February 1922 (aged 27) Oxford City 1945
GK Reg Newton   (1926-06-30)30 June 1926 (aged 23) Leyton Orient 1949
Defenders
DF Bill Gorman   (1911-01-13)13 January 1911 (aged 38) Bury 1938
DF Fred Monk   (1920-10-09)9 October 1920 (aged 28) Guildford City 1948
DF Roddy Munro   (1920-07-27)27 July 1920 (aged 29) Rangers 1946
DF Wally Quinton   (1917-12-13)13 December 1917 (aged 31) Birmingham City 1949
Midfielders
HB Ron Greenwood   (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 27) Bradford Park Avenue 1949
HB Frank Latimer   (1923-10-03)3 October 1923 (aged 25) Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1945
HB Tom Manley   (1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 36) Manchester United 1939
Forwards
FW Jimmy Anders   (1928-03-08)8 March 1928 (aged 21) Preston North End 1948
FW Ken Coote   (1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 21) Wembley 1949
FW Billy Dare   (1927-02-14)14 February 1927 (aged 22) Hendon 1948
FW Tom Garneys   (1923-08-25)25 August 1923 (aged 25) Chingford Town 1949
FW Dickie Girling   (1922-05-24)24 May 1922 (aged 27) Crystal Palace 1947
FW Jackie Goodwin   (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 (aged 28) Birmingham City 1949
FW Jimmy Hill   (1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 21) Reading 1949
FW Doug Keene   (1928-08-30)30 August 1928 (aged 20) Kingsbury Town 1946
FW Kevin O'Flanagan   (1919-06-10)10 June 1919 (aged 30) Barnet 1949 Amateur
FW Johnny Paton   (1923-04-02)2 April 1923 (aged 26) Celtic 1949
FW Bill Pointon   (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 28) Queens Park Rangers 1950
FW Dennis Rampling   (1923-11-25)25 November 1923 (aged 25) Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1949
FW Billy Sperrin   (1922-04-09)9 April 1922 (aged 27) Guildford City 1949
Players who left the club mid-season
HB David Nelson   (1918-02-03)3 February 1918 (aged 31) Fulham 1947 Transferred to Queens Park Rangers
HB George Paterson   (1914-09-26)26 September 1914 (aged 34) Celtic 1946 Transferred to Yeovil Town
FW Viv Woodward   (1914-05-25)25 May 1914 (aged 35) Millwall 1948 Transferred to Aldershot
  • Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[3] Timeless Bees[5]

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Jackie Gibbons Secretary-Manager
  Jimmy Bain Assistant Manager
  Malky MacDonald Trainer
  Jack Cartmell Assistant 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   Ted Gaskell 14 0 0 0 14 0
GK   Alf Jefferies 26 0 1 0 27 0
GK   Reg Newton 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Bill Gorman 8 0 0 0 8 0
DF   Fred Monk 25 1 1 0 26 1
DF   Roddy Munro 19 0 0 0 19 0
DF   Wally Quinton 36 0 1 0 37 0
HB   Ron Greenwood 42 0 1 0 43 0
HB   Frank Latimer 22 0 1 0 23 0
HB   Tom Manley 33 2 0 0 33 2
HB   David Nelson 26 0 1 0 27 0
HB   George Paterson 3 0 — 3 0
FW   Jimmy Anders 9 0 1 0 10 0
FW   Ken Coote 20 3 0 0 20 3
FW   Billy Dare 41 14 1 0 42 14
FW   Tom Garneys 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW   Dickie Girling 14 1 0 0 14 1
FW   Jackie Goodwin 36 6 1 0 37 6
FW   Jimmy Hill 18 2 0 0 18 2
FW   Doug Keene 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Kevin O'Flanagan 6 0 1 0 7 0
FW   Johnny Paton 23 5 0 0 23 5
FW   Bill Pointon 12 2 0 0 12 2
FW   Dennis Rampling 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Billy Sperrin 14 3 1 0 15 3
FW   Viv Woodward 10 3 0 0 10 3
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3]

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat Player FL2 FAC Total
FW   Billy Dare 14 0 14
FW   Jackie Goodwin 6 0 6
FW   Johnny Paton 5 0 5
FW   Ken Coote 3 0 3
FW   Billy Sperrin 3 0 3
FW   Viv Woodward 3 0 3
FW   Jimmy Hill 2 0 2
HB   Tom Manley 2 0 2
FW   Bill Pointon 2 0 2
FW   Tom Garneys 1 0 1
FW   Dickie Girling 1 0 1
DF   Fred Monk 1 0 1
Opponents 1 0 1
Total 44 0 44
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3]

Amateur international caps edit

Pos. Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
FW   Kevin O'Flanagan 1 1 [6]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Jackie Gibbons   20 August 1949 29 April 1950 43 15 13 15 034.88 42 15 13 14 035.71

Summary edit

Games played 43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 15 (15 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 13 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 15 (14 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 44 (44 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 51 (49 Second Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 17 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 3–0 versus Barnsley, 22 April 1950
Worst league defeat 4–1 on three occasions
Most appearances 43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 14, Billy Dare
Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Billy Dare

Transfers & loans edit

Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
9 May 1949 FW   Dennis Rampling   Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic n/a [7]
May 1949 FW   Jimmy Hill   Reading n/a [8]
July 1949 GK   Reg Newton   Leyton Orient Part-exchange [9]
September 1949 FW   Jack Jordan   Reading n/a [10]
September 1949 FW   Johnny Paton   Celtic £5,000 [11]
September 1949 FW   Billy Sperrin   Guildford City n/a [12]
November 1949 FW   Kevin O'Flanagan   Barnet Amateur [13]
24 December 1949 FW   Tom Garneys   Chingford Town £750 [14]
1949 FW   George Francis Unattached n/a [15]
1949 FW   Dennis Heath   Alexandra Villa n/a [16]
February 1950 FW   Eddie Brown n/a n/a [17]
February 1950 FW   Bill Pointon   Queens Park Rangers Exchange [18]
March 1950 DF   Tecwyn Jones   Holywell Town Free [19]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
May 1949 FW   Peter McKennan   Middlesbrough £9,000 [1]
July 1949 FW   Alan Smith   Leyton Orient Part-exchange [20]
1949 HB   George Paterson   Queens Park Rangers n/a [21]
February 1950 HB   David Nelson   Queens Park Rangers Exchange [22]
February 1950 FW   Viv Woodward   Aldershot n/a [23]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
September 1949 DF   Malky MacDonald Retired [24]
May 1950 FW   Eddie Brown   Torquay United August 1950 [17]
May 1950 FW   Les Devonshire   Chester June 1950 [25]
May 1950 DF   Doug Keene   Brighton & Hove Albion June 1950 [26]
May 1950 FW   Kevin O'Flanagan Retired [13]
May 1950 FW   Dennis Rampling   Weymouth 1950 [27]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f White 1989, p. 194-197.
  2. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 43-44.
  3. ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b c "Brentford results for the 1949–1950 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. ^ Brentford Football Supporters And Social Club Official Handbook – 1949–50. 1949. p. 35.
  8. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 76-77.
  9. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 116.
  10. ^ "Jack Jordan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Players – Pate to Pretty" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
  13. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 117.
  14. ^ "Former Bee Passes Away". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  15. ^ Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Watford. Quay Design of Poole. 24 January 1998. p. 25.
  16. ^ Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. pp. 8–21. ASIN B00NPZL58S. ISBN 0954368282.
  17. ^ a b "Eddie Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  18. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 126.
  19. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 90.
  20. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 147.
  21. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 121-122.
  22. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 115.
  23. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 171.
  24. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 105.
  25. ^ "Les Devonshire". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  26. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 91.
  27. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 130.
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