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1950–51 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1950–51 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. Amidst a period of transition, the Bees repeated the previous season's 9th-place finish.

Brentford
1950–51 season
ChairmanFrank Davis
Secretary-ManagerJackie Gibbons
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division9th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dare (16)
All: Dare (16)
Highest home attendance26,393
Lowest home attendance9,808
Average home league attendance19,593

Season summary edit

 
Future England international inside forward Peter Broadbent departed Griffin Park for a £10,000 fee in February 1951.[1]

Jackie Gibbons' Brentford began the 1950–51 season with Billy Dare as the only recognised goalscorer on the club's books.[2] The squad was augmented by young forward Bernard Kelly and former Blackpool right half Ken Horne replaced the retired Malky MacDonald.[3][4] Aside from four wins in a row in August and September 1950, Brentford had a torrid first half of the season and fell to just one place above relegation by mid-November.[5] Injuries and constant tinkering meant manager Gibbons had been unable to field a settled XI.[2][6]

A 4–0 win over Southampton on Boxing Day was the turning point.[5] A new half back line was formed, with forwards Tony Harper and Jimmy Hill moving back to play alongside captain Ron Greenwood.[2] Fred Monk, who had been converted into a full back, was re-deployed in his original forward position.[2] Manager Jackie Gibbons also recruited football analyst Charles Reep in February 1951.[7] Fred Monk, Billy Sperrin and Billy Dare scored regularly from mid-January 1951 through to the end of the season and helped the team secure a second-successive 9th-place finish.[5][6] Monk set a new club record when he scored in 10 consecutive matches between February and April 1951.[2]

League table edit

Main article: 1950–51 Football League Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Coventry City 42 19 7 16 75 59 1.271 45
8 Sheffield United 42 16 12 14 72 62 1.161 44
9 Brentford 42 18 8 16 75 74 1.014 44
10 Hull City 42 16 11 15 74 70 1.057 43
11 Doncaster Rovers 42 15 13 14 64 68 0.941 43
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 19 August 1950 Luton Town A 0–2 17,721
2 21 August 1950 Blackburn Rovers A 2–3 30,176 Garneys, Goodwin
3 26 August 1950 Leeds United H 1–2 20,276 Manley
4 30 August 1950 Blackburn Rovers H 3–2 12,122 Hill (2), Manley (pen)
5 2 September 1950 West Ham United A 2–1 21,246 Dare, Hill
6 6 September 1950 Barnsley A 3–2 15,505 Hill, Sinclair (2)
7 9 September 1950 Swansea Town H 2–1 23,572 Hill, Sinclair
8 13 September 1950 Barnsley H 0–2 18,448
9 16 September 1950 Hull City A 0–3 31,925
10 23 September 1950 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 21,544 Dare
11 30 September 1950 Preston North End A 2–4 29,881 Dare (2)
12 7 October 1950 Coventry City H 0–4 19,754
13 14 October 1950 Manchester City A 0–4 39,646
14 21 October 1950 Birmingham City H 2–1 19,273 Sinclair, Goodwin
15 28 October 1950 Cardiff City A 1–1 22,885 Hill
16 4 November 1950 Notts County H 1–3 26,393 Goodwin
17 11 November 1950 Grimsby Town A 2–7 14,985 Goodwin, Broadbent
18 18 November 1950 Leicester City H 0–0 16,277
19 25 November 1950 Chesterfield A 2–2 9,719 Sperrin (2)
20 2 December 1950 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 23,121 Dare, Goodwin
21 9 December 1950 Bury A 1–2 10,825 Goodwin
22 16 December 1950 Luton Town H 1–0 9,808 Coote
23 23 December 1950 Leeds United A 0–1 19,839
24 26 December 1950 Southampton H 4–0 22,435 Dare (4)
25 30 December 1950 West Ham United H 1–1 19,291 Paton
26 13 January 1951 Swansea Town A 1–2 15,422 Sperrin
27 20 January 1951 Hull City H 2–1 20,523 Sperrin, Sinclair
28 27 January 1951 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 26,290 Dare
29 3 February 1951 Doncaster Rovers A 3–0 20,733 Sperrin, Monk, Greenwood
30 10 February 1951 Bury H 4–0 14,986 Griffiths (og), Broadbent, Monk (2)
31 17 February 1951 Preston North End H 2–4 23,434 Goodwin, Monk
32 24 February 1951 Coventry City H 3–3 22,892 Sperrin (2), Monk (pen)
33 3 March 1951 Manchester City H 2–0 24,288 Monk (pen), Sperrin
34 17 March 1951 Cardiff City H 4–0 19,663 Paton, Monk, Sperrin, Hill
35 23 March 1951 Sheffield United H 3–1 23,188 Harper, Dare, Monk
36 24 March 1951 Notts County A 3–2 24,936 Monk, Sperrin (2)
37 24 March 1951 Sheffield United A 1–5 20,816 Monk
38 31 March 1951 Grimsby Town H 5–1 15,777 Kelly, Monk, Dare, Paton (2)
39 7 April 1951 Leicester City A 2–1 20,384 Goodwin, Dare
40 14 April 1951 Chesterfield H 4–0 17,278 Goodwin, Dare (2), Monk
41 25 April 1951 Birmingham City A 1–1 13,643 Dare
42 5 May 1951 Southampton A 1–2 14,441 Monk

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1950–51 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer
3R 6 January 1951 Stockport County A 1–2 16,346 Paton

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1950–51 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Gaskell   (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 33) Buxton 1937
GK Alf Jefferies   (1922-02-09)9 February 1922 (aged 28) Oxford City 1945
GK Reg Newton   (1926-06-30)30 June 1926 (aged 24) Leyton Orient 1949
Defenders
DF Ken Horne   (1926-06-25)25 June 1926 (aged 24) Blackpool 1950
DF Fred Monk   (1920-10-09)9 October 1920 (aged 29) Guildford City 1948
DF Roddy Munro   (1920-07-27)27 July 1920 (aged 30) Rangers 1946
DF Wally Quinton   (1917-12-13)13 December 1917 (aged 32) Birmingham City 1949
Midfielders
HB George Bristow   (1933-06-25)25 June 1933 (aged 17) Youth 1950
HB Ron Greenwood (c)   (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 28) Bradford Park Avenue 1949
HB Tony Harper   (1925-05-26)26 May 1925 (aged 25) Headington United 1948
HB Jimmy Hill   (1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 22) Reading 1949
HB Frank Latimer   (1923-10-03)3 October 1923 (aged 26) Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1945
HB Tom Manley   (1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 37) Manchester United 1939
Forwards
FW Jimmy Anders   (1928-03-08)8 March 1928 (aged 22) Preston North End 1948
FW Ken Coote   (1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 22) Wembley 1949
FW Billy Dare   (1927-02-14)14 February 1927 (aged 23) Hendon 1948
FW Tom Garneys   (1923-08-25)25 August 1923 (aged 26) Chingford Town 1949
FW Jackie Goodwin   (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 (aged 29) Birmingham City 1949
FW Bernard Kelly   (1928-08-21)21 August 1928 (aged 21) Bath City 1950
FW Johnny Paton   (1923-04-02)2 April 1923 (aged 27) Celtic 1949
FW Bill Pointon   (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 29) Queens Park Rangers 1950
FW Tommy Sinclair   (1921-10-13)13 October 1921 (aged 28) Aldershot 1950
FW Billy Sperrin   (1922-04-09)9 April 1922 (aged 28) Guildford City 1949
Players who left the club mid-season
FW Peter Broadbent   (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 (aged 17) Dover 1950 Transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[6] Timeless Bees[8]

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Jackie Gibbons Secretary-Manager
  Jimmy Bain Assistant manager
  David Richards Trainer
  Jack Cartmell Assistant trainer
  George Poyser 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 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK   Alf Jefferies 35 0 1 0 36 0
GK   Reg Newton 5 0 0 0 5 0
DF   Ken Horne 20 0 0 0 20 0
DF   Fred Monk 37 13 1 0 38 13
DF   Roddy Munro 38 0 1 0 39 0
DF   Wally Quinton 5 0 0 0 5 0
HB   George Bristow 5 0 0 0 5 0
HB   Ron Greenwood 42 1 1 0 43 1
HB   Frank Latimer 24 0 1 0 25 0
HB   Tony Harper 29 1 1 0 30 1
HB   Jimmy Hill 38 7 0 0 38 7
HB   Tom Manley 5 2 0 0 5 2
FW   Jimmy Anders 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW   Peter Broadbent 16 2 0 0 16 2
FW   Ken Coote 6 1 1 0 7 1
FW   Billy Dare 33 16 1 0 34 16
FW   Tom Garneys 11 1 0 0 11 1
FW   Jackie Goodwin 31 9 0 0 31 9
FW   Bernard Kelly 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW   Johnny Paton 31 4 1 1 32 5
FW   Bill Pointon 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW   Tommy Sinclair 16 5 1 0 17 5
FW   Billy Sperrin 26 11 1 0 27 11
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[6]

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat Player FL2 FAC Total
FW   Billy Dare 16 0 16
DF   Fred Monk 13 0 13
FW   Billy Sperrin 11 0 11
FW   Jackie Goodwin 9 0 9
HB   Jimmy Hill 7 0 7
FW   Tommy Sinclair 5 0 5
FW   Johnny Paton 4 1 5
FW   Peter Broadbent 2 0 2
HB   Tom Manley 2 0 2
FW   Ken Coote 1 0 1
FW   Tom Garneys 1 0 1
HB   Ron Greenwood 1 0 1
HB   Tony Harper 1 0 1
FW   Bernard Kelly 1 0 1
Opponents 1 0 1
Total 75 1 76
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[6]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Jackie Gibbons   19 August 1950 5 May 1951 43 18 8 17 041.86 42 18 8 16 042.86

Summary edit

Games played 43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 18 (18 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 8 (8 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 17 (16 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 76 (75 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 76 (74 Second Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 8 (8 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 4–0 on four occasions, 5–1 versus Grimsby Town, 31 March 1951
Worst league defeat 7–2 versus Grimsby Town, 11 November 1950
Most appearances 43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 16, Billy Dare
Top scorer (all competitions) 16, Billy Dare

Transfers & loans edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
May 1950 FW   Peter Broadbent   Dover n/a [9]
May 1950 DF   Ken Horne   Blackpool n/a [4]
May 1950 FW   Terry Ledgerton   Huyton n/a [10]
June 1950 HB   Roy Hart n/a n/a [11]
June 1950 FW   Bernard Kelly   Bath City n/a [3]
August 1950 HB   Cyril Bacon   Leyton Orient n/a [12]
August 1950 n/a   Jack Nicholson   Dennistoun Waverley n/a [13]
August 1950 FW   Tommy Sinclair   Aldershot n/a [14]
December 1950 FW   Tommy Mycock   Distillery n/a [15]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
October 1950 DF   Bill Gorman   Deal Town Free [16]
February 1951 FW   Peter Broadbent   Wolverhampton Wanderers £10,000 [9]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
May 1951 FW   Jimmy Anders   Bradford City June 1951 [17]
May 1951 FW   Tom Garneys   Ipswich Town May 1951 [18]
May 1951 DF   William Gibson   Tranmere Rovers June 1951 [19]
May 1951 FW   Dickie Girling   Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic July 1951 [20]
May 1951 FW   Bill Pointon Retired [21]
May 1951 FW   Tommy Sinclair   Aldershot August 1951 [14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Peter Broadbent". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e White 1989, p. 199-201.
  3. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 91.
  4. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 81-82.
  5. ^ a b c "Brentford results for the 1950–1951 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 381. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ Lee, Dave (27 March 2014). "Big Data: Would number geeks make better football managers?". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  9. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 27.
  10. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 96.
  11. ^ "Roy Hart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Cyril Bacon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Scottish League appearance records – N". Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 577.
  14. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 145.
  15. ^ "Tommy Mycock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  16. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 67-68.
  17. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 11.
  18. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 62.
  19. ^ "William Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  20. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 65.
  21. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 126.
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