1911–12 Brentford F.C. season
1911–12 season | |
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Chairman | H. Jason-Saunders |
Secretary Manager | Fred Halliday |
Stadium | Griffin Park |
Southern League Division One | 14th |
FA Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer |
League: Rippon (17) All: Rippon (20) |
Highest home attendance | 9,627 |
Lowest home attendance | 1,475 |
During the 1911–12 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Division One. A forgettable season saw the club finish in mid-table and advance to the first round proper of the FA Cup.
Season summary
Brentford secretary-manager Fred Halliday strengthened his squad in preparation for the 1911–12 Southern League Division One season, bringing in left back Walter Spratt, outside right Billy Brawn, inside forward Patsy Hendren and centre forward Thomas Graham.[1][2][3][4] He would later sign forwards Fred Rouse and Willis Rippon in a bid to improve the team's goalscoring,[5][6] with Rippon going on to finish the season as top-scorer with 20 goals.[4] Full back Steve Buxton was sold to Oldham Athletic on the eve of the season for a £425 fee, in a bid to settle some of the club's debts.[7] The sale of Geordie Reid to Clyde for a club record £500 fee in September 1911 helped pay off further debts.[7]
Brentford finished the season in 14th place and advanced to the first round proper of the FA Cup,[8] taking Crystal Palace to a replay before going out of the competition.[9] The 9–0 league defeat to Coventry City on 27 December 1911 is the heaviest in club history.[10]
League table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
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1 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 35 | 1.69 | 53 | |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 31 | 2.03 | 52 | |
3 | Northampton Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 82 | 41 | 2.00 | 51 | |
4 | Swindon Town | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 82 | 50 | 1.64 | 48 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 2.09 | 47 | |
6 | Coventry City | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 54 | 1.22 | 42 | |
7 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 46 | 1.52 | 40 | |
8 | Millwall | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 57 | 1.05 | 40 | |
9 | Watford | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 58 | 0.97 | 36 | |
10 | Stoke | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 63 | 0.81 | 36 | |
11 | Reading | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 68 | 0.62 | 36 | |
12 | Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 60 | 0.67 | 34 | |
13 | West Ham United | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 69 | 0.93 | 33 | |
14 | Brentford | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 0.92 | 33 | |
15 | Exeter City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 62 | 0.77 | 33 | |
16 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 0.73 | 31 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 62 | 0.66 | 31 | |
18 | New Brompton | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 0.49 | 31 | Changed name to Gillingham at end of season |
19 | Luton Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 0.80 | 28 | Relegated to Division Two |
20 | Leyton | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 62 | 0.44 | 25 | Left to join South Essex League at end of season |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Southern League Division One
No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
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1 | 2 September 1911 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
2 | 6 September 1911 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–0 | n/a | Sibbald (2) |
3 | 9 September 1911 | Watford | H | 4–2 | 7,344 | Reid (3), Graham |
4 | 16 September 1911 | New Brompton | A | 1–2 | 5,000 | Sibbald |
5 | 23 September 1911 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | 7,400 | Hendren (2), Sibbald |
6 | 30 September 1911 | Luton Town | H | 0–1 | 5,700 | |
7 | 7 October 1911 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–4 | 14,000 | |
8 | 14 October 1911 | Millwall | H | 3–3 | 7,000 | Graham, Brawn, Hendren |
9 | 21 October 1911 | West Ham United | A | 4–7 | 6,000 | Rippon (3), Hendren |
10 | 28 October 1911 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | 5,000 | Brawn, Rippon |
11 | 4 November 1911 | Swindon Town | A | 0–2 | n/a | |
12 | 11 November 1911 | Northampton Town | H | 2–2 | 5,000 | |
13 | 25 November 1911 | Stoke | H | 0–1 | n/a | |
14 | 9 December 1911 | Leyton | H | 2–0 | n/a | Rippon, Rouse |
15 | 16 December 1911 | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
16 | 23 December 1911 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 5,000 | Sibbald |
17 | 25 December 1911 | Southampton | H | 4–0 | 9,627 | Graham (2), Sibbald (2) |
18 | 26 December 1911 | Southampton | A | 2–3 | 6,000 | Rouse, Sibbald |
19 | 27 December 1911 | Coventry City | A | 0–9 | n/a | |
20 | 30 December 1911 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 4,000 | |
21 | 6 January 1912 | Watford | A | 0–3 | n/a | |
22 | 20 January 1912 | New Brompton | H | 7–1 | 3,000 | Rippon (3), Rouse (2), Hendren (2) |
23 | 27 January 1912 | Exeter City | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
24 | 3 February 1912 | Luton Town | A | 0–0 | n/a | |
25 | 10 February 1912 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | 9,450 | Rouse |
26 | 17 February 1912 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | n/a | |
27 | 2 March 1912 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–1 | 4,000 | McTavish, Rippon (2) |
28 | 16 March 1912 | Northampton Town | A | 3–6 | 5,000 | McTavish, Rippon (2) |
29 | 23 March 1912 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 2,503 | Sibbald |
30 | 27 March 1912 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 3,000 | Sibbald |
31 | 30 March 1912 | Stoke | A | 1–1 | 6,000 | Sibbald |
32 | 5 April 1912 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 4–0 | 8,795 | Sibbald, Rippon (2), McTavish |
33 | 6 April 1912 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | 5,453 | Brawn (2), McTavish |
34 | 8 April 1912 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 3,000 | |
35 | 13 April 1912 | Leyton | A | 1–1 | 2,000 | McTavish |
36 | 20 April 1912 | Norwich City | H | 3–0 | 4,000 | McTavish, Wolstenholme (og), Rippon |
37 | 24 April 1912 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | n/a | Rippon (2, 1 pen) |
38 | 27 April 1912 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 4,000 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) | Notes |
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QR5 | 18 November 1911 | First Battalion King's Royal Rifles | H | 1–1 | 1,475 | Hendren | |
QR5 (replay) | 22 November 1911 | First Battalion King's Royal Rifles | A | 4–1 | 2,600 | Hendren, Rippon (3) | [nb 1] |
QR6 | 2 December 1911 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | 3,500 | Brawn | |
R1 | 13 January 1912 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 8,916 | ||
R1 (replay) | 17 January 1912 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–4 | 9,000 |
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]
Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1911–12 season.
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
GK | Archie Ling | 14 March 1881 (aged 30) | Swindon Town | 1909 | ||
Defenders | ||||||
DF | Arthur Cleverley | 28 March 1885 (aged 26) | Unattached | 1911 | ||
DF | Dusty Rhodes (c) | 16 August 1882 (aged 29) | Sunderland | 1908 | ||
DF | Walter Spratt | 14 April 1889 (aged 22) | Rotherham Town | 1911 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
HB | W. Allen | n/a | n/a | 1911 | ||
HB | Alec Barclay | 1 November 1885 (aged 25) | Ilford | 1910 | Amateur | |
HB | Jock Hamilton | 28 February 1879 (aged 32) | Leeds City | 1909 | ||
HB | William Hickleton | 12 May 1882 (aged 29) | Coventry City | 1911 | On loan from Coventry City | |
HB | George Kennedy | 12 March 1882 (aged 29) | Chelsea | 1910 | ||
HB | Phil Richards | 19 February 1884 (aged 27) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1908 | ||
Forwards | ||||||
FW | George Anderson | 29 November 1879 (aged 31) | Birmingham | 1909 | ||
FW | Billy Brawn | 1 August 1878 (aged 33) | Chelsea | 1911 | ||
FW | Willie Furr | 22 July 1891 (aged 20) | Hitchin Town | 1912 | ||
FW | Thomas Graham | 20 July 1887 (aged 24) | Castleford Town | 1911 | ||
FW | Patsy Hendren | 5 February 1889 (aged 22) | Coventry City | 1911 | Played when his cricket commitments allowed | |
FW | Henry Purver | 3 May 1891 (aged 20) | Oxford City | 1911 | Amateur | |
FW | Willis Rippon | 2 December 1888 (aged 22) | Woolwich Arsenal | 1911 | ||
FW | Jack Sibbald | 12 September 1890 (aged 20) | Wallsend Elm Villa | 1910 | ||
FW | Charles Symes | 13 March 1888 (aged 23) | South Tooting | 1912 | ||
FW | Bob McTavish | 26 October 1888 (aged 22) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1912 | ||
Players who left the club mid-season | ||||||
GK | Harry Furr | 13 January 1887 (aged 24) | Croydon Common | 1911 | Transferred to Croydon Common | |
FW | Geordie Reid | 30 January 1882 (aged 29) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1908 | Transferred to Clyde | |
FW | Fred Rouse | 28 November 1881 (aged 29) | Croydon Common | 1911 | Retired |
Coaching staff
Name | Role |
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Secretary Manager | |
Trainer |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Pos | Nat | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | Harry Furr | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
GK | Archie Ling | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
DF | Arthur Cleverley | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
DF | Dusty Rhodes | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
DF | Walter Spratt | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
HB | W. Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
HB | Alec Barclay | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
HB | Jock Hamilton | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
HB | George Kennedy | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
HB | Phil Richards | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
FW | George Anderson | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
FW | Billy Brawn | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |
FW | Willie Furr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | Thomas Graham | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
FW | Patsy Hendren | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 6 | |
FW | Bob McTavish | 12 | 6 | — | 12 | 6 | ||
FW | Henry Purver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | Geordie Reid | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
FW | Willis Rippon | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | |
FW | Fred Rouse | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
FW | Jack Sibbald | 29 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
FW | Charles Symes | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Players loaned in during the season | ||||||||
HB | William Hickleton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]
Goalscorers
Pos. | Nat | Player | SL1 | FAC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Willis Rippon | 17 | 3 | 20 | |
FW | Jack Sibbald | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
FW | Bob McTavish | 6 | — | 6 | |
FW | Patsy Hendren | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
FW | Fred Rouse | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
FW | Billy Brawn | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
FW | Thomas Graham | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
FW | Geordie Reid | 3 | — | 3 | |
FW | George Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
HB | William Hickleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Opponents | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 60 | 6 | 66 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]
Management
Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record League | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % | ||||
Fred Halliday | 2 September 1911 | 27 April 1912 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 32.56| | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 31.58 |
Summary
Games played | 47 (42 Southern League Division One, 5 FA Cup) |
Games won | 14 (12 Southern League Division One, 2 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 11 (9 Southern League Division One, 2 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 18 (17 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 66 (60 Southern League Division One, 6 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 71 (65 Southern League Division One, 6 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 13 (11 Southern League Division One, 2 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win | 7–1 versus New Brompton, 20 January 1912 |
Worst league defeat | 9–0 versus Coventry City, 27 December 1911 |
Most appearances | 39, Billy Brawn (34 Southern League Division One, 5 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 17, Willis Rippon |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 20, Willis Rippon |
Transfers & loans
- Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
May 1911 | FW | n/a | [13] | ||
1911 | HB | n/a | n/a | [7] | |
1911 | DF | Unattached | n/a | [7] | |
1911 | FW | n/a | [7] | ||
1911 | FW | n/a | [14] | ||
1911 | FW | Amateur | [7] | ||
1911 | DF | Free | [1] | ||
September 1911 | FW | n/a | [6] | ||
25 October 1911 | FW | £200 | [7] | ||
October 1911 | GK | n/a | [15] | ||
February 1912 | FW | n/a | [16] | ||
March 1912 | FW | Nominal | [7] | ||
1912 | FW | n/a | [16] | ||
Players loaned in | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Date to | Ref. |
1911 | HB | End of season | [7] | ||
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
August 1911 | DF | £425 | [7] | ||
21 September 1911 | FW | £500 | [17] | ||
March 1912 | GK | n/a | [15] | ||
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
February 1912 | FW | Retired | [6] | ||
June 1912 | HB | n/a | n/a | [7] | |
June 1912 | FW | Retired | [7] | ||
June 1912 | FW | July 1912 | [18] | ||
June 1912 | GK | Retired | [7] |
Notes
- ↑ Match played at Griffin Park due to the inadequacy of First Battalion King's Royal Rifles' ground.
References
- 1 2 Handbook 1911, p. 25.
- ↑ Handbook 1911, p. 33.
- ↑ Handbook 1911, p. 34.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "Willis Rippon | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Fred Rouse" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 White 1989, p. 97-99.
- ↑ "England – Southern League Final Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database – F.A. Cup 1911–12". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- ↑ Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1911–12. Richmond. p. 20.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "England Players – Billy Brawn". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Patsy Hendren -". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Harry Furr" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- 1 2 White 1989, p. 99-101.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ "Willie Furr | Leicester City career stats – FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 17 July 2018.