Season summary
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. Just two players had been signed, forwards Jack Curtis and Stephen Stonley. As the season got underway, Brentford lost just two of the first 10 Southern League Division Two matches,[3] but by that point it had become obvious that the war would not be over by Christmas as predicted. 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).[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. 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 (£770,000 in 2018) and 1914–15 would become the final season of competitive football until 1919–20, after the war ended in November 1918.
Two former Brentford players died during the season:
League table
1: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.
2: The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Leyton, Mardy and Abertillery Town resigned from the league mid-season and their records were expunged
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Southern League Division Two
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
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
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1914–15 season.
- Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[3] Timeless Bees,[8] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,[9] Bees Review[4]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Pos |
Nat |
Name |
League |
FA Cup |
Total |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
GK |
| Ted Price |
22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
DF |
|
Fred 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
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years of Brentford[3]
Management
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 |
7001270000000000000♠27 |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
07001333300000000000♠33.33| | 7001240000000000000♠24 |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
07001333300000000000♠33.33 |
Summary
Games played | 27 (24 Southern League Division Two, 3 FA Cup) |
Games won | 9 (8 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 8 (7 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 10 (9 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 36 (35 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 46 (45 Southern League Division Two, 1 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 9 (8 Southern League Division Two, 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 Division Two, 3 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 7, Henry White |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 7, Henry White |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City 03/11/15. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 2015. pp. 61–67.
- ↑ "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Mick O'Brien". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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