Season summary
Still in search of a winning formula after two mid-table finishes, Brentford manager Harry Curtis elected to add to rather than remodel of his squad in the 1928 off-season, bringing in goalkeeper Freddie Fox, full back Baden Herod for a £1,500 club record fee, half back Reginald Davies and a number of young forwards. He also brought in his former Gillingham trainer Bob Kane. Good goalscoring form from Jack Lane and Jack Phillips at the start of the season saw Brentford go seven matches unbeaten and rise to the top of the table,[3] before Phillips was sold to Bristol Rovers and a run of 12 league matches without a win (including a club record-equalling 9 league defeats in a row) saw the club plummet to the bottom of the Football League.[5][6]
Manager Harry Curtis pulled off a crucial £500 signing of Jimmy Bain from Manchester Central in November 1928 and the centre half galvanised the team. Just three defeats in 18 matches between Boxing Day 1928 and April Fools' Day 1929 averted any fears of having to campaign for re-election, with Brentford rising back to 11th in the table thanks to good goalscoring form from Ernie Watkins, Alfred Douglas and summer signing David Sherlaw.[6] Manager Curtis decided to cash in on club record signing Baden Herod, who was sold for a club record outgoing fee of £4,000 to Tottenham Hotspur in February 1929. Just one draw from the final five matches of the season dropped Brentford to a final placing of 13th.[6]
League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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Failed re-election (none) |
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
No. |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorer(s) |
1 |
25 August 1928 | Exeter City | H | 4–2 | Phillips (2), Drinnan, Berry |
2 |
1 September 1928 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | McKinley |
3 |
3 September 1928 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | Lane |
4 |
8 September 1928 | Merthyr Town |
H | 2–1 | Lane, Phillips |
5 |
10 September 1928 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | Lane, Phillips |
6 |
15 September 1928 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 1–1 | Watkins |
7 |
22 September 1928 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | Lane |
8 |
29 September 1928 | Luton Town | H | 0–1 | |
9 |
6 October 1928 | Coventry City |
A | 0–1 | |
10 |
13 October 1928 | Northampton Town |
H | 2–2 | Watkins (2) |
11 |
20 October 1928 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | |
12 |
27 October 1928 | Watford | H | 0–1 | |
13 |
3 November 1928 | Walsall |
A | 0–2 | |
14 |
10 November 1928 | Newport County | H | 1–3 | Lane |
15 |
17 November 1928 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | |
16 |
1 December 1928 | Torquay United |
A | 1–4 | Berry |
17 |
15 December 1928 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–4 | |
18 |
22 December 1928 | Fulham |
H | 1–2 | Watkins |
19 |
25 December 1928 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–3 | Douglas, Durnion |
20 |
26 December 1928 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
H | 5–1 | Lane (4), Sherlaw |
21 |
29 December 1928 | Exeter City | A | 3–2 | Drinnan, Watkins, Sherlaw |
22 |
5 January 1929 | Southend United |
H | 1–0 | Drinnan |
23 |
12 January 1929 | Gillingham | H | 4–1 | Douglas (2), Watkins, Sherlaw |
24 |
19 January 1929 | Merthyr Town | A | 2–2 | Drinnan, Sherlaw |
25 |
26 January 1929 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | Watkins, Douglas |
26 |
2 February 1929 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | Sherlaw (2) |
27 |
9 February 1929 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | Lawson |
28 |
16 February 1929 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | Watkins |
29 |
23 February 1929 | Northampton Town | A | 1–1 | Watkins |
30 |
2 March 1929 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | Sherlaw, Drinnan |
31 |
9 March 1929 | Watford | A | 0–2 | |
32 |
13 March 1929 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 0–0 | |
33 |
16 March 1929 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | Douglas |
34 |
23 March 1929 | Newport County | A | 1–1 | Douglas |
35 |
29 March 1929 | Norwich City | H | 4–0 | Stone (2), Watkins (2) |
36 |
30 March 1929 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–4 | Watkins, Berry |
37 |
1 April 1929 | Norwich City | A | 4–2 | Berry (2), Watkins (2) |
38 |
6 April 1929 | Swindon Town |
A | 1–3 | Gamble |
39 |
13 April 1929 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | |
40 |
22 April 1929 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | |
41 |
27 April 1929 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–2 | |
42 |
4 May 1929 | Fulham | A | 0–1 | |
Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1928–29 season.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- 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]
Amateur international caps
Management
Name |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record All Comps |
Record League |
P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
Harry Curtis |
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25 August 1928 |
4 May 1929 |
7001440000000000000♠44 |
7001150000000000000♠15 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7001190000000000000♠19 |
07001340900000000000♠34.09| | 7001420000000000000♠42 |
7001140000000000000♠14 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7001180000000000000♠18 |
07001333300000000000♠33.33 |
Summary
Games played | 44 (42 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup) |
Games won | 15 (14 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 10 (10 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 19 (18 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 60 (56 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 62 (60 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win | 4–0 versus Norwich City, 29 March 1929; 5–1 versus Brighton & Hove Albion, 26 December 1928 |
Worst league defeat | 4–0 versus Plymouth Argyle, 15 December 1928 |
Most appearances | 38, Reginald Davies, Ernie Watkins (36 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 14, Ernie Watkins |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 14, Ernie Watkins |
Transfers & loans
- Cricketers are not included in this list.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 370. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore Publications. p. 79. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- 1 2 3 Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1928-1929 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 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.
- ↑ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 Dorey, F.W. (1928). Brentford Football Club Season 1928–29 Official Handbook. pp. 21–23.
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