1980–81 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
1980–81 season
Chairman Dan Tana
Manager Fred Callaghan
Stadium Griffin Park
Third Division 9th
FA Cup Second round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Booker (7)
All: Booker,
Funnell, Crown (8)
Highest home attendance 11,610
Lowest home attendance 4,883
Average home league attendance 6,752

During the 1980–81 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. In a mid-table season, the Bees drew a club-record 19 league matches.

Season summary

After narrowly saving Brentford from relegation to the Fourth Division at the end of the previous season, interim manager Fred Callaghan was given the job on a full-time basis, with Ron Harris appointed as his assistant.[1] Callaghan conducted a clearout of the squad, releasing captain Jackie Graham and bit-part players Doug Allder, Allan Glover, Billy Holmes and Trevor Porter.[1] Aside from Ron Harris (who would continue his playing career), Callaghan brought in five new players, with £20,000 laid out on midfielders David Crown, Terry Hurlock and Barry Silkman.[2] £55,000 was generated from the sales of forwards Steve Phillips and Lee Holmes,[2] but Callaghan was presented with a problem when Len Bond, Barry Tucker, John Fraser and Dave Carlton, mainstays of the team for the previous two years, refused to sign new contracts.[1] All but Tucker would depart Griffin Park during the early months of the season, with Bond fetching a £12,000 fee.[2]

Brentford had a mixed start to the season, exiting the League Cup at the first hurdle, but three wins and two draws from six matches in September 1980 put the club in 6th position.[3] Gradually the season played itself out into one of consolidation in mid-table,[3] with Callaghan continuing to overhaul his squad.[1] Forwards Gary Johnson and Lee Frost arrived from Chelsea in December 1980 for a £30,000 fee, while squad members Willie Graham, Iori Jenkins and Dean Smith were released in February 1981.[2] Brentford ended the season in 9th place, off the back of a run of just two defeats in the final 21 matches.[3] Bob Booker finished the season as the team's top scorer in league matches, with a meagre seven goals.[4]

Four club records were set or equalled during the season:[5][6]

  • Most Football League draws in a season: 19
  • Most Football League away draws in a season: 10
  • Most consecutive away Football League draws: 6 (27 December 1980 – 7 March 1981)
  • Most consecutive away Football League clean sheets: 4 (6 September – 8 October 1980)

League table

Pos Team Pld Home Away F A GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A
1Rotherham United46176043877919246232+3061
2Barnsley4615534619612526267245+2759
3Charlton Athletic4614633617113927276344+1959
4Huddersfield Town461463401178831297140+3156
5Chesterfield4617424216661130327248+2456
6Portsmouth4614543519841120285547+853
7Plymouth Argyle461454351859921265644+1252
8Burnley461355372159923276048+1250
9Brentford467973025710622245249+347
10Reading4613553922551323406262±046
11Exeter City469953630741226366266–445
12Newport County4611663822471226396461+343
13Fulham468782829761029355764–743
14Oxford United46788202469819233947–843
15Gillingham4698623193101025394858–1042
16Millwall4610943021451413394360–1742
17Swindon Town4610673527391116295156–541
18Chester4611572517461313313848–1041
19Carlisle United468963229641324415670–1441
20Walsall468964343561216315974–1541
21Sheffield United4612653820261527436563+240
22Colchester United4612743522241710434565–2039
23Blackpool465991928451426474575–3032
24Hull City467882322181417494071–3132

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

No. DateOpponentVenueResult AttendanceScorer(s)
1 16 August 1980Charlton AthleticA1–3 5,125Hill
2 18 August 1980MillwallH1–0 6,524Funnell
3 23 August 1980Reading H1–2 6,717Funnell
4 30 August 1980WalsallA3–2 4,586Walker, Hill, Funnell
5 6 September 1980PortsmouthA2–0 16,971Booker, Funnell
6 13 September 1980FulhamH1–3 11,610Booker
7 15 September 1980BarnsleyH1–1 6,935Funnell
8 20 September 1980BlackpoolA3–0 3,738Crown (2), Walker
9 27 September 1980Hull CityH2–2 6,305Jenkins, Funnell
10 30 September 1980BarnsleyA1–0 11,227Walker
11 4 October 1980Newport CountyH0–1 7,309
12 8 October 1980Exeter CityA0–0 4,665
13 11 October 1980Carlisle United A2–1 3,030Walker, Silkman (pen)
14 18 October 1980ChesterH0–1 6,604
15 20 October 1980GillinghamH3–3 6,786Crown, Hurlock, Smith
16 25 October 1980BurnleyA0–2 7,324
17 28 October 1980Plymouth ArgyleA1–0 7,249Smith
18 1 November 1980Oxford UnitedH3–0 6,549Hill, Crown (2)
19 3 November 1980Exeter CityH0–1 6,593
20 8 November 1980Chesterfield A1–2 7,127Graham
21 11 November 1980MillwallA2–2 4,279Booker, Hurlock
22 15 November 1980Charlton Athletic H0–1 8,181
23 29 November 1980Huddersfield Town A0–3 8,871
24 6 December 1980Swindon TownH1–1 5,727Kruse
25 20 December 1980 Rotherham United A 1–4 5,913 G. Johnson
26 26 December 1980Colchester UnitedH2–1 6,241Kruse, Hurlock
27 27 December 1980Sheffield United A0–0 13,130
28 3 January 1981BurnleyH0–0 6,379
29 10 January 1981ChesterA0–0 2,237
30 17 January 1981Huddersfield TownH0–0 5,831
31 24 January 1981WalsallH4–0 5,503Frost, G. Johnson, Shrubb
32 31 January 1981ReadingA0–0 6,374
33 7 February 1981FulhamA1–1 8,627Roberts
34 14 February 1981 Portsmouth H 2–2 10,162 Tucker (pen), Roberts
35 21 February 1981Hull City A0–0 4,535
36 28 February 1981BlackpoolH2–0 5,850G. Johnson, Frost
37 7 March 1981Newport CountyA1–1 5,270Crown
38 14 March 1981 Carlisle United H 1–1 6,209 Frost
39 21 March 1981GillinghamA0–2 3,916
40 28 March 1981Plymouth Argyle H0–1 5,868
41 4 April 1981Oxford UnitedA1–1 4,085Booker
42 11 April 1981ChesterfieldH3–2 4,883Roberts, G. Johnson, Ridley (og)
43 18 April 1981Sheffield UnitedH1–1 5,622Booker
44 20 April 1981Colchester United A2–0 2,609Shrubb, Booker
45 25 April 1981Rotherham United H2–1 6,909Booker, Hurlock
46 2 May 1981 Swindon Town A 0–0 8,968

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer(s) Notes
1R 22 November 1980 Addlestone & Weybridge Town A 2–2 6,536 Booker, Funnell (pen) [nb 1]
1R (replay) 25 November 1980 Addlestone & Weybridge Town H 2–0 7,678 Crown, Funnell
2R13 December 1980Fulham A0–1 11,261

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer(s)
1R (1st leg) 9 August 1980 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 5,847 Crown, Smith, Walker
1R (2nd leg)12 August 1980Charlton Athletic A0–5 (lost 6–3 on aggregate) 3,764
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[4] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[7] Statto

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1980–81 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Paul McCullough England 26 October 1959 (aged 20) Dawlish Town 1980
GK David McKellar Scotland 22 May 1956 (aged 24) Derby County 1980 Loaned from Derby County before transferring permanently
Defenders
DF Mark Hill England 21 January 1961 (aged 19) Queens Park Rangers 1980
DF Robbie Johnson England 30 March 1962 (aged 18) Arsenal 1981
DF Pat Kruse England 30 November 1953 (aged 26) Torquay United 1977
DF Jim McNichol Scotland 9 June 1958 (aged 22) Luton Town 1978
DF Danis Salman England 12 March 1960 (aged 20) Youth 1975
DF Paul Shrubb England 1 August 1955 (aged 25) Hellenic 1977
DF Barry Tucker Wales 28 August 1952 (aged 27) Northampton Town 1978
Midfielders
MF David Crown England 16 February 1958 (aged 22) Walthamstow Avenue 1980
MF Lee Frost England 4 December 1957 (aged 22) Chelsea 1980
MF Tony Funnell England 20 August 1957 (aged 22) Gillingham 1980
MF Ron Harris (c) England 13 November 1944 (aged 35) Chelsea 1980 Assistant manager
MF Terry Hurlock England 22 November 1958 (aged 21) Leytonstone/Ilford 1980
MF Gary Roberts Wales 5 April 1960 (aged 20) Wembley 1980
MF Kevin Teer England 7 December 1963 (aged 16) Youth 1981
MF Paul Walker England 17 December 1960 (aged 19) Youth 1976
Forwards
FW Bob Booker England 25 January 1958 (aged 22) Bedmond Sports & Social 1978
FW Gary Johnson England 14 September 1959 (aged 20) Chelsea 1980
Players who left the club mid-season
DF Iori Jenkins Wales 11 December 1959 (aged 20) Chelsea 1979 Released
MF Willie Graham Northern Ireland 14 February 1959 (aged 21) Northampton Town 1977 Transferred to Hillingdon Borough
MF Barry Silkman England 29 June 1952 (aged 28) Manchester City 1980 Transferred to Queens Park Rangers
FW Dean Smith England 28 November 1958 (aged 21) Leicester City 1977 Released

Coaching staff

Name Role
England Fred Callaghan Manager
England Ron Harris Assistant Manager
England Eddie Lyons Physiotherapist
England John Griffin Chief Scout

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Paul McCullough 7 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
GK Scotland David McKellar 39 0 3 0 0 0 42 0
DF England Mark Hill 37 (1) 3 2 0 2 0 41 (1) 3
DF Wales Iori Jenkins 11 (3) 1 0 0 2 0 13 (3) 1
DF England Robbie Johnson 1 0 — — 1 0
DF England Pat Kruse 42 2 3 0 2 0 47 2
DF Scotland Jim McNichol 11 (3) 0 1 0 0 0 12 (3) 0
DF England Danis Salman 38 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 40 (1) 0
DF England Paul Shrubb 38 (4) 2 3 0 2 0 43 (4) 2
DF Wales Barry Tucker 23 1 1 0 0 0 24 1
MF England David Crown 37 (1) 6 3 1 2 1 42 (1) 8
MF England Lee Frost 15 3 — — 15 3
MF England Tony Funnell 21 (2) 6 2 (1) 2 0 0 23 (3) 8
MF Northern Ireland Willie Graham 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
MF England Ron Harris 29 0 3 0 2 0 34 0
MF England Terry Hurlock 42 4 3 0 0 0 45 4
MF Wales Gary Roberts 14 (5) 3 0 0 — 14 (5) 3
MF England Barry Silkman 14 1 — 2 0 16 1
MF England Kevin Teer 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF England Paul Walker 29 4 3 0 2 1 34 5
FW England Bob Booker 25 (1) 7 3 1 2 0 30 (1) 8
FW England Gary Johnson 22 5 — — 22 5
FW England Dean Smith 6 (1) 2 1 0 2 1 9 (1) 3
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[10]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC FLC Total
FW England Bob Booker 7 1 0 8
MF England Tony Funnell 6 2 0 8
MF England David Crown 6 1 1 8
FW England Gary Johnson 5 — — 5
MF England Paul Walker 4 0 1 5
MF England Terry Hurlock 4 0 0 4
MF England Lee Frost 3 — — 3
MF Wales Gary Roberts 3 0 — 3
DF England Mark Hill 3 0 0 3
FW England Dean Smith 2 0 1 3
DF England Pat Kruse 2 0 0 2
DF England Paul Shrubb 2 0 0 2
MF England Barry Silkman 1 — 0 1
MF Northern Ireland Willie Graham 1 0 0 1
DF Wales Iori Jenkins 1 0 0 1
DF Wales Barry Tucker 1 0 0 1
Opponents 1 0 0 1
Total524 359
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[10]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Fred Callaghan England 9 August 1980 2 May 1981 51 16 20 15 031.37 46 14 19 13 030.43

Summary

Games played51 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won16 (14 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn20 (19 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost15 (13 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored59 (52 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goals conceded58 (49 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Clean sheets18 (17 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Biggest league win4–0 versus Walsall, 24 January 1981
Worst league defeat3–0 versus Huddersfield Town, 29 November 1980; 4–1 versus Rotherham United, 20 December 1980
Most appearances47, Pat Kruse, Paul Shrubb (42 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)7, Bob Booker
Top scorer (all competitions)8, Bob Booker, David Crown

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
May 1980 MF England Ron Harris England Chelsea n/a [2]
July 1980 MF England David Crown England Walthamstow Avenue £5,000 [2]
July 1980 DF England Mark Hill England Queens Park Rangers Free [11]
July 1980 GK England Paul McCullough England Dawlish Town n/a [12]
August 1980 MF England Terry Hurlock England Leytonstone/Ilford £10,000 [2]
August 1980 MF England Barry Silkman England Manchester City £5,000 [2]
October 1980 GK Scotland David McKellar England Derby County £25,000 [2]
October 1980 MF Wales Gary Roberts England Wembley £6,000 [2]
December 1980 FW England Lee Frost England Chelsea n/a [2]
December 1980 FW England Gary Johnson England Chelsea £30,000 [2]
1980 DF England Kevin Teer n/a n/a [2]
1980 DF England Terry Rowe n/a n/a [2]
March 1981 DF England Robbie Johnson England Arsenal Trial [2]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
September 1980 GK Scotland David McKellar England Derby County October 1980 [2]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
August 1980 FW England Steve Phillips England Northampton Town £50,000 [2]
October 1980 GK England Len Bond England Exeter City £12,000 [2]
October 1980 MF England Barry Silkman England Queens Park Rangers £20,000 [2]
1980 FW England Lee Holmes England Enfield £5,000 [2]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
August 1980 MF England Dave Carlton England Northampton Town September 1980 [2]
August 1980 MF England John Fraser England Oxford City 1980 [2]
November 1980 DF England Dave O'Mahoney n/a n/a [2]
February 1981 MF Northern Ireland Willie Graham England Hillingdon Borough February 1981 [2]
February 1981 DF Wales Iori Jenkins England Kettering Town 1981 [2]
February 1981 FW England Dean Smith England Nuneaton Borough February 1981 [2]
May 1981 FW England Lee Frost England Addlestone & Weybridge Town 1981 [2]
May 1981 GK England Paul McCullough Sweden Mjällby AIF n/a [2]

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ Match played at Griffin Park, Brentford.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 White, p. 314-315.
  2. 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 26 27 28 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 36-43.
  3. 1 2 3 Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1980-1981 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 396. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ↑ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford scoring and sequence records - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. pp. 78–79. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  7. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 22-35.
  8. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  9. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  10. 1 2 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 422.
  11. ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Mark Hill". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Paul McCullough". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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