1899–1900 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
1899–1900 season
Chairman	William Lewis
Stadium	Cross Roads
Southern League Second Division	9th
FA Cup	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: E. Andrews (7); All: E. Andrews,; Dailley (7)

During the 1899–1900 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division. A Middlesex FA investigation into the club's financial affairs necessitated a change to professional status mid-season, but a forgettable campaign ended with the Bees finishing third-from-bottom.

Season summary

Forward Ralph McElhaney was a late-season signing from East Stirlingshire.

After a difficult first season in the Southern League Second Division, Brentford's AGM in May 1899 revealed that the club had lost £100 on the previous season, taking the overall debt to £180 (equivalent to £20,400 in 2020).[1] After a series of meetings, a new committee was elected in July after it was decided that the club would continue to operate on an amateur basis.[1] On the playing side, only six members of the team that finished the previous season remained at the club – goalkeeper Ben Brown, full back George Turner, half backs 'Nick' Mattocks, Billy Smith and forwards Richard Dailley, Thomas Knapman and Charlie Evans.[1] Incoming transfers included full back Bert Lane, half back G. Pearce and forwards E. Andrews and John Bayne.[1]

Brentford won and drew each of the opening two Second Division fixtures, with new forward John Bayne scoring in each, before he and George Turner, both soldiers, departed for service in the Second Boer War with their regiments.[1] Things went from bad to worse in October when the Middlesex FA opened an enquiry into Brentford's "shamateurism", the results of which saw the club fined £10 and suspended from football for a month beginning 20 November.[1] Additionally, a number of members of the club's committee were suspended sine die or until 30 April 1900.[1] A new committee took charge of the club and elected to turn professional.[1]

Following the resumption of competitive play on 23 December, Brentford showed appalling form, failing to win until late March 1900.[1] A 13-match winless streak, which stretched back to 23 September, culminated in a 7–0 thrashing at the hands of Grays United on 24 March.[2] Additionally, a meeting had been called in January to discuss if the club could even continue, but donations of £60 (equivalent to £6,800 in 2020) helped to ensure that the Bees would survive for the immediate future.[1] Late in the season, professional half backs Frederick Broughton and Ralph McElhaney joined the club and immediately fortunes turned around on the pitch, with Brentford winning four and drawing one of the final six matches of the season to finish in 9th position, two places off the bottom.[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Watford	20	14	2	4	57	25	2.280	30	Promotion test matches
2	Fulham	20	10	4	6	44	23	1.913	24	Promotion test matches
3	Chesham Town	20	11	2	7	43	37	1.162	24
4	Wolverton L&NWR	20	9	6	5	46	36	1.278	24	Left league at end of season
5	Grays United	20	8	6	6	63	29	2.172	22
6	Shepherds Bush	20	9	4	7	45	37	1.216	22
7	Dartford	20	8	3	9	36	44	0.818	19	Left league at end of season
8	Wycombe Wanderers	20	8	3	9	35	50	0.700	19
9	Brentford	20	5	7	8	31	48	0.646	17
10	Southall	20	6	3	11	21	44	0.477	15
11	Maidenhead	20	1	2	17	16	64	0.250	4

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. 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 Second Division

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
1	9 September 1899	Wycombe Wanderers	H	1–0	Bayne
2	23 September 1899	Shepherds Bush	A	2–2	Bayne, Knapman
3	7 October 1899	Watford	A	0–4
4	4 November 1899	Fulham	H	3–3	Knapman, E. Andrews, Dailley (pen)
5	11 November 1899	Maidenhead	A	0–2
6	23 December 1899	Chesham	A	1–4	Harding (og)
7	30 December 1899	Fulham	A	0–5
8	27 January 1900	Watford	H	2–2	E. Andrews, Dailley
9	8 February 1900	Grays United	H	0–5
10	17 February 1900	Wolverton London & North Western Railway	A	1–5	Dailley
11	24 February 1900	Shepherds Bush	H	1–1	Edwards
12	3 March 1900	Southall	A	0–0
13	17 March 1900	Chesham	H	1–1	Dailley
14	24 March 1900	Grays United	A	0–7
15	31 March 1900	Dartford	H	4–0	Dailley (2), Asbury, E. Andrews
16	16 April 1900	Dartford	A	1–2	Mattocks
17	21 April 1900	Maidenhead	H	3–2	Asbury, E. Andrews (2)
18	26 April 1900	Wolverton London & North Western Railway	H	3–1	Allwright, Watt (2)
19	28 April 1900	Southall	H	6–0	Knapman (3), E. Andrews (2), Evans
20	30 April 1900	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2–2	Broughton, Evans

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer
3QR	28 October 1899	Richmond Association	H	1–2	Dailley

Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2]

Playing squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

	Position	Player
	GK	S. Andrews
	GK	Ben Brown
	GK	Louis Hare
	GK	S. Marshall
	DF	R. Davis
	DF	E. Dicks
	DF	Herbert Edney
	DF	Bert Lane
	DF	J. Pilgrim
	MF	R. Allen
	MF	Frederick Broughton
	MF	F. Dean
	MF	P. Duncan
	MF	Billy Green
Template:Country data	MF	Hay
	MF	H. Hood
	MF	T. Jones
	MF	J. Lucas
	MF	Alfred Mattocks
	MF	W. Mayhew

	Position	Player
	MF	Ralph McElhaney
	MF	G. Pearce
	MF	Billy Smith
	FW	Bert Allen
	FW	William Allwright
	FW	E. Andrews
	FW	Benjamin Asbury
Template:Country data	FW	"Bailey"
	FW	F. Carte
	FW	Richard Dailley (c)
	FW	B. Edwards
Template:Country data	FW	Charlie Evans
Template:Country data	FW	Granger
	FW	Thomas Knapman
	FW	J. Read
	FW	John Richardson
	FW	Harry Thurston
	FW	Alfred Townsend
	FW	S. Vincent
	FW	A. Watt

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		DF	George Turner

No.		Position	Player
		FW	John Bayne

"Bailey" is an alias
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2]

Statistics

Appearances

Brown

Lane

Dicks

Broughton

Pearce

Smith

Asbury

Watt

Edwards

Dailley (c)

E. Andrews

Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.

Goalscorers

Pos.	Nat	Player	SL2	FAC	Total
FW		E. Andrews	7	0	7
FW		Richard Dailley	6	1	7
FW		Thomas Knapman	5	0	5
FW		John Bayne	2	—	2
FW		Benjamin Asbury	2	0	2
FW	n/a	Charlie Evans	2	0	2
FW		A. Watt	2	0	2
FW		William Allwright	1	0	1
HB		Frederick Broughton	1	0	1
FW		B. Edwards	1	0	1
HB		Alfred Mattocks	1	0	1
Opponents			1	0	1
Total			31	1	32

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]

Management

Name	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Committee	9 September 1899	30 April 1900	21	5	7	9	023.81	20	5	7	8	025.00

Summary

Games played	28 (20 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won	5 (5 Southern League Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn	7 (7 Southern League Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost	9 (8 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	32 (31 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	50 (48 Southern League Second Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	4 (4 Southern League Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win	6–0 versus Southall, 28 April 1900
Worst league defeat	7–0 versus Grays United, 24 March 1900
Most appearances	17, E. Andrews, Richard Dailley (17 Southern League Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)	7, E. Andrews
Top scorer (all competitions)	7, E. Andrews, Richard Dailley

References

White, p. 71-74.
White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.

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[White71-74-1] White, p. 71-74.

[White-2] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.

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