1909–10 Brentford F.C. season explained

Club:Brentford
Season:1909–10
Manager:Fred Halliday
Chairman:H. Jason-Saunders
Stadium:Griffin Park
League:Southern League First Division
League Result:14th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Reid (17)
Mgrtitle:Secretary Manager
Season Topscorer:Reid (19)
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Prevseason:1908–09
Nextseason:1910–11

During the 1909–10 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. A mid-table season ended on a positive note, with a run of just three defeats from the final 17 matches.

Season summary

Brentford manager Fred Halliday assembled a small squad for the 1909–10 season, with the club having withdrawn from the Western League and United League in favour of concentrating solely on the Southern League.[1] A handful of the previous season's squad was retained and in came a number of new players, including goalkeeper Archie Ling and former Brentford pair Jock Hamilton and Adam Bowman. The club adopted new colours prior to the season, with the gold and blue-striped shirts being replaced by a gold shirt with a blue 'V' on the front and back.

Injury to captain Dusty Rhodes, illness suffered by Jock Hamilton and poor form from forward George Rushton contributed to Brentford's bad start to the First Division season. Manager Halliday was forced to play natural centre forward Adam Bowman at inside forward, which conflicted with centre forward Geordie Reid's role and necessitated the transfer swap of Bowman for Portsmouth inside forward Bill McCafferty in October 1909. After exiting the FA Cup in the second round at the hands of Accrington Stanley, Brentford emerged from a poor Christmas and January to win 10 and draw four of the final 17 matches of the season. The Bees finished comfortably in 14th position.

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Southern League First Division

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
11 September 1909Crystal PalaceA0–1
24 September 1909Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–0
38 September 1909Swindon TownA0–4
411 September 1909West Ham UnitedA2–3Rushton, Reid
513 September 1909Crystal PalaceH1–0Richards
618 September 1909PortsmouthH2–0Bowman (2)
725 September 1909Bristol RoversA0–3
827 September 1909Swindon TownH1–1Bowman (2)
92 October 1909Norwich CityH0–1
109 October 1909Exeter CityA1–4Reid
1111 October 1909Plymouth ArgyleH2–2Riley, Bowman
1216 October 1909Coventry CityA0–3
1323 October 1909WatfordH2–0Reid (2, 1 pen)
1430 October 1909ReadingA0–2
156 November 1909Southend UnitedH4–1Bartlett, Hollinrake, Reid (2)
1613 November 1909LeytonA0–0
1727 November 1909SouthamptonA0–1
1811 December 1909MillwallA1–1Reid
1918 December 1909New BromptonH4–1Reid (3), Rhodes (pen)
2025 December 1909Northampton TownH2–1Walker, Bartlett
2127 December 1909Northampton TownA1–4Rushton (pen)
2228 December 1909Luton TownA2–4Rhodes (pen), Bartlett
231 January 1910Queens Park RangersH0–1
248 January 1910Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–3
2515 January 1910Croydon CommonH1–2McCafferty
2622 January 1910West Ham UnitedH0–0
2729 January 1910PortsmouthA2–0McCafferty, Reid
285 February 1910Croydon CommonA2–1Hollinrake, Bartlett
2912 February 1910Norwich CityA1–5Hollinrake
3014 February 1910Bristol RoversH1–0Walker
3119 February 1910Exeter CityH3–0Anderson, Hollinrake, Reid
3226 February 1910Coventry CityH3–1Hollinrake (2), Bartlett
335 March 1910WatfordA0–0
3412 March 1910ReadingH1–0Reid
3519 March 1910Southend UnitedA3–0Walker, Hollinrake, Anderson
3625 March 1910Queens Park RangersA0–0
3726 March 1910LeytonH1–0Hollinrake
3828 March 1910Luton TownH2–2Sibbald, Anderson
392 April 1910Plymouth ArgyleA0–3
409 April 1910SouthamptonH1–0Reid
4123 April 1910MillwallH2–0Reid, McCafferty
4230 April 1910New BromptonA2–3Reid (2)

FA Cup

See main article: 1909–10 FA Cup.

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer
1R20 November 1909Luton TownH2–1Reid (2)
2R4 December 1909Accrington StanleyA0–1

Playing squad

Left club during season

Coaching staff

NameRole
Fred HallidaySecretary Manager
Tom CowperTrainer

Statistics

Goalscorers

Pos.NatPlayerSL1FACTotal
FWGeordie Reid17219
FWBert Hollinrake808
FWAlbert Bartlett505
FWAdam Bowman404
FWGeorge Anderson303
FWBill McCafferty303
FWAlf Walker303
DFDusty Rhodes202
FWGeorge Rushton202
HBPhil Richards101
HBJames Riley101
FWJack Sibbald101
Total50252

Summary

Games played 44 (42 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Games won 17 (16 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn 9 (9 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 18 (17 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 52 (50 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 60 (58 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 16 (16 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 on two occasions
Worst league defeat4–0 versus Swindon Town, 8 September 1909; 5–1 versus Norwich City, 12 February 1910
Most appearances 44, Albert Bartlett, Archie Ling (42 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 17, Geordie Reid
Top scorer (all competitions) 19, Geordie Reid

Notes and References

  1. White, p. 94-95.
  2. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 360.
  3. Web site: The Football Association – Season 1909–10 – Summary Of Professional Registrations . 1 January 2021 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.