1911–12 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1911–12 football season
Brentford 1911–12 season Chairman H. Jason-Saunders Secretary Manager Fred Halliday Stadium Griffin Park Southern League First Division 14th FA Cup First round Top goalscorer League: Rippon (17) All: Rippon (20) Highest home attendance 9,627 Lowest home attendance 1,475
During the 1911–12 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. A forgettable season saw the club finish in mid-table and advance to the first round proper of the FA Cup.
Season summary Cricketing-outside left Patsy Hendren returned to Brentford in 1911 and would remain until his retirement in 1927. Brentford secretary-manager Fred Halliday strengthened his squad in preparation for the 1911–12 Southern League First Division season, bringing in left back Walter Spratt , outside right Billy Brawn , inside forward Patsy Hendren and centre forward Thomas Graham.[1] [2] [3] [4] He would later sign forwards Fred Rouse and Willis Rippon in a bid to improve the team's goalscoring,[5] [6] with Rippon going on to finish the season as top-scorer with 20 goals.[4] Full back Steve Buxton was sold to Oldham Athletic on the eve of the season for a £425 fee, in a bid to settle some of the club's debts. The sale of Geordie Reid to Clyde for a club record £500 fee in September 1911 helped pay off further debts.
Brentford finished the season in 14th place and advanced to the first round proper of the FA Cup ,[8] taking Crystal Palace to a replay before going out of the competition.[9] The 9–0 league defeat to Coventry City on 27 December 1911 is the heaviest in club history.[10]
League table
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using
goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used 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 Southern League First Division No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 2 September 1911 Reading A 0–0 7,000 2 6 September 1911 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 n/a Sibbald (2) 3 9 September 1911 Watford H 4–2 7,344 Reid (3), Graham 4 16 September 1911 New Brompton A 1–2 5,000 Sibbald 5 23 September 1911 Exeter City H 3–1 7,400 Hendren (2), Sibbald 6 30 September 1911 Luton Town H 0–1 5,700 7 7 October 1911 Queens Park Rangers A 0–4 14,000 8 14 October 1911 Millwall H 3–3 7,000 Graham, Brawn , Hendren 9 21 October 1911 West Ham United A 4–7 6,000 Rippon (3), Hendren 10 28 October 1911 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 5,000 Brawn , Rippon 11 4 November 1911 Swindon Town A 0–2 n/a 12 11 November 1911 Northampton Town H 2–2 5,000 13 25 November 1911 Stoke H 0–1 n/a 14 9 December 1911 Leyton H 2–0 n/a Rippon , Rouse 15 16 December 1911 Norwich City A 0–2 5,000 16 23 December 1911 Crystal Palace H 1–0 5,000 Sibbald 17 25 December 1911 Southampton H 4–0 9,627 Graham (2), Sibbald (2) 18 26 December 1911 Southampton A 2–3 6,000 Rouse, Sibbald 19 27 December 1911 Coventry City A 0–9 n/a 20 30 December 1911 Reading H 0–0 4,000 21 6 January 1912 Watford A 0–3 n/a 22 20 January 1912 New Brompton H 7–1 3,000 Rippon (3), Rouse (2), Hendren (2) 23 27 January 1912 Exeter City A 0–1 5,000 24 3 February 1912 Luton Town A 0–0 n/a 25 10 February 1912 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 9,450 Rouse 26 17 February 1912 Millwall A 0–2 n/a 27 2 March 1912 Bristol Rovers A 3–1 4,000 McTavish, Rippon (2) 28 16 March 1912 Northampton Town A 3–6 5,000 McTavish, Rippon (2) 29 23 March 1912 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 2,503 Sibbald 30 27 March 1912 West Ham United H 1–2 3,000 Sibbald 31 30 March 1912 Stoke A 1–1 6,000 Sibbald 32 5 April 1912 Plymouth Argyle H 4–0 8,795 Sibbald , Rippon (2), McTavish 33 6 April 1912 Coventry City H 3–0 5,453 Brawn (2), McTavish 34 8 April 1912 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 3,000 35 13 April 1912 Leyton A 1–1 2,000 McTavish 36 20 April 1912 Norwich City H 3–0 4,000 McTavish, Wolstenholme (og ), Rippon 37 24 April 1912 Swindon Town H 2–0 n/a Rippon (2, 1 pen) 38 27 April 1912 Crystal Palace A 0–2 4,000
FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) Notes QR5 18 November 1911 First Battalion King's Royal Rifles H 1–1 1,475 Hendren QR5 (replay) 22 November 1911 First Battalion King's Royal Rifles A 4–1 2,600 Hendren , Rippon (3) [nb 1] QR6 2 December 1911 Southend United A 1–0 3,500 Brawn R1 13 January 1912 Crystal Palace H 0–0 8,916 R1 (replay) 17 January 1912 Crystal Palace A 0–4 9,000
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4] Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1911–12 season. Source: Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1911–12,[11] 100 Years Of Brentford, [4] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[12] Coaching staff Name Role Fred Halliday Secretary Manager Tom Cowper Trainer
Statistics Appearances and goals Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK Harry Furr 6 0 2 0 8 0 GK Archie Ling 32 0 3 0 35 0 DF Arthur Cleverley 14 0 0 0 14 0 DF Dusty Rhodes 29 0 5 0 34 0 DF Walter Spratt 31 0 5 0 36 0 HB Walter Allen 2 0 0 0 2 0 HB Alec Barclay 28 0 3 0 31 0 HB Jock Hamilton 22 0 5 0 27 0 HB George Kennedy 28 0 4 0 32 0 HB Phil Richards 12 0 3 0 15 0 FW George Anderson 20 1 3 0 23 1 FW Billy Brawn 34 4 5 1 39 5 FW Willie Furr 2 0 0 0 2 0 FW Thomas Graham 15 4 1 0 16 4 FW Patsy Hendren 32 4 5 2 37 6 FW Bob McTavish 12 6 — 12 6 FW Henry Purver 2 0 0 0 2 0 FW Geordie Reid 4 3 — 4 3 FW Willis Rippon 24 17 5 3 29 20 FW Fred Rouse 15 5 2 0 17 5 FW Jack Sibbald 29 12 4 0 33 12 FW Charles Symes 1 0 — 1 0 Players loaned in during the season HB William Hickleton 24 1 0 0 24 1
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford [4] Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford [4] Management Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Fred Halliday 2 September 1911 27 April 1912 43 14 11 18 0 32.56 38 12 9 17 0 31.58
Summary Games played 47 (42 Southern League First Division, 5 FA Cup ) Games won 14 (12 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup) Games drawn 11 (9 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup) Games lost 18 (17 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 66 (60 Southern League First Division, 6 FA Cup) Goals conceded 71 (65 Southern League First Division, 6 FA Cup) Clean sheets 13 (11 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup) Biggest league win 7–1 versus New Brompton , 20 January 1912 Worst league defeat 9–0 versus Coventry City , 27 December 1911 Most appearances 39, Billy Brawn (34 Southern League First Division, 5 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 17, Willis Rippon Top scorer (all competitions) 20, Willis Rippon
Transfers & loans Cricketers are not included in this list. Notes ^ Match played at Griffin Park due to the inadequacy of First Battalion King's Royal Rifles' ground. References ^ a b Handbook 1911 , p. 25. ^ Handbook 1911 , p. 33. ^ Handbook 1911 , p. 34. ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ "Willis Rippon". Arsenal.com . Retrieved 10 June 2016 . ^ a b c "Biographies – Fred Rouse" (PDF) . Croydon Common Football Club . Retrieved 8 May 2018 . ^ "England – Southern League Final Tables". RSSSF . Retrieved 10 June 2016 . ^ "F.A. Cup 1911–12". Football Club History Database . Retrieved 10 June 2016 . ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia . Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1 874427 57 7 . ^ Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1911–12 . Richmond. p. 20. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X . ^ "Field, Road And River – Pars Of Interest To Sportsmen". County of Middlesex Independent . 20 May 1911. ^ "Patsy Hendren". Football and the First World War . Retrieved 12 June 2016 . ^ "Field, Road And River". County of Middlesex Independent . 5 August 1911. ^ a b "Biographies – Harry Furr" (PDF) . Croydon Common Football Club . Retrieved 8 May 2018 . ^ a b Brentford F.C. Club Handbook 1912–13 . ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications.