1910–11 season | ||
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Chairman | H. Jason-Saunders | |
Secretary Manager | Fred Halliday | |
Stadium | Griffin Park | |
Southern League First Division | 12th | |
FA Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Reid (21) All: Reid (21) | |
Highest home attendance | 14,000 | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,000 | |
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During the 1910–11 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. Despite contending for promotion during the first half of the season, injuries dropped the Bees to a mid-table finish.
Season summary
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/George_T._%22Geordie%22_Reid%2C_Brentford_FC_footballer%2C_1911.jpg)
A £315 loss on the 1909–10 season meant that there was little transfer activity for Brentford manager Fred Halliday to conduct over the course of the 1910 off-season, with half back George Kennedy, full back John Christie and returning outside right Joe Ryalls being the only signings of note.[1] The Bees had a good first half of the Southern League First Division season, losing just five of the opening 20 matches, with Geordie Reid (Southern League XI) and Steve Buxton and John Christie (both London XI) winning representative honours.[1] Despite the promising form, the majority of the team's goals were scored by Reid, who bagged 14 goals in a 17-match spell.[2]
Brentford's promotion challenge was effectively ended by a 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town (champions at the end of the season) on 7 January 1911 and the team slipped from 5th position into mid-table.[1] Injuries to George Kennedy, Joe Ryalls, Geordie Reid and George Anderson at differing times disrupted the attack and Brentford finished the season having scored 41 league goals, with Geordie Reid having scored over half the team's total (21),[1] which equalled Adam Bowman's club record for most Southern League goals in a season.[3] Some pride was salvaged with victory over West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the inaugural Ealing Hospital Cup in April.[1]
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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10 | Norwich City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 38 |
11 | Coventry City | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 38 |
12 | Brentford | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 42 | 0.976 | 37 |
13 | Exeter City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 37 |
14 | Watford | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | 35 |
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
[edit]- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Southern League First Division
[edit]No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorer(s) |
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1 | 3 September 1910 | Exeter City | A | 0–0 | |
2 | 10 September 1910 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | Ling (pen) |
3 | 17 September 1910 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | Ling (pen) |
4 | 24 September 1910 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Kennedy, Reid |
5 | 28 September 1910 | New Brompton | A | 1–2 | Ryalls |
6 | 1 October 1910 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | Hollinrake, Ryalls |
7 | 8 October 1910 | Leyton | A | 1–4 | Reid |
8 | 15 October 1910 | Watford | H | 2–0 | Sibbald, Anderson |
9 | 22 October 1910 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–2 | |
10 | 29 October 1910 | Southampton | H | 3–2 | Reid (2), Kennedy |
11 | 5 November 1910 | Southend United | A | 2–0 | Sibbald, Bartlett |
12 | 12 November 1910 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | Reid |
13 | 26 November 1910 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Reid (3) |
14 | 3 December 1910 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | |
15 | 10 December 1910 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Hollinrake (2), Reid |
16 | 17 December 1910 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | Reid |
17 | 24 December 1910 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | Hamilton, Reid |
18 | 26 December 1910 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | |
19 | 27 December 1910 | Northampton Town | H | 0–0 | |
20 | 31 December 1910 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | Reid (3) |
21 | 7 January 1911 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | |
22 | 21 January 1911 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 | Sibbald, Hollinrake, Reid |
23 | 28 January 1911 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Sibbald |
24 | 11 February 1911 | Leyton | H | 0–0 | |
25 | 18 February 1911 | Watford | A | 0–1 | |
26 | 25 February 1911 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–2 | Reid |
27 | 4 March 1911 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | |
28 | 11 March 1911 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | Reid (3) |
29 | 18 March 1911 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | |
30 | 25 March 1911 | New Brompton | H | 0–2 | |
31 | 1 April 1911 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | Sibbald |
32 | 8 April 1911 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | Anderson |
33 | 14 April 1911 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | |
34 | 15 April 1911 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | |
35 | 17 April 1911 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | Reid |
36 | 18 April 1911 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | |
37 | 22 April 1911 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | Bartlett |
38 | 29 April 1911 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | Reid |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 14 January 1911 | Preston North End | H | 0–1 |
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]
Playing squad
[edit]- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1910–11 season.
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
GK | Archie Ling | ![]() |
14 March 1881 (aged 29) | Swindon Town | 1909 | |
Defenders | ||||||
DF | Steve Buxton | ![]() |
3 February 1888 (aged 22) | South Bank | 1908 | |
DF | John Christie | ![]() |
8 February 1881 (aged 29) | Croydon Common | 1910 | |
DF | Dusty Rhodes | ![]() |
16 August 1882 (aged 28) | Sunderland | 1908 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
HB | Bert Badger | ![]() |
4 October 1882 (aged 27) | Nottingham Forest | 1910 | |
HB | Alec Barclay | ![]() |
1 November 1885 (aged 24) | Ilford | 1910 | Amateur |
HB | Jock Hamilton | ![]() |
28 February 1879 (aged 31) | Leeds City | 1909 | |
HB | George Kennedy | ![]() |
12 March 1882 (aged 28) | Chelsea | 1910 | |
HB | Jack Land | ![]() |
31 March 1883 (aged 27) | Hounslow | 1910 | |
HB | Phil Richards | ![]() |
19 February 1884 (aged 26) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1908 | |
Forwards | ||||||
FW | George Anderson | ![]() |
29 November 1879 (aged 30) | Birmingham | 1909 | |
FW | Albert Bartlett | ![]() |
10 April 1884 (aged 26) | Bradford City | 1909 | |
FW | George Frost (c) | ![]() |
24 December 1887 (aged 22) | Wallsend Elm Villa | 1910 | |
FW | Bert Hollinrake | ![]() |
26 September 1890 (aged 19) | South Ealing Rovers | 1909 | Amateur |
FW | James MacDonald | ![]() |
1 October 1887 (aged 22) | Hanwell | 1909 | |
FW | Geordie Reid | ![]() |
30 January 1882 (aged 28) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1908 | |
FW | Joe Ryalls | ![]() |
3 January 1881 (aged 29) | Nottingham Forest | 1910 | |
FW | Jack Sibbald | ![]() |
12 September 1890 (aged 19) | Wallsend Elm Villa | 1910 |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Role |
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Secretary Manager |
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Trainer |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Pos | Nat | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ![]() |
Archie Ling | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
DF | ![]() |
Steve Buxton | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
John Christie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Dusty Rhodes | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Bert Badger | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Alec Barclay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Jock Hamilton | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
HB | ![]() |
George Kennedy | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
HB | ![]() |
Jack Land | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Phil Richards | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
George Anderson | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Albert Bartlett | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
George Frost | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Bert Hollinrake | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
FW | ![]() |
James MacDonald | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Geordie Reid | 35 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 21 |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Ryalls | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Sibbald | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]
Goalscorers
[edit]Pos. | Nat | Player | SL1 | FAC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | ![]() |
Geordie Reid | 21 | 0 | 21 |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Sibbald | 5 | 0 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Bert Hollinrake | 4 | 0 | 4 |
FW | ![]() |
George Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Albert Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 2 |
HB | ![]() |
George Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GK | ![]() |
Archie Ling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Ryalls | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 41 | 0 | 41 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]
Management
[edit]Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record League | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % | ||||
Fred Halliday | ![]() |
3 September 1910 | 29 April 1911 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 35.90 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 36.84 |
Summary
[edit]Games played | 39 (38 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Games won | 14 (14 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 9 (9 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 16 (15 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 41 (41 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 43 (42 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 12 (12 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win | 3–0 on two occasions |
Worst league defeat | 3–0 versus Swindon Town, 7 January 1911; 4–1 versus Leyton, 8 October 1910 |
Most appearances | 39, Steve Buxton, Archie Ling (38 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 21, Geordie Reid |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 21, Geordie Reid |
Transfers & loans
[edit]Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
12 May 1910 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [5] |
20 July 1910 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [1] |
July 1910 | DF | ![]() |
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Amateur | [6] |
30 August 1910 | DF | ![]() |
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n/a | [7] |
16 September 1910 | DF | ![]() |
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n/a | [8] |
19 December 1910 | HB | ![]() |
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Free | [9] |
December 1910 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [10] |
December 1910 | HB | ![]() |
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Amateur | [11] |
1910 | HB | ![]() |
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Amateur | [12] |
1910 | HB | ![]() |
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Amateur | [12] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [12] |
1910 | HB | ![]() |
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Amateur | [2] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [12] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [12] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [13] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [13] |
1910 | FB | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [12] |
1910 | GK | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [12] |
1910 | FB | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [12] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [12] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [13] |
1910 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Amateur | [12] |
10 April 1911 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [14] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
19 May 1910 | FW | ![]() |
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Nominal | [15] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
August 1910 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [7] |
March 1911 | HB | ![]() |
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16 March 1911 | [16] |
April 1911 | FW | ![]() |
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30 August 1911 | [14] |
April 1911 | HB | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [2] |
April 1911 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [2] |
April 1911 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [2] |
April 1911 | FW | ![]() |
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18 July 1911 | [14] |
April 1911 | FW | ![]() |
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15 September 1911 | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f White 1989, p. 96-97.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Brentford have re-signed Jock Hamilton and have also secured the return of Jimmy Ryalls from Nottingham Forest". County of Middlesex Independent. 4 May 1910.
- ^ "W Harwood, an amateur half back, has signed from Cubbington, near Leamington". County of Middlesex Independent. 30 July 1910.
- ^ a b "Brentford have signed Cleverly as reserve half back. W Harwood has been released". County of Middlesex Independent. 31 August 1910.
- ^ "Biographies – John Christie" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Player: Herbert Osborne Badger". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from Dec. 1st 1910 to Jan. 13th 1911. 1911.
- ^ "Page and Daniels have been signed from Kingstonian". County of Middlesex Independent. 24 December 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from August 20th to September 20th. 1911.
- ^ a b c The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from July 20th to August 19th. 1911.
- ^ a b c d "The Football Association – Season 1910–11 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "J Swarbrick has been transferred to Stoke. Brentford will profit over the deal by a small transfer fee". County of Middlesex Independent. 9 July 1910.
- ^ "Page, the old Kingstonian player who was with Brentford for some months has signed as a professional with Crystal Palace". County of Middlesex Independent. 18 March 1911.