1923–24 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1923–24 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in 17th place.

Brentford
1923–24 season
ManagerArchie Mitchell
StadiumGriffin Park
Third Division South17th
FA CupSixth qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Parker (18)
All: Parker (20)
Highest home attendance12,000
Lowest home attendance3,000
Average home league attendance6,825

Season summary
Reginald Parker scored almost half of Brentford's goals during the season.

Third Division South club Brentford decided not to conduct an overhaul of its squad during the 1923 off-season.[1] Goalkeeper and half backs William Young, Cyril Hunter, Bill Inglis and James Kerr were retained,[2] as was outside forward Patsy Hendren.[3] Up front, Bobby Hughes, Henry Parkinson and Harry Williams were signed to boost the team's strikeforce.[4][5][6] Forwards Freddy Capper, Billy Clayson and Sidney Mulford were all retained, despite scoring just 11 goals between them during the 1922–23 season.[7]

Aside from a six-match unbeaten run in November and December 1923, Brentford spent much of the 1923–24 season in the bottom four of the Third Division South.[8] Three wins in the final four matches lifted the club to a 17th-place finish.[8] Youngster Reginald Parker proved to be a revelation up front and became the first Brentford player to hit 20 goals in a season since the club entered the Football League in 1920.[7] Billy Clayson also scored 10 goals, which meant Parker and Clayson accounted for 30 of the 45 goals the Bees scored during the season.[7] Brentford failed to draw an away league match during the campaign, a joint-club record.[9]

League table
Main article: 1923–24 Football League Third Division South
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
15 Gillingham 42 12 13 17 43 58 0.741 37
16 Exeter City 42 15 7 20 37 52 0.712 37
17 Brentford 42 14 8 20 54 71 0.761 36
18 Reading 42 13 9 20 51 57 0.895 35
19 Southend United 42 12 10 20 53 84 0.631 34
Source:

Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division South
No. DateOpponentVenueResult AttendanceScorer(s)
1 25 August 1923Queens Park RangersA0–1 18,000
2 27 August 1923Plymouth ArgyleH1–1 6,500Hughes
3 1 September 1923Queens Park RangersH0–1 12,000
4 3 September 1923Plymouth ArgyleA1–4 10,000Clayson
5 8 September 1923Luton TownH2–1 10,000Clayson, Parkinson
6 10 September 1923Aberdare Athletic A2–1 6,000Parkinson, Hughes
7 15 September 1923Luton Town A1–2 8,000Hunter
8 22 September 1923Brighton & Hove Albion H1–2 5,000Hunter
9 29 September 1923Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–2 7,000
10 6 October 1923Bristol Rovers A0–2 10,000
11 13 October 1923Bristol RoversH1–2 9,000Mulford
12 20 October 1923Southend UnitedA1–3 6,000Capper
13 27 October 1923Southend United H3–1 5,000Hughes, Parker (2)
14 3 November 1923PortsmouthA0–3 9,867
15 10 November 1923PortsmouthH1–1 9,000Capper
16 24 November 1923Exeter CityH1–0 4,000Williams
17 8 December 1923Aberdare AthleticH1–1 6,000Clayson
18 22 December 1923GillinghamH3–2 5,000Johnstone, Clayson, Parker
19 25 December 1923Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA4–2 5,000Parker (2)
20 26 December 1923Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H2–0 7,000Clayson, Parker
21 29 December 1923Millwall A1–4 9,000Parker (pen)
22 5 January 1924MillwallH1–3 7,000Amos (og)
23 26 January 1924Newport CountyH0–0 5,000
24 2 February 1924Merthyr TownA0–2 6,000
25 9 February 1924Merthyr TownH0–0 3,000
26 16 February 1924Charlton Athletic A1–3 3,000Parker
27 24 February 1924Charlton AthleticH0–0 5,000
28 1 March 1924Norwich CityA3–2 7,000Parker (2), Williams
29 8 March 1924Norwich CityH3–0 7,794Mulford, Parker, Inglis
30 15 March 1924Swindon TownH2–2 6,000Alton (pen), Parker
31 19 March 1924GillinghamA0–6 8,000
32 22 March 1924Swindon Town A1–2 6,000Parker
33 29 March 1924WatfordH4–1 6,500Parker (2), Garnish, Clayson
34 2 April 1924Exeter CityA0–1 3,500
35 5 April 1924WatfordA1–0 4,500Williams
36 12 April 1924Swansea TownH2–2 7,000Parker, Clayson
37 18 April 1924ReadingA0–1 11,8782
38 19 April 1924Swansea TownA0–4 6,000
39 21 April 1924ReadingH4–1 5,000Williams (2), Parker, Alton (pen)
40 22 April 1924Newport CountyA2–3 6,000Hughes, Parker
41 26 April 1924Northampton TownH1–0 3,000Clayson
42 3 May 1924Northampton TownA3–2 4,000Hughes (3)

FA Cup
Main article: 1923–24 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer(s) Notes
5QR 1 December 1923 Botwell Mission A 1–2 7,629 Parker [nb 1]
5QR (replay) 5 December 1923 Botwell Mission H 2–0 6,200 Clayson, Parker (pen)
6QR 15 December 1923 Portsmouth H 1–1 9,059 Clayson
6QR (replay)19 December 1923Portsmouth A0–1 11,664
  • Sources: Statto, 100 Years of Brentford,[7] The Complete History[10]

Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1923–24 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK William Young (1892-08-04)4 August 1892 (aged 31) South Shields 1920
Defenders
DF Philip Allen (1902-11-05)5 November 1902 (aged 20) Grenadier Guards 1922
DF Charles Alton (1891-12-24)24 December 1891 (aged 31) Rotherham County 1921
DF George Kell (1896-07-13)13 July 1896 (aged 27) The Wednesday 1922
DF John Pearson (1896-03-14)14 March 1896 (aged 27) Burnley 1923
Midfielders
HB Cyril Hunter (1898-02-08)8 February 1898 (aged 25) Leadgate Park 1921
HB Bill Inglis (1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 23) Derby County 1922
HB Roland James (1897-05-04)4 May 1897 (aged 26) West Bromwich Albion 1922
HB Horace Jones n/a Ton Pentre 1922
HB James Kerr (1894-04-07)7 April 1894 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 1921
Forwards
FW Freddy Capper (c) 8 May 1892 (aged 32) The Wednesday 1921
FW Billy Clayson (1897-07-12)12 July 1897 (aged 26) Wellingborough Town 1922
FW Tom Garnish (1900-05-03)3 May 1900 (aged 23) Wandsworth 1923
FW Patsy Hendren (1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 34) Queens Park Rangers 1911 Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW Bobby Hughes (1892-09-05)5 September 1892 (aged 30) Sheffield United 1923
FW Gordon Johnstone (1900-04-21)21 April 1900 (aged 23) Houghton Rovers 1922
FW Sidney Mulford (1896-11-23)23 November 1896 (aged 26) Kew Association 1922
FW Reginald Parker (1902-07-08)8 July 1902 (aged 21) Boldon Comrades 1922
FW Henry Parkinson 1899 (aged 23–24) Hazel Grove 1923
FW Harry Williams (1898-07-29)29 July 1898 (aged 25) Manchester United 1923
Players who left the club mid-season
DF Bert Gower (1899-03-26)26 March 1899 (aged 24) Ealing Celtic 1923 Amateur, transferred to Southall
  • Sources: Timeless Bees,[11] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,[12] 100 Years Of Brentford[7]

Coaching staff
Name Role
Archie Mitchell Manager
Dusty Rhodes Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK William Young 42 0 4 0 46 0
DF Bert Gower 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF Philip Allen 200 020
DF Charles Alton 31200312
DF George Kell 24 0 4 0 28 0
DF John Pearson 2604 0300
HB Cyril Hunter 3123 0342
HB Bill Inglis 3014 0341
HB Roland James 1500 0150
HB Horace Jones 12 0 1 0 13 0
HB James Kerr 23 0 4 0 27 0
FW Freddy Capper 23340273
FW Billy Clayson 26 8 3 2 29 10
FW Tom Garnish 19 1 1 0 20 1
FW Patsy Hendren 2704 0310
FW Bobby Hughes 1671 0177
FW Gordon Johnstone 29100291
FW Sidney Mulford 1420 0142
FW Reginald Parker 39 18 4 2 43 20
FW Henry Parkinson 7 2 0 0 7 2
FW Harry Williams 2553 0285
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Goalscorers
Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC Total
FW Reginald Parker 18 2 20
FW Billy Clayson 9 2 11
FW Bobby Hughes 7 0 7
HB Harry Williams 5 0 5
FW Freddy Capper 3 0 3
DF Charles Alton 2 0 2
HB Cyril Hunter 2 0 2
FW Sidney Mulford 2 0 2
FW Henry Parkinson 2 0 2
FW Tom Garnish101
HB Bill Inglis 1 0 1
FW Gordon Johnstone 1 0 1
Opponents 1 0 1
Total41445
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Management
Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Archie Mitchell 25 August 1923 3 May 1924 46 14 14 18 030.43|42 13 12 17 030.95

Summary
Games played46 (42 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Games won14 (13 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn14 (12 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup)
Games lost18 (17 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored45 (41 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Goals conceded55 (51 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Clean sheets9 (8 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Norwich City, 8 March 1924; 4–1 on two occasions
Worst league defeat6–0 versus Gillingham, 19 March 1924
Most appearances46, William Young (42 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)18, Reginald Parker
Top scorer (all competitions)20, Reginald Parker

Transfers & loans
Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
July 1923 FW Henry Parkinson Hazel Grove Free [13]
July 1923 DF John Pearson Burnley Free [14]
August 1923 DF Bert Gower Ealing Celtic Free [15]
August 1923 FW Bobby Hughes Sheffield United Free [16]
September 1923 FW Harry Williams Manchester United £300 [6]
1923 FW James Batchelor Gillingham n/a [17]
1923 FW Tom Garnish Wandsworth Free [18]
1923 FW Arthur Isaac Cambridge Town Amateur [19]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
February 1924 DF Bert Gower Southall Amateur [15]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
May 1924 DF Philip Allen Peterborough & Fletton United 1924 [20]
May 1924FW Freddy CapperRetired[21]
May 1924FW Bobby Hughes Rochdale1924[4]
May 1924 HB Cyril Hunter South Shields September 1924 [22]
May 1924 HB Roland James Stockport County 1924 [23]
May 1924 HB James Kerr Annandale United 1924 [24]
May 1924 FW Sidney Mulford Northfleet United 1924 [25]
May 1924 FW Henry Parkinson Lytham 1924 [5]
May 1924 DF John Pearson Grimsby Town 1924 [14]

Notes
  1. Match played at RAF Stadium, Uxbridge.

References
  1. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0951526200.
  2. Joyce 2012, p. 148-149.
  3. Joyce 2012, p. 135.
  4. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 83.
  5. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 120.
  6. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 170.
  7. White 1989, p. 367.
  8. "Brentford results for the 1923-1924 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore Publications. p. 78. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  10. Haynes, Graham; Twydell, Dave (2008). Brentford F.C.: The Complete History 1889–2008. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557889-5-6. OCLC 528356934.
  11. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  12. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
  13. "Altrincham FC Pre-War Players, Part 1". www.lusaweb.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 123.
  15. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 68.
  16. "Brentford's new player. Noteworthy acquisition from Sheffield United". County of Middlesex Independent. 8 August 1923.
  17. Joyce 2012, p. 20.
  18. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 62.
  19. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 86.
  20. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 9.
  21. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 34.
  22. "Hunter Cyril Brentford 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  23. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 87.
  24. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 92.
  25. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 112.
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