1924–25 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1924–25 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. After finishing in 21st place, the club successfully applied for re-election. The 41 goals scored during the season is the fewest in club history.[1]

Brentford
1924–25 season
ChairmanH. Jason-Saunders
ManagerArchie Mitchell
(until 2 December 1924)
Fred Halliday
(from 3 December 1924)
StadiumGriffin Park
Third Division South21st
FA CupFifth qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Allen (14)
All: Allen (14)
Highest home attendance11,000
Lowest home attendance3,000
Average home league attendance7,010

Season summary
Fred Halliday took over as Brentford manager for the fourth and final time in December 1924.

Brentford manager Archie Mitchell conducted an overhaul of his half back and forward lines during the 1924 off-season, releasing James Kerr, Freddy Capper, Bobby Hughes, Sidney Mulford and Henry Parkinson and signing 12 new players,[2] which included new forward Jack Allen to partner Reginald Parker in attack.[3] Aside from a three-match winning streak in September, which lifted the club as high as 9th,[4] 10 defeats in the following 12 games saw Mitchell step down as manager after a 5–3 defeat to Isthmian League club St Albans City in the FA Cup fifth qualifying round on 29 November 1924.[5] He was replaced by Fred Halliday, who stepped up from an administrative role to take over as Brentford manager for the third time.[5]

At the time of Halliday's first match in charge, Brentford had been rooted to the bottom of the Third Division South for nearly a month.[4] Halliday fared little better than his predecessor, despite a 10-match spell from mid-December to early February which saw the Bees lose just three times.[4] Mid-season signings Jimmy McCree, Bert Young and new captain Alex Graham failed to strengthen the team,[6] though four goals in 9 late-season appearances from new acquisition Jack Lane at least inspired the team to score 12 goals in the matches in which he played.[4][7]

Brentford finished the 1924–25 season in 21st place and successfully applied for re-election to the Football League.[8] Though statistically it was not Brentford's worst season, many Football League club records were set or equalled during the campaign, including fewest away victories (1), fewest victories (9), fewest draws (0), consecutive home draws (4), most away defeats (20), most defeats (26), fewest away goals scored (10), fewest goals scored (38) and most away goals conceded (65).[9][10] A 7–0 defeat to Swansea Town on 8 November 1924 is Brentford's joint-worst league defeat and together with a 7–1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 6 September 1924, is a joint-club record for most goals conceded in an away league loss.[9]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
18 Aberdare Athletic 42 14 9 19 54 67 0.806 37
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 14 8 20 42 63 0.667 36
20 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 8 21 40 58 0.690 34
21 Brentford 42 9 7 26 38 91 0.418 25 Re-elected
22 Merthyr Town 42 8 5 29 35 77 0.455 21
Source:

Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division South
No. DateOpponentVenueResult AttendanceScorer(s)
1 30 August 1924Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–4 8,500Garnish, Parker
2 3 September 1924GillinghamA0–1 5,000
3 6 September 1924Plymouth ArgyleA1–7 9,000Parker
4 8 September 1924GillinghamH2–1 6,000Parker, Allen
5 13 September 1924Bristol City H1–0 9,000Allen
6 15 September 1924Newport County H2–0 7,000Parker (2)
7 20 September 1924Swindon Town A0–2 4,000
8 27 September 1924Aberdare AthleticH2–2 9,000Parker, H. Williams
9 4 October 1924Norwich City A0–3 6,000
10 11 October 1924Queens Park RangersH0–1 8,000
11 18 October 1924MillwallH1–0 11,000R. Williams
12 22 October 1924Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A0–2 6,000
13 25 October 1924Merthyr TownA0–4 5,000
14 1 November 1924ReadingH0–1 2,500
15 8 November 1924Swansea TownA0–7 5,000
16 15 November 1924Exeter City H2–5 2,500Garnish, Parker
17 22 November 1924Bristol RoversA0–2 5,000
18 6 December 1924Southend UnitedA1–6 4,000Relph
19 13 December 1924WatfordH0–0 4,000
20 20 December 1924Northampton TownA2–0 6,000Allen (2)
21 25 December 1924Charlton Athletic A0–3 7,000
22 26 December 1924Charlton AthleticH1–0 10,000Allen
23 27 December 1924Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–4 2,500Parker
24 3 January 1925Plymouth Argyle H1–0 8,000Graham (pen)
25 10 January 1925Southend UnitedH2–2 7,000Garnish, V. Rowe
26 17 January 1925Bristol City A0–3 8,500
27 24 January 1925Swindon TownH0–0 7,000
28 7 February 1925Norwich CityH1–1 7,000Allen
29 14 February 1925Queens Park RangersA0–1 10,000
30 16 February 1925Aberdare AthleticA1–2 3,000Hughes
31 21 February 1925MillwallA0–3 14,000
32 28 February 1925Merthyr TownH2–2 7,000Isaac, H. Williams
33 7 March 1925ReadingA1–3 6,312Allen
34 14 March 1925Swansea TownH3–1 9,000Allen (2), Lane
35 21 March 1925Exeter CityA1–5 3,000Lane
36 28 March 1925Bristol RoversH1–1 4,000Allen
37 4 April 1925Newport CountyA0–1 5,000
38 10 April 1925Luton TownH3–0 7,000Allen (2), Lane
39 13 April 1925Luton TownA1–3 6,000Garnish
40 18 April 1925WatfordA1–3 4,000Allen
41 25 April 1925Northampton TownH1–3 5,000Lane
42 2 May 1925Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticH1–2 4,000Allen

FA Cup
Main article: 1924–25 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer(s)
5QR29 November 1924St Albans City A3–5 8,825Parker, H. Williams, Garnish
  • Sources: Statto, 100 Years of Brentford,[7] The Complete History[11]

Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1924–25 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Albert Gilbert (1892-02-09)9 February 1892 (aged 32) Civil Service 1924
GK William Young (1892-08-04)4 August 1892 (aged 32) South Shields 1920
Defenders
DF Charles Alton (1891-12-24)24 December 1891 (aged 32) Rotherham County 1921
DF Edwin Cooke (1903-02-26)26 February 1903 (aged 21) Barnsley 1924
DF George Kell (1896-07-13)13 July 1896 (aged 28) The Wednesday 1922
DF Edward Shepherd (1903-05-18)18 May 1903 (aged 21) Harrow Weald 1924
DF John Steel 1895 (aged 28–29) Arsenal 1925
Midfielders
HB Billy Broadbent (1901-11-20)20 November 1901 (aged 22) Oldham Athletic 1924
HB Tommy Cain (1892-11-10)10 November 1892 (aged 31) Sheppey United 1924
HB Alex Graham (c) (1889-07-11)11 July 1889 (aged 35) Arsenal 1924
HB Frank Henderson (1900-09-24)24 September 1900 (aged 23) Stockport County 1924
HB Bill Inglis (1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 24) Derby County 1922
HB Gordon Johnstone (1900-04-21)21 April 1900 (aged 24) Houghton Rovers 1922
HB Horace Jones n/a Ton Pentre 1922
HB Ronald Rowe (1902-10-11)11 October 1902 (aged 21) Wimbledon 1924 Amateur
HB Jimmy Walton (1898-11-03)3 November 1898 (aged 25) Bristol Rovers 1924
Forwards
FW Jack Allen (1903-01-31)31 January 1903 (aged 21) Leeds United 1924
FW Billy Clayson (1897-07-12)12 July 1897 (aged 27) Wellingborough Town 1922
FW Tom Garnish (1900-05-03)3 May 1900 (aged 24) Wandsworth 1923
FW Harold Hughes 1902 (aged 21–22) Aberdare Athletic 1924
FW Arthur Isaac 1902 (aged 21–22) Cambridge Town 1923 Amateur
FW Jack Lane (1898-05-29)29 May 1898 (aged 26) Chesterfield 1925
FW Jimmy McCree (1902-11-16)16 November 1902 (aged 21) London Caledonians 1925 Amateur
FW Charles McGuigan (1900-12-13)13 December 1900 (aged 23) Newcastle United 1924
FW Reginald Parker (1902-07-08)8 July 1902 (aged 22) Boldon Comrades 1922
FW William Relph (1900-01-26)26 January 1900 (aged 24) Ashington 1924
FW Vivian Rowe (1901-02-18)18 February 1901 (aged 23) Dulwich Hamlet 1924 Amateur
FW Harry Williams (1898-07-29)29 July 1898 (aged 26) Manchester United 1923
FW Ralph Williams (1905-10-02)2 October 1905 (aged 18) Aberdare Athletic 1924
FW Bert Young (1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 24) Aberdare Athletic 1925
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[7] Timeless Bees,[12] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[13]

Coaching staff

Archie Mitchell (30 August–2 December 1924)
Name Role
Archie Mitchell Manager
Dusty Rhodes Trainer

Fred Halliday (3 December 1924 – 2 May 1925)
Name Role
Fred Halliday 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 Albert Gilbert 10 0 1 0 11 0
GK William Young 32 0 0 0 32 0
DF Charles Alton 17010180
DF Edwin Cooke 600 060
DF George Kell 35 0 1 0 36 0
DF Edward Shepherd 200 020
DF John Steel 160—160
HB Billy Broadbent 17 0 1 0 18 0
HB Tommy Cain 9 0 1 0 10 0
HB Alex Graham 22 1 — 22 1
HB Frank Henderson 8 0 0 0 8 0
HB Bill Inglis 2500 0250
HB Gordon Johnstone 200020
HB Horace Jones 16 0 0 0 16 0
HB Ronald Rowe 8 0 0 0 8 0
HB Jimmy Walton 23 0 1 0 24 0
FW Jack Allen 3614103714
FW Billy Clayson 26 0 0 0 26 0
FW Tom Garnish 25 4 1 1 26 5
FW Harold Hughes 1410 0141
FW Arthur Isaac 210 021
FW Jack Lane 9 4 — 9 4
FW Jimmy McCree 3 0 — 3 0
FW Charles McGuigan 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Reginald Parker 41 8 1 1 42 9
FW William Relph 7 1 1 0 8 1
FW Vivian Rowe 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW Harry Williams 2721 1283
FW Ralph Williams 7 1 0 0 7 1
FW Bert Young 11 0 — 11 0
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Goalscorers
Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC Total
FW Jack Allen 14 0 14
FW Reginald Parker 8 1 9
FW Tom Garnish415
FW Jack Lane 4 — 4
FW Harry Williams 2 1 3
HB Alex Graham 1 — 1
FW Harold Hughes 1 0 1
FW Arthur Isaac 1 0 1
FW William Relph 1 0 1
FW Vivian Rowe 1 0 1
FW Ralph Williams 1 0 1
Total38341
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Management
Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Archie Mitchell 30 August 1924 29 November 1924 18 4 1 13 022.22|17 4 1 12 023.53
Fred Halliday 6 November 1924 2 May 1925 25 5 6 14 020.00|25 5 6 14 020.00

Summary
Games played43 (42 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Games won9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn7 (7 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost27 (26 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored41 (38 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup)
Goals conceded96 (91 Third Division South, 5 FA Cup)
Clean sheets9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Luton Town, 10 April 1925
Worst league defeat7–0 versus Swansea Town, 8 November 1924
Most appearances42, Reginald Parker (42 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)14, Jack Allen
Top scorer (all competitions)14, Jack Allen

Transfers & loans
Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
June 1924 DF Edward Shepherd Harrow Weald Amateur [14]
June 1924 FW Ralph Williams Aberdare Athletic Free [14]
July 1924 HB Tommy Cain Sheppey United Free [15]
August 1924FW Jack Allen Leeds UnitedFree[16]
August 1924 HB Billy Broadbent Oldham Athletic Free [17]
August 1924 DF Edwin Cooke Barnsley Free [17]
August 1924 HB Frank Henderson Stockport County Free [17]
August 1924 FW Harold Hughes Aberdare Athletic Free [17]
August 1924 FW Jimmy McCree London Caledonians Amateur [18]
August 1924 FW William Relph Ashington Free [19]
August 1924 FW Vivian Rowe Dulwich Hamlet Amateur [17]
September 1924 GK Albert Gilbert Civil Service Amateur [20]
November 1924 HB Jimmy Walton Bristol Rovers £125 [21]
3 December 1924 HB Alex Graham Arsenal £450 [22]
1924 HB Charles Kelly n/a Amateur [23]
1924 FW Charles McGuigan Newcastle United Free [24]
1924 HB Ronald Rowe Wimbledon Amateur [25]
January 1925 DF John Steel Arsenal Free [26]
7 February 1925 n/a John Stock Arthurlie n/a [26]
February 1925 FW Bert Young Aberdare Athletic n/a [27]
March 1925 FW Jack Lane Chesterfield £115 [28]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
May 1925 HB Billy Broadbent Clapton Orient June 1925 [29]
May 1925 FW Billy Clayson Crewe Alexandra 1925 [30]
May 1925 DF Edwin Cooke Grantham 1925 [31]
May 1925 FW Tom Garnish Fulham September 1925 [32]
May 1925HB Frank HendersonRetired[33]
May 1925 FW Harold Hughes n/a [34]
May 1925 HB Bill Inglis Reading May 1925 [35]
May 1925 FW Arthur Isaac Corinthian 1925 [36]
May 1925 FW Gordon Johnstone Felling Colliery 1925 [37]
May 1925 HB Horace Jones Hednesford Town n/a [38]
May 1925 DF George Kell Hartlepools United 1925 [39]
May 1925 HB Charles Kelly n/a n/a [23]
May 1925 FW Jimmy McCree London Caledonians 1925 [40]
May 1925 FW Charles McGuigan Wheatley Hill Colliery 1925 [24]
May 1925 HB Ronald Rowe Wimbledon 1925 [25]
May 1925 FW Vivian Rowe Wimbledon 1925 [41]
May 1925 DF Edward Shepherd Retired [42]
May 1925 n/a John Stock n/a [26]
May 1925 FW Harry Williams Retired [43]
May 1925 FW Ralph Williams Aberaman Athletic 1925 [43]
May 1925 GK William Young Retired [27]

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