1950–51 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1950–51 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. Amidst a period of transition, the Bees repeated the previous season's 9th-place finish.
1950–51 season | ||
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Chairman | Frank Davis | |
Secretary-Manager | Jackie Gibbons | |
Stadium | Griffin Park | |
Second Division | 9th | |
FA Cup | Third round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dare (16) All: Dare (16) | |
Highest home attendance | 26,393 | |
Lowest home attendance | 9,808 | |
Average home league attendance | 19,593 | |
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Season summary
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Jackie Gibbons' Brentford began the 1950–51 season with Billy Dare as the only recognised goalscorer on the club's books.[2] The squad was augmented by young forward Bernard Kelly and former Blackpool right half Ken Horne replaced the retired Malky MacDonald.[3][4] Aside from four wins in a row in August and September 1950, Brentford had a torrid first half of the season and fell to just one place above relegation by mid-November.[5] Injuries and constant tinkering meant manager Gibbons had been unable to field a settled XI.[2][6]
A 4–0 win over Southampton on Boxing Day was the turning point.[5] A new half back line was formed, with forwards Tony Harper and Jimmy Hill moving back to play alongside captain Ron Greenwood.[2] Fred Monk, who had been converted into a full back, was re-deployed in his original forward position.[2] Manager Jackie Gibbons also recruited football analyst Charles Reep in February 1951.[7] Fred Monk, Billy Sperrin and Billy Dare scored regularly from mid-January 1951 through to the end of the season and helped the team secure a second-successive 9th-place finish.[5][6] Monk set a new club record when he scored in 10 consecutive matches between February and April 1951.[2]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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7 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 45 |
8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 44 |
9 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 44 |
10 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 |
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
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1 | 19 August 1950 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | 17,721 | |
2 | 21 August 1950 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–3 | 30,176 | Garneys, Goodwin |
3 | 26 August 1950 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 20,276 | Manley |
4 | 30 August 1950 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 | 12,122 | Hill (2), Manley (pen) |
5 | 2 September 1950 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 21,246 | Dare, Hill |
6 | 6 September 1950 | Barnsley | A | 3–2 | 15,505 | Hill, Sinclair (2) |
7 | 9 September 1950 | Swansea Town | H | 2–1 | 23,572 | Hill, Sinclair |
8 | 13 September 1950 | Barnsley | H | 0–2 | 18,448 | |
9 | 16 September 1950 | Hull City | A | 0–3 | 31,925 | |
10 | 23 September 1950 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–1 | 21,544 | Dare |
11 | 30 September 1950 | Preston North End | A | 2–4 | 29,881 | Dare (2) |
12 | 7 October 1950 | Coventry City | H | 0–4 | 19,754 | |
13 | 14 October 1950 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | 39,646 | |
14 | 21 October 1950 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 19,273 | Sinclair, Goodwin |
15 | 28 October 1950 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 22,885 | Hill |
16 | 4 November 1950 | Notts County | H | 1–3 | 26,393 | Goodwin |
17 | 11 November 1950 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–7 | 14,985 | Goodwin, Broadbent |
18 | 18 November 1950 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 16,277 | |
19 | 25 November 1950 | Chesterfield | A | 2–2 | 9,719 | Sperrin (2) |
20 | 2 December 1950 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 23,121 | Dare, Goodwin |
21 | 9 December 1950 | Bury | A | 1–2 | 10,825 | Goodwin |
22 | 16 December 1950 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 9,808 | Coote |
23 | 23 December 1950 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 19,839 | |
24 | 26 December 1950 | Southampton | H | 4–0 | 22,435 | Dare (4) |
25 | 30 December 1950 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 19,291 | Paton |
26 | 13 January 1951 | Swansea Town | A | 1–2 | 15,422 | Sperrin |
27 | 20 January 1951 | Hull City | H | 2–1 | 20,523 | Sperrin, Sinclair |
28 | 27 January 1951 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 26,290 | Dare |
29 | 3 February 1951 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3–0 | 20,733 | Sperrin, Monk, Greenwood |
30 | 10 February 1951 | Bury | H | 4–0 | 14,986 | Griffiths (og), Broadbent, Monk (2) |
31 | 17 February 1951 | Preston North End | H | 2–4 | 23,434 | Goodwin, Monk |
32 | 24 February 1951 | Coventry City | H | 3–3 | 22,892 | Sperrin (2), Monk (pen) |
33 | 3 March 1951 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 24,288 | Monk (pen), Sperrin |
34 | 17 March 1951 | Cardiff City | H | 4–0 | 19,663 | Paton, Monk, Sperrin, Hill |
35 | 23 March 1951 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | 23,188 | Harper, Dare, Monk |
36 | 24 March 1951 | Notts County | A | 3–2 | 24,936 | Monk, Sperrin (2) |
37 | 24 March 1951 | Sheffield United | A | 1–5 | 20,816 | Monk |
38 | 31 March 1951 | Grimsby Town | H | 5–1 | 15,777 | Kelly, Monk, Dare, Paton (2) |
39 | 7 April 1951 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 20,384 | Goodwin, Dare |
40 | 14 April 1951 | Chesterfield | H | 4–0 | 17,278 | Goodwin, Dare (2), Monk |
41 | 25 April 1951 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 13,643 | Dare |
42 | 5 May 1951 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 14,441 | Monk |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer |
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3R | 6 January 1951 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 16,346 | Paton |
Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1950–51 season.
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
GK | Ted Gaskell | ![]() |
19 December 1916 (aged 33) | Buxton | 1937 | |
GK | Alf Jefferies | ![]() |
9 February 1922 (aged 28) | Oxford City | 1945 | |
GK | Reg Newton | ![]() |
30 June 1926 (aged 24) | Leyton Orient | 1949 | |
Defenders | ||||||
DF | Ken Horne | ![]() |
25 June 1926 (aged 24) | Blackpool | 1950 | |
DF | Fred Monk | ![]() |
9 October 1920 (aged 29) | Guildford City | 1948 | |
DF | Roddy Munro | ![]() |
27 July 1920 (aged 30) | Rangers | 1946 | |
DF | Wally Quinton | ![]() |
13 December 1917 (aged 32) | Birmingham City | 1949 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
HB | George Bristow | ![]() |
25 June 1933 (aged 17) | Youth | 1950 | |
HB | Ron Greenwood (c) | ![]() |
11 November 1921 (aged 28) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1949 | |
HB | Tony Harper | ![]() |
26 May 1925 (aged 25) | Headington United | 1948 | |
HB | Jimmy Hill | ![]() |
22 July 1928 (aged 22) | Reading | 1949 | |
HB | Frank Latimer | ![]() |
3 October 1923 (aged 26) | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 1945 | |
HB | Tom Manley | ![]() |
7 October 1912 (aged 37) | Manchester United | 1939 | |
Forwards | ||||||
FW | Jimmy Anders | ![]() |
8 March 1928 (aged 22) | Preston North End | 1948 | |
FW | Ken Coote | ![]() |
19 May 1928 (aged 22) | Wembley | 1949 | |
FW | Billy Dare | ![]() |
14 February 1927 (aged 23) | Hendon | 1948 | |
FW | Tom Garneys | ![]() |
25 August 1923 (aged 26) | Chingford Town | 1949 | |
FW | Jackie Goodwin | ![]() |
29 September 1920 (aged 29) | Birmingham City | 1949 | |
FW | Bernard Kelly | ![]() |
21 August 1928 (aged 21) | Bath City | 1950 | |
FW | Johnny Paton | ![]() |
2 April 1923 (aged 27) | Celtic | 1949 | |
FW | Bill Pointon | ![]() |
25 November 1920 (aged 29) | Queens Park Rangers | 1950 | |
FW | Tommy Sinclair | ![]() |
13 October 1921 (aged 28) | Aldershot | 1950 | |
FW | Billy Sperrin | ![]() |
9 April 1922 (aged 28) | Guildford City | 1949 | |
Players who left the club mid-season | ||||||
FW | Peter Broadbent | ![]() |
15 May 1933 (aged 17) | Dover | 1950 | Transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Coaching staff
Name | Role |
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Secretary-Manager |
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Assistant Manager |
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Trainer |
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Assistant Trainer |
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Assistant Trainer |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Pos | Nat | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ![]() |
Ted Gaskell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
Alf Jefferies | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
Reg Newton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Ken Horne | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Fred Monk | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 13 |
DF | ![]() |
Roddy Munro | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Wally Quinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
George Bristow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Ron Greenwood | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
HB | ![]() |
Frank Latimer | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Tony Harper | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
HB | ![]() |
Jimmy Hill | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
HB | ![]() | Tom Manley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Anders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Peter Broadbent | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Ken Coote | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Dare | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 16 |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Garneys | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Goodwin | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
FW | ![]() | Bernard Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Paton | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Bill Pointon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Sinclair | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Sperrin | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[6]
Goalscorers
Pos. | Nat | Player | FL2 | FAC | Total |
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FW | ![]() |
Billy Dare | 16 | 0 | 16 |
DF | ![]() |
Fred Monk | 13 | 0 | 13 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Sperrin | 11 | 0 | 11 |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Goodwin | 9 | 0 | 9 |
HB | ![]() |
Jimmy Hill | 7 | 0 | 7 |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Sinclair | 5 | 0 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Paton | 4 | 1 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Peter Broadbent | 2 | 0 | 2 |
HB | ![]() |
Tom Manley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Ken Coote | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Garneys | 1 | 0 | 1 |
HB | ![]() |
Ron Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 |
HB | ![]() |
Tony Harper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Bernard Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Opponents | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 75 | 1 | 76 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[6]
Management
Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record League | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % | ||||
Jackie Gibbons | ![]() |
19 August 1950 | 5 May 1951 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 41.86 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 42.86 |
Summary
Games played | 43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Games won | 18 (18 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 8 (8 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 17 (16 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 76 (75 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 76 (74 Second Division, 2 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 8 (8 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win | 4–0 on four occasions, 5–1 versus Grimsby Town, 31 March 1951 |
Worst league defeat | 7–2 versus Grimsby Town, 11 November 1950 |
Most appearances | 43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 16, Billy Dare |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 16, Billy Dare |
Transfers & loans
Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
May 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [9] |
May 1950 | DF | ![]() |
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n/a | [4] |
May 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [10] |
June 1950 | HB | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [11] |
June 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [3] |
August 1950 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [12] |
August 1950 | n/a | ![]() |
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n/a | [13] |
August 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [14] |
December 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [15] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
October 1950 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | [16] |
February 1951 | FW | ![]() |
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£10,000 | [9] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
May 1951 | FW | ![]() |
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June 1951 | [17] |
May 1951 | FW | ![]() |
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May 1951 | [18] |
May 1951 | DF | ![]() |
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June 1951 | [19] |
May 1951 | FW | ![]() |
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July 1951 | [20] |
May 1951 | FW | ![]() |
Retired | [21] | |
May 1951 | FW | ![]() |
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August 1951 | [14] |
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- White 1989, p. 199-201.
- Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 91.
- Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 81-82.
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- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 381. ISBN 0951526200.
- Lee, Dave (27 March 2014). "Big Data: Would number geeks make better football managers?". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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- Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 27.
- Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 96.
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