1914–15 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1914–15 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Division Two. The season began one month after Britain entered the First World War, unsettling the squad as players left to undertake military or munitions duties. The Bees finished in mid-table in what would be the club's last season of competitive football until 1919–20.

Season summary

Brentford's players were due to report back for pre-season training during the week beginning 3 August 1914, but those preparations were disrupted by Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August.^[1] Just two players had been signed, forwards Jack Curtis and Stephen Stonley.^[1] As the season got underway, Brentford lost just two of the first 10 Southern League Division Two matches, but by that point it had become obvious that the war would not be over by Christmas as predicted.^[1] Beginning in mid-October 1914, the squad was decimated by departures to serve in the army (Kent, Sloley, Hendren, Amos), work in munitions at the Royal Arsenal (McGovern, Johnson, Stonley) or on transfers (J. Curtis, Spratt).^[1]^[2] Reserves, guest players, free transfers and local amateurs were brought in to plug gaps in the squad, with full back Fred Price, half backs Mick O'Brien, Charles Allwright and forwards M. Donaghy, W. Chalk, F. Arnold and C. Hibbert making up for the departures of the professionals in the second half of the season.^[3] Amateur W. Chalk would become something of a minor success, scoring six goals in 9 appearances.^[3]

Notably, a 10–0 win over Abertillery on 28 November 1914 set a new club record victory, but the result was declared void two days later when Abertillery resigned from the Southern League.^[1] Earlier wins over Leyton and Mardy were also chalked off when those clubs also left the league.^[3] Brentford won just three of the final 15 matches of the season, the one bright spot being the emergence of inside right Henry White.^[3] Low attendances meant the Bees finished a mid-table season £7,000 in debt and 1914–15 would became the final season of competitive football until 1919–20, after the war ended in November 1918.^[1]

One-time England amateur international George Littler (who appeared for Brentford Reserves in the Southern Alliance during the 1913–14 season),^[3]^[4] became the first former Brentford player to die in the First World War, on 11 May 1915.^[2] He had been serving as a sergeant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps when he died of wounds suffered in the Battle of Aubers Ridge.^[5]

League table

Main article: 1914–15 Southern Football League

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ave¹	Pts²
1	Stoke	24	17	4	3	62	15	4.13	38
2	Stalybridge Celtic	24	17	3	4	47	22	2.17	37
3	Merthyr Town	24	15	5	4	46	20	2.30	35
4	Swansea Town	24	16	1	7	48	21	2.29	33
5	Coventry City	24	13	2	9	56	33	1.70	28
6	Ton Pentre	24	11	6	7	42	43	0.98	28
7	Brentford	24	8	7	9	35	45	0.78	23
8	Llanelly	24	10	1	13	39	32	1.22	21
9	Barry	24	6	5	13	30	35	0.86	17
10	Newport County	24	7	3	14	27	42	0.64	17
11	Pontypridd	24	5	6	13	31	58	0.53	16
12	Mid Rhondda	24	3	6	15	17	49	0.35	12
13	Ebbw Vale	24	3	1	20	23	88	0.26	7

^{1: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.}

^{2: The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{Leyton, Mardy and Abertillery Town resigned from the league mid-season and their records were expunged}

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Southern League Division Two

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
1	5 September 1914	Coventry City	H	3–1	Sloley, Stonley (2, 1 pen)
2	12 September 1914	Barry	A	1–0	White
3	14 September 1914	Mid Rhondda	A	0–0
4	26 September 1914	Ton Pentre	A	0–0
5	13 October 1914	Stalybridge Celtic	A	1–5	J. Curtis
6	31 October 1914	Ebbw Vale	H	3–0	Sloley (3)
7	7 November 1914	Llanelly	A	0–3
8	14 November 1914	Newport County	H	1–0	Stonley (pen)
9	12 December 1914	Swansea Town	H	2–0	Johnson, Hendren
10	25 December 1914	Stoke	H	2–2	Stonley, Sloley
11	26 December 1914	Stoke	A	0–3
12	2 January 1915	Coventry City	A	2–3	Stonley, White
13	9 January 1915	Pontypridd	A	0–1
14	16 January 1915	Barry	H	0–0
15	30 January 1915	Ton Pentre	H	3–3	Hibbert, White, F. Price
16	13 February 1915	Stalybridge Celtic	H	1–3	Chalk
17	6 March 1915	Ebbw Vale	A	4–1	Arnold (2), White, Chalk
18	13 March 1915	Llanelly	H	2–2	Martin (og), Chalk
19	20 March 1915	Newport County	A	0–5
20	27 March 1915	Mid Rhondda	H	3–1	White, Chalk (2)
21	2 April 1915	Merthyr Town	H	1–1	O'Brien
22	3 April 1915	Swansea Town	A	0–8
23	5 April 1915	Merthyr Town	A	0–3
24	10 April 1915	Pontypridd	H	6–0	O'Brien (2), Chalk, White (2), Barclay

FA Cup

Main article: 1914–15 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer
QR4	21 November 1914	Nunhead	A	1–0	Stonley
QR5	5 December 1914	Boscombe	A	0–0
QR5 (replay)	9 December 1914	Boscombe	H	0–1

Source: 100 Years Of Brentford^[3]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1914–15 season.

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	Ted Price	(1883-06-13)13 June 1883 (aged 31)	Croydon Common	1912
Defenders
DF	Fred Price	n/a	Shepherds Bush	1914
DF	Dusty Rhodes (c)	(1882-08-16)16 August 1882 (aged 32)	Sunderland	1908	Manager
DF	Bertie Rosier	(1893-03-21)21 March 1893 (aged 21)	Southall	1913
Midfielders
HB	Charles Allwright	(1888-06-11)11 June 1888 (aged 26)	Kingston-on-Thames	1915
HB	Alf Amos	(1893-02-09)9 February 1893 (aged 21)	Old Kingstonians	1913
HB	Alec Barclay	(1885-11-01)1 November 1885 (aged 28)	Ilford	1910	Amateur
HB	Bobby Jackson	n/a	Portsmouth	1913
HB	Joe Johnson	1884 (aged 29–30)	Clapton Orient	1913
HB	Tom McGovern	n/a	Halifax Town	1913
HB	Mick O'Brien	(1893-08-10)10 August 1893 (aged 21)	Celtic	1915
Forwards
FW	Herbert Allwright	(1892-03-04)4 March 1892 (aged 23)	Unattached	1915
FW	F. Arnold	n/a	n/a	1915
FW	W. Chalk	n/a	Old Kingstonians	1915	Amateur
FW	Jack Chapman	(1895-04-29)29 April 1895 (aged 19)	Southall	1913	Amateur
FW	George Curtis	(1888-10-22)22 October 1888 (aged 25)	Kingston-on-Thames	1914
FW	M. Donaghy	n/a	Luton Town	1915
FW	Patsy Hendren	(1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 25)	Queens Park Rangers	1911	Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW	Charles Hibbert	1894 (aged 19–20)	Uxbridge	1914	Amateur
FW	Tommy Kent	September 1888 (aged 25–26)	Slough Town	1913	Amateur
FW	Jack Land	(1883-03-31)31 March 1883 (aged 31)	Hounslow	1910
FW	Richard Sloley	(1891-08-20)20 August 1891 (aged 23)	Cambridge University	1914	Amateur
FW	Stephen Stonley	(1889-09-29)29 September 1889 (aged 24)	Woolwich Arsenal	1914
FW	C. Symes	n/a	South Tooting	1912
FW	Henry White	(1895-08-08)8 August 1895 (aged 19)	Whamcliffe Athletic	1913	Amateur
Players who left the club mid-season
DF	Walter Spratt	(1889-04-14)14 April 1889 (aged 25)	Rotherham Town	1911	Transferred to Manchester United
FW	Jack Curtis	(1888-12-13)13 December 1888 (aged 25)	Fulham	1914	Transferred to Stockport County
Guest players
GK	W. Hughes	n/a	Leyton	1915	Amateur, guest from Leyton
HB	Harry Crane	(1890-09-25)25 September 1890 (aged 23)	Woking	1915	Amateur, guest from Woking
FW	Charles Beedell	(1880-05-17)17 May 1880 (aged 34)	Tufnell Park	1915	Amateur, guest from Tufnell Park
FW	Norman Carson	(1889-01-20)20 January 1889 (aged 25)	Shepherd's Bush	1915	Amateur, guest from Shepherd's Bush
FW	R. Fraser	n/a	Chelsea	1914	Guest from Chelsea
FW	P. Matthews	n/a	Uxbridge	1914	Amateur, guest from Uxbridge
FW	Cecil Salisbury	(1886-09-04)4 September 1886 (aged 28)	Woking	1915	Amateur, guest from Woking
FW	James Sangster	(1891-05-22)22 May 1891 (aged 23)	Southall	1914	Amateur, guest from Southall

Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,^[3] Timeless Bees,^[6] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,^[7] Bees Review^[2]

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Dusty Rhodes	Manager
Fred Halliday	Secretary
Tommy Spicer	Trainer
Michael Whitham	Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos	Nat	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		Ted Price	22	0	3	0	25	0
DF		Fred Price	10	1	—		10	1
DF		Dusty Rhodes	22	0	2	0	24	0
DF		Bertie Rosier	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF		Walter Spratt	15	0	3	0	18	0
HB		Charles Allwright	5	0	—		5	0
HB		Alf Amos	23	0	3	0	26	0
HB		Alec Barclay	12	1	3	0	15	1
HB		Bobby Jackson	1	0	0	0	1	0
HB		Joe Johnson	11	1	2	0	13	1
HB		Jack Land	1	0	0	0	1	0
HB		Tom McGovern	15	0	3	0	18	0
HB		Mick O'Brien	9	3	—		9	3
FW		Herbert Allwright	2	0	—		2	0
FW		F. Arnold	7	2	—		7	2
FW		W. Chalk	9	6	—		9	6
FW		Jack Chapman	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW		Jack Curtis	14	1	2	0	16	1
FW		M. Donaghy	7	0	—		7	0
FW		Patsy Hendren	13	1	1	0	14	1
FW		Charles Hibbert	11	1	—		11	1
FW		Tommy Kent	4	0	1	0	5	0
FW		Richard Sloley	3	5	1	0	4	5
FW		Stephen Stonley	14	4	3	1	17	5
FW		C. Symes	1	0	2	0	3	0
FW		Henry White	16	7	0	0	16	7
Players guested during the season
GK		W. Hughes	2	0	—		2	0
HB		Harry Crane	1	0	—		1	0
FW		Charles Beedell	1	0	—		1	0
FW		Norman Carson	2	0	—		2	0
FW		George Curtis	1	0	—		1	0
FW		R. Fraser	3	0	—		3	0
FW		P. Matthews	3	0	—		3	0
FW		Cecil Salisbury	1	0	—		1	0
FW		James Sangster	—		2	0	2	0

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[3]

Goalscorers

Pos.	Player	SL2	FAC	Total
FW	Henry White	7	0	7
FW	W. Chalk	6	—	6
FW	Richard Sloley	5	0	5
FW	Stephen Stonley	4	1	5
HB	Mick O'Brien	3	—	3
FW	F. Arnold	2	—	2
FW	C. Hibbert	1	—	1
DF	Fred Price	1	—	1
HB	Alec Barclay	1	0	1
FW	Jack Curtis	1	0	1
FW	Patsy Hendren	1	0	1
HB	Joe Johnson	1	0	1
Opponents		1	0	1
Total		35	1	36

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[3]

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Dusty Rhodes		5 September 1914	10 April 1915	7001270000000000000♠27	7000900000000000000♠9	7000800000000000000♠8	7001100000000000000♠10	7001333300000000000♠33.33\|	7001240000000000000♠24	7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7	7000900000000000000♠9	7001333300000000000♠33.33

Summary

Games played	27 (24 Southern League Division One, 3 FA Cup)
Games won	9 (8 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn	8 (7 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	10 (9 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	36 (35 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	46 (45 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	9 (8 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Biggest league win	6–0 versus Pontypridd, 10 April 1915
Worst league defeat	8–0 versus Swansea Town, 3 April 1915
Most appearances	26, Alf Amos (23 Southern League Division One, 3 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)	7, Henry White
Top scorer (all competitions)	7, Henry White

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
June 1914	FW	Jack Curtis	Fulham	n/a	^[2]
June 1914	FW	Stephen Stonley	Woolwich Arsenal	n/a	^[2]
1914	FW	George Curtis	Kingston-on-Thames	n/a	^[3]
1914	FW	Tommy Kent	Slough Town	Amateur	^[2]
December 1914	FW	Charles Hibbert	Uxbridge	Amateur	^[3]
December 1914	HB	Mick O'Brien	Celtic	n/a	^[8]
December 1914	DF	Fred Price	Shepherd's Bush	n/a	^[3]
February 1915	FW	Charles Allwright	Kingston-on-Thames	n/a	^[3]
February 1915	FW	W. Chalk	Old Kingstonians	Amateur	^[3]
March 1915	FW	Herbert Allwright	Unattached	n/a	^[3]
March 1915	FW	F. Arnold	n/a	n/a	^[3]
March 1915	FW	M. Donaghy	Luton Town	n/a	^[3]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
January 1915	FW	Jack Curtis	Stockport County	n/a	^[2]
February 1915	DF	Walter Spratt	Manchester United	£175	^[2]
Guest players in
Date from	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Date to	Ref.
12 September 1914	FW	P. Matthews	Uxbridge	13 October 1914	^[3]
7 November 1914	FW	R. Fraser	Chelsea	2 January 1915	^[3]
5 December 1914	FW	James Sangster	Southall	9 December 1914	^[3]
9 January 1915	FW	Charles Beedell	Tufnell Park	9 January 1915	^[3]
16 January 1915	HB	Harry Crane	Woking	16 January 1915	^[3]
16 January 1915	FW	Cecil Salisbury	Woking	16 January 1915	^[3]
30 January 1915	FW	Norman Carson	Shepherd's Bush	13 February 1915	^[3]
6 March 1915	GK	W. Hughes	Leyton	13 March 1915	^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 White 1989, p. 104-106.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City 03/11/15. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 2015. pp. 61–67.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
↑ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
↑ "Mick O'Brien". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

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