1925–26 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford

1925–26 season

Chairman

Alderman A.W. Bradford

Manager

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League: Watkins (11)
All: Watkins (11)

Average home league attendance

9,146

← 1924–25

1926–27 →

During the 1925–26 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in 18th place, conceding a club record 94 goals.

Season summary

Brentford manager Fred Halliday overhauled the club's squad during the 1925 off-season, with all but seven players being released.^[1] Despite running a deficit of £6,000, the board of directors pledged a "substantial sum of money for the transfer of quality players, in came new goalkeeper John Thomson, four defenders, four half backs and new forwards Bill Finlayson and Bert Young.^[1] 9 defeats from the opening 10 matches of the season left Brentford rooted to the bottom of the Football League and forward Reginald Parker (one of the club's highest scorers during the previous two seasons) elected to transfer to South Shields.^[2]^[3] Griffin Park was closed by the Football League for the first and only time due to crowd disturbance during a 6–1 thrashing at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 September 1925.^[4] The ground was reopened 14 days later.^[4] The poor run ended with the first victory of the season on 17 October, 2–1 over Bristol Rovers.^[2] Five wins in the following seven matches lifted the Bees out of the re-election places, with forwards Jack Lane,^[5] Bill Finlayson and full back Percival Whitton (who had been deployed up front by manager Halliday) all coming into form,^[6]^[7] with half back Alex Graham converting a number of penalties.^[8]

By 20 February 1926, a run of just five defeats in 19 matches lifted Brentford to 13th in the table.^[2] The signing of forward Ernie Watkins from Southend United for a then-club record fee of £1,000 in January 1928 proved to be money well-spent,^[9] with Watkins scoring 11 goals in his first 12 matches, including a hat-trick in the Bees' biggest victory of the season, 5–1 versus Norwich City on 2 April.^[10] The Bees' form petered out in the final two months of the season, winning just 3 of the final 12 matches to finish 18th with the worst defensive record in the division.^[1]^[2] The 94 goals conceded during the 1925–26 season is a club record.^[11]

League table

Main article: 1925–26 Football League Third Division South

Pos	Team	Pld	Home					Away					F	A	GA	GD	Pts
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Reading	42	16	5	0	49	16	7	6	8	28	36	77	52	1.481	+25	57
2	Plymouth Argyle	42	16	2	3	71	33	8	6	7	36	34	107	67	1.597	+40	56
3	Millwall	42	14	6	1	52	12	7	5	9	21	27	73	39	1.872	+34	53
4	Bristol City	42	14	3	4	42	15	7	6	8	30	36	72	51	1.412	+21	51
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	12	4	5	47	33	7	5	9	37	40	84	73	1.151	+11	47
6	Swindon Town	42	16	2	3	48	22	4	4	13	21	42	69	64	1.078	+5	46
7	Luton Town	42	16	4	1	60	25	2	3	16	20	50	80	75	1.067	+5	43
8	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	10	5	6	44	30	7	4	10	31	61	75	91	0.824	–16	43
9	Aberdare Athletic	42	11	6	4	50	24	6	2	13	24	42	74	66	1.121	+8	42
10	Gillingham	42	11	4	6	36	19	6	4	11	17	30	53	49	1.082	+4	42
11	Southend United	42	13	2	6	50	20	6	2	13	28	53	78	73	1.068	+5	42
12	Northampton Town	42	13	3	5	47	26	4	4	13	35	54	82	80	1.025	+2	41
13	Crystal Palace	42	16	1	4	50	21	3	2	16	25	58	75	79	0.949	–4	41
14	Merthyr Town	42	13	3	5	51	25	1	8	12	18	50	69	75	0.920	–6	39
15	Watford	42	12	5	4	47	26	3	4	14	26	63	73	89	0.820	–16	39
16	Norwich City	42	11	5	5	35	26	4	4	13	23	47	58	73	0.795	–15	39
17	Newport County	42	11	5	5	39	27	3	5	13	25	47	64	74	0.865	–10	38
18	Brentford	42	12	4	5	44	32	4	2	15	25	62	69	94	0.734	–25	38
19	Bristol Rovers	42	9	4	8	44	28	6	2	13	22	41	66	69	0.957	–3	36
20	Exeter City	42	13	2	6	54	25	2	3	16	18	45	72	70	1.029	+2	35
21	Charlton Athletic	42	9	7	5	32	23	2	6	13	16	45	48	68	0.706	–20	35
22	Queens Park Rangers	42	5	7	9	23	32	1	2	18	14	52	37	84	0.440	–47	21

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Third Division South

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
1	29 August 1925	Northampton Town	H	3–4	Allen (2), Graham
2	2 September 1925	Southend United	H	1–3	Allen
3	5 September 1925	Aberdare Athletic	A	0–3
4	7 September 1925	Southend United	H	1–3	Douglas
5	12 September 1925	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–6	Parker
6	19 September 1925	Watford	A	2–2	Young, Parker
7	23 September 1925	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–4
8	26 September 1925	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–2	Beacham
9	3 October 1925	Crystal Palace	A	0–2
10	10 October 1925	Bristol City	A	0–3
11	17 October 1925	Bristol Rovers	A	2–1	Lane, Whitton
12	24 October 1925	Swindon Town	H	3–1	Whitton, Finlayson, Graham (pen)
13	31 October 1925	Newport County	A	3–2	Lane (2), Finlayson
14	7 November 1925	Luton Town	H	1–0	Lane
15	14 November 1925	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	2–3	Whitton (2)
16	21 November 1925	Charlton Athletic	H	4–0	Whitton, Allen, Lane, Graham (pen)
17	5 December 1925	Merthyr Town	H	1–1	Graham (pen)
18	19 December 1925	Reading	H	1–0	Graham
19	25 December 1925	Millwall	A	1–2	Hendren
20	26 December 1925	Millwall	H	2–0	Allen (2)
21	28 December 1925	Exeter City	A	1–6	Finlayson
22	2 January 1926	Northampton Town	A	1–6	Allen
23	9 January 1926	Gillingham	A	3–1	Watkins, Douglas (2)
24	16 January 1926	Aberdare Athletic	H	1–0	Douglas
25	23 January 1926	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–3	Lane, Watkins
26	30 January 1926	Watford	H	4–3	Graham (2), Rae, Hendren
27	6 February 1926	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	Plunkett (og)
28	13 February 1926	Crystal Palace	H	3–2	Watkins (2), Douglas
29	20 February 1926	Bristol City	H	2–1	Watkins, Graham
30	27 February 1926	Bristol Rovers	H	4–1	Watkins, Douglas, Graham (pen), Rae
31	6 March 1926	Swindon Town	A	1–2	Hendren
32	13 March 1926	Newport County	H	3–3	Watkins (2), Rae
33	20 March 1926	Luton Town	A	2–4	Lane, Till (og)
34	27 March 1926	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	0–2
35	2 April 1926	Norwich City	H	5–1	Hendren, Watkins (3)
36	3 April 1926	Charlton Athletic	A	2–0	Young, Rae
37	5 April 1926	Norwich City	A	0–1
38	10 April 1926	Gillingham	H	0–0
39	17 April 1926	Merthyr Town	A	0–6
40	24 April 1926	Exeter City	H	2–0	Finlayson, Douglas
41	26 April 1926	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–2	Finlayson, Douglas
42	1 May 1926	Reading	A	1–7	Lane

FA Cup

Main article: 1925–26 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
1R	28 November 1925	Barnet	H	3–1	Lane, Whitton, Graham (pen)
2R	12 December 1925	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	1–2	Whitton

Sources: Statto, 100 Years Of Brentford^[12]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1925–26 season.

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	Harry Stanford	n/a	Southend United	1925
GK	John Thomson	(1896-07-27)27 July 1896 (aged 29)	Aberdare Athletic	1925
Defenders
DF	James Donnelly	(1899-12-18)18 December 1899 (aged 25)	Southend United	1925
DF	James McClennon	(1900-12-16)16 December 1900 (aged 24)	Grimsby Town	1925
DF	Jack Price	(1900-06-09)9 June 1900 (aged 25)	Swindon Town	1925
Midfielders
HB	Jack Beacham	(1902-08-15)15 August 1902 (aged 23)	Weymouth	1925
HB	Tommy Cain	(1892-11-10)10 November 1892 (aged 32)	Sheppey United	1924
HB	Evan Evans	(1903-07-25)25 July 1903 (aged 22)	Llanidloes Town	1925
HB	Alex Graham (c)	(1889-07-11)11 July 1889 (aged 36)	Arsenal	1924	Assistant manager
HB	Alan Noble	(1900-06-19)19 June 1900 (aged 25)	Leeds United	1925
HB	Harry Rae	1896 (aged 28–29)	Clyde	1925
HB	Jimmy Walton	(1904-12-03)3 December 1904 (aged 20)	Bristol Rovers	1924
Forwards
FW	Jack Allen	(1903-01-31)31 January 1903 (aged 22)	Leeds United	1924
FW	Alfred Douglas	(1899-03-26)26 March 1899 (aged 26)	Washington Colliery	1925
FW	Bill Finlayson	(1899-03-29)29 March 1899 (aged 26)	Clapton Orient	1925
FW	Patsy Hendren	(1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 36)	Queens Park Rangers	1911	Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW	Jack Lane	(1898-05-29)29 May 1898 (aged 27)	Chesterfield	1925
FW	Ernie Watkins	(1898-04-03)3 April 1898 (aged 27)	Southend United	1926
FW	Frank Watson	(1898-11-15)15 November 1898 (aged 26)	Leeds United	1925
FW	Percival Whitton	(1892-01-14)14 January 1892 (aged 33)	Newport County	1925
FW	Bert Young	(1899-09-04)4 September 1899 (aged 25)	Aberdare Athletic	1925
Players who left the club mid-season
FW	Reginald Parker	(1902-07-08)8 July 1902 (aged 23)	Boldon Comrades	1922	Transferred to South Shields

Sources: Timeless Bees,^[13] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,^[14] 100 Years Of Brentford^[12]

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Fred Halliday	Manager
Tom Ratcliff	Trainer
Alex Graham	Assistant Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos	Nat	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		Harry Stanford	2	0	0	0	2	0
GK		John Thomson	40	0	2	0	42	0
DF		James Donnelly	39	0	2	0	41	0
DF		James McClennon	24	0	2	0	26	0
DF		Jack Price	12	0	0	0	12	0
HB		Jack Beacham	4	1	0	0	4	1
HB		Tommy Cain	2	0	0	0	2	0
HB		Evan Evans	7	0	1	0	8	0
HB		Alex Graham	25	9	2	1	27	10
HB		Alan Noble	31	0	1	0	32	0
HB		Harry Rae	37	4	1	0	38	4
HB		Jimmy Walton	23	0	1	0	24	0
FW		Jack Allen	11	7	2	0	13	7
FW		Alfred Douglas	27	8	0	0	27	8
FW		Bill Finlayson	21	5	1	0	22	5
FW		Patsy Hendren	28	5	2	0	30	5
FW		Jack Lane	38	8	2	1	40	9
FW		Reginald Parker	5	2	—		5	2
FW		Ernie Watkins	19	11	—		19	11
FW		Frank Watson	7	0	0	0	7	0
FW		Percy Whitton	25	5	2	2	27	7
FW		Bert Young	22	2	1	0	23	2

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[12]

Goalscorers

Pos.	Player	FL3	FAC	Total
FW	Ernie Watkins	11	—	11
HB	Alex Graham	9	1	10
FW	Jack Lane	8	1	9
FW	Alfred Douglas	8	0	8
FW	Jack Allen	7	0	7
FW	Percy Whitton	5	2	7
FW	Bill Finlayson	5	0	5
FW	Patsy Hendren	5	0	5
HB	Harry Rae	4	0	4
FW	Reginald Parker	2	—	2
FW	Bert Young	2	0	2
HB	Jack Beacham	1	0	1
Opponents		2	0	2
Total		62	4	68

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[12]

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Fred Halliday		29 August 1925	1 May 1926	7001440000000000000♠44	7001170000000000000♠17	7000600000000000000♠6	7001210000000000000♠21	7001386400000000000♠38.64\|	7001420000000000000♠42	7001160000000000000♠16	7000600000000000000♠6	7001200000000000000♠20	7001381000000000000♠38.10

Summary

Games played	44 (42 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup)
Games won	17 (16 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn	6 (6 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost	21 (20 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	73 (69 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	97 (94 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	8 (8 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win	5–1 versus Norwich City, 2 April 1926
Worst league defeat	6–0 versus Merthyr Town, 2 April 1926; 7–1 versus Reading, 1 May 1926
Most appearances	42, John Thomson (40 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)	11, Ernie Watkins
Top scorer (all competitions)	11, Ernie Watkins

Transfers & loans

Cricketers are not included in this list.

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
May 1925	HB	Alan Noble	Leeds United	Free	^[15]
1925	HB	Jack Beacham	Weymouth	Free	^[16]
1925	DF	James Donnelly	Southend United	Free	^[17]
1925	FW	Alfred Douglas	Washington Colliery	Free	^[18]
1925	HB	Evan Evans	Llanidloes Town	Amateur	^[19]
1925	FW	Bill Finlayson	Clapton Orient	Free	^[20]
1925	DF	James McClennon	Grimsby Town	Free	^[21]
1925	DF	Jack Price	Swindon Town	Free	^[22]
1925	HB	Harry Rae	Clyde	n/a	^[23]
1925	GK	Harry Stanford	Southend United	Free	^[24]
1925	GK	John Thomson	Aberdare Athletic	Free	^[25]
1925	FW	Frank Watson	Leeds United	Free	^[26]
1925	FW	Percival Whitton	Newport County	Free	^[7]
January 1926	FW	Ernie Watkins	Southend United	Free	^[27]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
September 1925	FW	Reginald Parker	South Shields	Nominal	^[3]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
May 1926	HB	Tommy Cain	Retired		^[28]
May 1926	HB	Alex Graham	Folkestone	1926	^[29]
May 1926	DF	James McClennon	Grimsby Town	1926	^[21]
May 1926	GK	Harry Stanford	Bristol Rovers	1926	^[24]
May 1926	DF	John Steel	Retired		^[28]
May 1926	GK	John Thomson	Plymouth Argyle	1926	^[25]
May 1926	HB	Jimmy Walton	Hartlepools United	1926	^[30]
May 1926	FW	Frank Watson	Southend United	1926	^[26]
May 1926	FW	Bert Young	Bangor City	1926	^[31]

References

1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0951526200.
1 2 3 4 Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1925-1926 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
1 2 Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 120.
1 2 Haynes 1998, p. 38-39.
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↑ Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City 07/05/05. 2005. pp. 46–47.
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↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore Publications. p. 79. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
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↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
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1 2 Dorey, F.W. (1925). Season 1925–26 Brentford Football Club Official Handbook. p. 19.
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