1949–50 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1949–50 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. In his first season as manager, Jackie Gibbons guided the club to a 9th-place finish, a marked improvement on near-relegations in the previous two seasons.

Season summary

Ken Coote made the first of his club record 559 appearances during the 1949–50 season.

1949–50 marked the first season since 1925–26 that Brentford would play under the management of someone other than Harry Curtis, with former player Jackie Gibbons having taken over the Griffin Park hotseat at the end of the 1948–49 season.^[1] A new-look team toured Sweden under Gibbons in pre-season, with new forward signings Ken Coote, Jimmy Hill and Dennis Rampling in attendance.^[1] Joe Crozier, the team's near-ever-present goalkeeper since September 1937,^[2] elected to retire from full-time football and would be replaced by his backup, Alf Jefferies.^[2]

Brentford had a mixed season in the Second Division, with just three victories in the opening 15 matches leaving the team with too much ground to make up to challenge for promotion.^[3] A turnaround in form elevated the Bees from 21st place on 5 November 1949 to a season-high 7th on 8 April 1950.^[3] Two losses, a win and a draw from the final four matches saw the club drop to 8th.^[3] Brentford finished the campaign having conceded only 12 league goals at Griffin Park, the best home record in each of the top two divisions.^[1]

League table

Main article: 1949–50 Football League Second Division

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	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	3	3	51	15	12	4	5	30	20	81	35	2.314	+46	61
2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	2	46	23	6	9	6	21	25	67	48	1.396	+19	52
3	Sheffield United	42	9	10	2	36	19	10	4	7	32	30	68	49	1.388	+19	52
4	Southampton	42	13	4	4	44	25	6	10	5	20	23	64	48	1.333	+16	52
5	Leeds United	42	11	8	2	33	16	6	5	10	21	29	54	45	1.200	+9	47
6	Preston North End	42	12	5	4	37	21	6	4	11	23	28	60	49	1.224	+11	45
7	Hull City	42	11	8	2	39	25	6	3	12	25	47	64	72	0.889	–6	45
8	Swansea Town	42	11	3	7	34	18	6	6	9	19	31	53	49	1.082	+4	43
9	Brentford	42	11	5	5	21	12	4	8	9	23	37	44	49	0.898	–5	43
10	Cardiff City	42	13	3	5	28	14	3	7	11	13	30	41	44	0.932	–3	42
11	Grimsby Town	42	13	5	3	53	25	3	3	15	21	48	74	73	1.014	+1	40
12	Coventry City	42	8	6	7	32	24	5	7	9	23	31	55	55	1.000	±0	39
13	Barnsley	42	11	6	4	45	28	2	7	12	19	39	64	67	0.955	–3	39
14	Chesterfield	42	12	3	6	28	16	3	6	12	15	31	43	47	0.915	–4	39
15	Leicester City	42	8	9	4	30	25	4	6	11	25	40	55	65	0.846	–10	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	10	5	6	30	15	4	5	12	25	45	55	60	0.917	–5	38
17	Luton Town	42	8	9	4	28	22	2	9	10	13	29	41	51	0.804	–10	38
18	Bury	42	10	8	3	37	19	4	1	16	23	46	60	65	0.923	–5	37
19	West Ham United	42	8	7	6	30	25	4	5	12	23	36	53	61	0.869	–8	36
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	5	10	21	30	5	7	9	19	27	40	57	0.702	–17	34
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	6	6	9	19	24	2	10	9	25	41	44	65	0.677	–21	32
22	Bradford Park Avenue	42	7	6	8	34	34	3	5	13	17	43	51	77	0.662	–26	31

P = 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
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup winners
	Relegated

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorer(s)
1	20 August 1949	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–4	32,702	Manley (pen)
2	24 August 1949	Queens Park Rangers	A	3–3	20,931	Dare (2), Monk
3	27 August 1949	Bury	A	2–1	16,116	Woodward, Dare
4	31 August 1949	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–2	25,741
5	3 September 1949	Leicester City	H	0–1	20,302
6	10 September 1949	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2–0	12,754	Goodwin, Paton
7	14 September 1949	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	19,889	Dare, Paton
8	17 September 1949	Chesterfield	H	0–0	25,270
9	19 September 1949	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–4	18,613	Coote
10	24 September 1949	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2	17,088
11	1 October 1949	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	25,270	Goodwin
12	8 October 1949	Preston North End	A	0–2	30,178
13	15 October 1949	Swansea Town	H	0–0	23,871
14	22 October 1949	Leeds United	A	0–1	27,342
15	29 October 1949	Southampton	H	0–1	21,694
16	5 November 1949	Coventry City	A	1–1	16,110	Woodward
17	12 November 1949	Luton Town	H	1–0	20,520	Sperrin
18	19 November 1949	Barnsley	A	1–0	14,942	Woodward
19	26 November 1949	West Ham United	H	0–2	21,887
20	3 December 1949	Sheffield United	A	1–1	20,649	Dare
21	10 December 1949	Grimsby Town	A	1–0	16,384	Girling
22	17 December 1949	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	49,297	Sperrin
23	24 December 1949	Bury	H	2–0	17,401	Dare (2)
24	26 December 1949	Hull City	H	3–1	33,791	Dare, Sperrin, Goodwin
25	27 December 1949	Hull City	A	0–2	48,447
26	31 December 1949	Leicester City	A	1–1	31,919	Dare
27	14 January 1950	Bradford Park Avenue	H	2–0	19,781	Coote, Paton
28	21 January 1950	Chesterfield	A	1–3	12,075	Coote
29	4 February 1950	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0	22,313
30	18 February 1950	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3–3	37,923	Pointon, Hill, Dare
31	25 February 1950	Preston North End	H	1–0	25,387	Goodwin
32	4 March 1950	Swansea Town	A	0–3	21,239
33	11 March 1950	Leeds United	H	0–0	22,231
34	18 March 1950	Southampton	A	3–2	22,429	Paton, Dare, Mallett (og)
35	25 March 1950	Coventry City	H	2–0	16,921	Goodwin, Dare
36	1 April 1950	West Ham United	A	2–2	18,826	Manley (pen), Pointon
37	7 April 1950	Cardiff City	H	1–0	24,584	Goodwin
38	8 April 1950	Sheffield United	H	1–0	22,411	Dare
39	10 April 1950	Cardiff City	A	0–0	16,260
40	15 April 1950	Luton Town	A	0–1	13,991
41	22 April 1950	Barnsley	H	3–0	16,514	Pointon, Hill, Dare
42	29 April 1950	Grimsby Town	A	1–4	11,253	Garneys

FA Cup

Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
3R	7 January 1950	Chelsea	H	0–1	38,000

Sources: Statto, 11v11, 100 Years Of Brentford^[4]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1949–50 season.

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	Ted Gaskell	(1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 32)	Buxton	1937
GK	Alf Jefferies	(1922-02-09)9 February 1922 (aged 27)	Oxford City	1945
GK	Reg Newton	(1926-06-30)30 June 1926 (aged 23)	Leyton Orient	1949
Defenders
DF	Bill Gorman	(1911-01-13)13 January 1911 (aged 38)	Bury	1938
DF	Fred Monk	(1920-10-09)9 October 1920 (aged 28)	Guildford City	1948
DF	Roddy Munro	(1920-07-27)27 July 1920 (aged 29)	Rangers	1946
DF	Wally Quinton	(1917-12-13)13 December 1917 (aged 31)	Birmingham City	1949
Midfielders
HB	Ron Greenwood	(1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 27)	Bradford Park Avenue	1949
HB	Frank Latimer	(1923-10-03)3 October 1923 (aged 25)	Snowdown Colliery Welfare	1945
HB	Tom Manley	(1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 36)	Manchester United	1939
Forwards
FW	Jimmy Anders	(1928-03-08)8 March 1928 (aged 21)	Preston North End	1948
FW	Ken Coote	(1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 21)	Wembley	1949
FW	Billy Dare	(1927-02-14)14 February 1927 (aged 22)	Hendon	1948
FW	Tom Garneys	(1923-08-25)25 August 1923 (aged 25)	Chingford Town	1949
FW	Dickie Girling	(1922-05-24)24 May 1922 (aged 27)	Crystal Palace	1947
FW	Jackie Goodwin	(1920-09-29)29 September 1920 (aged 28)	Birmingham City	1949
FW	Jimmy Hill	(1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 21)	Reading	1949
FW	Doug Keene	(1928-08-30)30 August 1928 (aged 20)	Kingsbury Town	1946
FW	Kevin O'Flanagan	(1919-06-10)10 June 1919 (aged 30)	Barnet	1949	Amateur
FW	Johnny Paton	(1923-04-02)2 April 1923 (aged 26)	Celtic	1949
FW	Bill Pointon	(1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 28)	Queens Park Rangers	1950
FW	Dennis Rampling	(1923-11-25)25 November 1923 (aged 25)	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1949
FW	Billy Sperrin	(1922-04-09)9 April 1922 (aged 27)	Guildford City	1949
Players who left the club mid-season
HB	David Nelson	(1918-02-03)3 February 1918 (aged 31)	Fulham	1947	Transferred to Queens Park Rangers
HB	George Paterson	(1914-09-26)26 September 1914 (aged 34)	Celtic	1946	Transferred to Yeovil Town
FW	Viv Woodward	(1914-05-25)25 May 1914 (aged 35)	Millwall	1948	Transferred to Aldershot

Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,^[4] Timeless Bees,^[5] Barry Hugman's Footballers

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Jackie Gibbons	Secretary-Manager
Jimmy Bain	Assistant Manager
Malky MacDonald	Trainer
Jack Cartmell	Assistant Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos	Nat	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		Ted Gaskell	14	0	0	0	14	0
GK		Alf Jefferies	26	0	1	0	27	0
GK		Reg Newton	2	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Bill Gorman	8	0	0	0	8	0
DF		Fred Monk	25	1	1	0	26	1
DF		Roddy Munro	19	0	0	0	19	0
DF		Wally Quinton	36	0	1	0	37	0
HB		Ron Greenwood	42	0	1	0	43	0
HB		Frank Latimer	22	0	1	0	23	0
HB		Tom Manley	33	2	0	0	33	2
HB		David Nelson	26	0	1	0	27	0
HB		George Paterson	3	0	—		3	0
FW		Jimmy Anders	9	0	1	0	10	0
FW		Ken Coote	20	3	0	0	20	3
FW		Billy Dare	41	14	1	0	42	14
FW		Tom Garneys	1	1	0	0	1	1
FW		Dickie Girling	14	1	0	0	14	1
FW		Jackie Goodwin	36	6	1	0	37	6
FW		Jimmy Hill	18	2	0	0	18	2
FW		Doug Keene	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Kevin O'Flanagan	6	0	1	0	7	0
FW		Johnny Paton	23	5	0	0	23	5
FW		Bill Pointon	12	2	0	0	12	2
FW		Dennis Rampling	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Billy Sperrin	14	3	1	0	15	3
FW		Viv Woodward	10	3	0	0	10	3

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford^[4]

Goalscorers

Pos.	Player	FL2	Total
FW	Billy Dare	14	14
FW	Jackie Goodwin	6	6
FW	Johnny Paton	5	5
FW	Ken Coote	3	3
FW	Billy Sperrin	3	3
FW	Viv Woodward	3	3
FW	Jimmy Hill	2	2
HB	Tom Manley	2	2
FW	Bill Pointon	2	2
FW	Tom Garneys	1	1
FW	Dickie Girling	1	1
DF	Fred Monk	1	1
Opponents		1	1
Total		44	44

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford^[4]

Amateur international caps

Pos.	Nat	Player	Caps	Goals	Ref
FW		Kevin O'Flanagan	1	1	^[6]

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Jackie Gibbons		20 August 1949	29 April 1950	7001430000000000000♠43	7001150000000000000♠15	7001130000000000000♠13	7001150000000000000♠15	7001348800000000000♠34.88	7001420000000000000♠42	7001150000000000000♠15	7001130000000000000♠13	7001140000000000000♠14	7001357100000000000♠35.71

Summary

Games played	43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won	15 (15 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn	13 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost	15 (14 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	44 (44 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	51 (49 Second Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	17 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win	3–0 versus Barnsley, 22 April 1950
Worst league defeat	4–1 on three occasions
Most appearances	43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)	14, Billy Dare
Top scorer (all competitions)	14, Billy Dare

Transfers & loans

Cricketers are not included in this list.

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
May 1949	FW	Ken Coote	Wembley	n/a	^[7]
May 1949	FW	Jimmy Hill	Reading	n/a	^[8]
May 1949	FW	Dennis Rampling	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	n/a	^[9]
July 1949	GK	Reg Newton	Leyton Orient	Part-exchange	^[10]
September 1949	FW	Jack Jordan	Reading	n/a	^[11]
September 1949	FW	Johnny Paton	Celtic	n/a	^[12]
September 1949	FW	Billy Sperrin	Guildford City	n/a	^[13]
November 1949	FW	Kevin O'Flanagan	Barnet	Amateur	^[14]
December 1949	FW	Tom Garneys	Chingford Town	£750	^[15]
1949	FW	George Francis	Unattached	n/a	^[16]
1949	FW	Dennis Heath	Alexandra Villa	n/a	^[17]
February 1950	FW	Eddie Brown	n/a	n/a	^[18]
February 1950	FW	Bill Pointon	Queens Park Rangers	Exchange	^[19]
March 1950	DF	Tecwyn Jones	Holywell Town	Free	^[20]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
1949	FW	Peter McKennan	Middlesbrough	£9,000	^[1]
July 1949	FW	Alan Smith	Leyton Orient	Part-exchange	^[21]
1949	HB	George Paterson	Queens Park Rangers	n/a	^[12]
February 1950	HB	David Nelson	Queens Park Rangers	Exchange	^[22]
February 1950	FW	Viv Woodward	Aldershot	n/a	^[23]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
September 1949	DF	Malky MacDonald	Retired		^[24]
May 1950	FW	Eddie Brown	Torquay United	August 1950	^[18]
May 1950	DF	Doug Keene	Brighton & Hove Albion	June 1950	^[25]
May 1950	FW	Kevin O'Flanagan	Retired		^[14]
May 1950	FW	Dennis Rampling	Weymouth	1950	^[9]

References

1 2 3 4 White 1989, p. 194-197.
1 2 Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 43-44.
1 2 3 Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1949-1950 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
↑ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1947-1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Jack Jordan". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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↑ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
1 2 Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 117.
↑ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 62.
↑ Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Watford 24/01/98. Quay Design of Poole. 1998. p. 25.
↑ Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. pp. 8–21. ASIN B00NPZL58S. ISBN 0954368282.
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