1910–11 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
1910–11 season
ChairmanH. Jason-Saunders
Secretary ManagerFred Halliday
StadiumGriffin Park
Southern League First Division12th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reid (21)
All: Reid (21)
Highest home attendance14,000
Lowest home attendance3,000

During the 1910–11 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. Despite contending for promotion during the first half of the season, injuries dropped the Bees to a mid-table finish.

Season summary

Centre forward Geordie Reid scored over half of Brentford's goals during the season.

A £315 loss on the 1909–10 season meant that there was little transfer activity for Brentford manager Fred Halliday to conduct over the course of the 1910 off-season, with half back George Kennedy, full back John Christie and returning outside right Joe Ryalls being the only signings of note.[1] The Bees had a good first half of the Southern League First Division season, losing just five of the opening 20 matches, with Geordie Reid (Southern League XI) and Steve Buxton and John Christie (both London XI) winning representative honours.[1] Despite the promising form, the majority of the team's goals were scored by Reid, who bagged 14 goals in a 17-match spell.[2]

Brentford's promotion challenge was effectively ended by a 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town (champions at the end of the season) on 7 January 1911 and the team slipped from 5th position into mid-table.[1] Injuries to George Kennedy, Joe Ryalls, Geordie Reid and George Anderson at differing times disrupted the attack and Brentford finished the season having scored 41 league goals, with Geordie Reid having scored over half the team's total (21),[1] which equalled Adam Bowman's club record for most Southern League goals in a season.[3] Some pride was salvaged with victory over West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the inaugural Ealing Hospital Cup in April.[1]

League table

Main article: 1910–11 Southern Football League § Division One

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
10 Norwich City 38 15 8 15 46 48 0.958 38
11 Coventry City 38 16 6 16 65 68 0.956 38
12 Brentford 38 14 9 15 41 42 0.976 37
13 Exeter City 38 14 9 15 51 53 0.962 37
14 Watford 38 13 9 16 49 65 0.754 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Southern League First Division

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer(s)
1 3 September 1910 Exeter City A 0–0
2 10 September 1910 Swindon Town H 1–1 Ling (pen)
3 17 September 1910 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 Ling (pen)
4 24 September 1910 Crystal Palace H 2–1 Kennedy, Reid
5 28 September 1910 New Brompton A 1–2 Ryalls
6 1 October 1910 Norwich City H 2–0 Hollinrake, Ryalls
7 8 October 1910 Leyton A 1–4 Reid
8 15 October 1910 Watford H 2–0 Sibbald, Anderson
9 22 October 1910 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2
10 29 October 1910 Southampton H 3–2 Reid (2), Kennedy
11 5 November 1910 Southend United A 2–0 Sibbald, Bartlett
12 12 November 1910 Coventry City H 1–0 Reid
13 26 November 1910 Millwall H 3–1 Reid (3)
14 3 December 1910 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2
15 10 December 1910 West Ham United H 3–0 Hollinrake (2), Reid
16 17 December 1910 Luton Town A 1–1 Reid
17 24 December 1910 Portsmouth H 2–0 Hamilton, Reid
18 26 December 1910 Northampton Town A 0–2
19 27 December 1910 Northampton Town H 0–0
20 31 December 1910 Exeter City H 3–1 Reid (3)
21 7 January 1911 Swindon Town A 0–3
22 21 January 1911 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 Sibbald, Hollinrake, Reid
23 28 January 1911 Crystal Palace A 1–1 Sibbald
24 11 February 1911 Leyton H 0–0
25 18 February 1911 Watford A 0–1
26 25 February 1911 Plymouth Argyle H 1–2 Reid
27 4 March 1911 Southampton A 0–2
28 11 March 1911 Southend United H 3–1 Reid (3)
29 18 March 1911 Coventry City A 0–2
30 25 March 1911 New Brompton H 0–2
31 1 April 1911 Millwall A 1–1 Sibbald
32 8 April 1911 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 Anderson
33 14 April 1911 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1
34 15 April 1911 West Ham United A 0–2
35 17 April 1911 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 Reid
36 18 April 1911 Norwich City A 0–1
37 22 April 1911 Luton Town H 1–0 Bartlett
38 29 April 1911 Portsmouth A 1–2 Reid

FA Cup

Main article: 1910–11 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R1 14 January 1911 Preston North End H 0–1
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1910–11 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Archie Ling England (1881-03-14)14 March 1881 (aged 29) Swindon Town 1909
Defenders
DF Steve Buxton England (1888-02-03)3 February 1888 (aged 22) South Bank 1908
DF John Christie Scotland (1881-02-08)8 February 1881 (aged 29) Croydon Common 1910
DF Dusty Rhodes England (1882-08-16)16 August 1882 (aged 28) Sunderland 1908
Midfielders
HB Bert Badger England (1882-10-04)4 October 1882 (aged 27) Nottingham Forest 1910
HB Alec Barclay England (1885-11-01)1 November 1885 (aged 24) Ilford 1910 Amateur
HB Jock Hamilton Scotland (1879-02-28)28 February 1879 (aged 31) Leeds City 1909
HB George Kennedy Scotland (1882-03-12)12 March 1882 (aged 28) Chelsea 1910
HB Jack Land England (1883-03-31)31 March 1883 (aged 27) Hounslow 1910
HB Phil Richards England (1884-02-19)19 February 1884 (aged 26) Bradford Park Avenue 1908
Forwards
FW George Anderson England (1879-11-29)29 November 1879 (aged 30) Birmingham 1909
FW Albert Bartlett England (1884-04-10)10 April 1884 (aged 26) Bradford City 1909
FW George Frost (c) England (1887-12-24)24 December 1887 (aged 22) Wallsend Elm Villa 1910
FW Bert Hollinrake England (1890-09-26)26 September 1890 (aged 19) South Ealing Rovers 1909 Amateur
FW James MacDonald England (1887-10-01)1 October 1887 (aged 22) Hanwell 1909
FW Geordie Reid Scotland (1882-01-30)30 January 1882 (aged 28) Bradford Park Avenue 1908
FW Joe Ryalls England (1881-01-03)3 January 1881 (aged 29) Nottingham Forest 1910
FW Jack Sibbald England (1890-09-12)12 September 1890 (aged 19) Wallsend Elm Villa 1910
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford,[2] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[4]

Coaching staff

Name Role
England Fred Halliday Secretary Manager
England Tom Cowper Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Archie Ling 38 2 1 0 39 2
DF England Steve Buxton 38 0 1 0 39 0
DF Scotland John Christie 5 0 0 0 5 0
DF England Dusty Rhodes 33 0 1 0 34 0
HB England Bert Badger 13 0 0 0 13 0
HB England Alec Barclay 6 0 0 0 6 0
HB Scotland Jock Hamilton 37 1 1 0 38 1
HB Scotland George Kennedy 22 2 1 0 23 2
HB England Jack Land 4 0 0 0 4 0
HB England Phil Richards 34 0 1 0 35 0
FW England George Anderson 29 2 1 0 30 2
FW England Albert Bartlett 30 2 1 0 31 2
FW England George Frost 7 0 0 0 7 0
FW England Bert Hollinrake 19 4 1 0 20 4
FW England James MacDonald 4 0 — 4 0
FW Scotland Geordie Reid 35 21 1 0 36 21
FW England Joe Ryalls 35 2 1 0 36 2
FW England Jack Sibbald 29 5 0 0 29 5
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player SL1 FAC Total
FW Scotland Geordie Reid 21 0 21
FW England Jack Sibbald 5 0 5
FW England Bert Hollinrake 4 0 4
FW England George Anderson 2 0 2
FW England Albert Bartlett 2 0 2
HB Scotland George Kennedy 2 0 2
GK England Archie Ling 2 0 2
FW England Joe Ryalls 2 0 2
Total 41 0 41
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Fred Halliday England 3 September 1910 29 April 1911 39 14 9 16 035.90 38 14 9 15 036.84

Summary

Games played 39 (38 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 14 (14 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 9 (9 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 16 (15 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 41 (41 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 43 (42 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 12 (12 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 3–0 on two occasions
Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Swindon Town, 7 January 1911; 4–1 versus Leyton, 8 October 1910
Most appearances 39, Steve Buxton, Archie Ling (38 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 21, Geordie Reid
Top scorer (all competitions) 21, Geordie Reid

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
12 May 1910 FW England Joe Ryalls England Nottingham Forest n/a [5]
20 July 1910 HB Scotland George Kennedy England Chelsea n/a [1]
July 1910 DF England William Harwood England Cubbington Albion Amateur [6]
30 August 1910 DF England Arthur Cleverley England Yiewsley n/a [7]
16 September 1910 DF Scotland John Christie England Croydon Common n/a [8]
19 December 1910 HB England Bert Badger England Nottingham Forest Free [9]
December 1910 FW England Herbert Daniels England Kingstonian Amateur [10]
December 1910 HB England Dudley Page England Kingstonian Amateur [11]
1910 HB England Walter Allen England Barnet & Alston Amateur [12]
1910 HB England Charles Allwright England Hanwell Town Amateur [12]
1910 FW England Grantham Bowler n/a n/a [12]
1910 HB England Alec Barclay England Ilford Amateur [2]
1910 FW Ireland John Caborn England Uxbridge Amateur [12]
1910 FW England John Chuter Unattached Amateur [12]
1910 FW England Thomas Dorey Unattached Amateur [13]
1910 FW England Raymond Edwards Unattached Amateur [13]
1910 FB England Albert Hooper Unattached Amateur [12]
1910 GK England A. Lovegrove Unattached Amateur [12]
1910 FB England R. Middleton Unattached Amateur [12]
1910 FW England R. A. Nicholls Unattached Amateur [12]
1910 FW England Henry Trumper England Ealing Wednesday Amateur [13]
1910 FW England Harry Washington Unattached Amateur [12]
10 April 1911 HB England Henry Hogarth England Burnley n/a [14]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
19 May 1910 FW England James Swarbrick England Stoke Nominal [15]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
August 1910 HB England William Harwood England Cubbington Albion n/a [7]
March 1911 HB England Dudley Page England Crystal Palace 16 March 1911 [16]
April 1911 FW England Albert Bartlett England Reading 30 August 1911 [14]
April 1911 HB England Charlie Blackall n/a n/a [2]
April 1911 FW England George Frost n/a n/a [2]
April 1911 FW England Bert Hollinrake n/a n/a [2]
April 1911 FW England James MacDonald England Croydon Common 18 July 1911 [14]
April 1911 FW England Joe Ryalls England Chesterfield Town 15 September 1911 [14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f White 1989, p. 96-97.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
  5. ^ "Brentford have re-signed Jock Hamilton and have also secured the return of Jimmy Ryalls from Nottingham Forest". County of Middlesex Independent. 4 May 1910.
  6. ^ "W Harwood, an amateur half back, has signed from Cubbington, near Leamington". County of Middlesex Independent. 30 July 1910.
  7. ^ a b "Brentford have signed Cleverly as reserve half back. W Harwood has been released". County of Middlesex Independent. 31 August 1910.
  8. ^ "Biographies – John Christie" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Player: Herbert Osborne Badger". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ^ The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from Dec. 1st 1910 to Jan. 13th 1911. 1911.
  11. ^ "Page and Daniels have been signed from Kingstonian". County of Middlesex Independent. 24 December 1910.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from August 20th to September 20th. 1911.
  13. ^ a b c The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from July 20th to August 19th. 1911.
  14. ^ a b c d "The Football Association – Season 1910–11 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  15. ^ "J Swarbrick has been transferred to Stoke. Brentford will profit over the deal by a small transfer fee". County of Middlesex Independent. 9 July 1910.
  16. ^ "Page, the old Kingstonian player who was with Brentford for some months has signed as a professional with Crystal Palace". County of Middlesex Independent. 18 March 1911.