1911–12 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1911–12 football season
During the 1911–12 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. A forgettable season saw the club finish in mid-table and advance to the first round proper of the FA Cup .
Season summary [ ]
Brentford secretary-manager Fred Halliday strengthened his squad in preparation for the 1911–12 Southern League First Division season, bringing in left back Walter Spratt , outside right Billy Brawn , inside forward Patsy Hendren and centre forward Thomas Graham .[1] [2] [3] [4] He would later sign forwards Fred Rouse and Willis Rippon in a bid to improve the team's goalscoring,[5] [6] with Rippon going on to finish the season as top-scorer with 20 goals.[4] Full back Steve Buxton was sold to Oldham Athletic on the eve of the season for a £425 fee, in a bid to settle some of the club's debts. The sale of Geordie Reid to Clyde for a club record £500 fee in September 1911 helped pay off further debts.
Brentford finished the season in 14th place and advanced to the first round proper of the FA Cup ,[8] taking Crystal Palace to a replay before going out of the competition.[9] The 9–0 league defeat to Coventry City on 27 December 1911 is the heaviest in club history.[10]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
12
Norwich City
38
10
14
14
40
60
0.667
34
13
West Ham United
38
13
7
18
64
69
0.928
33
14
Brentford
38
12
9
17
60
65
0.923
33
15
Exeter City
38
11
11
16
48
62
0.774
33
16
Southampton
38
10
11
17
46
63
0.730
31
Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: The system of using
goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used 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 [ ]
Southern League First Division [ ]
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
2 September 1911
Reading
A
0–0
7,000
2
6 September 1911
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2–0
n/a
Sibbald (2)
3
9 September 1911
Watford
H
4–2
7,344
Reid (3), Graham
4
16 September 1911
New Brompton
A
1–2
5,000
Sibbald
5
23 September 1911
Exeter City
H
3–1
7,400
Hendren (2), Sibbald
6
30 September 1911
Luton Town
H
0–1
5,700
7
7 October 1911
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–4
14,000
8
14 October 1911
Millwall
H
3–3
7,000
Graham , Brawn , Hendren
9
21 October 1911
West Ham United
A
4–7
6,000
Rippon (3), Hendren
10
28 October 1911
Bristol Rovers
H
2–2
5,000
Brawn , Rippon
11
4 November 1911
Swindon Town
A
0–2
n/a
12
11 November 1911
Northampton Town
H
2–2
5,000
13
25 November 1911
Stoke
H
0–1
n/a
14
9 December 1911
Leyton
H
2–0
n/a
Rippon , Rouse
15
16 December 1911
Norwich City
A
0–2
5,000
16
23 December 1911
Crystal Palace
H
1–0
5,000
Sibbald
17
25 December 1911
Southampton
H
4–0
9,627
Graham (2), Sibbald (2)
18
26 December 1911
Southampton
A
2–3
6,000
Rouse , Sibbald
19
27 December 1911
Coventry City
A
0–9
n/a
20
30 December 1911
Reading
H
0–0
4,000
21
6 January 1912
Watford
A
0–3
n/a
22
20 January 1912
New Brompton
H
7–1
3,000
Rippon (3), Rouse (2), Hendren (2)
23
27 January 1912
Exeter City
A
0–1
5,000
24
3 February 1912
Luton Town
A
0–0
n/a
25
10 February 1912
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–2
9,450
Rouse
26
17 February 1912
Millwall
A
0–2
n/a
27
2 March 1912
Bristol Rovers
A
3–1
4,000
McTavish , Rippon (2)
28
16 March 1912
Northampton Town
A
3–6
5,000
McTavish , Rippon (2)
29
23 March 1912
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
1–1
2,503
Sibbald
30
27 March 1912
West Ham United
H
1–2
3,000
Sibbald
31
30 March 1912
Stoke
A
1–1
6,000
Sibbald
32
5 April 1912
Plymouth Argyle
H
4–0
8,795
Sibbald , Rippon (2), McTavish
33
6 April 1912
Coventry City
H
3–0
5,453
Brawn (2), McTavish
34
8 April 1912
Plymouth Argyle
A
0–1
3,000
35
13 April 1912
Leyton
A
1–1
2,000
McTavish
36
20 April 1912
Norwich City
H
3–0
4,000
McTavish , Wolstenholme (og ), Rippon
37
24 April 1912
Swindon Town
H
2–0
n/a
Rippon (2, 1 pen )
38
27 April 1912
Crystal Palace
A
0–2
4,000
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
Notes
QR5
18 November 1911
First Battalion King's Royal Rifles
H
1–1
1,475
Hendren
QR5 (replay)
22 November 1911
First Battalion King's Royal Rifles
A
4–1
2,600
Hendren , Rippon (3)
[nb 1]
QR6
2 December 1911
Southend United
A
1–0
3,500
Brawn
R1
13 January 1912
Crystal Palace
H
0–0
8,916
R1 (replay)
17 January 1912
Crystal Palace
A
0–4
9,000
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1911–12 season.
Pos.
Name
Nat.
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers
GK
Archie Ling
(1881-03-14 ) 14 March 1881 (aged 30)
Swindon Town
1909
Defenders
DF
Arthur Cleverley
(1885-03-28 ) 28 March 1885 (aged 26)
Yiewsley
1910
DF
Dusty Rhodes (c )
(1882-08-16 ) 16 August 1882 (aged 29)
Sunderland
1908
DF
Walter Spratt
(1889-04-14 ) 14 April 1889 (aged 22)
Rotherham Town
1911
Midfielders
HB
Walter Allen
(1889-09-28 ) 28 September 1889 (aged 21)
Barnet & Alston
1911
Amateur
HB
Alec Barclay
(1885-11-01 ) 1 November 1885 (aged 25)
Ilford
1910
Amateur
HB
Jock Hamilton
(1879-02-28 ) 28 February 1879 (aged 32)
Leeds City
1909
HB
William Hickleton
(1882-05-12 ) 12 May 1882 (aged 29)
Coventry City
1911
On loan from Coventry City
HB
George Kennedy
(1882-03-12 ) 12 March 1882 (aged 29)
Chelsea
1910
HB
Phil Richards
(1884-02-19 ) 19 February 1884 (aged 27)
Bradford Park Avenue
1908
Forwards
FW
George Anderson
(1879-11-29 ) 29 November 1879 (aged 31)
Birmingham
1909
FW
Billy Brawn
(1878-08-01 ) 1 August 1878 (aged 33)
Chelsea
1911
FW
Willie Furr
(1891-07-22 ) 22 July 1891 (aged 20)
Hitchin Town
1912
FW
Thomas Graham
(1887-07-20 ) 20 July 1887 (aged 24)
Castleford Town
1911
FW
Patsy Hendren
(1889-02-05 ) 5 February 1889 (aged 22)
Coventry City
1911
Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW
Henry Purver
(1891-05-03 ) 3 May 1891 (aged 20)
Oxford City
1911
Amateur
FW
Willis Rippon
(1888-12-02 ) 2 December 1888 (aged 22)
Woolwich Arsenal
1911
FW
Jack Sibbald
(1890-09-12 ) 12 September 1890 (aged 20)
Wallsend Elm Villa
1910
FW
Charles Symes
(1888-03-13 ) 13 March 1888 (aged 23)
South Tooting
1912
FW
Bob McTavish
(1888-10-26 ) 26 October 1888 (aged 22)
Tottenham Hotspur
1912
Players who left the club mid-season
GK
Harry Furr
(1887-01-13 ) 13 January 1887 (aged 24)
Croydon Common
1911
Transferred to Croydon Common
FW
Geordie Reid
(1882-01-30 ) 30 January 1882 (aged 29)
Bradford Park Avenue
1908
Transferred to Clyde
FW
Fred Rouse
(1881-11-28 ) 28 November 1881 (aged 29)
Croydon Common
1911
Retired
Source: Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1911–12,[11] 100 Years Of Brentford, [4] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[12]
Coaching staff [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford [4]
Goalscorers [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford [4]
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Fred Halliday
2 September 1911
27 April 1912
43
14
11
18
0 32.56
38
12
9
17
0 31.58
Summary [ ]
Games played
47 (42 Southern League First Division, 5 FA Cup )
Games won
14 (12 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Games drawn
11 (9 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Games lost
18 (17 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored
66 (60 Southern League First Division, 6 FA Cup)
Goals conceded
71 (65 Southern League First Division, 6 FA Cup)
Clean sheets
13 (11 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Biggest league win
7–1 versus New Brompton , 20 January 1912
Worst league defeat
9–0 versus Coventry City , 27 December 1911
Most appearances
39, Billy Brawn (34 Southern League First Division, 5 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)
17, Willis Rippon
Top scorer (all competitions)
20, Willis Rippon
Transfers & loans [ ]
Cricketers are not included in this list.
Notes [ ]
^ Match played at Griffin Park due to the inadequacy of First Battalion King's Royal Rifles' ground.
References [ ]
^ a b Handbook 1911 , p. 25.
^ Handbook 1911 , p. 33.
^ Handbook 1911 , p. 34.
^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200 .
^ "Willis Rippon" . Arsenal.com . Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
^ a b c "Biographies – Fred Rouse" (PDF) . Croydon Common Football Club . Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
^ "England – Southern League Final Tables" . www.rsssf.com . Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
^ "Football Club History Database – F.A. Cup 1911–12" . www.fchd.info . Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia . Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1 874427 57 7 .
^ Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1911–12 . Richmond. p. 20.
^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X .
^ "Field, Road And River – Pars Of Interest To Sportsmen". County of Middlesex Independent . 20 May 1911.
^ "Patsy Hendren" . Football and the First World War . Retrieved 12 June 2016 .
^ "Field, Road And River". County of Middlesex Independent . 5 August 1911.
^ a b "Biographies – Harry Furr" (PDF) . Croydon Common Football Club . Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
^ a b Brentford F.C. Club Handbook 1912–13 .
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications.