Brentford 1937–38 football season
During the 1937–38 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division . In the league, the Bees matched the previous season's finish of 6th and advanced to the 6th round of the FA Cup for the first time in club history. In 2013, the Brentford supporters voted 1937–38 as the club's second-best season.[1]
Season summary [ ]
As in the past two off-seasons, Brentford manager Harry Curtis elected to bring in youngsters to supplement his squad, with left half Tally Sneddon and forwards George Eastham and Maurice Edelston being the only new outfield summer signings who would appear during the season. Two goalkeepers were signed to back up Jim Mathieson – Joe Crozier and Ted Gaskell .
Despite an opening-day defeat to Bolton Wanderers which left Brentford bottom of the First Division, the team rallied in mid-September 1937 and with forward David McCulloch in outstanding goalscoring form,[2] the Bees went on a six-match undefeated run which took them from 13th to the top of the table on 16 October.[3] With Bobby Reid and Billy Scott also supplementing McCulloch's goals up front,[2] Brentford remained unmoved from the top of the table between 30 September 1937 and 19 February 1938, only dropping back to 3rd position after a second defeat in three matches.[3] In the midst of the run, Brentford had advanced to the sixth round of the FA Cup for the first time in club history, exiting after a 3–0 defeat to Preston North End ,[3] which was played in front of a then-club record crowd of 37,586 at Griffin Park .[5]
Brentford won just four of the final 16 matches of the season and finished in 6th place,[3] matching the previous season's position.[6] The Bees took part in the one-off Empire Exhibition Trophy after the season, replacing Arsenal (who had dropped out of the competition), but fell at the first hurdle after being defeated 1–0 by Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox . In 2013, the Brentford supporters voted 1937–38 as the club's second-best season.[1]
League table [ ]
4
Charlton Athletic
42
16
14
12
65
51
1.275
46
5
Middlesbrough
42
19
8
15
72
65
1.108
46
6
Brentford
42
18
9
15
69
59
1.169
45
7
Bolton Wanderers
42
15
15
12
64
60
1.067
45
8
Sunderland
42
14
16
12
55
57
0.965
44
Source:[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend [ ]
[ ]
1
28 August 1937
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–2
31,572
2
1 September 1937
Preston North End
H
2–1
21,228
W. Scott , Reid
3
4 September 1937
Huddersfield Town
H
2–0
26,762
McCulloch , McKenzie
4
6 September 1937
Preston North End
A
1–1
21,746
McCulloch
5
11 September 1937
Everton
A
0–3
36,038
6
16 September 1937
Blackpool
H
2–4
14,816
W. Scott , McCulloch
7
18 September 1937
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–1
28,945
McCulloch (2)
8
20 September 1937
Blackpool
A
1–1
20,732
McCulloch
9
25 September 1937
Leicester City
A
1–0
23,416
McCulloch
10
2 October 1937
Sunderland
H
4–0
35,584
W. Scott , McCulloch (2), Reid
11
9 October 1937
Derby County
A
3–1
19,621
McCulloch , Reid (2)
12
16 October 1937
Charlton Athletic
H
5–2
34,861
McCulloch (4), Reid
13
23 October 1937
Chelsea
A
1–2
56,810
Smith
14
30 October 1937
Portsmouth
H
2–0
24,138
Holliday , W. Scott
15
6 November 1937
Liverpool
A
4–3
30,492
Reid (3), McCulloch
16
13 November 1937
Middlesbrough
H
3–3
25,682
W. Scott (2), Reid
17
20 November 1937
Grimsby Town
A
1–0
13,206
McCulloch
18
27 November 1937
West Bromwich Albion
H
0–2
16,702
19
4 December 1937
Stoke City
A
0–3
11,970
20
11 December 1937
Leeds United
H
1–1
18,184
McCulloch
21
18 December 1937
Birmingham
A
0–0
22,531
22
25 December 1937
Manchester City
A
2–0
37,478
McKenzie (pen ), Reid
23
27 December 1937
Manchester City
H
2–1
33,887
W. Scott , Reid
24
1 January 1938
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–1
23,210
Reid
25
15 January 1938
Huddersfield Town
A
3–0
11,969
Reid , Holliday , McCulloch
26
26 January 1938
Everton
H
3–0
16,917
McCulloch , W. Scott , Hopkins
27
29 January 1938
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–2
35,989
McCulloch
28
5 February 1938
Leicester City
H
1–1
21,309
McCulloch
29
16 February 1938
Sunderland
A
0–1
18,970
30
19 February 1938
Derby County
H
2–3
20,561
McKenzie (2 pens )
31
26 February 1938
Charlton Athletic
A
0–1
35,572
32
9 March 1938
Chelsea
H
1–1
20,401
Hopkins
33
12 March 1938
Portsmouth
A
1–4
23,366
Reid
34
19 March 1938
Liverpool
H
1–3
17,754
Hopkins
35
26 March 1938
Middlesbrough
A
1–0
29,339
Hopkins
36
2 April 1938
Grimsby Town
H
6–1
17,994
Edelston , McCulloch (2), Reid (2), McAloon
37
9 April 1938
West Bromwich Albion
A
3–4
23,602
McCulloch (2), McAloon
38
15 April 1938
Arsenal
A
2–0
51,299
McAloon , Hopkins
39
16 April 1938
Stoke City
H
0–0
21,885
40
18 April 1938
Arsenal
H
3–0
34,601
McCulloch , McAloon , Reid
41
23 April 1938
Leeds United
A
0–4
17,840
42
30 April 1938
Birmingham
H
1–2
14,609
McAloon
FA Cup [ ]
Empire Exhibition Trophy [ ]
QF
1 June 1938
Heart of Midlothian
N
0–1
46,000
[nb 1]
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1937–38 season.
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[2] Timeless Bees,[8] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[9]
Coaching staff [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2]
Goalscorers [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2]
International caps [ ]
Full [ ]
Amateur [ ]
Pos.
Nat
Player
Caps
Goals
Ref
FW
Maurice Edelston
1
1
[14]
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Harry Curtis
28 August 1937
30 April 1938
47
21
9
17
0 44.68
42
18
9
15
0 42.86
Summary [ ]
Games played
47 (42 First Division , 4 FA Cup , 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy )
Games won
21 (18 First Division, 3 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Games drawn
9 (9 First Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Games lost
17 (15 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Goals scored
76 (69 First Division, 7 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Goals conceded
65 (59 First Division, 5 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Clean sheets
14 (13 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Biggest league win
6–1 versus Grimsby Town , 2 April 1938
Worst league defeat
4–0 versus Leeds United , 23 April 1938
Most appearances
46, Buster Brown (41 First Division, 4 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
26, David McCulloch
Top scorer (all competitions)
29, David McCulloch
Transfers & loans [ ]
Cricketers are not included in this list.
Notes [ ]
^ Match played at Ibrox Stadium , Glasgow .
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b League, The Football. "Brentford – Football League 125" . www.fl125.co.uk . Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 374. ISBN 0951526200 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1937-1938 season - Statto.com" . Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia . Harefield, Middlesex: Yore Publications. p. 15. ISBN 1 874427 57 7 .
^ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1936-1937 season - Statto.com" . Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ "Duncan McKenzie" . 11v11.com . Retrieved 23 May 2016 .
^ "Dai Hopkins" . 11v11.com . Retrieved 23 May 2016 .
^ "David McCulloch" . 11v11.com . Retrieved 23 May 2016 .
^ "Robert Reid" . 11v11.com . Retrieved 23 May 2016 .
^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939" . www.englandfootballonline.com . Retrieved 30 October 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications.
^ "George Eastham" . Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ "Len Townsend" . Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ Brentford Football Supporters And Social Club Official Handbook – 1949–50 . 1949. p. 30.
^ "Maurice Edelston" . Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 9 June 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Brentford Football Club Handbook – 1937–38 . 1937. p. 35.
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