1910–11 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
1910–11 season
Chairman H. Jason-Saunders
Secretary Manager Fred Halliday
Stadium Griffin Park
Southern League Division One 12th
FA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Reid (21)
All: Reid (21)
Highest home attendance 14,000
Lowest home attendance 3,000

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

Season summary

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 1909 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 Division One 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] Some pride was salvaged with victory over West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the inaugural Ealing Hospital Cup in April.[1]

League table

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Swindon Town38245980312.5853
2Northampton Town38181285427248
3Brighton & Hove Albion382081058361.6148
4Crystal Palace381713855481.1547
5West Ham United3817111063461.3745
6Queens Park Rangers3813141152411.2740
7Leyton381681457521.140
8Plymouth Argyle381591454550.9839
9Luton Town381581567631.0638
10Norwich City381581546480.9638
11Coventry City381661665680.9638
12Brentford381491541420.9837
13Exeter City381491551530.9637
14Watford381391649650.7535
15Millwall381191842540.7831
16Bristol Rovers3810101842550.7630
17Southampton381181942670.6230
18New Brompton381181934650.5230
19Southend United381091947640.7329Relegated to Division Two
20Portsmouth388111934530.6427

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.

2 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 Division One

No. DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
1 3 September 1910Exeter CityA0–0
2 10 September 1910Swindon TownH1–1Ling (pen)
3 17 September 1910Bristol RoversA1–0Ling (pen)
4 24 September 1910Crystal Palace H2–1Kennedy, Reid
5 28 September 1910New BromptonA1–2Ryalls
6 1 October 1910Norwich City H2–0Hollinrake, Ryalls
7 8 October 1910LeytonA1–4Reid
8 15 October 1910WatfordH2–0Sibbald, Anderson
9 22 October 1910Plymouth ArgyleA0–2
10 29 October 1910SouthamptonH3–2Reid (2), Kennedy
11 5 November 1910Southend United A2–0Sibbald, Bartlett
12 12 November 1910Coventry City H1–0Reid
13 26 November 1910Millwall H3–1Reid (3)
14 3 December 1910Queens Park RangersA0–2
15 10 December 1910West Ham UnitedH3–0Hollinrake (2), Reid
16 17 December 1910Luton TownA1–1Reid
17 24 December 1910Portsmouth H2–0Hamilton, Reid
18 26 December 1910Northampton TownA0–2
19 27 December 1910Northampton TownH0–0
20 31 December 1910Exeter CityH3–1Reid (3)
21 7 January 1911Swindon TownA0–3
22 21 January 1911Bristol RoversH3–0Sibbald, Hollinrake, Reid
23 28 January 1911Crystal PalaceA1–1Sibbald
24 11 February 1911LeytonH0–0
25 18 February 1911WatfordA0–1
26 25 February 1911Plymouth ArgyleH1–2Reid
27 4 March 1911Southampton A0–2
28 11 March 1911Southend UnitedH3–1Reid (3)
29 18 March 1911Coventry CityA0–2
30 25 March 1911New BromptonH0–2
31 1 April 1911MillwallA1–1Sibbald
32 8 April 1911Queens Park RangersH1–1Anderson
33 14 April 1911Brighton & Hove Albion A0–1
34 15 April 1911West Ham United A0–2
35 17 April 1911Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1Reid
36 18 April 1911Norwich CityA0–1
37 22 April 1911Luton TownH1–0Bartlett
38 29 April 1911PortsmouthA1–2Reid

FA Cup

Main article: 1910–11 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
R114 January 1911Preston North End H0–1

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 14 March 1881 (aged 29) Swindon Town 1909
Defenders
DF Steve Buxton England 3 February 1888 (aged 22) South Bank 1908
DF John Christie England 15 August 1883 (aged 27) Croydon Common 1910
DF Dusty Rhodes (c) England 16 August 1882 (aged 28) Sunderland 1908
Midfielders
HB Bert Badger England 4 October 1882 (aged 27) Nottingham Forest 1910
HB Alec Barclay England 1 November 1885 (aged 24) Ilford 1910 Amateur
HB Jock Hamilton Scotland 28 February 1879 (aged 31) Leeds City 1909
HB George Kennedy Scotland 12 March 1882 (aged 28) Chelsea 1910
HB Jack Land England 31 March 1883 (aged 27) Hounslow 1910
HB Phil Richards England 19 February 1884 (aged 26) Bradford Park Avenue 1908
Forwards
FW George Anderson England 1881 (aged 28–29) Birmingham 1909
FW Albert Bartlett England 10 April 1884 (aged 26) Bradford City 1909
FW George Frost England 24 December 1887 (aged 22) n/a 1910
FW Bert Hollinrake England 26 September 1890 (aged 19) Unattached 1909 Amateur
FW James MacDonald England 1 October 1887 (aged 22) Hanwell 1909
FW Geordie Reid Scotland 1882 (aged 27–28) Bradford Park Avenue 1908
FW Joe Ryalls England 3 January 1881 (aged 29) Nottingham Forest 1910
FW Jack Sibbald England 12 September 1890 (aged 19) Wallsend Elm Villa 1910

Coaching staff

Fred Halliday

Name Role
England Fred Halliday Secretary Manager

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK EnglandArchie Ling 38210392
DF EnglandSteve Buxton 3801 0390
DF England John Christie 5 0 0 0 5 0
DF EnglandDusty Rhodes 33010340
HB England Bert Badger 13 0 0 0 13 0
HB EnglandAlec Barclay 600 060
HB ScotlandJock Hamilton 3711 0381
HB Scotland George Kennedy 22 2 1 0 23 2
HB EnglandJack Land 400040
HB EnglandPhil Richards 34010350
FW EnglandGeorge Anderson 2921 0302
FW EnglandAlbert Bartlett 3021 0312
FW England George Frost 7 0 0 0 7 0
FW EnglandBert Hollinrake 1941 0204
FW EnglandJames MacDonald 4040
FW ScotlandGeordie Reid 35211 03621
FW EnglandJoe Ryalls 3521 0362
FW EnglandJack Sibbald 29500295

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 Anderson202
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
Total41041

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Fred Halliday England 3 September 1910 29 April 1911 39 14 9 16 35.90|38 14 9 15 36.84

Summary

Games played 39 (38 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Games won 14 (14 Southern League Division One, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 9 (9 Southern League Division One, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 16 (15 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 41 (41 Southern League Division One, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 43 (42 Southern League Division One, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 12 (12 Southern League Division One, 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 Division One, 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.
June 1910 FW England Joe Ryalls England Nottingham Forest n/a [1]
July 1910 HB Scotland George Kennedy England Chelsea n/a [1]
September 1910 DF England John Christie England Croydon Common n/a [4]
1910 HB England Bert Badger England Nottingham Forest n/a [2]
1910 HB England Alec Barclay England Ilford Amateur [2]
1910 FW England George Frost n/a n/a [2]
1910 HB England Jack Land England Hounslow n/a [2]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
April 1911 FW England Albert Bartlett England Reading n/a [2]
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 July 1911 [5]
April 1911 FW England Joe Ryalls England Chesterfield Town n/a [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 White 1989, p. 96-97.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
  4. "Croydon Common FC - Biographies - John Christie" (PDF).
  5. "Croydon Common FC - Biographies - J. McDonald" (PDF).
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