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 .
Cricketing -outside left Patsy Hendren returned to Brentford in 1911 and would remain until his retirement in 1927. 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]
Source:
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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.
Brentford's goal tally listed first. Southern League First Division [ edit ] 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
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] Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1911–12 season. Source: Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1911–12,[ 11] 100 Years Of Brentford, [ 4] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[ 12] Appearances and goals [ edit ] 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] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford [ 4] 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
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
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