1982–83 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1982–83 football season
During the 1982–83 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division . The high point of a mid-table season was a run to the fourth round of the League Cup , then the furthest the club had then progressed in the competition. The 107 goals scored during the season is a club record.
After many failed attempts, Brentford manager Fred Callaghan finally signed what would prove to be a potent strike partnership during the 1982 off-season – Francis Joseph from Wimbledon and Tony Mahoney from Fulham .[1] Goalkeeper David McKellar 's contract was terminated after a serious breach of club discipline and he was replaced by former Chelsea goalkeeper Petar Borota .[2] Barota only appeared in three Football League Group Cup fixtures before being in turn replaced by Paddy Roche .[2] The defensive ranks were cleared out, with Pat Kruse , Mark Hill , Robbie Johnson , Paul Shrubb and Kevin Teer all released.[3] Experienced former Chelsea defender Graham Wilkins arrived on a free transfer .[2]
Brentford had a busy first half of the season, reaching the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time in club history.[4] Higher-division clubs Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City were knocked out in the second and third rounds before the Bees fell to First Division club Nottingham Forest at the City Ground .[4] Brentford advanced to the second round of the FA Cup , before suffering a disappointing replay defeat to Fourth Division club Swindon Town .[4] Forward Tony Mahoney, who had up until that point scored 15 goals in 28 appearances, broke his leg in three places during the defeat.[1]
Despite heavy scoring from forwards Francis Joseph, Tony Mahoney and winger Gary Roberts early season,[5] Brentford's league form was patchy mid-season.[4] 10 defeats from 14 matches between late December 1982 and early March 1983 ultimately killed hopes of a promotion challenge.[4] Manager Fred Callaghan signed Southampton forward Keith Cassells in a bid to replace Tony Mahoney's goals and while there was an upturn in form during the final two months of the season, Brentford finished in 9th place.[4] The Bees finished the season with the best overall and best away attacking records in the Third Division.[6]
Four club records were set or equalled during the season:
Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 107[7] Record Football League away win: 7–1 versus Exeter City , 23 April 1983[8] Most goals scored in an away Football League win: 7 (7–1 versus Exeter City, 23 April 1983)[9] Three goalscorers with 10 or more goals by Christmas Day (all competitions): Francis Joseph, Gary Roberts, Tony Mahoney[10]
Brentford's goal tally listed first. Pre-season and friendlies [ edit ] No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 28 August 1982 Bristol Rovers H 5–1 5,542 Mahoney , Joseph (2), Roberts (2) 2 4 September 1982 Wigan Athletic A 2–3 5,019 Mahoney , Joseph 3 8 September 1982 Reading A 1–1 3,790 Joseph 4 11 September 1982 Southend United H 4–2 5,604 Mahoney (2), Joseph , Roberts 5 18 September 1982 Orient A 3–3 3,458 Mahoney , Roberts , Booker 6 25 September 1982 Millwall H 1–1 6,455 McNichol 7 28 September 1982 Newport County H 2–0 5,706 Joseph , Mahoney 8 2 October 1982 Walsall A 1–2 2,723 Kamara 9 9 October 1982 Chesterfield H 4–2 5,706 Hurlock , Joseph (2), Bowles (pen ) 10 16 October 1982 Doncaster Rovers A 4–4 3,266 Mahoney , McNichol , Roberts , Booker 11 20 October 1982 Oxford United A 2–2 6,324 Joseph , Mahoney 12 23 October 1982 Lincoln City H 2–0 8,017 Joseph , Bowen 13 30 October 1982 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 4,036 14 2 November 1982 Preston North End H 3–1 6,142 McNichol , Kamara , Roberts 15 6 November 1982 Bradford City H 0–2 6,669 16 13 November 1982 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 10,034 17 27 November 1982 Sheffield United A 2–1 10,202 Booker , Joseph 18 4 December 1982 Wrexham H 4–1 5,606 Kamara , Mahoney , Joseph (2) 19 18 December 1982 Exeter City H 4–0 5,580 Bowles , Walker , Whitehead , Booker 20 27 December 1982 Portsmouth A 1–2 14,476 Joseph 21 28 December 1982 Gillingham H 1–1 7,796 Joseph 22 1 January 1983 Bournemouth A 3–4 5,593 Roberts , Joseph (2) 23 3 January 1983 Cardiff City H 1–3 7,602 Bowles (pen ) 24 8 January 1983 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 4,939 Roberts 25 15 January 1983 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 5,450 26 22 January 1983 Orient H 5–2 5,209 Booker (2), Bowles (pen ), Roberts , Hurlock 27 29 January 1983 Southend United A 2–4 3,310 Kamara , Roberts 28 6 February 1983 Newport County A 0–0 3,401 29 12 February 1983 Reading H 1–2 6,273 Bowles (pen ) 30 19 February 1983 Chesterfield A 1–2 2,291 Cassells 31 26 February 1983 Doncaster Rovers H 1–0 4,413 Bowles (pen ) 32 1 March 1983 Preston North End A 0–3 3,663 33 5 March 1983 Lincoln City A 1–2 3,698 Cassells 34 11 March 1983 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 4,967 Joseph , Kamara 35 19 March 1983 Bradford City A 1–0 3,828 Cassells 36 22 March 1983 Oxford United H 1–1 5,086 Bowles 37 26 March 1983 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 6,277 Bowles (pen ) 38 1 April 1983 Portsmouth H 1–1 12,593 Joseph 39 2 April 1983 Gillingham A 2–2 4,168 Kamara (2) 40 8 April 1983 Wrexham A 4–3 2,104 Kamara , Cassells , Joseph (2) 41 16 April 1983 Walsall H 2–3 4,868 Bowles (pen ), Cassells 42 23 April 1983 Exeter City A 7–1 2,759 Joseph (2), Kamara (2), Cassells (2), Roberts 43 30 April 1983 Sheffield United H 2–1 4,987 Hurlock , Roberts 44 2 May 1983 Cardiff City A 1–3 9,112 Kamara 45 8 May 1983 Millwall A 0–1 9,097 46 14 May 1983 Bournemouth H 2–1 6,191 Joseph , Bowles (pen )
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1R (1st leg) 30 August 1982 Wimbledon A 1–1 2,907 Roberts 1R (2nd leg) 14 September 1982 Wimbledon H 2–0 (won 3–1 on aggregate) 5,747 Mahoney (2) 2R (1st leg) 5 October 1982 Blackburn Rovers H 3–2 6,201 Joseph , Hurlock , Bowles (pen ) 2R (2nd leg) 27 October 1982 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 (won 3–2 on aggregate) 4,137 3R 9 November 1982 Swansea City H 1–1 15,262 Roberts 3R (replay) 17 November 1982 Swansea City A 2–1 6,676 Roberts , Mahoney 4R 30 November 1982 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 16,479
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[11] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[12] [13] Statto Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1982–83 season. Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[14] Timeless Bees[15] Appearances and goals [ edit ] Substitute appearances in brackets. Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Football League Group Cup appearances and goals are not included in overall player totals. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[5] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Football League Group Cup appearances and goals are not included in overall player totals. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[5] Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Fred Callaghan 28 August 1982 14 May 1983 56 22 14 20 0 39.29 46 18 10 18 0 39.13
Games played 56 (46 Third Division , 3 FA Cup , 7 League Cup ) Games won 22 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) Games drawn 14 (10 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) Games lost 20 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Goals scored 107 (88 Third Division, 10 FA Cup, 9 League Cup) Goals conceded 89 (77 Third Division, 5 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) Clean sheets 11 (8 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Biggest league win 7–1 versus Exeter City , 23 April 1983 Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Preston North End , 1 March 1983 Most appearances 56, Paddy Roche (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) Top scorer (league) 24, Francis Joseph Top scorer (all competitions) 26, Francis Joseph
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