1949–50 Brentford F.C. season
1949–50 season | ||
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Chairman | Frank Davis | |
Secretary-Manager | Jackie Gibbons | |
Stadium | Griffin Park | |
Second Division | 9th | |
FA Cup | Fourth round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dare (14) All: Dare (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 38,000 | |
Lowest home attendance | 16,514 | |
Average home league attendance | 22,613 | |
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During the 1949–50 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. In his first season as manager, Jackie Gibbons guided the club to a 9th-place finish, a marked improvement on near-relegations in the previous two seasons.
Season summary
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1949–50 marked the first season since 1925–26 that Brentford would play a full season under the management of someone other than Harry Curtis, with former player Jackie Gibbons having taken over as manager in February 1949.[1] A new-look squad toured Sweden under Gibbons in pre-season, with new forward signings Ken Coote, Jimmy Hill and Dennis Rampling in attendance.[1] Joe Crozier, the club's near-ever-present goalkeeper since September 1937, elected to retire from full-time football and was replaced by his backups,[2] firstly Ted Gaskell and then Alf Jefferies.[3]
Brentford had a mixed season in the Second Division, with just three victories in the opening 15 matches leaving the club out of contention for challenging for promotion.[4] A turnaround in form elevated the Bees from 21st place on 5 November 1949, to a season-high 7th on 8 April 1950.[4] Two losses, a win and a draw from the final four matches dropped the club a final position of 9th.[4] Brentford finished the campaign having conceded only 12 league goals at Griffin Park, the best home record in each of the top two divisions.[1]
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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7 | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 72 | 0.889 | 45 |
8 | Swansea Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 43 |
9 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | 43 |
10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 44 | 0.932 | 42 |
11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 73 | 1.014 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
[edit]- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
[edit]No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
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1 | 20 August 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–4 | 32,702 | Manley (pen) |
2 | 24 August 1949 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–3 | 20,931 | Dare (2), Monk |
3 | 27 August 1949 | Bury | A | 2–1 | 16,116 | Woodward, Dare |
4 | 31 August 1949 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 25,741 | |
5 | 3 September 1949 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 20,302 | |
6 | 10 September 1949 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 2–0 | 12,754 | Goodwin, Paton |
7 | 14 September 1949 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | 19,889 | Dare, Paton |
8 | 17 September 1949 | Chesterfield | H | 0–0 | 25,270 | |
9 | 19 September 1949 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–4 | 18,613 | Coote |
10 | 24 September 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–2 | 17,088 | |
11 | 1 October 1949 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 25,270 | Goodwin |
12 | 8 October 1949 | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | 30,178 | |
13 | 15 October 1949 | Swansea Town | H | 0–0 | 23,871 | |
14 | 22 October 1949 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 27,342 | |
15 | 29 October 1949 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 21,694 | |
16 | 5 November 1949 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 16,110 | Woodward |
17 | 12 November 1949 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 20,520 | Sperrin |
18 | 19 November 1949 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | 14,942 | Woodward |
19 | 26 November 1949 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 21,887 | |
20 | 3 December 1949 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 20,649 | Dare |
21 | 10 December 1949 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | 16,384 | Girling |
22 | 17 December 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 49,297 | Sperrin |
23 | 24 December 1949 | Bury | H | 2–0 | 17,401 | Dare (2) |
24 | 26 December 1949 | Hull City | H | 3–1 | 33,791 | Dare, Sperrin, Goodwin |
25 | 27 December 1949 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | 48,447 | |
26 | 31 December 1949 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 31,919 | Dare |
27 | 14 January 1950 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 2–0 | 19,781 | Coote, Paton |
28 | 21 January 1950 | Chesterfield | A | 1–3 | 12,075 | Coote |
29 | 4 February 1950 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 22,313 | |
30 | 18 February 1950 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–3 | 37,923 | Pointon, Hill, Dare |
31 | 25 February 1950 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | 25,387 | Goodwin |
32 | 4 March 1950 | Swansea Town | A | 0–3 | 21,239 | |
33 | 11 March 1950 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 22,231 | |
34 | 18 March 1950 | Southampton | A | 3–2 | 22,429 | Paton, Dare, Mallett (og) |
35 | 25 March 1950 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 16,921 | Goodwin, Dare |
36 | 1 April 1950 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | 18,826 | Manley (pen), Pointon |
37 | 7 April 1950 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | 24,584 | Goodwin |
38 | 8 April 1950 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 22,411 | Dare |
39 | 10 April 1950 | Cardiff City | A | 0–0 | 16,260 | |
40 | 15 April 1950 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 13,991 | |
41 | 22 April 1950 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 16,514 | Pointon, Hill, Dare |
42 | 29 April 1950 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–4 | 11,253 | Garneys |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
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3R | 7 January 1950 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 38,000 |
Playing squad
[edit]- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1949–50 season.
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
GK | Ted Gaskell | ![]() |
19 December 1916 (aged 32) | Buxton | 1937 | |
GK | Alf Jefferies | ![]() |
9 February 1922 (aged 27) | Oxford City | 1945 | |
GK | Reg Newton | ![]() |
30 June 1926 (aged 23) | Leyton Orient | 1949 | |
Defenders | ||||||
DF | Bill Gorman | ![]() |
13 January 1911 (aged 38) | Bury | 1938 | |
DF | Fred Monk | ![]() |
9 October 1920 (aged 28) | Guildford City | 1948 | |
DF | Roddy Munro | ![]() |
27 July 1920 (aged 29) | Rangers | 1946 | |
DF | Wally Quinton | ![]() |
13 December 1917 (aged 31) | Birmingham City | 1949 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
HB | Ron Greenwood | ![]() |
11 November 1921 (aged 27) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1949 | |
HB | Frank Latimer | ![]() |
3 October 1923 (aged 25) | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 1945 | |
HB | Tom Manley | ![]() |
7 October 1912 (aged 36) | Manchester United | 1939 | |
Forwards | ||||||
FW | Jimmy Anders | ![]() |
8 March 1928 (aged 21) | Preston North End | 1948 | |
FW | Ken Coote | ![]() |
19 May 1928 (aged 21) | Wembley | 1949 | |
FW | Billy Dare | ![]() |
14 February 1927 (aged 22) | Hendon | 1948 | |
FW | Tom Garneys | ![]() |
25 August 1923 (aged 25) | Chingford Town | 1949 | |
FW | Dickie Girling | ![]() |
24 May 1922 (aged 27) | Crystal Palace | 1947 | |
FW | Jackie Goodwin | ![]() |
29 September 1920 (aged 28) | Birmingham City | 1949 | |
FW | Jimmy Hill | ![]() |
22 July 1928 (aged 21) | Reading | 1949 | |
FW | Doug Keene | ![]() |
30 August 1928 (aged 20) | Kingsbury Town | 1946 | |
FW | Kevin O'Flanagan | ![]() |
10 June 1919 (aged 30) | Barnet | 1949 | Amateur |
FW | Johnny Paton | ![]() |
2 April 1923 (aged 26) | Celtic | 1949 | |
FW | Bill Pointon | ![]() |
25 November 1920 (aged 28) | Queens Park Rangers | 1950 | |
FW | Dennis Rampling | ![]() |
25 November 1923 (aged 25) | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1949 | |
FW | Billy Sperrin | ![]() |
9 April 1922 (aged 27) | Guildford City | 1949 | |
Players who left the club mid-season | ||||||
HB | David Nelson | ![]() |
3 February 1918 (aged 31) | Fulham | 1947 | Transferred to Queens Park Rangers |
HB | George Paterson | ![]() |
26 September 1914 (aged 34) | Celtic | 1946 | Transferred to Yeovil Town |
FW | Viv Woodward | ![]() |
25 May 1914 (aged 35) | Millwall | 1948 | Transferred to Aldershot |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Role |
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Secretary-Manager |
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Assistant Manager |
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Trainer |
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Assistant Trainer |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Pos | Nat | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ![]() |
Ted Gaskell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
Alf Jefferies | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
Reg Newton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Bill Gorman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Fred Monk | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
Roddy Munro | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
Wally Quinton | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Ron Greenwood | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Frank Latimer | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
Tom Manley | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
HB | ![]() |
David Nelson | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
HB | ![]() |
George Paterson | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Anders | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Ken Coote | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Dare | 41 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Garneys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Dickie Girling | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Goodwin | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Hill | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Doug Keene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Kevin O'Flanagan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Paton | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Bill Pointon | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Dennis Rampling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Sperrin | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Viv Woodward | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3]
Goalscorers
[edit]Pos. | Nat | Player | FL2 | FAC | Total |
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FW | ![]() |
Billy Dare | 14 | 0 | 14 |
FW | ![]() |
Jackie Goodwin | 6 | 0 | 6 |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Paton | 5 | 0 | 5 |
FW | ![]() |
Ken Coote | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Sperrin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Viv Woodward | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Hill | 2 | 0 | 2 |
HB | ![]() |
Tom Manley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Bill Pointon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Garneys | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
Dickie Girling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
Fred Monk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Opponents | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 44 | 0 | 44 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3]
Amateur international caps
[edit]Pos. | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | ![]() |
Kevin O'Flanagan | 1 | 1 | [6] |
Management
[edit]Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record League | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % | ||||
Jackie Gibbons | ![]() |
20 August 1949 | 29 April 1950 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 34.88 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 35.71 |
Summary
[edit]Games played | 43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Games won | 15 (15 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games drawn | 13 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games lost | 15 (14 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored | 44 (44 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded | 51 (49 Second Division, 2 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets | 17 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win | 3–0 versus Barnsley, 22 April 1950 |
Worst league defeat | 4–1 on three occasions |
Most appearances | 43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) | 14, Billy Dare |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 14, Billy Dare |
Transfers & loans
[edit]- Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
9 May 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [7] |
May 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [8] |
July 1949 | GK | ![]() |
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Part-exchange | [9] |
September 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [10] |
September 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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£5,000 | [11] |
September 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [12] |
November 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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Amateur | [13] |
24 December 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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£750 | [14] |
1949 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | n/a | [15] |
1949 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [16] |
February 1950 | FW | ![]() |
n/a | n/a | [17] |
February 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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Exchange | [18] |
March 1950 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | [19] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
May 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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£9,000 | [1] |
July 1949 | FW | ![]() |
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Part-exchange | [20] |
1949 | HB | ![]() |
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n/a | [21] |
February 1950 | HB | ![]() |
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Exchange | [22] |
February 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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n/a | [23] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
September 1949 | DF | ![]() |
Retired | [24] | |
May 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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August 1950 | [17] |
May 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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June 1950 | [25] |
May 1950 | DF | ![]() |
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June 1950 | [26] |
May 1950 | FW | ![]() |
Retired | [13] | |
May 1950 | FW | ![]() |
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1950 | [27] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f White 1989, p. 194-197.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 43-44.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c "Brentford results for the 1949–1950 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Brentford Football Supporters And Social Club Official Handbook – 1949–50. 1949. p. 35.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 76-77.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 116.
- ^ "Jack Jordan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Player: John Paton". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
- ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 117.
- ^ "Former Bee Passes Away". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Watford. Quay Design of Poole. 24 January 1998. p. 25.
- ^ Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. pp. 8–21. ASIN B00NPZL58S. ISBN 0954368282.
- ^ a b "Eddie Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 126.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 90.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 147.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 121-122.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 115.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 171.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 105.
- ^ "Les Devonshire". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 91.
- ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 130.