1949–50 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
1949–50 season
ChairmanFrank Davis
Secretary-ManagerJackie Gibbons
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division9th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dare (14)
All: Dare (14)
Highest home attendance38,000
Lowest home attendance16,514
Average home league attendance22,613

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[edit]

Brentford drew 0–0 in a friendly match played versus the Netherlands on 29 March 1950.[1] 60,000 attended the fixture at De Kuip in Rotterdam.[1]

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[edit]

Main article: 1949–50 Football League Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
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)
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]

Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
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
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Gaskell England (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 32) Buxton 1937
GK Alf Jefferies England (1922-02-09)9 February 1922 (aged 27) Oxford City 1945
GK Reg Newton England (1926-06-30)30 June 1926 (aged 23) Leyton Orient 1949
Defenders
DF Bill Gorman Republic of Ireland (1911-01-13)13 January 1911 (aged 38) Bury 1938
DF Fred Monk England (1920-10-09)9 October 1920 (aged 28) Guildford City 1948
DF Roddy Munro Scotland (1920-07-27)27 July 1920 (aged 29) Rangers 1946
DF Wally Quinton England (1917-12-13)13 December 1917 (aged 31) Birmingham City 1949
Midfielders
HB Ron Greenwood England (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 27) Bradford Park Avenue 1949
HB Frank Latimer England (1923-10-03)3 October 1923 (aged 25) Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1945
HB Tom Manley England (1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 36) Manchester United 1939
Forwards
FW Jimmy Anders England (1928-03-08)8 March 1928 (aged 21) Preston North End 1948
FW Ken Coote England (1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 21) Wembley 1949
FW Billy Dare England (1927-02-14)14 February 1927 (aged 22) Hendon 1948
FW Tom Garneys England (1923-08-25)25 August 1923 (aged 25) Chingford Town 1949
FW Dickie Girling England (1922-05-24)24 May 1922 (aged 27) Crystal Palace 1947
FW Jackie Goodwin England (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 (aged 28) Birmingham City 1949
FW Jimmy Hill England (1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 21) Reading 1949
FW Doug Keene England (1928-08-30)30 August 1928 (aged 20) Kingsbury Town 1946
FW Kevin O'Flanagan Republic of Ireland (1919-06-10)10 June 1919 (aged 30) Barnet 1949 Amateur
FW Johnny Paton Scotland (1923-04-02)2 April 1923 (aged 26) Celtic 1949
FW Bill Pointon England (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 28) Queens Park Rangers 1950
FW Dennis Rampling England (1923-11-25)25 November 1923 (aged 25) Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1949
FW Billy Sperrin England (1922-04-09)9 April 1922 (aged 27) Guildford City 1949
Players who left the club mid-season
HB David Nelson Scotland (1918-02-03)3 February 1918 (aged 31) Fulham 1947 Transferred to Queens Park Rangers
HB George Paterson Scotland (1914-09-26)26 September 1914 (aged 34) Celtic 1946 Transferred to Yeovil Town
FW Viv Woodward Wales (1914-05-25)25 May 1914 (aged 35) Millwall 1948 Transferred to Aldershot
  • Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[3] Timeless Bees[5]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Role
England Jackie Gibbons Secretary-Manager
Scotland Jimmy Bain Assistant Manager
Scotland Malky MacDonald Trainer
England Jack Cartmell Assistant Trainer

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Ted Gaskell 14 0 0 0 14 0
GK England Alf Jefferies 26 0 1 0 27 0
GK England Reg Newton 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF Republic of Ireland Bill Gorman 8 0 0 0 8 0
DF England Fred Monk 25 1 1 0 26 1
DF Scotland Roddy Munro 19 0 0 0 19 0
DF England Wally Quinton 36 0 1 0 37 0
HB England Ron Greenwood 42 0 1 0 43 0
HB England Frank Latimer 22 0 1 0 23 0
HB England Tom Manley 33 2 0 0 33 2
HB Scotland David Nelson 26 0 1 0 27 0
HB Scotland George Paterson 3 0 — 3 0
FW England Jimmy Anders 9 0 1 0 10 0
FW England Ken Coote 20 3 0 0 20 3
FW England Billy Dare 41 14 1 0 42 14
FW England Tom Garneys 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW England Dickie Girling 14 1 0 0 14 1
FW England Jackie Goodwin 36 6 1 0 37 6
FW England Jimmy Hill 18 2 0 0 18 2
FW England Doug Keene 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Flanagan 6 0 1 0 7 0
FW Scotland Johnny Paton 23 5 0 0 23 5
FW England Bill Pointon 12 2 0 0 12 2
FW England Dennis Rampling 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Billy Sperrin 14 3 1 0 15 3
FW Wales 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
FW England Billy Dare 14 0 14
FW England Jackie Goodwin 6 0 6
FW Scotland Johnny Paton 5 0 5
FW England Ken Coote 3 0 3
FW England Billy Sperrin 3 0 3
FW Wales Viv Woodward 3 0 3
FW England Jimmy Hill 2 0 2
HB England Tom Manley 2 0 2
FW England Bill Pointon 2 0 2
FW England Tom Garneys 1 0 1
FW England Dickie Girling 1 0 1
DF England 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 Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Flanagan 1 1 [6]

Management[edit]

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Jackie Gibbons England 20 August 1949 29 April 1950 43 15 13 15 034.88 42 15 13 14 035.71

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
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
9 May 1949 FW England Dennis Rampling England Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic n/a [7]
May 1949 FW England Jimmy Hill England Reading n/a [8]
July 1949 GK England Reg Newton England Leyton Orient Part-exchange [9]
September 1949 FW Scotland Jack Jordan England Reading n/a [10]
September 1949 FW Scotland Johnny Paton Scotland Celtic £5,000 [11]
September 1949 FW England Billy Sperrin England Guildford City n/a [12]
November 1949 FW Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Flanagan England Barnet Amateur [13]
24 December 1949 FW England Tom Garneys England Chingford Town £750 [14]
1949 FW England George Francis Unattached n/a [15]
1949 FW England Dennis Heath England Alexandra Villa n/a [16]
February 1950 FW England Eddie Brown n/a n/a [17]
February 1950 FW England Bill Pointon England Queens Park Rangers Exchange [18]
March 1950 DF Wales Tecwyn Jones England Holywell Town Free [19]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
May 1949 FW Scotland Peter McKennan England Middlesbrough £9,000 [1]
July 1949 FW England Alan Smith England Leyton Orient Part-exchange [20]
1949 HB Scotland George Paterson England Queens Park Rangers n/a [21]
February 1950 HB Scotland David Nelson England Queens Park Rangers Exchange [22]
February 1950 FW Wales Viv Woodward England Aldershot n/a [23]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
September 1949 DF Scotland Malky MacDonald Retired [24]
May 1950 FW England Eddie Brown England Torquay United August 1950 [17]
May 1950 FW England Les Devonshire England Chester June 1950 [25]
May 1950 DF England Doug Keene England Brighton & Hove Albion June 1950 [26]
May 1950 FW Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Flanagan Retired [13]
May 1950 FW England Dennis Rampling England Weymouth 1950 [27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f White 1989, p. 194-197.
  2. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 43-44.
  3. ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b c "Brentford results for the 1949–1950 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. ^ Brentford Football Supporters And Social Club Official Handbook – 1949–50. 1949. p. 35.
  8. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 76-77.
  9. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 116.
  10. ^ "Jack Jordan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Players – Pate to Pretty" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
  13. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 117.
  14. ^ "Former Bee Passes Away". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  15. ^ Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Watford. Quay Design of Poole. 24 January 1998. p. 25.
  16. ^ Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. pp. 8–21. ASIN B00NPZL58S. ISBN 0954368282.
  17. ^ a b "Eddie Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  18. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 126.
  19. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 90.
  20. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 147.
  21. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 121-122.
  22. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 115.
  23. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 171.
  24. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 105.
  25. ^ "Les Devonshire". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  26. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 91.
  27. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 130.
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