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1924–25 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1924–25 football season
During the 1924–25 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South . After finishing in 21st place, the club successfully applied for re-election . The 41 goals scored during the season is the fewest in club history.
Fred Halliday took over as Brentford manager for the fourth and final time in December 1924.
Brentford manager Archie Mitchell conducted an overhaul of his half back and forward lines during the 1924 off-season, releasing James Kerr , Freddy Capper , Bobby Hughes , Sidney Mulford and Henry Parkinson and signing 12 new players,[ 2] which included new forward Jack Allen to partner Reginald Parker in attack. Aside from a three-match winning streak in September, which lifted the club as high as 9th,[ 4] 10 defeats in the following 12 games saw Mitchell step down as manager after a 5–3 defeat to Isthmian League club St Albans City in the FA Cup fifth qualifying round on 29 November 1924. He was replaced by Fred Halliday , who stepped up from an administrative role to take over as Brentford manager for the third time.
At the time of Halliday's first match in charge, Brentford had been rooted to the bottom of the Third Division South for nearly a month.[ 4] Halliday fared little better than his predecessor, despite a 10-match spell from mid-December to early February which saw the Bees lose just three times.[ 4] Mid-season signings Jimmy McCree , Bert Young and new captain Alex Graham failed to strengthen the team, though four goals in 9 late-season appearances from new acquisition Jack Lane at least inspired the team to score 12 goals in the matches in which he played.[ 4]
Brentford finished the 1924–25 season in 21st place and successfully applied for re-election to the Football League .[ 8] Though statistically it was not Brentford's worst season, many Football League club records were set or equalled during the campaign, including fewest away victories (1), fewest victories (9), fewest draws (0), consecutive home draws (4), most away defeats (20), most defeats (26), fewest away goals scored (10), fewest goals scored (38) and most away goals conceded (65).[ 9] A 7–0 defeat to Swansea Town on 8 November 1924 is Brentford's joint-worst league defeat and together with a 7–1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 6 September 1924, is a joint-club record for most goals conceded in an away league loss.[ 9]
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
30 August 1924
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
2–4
8,500
Garnish , Parker
2
3 September 1924
Gillingham
A
0–1
5,000
3
6 September 1924
Plymouth Argyle
A
1–7
9,000
Parker
4
8 September 1924
Gillingham
H
2–1
6,000
Parker , Allen
5
13 September 1924
Bristol City
H
1–0
9,000
Allen
6
15 September 1924
Newport County
H
2–0
7,000
Parker (2)
7
20 September 1924
Swindon Town
A
0–2
4,000
8
27 September 1924
Aberdare Athletic
H
2–2
9,000
Parker , H. Williams
9
4 October 1924
Norwich City
A
0–3
6,000
10
11 October 1924
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–1
8,000
11
18 October 1924
Millwall
H
1–0
11,000
R. Williams
12
22 October 1924
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
0–2
6,000
13
25 October 1924
Merthyr Town
A
0–4
5,000
14
1 November 1924
Reading
H
0–1
2,500
15
8 November 1924
Swansea Town
A
0–7
5,000
16
15 November 1924
Exeter City
H
2–5
2,500
Garnish , Parker
17
22 November 1924
Bristol Rovers
A
0–2
5,000
18
6 December 1924
Southend United
A
1–6
4,000
Relph
19
13 December 1924
Watford
H
0–0
4,000
20
20 December 1924
Northampton Town
A
2–0
6,000
Allen (2)
21
25 December 1924
Charlton Athletic
A
0–3
7,000
22
26 December 1924
Charlton Athletic
H
1–0
10,000
Allen
23
27 December 1924
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1–4
2,500
Parker
24
3 January 1925
Plymouth Argyle
H
1–0
8,000
Graham (pen )
25
10 January 1925
Southend United
H
2–2
7,000
Garnish , V. Rowe
26
17 January 1925
Bristol City
A
0–3
8,500
27
24 January 1925
Swindon Town
H
0–0
7,000
28
7 February 1925
Norwich City
H
1–1
7,000
Allen
29
14 February 1925
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–1
10,000
30
16 February 1925
Aberdare Athletic
A
1–2
3,000
Hughes
31
21 February 1925
Millwall
A
0–3
14,000
32
28 February 1925
Merthyr Town
H
2–2
7,000
Isaac , H. Williams
33
7 March 1925
Reading
A
1–3
6,312
Allen
34
14 March 1925
Swansea Town
H
3–1
9,000
Allen (2), Lane
35
21 March 1925
Exeter City
A
1–5
3,000
Lane
36
28 March 1925
Bristol Rovers
H
1–1
4,000
Allen
37
4 April 1925
Newport County
A
0–1
5,000
38
10 April 1925
Luton Town
H
3–0
7,000
Allen (2), Lane
39
13 April 1925
Luton Town
A
1–3
6,000
Garnish
40
18 April 1925
Watford
A
1–3
4,000
Allen
41
25 April 1925
Northampton Town
H
1–3
5,000
Lane
42
2 May 1925
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
1–2
4,000
Allen
Sources: Statto , 100 Years of Brentford, The Complete History[ 11]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1924–25 season.
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,[ 12] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[ 13]
Archie Mitchell (30 August–2 December 1924)[ edit ]
Fred Halliday (3 December 1924 – 2 May 1925)[ edit ]
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford
Source: 100 Years of Brentford
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Archie Mitchell
30 August 1924
29 November 1924
18
4
1
13
0 22.22
17
4
1
12
0 23.53
Fred Halliday
6 November 1924
2 May 1925
25
5
6
14
0 20.00
25
5
6
14
0 20.00
Games played
43 (42 Third Division South , 1 FA Cup )
Games won
9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn
7 (7 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost
27 (26 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored
41 (38 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup)
Goals conceded
96 (91 Third Division South, 5 FA Cup)
Clean sheets
9 (9 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win
3–0 versus Luton Town , 10 April 1925
Worst league defeat
7–0 versus Swansea Town , 8 November 1924
Most appearances
42, Reginald Parker (42 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)
14, Jack Allen
Top scorer (all competitions)
14, Jack Allen
Cricketers are not included in this list.
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