During the 1898–99 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division London. Though the season was largely viewed as a disappointment, the Bees finished in 4th place.
Brentford enjoyed a meteoric rise in Londonamateur football during a three-year period, going from playing only friendly and cup matches in 1895–96, to being promoted through the London League and elected into the Southern League for 1898–99 season.[1] The club paid for its success and a number of its better players were lured away during the off-season, with forwardsOakey Field and David Lloyd turning professional and signing for Sheffield United and Thames Ironworks respectively.[1] On the financial front, attendances had consistently improved year-on-year for the previous three seasons, but the leaseholder of the club's Shotter's Lane ground took the opportunity to increase the rent to an unacceptable amount.[1] The club, which had made a loss on the previous season, were forced to move out of Brentford to Cross Roads, an unsatisfactory patch of ground located near South Ealing tube station.[1] To compound the financial problems, while the club remained officially amateur, it was illegally forced to pay some of its new signings more than their travelling expenses to entice them to play.[1]
Despite the goals of Oakey Field's replacement C. Ward, Brentford had a modest start to life in the London section of the Southern League Second Division, but after the departure of Ward in early November 1898, wins over Southall and St Albans put the club top of the division late in the month.[1] The Bees subsequently fell away badly, taking just one point from a possible 10 over the next five matches.[2] After winning two cups during the previous season, the club experienced little joy in 1898–99, suffering early exits in the FA Cup, London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup and suffering a semi-final defeat to Harrow Athletic in the West Middlesex Cup.[2] The club entered the FA Amateur Cup for the only time, but withdrew after progressing to the second round.[3] Though the season was largely a disappointment, Brentford finished in a credible 4th place in the London section of the Southern League Second Division.[1]
Source: rsssf.com Rules for classification: The system of using 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.
^ abcdeWhite, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN0951526200.
^Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 47. ISBN1 874427 57 7.
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During the 1898 99 English football season Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division London Though the season was largely viewed as a disappointment the Bees finished in 4th place Brentford1898 99 seasonChairmanBill StephensonStadiumCross RoadsSouthern League Second Division London4thFA CupThird qualifying roundLondon Senior CupFirst roundMiddlesex Senior CupSecond roundWest Middlesex CupSemi finalTop goalscorerLeague Booth Dailley Ward 9 All Booth Dailley 12 1897 981899 1900 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 Southern League Second Division London 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 London Senior Cup 3 5 Middlesex Senior Cup 3 6 West Middlesex Cup 4 Playing squad 4 1 Left club during season 5 Statistics 5 1 Goalscorers 5 2 Management 5 3 Summary 6 Notes 7 ReferencesSeason summary edit nbsp The 1898 99 season was half back Arthur Charlton s last with Brentford after a career stretching back to 1892 Brentford enjoyed a meteoric rise in London amateur football during a three year period going from playing only friendly and cup matches in 1895 96 to being promoted through the London League and elected into the Southern League for 1898 99 season 1 The club paid for its success and a number of its better players were lured away during the off season with forwards Oakey Field and David Lloyd turning professional and signing for Sheffield United and Thames Ironworks respectively 1 On the financial front attendances had consistently improved year on year for the previous three seasons but the leaseholder of the club s Shotter s Lane ground took the opportunity to increase the rent to an unacceptable amount 1 The club which had made a loss on the previous season were forced to move out of Brentford to Cross Roads an unsatisfactory patch of ground located near South Ealing tube station 1 To compound the financial problems while the club remained officially amateur it was illegally forced to pay some of its new signings more than their travelling expenses to entice them to play 1 Despite the goals of Oakey Field s replacement C Ward Brentford had a modest start to life in the London section of the Southern League Second Division but after the departure of Ward in early November 1898 wins over Southall and St Albans put the club top of the division late in the month 1 The Bees subsequently fell away badly taking just one point from a possible 10 over the next five matches 2 After winning two cups during the previous season the club experienced little joy in 1898 99 suffering early exits in the FA Cup London Senior Cup Middlesex Senior Cup and suffering a semi final defeat to Harrow Athletic in the West Middlesex Cup 2 The club entered the FA Amateur Cup for the only time but withdrew after progressing to the second round 3 Though the season was largely a disappointment Brentford finished in a credible 4th place in the London section of the Southern League Second Division 1 League table editMain article 1898 99 Southern Football League Division Two London Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts 2 Wolverton L amp NWR 22 13 4 5 88 43 2 047 30 3 Watford 22 14 2 6 62 35 1 771 30 4 Brentford 22 11 3 8 59 39 1 513 25 5 Wycombe Wanderers 22 10 2 10 55 57 0 965 22 6 Southall 22 11 0 11 44 55 0 800 22Source rsssf comRules for classification The system of using 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 Results editBrentford s goal tally listed first Legend edit Win Draw Loss Southern League Second Division London edit No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s 1 10 September 1898 St Albans H 6 1 Ward 3 Booth Dailley Richardson 2 17 September 1898 Fulham A 4 1 Edney Booth 2 Knapman 3 24 September 1898 Thames Ironworks A 1 3 Tranter og 4 8 October 1898 Watford H 2 4 Dailley pen Booth 5 15 October 1898 Wycombe Wanderers H 9 2 Knapman Ward 5 Richardson Dailley 2 1 pen 6 5 November 1898 Wolverton London amp North Western Railway A 2 4 Dailley Booth 7 12 November 1898 Southall A 3 0 Booth Richardson Ward 8 24 November 1898 St Albans A 5 4 McMillan Dailley 2 1 pen Booth 9 3 December 1898 Uxbridge A 0 3 10 17 December 1898 Shepherds Bush H 1 1 Johnson 11 24 December 1898 Watford A 1 2 Evans 12 31 December 1898 Chesham A 1 2 Dailley 13 11 February 1899 Thames Ironworks H 0 2 14 18 February 1899 Maidenhead A 3 0 Walker Booth Robey og 15 25 February 1899 Fulham H 2 1 Evans Johnson 16 4 March 1899 Wolverton London amp North Western Railway H 3 3 Johnson Knapman 2 17 11 March 1899 Uxbridge H 0 1 18 18 March 1899 Shepherds Bush A 2 1 Walker Dailley 19 1 April 1899 Chesham H 5 2 Knapman 2 Walker pen Westhead Richardson 20 8 April 1899 Maidenhead H 6 0 Evans Johnson 2 Walker Richardson 21 15 April 1899 Southall H 2 1 Johnson 2 22 22 April 1899 Wycombe Wanderers A 1 1 Turner FA Cup edit Main article 1898 99 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s 3QR 29 October 1898 Clapton A 1 6 Dailley London Senior Cup edit Main article London Senior Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s 1R 14 January 1899 London Caledonians H 1 6 Evans Middlesex Senior Cup edit Main article Middlesex Senior Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s 1R 7 January 1899 Uxbridge H 7 0 Evans Dailley 2 1 pen Booth Knapman 2 Johnson 2R 4 February 1899 Barnet H 1 2 Johnson West Middlesex Cup edit Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s Notes 1R 21 January 1899 Civil Service H 4 3 Evans Booth 2 Johnson SF 18 March 1899 Harrow Athletic N 1 2 a e t Johnson nb 1 Source 100 Years of Brentford 2 Playing squad editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ENG Ben Brown GK nbsp SCO Frank Burton GK nbsp SCO Henry Gill GK nbsp ENG Charles Gillett GK nbsp ENG Harry Pennington DF nbsp ENG Gosling DF nbsp WAL Frank Lewis DF nbsp ENG Alfred Lugg DF nbsp ENG George Pollitt DF nbsp ENG Percy Swann DF nbsp SCO George Turner DF nbsp ENG Archie Williams MF nbsp SCO Arthur Charlton MF nbsp ENG George Haslen MF nbsp ENG Alfred Mattocks MF nbsp ENG William Mehew No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Billy Smith MF nbsp ENG W Walker MF nbsp ENG William Westhead FW nbsp ENG Ernest Booth FW nbsp ENG J Chambers FW nbsp ENG John Cotton FW nbsp ENG Richard Dailley FW nbsp Charlie Evans FW nbsp ENG W Hancock FW nbsp ENG Frederick Johnson FW nbsp ENG Thomas Knapman FW nbsp J McMillan FW nbsp WAL Trevor Owen FW nbsp ENG John Richardson FW nbsp SCO James Rough Left club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Herbert Edney Retired No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp C Ward Gosling is an alias Source 100 Years of Brentford 2 Statistics edit nbsp GilettLugg c TurnerWalkerWestheadMattocksJohnsonKnapmanDailleyEvansBoothBrentford s highest appearance makers in each position during the Southern League season Goalscorers edit Pos Nat Player SL2 FAC LSC MSC WMC Total FW nbsp Ernest Booth 9 0 0 1 2 12 FW nbsp Richard Dailley 9 1 0 2 0 12 FW nbsp Frederick Johnson 7 0 0 2 2 11 FW n a C Ward 9 9 FW nbsp Thomas Knapman 6 0 0 2 0 8 FW nbsp John Richardson 6 0 0 0 0 6 FW n a Charlie Evans 3 0 1 1 1 6 HB nbsp W Walker 4 0 0 0 0 4 HB nbsp Herbert Edney 1 0 1 DF nbsp George Turner 1 0 0 0 1 FW n a J McMillan 1 0 0 0 0 1 HB nbsp William Westhead 1 0 0 0 0 1 Opponents 2 0 0 0 0 2 Total 59 1 1 8 5 74 Players listed in italics left the club mid season Source 100 Years Of Brentford 2 Management edit Name From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W P W D L W Committee 10 September 1898 22 April 1899 28 13 3 12 0 46 43 22 11 3 8 0 50 00 Summary edit Games played 28 22 Southern League Second Division London 1 FA Cup 1 London Senior Cup 2 Middlesex Senior Cup 2 West Middlesex Cup Games won 13 11 Southern League Second Division London 0 FA Cup 0 London Senior Cup 1 Middlesex Senior Cup 1 West Middlesex Cup Games drawn 3 3 Southern League Second Division London 0 FA Cup 0 London Senior Cup 0 Middlesex Senior Cup 0 West Middlesex Cup Games lost 12 8 Southern League Second Division London 1 FA Cup 1 London Senior Cup 1 Middlesex Senior Cup 1 West Middlesex Cup Goals scored 74 59 Southern League Second Division London 1 FA Cup 1 London Senior Cup 8 Middlesex Senior Cup 5 West Middlesex Cup Goals conceded 58 39 Southern League Second Division London 6 FA Cup 6 London Senior Cup 2 Middlesex Senior Cup 5 West Middlesex Cup Clean sheets 4 3 Southern League Second Division London 0 FA Cup 0 London Senior Cup 1 Middlesex Senior Cup 0 West Middlesex Cup Biggest league win 9 2 versus Wycombe Wanderers 15 October 1898 Worst league defeat 3 0 versus Uxbridge 3 December 1898 Most appearances 27 Richard Dailley 22 Southern League Second Division London 1 FA Cup 1 London Senior Cup 2 Middlesex Senior Cup 1 West Middlesex Cup Top scorer league 9 Ernest Booth Richard Dailley C Ward Top scorer all competitions 12 Ernest Booth Richard DailleyNotes edit Match played at Hanwell London References edit a b c d e f g White p 71 72 a b c d e White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC p 355 ISBN 0951526200 Haynes Graham 1998 A Z Of Bees Brentford Encyclopaedia Yore Publications p 47 ISBN 1 874427 57 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1898 99 Brentford F C season amp oldid 1047806929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
