Three wins in the first four matches of the season put lifted Brentford high in the First Division table, but injury to Fred Corbett and the departure of Jack Dewhurst dropped the club back after successive defeats in late September and early October 1905.[1] Molyneux re-signed forward Fred Hobson as a replacement for Dewhurst and together with fit-again Fred Corbett, the pair began to score regularly.[1] Brentford's FA Cup campaign got underway in early December with a 4–0 fourth qualifying round victory over Southern League Second Division strugglers Wycombe Wanderers, a result which put Brentford in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[1] Brentford were drawn against Football League Second Division high-flyers Bristol City at Griffin Park and came back from a goal down to emerge 2–1 victors,[2] with former City player Fred Corbett scoring both the Bees' goals.[1] The best result in the club's history so far was achieved without manager Dick Molyneux, who was confined to his home with a serious illness.[1]
In manager Molyneux's absence, trainer Bob Crone took over the day-to-day running of the team and the FA Cup second round draw produced a home tie versus Second Division club Lincoln City on 3 February 1906, whom Brentford swept aside 3–0 to go into the hat for the third round.[1] Though the still-seriously ill Molyneux had not left the club, he was replaced by William Brown in mid-February, who took charge of Brentford's FA Cup third round tie at Anfield.[1] After a week of hard training on Southport beach, the Bees produced a creditable performance in a 2–0 defeat and finally received national attention.[1] The end of the cup run left Brentford with the league season to play out and despite never falling below 7th position between December and mid-April, five defeats from the final six matches dropped the club to a 9th-place finish.[1] Former manager Dick Molyneux's contract was cancelled in May and he returned to Liverpool, where he died shortly after.[1]
Source:[citation needed] 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.
^"Stats Zone: Bristol City". Brentford FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ abcWhite, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN0951526200.
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During the 1905 06 English football season Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division The mid table season is best remembered for the Bees appearance in the FA Cup proper for the first time in club history After victories over Football League Second Division clubs Bristol City and Lincoln City in the first and second rounds respectively Brentford were defeated in the third round by top flight club Liverpool at Anfield Brentford1905 06 seasonChairmanCharlie DoreySecretary ManagerDick Molyneux until January 1906 Bob Crone January February 1906 William Brown from February 1906 StadiumGriffin ParkSouthern League First Division9thFA CupThird roundTop goalscorerLeague Corbett 11 All Corbett 15 Home colours 1904 051906 07 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 Southern League First Division 3 3 FA Cup 4 Playing squad 4 1 Left club during season 5 Coaching staff 5 1 Dick Molyneux 2 September 1905 January 1906 5 2 Bob Crone January February 1906 5 3 William Brown February 30 April 1906 6 Statistics 6 1 Appearances 6 2 Goalscorers 6 3 Summary 7 ReferencesSeason summary Edit New forward signing Fred Corbett was a hit at Griffin Park during the season top scoring with 15 goals After two successive mid table seasons in the Southern League First Division and some positive showings in the FA Cup Brentford manager Dick Molyneux was able to keep the majority of his full back and half back lines together for the 1905 06 season 1 He brought goalkeeper Tommy Spicer back from Leyton as cover for Walter Whittaker and cleared out the forward line making six new additions with five of the players possessing Football League experience Walter Cookson Fred Corbett Willie Cross Jack Dewhurst and Jimmy Hartley 1 Three wins in the first four matches of the season put lifted Brentford high in the First Division table but injury to Fred Corbett and the departure of Jack Dewhurst dropped the club back after successive defeats in late September and early October 1905 1 Molyneux re signed forward Fred Hobson as a replacement for Dewhurst and together with fit again Fred Corbett the pair began to score regularly 1 Brentford s FA Cup campaign got underway in early December with a 4 0 fourth qualifying round victory over Southern League Second Division strugglers Wycombe Wanderers a result which put Brentford in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the club s history 1 Brentford were drawn against Football League Second Division high flyers Bristol City at Griffin Park and came back from a goal down to emerge 2 1 victors 2 with former City player Fred Corbett scoring both the Bees goals 1 The best result in the club s history so far was achieved without manager Dick Molyneux who was confined to his home with a serious illness 1 In manager Molyneux s absence trainer Bob Crone took over the day to day running of the team and the FA Cup second round draw produced a home tie versus Second Division club Lincoln City on 3 February 1906 whom Brentford swept aside 3 0 to go into the hat for the third round 1 Though the still seriously ill Molyneux had not left the club he was replaced by William Brown in mid February who took charge of Brentford s FA Cup third round tie at Anfield 1 After a week of hard training on Southport beach the Bees produced a creditable performance in a 2 0 defeat and finally received national attention 1 The end of the cup run left Brentford with the league season to play out and despite never falling below 7th position between December and mid April five defeats from the final six matches dropped the club to a 9th place finish 1 Former manager Dick Molyneux s contract was cancelled in May and he returned to Liverpool where he died shortly after 1 League table EditMain article 1905 06 Southern Football League Division One Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts7 Norwich City 34 13 10 11 46 38 1 211 368 Bristol Rovers 34 15 5 14 56 56 1 000 359 Brentford 34 14 7 13 43 52 0 827 3510 Reading 34 12 9 13 53 46 1 152 3311 West Ham United 34 14 5 15 42 39 1 077 33Source citation needed 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 Results EditBrentford s goal tally listed first Legend Edit Win Draw LossSouthern League First Division Edit No Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s 1 2 September 1905 Southampton A 1 0 Underwood2 9 September 1905 Reading H 2 1 Shanks pen Underwood3 16 September 1905 Watford A 0 14 23 September 1905 Brighton amp Hove Albion H 2 0 Shanks Hartley5 30 September 1905 West Ham United A 0 26 7 October 1905 Fulham H 0 27 14 October 1905 Queens Park Rangers A 2 1 Corbett Underwood8 21 October 1905 Bristol Rovers H 1 0 Cross9 28 October 1905 New Brompton A 1 2 Corbett10 4 November 1905 Portsmouth H 1 1 Parsonage11 11 November 1905 Swindon Town A 1 1 Hobson12 18 November 1905 Millwall H 1 1 Corbett13 25 November 1905 Luton Town A 2 0 Hobson Corbett14 2 December 1905 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 315 16 December 1905 Norwich City A 1 1 Hartley16 23 December 1905 Plymouth Argyle H 1 0 Underwood17 30 December 1905 Southampton H 2 1 Hartley Corbett18 6 January 1906 Reading A 2 2 Corbett Hartley19 20 January 1906 Watford H 3 0 McCartney og Shanks Jay20 27 January 1906 Brighton amp Hove Albion A 2 3 Shanks Corbett21 10 February 1906 Fulham A 0 222 17 February 1906 Queens Park Rangers H 2 2 Greaves Hartley23 3 March 1906 New Brompton H 3 2 Shanks 2 1 pen Greaves24 10 March 1906 Portsmouth A 0 525 12 March 1906 Northampton Town H 2 1 Corbett Hobson26 17 March 1906 Swindon Town H 3 1 Corbett Shanks 2 27 24 March 1906 Millwall A 1 1 Underwood28 31 March 1906 Luton Town H 2 1 Corbett 2 29 7 April 1906 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 4 Shanks30 14 April 1906 Northampton Town A 0 431 21 April 1906 Norwich City H 0 232 23 April 1906 West Ham United H 3 1 Shanks Hobson 2 33 28 April 1906 Plymouth Argyle A 0 234 30 April 1906 Bristol Rovers A 1 2 GreavesFA Cup Edit Main article 1905 06 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer s 4QR 9 December 1905 Wycombe Wanderers H 4 0 Corbett Hobson Hartley Shanks1R 13 January 1906 Bristol City H 2 1 Corbett 2 2R 3 February 1906 Lincoln City H 3 0 Parsonage Underwood Corbett3R 24 February 1906 Liverpool A 0 2Source 100 Years of Brentford 3 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 ENG Tommy Spicer GK ENG Walter Whittaker DF SCO James Bellingham DF ENG Thomas Howarth DF SCO Jock Watson MF ENG George Gates MF ENG Joshua Hardisty MF ENG Jimmy Jay MF ENG George Parsonage c MF ENG Harry Robotham No Pos Nation Player MF ENG Jimmy Tomlinson FW ENG Walter Cookson FW ENG Fred Corbett FW SCO Willie Cross FW ENG David Greaves FW SCO Jimmy Hartley FW ENG Fred Hobson FW EIR Tommy Shanks FW ENG Tosher UnderwoodLeft 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 DF ENG Tom Riley to Aston Villa No Pos Nation Player FW ENG Jack Dewhurst to Bury Source 100 Years of Brentford 3 Coaching staff EditDick Molyneux 2 September 1905 January 1906 Edit Name Role Dick Molyneux Secretary Manager Bob Crone TrainerBob Crone January February 1906 Edit Name Role Bob Crone Caretaker ManagerWilliam Brown February 30 April 1906 Edit Name Role William Brown Secretary Manager Bob Crone TrainerStatistics EditAppearances Edit WhittakerWatsonRileyParsonage c JayRobothamShanksHobsonCorbettHartleyUnderwoodBrentford s highest appearance makers in each position during the Southern League season Goalscorers Edit Pos Nat Player SL1 FAC TotalFW Fred Corbett 11 4 15FW Tommy Shanks 10 1 11FW Jimmy Hartley 5 1 6FW Fred Hobson 5 1 6FW Tosher Underwood 5 1 6FW David Greaves 3 0 3HB George Parsonage 1 1 2FW Willie Cross 1 0 1HB Jimmy Jay 1 0 1Opponents 1 0 1Total 43 9 52Players listed in italics left the club mid season Source 100 Years Of Brentford 3 Summary Edit Games played 38 34 Southern League First Division 4 FA Cup Games won 17 14 Southern League First Division 3 FA Cup Games drawn 7 7 Southern League First Division 0 FA Cup Games lost 14 13 Southern League First Division 1 FA Cup Goals scored 42 33 Southern League First Division 9 FA Cup Goals conceded 46 43 Southern League First Division 3 FA Cup Clean sheets 8 6 Southern League First Division 2 FA Cup Biggest league win 3 0 versus Watford 20 January 1906Worst league defeat 5 0 versus Portsmouth 10 March 1906Most appearances 38 Tosher Underwood 34 Southern League First Division 4 FA Cup Top scorer league 11 Fred CorbettTop scorer all competitions 15 Fred CorbettReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l White p 85 87 Stats Zone Bristol City Brentford FC Retrieved 15 August 2017 a b c White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC p 358 ISBN 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