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1926–27 Brentford F.C. season

January 01, 1970

During the 1926–27 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. In Harry Curtis' first season as manager, the club finished 11th and advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time.

Brentford
1926–27 season
ChairmanW. Flewitt
ManagerHarry Curtis
StadiumGriffin Park
Third Division South11th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Watkins (20)
All: Watkins (24)
Highest home attendance20,799
Lowest home attendance4,775
Average home league attendance9,713

Season summary edit

 
Brentford's 1926–27 team photograph.

After just one top-half finish in the Third Division South since entering the Football League in 1920, Brentford appointed former Gillingham manager Harry Curtis to the position on a one-year contract in May 1926.[1] The club was still seeking a winning formula, after generally poor league placings from previous managers Fred Halliday and Archie Mitchell.[2] The directors of the club cleared the decks and retained just 9 of the previous season's squad.[3] Curtis brought with him assistant trainer Jack Cartmell (an ex-Brentford player) and five Gillingham players – full backs Wally Barnard and Charlie Butler, half back Charlie Reddock and forwards Bill Berry and Joe Craddock.[4] Former Gillingham half back Frank Marshall later signed in January 1927.[5] Jim Ferguson replaced the departed John Thomson in goal and defenders John Hodgson, Ted Winship, half backs Bert Bellamy, Joe Hodnett and forwards George Anderson and Stephen Dearn were also signed.[3]

A 4–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on the opening day put Brentford at the top of the Third Division South table, which was the first time since joining the Football League that the club had occupied the top spot in the division.[6] Defeat in the following match to Luton Town dropped the Bees back to 6th, but three successive wins in the following matches saw the club rise back to the top and they stayed there until 15 September.[6] 10 goals in the first 9 matches from Ernie Watkins was a factor in the bright start.[7] By early December, the team's league form was affected by a fixture pile-up, caused by a run to the fifth round of the FA Cup.[6] The 8 FA Cup matches played in a single season is the most ever by the club.[8] The run was a financial success and generated enough money for the club to build a new grandstand on the Braemar Road side of Griffin Park.[2]

 
Harry Curtis would go on to become Brentford's longest-serving and most successful manager.

A goal drought suffered by forwards Ernie Watkins, Jack Lane, Stephen Dearn and the departure of Jack Allen to The Wednesday in March 1927 saw Brentford limp through the final three months of the season.[7][9] The Bees finished the season in 11th place and had been rooted in mid-table since 5 February 1927.[6] Ernie Watkins top-scored with 24 goals, then the highest tally for a Brentford player since the club joined the Football League.[7] Four consecutive home league draws between 2 and 30 April 1927 equalled the club record.[10]

A notable departure after the season was that of 38-year old cricketer Patsy Hendren,[11] who had played intermittently as an outside forward for Brentford since 1907.[12] During the season he had become the first Bees player since the club joined the Football League to score four goals in a match (during a 7–3 rout of Coventry City on 23 October 1926) and an 11,000 crowd turned up to see his final match against Newport County on Easter Saturday 1927.[7][11] Upon his departure, Hendren's 400-plus Brentford appearances was then the club record and he was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in May 2015.[13][14]

League table edit

Main article: 1926–27 Football League Third Division South

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Newport County 42 19 6 17 57 71 0.803 44
10 Bristol Rovers 42 16 9 17 78 80 0.975 41
11 Brentford 42 13 14 15 70 61 1.148 40
12 Exeter City 42 15 10 17 76 73 1.041 40
13 Charlton Athletic 42 16 8 18 60 61 0.984 40
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division South edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 28 August 1926 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–0 12,057 Rae (pen), Berry, Watkins (2)
2 30 August 1926 Luton Town A 1–2 9,090 Dearn
3 4 September 1926 Northampton Town A 3–2 10,082 Berry (2), Douglas
4 6 September 1926 Southend United H 3–1 7,996 Watkins (2), Dearn
5 11 September 1926 Queens Park Rangers H 4–2 17,380 Lane, Watkins (2), Douglas
6 15 September 1926 Southend United A 1–3 6,512 Dearn
7 18 September 1926 Millwall H 0–0 14,125
8 25 September 1926 Bristol Rovers A 3–1 8,311 Lane, Watkins (2)
9 2 October 1926 Swindon Town H 2–2 15,404 Watkins (2)
10 9 October 1926 Exeter City A 1–3 7,152 Lane
11 16 October 1926 Crystal Palace A 3–4 14,860 Berry (2), Lane
12 23 October 1926 Coventry City H 7–3 9,099 Hendren (4, 2 pens), Watkins, Dearn (2)
13 30 October 1926 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 8,058 Rae
14 6 November 1926 Bristol City H 3–0 11,457 Anderson (2), Dearn
15 20 November 1926 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 8,481
16 4 December 1926 Aberdare Athletic H 1–4 9,485 Baynham (og)
17 18 December 1926 Watford H 3–0 9,631 Watkins, Dearn, Douglas
18 25 December 1926 Norwich City A 1–2 10,743 Hendren
19 27 December 1926 Norwich City H 3–0 17,002 Allen, Watkins, Douglas
20 1 January 1927 Luton Town H 2–2 9,116 Lane, Dearn
21 15 January 1927 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 9,517 Hendren
22 22 January 1927 Northampton Town H 1–1 4,775 Allen
23 5 February 1927 Millwall A 0–3 19,178
24 12 February 1927 Bristol Rovers H 0–2 6,630
25 26 February 1927 Exeter City H 6–1 6,986 Watkins (2), Lane (2), Craddock, Douglas
26 5 March 1927 Crystal Palace H 3–0 8,205 Watkins, Allen, Lane
27 9 March 1927 Swindon Town A 2–4 4,659 Craddock, Hendren
28 12 March 1927 Coventry City A 1–3 11,910 Watkins
29 16 March 1927 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 1–3 3,195 Watkins
30 19 March 1927 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 6,755 Donnelly (pen), Craddock
31 26 March 1927 Bristol City A 0–1 14,062
32 30 March 1927 Gillingham A 2–1 2,947 Watkins, Lawson
33 2 April 1927 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 0–0 6,766
34 9 April 1927 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 9,556 Craddock
35 15 April 1927 Merthyr Town H 1–1 9,031 Lane
36 16 April 1927 Newport County H 1–1 7,801 Watkins
37 19 April 1927 Merthyr Town A 0–1 3,910
38 23 April 1927 Aberdare Athletic A 1–3 1,227 Craddock
39 25 April 1927 Newport County A 0–0 1,721
40 30 April 1927 Gillingham H 0–0 5,793
41 5 May 1927 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 11,355 Lawson
42 7 May 1927 Watford A 0–0 4,999

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1926–27 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1R 27 November 1926 Clapton A 1–1 4,412 Anderson
1R (replay) 1 December 1926 Clapton H 7–3 5,936 Lane (2), Watkins (3), Hendren (2)
2R 11 December 1926 Gillingham A 1–1 10,076 Hendren
2R (replay) 15 December 1926 Gillingham H 1–0 6,695 Dearn
3R 10 January 1927 Oldham Athletic A 4–2 10,670 Allen (3), Watkins
4R 29 January 1927 West Ham United A 1–1 35,000 Lane
4R (replay) 2 February 1927 West Ham United H 2–0 20,799 Lane, Allen
5R 19 February 1927 Reading A 0–1 33,042
  • Sources: , 11v11, 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1926–27 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Arthur Collins   (1902-09-16)16 September 1902 (aged 23) Derby County 1926
GK Jim Ferguson   (1896-08-30)30 August 1896 (aged 29) St Roch's 1926
Defenders
DF Charlie Butler   (1897-10-10)10 October 1897 (aged 28) Gillingham 1926
DF James Donnelly   (1893-12-18)18 December 1893 (aged 32) Southend United 1925
DF John Hodgson   (1900-09-28)28 September 1900 (aged 25) Sunderland 1926
DF Ted Winship   1900 (aged 25–26) Kidderminster Harriers 1926
Midfielders
HB Jack Beacham   (1902-08-15)15 August 1902 (aged 24) Weymouth 1925
HB Bert Bellamy   (1896-04-07)7 April 1896 (aged 30) Swansea Town 1926
HB Archie Clark   (1902-04-04)4 April 1902 (aged 24) Aylesford Paper Mills 1927
HB Joe Hodnett   (1896-07-18)18 July 1896 (aged 30) Merthyr Town 1926
HB Frank Marshall   1904 (aged 21–22) Gillingham 1927
HB Alan Noble   (1900-06-19)19 June 1900 (aged 26) Leeds United 1925
HB Harry Rae   (1895-10-22)22 October 1895 (aged 30) Clyde 1925
HB Charlie Reddock   1902 (aged 23–24) Gillingham 1926
Forwards
FW George Anderson   (1904-10-24)24 October 1904 (aged 21) Airdrieonians 1926
FW Bill Berry   (1904-08-18)18 August 1904 (aged 22) Gillingham 1926
FW Joe Craddock   (1902-08-03)3 August 1902 (aged 24) Gillingham 1926
FW Stephen Dearn   March 1901 (aged 25) Portsmouth 1926
FW Alfred Douglas   (1899-03-26)26 March 1899 (aged 27) Washington Colliery 1925
FW Patsy Hendren   (1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 37) Queens Park Rangers 1911 Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW Jack Lane (c)   (1898-05-29)29 May 1898 (aged 28) Chesterfield 1925
FW Herbert Lawson   (1905-04-12)12 April 1905 (aged 21) Arsenal 1927
FW Ernie Watkins   (1898-04-03)3 April 1898 (aged 28) Southend United 1926
Players who left the club mid-season
FW Jack Allen   (1903-01-31)31 January 1903 (aged 23) Leeds United 1924 Transferred to The Wednesday
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[7] Timeless Bees,[15] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[16]

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Harry Curtis Manager
  Tom Ratcliff Trainer
  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   Arthur Collins 4 0 0 0 4 0
GK   Jim Ferguson 38 0 8 0 46 0
DF   Charlie Butler 27 0 8 0 35 0
DF   James Donnelly 39 1 5 0 44 1
DF   John Hodgson 4 0 0 0 4 0
DF   Ted Winship 11 0 3 0 14 0
HB   Jack Beacham 14 0 6 0 20 0
HB   Bert Bellamy 33 0 6 0 39 0
HB   Archie Clark 1 0 — 1 0
HB   Joe Hodnett 9 0 0 0 9 0
HB   Frank Marshall 21 0 — 21 0
HB   Alan Noble 10 0 2 0 12 0
HB   Harry Rae 30 2 8 0 38 2
HB   Charlie Reddock 6 0 0 0 6 0
FW   Jack Allen 7 3 4 4 11 7
FW   George Anderson 8 2 1 1 9 3
FW   Bill Berry 22 5 2 0 24 5
FW   Joe Craddock 12 5 0 0 12 5
FW   Stephen Dearn 30 8 6 1 36 9
FW   Alfred Douglas 26 5 6 0 32 5
FW   Patsy Hendren 21 7 8 3 29 10
FW   Jack Lane 41 9 8 4 49 13
FW   Herbert Lawson 13 2 — 13 2
FW   Ernie Watkins 35 20 7 4 42 24
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC Total
FW   Ernie Watkins 20 4 24
FW   Jack Lane 9 4 13
FW   Patsy Hendren 7 3 10
FW   Stephen Dearn 8 1 9
FW   Jack Allen 3 4 7
FW   Bill Berry 5 0 5
FW   Joe Craddock 5 0 5
FW   Alfred Douglas 5 0 5
FW   George Anderson 2 1 3
FW   Herbert Lawson 2 0 2
HB   Harry Rae 2 0 2
DF   James Donnelly 1 0 1
Opponent 1 0 1
Total 70 17 87
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[7]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Harry Curtis   28 August 1926 7 May 1927 50 17 17 16 034.00 42 13 14 15 030.95

Summary edit

Games played 50 (42 Third Division South, 8 FA Cup)
Games won 17 (13 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup)
Games drawn 17 (14 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup)
Games lost 16 (15 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 87 (70 Third Division South, 17 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 70 (61 Third Division South, 9 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 14 (12 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 6–1 versus Exeter City, 26 February 1927
Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Millwall, 5 February 1927; 4–1 versus Aberdare Athletic, 4 December 1926
Most appearances 48, Jim Ferguson (38 Third Division South, 8 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 20, Ernie Watkins
Top scorer (all competitions) 24, Ernie Watkins

Transfers & loans edit

Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
May 1926 HB   Bert Bellamy   Swansea Town Free [17]
May 1926 GK   Arthur Collins   Derby County Free [18]
June 1926 DF   Wally Barnard   Gillingham Free [19]
June 1926 FW   Bill Berry   Gillingham Free [20]
June 1926 GK   Jim Ferguson   St Roch's Free [20]
June 1926 DF   John Hodgson   Sunderland Free [20]
June 1926 HB   Charlie Reddock   Gillingham Free [20]
August 1926 DF   Ted Winship   Kidderminster Harriers Free [21]
September 1926 DF   Charlie Butler   Gillingham Free [22]
1926 FW   George Anderson   Airdrieonians Free [23]
1926 FW   James Birch   Queens Park Rangers Free [24]
1926 FW   Joe Craddock   Gillingham Free [25]
1926 FW   Stephen Dearn   Portsmouth Free [26]
1926 HB   Joe Hodnett   Merthyr Town Free [27]
January 1927 HB   Frank Marshall   Gillingham £500 [5]
March 1927 HB   Archie Clark   Aylesford Paper Mills Free [28]
March 1927 FW   Herbert Lawson   Arsenal Free [29]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
August 1926 FW   Bert Young   Bangor City n/a [30]
8 March 1927 FW   Jack Allen   The Wednesday £750 [31]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
September 1926 FW   Bill Finlayson   Springfield Babes 1926 [32]
May 1927 DF   Wally Barnard Retired [33]
May 1927 HB   Bert Bellamy   Wellingborough Town May 1927 [17]
May 1927 GK   Arthur Collins   Scarborough August 1927 [18]
May 1927 HB   Jimmy Elliott Retired [34]
May 1927 DF   John Hodgson   Hartlepools United 1927 [27]
May 1927 HB   Joe Hodnett   Gillingham August 1927 [35]
May 1927 HB   Alan Noble   Millwall May 1927 [36]
May 1927 DF   Jack Price   Torquay United 28 June 1927 [37]
May 1927 DF   Percival Whitton Retired [33]
May 1927 FW   Bert Young   Newport County 1927 [38]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 175-176.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 121–123. ISBN 0951526200.
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  13. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 38.
  14. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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January 01, 1970
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During the 1926 27 English football season Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South In Harry Curtis first season as manager the club finished 11th and advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time Brentford1926 27 seasonChairmanW FlewittManagerHarry CurtisStadiumGriffin ParkThird Division South11thFA CupFifth roundTop goalscorerLeague Watkins 20 All Watkins 24 Highest home attendance20 799Lowest home attendance4 775Average home league attendance9 713Home colours 1925 261927 28 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 Football League Third Division South 3 3 FA Cup 4 Playing squad 5 Coaching staff 6 Statistics 6 1 Appearances and goals 6 2 Goalscorers 6 3 Management 6 4 Summary 7 Transfers amp loans 8 ReferencesSeason summary edit nbsp Brentford s 1926 27 team photograph After just one top half finish in the Third Division South since entering the Football League in 1920 Brentford appointed former Gillingham manager Harry Curtis to the position on a one year contract in May 1926 1 The club was still seeking a winning formula after generally poor league placings from previous managers Fred Halliday and Archie Mitchell 2 The directors of the club cleared the decks and retained just 9 of the previous season s squad 3 Curtis brought with him assistant trainer Jack Cartmell an ex Brentford player and five Gillingham players full backs Wally Barnard and Charlie Butler half back Charlie Reddock and forwards Bill Berry and Joe Craddock 4 Former Gillingham half back Frank Marshall later signed in January 1927 5 Jim Ferguson replaced the departed John Thomson in goal and defenders John Hodgson Ted Winship half backs Bert Bellamy Joe Hodnett and forwards George Anderson and Stephen Dearn were also signed 3 A 4 0 victory over Brighton amp Hove Albion on the opening day put Brentford at the top of the Third Division South table which was the first time since joining the Football League that the club had occupied the top spot in the division 6 Defeat in the following match to Luton Town dropped the Bees back to 6th but three successive wins in the following matches saw the club rise back to the top and they stayed there until 15 September 6 10 goals in the first 9 matches from Ernie Watkins was a factor in the bright start 7 By early December the team s league form was affected by a fixture pile up caused by a run to the fifth round of the FA Cup 6 The 8 FA Cup matches played in a single season is the most ever by the club 8 The run was a financial success and generated enough money for the club to build a new grandstand on the Braemar Road side of Griffin Park 2 nbsp Harry Curtis would go on to become Brentford s longest serving and most successful manager A goal drought suffered by forwards Ernie Watkins Jack Lane Stephen Dearn and the departure of Jack Allen to The Wednesday in March 1927 saw Brentford limp through the final three months of the season 7 9 The Bees finished the season in 11th place and had been rooted in mid table since 5 February 1927 6 Ernie Watkins top scored with 24 goals then the highest tally for a Brentford player since the club joined the Football League 7 Four consecutive home league draws between 2 and 30 April 1927 equalled the club record 10 A notable departure after the season was that of 38 year old cricketer Patsy Hendren 11 who had played intermittently as an outside forward for Brentford since 1907 12 During the season he had become the first Bees player since the club joined the Football League to score four goals in a match during a 7 3 rout of Coventry City on 23 October 1926 and an 11 000 crowd turned up to see his final match against Newport County on Easter Saturday 1927 7 11 Upon his departure Hendren s 400 plus Brentford appearances was then the club record and he was posthumously inducted into the club s Hall of Fame in May 2015 13 14 League table editMain article 1926 27 Football League Third Division South Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts 9 Newport County 42 19 6 17 57 71 0 803 44 10 Bristol Rovers 42 16 9 17 78 80 0 975 41 11 Brentford 42 13 14 15 70 61 1 148 40 12 Exeter City 42 15 10 17 76 73 1 041 40 13 Charlton Athletic 42 16 8 18 60 61 0 984 40Source citation needed Results editBrentford s goal tally listed first Legend edit Win Draw Loss Football League Third Division South edit No Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer s 1 28 August 1926 Brighton amp Hove Albion H 4 0 12 057 Rae pen Berry Watkins 2 2 30 August 1926 Luton Town A 1 2 9 090 Dearn 3 4 September 1926 Northampton Town A 3 2 10 082 Berry 2 Douglas 4 6 September 1926 Southend United H 3 1 7 996 Watkins 2 Dearn 5 11 September 1926 Queens Park Rangers H 4 2 17 380 Lane Watkins 2 Douglas 6 15 September 1926 Southend United A 1 3 6 512 Dearn 7 18 September 1926 Millwall H 0 0 14 125 8 25 September 1926 Bristol Rovers A 3 1 8 311 Lane Watkins 2 9 2 October 1926 Swindon Town H 2 2 15 404 Watkins 2 10 9 October 1926 Exeter City A 1 3 7 152 Lane 11 16 October 1926 Crystal Palace A 3 4 14 860 Berry 2 Lane 12 23 October 1926 Coventry City H 7 3 9 099 Hendren 4 2 pens Watkins Dearn 2 13 30 October 1926 Charlton Athletic A 1 1 8 058 Rae 14 6 November 1926 Bristol City H 3 0 11 457 Anderson 2 Dearn 15 20 November 1926 Plymouth Argyle H 0 0 8 481 16 4 December 1926 Aberdare Athletic H 1 4 9 485 Baynham og 17 18 December 1926 Watford H 3 0 9 631 Watkins Dearn Douglas 18 25 December 1926 Norwich City A 1 2 10 743 Hendren 19 27 December 1926 Norwich City H 3 0 17 002 Allen Watkins Douglas 20 1 January 1927 Luton Town H 2 2 9 116 Lane Dearn 21 15 January 1927 Brighton amp Hove Albion A 1 1 9 517 Hendren 22 22 January 1927 Northampton Town H 1 1 4 775 Allen 23 5 February 1927 Millwall A 0 3 19 178 24 12 February 1927 Bristol Rovers H 0 2 6 630 25 26 February 1927 Exeter City H 6 1 6 986 Watkins 2 Lane 2 Craddock Douglas 26 5 March 1927 Crystal Palace H 3 0 8 205 Watkins Allen Lane 27 9 March 1927 Swindon Town A 2 4 4 659 Craddock Hendren 28 12 March 1927 Coventry City A 1 3 11 910 Watkins 29 16 March 1927 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic A 1 3 3 195 Watkins 30 19 March 1927 Charlton Athletic H 2 0 6 755 Donnelly pen Craddock 31 26 March 1927 Bristol City A 0 1 14 062 32 30 March 1927 Gillingham A 2 1 2 947 Watkins Lawson 33 2 April 1927 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic H 0 0 6 766 34 9 April 1927 Plymouth Argyle A 1 2 9 556 Craddock 35 15 April 1927 Merthyr Town H 1 1 9 031 Lane 36 16 April 1927 Newport County H 1 1 7 801 Watkins 37 19 April 1927 Merthyr Town A 0 1 3 910 38 23 April 1927 Aberdare Athletic A 1 3 1 227 Craddock 39 25 April 1927 Newport County A 0 0 1 721 40 30 April 1927 Gillingham H 0 0 5 793 41 5 May 1927 Queens Park Rangers A 1 1 11 355 Lawson 42 7 May 1927 Watford A 0 0 4 999 FA Cup edit Main article 1926 27 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer s 1R 27 November 1926 Clapton A 1 1 4 412 Anderson 1R replay 1 December 1926 Clapton H 7 3 5 936 Lane 2 Watkins 3 Hendren 2 2R 11 December 1926 Gillingham A 1 1 10 076 Hendren 2R replay 15 December 1926 Gillingham H 1 0 6 695 Dearn 3R 10 January 1927 Oldham Athletic A 4 2 10 670 Allen 3 Watkins 4R 29 January 1927 West Ham United A 1 1 35 000 Lane 4R replay 2 February 1927 West Ham United H 2 0 20 799 Lane Allen 5R 19 February 1927 Reading A 0 1 33 042 Sources Statto 11v11 100 Years of Brentford 7 Playing squad editPlayers ages are as of the opening day of the 1926 27 season Pos Name Nat Date of birth age Signed from Signed in Notes Goalkeepers GK Arthur Collins nbsp 1902 09 16 16 September 1902 aged 23 Derby County 1926 GK Jim Ferguson nbsp 1896 08 30 30 August 1896 aged 29 St Roch s 1926 Defenders DF Charlie Butler nbsp 1897 10 10 10 October 1897 aged 28 Gillingham 1926 DF James Donnelly nbsp 1893 12 18 18 December 1893 aged 32 Southend United 1925 DF John Hodgson nbsp 1900 09 28 28 September 1900 aged 25 Sunderland 1926 DF Ted Winship nbsp 1900 aged 25 26 Kidderminster Harriers 1926 Midfielders HB Jack Beacham nbsp 1902 08 15 15 August 1902 aged 24 Weymouth 1925 HB Bert Bellamy nbsp 1896 04 07 7 April 1896 aged 30 Swansea Town 1926 HB Archie Clark nbsp 1902 04 04 4 April 1902 aged 24 Aylesford Paper Mills 1927 HB Joe Hodnett nbsp 1896 07 18 18 July 1896 aged 30 Merthyr Town 1926 HB Frank Marshall nbsp 1904 aged 21 22 Gillingham 1927 HB Alan Noble nbsp 1900 06 19 19 June 1900 aged 26 Leeds United 1925 HB Harry Rae nbsp 1895 10 22 22 October 1895 aged 30 Clyde 1925 HB Charlie Reddock nbsp 1902 aged 23 24 Gillingham 1926 Forwards FW George Anderson nbsp 1904 10 24 24 October 1904 aged 21 Airdrieonians 1926 FW Bill Berry nbsp 1904 08 18 18 August 1904 aged 22 Gillingham 1926 FW Joe Craddock nbsp 1902 08 03 3 August 1902 aged 24 Gillingham 1926 FW Stephen Dearn nbsp March 1901 aged 25 Portsmouth 1926 FW Alfred Douglas nbsp 1899 03 26 26 March 1899 aged 27 Washington Colliery 1925 FW Patsy Hendren nbsp 1889 02 05 5 February 1889 aged 37 Queens Park Rangers 1911 Played when his cricket commitments allowed FW Jack Lane c nbsp 1898 05 29 29 May 1898 aged 28 Chesterfield 1925 FW Herbert Lawson nbsp 1905 04 12 12 April 1905 aged 21 Arsenal 1927 FW Ernie Watkins nbsp 1898 04 03 3 April 1898 aged 28 Southend United 1926 Players who left the club mid season FW Jack Allen nbsp 1903 01 31 31 January 1903 aged 23 Leeds United 1924 Transferred to The Wednesday Sources 100 Years of Brentford 7 Timeless Bees 15 Football League Players Records 1888 to 1939 16 Coaching staff editName Role nbsp Harry Curtis Manager nbsp Tom Ratcliff Trainer nbsp Jack Cartmell Assistant trainerStatistics editAppearances and goals edit nbsp FergusonDonnellyButlerRaeMarshallBellamyLane C DearnHendrenDouglasWatkinsBrentford 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 nbsp Arthur Collins 4 0 0 0 4 0 GK nbsp Jim Ferguson 38 0 8 0 46 0 DF nbsp Charlie Butler 27 0 8 0 35 0 DF nbsp James Donnelly 39 1 5 0 44 1 DF nbsp John Hodgson 4 0 0 0 4 0 DF nbsp Ted Winship 11 0 3 0 14 0 HB nbsp Jack Beacham 14 0 6 0 20 0 HB nbsp Bert Bellamy 33 0 6 0 39 0 HB nbsp Archie Clark 1 0 1 0 HB nbsp Joe Hodnett 9 0 0 0 9 0 HB nbsp Frank Marshall 21 0 21 0 HB nbsp Alan Noble 10 0 2 0 12 0 HB nbsp Harry Rae 30 2 8 0 38 2 HB nbsp Charlie Reddock 6 0 0 0 6 0 FW nbsp Jack Allen 7 3 4 4 11 7 FW nbsp George Anderson 8 2 1 1 9 3 FW nbsp Bill Berry 22 5 2 0 24 5 FW nbsp Joe Craddock 12 5 0 0 12 5 FW nbsp Stephen Dearn 30 8 6 1 36 9 FW nbsp Alfred Douglas 26 5 6 0 32 5 FW nbsp Patsy Hendren 21 7 8 3 29 10 FW nbsp Jack Lane 41 9 8 4 49 13 FW nbsp Herbert Lawson 13 2 13 2 FW nbsp Ernie Watkins 35 20 7 4 42 24 Players listed in italics left the club mid season Source 100 Years of Brentford 7 Goalscorers edit Pos Nat Player FL3 FAC Total FW nbsp Ernie Watkins 20 4 24 FW nbsp Jack Lane 9 4 13 FW nbsp Patsy Hendren 7 3 10 FW nbsp Stephen Dearn 8 1 9 FW nbsp Jack Allen 3 4 7 FW nbsp Bill Berry 5 0 5 FW nbsp Joe Craddock 5 0 5 FW nbsp Alfred Douglas 5 0 5 FW nbsp George Anderson 2 1 3 FW nbsp Herbert Lawson 2 0 2 HB nbsp Harry Rae 2 0 2 DF nbsp James Donnelly 1 0 1 Opponent 1 0 1 Total 70 17 87 Players listed in italics left the club mid season Source 100 Years of Brentford 7 Management edit Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W P W D L W Harry Curtis nbsp 28 August 1926 7 May 1927 50 17 17 16 0 34 00 42 13 14 15 0 30 95 Summary edit Games played 50 42 Third Division South 8 FA Cup Games won 17 13 Third Division South 4 FA Cup Games drawn 17 14 Third Division South 3 FA Cup Games lost 16 15 Third Division South 1 FA Cup Goals scored 87 70 Third Division South 17 FA Cup Goals conceded 70 61 Third Division South 9 FA Cup Clean sheets 14 12 Third Division South 2 FA Cup Biggest league win 6 1 versus Exeter City 26 February 1927 Worst league defeat 3 0 versus Millwall 5 February 1927 4 1 versus Aberdare Athletic 4 December 1926 Most appearances 48 Jim Ferguson 38 Third Division South 8 FA Cup Top scorer league 20 Ernie Watkins Top scorer all competitions 24 Ernie WatkinsTransfers amp loans editCricketers are not included in this list Players transferred in Date Pos Name Previous Club Fee Ref May 1926 HB nbsp Bert Bellamy nbsp Swansea Town Free 17 May 1926 GK nbsp Arthur Collins nbsp Derby County Free 18 June 1926 DF nbsp Wally Barnard nbsp Gillingham Free 19 June 1926 FW nbsp Bill Berry nbsp Gillingham Free 20 June 1926 GK nbsp Jim Ferguson nbsp St Roch s Free 20 June 1926 DF nbsp John Hodgson nbsp Sunderland Free 20 June 1926 HB nbsp Charlie Reddock nbsp Gillingham Free 20 August 1926 DF nbsp Ted Winship nbsp Kidderminster Harriers Free 21 September 1926 DF nbsp Charlie Butler nbsp Gillingham Free 22 1926 FW nbsp George Anderson nbsp Airdrieonians Free 23 1926 FW nbsp James Birch nbsp Queens Park Rangers Free 24 1926 FW nbsp Joe Craddock nbsp Gillingham Free 25 1926 FW nbsp Stephen Dearn nbsp Portsmouth Free 26 1926 HB nbsp Joe Hodnett nbsp Merthyr Town Free 27 January 1927 HB nbsp Frank Marshall nbsp Gillingham 500 5 March 1927 HB nbsp Archie Clark nbsp Aylesford Paper Mills Free 28 March 1927 FW nbsp Herbert Lawson nbsp Arsenal Free 29 Players transferred out Date Pos Name Subsequent club Fee Ref August 1926 FW nbsp Bert Young nbsp Bangor City n a 30 8 March 1927 FW nbsp Jack Allen nbsp The Wednesday 750 31 Players released Date Pos Name Subsequent club Join date Ref September 1926 FW nbsp Bill Finlayson nbsp Springfield Babes 1926 32 May 1927 DF nbsp Wally Barnard Retired 33 May 1927 HB nbsp Bert Bellamy nbsp Wellingborough Town May 1927 17 May 1927 GK nbsp Arthur Collins nbsp Scarborough August 1927 18 May 1927 HB nbsp Jimmy Elliott Retired 34 May 1927 DF nbsp John Hodgson nbsp Hartlepools United 1927 27 May 1927 HB nbsp Joe Hodnett nbsp Gillingham August 1927 35 May 1927 HB nbsp Alan Noble nbsp Millwall May 1927 36 May 1927 DF nbsp Jack Price nbsp Torquay United 28 June 1927 37 May 1927 DF nbsp Percival Whitton Retired 33 May 1927 FW nbsp Bert Young nbsp Newport County 1927 38 References edit Chapman Mark Remembering The Guvnor Harry Curtis www brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 22 May 2016 a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 175 176 a b White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC pp 121 123 ISBN 0951526200 Haynes Graham 1998 A Z Of Bees Brentford Encyclopedia Harefield Middlesex Yore Publications p 100 ISBN 1 874427 57 7 a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 100 101 a b c d Brentford results for the 1926 1927 season Statto com Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 Retrieved 14 May 2016 a b c d e f g h White 1989 p 369 Haynes 1998 p 49 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 9 Brentford scoring and sequence records Statto com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 17 May 2016 a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 74 75 Joyce 2012 p 135 Haynes 1998 p 38 Wickham Chris Kevin O Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame www brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 14 May 2016 Haynes Graham Coumbe Frank 2006 Timeless Bees 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