During the 1938–39 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division. A six-match unbeaten run in February and March 1939 pulled the club clear of a near-certain relegation.
After successive top-six finishes in Brentford's first three seasons in the First Division and with the club making a record £7,348 profit on the previous season (equivalent to £499,200 in 2024),[1][2] manager Harry Curtis again elected to not make any significant off-season signings,[3] stating "negotiations took place in an effort to get certain players of great repute, but the deals did not come off. During this close season the position still seems to be the same, the clubs being unwilling to part with players, irrespective of the price offered".[4] Enquiries for Manchester City's Peter Doherty, Blackpool's Danny Blair, Everton's Joe Mercer, Hull City's David Parker and Scots Jimmy Carabine and Andy Black were all rebuffed.[4]
Brentford started the First Division season with two wins and a draw – the second victory being played in front of a club record 38,535 home crowd versus London rivalsArsenal.[8][9] Just one point from the following seven matches dropped the Bees to the bottom of the First Division.[8] Scottish international forward David McCulloch's previous prolific goalscoring form had deserted him and reliable forwards Bobby Reid and Billy Scott also found goalscoring chances hard to come by.[6] Having scored just twice in 9 appearances, McCulloch departed Griffin Park to join Derby County for a £9,500 fee on 22 October 1938.[10] Brentford's form picked up slightly after McCulloch's departure, losing just three of the following 12 matches,[8] but two other regular starters departed in the midst of the run – forward George Eastham to Blackpool for £5,000 and long-serving captainArthur Bateman was forced to retire.[11] Manager Curtis signed Irish international full back Bill Gorman to partner George Poyser in defence and promoted young forwards Len Townsend and George Wilkins to the first team.[12] In December 1938, he added former Fulhamreserve team manager Joe Edelston to the coaching staff.[13]
Brentford's bad form continued through to February 1939 and again the team was hit by the loss of a key players, with Scottish international forward Bobby Reid moving to Sheffield United and Gerry McAloon departing for Wolverhampton Wanderers the following month.[14] Manager Curtis brought in two new forwards, Tommy Cheetham from local rivals Queens Park Rangers and Les Boulter from Charlton Athletic for £5,000 each.[15] Cheetham scored on his second appearance to begin a run of five wins and a draw,[6] which took the Bees up to 13th position and effectively saved the club's top-flight status.[8] Brentford lost seven of the remaining 10 matches and finished in 18th place.[8]
Despite the poor finish, the season ended on a high note, when on 24 May 1939, 21-year-old forward Les Smith became the second Brentford player to win a full England cap,[16] which came in a 2–0 friendly win over Romania in Bucharest.[17]
^ ab"Star Players For Brentford? Fruitless Offers Made For Doherty And Blair. Harry Curtis's Disclosures. Shortage Of First-Class Players: What The Club Is Willing To Pay". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 15 July 1938.
^"Fred Rowell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^""Bees'" Capture. A. H. Gibbons Signed On Amateur Forms. Playing To-Morrow. When He Nearly Turned Professional". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 19 August 1938.
^"Bill Gorman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^Argus (1938). "Bees" Reveal Their Finds." New Young Goalkeeper Impresses With Sound Display. A Bright Outlook. Anderson Shines: Briddon Waiting His Chance: Strong Reserve Strength". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.
^White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 162–165. ISBN0951526200.
^"Fred Mansfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ abcdeLitster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ ab"New Stars Were On Show. But Two "Unknowns" Stole Trial Match Limelight. Brentford Well Equipped. New Players Impress: Brilliance Of Young Kay And Waddell: Team For To-Morrow". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 18 August 1939.
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During the 1938 39 English football season Brentford competed in the Football League First Division A six match unbeaten run in February and March 1939 pulled the club clear of a near certain relegation Brentford1938 39 seasonChairmanLouis P SimonManagerHarry CurtisStadiumGriffin ParkFirst Division18thFA CupThird roundTop goalscorerLeague Cheetham 8 All Cheetham 8 Highest home attendance38 535Lowest home attendance12 761Average home league attendance23 117Home colours 1937 381939 40 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 Football League First Division 3 3 FA Cup 4 Playing squad 5 Coaching staff 6 Statistics 6 1 Appearances and goals 6 2 Goalscorers 6 3 International caps 6 3 1 Full 6 3 2 Amateur 6 4 Management 6 5 Summary 7 Transfers amp loans 8 ReferencesSeason summary editAfter successive top six finishes in Brentford s first three seasons in the First Division and with the club making a record 7 348 profit on the previous season equivalent to 499 200 in 2024 1 2 manager Harry Curtis again elected to not make any significant off season signings 3 stating negotiations took place in an effort to get certain players of great repute but the deals did not come off During this close season the position still seems to be the same the clubs being unwilling to part with players irrespective of the price offered 4 Enquiries for Manchester City s Peter Doherty Blackpool s Danny Blair Everton s Joe Mercer Hull City s David Parker and Scots Jimmy Carabine and Andy Black were all rebuffed 4 Long serving Scottish international wing half Duncan McKenzie was sold to Middlesbrough in May 1938 for a 6 000 fee 5 After youngsters Les Smith and Gerry McAloon were promoted into the first team during the previous two seasons 6 Curtis would again dip into the reserve and junior ranks and give debuts to left back Doug Anderson and forwards Len Townsend and George Wilkins during the season 6 Brentford finished pre season with a 2 1 Football League Jubilee Fund victory over neighbours Chelsea 7 Brentford started the First Division season with two wins and a draw the second victory being played in front of a club record 38 535 home crowd versus London rivals Arsenal 8 9 Just one point from the following seven matches dropped the Bees to the bottom of the First Division 8 Scottish international forward David McCulloch s previous prolific goalscoring form had deserted him and reliable forwards Bobby Reid and Billy Scott also found goalscoring chances hard to come by 6 Having scored just twice in 9 appearances McCulloch departed Griffin Park to join Derby County for a 9 500 fee on 22 October 1938 10 Brentford s form picked up slightly after McCulloch s departure losing just three of the following 12 matches 8 but two other regular starters departed in the midst of the run forward George Eastham to Blackpool for 5 000 and long serving captain Arthur Bateman was forced to retire 11 Manager Curtis signed Irish international full back Bill Gorman to partner George Poyser in defence and promoted young forwards Len Townsend and George Wilkins to the first team 12 In December 1938 he added former Fulham reserve team manager Joe Edelston to the coaching staff 13 Brentford s bad form continued through to February 1939 and again the team was hit by the loss of a key players with Scottish international forward Bobby Reid moving to Sheffield United and Gerry McAloon departing for Wolverhampton Wanderers the following month 14 Manager Curtis brought in two new forwards Tommy Cheetham from local rivals Queens Park Rangers and Les Boulter from Charlton Athletic for 5 000 each 15 Cheetham scored on his second appearance to begin a run of five wins and a draw 6 which took the Bees up to 13th position and effectively saved the club s top flight status 8 Brentford lost seven of the remaining 10 matches and finished in 18th place 8 Despite the poor finish the season ended on a high note when on 24 May 1939 21 year old forward Les Smith became the second Brentford player to win a full England cap 16 which came in a 2 0 friendly win over Romania in Bucharest 17 League table editMain article 1938 39 Football League First Division Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts16 Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 0 806 3817 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 0 671 3718 Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 0 716 3619 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 0 906 3520 Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 0 800 33Source World FootballRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal average 3 Goals scoredResults editBrentford s goal tally listed first Legend edit Win Draw LossFootball League First Division edit No Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer s 1 27 August 1938 Huddersfield Town H 2 1 26 638 Brown McCulloch2 3 September 1938 Everton A 1 2 35 989 Reid3 8 September 1938 Arsenal H 1 0 38 535 McAloon4 10 September 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0 1 28 0275 17 September 1938 Aston Villa A 0 5 49 0926 19 September 1938 Blackpool A 1 4 21 970 Scott7 24 September 1938 Sunderland H 2 3 26 128 Eastham McCulloch8 1 October 1938 Grimsby Town A 0 0 12 1069 8 October 1938 Derby County H 1 3 23 539 Scott10 15 October 1938 Stoke City A 2 3 23 588 Holliday pen Hopkins11 22 October 1938 Chelsea H 1 0 31 425 Reid12 29 October 1938 Charlton Athletic A 1 1 32 191 Scott13 5 November 1938 Bolton Wanderers H 2 2 24 594 Atkinson og Scott14 12 November 1938 Leeds United A 2 3 22 555 Edelston Brown15 19 November 1938 Liverpool H 2 1 20 977 Holliday 2 16 26 November 1938 Leicester City A 1 1 16 634 Scott17 3 December 1938 Middlesbrough H 2 1 21 746 Holliday Sneddon18 10 December 1938 Birmingham A 1 5 23 333 Holliday19 17 December 1938 Manchester United H 2 5 14 919 Gibbons Vose og 20 24 December 1938 Huddersfield Town A 2 1 11 483 Smith Townsend21 27 December 1938 Portsmouth A 2 2 31 732 Townsend McAloon22 31 December 1938 Everton H 2 0 27 861 Townsend 2 23 14 January 1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 5 23 944 Edelston 2 24 28 January 1939 Sunderland A 1 1 19 591 Sneddon pen 25 4 February 1939 Grimsby Town H 1 2 17 380 Scott26 8 February 1939 Aston Villa H 2 4 21 162 Edelston Reid pen 27 11 February 1939 Derby County A 2 1 19 707 Hopkins Cheetham28 18 February 1939 Stoke City H 1 0 26 237 Cheetham29 22 February 1939 Portsmouth H 2 0 14 290 McAloon Scott30 25 February 1939 Chelsea A 3 1 33 511 Cheetham 2 Smith31 4 March 1939 Charlton Athletic H 1 0 24 440 Hopkins32 11 March 1939 Bolton Wanderers A 1 1 15 161 Boulter33 18 March 1939 Leeds United H 0 1 21 48034 25 March 1939 Liverpool A 0 1 18 11335 1 April 1939 Leicester City H 2 0 17 238 Smith Hopkins36 7 April 1939 Preston North End H 3 1 30 780 Cheetham 2 Edelston37 8 April 1939 Middlesbrough A 1 3 18 191 Cheetham38 10 April 1939 Preston North End A 0 2 22 35039 15 April 1939 Birmingham H 0 1 15 29840 22 April 1939 Manchester United A 0 3 15 35341 29 April 1939 Blackpool H 1 1 12 761 Cheetham42 6 May 1939 Arsenal A 0 2 30 928FA Cup edit Main article 1938 39 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance3R 7 January 1939 Newcastle United H 0 2 27 551Sources Statto 11v11 100 Years of Brentford 6 Playing squad editPlayers ages are as of the opening day of the 1938 39 season Pos Name Nat Date of birth age Signed from Signed in NotesGoalkeepersGK Joe Crozier nbsp 1914 12 02 2 December 1914 aged 23 East Fife 1937DefendersDF Doug Anderson nbsp 1914 03 25 25 March 1914 aged 24 Hibernian 1937DF Bill Gorman nbsp 1911 01 13 13 January 1911 aged 27 Bury 1938DF George Poyser nbsp 1910 02 06 6 February 1910 aged 28 Port Vale 1934DF Joe Wilson nbsp 1911 09 29 29 September 1911 aged 26 Southend United 1935MidfieldersHB Vic Aicken nbsp 1914 10 29 29 October 1914 aged 23 Glentoran 1937HB Sam Briddon nbsp 1915 07 26 26 July 1915 aged 23 Port Vale 1935HB Buster Brown nbsp 1910 09 06 6 September 1910 aged 27 Huddersfield Town 1937HB Joe James c nbsp 1910 01 13 13 January 1910 aged 28 Battersea Church 1929HB Tally Sneddon nbsp 1914 04 01 1 April 1914 aged 24 Falkirk 1937ForwardsFW Les Boulter nbsp 1913 08 31 31 August 1913 aged 24 Charlton Athletic 1939FW Tommy Cheetham nbsp 1910 10 11 11 October 1910 aged 27 Queens Park Rangers 1939FW Maurice Edelston nbsp 1918 04 27 27 April 1918 aged 20 Wimbledon 1937 AmateurFW Jackie Gibbons nbsp 1914 04 10 10 April 1914 aged 24 Tottenham Hotspur 1938 AmateurFW Jack Holliday nbsp 1908 12 19 19 December 1908 aged 29 Middlesbrough 1932FW Idris Hopkins nbsp 1910 10 11 11 October 1910 aged 27 Crystal Palace 1932FW Ernest Muttitt nbsp 1908 07 24 24 July 1908 aged 30 Middlesbrough 1932FW Billy Scott nbsp 1907 12 06 6 December 1907 aged 30 Middlesbrough 1932FW Les Smith nbsp 1918 03 13 13 March 1918 aged 20 Petersham 1934FW Len Townsend nbsp 1917 08 31 31 August 1917 aged 20 Hayes 1937FW George Wilkins nbsp 1919 10 27 27 October 1919 aged 18 Hayes 1938Players who left the club mid seasonDF Arthur Bateman nbsp 1908 04 01 1 April 1908 aged 30 Southend United 1934 RetiredFW George Eastham nbsp 1914 08 13 13 August 1914 aged 24 Bolton Wanderers 1937 Transferred to BlackpoolFW Gerry McAloon nbsp 1916 09 13 13 September 1916 aged 21 St Francis 1934 Transferred to Wolverhampton WanderersFW David McCulloch nbsp 1912 10 05 5 October 1912 aged 25 Heart of Midlothian 1935 Transferred to Derby CountyFW Bobby Reid nbsp 1911 02 19 19 February 1911 aged 27 Hamilton Academical 1936 Transferred to Sheffield UnitedSources 100 Years of Brentford 6 Timeless Bees 18 Football League Players Records 1888 to 1939 19 Coaching staff editName Role nbsp Harry Curtis Manager nbsp Jimmy Bain Assistant Manager nbsp Bob Kane Trainer nbsp Jack Cartmell Assistant Trainer nbsp Joe Edelston Assistant TrainerStatistics editAppearances and goals edit nbsp CrozierGormanPoyserJames c BrownSneddonMcAloonBoulterHopkinsSmithCheethamBrentford s highest appearance makers in each position during the Football League season Pos Nat Name League FA Cup TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGK nbsp Joe Crozier 42 0 1 0 43 0DF nbsp Doug Anderson 1 0 0 0 1 0DF nbsp Arthur Bateman 7 0 0 0 7 0DF nbsp Bill Gorman 24 0 1 0 25 0DF nbsp George Poyser 33 0 1 0 34 0DF nbsp Joe Wilson 10 0 0 0 10 0HB nbsp Vic Aicken 3 0 0 0 3 0HB nbsp Sam Briddon 6 0 1 0 7 0HB nbsp Buster Brown 33 2 1 0 34 2HB nbsp Joe James 39 0 1 0 40 0HB nbsp Tally Sneddon 27 2 0 0 27 2FW nbsp Les Boulter 16 1 16 1FW nbsp Tommy Cheetham 17 8 17 8FW nbsp George Eastham 11 1 11 1FW nbsp Maurice Edelston 19 5 0 0 19 5FW nbsp Jackie Gibbons 11 1 0 0 11 1FW nbsp Jack Holliday 10 5 0 0 10 5FW nbsp Idris Hopkins 32 4 1 0 33 4FW nbsp Gerry McAloon 14 3 1 0 15 3FW nbsp David McCulloch 9 2 9 2FW nbsp Ernest Muttitt 13 0 0 0 13 0FW nbsp Bobby Reid 17 3 0 0 17 3FW nbsp Billy Scott 28 7 1 0 29 7FW nbsp Les Smith 33 3 1 0 34 3FW nbsp Len Townsend 4 4 1 0 5 4FW nbsp George Wilkins 3 0 0 0 3 0Players listed in italics left the club mid season Source 100 Years of Brentford 6 Goalscorers edit Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC TotalFW nbsp Tommy Cheetham 8 0 8FW nbsp Billy Scott 7 0 7FW nbsp Maurice Edelston 5 0 5FW nbsp Jack Holliday 5 0 5FW nbsp Idris Hopkins 4 0 4FW nbsp Len Townsend 4 0 4FW nbsp Gerry McAloon 3 0 3FW nbsp Bobby Reid 3 0 3FW nbsp Les Smith 3 0 3FW nbsp David McCulloch 2 2HB nbsp Buster Brown 2 0 2HB nbsp Tally Sneddon 2 0 2FW nbsp George Eastham 1 1FW nbsp Les Boulter 1 0 1FW nbsp Jackie Gibbons 1 0 1Opponents 2 0 2Total 53 0 53Players listed in italics left the club mid season Source 100 Years of Brentford 6 International caps edit Full edit Pos Nat Player Caps Goals RefDF nbsp Bill Gorman 1 0 20 FW nbsp Les Boulter 1 1 21 FW nbsp Idris Hopkins 3 1 22 FW nbsp Les Smith 1 0 17 Amateur edit Pos Nat Player Caps Goals RefFW nbsp Maurice Edelston 3 4 23 FW nbsp Jackie Gibbons 3 4 23 Management edit Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record LeagueP W D L W P W D L W Harry Curtis nbsp 27 August 1938 6 May 1939 43 14 8 21 0 32 56 42 14 8 20 0 33 33Summary edit Games played 43 42 First Division 1 FA Cup Games won 14 14 First Division 0 FA Cup Games drawn 8 8 First Division 0 FA Cup Games lost 21 20 First Division 1 FA Cup Goals scored 53 53 First Division 0 FA Cup Goals conceded 76 74 First Division 2 FA Cup Clean sheets 8 8 First Division 0 FA Cup Biggest league win 2 0 on three occasions 3 1 versus Preston North End 7 April 1939Worst league defeat 5 0 versus Aston Villa 17 September 1938Most appearances 43 Joe Crozier 42 First Division 1 FA Cup Top scorer league 8 Tommy CheethamTop scorer all competitions 8 Tommy CheethamTransfers amp loans editCricketers are not included in this list Players transferred inDate Pos Name Previous Club Fee Ref May 1938 HB nbsp William Gibbons nbsp Wrexham n a 24 May 1938 DF nbsp Harry Oliver nbsp Hartlepools United 1 500 25 19 June 1938 FW nbsp Fred Durrant nbsp Folkestone n a 26 June 1938 DF nbsp Bob Allen nbsp Doncaster Rovers n a 27 July 1938 HB nbsp Ray Ferris nbsp Glentoran Amateur 28 July 1938 FW nbsp Fred Rowell nbsp Sunderland n a 29 16 August 1938 FW nbsp Jackie Gibbons nbsp Tottenham Hotspur Amateur 30 December 1938 DF nbsp Bill Gorman nbsp Bury 7 000 31 1938 GK James Bayne n a n a 32 1938 HB nbsp John Moore Unattached Free 33 1938 DF nbsp Robert Smith Unattached n a 34 January 1939 FW nbsp Cyril Brown nbsp Felixstowe n a 35 7 February 1939 FW nbsp Les Boulter nbsp Charlton Athletic 5 000 36 7 February 1939 FW nbsp Tommy Cheetham nbsp Queens Park Rangers 5 000 37 April 1939 DF nbsp Fred Mansfield nbsp Cambridge Town n a 38 n a FW nbsp Albert Degnan nbsp Charlton Athletic n a 39 n a FW nbsp Ron Griffin nbsp Lincoln City n a 39 n a FW nbsp Johnny Kay n a n a 40 n a n a Archie Waddell n a n a 40 Players transferred outDate Pos Name Subsequent club Join date Ref May 1938 HB nbsp Duncan McKenzie nbsp Middlesbrough 6 000 5 21 October 1938 FW nbsp David McCulloch nbsp Derby County 9 500 10 November 1938 FW nbsp George Eastham nbsp Blackpool 5 000 11 February 1939 FW nbsp Bobby Reid nbsp Sheffield United 6 000 41 16 March 1939 FW nbsp Gerry McAloon nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 000 39 Players releasedDate Pos Name Subsequent club Join date Ref May 1939 DF nbsp Bob Allen nbsp Dartford June 1939 27 May 1939 DF nbsp Arthur Bateman Retired 42 May 1939 FW nbsp Albert Degnan nbsp Albion Rovers 15 June 1939 39 May 1939 FW nbsp Maurice Edelston nbsp Corinthian May 1939 43 May 1939 HB nbsp Ray Ferris nbsp Cambridge Town 1939 44 May 1939 FW nbsp Jackie Gibbons nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 1939 25 May 1939 FW nbsp Ron Griffin nbsp Watford August 1939 39 References edit Brentford F C at the Football Club History Database Bees Record Profit The Brentford amp Chiswick Times 1 July 1938 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 64 65 a b Star Players For Brentford Fruitless Offers Made For Doherty And Blair Harry Curtis s Disclosures Shortage Of First Class Players What The Club Is Willing To Pay The Brentford amp Chiswick Times 15 July 1938 a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 106 a b c d e f g h White 1989 p 375 Brentford v Chelsea 20 08 1938 Stamford Bridge com The History of Chelsea FC Retrieved 9 July 2017 a b c d e Brentford results for the 1938 1939 season Statto com Archived from the original on 10 September 2016 Retrieved 23 December 2016 Haynes Graham 1998 A Z Of Bees Brentford Encyclopedia Harefield Middlesex Yore Publications p 15 ISBN 1 874427 57 7 a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 104 a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 17 52 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 67 68 Moore Tom 25 May 2017 In pictures Brentford FC in the 1920s and 1930s getwestlondon Retrieved 29 May 2017 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 104 131 134 166 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 24 37 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 149 a b Les Smith 11v11 com Retrieved 24 May 2016 Haynes Graham Coumbe Frank 2006 Timeless Bees Brentford F C Who s Who 1920 2006 Yore Publications ISBN 978 0955294914 Joyce Michael 2012 Football League Players Records 1888 to 1939 Nottingham Tony Brown ISBN 190589161X Bill Gorman 11v11 com Retrieved 23 May 2016 Leslie Boulter 11v11 com Retrieved 23 May 2016 Dai Hopkins 11v11 com Retrieved 23 May 2016 a b England Matches The Amateurs 1906 1939 www englandfootballonline com Retrieved 30 October 2016 Argus 20 May 1938 Bees Fixtures List Of Games For Next Season Two New Players The Brentford amp Chiswick Times a b Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 64 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 51 a b Bob Allen Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 19 June 2016 Ray Ferris at WorldFootball net Fred Rowell Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 19 June 2016 Bees Capture A H Gibbons Signed On Amateur Forms Playing To Morrow When He Nearly Turned Professional The Brentford amp Chiswick Times 19 August 1938 Bill Gorman Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 9 June 2016 Argus 1938 Bees Reveal Their Finds New Young Goalkeeper Impresses With Sound Display A Bright Outlook Anderson Shines Briddon Waiting His Chance Strong Reserve Strength The Brentford amp Chiswick Times Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 110 Souvenir of the Football League Jubilee 1938 p 3 Cyril Brown Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 19 June 2016 Haynes amp Coumbe 2006 p 24 White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC pp 162 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