1921–22 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1921–22 football season
During the 1921–22 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South . The club improved on its debut season in the league to finish 9th, which would be its highest placing until 1929–30 .
Season summary [ edit ] Archie Mitchell took over as player-manager for the 1921–22 season. After a torrid first season in the Football League , Archie Mitchell joined Brentford as player-manager and the club's squad was overhauled. Outgoing manager Fred Halliday stayed at Griffin Park as secretary, which allowed Mitchell to focus solely on the team.[2] New signings Charles Alton and John Bethune bolstered the defence , half backs Charles Fisher and James Kerr came in and Thomas Elliott and Harry Morris were signed to replace the previous season's departed leading goalscorers Harry King and Reginald Boyne . Cricketer and outside forward Patsy Hendren was available for much of the season.
Brentford began the season inconsistently and hovered around mid-table, before a run of just four defeats in 17 games firmly established the club in the top six by January 1922.[4] Forwards Harry Morris and Harry Anstiss scored the majority of the team's goals and player-manager Mitchell had dropped himself from the team in favour of Cyril Hunter in December 1921. On 11 February 1922, Freddy Capper became the first Brentford player to be sent off in a Football League match. He received his marching orders from referee Harry Curtis , who would later be appointed as Brentford's manager in 1926. Five defeats in seven matches during February and March, coupled with poor away form throughout the season, ruled out the possibility of automatic promotion, but the team finished strongly and won five of the final eight matches to finish 9th.[4] Brentford won just one away league match during the season, which is the joint-fewest in club history.[7]
A rare event occurred on the final day of the season at Swansea Town 's Vetch Field , when Brentford were able to field just 9 men at the kick off.[2] William Young , Harry Anstiss and Freddy Capper missed their train at Paddington and manager Archie Mitchell was pressed into service as an emergency goalkeeper .[2]
League table [ edit ]
Results [ edit ] Brentford's goal tally listed first. No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 27 August 1921 Merthyr Town H 0–1 11,000 2 29 August 1921 Southend United A 1–1 6,000 Morris 3 3 September 1921 Merthyr Town A 0–2 6,000 4 5 September 1921 Southend United H 1–0 8,000 Bertram 5 10 September 1921 Watford H 1–1 10,732 Morris 6 14 September 1921 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 7,000 7 17 September 1921 Watford A 0–0 7,000 8 24 September 1921 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 13,000 9 1 October 1921 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 12,000 Anstiss 10 8 October 1921 Northampton Town H 1–0 9,000 Morris 11 15 October 1921 Northampton Town A 0–2 6,000 12 21 October 1921 Queens Park Rangers H 5–1 13,836 Morris (3), T. Elliott , Bertram 13 29 October 1921 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 15,000 Mitchell (pen ) 14 5 November 1921 Portsmouth H 2–2 11,000 Mitchell (pen ), Morris 15 12 November 1921 Portsmouth A 0–1 12,894 16 19 November 1921 Norwich City A 0–0 6,000 17 26 November 1921 Norwich City H 2–1 5,000 Shields , Morris 18 10 December 1921 Reading A 3–0 8,000 Anstiss (2), Morris 19 24 December 1921 Bristol Rovers H 4–2 10,000 T. Elliott , Anstiss (2), Morris 20 26 December 1921 Aberdare Athletic H 2–1 12,000 T. Elliott , Anstiss 21 27 December 1921 Aberdare Athletic A 0–2 11,000 22 31 December 1921 Southampton A 0–0 10,000 23 14 January 1922 Southampton H 1–0 10,000 T. Elliott (pen ) 24 21 January 1922 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 7,000 Morris (2), Norton 25 28 January 1922 Plymouth Argyle A 1–4 7,000 Morris 26 4 February 1922 Newport County H 1–0 6,000 T. Elliott 27 11 February 1922 Newport County A 1–2 6,500 Norton 28 18 February 1922 Luton Town H 0–2 9,000 29 25 February 1922 Luton Town A 0–3 5,000 30 4 March 1922 Swindon Town H 3–0 5,000 Anstiss , Norton , Amos 31 11 March 1922 Swindon Town A 1–2 6,000 T. Elliott 32 18 March 1922 Gillingham A 0–0 8,000 33 25 March 1922 Gillingham H 0–1 6,000 34 1 April 1922 Millwall A 1–1 12,000 Morris 35 8 April 1922 Millwall H 1–0 6,000 Anstiss 36 14 April 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–0 10,000 Anstiss (3), Hendren 37 15 April 1922 Exeter City A 0–1 5,000 38 17 April 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 9,008 Anstiss 39 18 April 1922 Reading H 2–0 5,000 Anstiss , T. Elliott 40 24 April 1922 Exeter City H 5–2 4,000 Anstiss , Kerr , Morris , Capper , Amos 41 29 April 1922 Swansea Town A 0–1 5,000 42 6 May 1922 Swansea Town H 3–1 5,000 Morris , T. Elliott , Anstiss
Sources: Statto , 100 Years of Brentford, The Complete History[8] Playing squad [ edit ] Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1921–22 season. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,[9] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939[10] Coaching staff [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Goalscorers [ edit ] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Management [ edit ] Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Archie Mitchell 27 August 1921 6 May 1922 45 18 11 16 0 40.00 42 16 11 15 0 38.10
Summary [ edit ] Games played 45 (42 Third Division South , 3 FA Cup ) Games won 18 (16 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup) Games drawn 11 (11 Third Division, 0 FA Cup) Games lost 16 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 56 (52 Third Division, 4 FA Cup) Goals conceded 46 (43 Third Division, 3 FA Cup) Clean sheets 15 (14 Third Division, 1 FA Cup) Biggest league win 4–0 versus Brighton & Hove Albion , 14 April 1922; 5–1 versus Queens Park Rangers , 21 October 1921 Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Luton Town , 25 February 1922 Most appearances 44, William Young (41 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 16, Harry Morris Top scorer (all competitions) 17, Harry Morris
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