1906–07 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1906–07 football season
During the 1906–07 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. The highlight of the mid-table season was a run to the third round of the FA Cup .
Season summary [ edit ] Future England international forward Fred Pentland scored 13 goals during the season. Following the death of Dick Molyneux , William Brown was appointed Brentford secretary-manager on a permanent basis at the end of the 1905–06 season, having initially been appointed interim manager in February 1906.[1] He retained the Bees' nucleus of players (Watson , Jay , Parsonage , Tomlinson , Corbett , Underwood , Greaves, Shanks ) and brought in a new goalkeeper (Williams ), two full backs (McConnell and Taylor ), half back Haworth and four new forwards (Greechan , Hagan , McAllister and Pentland ).[1]
Brentford were a model of inconsistently throughout the Southern League First Division season, only winning consecutive matches on two occasions.[2] Key forward Tommy Shanks went on strike early in the season and was transferred to Leicester Fosse for £250, which weakened the forward line.[1] Fred Pentland proved to be an able replacement and finished as second-leading goalscorer behind Fred Corbett.[2] The highlight of the mid-table season was a run to the third round of the FA Cup for the second consecutive season, though the Bees were denied a first appearance in the fourth round after being taken to a replay by Southern League First Division strugglers Crystal Palace and then suffering defeat at Griffin Park .[2] Brentford finished the season £150 in profit (equivalent to £20,000 in 2024), the first time the club had done so since turning professional in late 1899.[1]
Two club records were set during the season:[3]
Most Southern League home wins in a season: 14 Most Southern League away draws in a season: 5 League table [ edit ]
Source:
[4] 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 [ edit ] Brentford's goal tally listed first. Southern League First Division [ edit ] No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorer(s) 1 1 September 1906 Watford H 2–0 Corbett , Underwood 2 8 September 1906 Northampton Town A 0–4 3 15 September 1906 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 Greechan , Corbett , Underwood , Pentland 4 22 September 1906 Fulham A 0–1 5 29 September 1906 Southampton H 2–1 Greechan , Corbett 6 6 October 1906 West Ham United A 1–3 Pentland (pen ) 7 13 October 1906 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–2 Greaves, Underwood 8 20 October 1906 Swindon Town A 0–2 9 27 October 1906 Norwich City H 2–1 Corbett (2) 10 3 November 1906 Luton Town A 0–2 11 10 November 1906 Crystal Palace H 2–0 Hagan , Pentland (pen ) 12 17 November 1906 Bristol Rovers A 1–3 McAllister 13 24 November 1906 Millwall A 0–0 14 1 December 1906 Leyton H 2–0 Tomlinson , Corbett 15 8 December 1906 Portsmouth A 0–0 16 15 December 1906 New Brompton H 3–0 Harvey (og ), McAllister , Hagan 17 22 December 1906 Plymouth Argyle A 2–2 Corbett , McAllister 18 25 December 1906 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 Hagan , Parsonage , Corbett 19 27 December 1906 Reading A 0–4 20 29 December 1906 Watford A 4–1 McAllister , Pentland (2), Syrad 21 5 January 1907 Northampton Town H 2–0 Corbett , Hagan 22 26 January 1907 Fulham H 1–0 Corbett 23 9 February 1907 West Ham United H 0–0 24 16 February 1907 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 25 2 March 1907 Norwich City A 1–1 Greaves 26 9 March 1907 Luton Town H 0–1 27 11 March 1907 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 Greaves 28 16 March 1907 Crystal Palace A 3–0 Parsonage , Pentland (2, 1 pen ) 29 18 March 1907 Southampton A 0–5 30 23 March 1907 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 McAllister , Hagan 31 29 March 1907 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 Pentland 32 30 March 1907 Millwall H 0–2 33 1 April 1907 Reading H 4–2 Pentland (4, 2 pen ) 34 6 April 1907 Leyton A 3–1 McAllister , Corbett (2) 35 8 April 1907 Swindon Town H 5–2 McAllister , Underwood , Corbett (2), Hagan 36 13 April 1907 Portsmouth H 1–1 McAllister 37 20 April 1907 New Brompton A 0–5 38 27 April 1907 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 Hagan , Corbett
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2] Playing squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2] Coaching staff [ edit ] Name Role William Brown Secretary Manager Bob Crone Trainer
Statistics [ edit ] Appearances [ edit ] Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.
Goalscorers [ edit ] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2] Management [ edit ] Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % William Brown 1 September 1906 27 April 1907 42 20 8 14 0 47.62 38 17 8 13 0 44.74
Summary [ edit ] Games played 42 (38 Southern League First Division, 4 FA Cup ) Games won 20 (17 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup) Games drawn 8 (8 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) Games lost 14 (13 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 61 (57 Southern League First Division, 4 FA Cup) Goals conceded 59 (56 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup) Clean sheets 11 (10 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) Biggest league win 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 on two occasions; 5–2 versus Swindon Town , 8 April 1907 Worst league defeat 5–0 on two occasions Most appearances 42, Jock Watson , Charlie Williams (38 Southern League First Division, 4 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 15, Fred Corbett Top scorer (all competitions) 16, Fred Corbett
References [ edit ]