1947–48 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1947–48 football season
During the 1947–48 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . In the Bees' first second-tier season since 1934–35 , the club slumped to a 15th-place finish.
Season summary [ edit ] After relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season, Brentford were forced to cash in on their assets and received £16,000 from the sales of George Smith and Scotland international Archie Macaulay . No less than 14 players departed Griffin Park during the off-season, with five players coming in at a cost of nearly £20,000 – half back David Nelson and forwards Peter Buchanan , Tommy Dawson , Tommy Dougall and Jackie Gibbons , with Gibbons rejoining the club after making 11 appearances while an amateur during the 1938–39 season. After a poor start to the season, Jimmy Hogan was brought in as a coach. It was long-serving trainer Bob Kane's final season with the club.[2]
Brentford had an awful start to the season, winning one and losing eight of the opening 9 matches to leave the club rooted to the bottom of the table.[3] Bit-part half back Cyril Toulouse was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in exchange for Jack Chisholm , who lead the team's recovery from the centre of the field. Just three defeats in 13 matches between late-September and mid-December 1946 finally lifted the club out of the relegation places.[3] More players came and went in the second half of the season – Tony Harper and Fred Monk came in from non-League football , with Percy Gleeson , George Stewart and Arthur Shaw transferring out.[6] [7]
Brentford finished a tumultuous season in 15th place, 11 points above the relegation zone and lost just four of the final 20 matches of the league campaign.[3] The season ended with an irksome 1–0 defeat to local rivals (and Second Division champions) Queens Park Rangers in the Ealing Hospital Cup final. The club record for fewest goalscorers in a season was equalled, with just eight players registering a goal.[8]
League table [ edit ]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results [ edit ] Brentford's goal tally listed first. No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 23 August 1947 Fulham A 0–5 32,823 2 27 August 1947 Luton Town H 0–3 17,022 3 30 August 1947 Coventry City H 1–4 19,107 Gibbons 4 3 September 1947 Luton Town A 0–3 20,921 5 6 September 1947 Newcastle United A 0–1 56,692 6 10 September 1947 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 15,005 Buchanan , Nelson , Blakeman 7 13 September 1947 Birmingham City H 1–2 25,523 Dawson 8 17 September 1947 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 18,617 9 20 September 1947 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 29,445 Buchanan , Gibbons 10 27 September 1947 Barnsley H 3–3 22,137 Gleeson , Gibbons , Buchanan 11 4 October 1947 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 23,959 12 11 October 1947 Bradford Park Avenue H 2–1 24,682 Dawson , Girling 13 18 October 1947 Cardiff City H 0–0 34,483 14 25 October 1947 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 29,112 Gibbons 15 1 November 1947 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–4 42,362 16 8 November 1947 Millwall H 2–1 26,251 Buchanan , Girling 17 15 November 1947 Chesterfield A 0–4 11,320 18 22 November 1947 West Ham United H 1–1 24,105 Dawson 19 29 November 1947 Bury A 2–2 12,856 Dawson , Gibbons 20 6 December 1947 Southampton H 2–2 18,735 Dawson , Nelson 21 13 December 1947 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 16,916 22 20 December 1947 Fulham H 0–2 20,717 23 25 December 1947 Leicester City H 2–2 21,291 Dawson (2) 24 27 December 1947 Leicester City A 2–1 32,440 Dawson , Girling 25 3 January 1948 Coventry City A 0–3 20,180 26 17 January 1948 Newcastle United H 1–0 29,684 Gibbons 27 31 January 1948 Birmingham City A 0–0 37,542 28 7 February 1948 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 25,234 Nelson 29 14 February 1948 Barnsley A 1–1 21,399 Gibbons 30 21 February 1948 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 13,723 31 28 February 1948 Bradford Park Avenue A 1–1 11,666 Buchanan 32 6 March 1948 Cardiff City A 0–1 41,032 33 20 March 1948 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 31,297 Buchanan , Monk 34 26 March 1948 Leeds United H 3–0 30,538 Girling , Gibbons (2) 35 27 March 1948 Millwall A 1–0 27,519 Monk 36 29 March 1948 Leeds United A 1–1 26,775 Dawson 37 3 April 1948 Chesterfield H 0–3 24,164 38 10 April 1948 West Ham United A 1–0 21,471 Gibbons 39 12 April 1948 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 36,130 Gibbons 40 17 April 1948 Bury H 4–1 20,419 Blakeman , Gibbons , Buchanan , Dawson 41 24 April 1948 Southampton A 1–2 18,511 Gibbons 42 1 May 1948 Doncaster Rovers H 2–1 16,939 Buchanan , Girling
Playing squad [ edit ] Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1947–48 season. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[9] Timeless Bees[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[9] Goalscorers [ edit ] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[9] Management [ edit ] Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Harry Curtis 23 August 1947 1 May 1948 44 14 14 16 0 31.82 42 13 14 15 0 30.95
Summary [ edit ] Games played 44 (42 Second Division , 2 FA Cup ) Games won 14 (13 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Games drawn 14 (14 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Games lost 16 (15 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 48 (44 Second Division, 4 FA Cup) Goals conceded 63 (61 Second Division, 2 FA Cup) Clean sheets 13 (12 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Biggest league win 3–0 versus Leeds United , 26 March 1948; 4–1 versus Bury , 17 April 1948 Worst league defeat 5–0 versus Fulham , 23 August 1947 Most appearances 46, Jackie Gibbons , Malky MacDonald (41 Second Division, 2 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 13, Jackie Gibbons Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Jackie Gibbons
Transfers & loans [ edit ] Cricketers are not included in this list. References [ edit ] ^ Lucas, Eric (21 May 1948). "Jimmy Hogan Will Be Leaving Brentford – Famous Coach's Contract Not To Be Renewed – Four Teams Next Season – Junior Side For Up To Eighteen Will Compete In Hounslow League". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . ^ a b c "Brentford results for the 1947–1948 season" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016 . ^ "George Stewart" . Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 13 June 2016 . ^ a b "Arthur Shaw, 1924–2015" . www.arsenal.com . Retrieved 13 June 2016 . ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia . Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 1 874427 57 7 . ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 379. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 . ^ "Signatures To-Day". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . 1 August 1947. ^ "Critical Days Are Ahead At Griffin Park Preview Of Prospects – Confidence And Team Spirit – Key To Success". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . 15 August 1947. ^ "Appearance Records – C" . Scottish Football Historical Archive . p. 137. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2018 . ^ Lucas, Eric (22 August 1947). "Famous Irish International Not For Brentford – Dr. O'Flanagan Decides To Again Help Arsenal – Gallego Gets His Place – Surprises In Saturday's Public Trial". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . ^ a b c "Sportsman's Roundabout – "Bees" Sign Centre-Forward and Centre-Half". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . 30 April 1948. ^ a b c "Paterson Makes Request To Be Transferred – Brentford Place Oliver, Gleeson and Moore On List". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . 23 April 1948. ^ "Frank Clack" . Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers . Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016 . ^ "Two More. Naylor And Brown For Third Division Club. Surprise In Store". The Brentford & Chiswick Times . 6 June 1947. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1947/48" . QPRnet . Retrieved 9 May 2018 . ^ "José Gallego" . Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 13 June 2016 . ^ "Eric Ventom" . Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 13 June 2016 .