1949–50 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1949–50 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. In his first season as manager, Jackie Gibbons guided the club to a 9th-place finish, a marked improvement on near-relegations in the previous two seasons.

Brentford
1949–50 season
ChairmanFrank Davis
Secretary-ManagerJackie Gibbons
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division9th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dare (14)
All: Dare (14)
Highest home attendance38,000
Lowest home attendance16,514
Average home league attendance22,613

Season summary

1949–50 marked the first season since 1925–26 that Brentford would play a full season under the management of someone other than Harry Curtis, with former player Jackie Gibbons having taken over as manager in February 1949.[1] A new-look squad toured Sweden under Gibbons in pre-season, with new forward signings Ken Coote, Jimmy Hill and Dennis Rampling in attendance.[1] Joe Crozier, the team's near-ever-present goalkeeper since September 1937,[2] elected to retire from full-time football and was replaced by his backup, Alf Jefferies.[2]

Brentford had a mixed season in the Second Division, with just three victories in the opening 15 matches leaving the club out of contention for challenging for promotion.[3] A turnaround in form elevated the Bees from 21st place on 5 November 1949, to a season-high 7th on 8 April 1950.[3] Two losses, a win and a draw from the final four matches dropped the club a final position of 9th.[3] Brentford finished the campaign having conceded only 12 league goals at Griffin Park, the best home record in each of the top two divisions.[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
7 Hull City 42 17 11 14 64 72 0.889 45
8 Swansea Town 42 17 9 16 53 49 1.082 43 Welsh Cup winners
9 Brentford 42 15 13 14 44 49 0.898 43
10 Cardiff City 42 16 10 16 41 44 0.932 42
11 Grimsby Town 42 16 8 18 74 73 1.014 40
Source:

Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
No. DateOpponentVenueResult AttendanceScorer(s)
1 20 August 1949Tottenham Hotspur H1–4 32,702Manley (pen)
2 24 August 1949Queens Park RangersA3–3 20,931Dare (2), Monk
3 27 August 1949BuryA2–1 16,116Woodward, Dare
4 31 August 1949Queens Park RangersH0–2 25,741
5 3 September 1949Leicester CityH0–1 20,302
6 10 September 1949Bradford Park AvenueA2–0 12,754Goodwin, Paton
7 14 September 1949Blackburn RoversH2–0 19,889Dare, Paton
8 17 September 1949ChesterfieldH0–0 25,270
9 19 September 1949Blackburn Rovers A1–4 18,613Coote
10 24 September 1949Plymouth ArgyleA0–2 17,088
11 1 October 1949Sheffield WednesdayH1–1 25,270Goodwin
12 8 October 1949Preston North EndA0–2 30,178
13 15 October 1949Swansea TownH0–0 23,871
14 22 October 1949Leeds United A0–1 27,342
15 29 October 1949SouthamptonH0–1 21,694
16 5 November 1949Coventry CityA1–1 16,110Woodward
17 12 November 1949Luton Town H1–0 20,520Sperrin
18 19 November 1949Barnsley A1–0 14,942Woodward
19 26 November 1949West Ham UnitedH0–2 21,887
20 3 December 1949Sheffield UnitedA1–1 20,649Dare
21 10 December 1949Grimsby TownA1–0 16,384Girling
22 17 December 1949Tottenham HotspurA1–1 49,297Sperrin
23 24 December 1949BuryH2–0 17,401Dare (2)
24 26 December 1949Hull City H3–1 33,791Dare, Sperrin, Goodwin
25 27 December 1949Hull CityA0–2 48,447
26 31 December 1949Leicester CityA1–1 31,919Dare
27 14 January 1950Bradford Park AvenueH2–0 19,781Coote, Paton
28 21 January 1950ChesterfieldA1–3 12,075Coote
29 4 February 1950Plymouth ArgyleH0–0 22,313
30 18 February 1950Sheffield WednesdayA3–3 37,923Pointon, Hill, Dare
31 25 February 1950Preston North EndH1–0 25,387Goodwin
32 4 March 1950Swansea TownA0–3 21,239
33 11 March 1950Leeds UnitedH0–0 22,231
34 18 March 1950SouthamptonA3–2 22,429Paton, Dare, Mallett (og)
35 25 March 1950Coventry City H2–0 16,921Goodwin, Dare
36 1 April 1950West Ham UnitedA2–2 18,826Manley (pen), Pointon
37 7 April 1950Cardiff CityH1–0 24,584Goodwin
38 8 April 1950Sheffield United H1–0 22,411Dare
39 10 April 1950Cardiff CityA0–0 16,260
40 15 April 1950Luton Town A0–1 13,991
41 22 April 1950BarnsleyH3–0 16,514Pointon, Hill, Dare
42 29 April 1950Grimsby TownA1–4 11,253Garneys

FA Cup
Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance
3R7 January 1950Chelsea H0–1 38,000

Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1949–50 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Gaskell (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 32) Buxton 1937
GK Alf Jefferies (1922-02-09)9 February 1922 (aged 27) Oxford City 1945
GK Reg Newton (1926-06-30)30 June 1926 (aged 23) Leyton Orient 1949
Defenders
DF Bill Gorman (1911-01-13)13 January 1911 (aged 38) Bury 1938
DF Fred Monk (1920-10-09)9 October 1920 (aged 28) Guildford City 1948
DF Roddy Munro (1920-07-27)27 July 1920 (aged 29) Rangers 1946
DF Wally Quinton (1917-12-13)13 December 1917 (aged 31) Birmingham City 1949
Midfielders
HB Ron Greenwood (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 27) Bradford Park Avenue 1949
HB Frank Latimer (1923-10-03)3 October 1923 (aged 25) Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1945
HB Tom Manley (1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 36) Manchester United 1939
Forwards
FW Jimmy Anders (1928-03-08)8 March 1928 (aged 21) Preston North End 1948
FW Ken Coote (1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 21) Wembley 1949
FW Billy Dare (1927-02-14)14 February 1927 (aged 22) Hendon 1948
FW Tom Garneys (1923-08-25)25 August 1923 (aged 25) Chingford Town 1949
FW Dickie Girling (1922-05-24)24 May 1922 (aged 27) Crystal Palace 1947
FW Jackie Goodwin (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 (aged 28) Birmingham City 1949
FW Jimmy Hill (1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 21) Reading 1949
FW Doug Keene (1928-08-30)30 August 1928 (aged 20) Kingsbury Town 1946
FW Kevin O'Flanagan (1919-06-10)10 June 1919 (aged 30) Barnet 1949 Amateur
FW Johnny Paton (1923-04-02)2 April 1923 (aged 26) Celtic 1949
FW Bill Pointon (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 28) Queens Park Rangers 1950
FW Dennis Rampling (1923-11-25)25 November 1923 (aged 25) Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1949
FW Billy Sperrin (1922-04-09)9 April 1922 (aged 27) Guildford City 1949
Players who left the club mid-season
HB David Nelson (1918-02-03)3 February 1918 (aged 31) Fulham 1947 Transferred to Queens Park Rangers
HB George Paterson (1914-09-26)26 September 1914 (aged 34) Celtic 1946 Transferred to Yeovil Town
FW Viv Woodward (1914-05-25)25 May 1914 (aged 35) Millwall 1948 Transferred to Aldershot
  • Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[4] Timeless Bees[5]

Coaching staff
Name Role
Jackie Gibbons Secretary-Manager
Jimmy Bain Assistant Manager
Malky MacDonald Trainer
Jack Cartmell Assistant Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals
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 Ted Gaskell 14 0 0 0 14 0
GK Alf Jefferies 26 0 1 0 27 0
GK Reg Newton 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF Bill Gorman 8 0 0 0 8 0
DF Fred Monk 25 1 1 0 26 1
DF Roddy Munro 19 0 0 0 19 0
DF Wally Quinton 36 0 1 0 37 0
HB Ron Greenwood 42 0 1 0 43 0
HB Frank Latimer 22 0 1 0 23 0
HB Tom Manley 3320 0332
HB David Nelson 26 0 1 0 27 0
HB George Paterson 3 0 — 3 0
FW Jimmy Anders 9 0 1 0 10 0
FW Ken Coote 20 3 0 0 20 3
FW Billy Dare 41 14 1 0 42 14
FW Tom Garneys 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW Dickie Girling 14 1 0 0 14 1
FW Jackie Goodwin 36 6 1 0 37 6
FW Jimmy Hill 18 2 0 0 18 2
FW Doug Keene 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Kevin O'Flanagan 601 0 70
FW Johnny Paton 23 5 0 0 23 5
FW Bill Pointon 12 2 0 0 12 2
FW Dennis Rampling 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Billy Sperrin 14 3 1 0 15 3
FW Viv Woodward 10 3 0 0 10 3
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]

Goalscorers
Pos. Nat Player FL2 FAC Total
FW Billy Dare 14 0 14
FW Jackie Goodwin 6 0 6
FW Johnny Paton 5 0 5
FW Ken Coote 3 0 3
FW Billy Sperrin 3 0 3
FW Viv Woodward 3 0 3
FW Jimmy Hill 2 0 2
HB Tom Manley 2 0 2
FW Bill Pointon 2 0 2
FW Tom Garneys 1 0 1
FW Dickie Girling 1 0 1
DF Fred Monk 1 0 1
Opponents 1 0 1
Total44044
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]

Amateur international caps
Pos. Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
FW Kevin O'Flanagan 1 1 [6]

Management
Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Jackie Gibbons 20 August 1949 29 April 1950 43 15 13 15 034.88 42 15 13 14 035.71

Summary
Games played43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won15 (15 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn13 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost15 (14 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored44 (44 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded51 (49 Second Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets17 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Barnsley, 22 April 1950
Worst league defeat4–1 on three occasions
Most appearances43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)14, Billy Dare
Top scorer (all competitions)14, Billy Dare

Transfers & loans
Cricketers are not included in this list.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
9 May 1949 FW Dennis Rampling Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic n/a [7]
May 1949 FW Jimmy Hill Reading n/a [8]
July 1949 GK Reg Newton Leyton Orient Part-exchange [9]
September 1949 FW Jack Jordan Reading n/a [10]
September 1949 FW Johnny Paton Celtic £5,000 [11]
September 1949 FW Billy Sperrin Guildford City n/a [12]
November 1949 FW Kevin O'Flanagan Barnet Amateur [13]
24 December 1949 FW Tom Garneys Chingford Town £750 [14]
1949 FW George Francis Unattached n/a [15]
1949 FW Dennis Heath Alexandra Villa n/a [16]
February 1950 FW Eddie Brown n/a n/a [17]
February 1950 FW Bill Pointon Queens Park Rangers Exchange [18]
March 1950 DF Tecwyn Jones Holywell Town Free [19]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
May 1949 FW Peter McKennan Middlesbrough £9,000 [1]
July 1949 FW Alan Smith Leyton Orient Part-exchange [20]
1949 HB George Paterson Queens Park Rangers n/a [21]
February 1950 HB David Nelson Queens Park Rangers Exchange [22]
February 1950 FW Viv Woodward Aldershot n/a [23]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
September 1949 DF Malky MacDonald Retired [24]
May 1950 FW Eddie Brown Torquay United August 1950 [17]
May 1950 FW Les Devonshire Chester June 1950 [25]
May 1950 DF Doug Keene Brighton & Hove Albion June 1950 [26]
May 1950 FW Kevin O'Flanagan Retired [13]
May 1950 FW Dennis Rampling Weymouth 1950 [27]

References
  1. White 1989, p. 194-197.
  2. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 43-44.
  3. Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1949-1950 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. Brentford Football Supporters And Social Club Official Handbook – 1949–50. 1949. p. 35.
  8. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 76-77.
  9. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 116.
  10. "Jack Jordan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  11. "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 » Players – Pate to Pretty" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
  13. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 117.
  14. "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | FORMER BEE PASSES AWAY". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  15. Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Watford. Quay Design of Poole. 24 January 1998. p. 25.
  16. Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. pp. 8–21. ASIN B00NPZL58S. ISBN 0954368282.
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  18. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 126.
  19. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 90.
  20. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 147.
  21. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 121-122.
  22. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 115.
  23. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 171.
  24. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 105.
  25. "Les Devonshire". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  26. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 91.
  27. Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 130.
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