1921–22 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford

1921–22 season

Chairman

H. Jason-Saunders

Manager

Stadium

9th

Top goalscorer

League: Morris (16)
All: Morris (17)

Average home league attendance

9,115

← 1920–21

1922–23 →

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

After a torrid first season in the Football League, Brentford's squad was overhauled and Archie Mitchell took over as player-manager,^[1] focusing solely on the team, with his predecessor Fred Halliday taking up secretarial duties.^[2] Charles Alton and John Bethune were brought in to bolster 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 leading goalscorers Harry King and Reginald Boyne. Cricketer and outside forward Patsy Hendren would prove to be available for much of the season.^[3]

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] Tough-tackling Cyril Hunter had been signed to replace Archie Mitchell in December 1921 and forwards Harry Morris and Harry Anstiss scored the majority of the team's goals.^[5]^[6]^[7] On 11 February, Freddy Capper became the first Brentford player to be sent off in a Football League match, receiving his marching orders from referee Harry Curtis, who would be appointed as Brentford's manager in 1926.^[8] Five defeats in seven matches during February and March and poor away form throughout the season ruled out the possibility of automatic promotion, but the team finished strongly, winning five of the final eight matches of the season to finish 9th.^[4] Brentford won just one away league match during the season, the joint-fewest in club history.^[9]

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 half back Archie Mitchell was forced into action as an emergency goalkeeper.^[2]

League table

Main article: 1921–22 Football League Third Division South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	42	14	7	0	50	8	9	8	4	18	13	68	21	3.238	+47	61
2	Plymouth Argyle	42	17	4	0	43	4	8	7	6	20	20	63	24	2.625	+39	61
3	Portsmouth	42	13	5	3	38	18	5	12	4	24	21	62	39	1.590	+23	53
4	Luton Town	42	16	2	3	47	9	6	6	9	17	26	64	35	1.829	+29	52
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	7	1	36	12	5	6	10	17	32	53	44	1.205	+9	49
6	Swindon Town	42	10	7	4	40	21	6	6	9	32	39	72	60	1.200	+12	45
7	Watford	42	9	9	3	34	21	4	9	8	20	27	54	48	1.125	+6	44
8	Aberdare Athletic	42	11	6	4	38	18	6	4	11	19	33	57	51	1.118	+6	44
9	Brentford	42	15	2	4	41	17	1	9	11	11	26	52	43	1.209	+9	43
10	Swansea Town	42	11	8	2	40	19	2	7	12	10	28	50	47	1.064	+3	41
11	Merthyr Town	42	14	2	5	33	15	3	4	14	12	41	45	56	0.804	–11	40
12	Millwall	42	6	13	2	22	10	4	5	12	16	32	38	42	0.905	–4	38
13	Reading	42	10	5	6	28	15	4	5	12	12	32	40	47	0.851	–7	38
14	Bristol Rovers	42	8	8	5	32	24	6	2	13	20	43	52	67	0.776	–15	38
15	Norwich City	42	8	10	3	29	17	4	3	14	21	45	50	62	0.806	–12	37
16	Charlton Athletic	42	10	6	5	28	19	3	5	13	15	37	43	56	0.768	–13	37
17	Northampton Town	42	13	3	5	30	17	0	8	13	17	54	47	71	0.662	–24	37
18	Gillingham	42	11	4	6	36	20	3	4	14	11	40	47	60	0.783	–13	36
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	9	6	6	33	19	4	3	14	12	32	45	51	0.882	–6	35
20	Newport County	42	8	7	6	22	18	3	5	13	22	43	44	61	0.721	–17	34
21	Exeter City	42	7	5	9	22	29	4	7	10	16	30	38	59	0.644	–21	34
22	Southend United	42	7	5	9	23	23	1	6	14	11	51	34	74	0.459	–40	27

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Third Division South

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
1	27 August 1921	Merthyr Town	H	0–1
2	29 August 1921	Southend United	A	1–1	Morris
3	3 September 1921	Merthyr Town	A	0–2
4	5 September 1921	Southend United	H	1–0	Bertram
5	10 September 1921	Watford	H	1–1	Morris
6	14 September 1921	Bristol Rovers	A	0–0
7	17 September 1921	Watford	A	0–0
8	24 September 1921	Charlton Athletic	H	0–2
9	1 October 1921	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	Anstiss
10	8 October 1921	Northampton Town	H	1–0	Morris
11	15 October 1921	Northampton Town	A	0–2
12	21 October 1921	Queens Park Rangers	H	5–1	Morris (3), T. Elliott, Bertram
13	29 October 1921	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	Mitchell (pen)
14	5 November 1921	Portsmouth	H	2–2	Mitchell (pen), Morris
15	12 November 1921	Portsmouth	A	0–1
16	19 November 1921	Norwich City	A	0–0
17	26 November 1921	Norwich City	H	2–1	Shields, Morris
18	10 December 1921	Reading	A	3–0	Anstiss (2), Morris
19	24 December 1921	Bristol Rovers	H	4–2	T. Elliott, Anstiss (2), Morris
20	26 December 1921	Aberdare Athletic	H	2–1	T. Elliott, Anstiss
21	27 December 1921	Aberdare Athletic	A	0–2
22	31 December 1921	Southampton	A	0–0
23	14 January 1922	Southampton	H	1–0	T. Elliott (pen)
24	21 January 1922	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–1	Morris (2), Norton
25	28 January 1922	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–4	Morris
26	4 February 1922	Newport County	H	1–0	T. Elliott
27	11 February 1922	Newport County	A	1–2	Norton
28	18 February 1922	Luton Town	H	0–2
29	25 February 1922	Luton Town	A	0–3
30	4 March 1922	Swindon Town	H	3–0	Anstiss, Norton, Amos
31	11 March 1922	Swindon Town	A	1–2	T. Elliott
32	18 March 1922	Gillingham	A	0–0
33	25 March 1922	Gillingham	H	0–1
34	1 April 1922	Millwall	A	1–1	Morris
35	8 April 1922	Millwall	H	1–0	Anstiss
36	14 April 1922	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	4–0	Anstiss (3), Hendren
37	15 April 1922	Exeter City	A	0–1
38	17 April 1922	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1–2	Anstiss
39	18 April 1922	Reading	H	2–0	Anstiss, T. Elliott
40	24 April 1922	Exeter City	H	5–2	Anstiss, Kerr, Morris, Capper, Amos
41	29 April 1922	Swansea Town	A	0–1
42	6 May 1922	Swansea Town	H	3–1	Morris, T. Elliott, Anstiss

FA Cup

Main article: 1921–22 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorer(s)
5QR	3 December 1921	Dulwich Hamlet	H	3–1	Capper, Mitchell, Morris
6QR	17 December 1921	Shildon Athletic	H	1–0	T. Elliott
R1	7 January 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2

Sources: Statto, 100 Years of Brentford^[10]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1921–22 season.

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	William Young	(1892-08-04)4 August 1892 (aged 29)	South Shields	1920
Defenders
DF	Charles Alton	(1891-12-24)24 December 1891 (aged 29)	Rotherham County	1921
DF	John Bethune	(1888-10-19)19 October 1888 (aged 32)	Bristol Rovers	1921
DF	Bertie Rosier	(1893-03-21)21 March 1893 (aged 28)	Southall	1913
Midfielders
HB	Alf Amos	(1893-02-09)9 February 1893 (aged 28)	Old Kingstonians	1913
HB	Jimmy Elliott	1891 (aged 29–30)	Tottenham Hotspur	1920
HB	Charles Fisher	(1899-06-09)9 June 1899 (aged 22)	Kidderminster Harriers	1921
HB	Fred Howe	1895 (aged 25–26)	Coventry City	1921
HB	Cyril Hunter	1898 (aged 22–23)	Leadgate Park	1921
HB	James Kerr	(1894-11-04)4 November 1894 (aged 26)	Blackburn Rovers	1921	Amateur
HB	Archie Mitchell	(1885-12-15)15 December 1885 (aged 35)	Queens Park Rangers	1921	Manager
Forwards
FW	Harry Anstiss	(1899-08-22)22 August 1899 (aged 22)	Hammersmith Athletic	1920
FW	George Bertram	(1896-01-15)15 January 1896 (aged 25)	Fulham	1921
FW	Freddy Capper	8 May 1892 (aged 30)	The Wednesday	1921
FW	Thomas Elliott	(1890-04-06)6 April 1890 (aged 31)	Nottingham Forest	1921
FW	Patsy Hendren (c)	(1889-02-05)5 February 1889 (aged 32)	Queens Park Rangers	1911	Played when his cricket commitments allowed
FW	Harry Morris	(1897-11-25)25 November 1897 (aged 23)	Fulham	1921
FW	Horace Norton	(1896-09-15)15 September 1896 (aged 24)	Bradford City	1921
FW	George Pither	(1899-06-24)24 June 1899 (aged 22)	Isleworth Town	1921
FW	Ralph Shields	1892 (aged 28–29)	Exeter City	1921

Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,^[10] Timeless Bees,^[11] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939^[12]

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Archie Mitchell	Manager
Michael Witham	Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos	Nat	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		William Young	41	0	3	0	44	0
DF		Charles Alton	36	0	3	0	39	0
DF		John Bethune	10	0	0	0	10	0
DF		Bertie Rosier	34	0	3	0	37	0
HB		Alf Amos	40	2	3	0	43	2
HB		Jimmy Elliott	27	0	3	0	30	0
HB		Charles Fisher	6	0	0	0	6	0
HB		Fred Howe	2	0	0	0	2	0
HB		Cyril Hunter	21	0	—		21	0
HB		James Kerr	21	1	0	0	21	1
HB		Archie Mitchell	13	2	3	1	16	3
FW		Harry Anstiss	23	15	2	0	25	15
FW		George Bertram	10	2	0	0	10	2
FW		Freddy Capper	35	1	3	1	38	2
FW		Thomas Elliott	39	8	3	1	42	9
FW		Patsy Hendren	35	1	3	0	38	1
FW		Harry Morris	36	16	3	1	39	17
FW		Horace Norton	19	3	0	0	19	3
FW		George Pither	7	0	0	0	7	0
FW		Ralph Shields	8	1	1	0	9	1

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[10]

Goalscorers

Pos.	Player	FL3	FAC	Total
FW	Harry Morris	16	1	17
FW	Harry Anstiss	15	0	15
FW	Thomas Elliott	8	1	9
FW	Horace Norton	3	0	3
HB	Archie Mitchell	2	1	3
HB	Alf Amos	2	0	2
FW	George Bertram	2	0	2
HB	Jimmy Elliott	2	0	2
FW	Freddy Capper	1	1	2
FW	Patsy Hendren	1	0	1
HB	James Kerr	1	0	1
FW	Ralph Shields	1	0	1
Total		52	4	58

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years of Brentford^[10]

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Archie Mitchell		27 August 1921	6 May 1922	7001450000000000000♠45	7001180000000000000♠18	7001110000000000000♠11	7001160000000000000♠16	7001400000000000000♠40.00\|	7001420000000000000♠42	7001160000000000000♠16	7001110000000000000♠11	7001150000000000000♠15	7001381000000000000♠38.10

Summary

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

Transfers & loans

Cricketers are not included in this list.

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
June 1921	FW	George Bertram	Fulham	Free	^[13]
June 1921	FW	Harry Morris	Fulham	Free	^[14]
August 1921	HB	Archie Mitchell	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[15]
August 1921	GK	Edmund Wright	Aston Villa	Free	^[16]
December 1921	HB	Cyril Hunter	Leadgate Park	Free	^[5]
1921	DF	Charles Alton	Rotherham County	Free	^[17]
1921	DF	John Bethune	Bristol Rovers	Free	^[18]
1921	FW	Freddy Capper	The Wednesday	Free	^[19]
1921	FW	Thomas Elliott	Nottingham Forest	Free	^[20]
1921	HB	Charles Fisher	Kidderminster Harriers	Free	^[21]
1921	HB	James Kerr	Blackburn Rovers	Amateur	^[22]
1921	FW	Horace Norton	Bradford City	Free	^[23]
1921	FW	George Pither	Isleworth Town	Amateur	^[24]
1921	DF	Archie Reay	Gnome Athletic	Free	^[25]
1921	FW	Ralph Shields	Exeter City	Free	^[26]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
May 1922	FW	George Bertram	Sittingbourne	1922	^[18]
May 1922	DF	John Bethune	Sittingbourne	1922	^[18]
May 1922	HB	Charles Fisher	Margate	n/a	^[21]
May 1922	HB	Fred Howe	Peterborough & Fletton United	n/a	^[27]
May 1922	HB	Archie Mitchell	Retired		^[15]
May 1922	FW	Horace Norton	Darlington	1922	^[23]
May 1922	FW	George Pither	Millwall	1922	^[24]
May 1922	DF	Archie Reay	Gillingham	1922	^[25]
May 1922	FW	Ralph Shields	Sittingbourne	1922	^[26]

References

↑ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 175.
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↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X.
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↑ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 82.

Brentford Football Club

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Grounds	Griffin Park Brentford Community Stadium

Affiliated clubs	FC Midtjylland

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Rivalries	West London derby

Brentford F.C. seasons

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1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

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