Season summary 1913–14 Brentford F.C. season



future england international forward jack cock briefly played brentford towards end of season.


brentford player-manager dusty rhodes faced tough task ahead in bees first season in southern league division 2 since 1900–01, club s debt having risen £5,000 , prospect of high expenses , reduced gate receipts away matches due 11 of league s 16 clubs being located in wales. result, southern league management committee paid £100 subsidy each of 5 english clubs in league. of previous season s professional players, goalkeeper ted price, full backs tommy fells , walter spratt, centre half frank bentley , outside left patsy hendren retained. bill smith, frederick chapple , bob mctavish sold small fees, while left half phil richards elected retire. in came half backs tom mcgovern, bobby jackson , forwards charlie elliott, henry simons, joe johnson , tommy clark. england international amateur right half alec barclay remained club , amateur forwards henry white , jack chapman added ranks.


as season got underway, brentford feasted on poor welsh opposition, winning 13 of first 15 matches of season, scoring 49 goals , conceding three. treharris , ton pentre each beaten 7–0 @ griffin park , bees posted 5–0, 4–0 , 3–0 scorelines, each on 2 occasions. rot set in after 1–0 home defeat 2nd-place croydon common on christmas day 1913 , injuries , absence of of club s amateurs lead defeats fellow challengers luton town in february 1914, stoke later month , galling 1–0 reverse ton pentre on 21 march. defeat newport county @ home on 4 april ended brentford s mathematical chances of runners-up finish , later month, club unable pay players in full, leading scorer henry simons , future england international jack cock sold raise funds. brentford finished campaign in 4th-place , lost £127 season.








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