1898–99 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1898–99 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division London. Though the season was largely viewed as a disappointment, the Bees finished in 4th place.

Brentford
1898–99 season
ChairmanBill Stephenson
StadiumCross Roads
Southern League Second Division London4th
FA CupThird qualifying round
London Senior CupFirst round
Middlesex Senior CupSecond round
West Middlesex CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Booth,
Dailley, Ward (9)

All: Booth,
Dailley (12)

Season summary

The 1898–99 season was half back Arthur Charlton's last with Brentford, after a career stretching back to 1892.

Brentford enjoyed a meteoric rise in London amateur football during a three-year period, going from playing only friendly and cup matches in 1895–96, to being promoted through the London League and elected into the Southern League for 1898–99 season.[1] The club paid for its success and a number of its better players were lured away during the off-season, with forwards Oakey Field and David Lloyd turning professional and signing for Sheffield United and Thames Ironworks respectively.[1] On the financial front, attendances had consistently improved year-on-year for the previous three seasons, but the leaseholder of the club's Shotter's Lane ground took the opportunity to increase the rent to an unacceptable amount.[1] The club, which had made a loss on the previous season, were forced to move out of Brentford to Cross Roads, an unsatisfactory patch of ground located near South Ealing tube station.[1] To compound the financial problems, while the club remained officially amateur, it was illegally forced to pay some of its new signings more than their travelling expenses to entice them to play.[1]

Despite the goals of Oakey Field's replacement C. Ward, Brentford had a modest start to life in the London section of the Southern League Second Division, but after the departure of Ward in early November 1898, wins over Southall and St Albans put the club top of the division late in the month.[1] The Bees subsequently fell away badly, taking just one point from a possible 10 over the next five matches.[2] After winning two cups during the previous season, the club experienced little joy in 1898–99, suffering early exits in the FA Cup, London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup and suffering a semi-final defeat to Harrow Athletic in the West Middlesex Cup.[2] The club entered the FA Amateur Cup for the only time, but withdrew after progressing to the second round.[3] Though the season was largely a disappointment, Brentford finished in a credible 4th place in the London section of the Southern League Second Division.[1]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
2 Wolverton L&NWR 22 13 4 5 88 43 2.047 30
3 Watford 22 14 2 6 62 35 1.771 30
4 Brentford 22 11 3 8 59 39 1.513 25
5 Wycombe Wanderers 22 10 2 10 55 57 0.965 22
6 Southall 22 11 0 11 44 55 0.800 22
Source: rsssf.com
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

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Southern League Second Division London

No. DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
1 10 September 1898St AlbansH6–1Ward (3), Booth, Dailley, Richardson
2 17 September 1898Fulham A4–1Edney, Booth (2), Knapman
3 24 September 1898Thames IronworksA1–3Tranter (og)
4 8 October 1898Watford H2–4Dailley (pen), Booth
5 15 October 1898Wycombe WanderersH9–2Knapman, Ward (5), Richardson, Dailley (2, 1 pen)
6 5 November 1898Wolverton London & North Western Railway A2–4Dailley, Booth
7 12 November 1898SouthallA3–0Booth, Richardson, Ward
8 24 November 1898 St Albans A 5–4 McMillan, Dailley (2, 1 pen), Booth
9 3 December 1898 Uxbridge A 0–3
10 17 December 1898Shepherds BushH1–1Johnson
11 24 December 1898WatfordA1–2Evans
12 31 December 1898CheshamA1–2Dailley
13 11 February 1899Thames Ironworks H0–2
14 18 February 1899Maidenhead A3–0Walker, Booth, Robey (og)
15 25 February 1899Fulham H2–1Evans, Johnson
16 4 March 1899Wolverton London & North Western Railway H3–3Johnson, Knapman (2)
17 11 March 1899 Uxbridge H 0–1
18 18 March 1899 Shepherds Bush A 2–1 Walker, Dailley
19 1 April 1899 Chesham H 5–2 Knapman (2), Walker (pen), Westhead, Richardson
20 8 April 1899 Maidenhead H 6–0 Evans, Johnson (2), Walker, Richardson
21 15 April 1899 Southall H 2–1 Johnson (2)
22 22 April 1899 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 Turner

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Scorer(s)
3QR29 October 1898 Clapton A1–6 Dailley

London Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Scorer(s)
1R14 January 1899 London Caledonians H1–6 Evans

Middlesex Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Scorer(s)
1R 7 January 1899 Uxbridge H 7–0 Evans, Dailley (2, 1 pen), Booth, Knapman (2), Johnson
2R4 February 1899 Barnet H1–2 Johnson

West Middlesex Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Scorer(s) Notes
1R 21 January 1899 Civil Service H 4–3 Evans, Booth (2), Johnson
SF18 March 1899 Harrow Athletic N1–2 (a.e.t.) Johnson [nb 1]
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2]

Playing squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Ben Brown
GK Scotland SCO Frank Burton
GK Scotland SCO Henry Gill
GK England ENG Charles Gillett
GK England ENG Harry Pennington
DF England ENG "Gosling"
DF Wales WAL Frank Lewis
DF England ENG Alfred Lugg
DF England ENG George Pollitt
DF England ENG Percy Swann
DF Scotland SCO George Turner
DF England ENG Archie Williams
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Charlton
MF England ENG George Haslen
MF England ENG Alfred Mattocks
MF England ENG William Mehew
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Billy Smith
MF England ENG W. Walker
MF England ENG William Westhead
FW England ENG Ernest Booth
FW England ENG J. Chambers
FW England ENG John Cotton
FW England ENG Richard Dailley
FW   Charlie Evans
FW England ENG W. Hancock
FW England ENG Frederick Johnson
FW England ENG Thomas Knapman
FW   J. McMillan
FW Wales WAL Trevor Owen
FW England ENG John Richardson
FW Scotland SCO James Rough

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Herbert Edney (Retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   C. Ward
  • "Gosling" is an alias
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford[2]

Statistics

Gilett
Lugg (c)
Turner
Walker
Westhead
Mattocks
Knapman
Dailley
Evans
Booth
Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player SL2 FAC LSC MSC WMC Total
FW England Ernest Booth90 0 1 212
FW England Richard Dailley 9 1 0 2 0 12
FW England Frederick Johnson 7 0 0 2 2 11
FW n/a C. Ward 9 9
FW England Thomas Knapman 6 0 0 2 0 8
FW England John Richardson 6 0 0 0 0 6
FW n/a Charlie Evans 3 0 1 1 1 6
HB England W. Walker 4 0 0 0 0 4
HB England Herbert Edney 1 0 1
DF Scotland George Turner 1 0 0 0 1
FW n/a J. McMillan 1 0 0 0 0 1
HB England William Westhead 1 0 0 0 0 1
Opponents 2 0 0 0 0 2
Total591 1 8 574
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[2]

Management

Name From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Committee 10 September 1898 22 April 1899 28 13 3 12 046.43 22 11 3 8 050.00

Summary

Games played28 (22 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 West Middlesex Cup)
Games won13 (11 Southern League Second Division London, 0 FA Cup, 0 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)
Games drawn3 (3 Southern League Second Division London, 0 FA Cup, 0 London Senior Cup, 0 Middlesex Senior Cup, 0 West Middlesex Cup)
Games lost12 (8 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)
Goals scored74 (59 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 8 Middlesex Senior Cup, 5 West Middlesex Cup)
Goals conceded58 (39 Southern League Second Division London, 6 FA Cup, 6 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 5 West Middlesex Cup)
Clean sheets4 (3 Southern League Second Division London, 0 FA Cup, 0 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 0 West Middlesex Cup)
Biggest league win9–2 versus Wycombe Wanderers, 15 October 1898
Worst league defeat3–0 versus Uxbridge, 3 December 1898
Most appearances27, Richard Dailley (22 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)
Top scorer (league)9, Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley, C. Ward
Top scorer (all competitions)12, Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley

Notes

  1. Match played at Hanwell, London.

References

  1. White, p. 71-72.
  2. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 47. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
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