1922–23 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1922–23 football season
Brentford 1922–23 season Chairman George Pauling Manager Archie Mitchell Stadium Griffin Park Third Division South 14th FA Cup Sixth qualifying round Top goalscorer League: Morris (13) All: Morris (13) Highest home attendance 16,000 Lowest home attendance 4,000 Average home league attendance 8,350
During the 1922–23 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in 14th place.
Season summary Inside forward Billy Clayson was one of the few successful signings of Brentford's early years in the Football League. After a promising 9th-place finish at the end of the 1921–22 Third Division South season, Brentford player-manager Archie Mitchell retired from playing in order to concentrate solely on management. Financial problems during the off-season meant that the squad was hit by the triple-departure of forwards Harry Anstiss, George Pither and long-serving wing half Alf Amos to league rivals Millwall .[3] The previous season's leading goalscorer Harry Morris was successfully retained and the money generated from the sales allowed the squad's wages to be paid through the off-season.[5] 11 new players were transferred in, with a contingent from the North East , including full back George Kell, half backs Bill Inglis and John Haggan and forwards Gordon Johnstone, Reginald Parker, Harry Stott and John Thain.[5] Trainer Michael Whitham was replaced by former Bees manager Dusty Rhodes.[5]
Despite Harry Morris scoring 10 goals in an 11 match spell early in the season, by early November 1921, Brentford were rooted in mid-table.[7] A failure to convert draws into wins dropped the club down to 18th on Christmas Day and the sales of Harry Morris to Millwall and long-serving full back Bertie Rosier to Clapton Orient in February 1923 exacerbated the team's problems scoring and conceding goals.[7] Though never looking in any danger of having to seek re-election, a run of goals from Gordon Johnstone and Reginald Parker inspired a seven match unbeaten spell from mid-March to mid-April which lifted Brentford to 14th.[7] Three draws and two defeats in the final five matches of the season saw the Bees secure a 14th-place finish.[7]
League table
Source: [citation needed ]
Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 26 August 1922 Gillingham A 0–2 9,000 2 28 August 1922 Luton Town H 3–2 8,000 Morris (3) 3 2 September 1922 Gillingham H 2–0 10,000 Morris, Haggan 4 4 September 1922 Luton Town A 0–4 11,000 5 9 September 1922 Norwich City A 2–0 8,597 Morris, Clayson 6 11 September 1922 Queens Park Rangers H 1–3 15,000 Clayson 7 16 September 1922 Norwich City H 1–4 7,000 Alton (pen) 8 23 September 1922 Northampton Town A 1–1 8,000 Johnstone 9 30 September 1922 Northampton Town H 2–1 7,000 Clayson , Morris 10 7 October 1922 Exeter City A 2–0 6,000 Morris (2) 11 14 October 1922 Exeter City H 0–1 7,000 12 21 October 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 8,000 Capper 13 28 October 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–2 7,000 Morris 14 4 November 1922 Merthyr Town H 3–1 6,000 Hendren , Morris, Alton (pen) 15 11 November 1922 Merthyr Town A 0–1 5,000 16 18 November 1922 Reading H 1–1 6,000 Clayson 17 25 November 1922 Reading A 0–1 5,000 18 9 December 1922 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 19,000 Clayson 19 23 December 1922 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 10,000 20 25 December 1922 Watford A 0–2 8,000 21 26 December 1922 Watford H 2–1 10,000 Morris, Duncan 22 6 January 1923 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 14,000 Morris, Duncan 23 20 January 1923 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 6,464 Hendren 24 27 January 1923 Charlton Athletic H 0–3 9,000 25 3 February 1923 Swindon Town A 0–3 9,000 26 10 February 1923 Swindon Town H 3–0 4,000 Thain, Mulford , Morris 27 17 February 1923 Aberdare Athletic A 0–0 6,000 28 24 February 1923 Aberdare Athletic H 0–1 5,000 29 3 March 1923 Swansea Town A 0–0 6,000 30 10 March 1923 Swansea Town H 0–1 4,000 31 17 February 1923 Newport County H 0–0 5,000 32 24 March 1923 Newport County A 1–0 4,000 James 33 30 March 1923 Southend United H 0–0 6,000 34 31 March 1923 Bristol City H 4–0 9,500 Johnstone (2), Parker (2) 35 2 April 1923 Southend United A 2–1 10,000 Clayson , Alton (pen) 36 7 April 1923 Bristol City H 1–1 16,000 Johnstone 37 14 April 1923 Portsmouth H 1–0 7,000 Parker 38 21 April 1923 Portsmouth A 0–3 8,106 39 28 April 1923 Millwall H 1–1 12,000 Parker 40 30 April 1923 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 2,000 Johnstone 41 2 May 1923 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 7,000 42 5 May 1923 Millwall H 1–1 12,000 Johnstone
FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 5QR 2 December 1922 Maidstone United A 0–0 10,500 5QR (replay) 6 December 1922 Maidstone United H 4–0 5,408 Clayson (2), Mulford , Alton (pen) 6QR 16 December 1922 Merthyr Town H 0–1 12,000
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Brentford Football Club History, The Complete History[10] Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1922–23 season. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,[11] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,[12] 100 Years Of Brentford Coaching staff Name Role Archie Mitchell Manager Dusty Rhodes 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 Edmund Wright 6 0 0 0 6 0 GK William Young 36 0 3 0 39 0 DF Philip Allen 1 0 0 0 1 0 DF Charles Alton 42 3 3 1 45 4 DF George Kell 17 0 0 0 17 0 DF Bertie Rosier 24 0 3 0 27 0 HB John Haggan 18 1 3 0 21 1 HB Cyril Hunter 26 0 0 0 26 0 HB Bill Inglis 25 0 3 0 28 0 HB Roland James 20 1 1 0 21 1 HB James Kerr 42 0 2 0 44 0 FW Freddy Capper 38 1 3 0 41 1 FW Billy Clayson 29 6 3 2 32 8 FW Peter Duncan 13 2 0 0 13 2 FW Thomas Elliott 10 0 3 0 13 0 FW Patsy Hendren 25 2 3 0 28 2 FW Gordon Johnstone 14 6 0 0 14 6 FW Horace Jones 3 0 0 0 3 0 FW Harry Morris 23 13 1 0 24 13 FW Sidney Mulford 7 1 2 1 9 2 FW Reginald Parker 14 4 0 0 14 4 FW Harry Stott 24 0 0 0 24 0 FW John Thain 5 1 0 0 5 1
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Management Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Archie Mitchell 26 August 1922 5 May 1923 45 14 13 18 0 31.11 42 13 12 17 0 30.95
Summary Games played 45 (42 Third Division South , 3 FA Cup ) Games won 14 (13 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Games drawn 13 (12 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Games lost 18 (17 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 45 (41 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup) Goals conceded 52 (51 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Clean sheets 14 (12 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup) Biggest league win 4–0 versus Bristol City , 31 March 1923 Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Luton Town , 4 September 1922 Most appearances 45, Charles Alton (42 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 13, Harry Morris Top scorer (all competitions) 13, Harry Morris
Transfers and loans Cricketers are not included in this list. References ^ "Brentford 1922–23 – Football League Division Three (South)". The Athletic News . 14 August 1922. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. pp. 116–117. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ a b c d "Brentford results for the 1922–1923 season". Statto.com . Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016 . ^ Haynes, Graham; Twydell, Dave (2008). Brentford F.C.: The Complete History 1889–2008 . Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557889-5-6 . OCLC 528356934. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 . ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X . ^ "Player: William Inglis". Watford Football Club Archive . Retrieved 29 May 2024 . ^ Brentford Football Club – Season 1922–23 – Official Handbook . Brentford: The Brentford Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. 1922. p. 23. ^ "Player: Henry Augustus Anstiss". Watford Football Club Archive . Retrieved 29 May 2024 . ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications. ^ "Elliott Tom Nottingham Forest 1920". Vintage Footballers . Retrieved 7 July 2019 . ^ "Brentford sign an additional outside-left. Practice match to-morrow week". Chiswick Times . 10 August 1923.
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