1905–06 Brentford F.C. season

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Brentford
1905–06 season
ChairmanCharlie Dorey
Secretary Manager Dick Molyneux
(until January 1906)
Bob Crone
(January – February 1906)
William Brown
(from February 1906)
Stadium Griffin Park
Southern League First Division 9th
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Corbett (11)
All: Corbett (15)
  1904–05
1906–07  

During the 1905–06 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. The mid-table season is best-remembered for the Bees' appearance in the FA Cup proper for the first time in club history. After victories over Football League Second Division clubs Bristol City and Lincoln City in the first and second rounds respectively, Brentford were defeated in the third round by top-flight club Liverpool at Anfield.

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Season summary

New forward signing Fred Corbett was a hit at Griffin Park during the season, top-scoring with 15 goals. Fred Corbett - 1906.jpg
New forward signing Fred Corbett was a hit at Griffin Park during the season, top-scoring with 15 goals.

After two successive mid-table seasons in the Southern League First Division and some positive showings in the FA Cup, Brentford manager Dick Molyneux was able to keep the majority of his full back and half back lines together for the 1905–06 season. [1] He brought goalkeeper Tommy Spicer back from Leyton as cover for Walter Whittaker and cleared out the forward line, making six new additions, with five of the players possessing Football League experience – Walter Cookson, Fred Corbett, Willie Cross, Jack Dewhurst and Jimmy Hartley. [1]

Three wins in the first four matches of the season put lifted Brentford high in the First Division table, but injury to Fred Corbett and the departure of Jack Dewhurst dropped the club back after successive defeats in late September and early October 1905. [1] Molyneux re-signed forward Fred Hobson as a replacement for Dewhurst and together with fit-again Fred Corbett, the pair began to score regularly. [1] Brentford's FA Cup campaign got underway in early December with a 4–0 fourth qualifying round victory over Southern League Second Division strugglers Wycombe Wanderers, a result which put Brentford in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history. [1] Brentford were drawn against Football League Second Division high-flyers Bristol City at Griffin Park and came back from a goal down to emerge 2–1 victors, [2] with former City player Fred Corbett scoring both the Bees' goals. [1] The best result in the club's history so far was achieved without manager Dick Molyneux, who was confined to his home with a serious illness. [1]

In manager Molyneux's absence, trainer Bob Crone took over the day-to-day running of the team and the FA Cup second round draw produced a home tie versus Second Division club Lincoln City on 3 February 1906, whom Brentford swept aside 3–0 to go into the hat for the third round. [1] Though the still-seriously ill Molyneux had not left the club, he was replaced by William Brown in mid-February, who took charge of Brentford's FA Cup third round tie at Anfield. [1] After a week of hard training on Southport beach, the Bees produced a creditable performance in a 2–0 defeat and finally received national attention. [1] The end of the cup run left Brentford with the league season to play out and despite never falling below 7th position between December and mid-April, five defeats from the final six matches dropped the club to a 9th-place finish. [1] Former manager Dick Molyneux's contract was cancelled in May and he returned to Liverpool, where he died shortly after. [1]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPts
7 Norwich City 3413101146381.21136
8 Bristol Rovers 341551456561.00035
9 Brentford 341471343520.82735
10 Reading 341291353461.15233
11 West Ham United 341451542391.07733
Source: [3]
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

WinDrawLoss

Southern League First Division

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
12 September 1905 Southampton A1–0 Underwood
29 September 1905 Reading H2–1 Shanks (pen), Underwood
316 September 1905 Watford A0–1
423 September 1905 Brighton & Hove Albion H2–0 Shanks, Hartley
530 September 1905 West Ham United A0–2
67 October 1905 Fulham H0–2
714 October 1905 Queens Park Rangers A2–1 Corbett, Underwood
821 October 1905 Bristol Rovers H1–0 Cross
928 October 1905 New Brompton A1–2 Corbett
104 November 1905 Portsmouth H1–1 Parsonage
1111 November 1905 Swindon Town A1–1 Hobson
1218 November 1905 Millwall H1–1 Corbett
1325 November 1905 Luton Town A2–0 Hobson, Corbett
142 December 1905 Tottenham Hotspur H0–3
1516 December 1905 Norwich City A1–1 Hartley
1623 December 1905 Plymouth Argyle H1–0 Underwood
1730 December 1905 Southampton H2–1 Hartley, Corbett
186 January 1906 Reading A2–2 Corbett, Hartley
1920 January 1906 Watford H3–0 McCartney (og), Shanks, Jay
2027 January 1906 Brighton & Hove Albion A2–3 Shanks, Corbett
2110 February 1906 Fulham A0–2
2217 February 1906 Queens Park Rangers H2–2Greaves, Hartley
233 March 1906 New Brompton H3–2 Shanks (2, 1 pen), Greaves
2410 March 1906 Portsmouth A0–5
2512 March 1906 Northampton Town H2–1 Corbett, Hobson
2617 March 1906 Swindon Town H3–1 Corbett, Shanks (2)
2724 March 1906 Millwall A1–1 Underwood
2831 March 1906 Luton Town H2–1 Corbett (2)
297 April 1906 Tottenham Hotspur A1–4 Shanks
3014 April 1906 Northampton Town A0–4
3121 April 1906 Norwich City H0–2
3223 April 1906 West Ham United H3–1 Shanks, Hobson (2)
3328 April 1906 Plymouth Argyle A0–2
3430 April 1906 Bristol Rovers A1–2Greaves

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
4QR9 December 1905 Wycombe Wanderers H4–0 Corbett, Hobson, Hartley, Shanks
1R13 January 1906 Bristol City H2–1 Corbett (2)
2R3 February 1906 Lincoln City H3–0 Parsonage, Underwood, Corbett
3R24 February 1906 Liverpool A0–2

Playing squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Tommy Spicer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Walter Whittaker
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Bellingham
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Thomas Howarth
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jock Watson
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Gates
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joshua Hardisty
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jimmy Jay
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Parsonage (c)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Robotham
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jimmy Tomlinson
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Walter Cookson
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Fred Corbett
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Willie Cross
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG David Greaves
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jimmy Hartley
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Fred Hobson
FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Tommy Shanks
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tosher Underwood

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.NationPlayer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Riley (to Aston Villa)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Dewhurst (to Bury)

Coaching staff

Dick Molyneux (2 September 1905 – January 1906)

NameRole
Flag of England.svg Dick Molyneux Secretary Manager
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Bob Crone Trainer

Bob Crone (January – February 1906)

NameRole
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Bob Crone Caretaker Manager

William Brown (February – 30 April 1906)

NameRole
Flag of England.svg William BrownSecretary Manager
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Bob Crone Trainer

Statistics

Appearances

Soccer Field Transparant.svg

Jay
Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season.

Goalscorers

Pos.NatPlayerSL1FACTotal
FW Flag of England.svg Fred Corbett 11415
FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Tommy Shanks 10111
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Hartley 516
FW Flag of England.svg Fred Hobson 516
FW Flag of England.svg Tosher Underwood 516
FW Flag of England.svg David Greaves303
HB Flag of England.svg George Parsonage 112
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Cross 101
HB Flag of England.svg Jimmy Jay 101
Opponents101
Total43952

Summary

Games played38 (34 Southern League First Division, 4 FA Cup)
Games won17 (14 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup)
Games drawn7 (7 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost14 (13 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored42 (33 Southern League First Division, 9 FA Cup)
Goals conceded46 (43 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup)
Clean sheets8 (6 Southern League First Division, 2 FA Cup)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Watford, 20 January 1906
Worst league defeat5–0 versus Portsmouth, 10 March 1906
Most appearances38, Tosher Underwood (34 Southern League First Division, 4 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)11, Fred Corbett
Top scorer (all competitions)15, Fred Corbett

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