1949–50 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1949–50 football season
Brentford 1949–50 season Chairman Frank Davis Secretary-Manager Jackie Gibbons Stadium Griffin Park Second Division 9th FA Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Dare (14) All: Dare (14) Highest home attendance 38,000 Lowest home attendance 16,514 Average home league attendance 22,613
During the 1949–50 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . In his first season as manager, Jackie Gibbons guided the club to a 9th-place finish, a marked improvement on near-relegations in the previous two seasons.
Season summary Brentford drew 0–0 in a friendly match played versus the Netherlands on 29 March 1950. 60,000 attended the fixture at De Kuip in Rotterdam. 1949–50 marked the first season since 1925–26 that Brentford would play a full season under the management of someone other than Harry Curtis, with former player Jackie Gibbons having taken over as manager in February 1949. A new-look squad toured Sweden under Gibbons in pre-season , with new forward signings Ken Coote , Jimmy Hill and Dennis Rampling in attendance. Joe Crozier, the club's near-ever-present goalkeeper since September 1937, elected to retire from full-time football and was replaced by his backups, firstly Ted Gaskell and then Alf Jefferies.[3]
Brentford had a mixed season in the Second Division , with just three victories in the opening 15 matches leaving the club out of contention for challenging for promotion.[4] A turnaround in form elevated the Bees from 21st place on 5 November 1949, to a season-high 7th on 8 April 1950.[4] Two losses, a win and a draw from the final four matches dropped the club a final position of 9th.[4] Brentford finished the campaign having conceded only 12 league goals at Griffin Park , the best home record in each of the top two divisions.
League table
Source: [citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 20 August 1949 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–4 32,702 Manley (pen) 2 24 August 1949 Queens Park Rangers A 3–3 20,931 Dare (2), Monk 3 27 August 1949 Bury A 2–1 16,116 Woodward, Dare 4 31 August 1949 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 25,741 5 3 September 1949 Leicester City H 0–1 20,302 6 10 September 1949 Bradford Park Avenue A 2–0 12,754 Goodwin , Paton 7 14 September 1949 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 19,889 Dare , Paton 8 17 September 1949 Chesterfield H 0–0 25,270 9 19 September 1949 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 18,613 Coote 10 24 September 1949 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 17,088 11 1 October 1949 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 25,270 Goodwin 12 8 October 1949 Preston North End A 0–2 30,178 13 15 October 1949 Swansea Town H 0–0 23,871 14 22 October 1949 Leeds United A 0–1 27,342 15 29 October 1949 Southampton H 0–1 21,694 16 5 November 1949 Coventry City A 1–1 16,110 Woodward 17 12 November 1949 Luton Town H 1–0 20,520 Sperrin 18 19 November 1949 Barnsley A 1–0 14,942 Woodward 19 26 November 1949 West Ham United H 0–2 21,887 20 3 December 1949 Sheffield United A 1–1 20,649 Dare 21 10 December 1949 Grimsby Town A 1–0 16,384 Girling 22 17 December 1949 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 49,297 Sperrin 23 24 December 1949 Bury H 2–0 17,401 Dare (2) 24 26 December 1949 Hull City H 3–1 33,791 Dare , Sperrin , Goodwin 25 27 December 1949 Hull City A 0–2 48,447 26 31 December 1949 Leicester City A 1–1 31,919 Dare 27 14 January 1950 Bradford Park Avenue H 2–0 19,781 Coote , Paton 28 21 January 1950 Chesterfield A 1–3 12,075 Coote 29 4 February 1950 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 22,313 30 18 February 1950 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–3 37,923 Pointon , Hill , Dare 31 25 February 1950 Preston North End H 1–0 25,387 Goodwin 32 4 March 1950 Swansea Town A 0–3 21,239 33 11 March 1950 Leeds United H 0–0 22,231 34 18 March 1950 Southampton A 3–2 22,429 Paton , Dare , Mallett (og ) 35 25 March 1950 Coventry City H 2–0 16,921 Goodwin , Dare 36 1 April 1950 West Ham United A 2–2 18,826 Manley (pen), Pointon 37 7 April 1950 Cardiff City H 1–0 24,584 Goodwin 38 8 April 1950 Sheffield United H 1–0 22,411 Dare 39 10 April 1950 Cardiff City A 0–0 16,260 40 15 April 1950 Luton Town A 0–1 13,991 41 22 April 1950 Barnsley H 3–0 16,514 Pointon , Hill , Dare 42 29 April 1950 Grimsby Town A 1–4 11,253 Garneys
FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance 3R 7 January 1950 Chelsea H 0–1 38,000
Sources: Statto, 11v11, 100 Years Of Brentford[3] Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1949–50 season. Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[3] Timeless Bees[5] Coaching staff Statistics Appearances and goals Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3] Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[3] Amateur international caps Management Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Jackie Gibbons 20 August 1949 29 April 1950 43 15 13 15 0 34.88 42 15 13 14 0 35.71
Summary Games played 43 (42 Second Division , 1 FA Cup ) Games won 15 (15 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Games drawn 13 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Games lost 15 (14 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 44 (44 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Goals conceded 51 (49 Second Division, 2 FA Cup) Clean sheets 17 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Biggest league win 3–0 versus Barnsley , 22 April 1950 Worst league defeat 4–1 on three occasions Most appearances 43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 14, Billy Dare Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Billy Dare
Transfers & loans Cricketers are not included in this list. References ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ a b c "Brentford results for the 1949–1950 season". Statto.com . Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016 . ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 . ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com . Retrieved 21 November 2016 . ^ Brentford Football Supporters And Social Club Official Handbook – 1949–50 . 1949. p. 35. ^ "Jack Jordan". Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 19 June 2016 . ^ "Player: John Paton". Watford Football Club Archive . Retrieved 1 June 2024 . ^ "Former Bee Passes Away". brentfordfc.co.uk . Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018 . ^ Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Watford . Quay Design of Poole. 24 January 1998. p. 25. ^ Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two . Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. pp. 8–21. ASIN B00NPZL58S. ISBN 0954368282 . ^ a b "Eddie Brown". Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 19 June 2016 . ^ "Les Devonshire". Barry Hugman's Footballers . Retrieved 11 December 2016 .
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