1904–05 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season April 2022 Brentford 1904–05 Dick Molyneux Charlie Dorey Griffin Park Southern League First Division 14th FA Cup Intermediate round Shanks (7) Secretary Manager Shanks (7) _brentford early 1900s _brentford 1903_05 _brentford early 1900s _2 gold stripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 1903–04 1905–06 During the 1904–05 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. In its first season at Griffin Park, the club finished in 14th place. Season summary thumb|upright|Signed from Darwen during the 1904 off-season, Jimmy Tomlinson would go on to be a mainstay at centre half until his departure in 1908. It was a summer of fundraising for the Brentford board during the 1904 off-season, with the club needing to raise money for the work being undertaken at its new Griffin Park ground.White, p. 82-85. £600 was raised (equivalent to £0 in UK) to pay summer wages for the squad and manager Dick Molyneux was once again able to sign new players soon after the end of the 1903–04 season, with goalkeeper Walter Whittaker, half back Jimmy Tomlinson and forwards John Boag, Fred Hobson, Frank Oliver, Alex Walker and Joe Warrington being signings of note. Molyneux's biggest transfer coup was that of forward Tommy Shanks, who returned to Brentford after 18 months away and off the back of a season in which he had scored 25 goals in Woolwich Arsenal's Football League Second Division triumph. The summer wages allowed full backs Jock Watson, Tommy Davidson and half backs James Bellingham, Jimmy Jay and George Parsonage to be retained, which on paper made the Bees' 1904–05 Southern League First Division squad arguably the club's strongest yet. Though the season proved to be a slight improvement on the previous one, with two more points won, but finishing one place lower in 14th, Brentford's first season at Griffin Park was a disappointment. Though he finished the season as top scorer and became Brentford's second international player, forward Tommy Shanks could not recreate his prolific form of the previous season and scored just seven goals. The Bees reached the intermediate round of the FA Cup for the third successive season, but could not find a way past fellow First Division club Reading. Two club records were set during the season:A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia Haynes Graham 1998 Yore Publications 1 874427 57 7 117–120 Most Southern League draws in a season: 9 Most Southern League home draws in a season: 7 League table 1904–05 Southern Football League#Division One Division One BRE Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Southern League First Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)13 September 1904West Ham UnitedH0–0210 September 1904ReadingA0–1317 September 1904Bristol RoversH0–1424 September 1904Northampton TownA2–3Warrington, Boag51 October 1904PortsmouthH1–3Warrington68 October 1904Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–0Shanks (pen)715 October 1904Queens Park RangersA2–3Shanks, Gates822 October 1904MillwallH2–0Hobson (2)929 October 1904Tottenham HotspurA1–1Shanks105 November 1904Luton TownH3–0Shanks (3)1112 November 1904Swindon TownA3–1Oliver (2), Hobson1219 November 1904New BromptonH0–2133 December 1904SouthamptonH0–11417 December 1904WatfordH1–1Jay1524 December 1904Plymouth ArgyleA0–11631 December 1904West Ham UnitedA1–0Oliver177 January 1905ReadingH0–01821 January 1905Northampton TownH3–4Jay, Fletcher (2)1928 January 1905PortsmouthA0–5204 February 1905Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0Shinner2111 February 1905Queens Park RangersH0–02218 February 1905MillwallA1–1Parsonage2325 February 1905Tottenham HotspurH0–0244 March 1905Luton TownA0–12511 March 1905Swindon TownH1–1Warrington2618 March 1905New BromptonA1–0Gates2725 March 1905WellingboroughH3–0Parsonage, Fletcher, Warrington2827 March 1905WellingboroughA4–0Hobson (3), Shinner291 April 1905SouthamptonA0–2308 April 1905FulhamH1–1Gates3115 April 1905WatfordA0–13222 April 1905Plymouth ArgyleH1–0Shanks (pen)3325 April 1905Bristol RoversA0–33429 April 1905FulhamA0–1 FA Cup 1904–05 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)6QR10 December 1904Queens Park RangersA2–1Archer (og), SwarbrickIR14 January 1905ReadingH1–1WarringtonIR (replay)18 January 1905ReadingA0–2 Source: 100 Years of Brentford100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC 1989 0951526200 White Eric 358 Playing squad yes USA GK William McBride yes ENG GK Walter Whittaker yes SCO DF Tommy Davidson yes ENG DF Thomas Howarth yes SCO DF Jock Watson yes SCO MF James Bellingham yes SCO MF Jimmy Jay yes ENG MF George Parsonage (c) yes ENG MF Jimmy Tomlinson yes SCO FW John Boag yes ENG FW Chris Duffy yes yes ENG FW Harry Fletcher yes ENG FW George Gates yes ENG FW Fred Hobson yes ENG FW John Moulder yes ENG FW Frank Oliver yes IRE 1783 FW Tommy Shanks yes ENG FW James Shinner yes ENG FW James Swarbrick yes ENG FW Tosher Underwood yes SCO FW Alex Walker yes ENG FW Joe Warrington yes Source: 100 Years of Brentford Coaching staff NameRoleENG Dick MolyneuxSecretary ManagerIRE 1783 Bob CroneTrainer Statistics Appearances none Whittaker Howarth Watson Tomlinson Parsonage (c) Jay Warrington Fletcher Hobson Shanks Underwood Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season. Goalscorers Pos.NatPlayerSL1FACTotalFWIRE 1783Tommy Shanks707FWENGFred Hobson606HBENGJoe Warrington415FWENGHarry Fletcher303FWENGGeorge Gates303FWENGFrank Oliver303FWENGJames Shinner2—2HBENGJimmy Jay202HBENGGeorge Parsonage202FWSCOJohn Boag101FWENGJames Swarbrick011Opponents011Total33336 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford International caps Pos.NatPlayerCapsGoalsRefFWIRE 1783Tommy Shanks10http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15169/England_Northern_Ireland.html England vs. Northern Ireland (1:1) Strack-Zimmermann Benjamin www.national-football-teams.com en 2 March 2017 Management NameNatFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Dick MolyneuxENG3 September 190429 April 1905 37 11 10 16 34 10 9 15 Summary Games played 37 (34 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup)Games won 11 (10 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)Games drawn 10 (9 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)Games lost 16 (15 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup)Goals scored 36 (33 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup)Goals conceded 42 (38 Southern League First Division, 4 FA Cup)Clean sheets 13 (13 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup)Biggest league win 4–0 versus Wellingborough, 27 March 1905Worst league defeat5–0 versus Portsmouth, 28 January 1905Most appearances 37, George Parsonage (34 Southern League First Division, 3 FA Cup)Top scorer (league) 7, Tommy ShanksTop scorer (all competitions) 7, Tommy Shanks References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford