1946–47 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season April 2022 November 2016 Brentford 1946–47 Harry Curtis Frank Davis Griffin Park First Division 21st FA Cup Fourth round Townsend (8) Townsend (9) 35,604 17,976 25,768 _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _whitesides _redtop_2whitestripes 000000 000000 1945–46 1947–48 During the 1946–47 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division. The Bees' 12-year run in the First Division ended with relegation to the Second Division after a disastrous season, which tied the club record for fewest league victories and most league defeats. The club did not play again in the top-tier until 2021–22, 74 years later. Season summary After three successive top-six finishes in the First Division beginning in 1935–36, Brentford's decline began with the departure of key players during the 1938–39 season,White 1989 162-165 which culminated with a near-relegation.BRENTFOR Brentford F.C. For 1946–47, the first Football League season since the end of the Second World War, manager Harry Curtis was able to call on many of his regular players from the final pre-war seasons, though the elder players, such as Irish international full back Bill Gorman, utility man Buster Brown and former Wales forward Idris Hopkins, were all at age 35.White 1989 179-184 Long-serving forward and once-capped England international Billy Scott had remained with the club and was then aged 38.White 1989 179-184 The team fielded versus Aston Villa on 1 February 1947 was the oldest in club history, with an average age of over 31.5 years.Haynes 1998 99 Curtis supplemented the squad by bringing in wing half Cyril Toulouse and forwards John Gillies, Maurice Roberts and George Stewart. As in the final pre-war seasons, Curtis would also promote players from the Bees' reserve ranks, signing amateur Roddy Munro to a professional contract and handing debuts to Frank Latimer, John Moore and Wally Bragg, with Bragg going on to become the youngest-ever Brentford debutant at that time.Haynes Coumbe 2006 25-26 Brentford had a good start to the season, winning four of the first five matches and going top on the opening day.Brentford results for the 1946–1947 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1946-1947/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20160324183004/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1946-1947/results 24 March 2016 25 May 2016 Statto.com The majority of the team's goals were scored by forwards Gerry McAloon, Fred Durrant and George Wilkins, but when the goals dried up in September 1946, Brentford's form took a turn for the worse. Matters were made worse when McAloon and Durrant were quickly sold to Celtic and Queens Park Rangers respectively.Haynes Coumbe 2006 51, 102–103 A supporter, writing to The Brentford & Chiswick Times, commented "it would seem that Brentford were unaware when they allowed them to go that Thomas, Durrant and McAloon had scored very nearly all the side’s goals in the previous season".20 December 1946 Brentford Needs Goal Scorers. Mcaloon's Transfer "Disastrous." Reader's View The Brentford & Chiswick Times Manager Curtis received half back George Paterson from Celtic in part exchange for McAloon and also strengthened the team with full back Malky Macdonald and forward Archie Macaulay.Haynes Coumbe 2006 98, 105, 121–122 By December, Brentford had dropped into the relegation places and a run of 11 losses in 15 matches culminated in the heaviest defeat of the season – 6–1 away to Sheffield United on Christmas Day. Brentford's form improved after the Christmas Day thrashing, going undefeated in four of the following five matches to climb out of the relegation places, but from February 1947 onwards, the team's form evaporated. Despite Len Townsend coming into form and going on to become the Bees' top scorer for the season, the goalscoring problem was compounded by the transfer request and subsequent sale of George Wilkins in February.Moment in time: Wolverhampton Wanderers https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/moment-in-time-wolverhampton-wanderers_199296 3 January 2018 Brentford FC en-gb Bill Naylor and Dickie Girling were signed in February to bolster the forward line,Haynes Coumbe 2006 168 but scored just three goals between them before the end of the season. On 24 May, defeat to Sunderland and a draw for 20th-place Charlton Athletic away to Everton consigned the Bees to relegation to the Second Division.11v11 league table generator https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/24-may-1947/ 5 September 2019 www.11v11.comAll of the results on Saturday 24th May 1947 http://www.statto.com/football/stats/results/1947-05-24 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160402164118/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/results/1947-05-24 2 April 2016 25 May 2016 Statto.com By the time of the final day of the season on 14 June, Brentford had lost 14 of the final 19 matches. The relegation was the first suffered by the club since it joined the Football League in 1920 and it was the club's final top-flight season until 2021–22, 74 years later. A number of club Football League records were equalled or broken during the season, including fewest victories (9), fewest home victories (5), most defeats (26), most home defeats (11), fewest home goals scored (19) and highest average attendance (25,768).Haynes Graham A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia 1998 Yore Publications 1-874427-57-7 Harefield, Middlesex 78–79Haynes 1998 13 League table 1946–47 Football League First Division First Division y BRE Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)131 August 1946EvertonA2–155,338Wilkins (pen), McAloon22 September 1946BlackpoolA2–424,230Durrant, Wilkins (pen)37 September 1946Huddersfield TownH2–031,407Wilkins, McAloon414 September 1946Wolverhampton WanderersA2–134,446Durrant (2)518 September 1946BlackpoolH2–125,621McAloon, G. Smith621 September 1946SunderlandH0–333,766728 September 1946Aston VillaA2–545,350Wilkins (pen), McAloon85 October 1946Derby CountyH0–334,746912 October 1946ArsenalA2–243,367Blakeman (2)1019 October 1946Preston North EndH2–325,303Blakeman (2)1126 October 1946LiverpoolA0–143,892122 November 1946Bolton WanderersH1–023,782Howe (og)139 November 1946ChelseaA2–350,242Hopkins (2)1416 November 1946Charlton AthleticH1–426,648Townsend1523 November 1946Grimsby TownA2–216,750Macaulay, Townsend1630 November 1946Leeds UnitedH1–120,352Townsend177 December 1946Manchester UnitedA1–431,956Macaulay1814 December 1946Stoke CityH1–530,189Macdonald1921 December 1946MiddlesbroughA0–228,7502025 December 1946Sheffield UnitedA1–636,156Townsend2126 December 1946Sheffield UnitedH2–129,535A. Smith, Wilkins2228 December 1946EvertonH1–129,360Hopkins231 January 1947Blackburn RoversA3–029,067Townsend, Wilkins, Stewart244 January 1947Huddersfield TownA0–327,7592518 January 1947Wolverhampton WanderersH4–135,604Wilkins, Stewart, Townsend, A. Smith261 February 1947Aston VillaH0–221,6922722 February 1947Preston North EndA2–525,591Townsend, A. Smith281 March 1947Derby CountyA1–218,691Leuty (og)2915 March 1947ChelseaH0–233,4983022 March 1947Charlton AthleticA0–329,3273129 March 1947Grimsby TownH0–119,778324 April 1947PortsmouthH1–324,570Hopkins335 April 1947Leeds UnitedA2–123,962Naylor, Girling347 April 1947PortsmouthA0–333,4093512 April 1947Manchester UnitedH0–022,0353619 April 1947Stoke CityA1–328,966Naylor3726 April 1947MiddlesbroughH0–019,020383 May 1947Blackburn RoversH0–318,0223910 May 1947Bolton WanderersA0–119,8874017 May 1947LiverpoolH1–118,228Stewart4124 May 1947SunderlandA1–220,160Townsend4226 May 1947ArsenalH0–117,976 FA Cup 1946–47 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)Notes3R11 January 1947Cardiff CityH1–032,894Townsend4R25 January 1947Leicester CityH0–032,1124R (replay)30 January 1947Leicester CityA0–020,3394R (2nd replay)3 February 1947Leicester CityN1–47,500ScottMatch played at Villa Park, Birmingham. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC 1989 0951526200 White Eric 379 11v11, Brentford Football Club History Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1946–47 season. Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in NotesGoalkeepersGKJoe CrozierSCO1946 8 31 1914 12 2 yEast Fife1937DefendersDFBill GormanIRL1946 8 31 1911 1 13 yBury1938DFFrank LatimerENG1946 8 31 1923 10 3 ySnowdown Colliery Welfare1945DFMalky MacDonaldSCO1946 8 31 1913 10 26 yKilmarnock1946CoachDFRoddy MunroSCO1946 8 31 1920 7 27 yRangers1946DFHarry OliverENG1946 8 31 1921 2 16 yHartlepools United1938MidfieldersHBWally BraggENG1946 8 31 1929 7 8 yTwickenham Celtic1946Loaned to Hounslow TownHBBuster BrownENG1946 8 31 1910 9 6 yHuddersfield Town1937HBTom ManleyENG1946 8 31 1912 10 7 yManchester United1939HBJohn MooreENG1946 8 31 1923 9 25 yUnattached1938HBGeorge Paterson (c)SCO1946 8 31 1914 9 26 yCeltic1946HBArthur ShawENG1946 8 31 1924 4 9 yHayes1946HBGeorge SmithENG1946 8 31 1915 4 23 yCharlton Athletic1945HBCyril ToulouseENG1946 8 31 1923 12 24 ySt Cuthberts1946ForwardsFWAlec BlakemanENG1946 8 31 1918 6 11 yOxford City1946FWJosé GallegoESP1946 8 31 1923 4 8 yCambridge City1947FWJohn GilliesSCO1946 8 31 1918 10 22 ySt Mirren1946FWDickie GirlingENG1946 8 31 1922 5 24 yCrystal Palace1947FWIdris HopkinsWAL1946 8 31 1910 10 11 yCrystal Palace1932FWArchie MacaulaySCO1946 8 31 1915 7 30 yWest Ham United1946FWBill NaylorENG1946 8 31 1919 11 23 yCrystal Palace1947FWMaurice RobertsENG1946 8 31 1922 7 5 yUnattached1946Loaned to Guildford CityFWBilly ScottENG1946 8 31 1907 12 6 yMiddlesbrough1932FWAlan SmithENG1946 8 31 1921 10 15 yArsenal1946FWGeorge StewartSCO1946 8 31 1920 10 18 yHamilton Academical1946FWLen TownsendENG1946 8 31 1917 8 31 yHayes1937Players who left the club mid-seasonFWFred DurrantENG1946 8 31 1921 6 19 yFolkestone1938Transferred to Queens Park RangersFWGerry McAloonSCO1946 8 31 1916 9 13 yWolverhampton Wanderers1945Transferred to CelticFWGeorge WilkinsENG1946 8 31 1919 10 27 yHayes1938Transferred to Bradford Park Avenue Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,Haynes Graham Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 Coumbe Frank Yore Publications 2006 978-0955294914 Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939Joyce Michael Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 Tony Brown 2012 978-1905891610 Nottingham Coaching staff NameRoleENG Harry CurtisManagerSCO Jimmy BainAssistant ManagerSCO Malky MacDonaldCoachENG Billy LaneCoachENG Bob KaneTrainerENG Jack CartmellAssistant Trainer Statistics Appearances and goals right Crozier Gorman Munro Macaulay G. Smith Paterson (c) Hopkins Stewart Townsend Wilkins Girling Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Football League season. PosNatNameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCOJoe Crozier42040460DFENGWally Bragg100010DFIRLBill Gorman34040380DFENGFrank Latimer100010DFSCOMalky MacDonald16100161DFSCORoddy Munro34040380DFENGHarry Oliver14000140HBENGWally Bragg100010HBENGBuster Brown800080HBENGTom Manley900090HBENGJohn Moore200020HBSCOGeorge Paterson27040310HBENGArthur Shaw400040HBENGGeorge Smith41140451HBENGCyril Toulouse10000100FWENGAlec Blakeman840084FWENGFred Durrant43—43FWESPJosé Gallego100010FWSCOJohn Gillies500050FWENGDickie Girling151—151FWWALIdris Hopkins39440434FWSCOGerry McAloon74—74FWSCOArchie Macaulay26240302FWENGBill Naylor112—112FWENGMaurice Roberts10000100FWENGBilly Scott12031151FWENGAlan Smith10340143FWSCOGeorge Stewart16310173FWENGLen Townsend29841339FWENGGeorge Wilkins26740307 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Goalscorers Pos.NatPlayerFL1FACTotalFWENGLen Townsend819FWENGGeorge Wilkins707FWSCOGerry McAloon4—4FWENGAlec Blakeman404FWWALIdris Hopkins404FWENGFred Durrant3—3FWENGAlan Smith303FWSCOGeorge Stewart303FWENGBill Naylor2—2FWSCOArchie Macaulay202FWENGDickie Girling1—1DFSCOMalky MacDonald101HBENGGeorge Smith101FWENGBilly Scott011Opponents202Total45247 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford International caps Pos.NatPlayerCapsGoalsRefDFIRLIRE 1783Bill Gorman2300Bill Gorman http://www.11v11.com/players/bill-gorman-36476/ 23 May 2016 11v11.comBill Gorman http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2006/12/bill-gorman.html 24 May 2016 NIFGFWSCOArchie Macaulay10Archie MacAulay http://www.11v11.com/players/archie-macaulay-28603/ 25 May 2016 11v11.com Management NameNatFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Harry CurtisENG31 August 194614 June 1947 46 10 9 27|42 9 7 26 Summary Games played 46 (42 First Division, 4 FA Cup)Games won 10 (9 First Division, 1 FA Cup)Games drawn 9 (7 First Division, 2 FA Cup)Games lost 27 (26 First Division, 1 FA Cup)Goals scored 47 (45 First Division, 2 FA Cup)Goals conceded 92 (88 First Division, 4 FA Cup)Clean sheets 8 (5 First Division, 3 FA Cup)Biggest league win 3–0 versus Blackburn Rovers, 1 January 1947; 4–1 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers, 18 January 1947Worst league defeat 6–1 versus Sheffield United, 25 December 1946Most appearances 46, Joe Crozier (42 First Division, 4 FA Cup)Top scorer (league) 8, Len TownsendTop scorer (all competitions) 9, Len Townsend Transfers & loans Cricketers are not included in this list. Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.May 1946FWENG Alec BlakemanENG Oxford CityFree10 May 1946 Captures The Brentford & Chiswick TimesMay 1946FWSCO John GilliesSCO St MirrenNominalHaynes Coumbe 2006 65May 1946HBENG Arthur ShawENG Hayesn/aHaynes Coumbe 2006 144May 1946HBENG Cyril ToulouseENG St CuthbertsFreeHaynes Coumbe 2006 161-16230 July 1946FWSCO George StewartSCO Hamilton Academicaln/a3 August 1946 Stewart Signs For Brentford. Bees Report For Training On Wednesday Middlesex Chronicle30 July 1946FWSCO J. A. Fyffen/an/a23 August 1946FWENG Robert RossENG Murton Colliery Welfaren/a23 August 1946 Transfer Blow. Housing Snag Stops "Bees" Getting Pivot. Private Trial The Brentford & Chiswick TimesAugust 1946FWENG Maurice RobertsUnattachedFreeOctober 1946DFSCO Malky MacDonaldSCO Kilmarnock£1,500Haynes Coumbe 2006 98, 105, 121–122October 1946HBSCO George PatersonSCO CelticExchangeHaynes Coumbe 2006 98, 105, 121–122November 1946FWSCO Archie MacaulayENG West Ham Unitedn/aHaynes Coumbe 2006 98, 105, 121–122December 1946FWENG Alan SmithENG ArsenalFreeAlan Smith https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/alan-smith-0 6 December 2021 www.arsenal.com en1946HBENG Wally BraggENG Twickenham CelticAmateurHaynes Coumbe 2006 25-26January 1947FWESP José GallegoENG Cambridge CityFreeRefugee Footballers in Britain http://www.furd.org/resources/Refugee%20Footballers%20Exhibition%20-%20Final.pdf 9 May 2018January 1947DFSCO William GibsonENG Arsenaln/a7225 19 June 2016 Bill Gibson10 February 1947FWENG Dickie GirlingENG Crystal Palacen/aHaynes Coumbe 2006 6510 February 1947FWENG Bill NaylorENG Crystal Palacen/aHaynes Coumbe 2006 114March 1947FWENG Percy GleesonENG Hounslow Townn/aHaynes Coumbe 2006 66Players transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.19 June 1946DFENG Harry BamfordENG Brighton & Hove Albionn/a21 June 1946 Bamford and Gotts for Brighton The Brentford & Chiswick Times19 June 1946FWENG Jim GottsENG Brighton & Hove Albionn/a19 June 1946FWENG Albert HammondENG Exeter Cityn/aWestern Morning News 1946 Plymouth, Devon26 June 1946HBENG Eric JonesENG Crewe Alexandran/a28 June 1946 Jones Gets Off At Crewe The Brentford & Chiswick TimesSeptember 1946FWENG Fred DurrantENG Queens Park Rangers£4,500Haynes Coumbe 2006 51, 102–1034 October 1946FWSCO Gerry McAloonSCO CelticExchangeMcAloon, Gerald http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/McAloon,+Gerald 9 June 2016 The Celtic WikiOctober 1946DFENG Jimmy AndersonENG Carlisle UnitedNominalHaynes Coumbe 2006 11-1210 February 1947FWENG George WilkinsENG Bradford Park Avenue£7,000Wilkins: Ernest George (George) http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/W/WilkinsEG.php 9 June 2016 Leeds United F.C. HistoryFebruary 1947DFENG Fred MansfieldENG Norwich Cityn/a13097 29 June 2016 Fred MansfieldPlayers loaned outDatePos.NamePrevious clubDate toRef.1946HBENG Wally BraggENG Hounslow Town1947Haynes Coumbe 2006 25-26November 1946FWENG Maurice RobertsENG Guildford City194716835 9 June 2016 Maurice RobertsPlayers releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.April 1947FWWAL Les BoulterENG Yeovil Town1947Haynes Coumbe 2006 24April 1947HBENG Buster BrownENG Leyton OrientMay 19472511 9 June 2016 Billy BrownApril 1947HBColliern/an/a25 April 1947 The Sportsman's Roundabout – Retained List The Brentford & Chiswick TimesApril 1947FWSCO J. A. Fyffen/an/aApril 1947FWSCO John GilliesSCO Morton1947Haynes Coumbe 2006 65April 1947FWWAL Idris HopkinsENG Bristol CityMay 19479342 9 June 2016 Dai HopkinsApril 1947FWENG Ernest MuttittENG Dover1947Haynes Coumbe 2006 113April 1947FWENG Maurice RobertsENG Bristol CityMay 1947April 1947FWT. Rydern/an/aApril 1947FWENG Billy ScottENG AldershotJuly 194717631 9 June 2016 Billy ScottApril 1947FWENG John Suttonn/an/aApril 1947FWENG Len TownsendENG Bristol CityJune 194719823 9 June 2016 Len Townsend Notes References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford