1898–99 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season September 2019 Brentford 1898–99 Bill Stephenson Cross Roads Southern League Second Division London 4th FA Cup Third qualifying round London Senior Cup First round Middlesex Senior Cup Second round West Middlesex Cup Semi-final Booth,Dailley, Ward (9) Booth,Dailley (12) 1897–98 1899–1900 During the 1898–99 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division London. Though the season was largely viewed as a disappointment, the Bees finished in 4th place. Season summary thumb|upright|The 1898–99 season was half back Arthur Charlton's last with Brentford, after a career stretching back to 1892. Brentford enjoyed a meteoric rise in London amateur football during a three-year period, going from playing only friendly and cup matches in 1895–96, to being promoted through the London League and elected into the Southern League for 1898–99 season.White, p. 71-72. The club paid for its success and a number of its better players were lured away during the off-season, with forwards Oakey Field and David Lloyd turning professional and signing for Sheffield United and Thames Ironworks respectively. On the financial front, attendances had consistently improved year-on-year for the previous three seasons, but the leaseholder of the club's Shotter's Lane ground took the opportunity to increase the rent to an unacceptable amount. The club, which had made a loss on the previous season, were forced to move out of Brentford to Cross Roads, an unsatisfactory patch of ground located near South Ealing tube station. To compound the financial problems, while the club remained officially amateur, it was illegally forced to pay some of its new signings more than their travelling expenses to entice them to play. Despite the goals of Oakey Field's replacement C. Ward, Brentford had a modest start to life in the London section of the Southern League Second Division, but after the departure of Ward in early November 1898, wins over Southall and St Albans put the club top of the division late in the month. The Bees subsequently fell away badly, taking just one point from a possible 10 over the next five matches. After winning two cups during the previous season, the club experienced little joy in 1898–99, suffering early exits in the FA Cup, London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup and suffering a semi-final defeat to Harrow Athletic in the West Middlesex Cup. The club entered the FA Amateur Cup for the only time, but withdrew after progressing to the second round.A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia Haynes Graham 1998 Yore Publications 1 874427 57 7 47 Though the season was largely a disappointment, Brentford finished in a credible 4th place in the London section of the Southern League Second Division. League table 1898–99 Southern Football League#Division Two London Division Two London BRE Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Southern League Second Division London No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)110 September 1898St AlbansH6–1Ward (3), Booth, Dailley, Richardson217 September 1898FulhamA4–1Edney, Booth (2), Knapman324 September 1898Thames IronworksA1–3Tranter (og)48 October 1898WatfordH2–4Dailley (pen), Booth515 October 1898Wycombe WanderersH9–2Knapman, Ward (5), Richardson, Dailley (2, 1 pen)65 November 1898Wolverton London & North Western RailwayA2–4Dailley, Booth712 November 1898SouthallA3–0Booth, Richardson, Ward824 November 1898St AlbansA5–4McMillan, Dailley (2, 1 pen), Booth93 December 1898UxbridgeA0–31017 December 1898Shepherds BushH1–1Johnson1124 December 1898WatfordA1–2Evans1231 December 1898CheshamA1–2Dailley1311 February 1899Thames IronworksH0–21418 February 1899MaidenheadA3–0Walker, Booth, Robey (og)1525 February 1899FulhamH2–1Evans, Johnson164 March 1899Wolverton London & North Western RailwayH3–3Johnson, Knapman (2)1711 March 1899UxbridgeH0–11818 March 1899Shepherds BushA2–1Walker, Dailley191 April 1899CheshamH5–2Knapman (2), Walker (pen), Westhead, Richardson208 April 1899MaidenheadH6–0Evans, Johnson (2), Walker, Richardson2115 April 1899SouthallH2–1Johnson (2)2222 April 1899Wycombe WanderersA1–1Turner FA Cup 1898–99 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)3QR29 October 1898ClaptonA1–6Dailley London Senior Cup London Senior Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)1R14 January 1899London CaledoniansH1–6Evans Middlesex Senior Cup Middlesex Senior Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)1R7 January 1899UxbridgeH7–0Evans, Dailley (2, 1 pen), Booth, Knapman (2), Johnson2R4 February 1899BarnetH1–2Johnson West Middlesex Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)Notes1R21 January 1899Civil ServiceH4–3Evans, Booth (2), JohnsonSF18 March 1899Harrow AthleticN1–2 JohnsonMatch played at Hanwell, London. Source: 100 Years of Brentford100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC 1989 0951526200 White Eric 355 Playing squad y ENG GK Ben Brown y SCO GK Frank Burton y SCO GK Henry Gill y ENG GK Charles Gillett y ENG GK Harry Pennington y ENG DF "Gosling" y WAL DF Frank Lewis y ENG DF Alfred Lugg y ENG DF George Pollitt y ENG DF Percy Swann y SCO DF George Turner y ENG DF Archie Williams y SCO MF Arthur Charlton y ENG MF George Haslen y ENG MF Alfred Mattocks y ENG MF William Mehew y y ENG MF Billy Smith y ENG MF W. Walker y ENG MF William Westhead y ENG FW Ernest Booth y ENG FW J. Chambers y ENG FW John Cotton y ENG FW Richard Dailley y FW Charlie Evans y ENG FW W. Hancock y ENG FW Frederick Johnson y ENG FW Thomas Knapman y FW J. McMillan y WAL FW John Owen y ENG FW John Richardson y SCO FW James Rough y Left club during season y ENG MF Herbert Edney Retired y y FW C. Ward y "Gosling" is an alias Source: 100 Years of Brentford Statistics none Gilett Turner Lugg (c) Mattocks Walker Westhead Dailley Johnson Booth Knapman Evans Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the Southern League season. Goalscorers Pos.NatPlayerSL2FACLSCMSCWMCTotalFWENGErnest Booth9001212FWENGRichard Dailley9102012FWENGFrederick Johnson7002211FWn/aC. Ward9————9FWENGThomas Knapman600208FWENGJohn Richardson600006FWn/aCharlie Evans301116HBENGW. Walker400004HBENGHerbert Edney10———1DFSCOGeorge Turner10—001FWn/aJ. McMillan100001HBENGWilliam Westhead100001Opponents200002Total59118574 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford Management NameFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Committee10 September 189822 April 1899 28 13 3 12 22 11 3 8 Summary Games played 28 (22 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 West Middlesex Cup)Games won 13 (11 Southern League Second Division London, 0 FA Cup, 0 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)Games drawn 3 (3 Southern League Second Division London, 0 FA Cup, 0 London Senior Cup, 0 Middlesex Senior Cup, 0 West Middlesex Cup)Games lost 12 (8 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)Goals scored 74 (59 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 8 Middlesex Senior Cup, 5 West Middlesex Cup)Goals conceded 58 (39 Southern League Second Division London, 6 FA Cup, 6 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 5 West Middlesex Cup)Clean sheets 4 (3 Southern League Second Division London, 0 FA Cup, 0 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 0 West Middlesex Cup)Biggest league win 9–2 versus Wycombe Wanderers, 15 October 1898Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Uxbridge, 3 December 1898Most appearances 27, Richard Dailley (22 Southern League Second Division London, 1 FA Cup, 1 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)Top scorer (league) 9, Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley, C. WardTop scorer (all competitions) 12, Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley Notes nb References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford