1896–97 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season September 2019 Brentford 1896–97 Bill Stephenson Shotter's Field London League Second Division 2nd (promoted) London Senior Cup Semi-final Middlesex Senior Cup Second qualifying round West Middlesex Cup Runners-up Field (8) Field (15) 1895–96 1897–98 During the 1896–97 English football season, Brentford competed in the London League Second Division. The club finished as runners-up to gain promotion to the First Division. Season summary thumb|upright|The goals of Oakey Field fired Brentford to promotion at the end of the season. During the 1896 off-season, Brentford was elected into the Second Division of the newly-formed London League.White, p. 67. 1896–97 marked the club's first full season of competitive league play since 1892–93, when it finished as champions of the West London Alliance.White, p. 60. Long-serving half back Jimmy Ray and outside left Tommy Stevenson were released and transferred in were forwards Oakey Field, Harold Hudson, J. Wade and left half Billy Smith. Despite a failure to win either the London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup or the West Middlesex Cup, Brentford took the London League Second Division by storm, losing just one match all season to finish as runners-up to champions Bromley and gain promotion to the First Division. Attendances at Shotter's Field were rarely below 1,500 and forward Oakey Field and captain Arthur Charlton scored many of the team's goals. League table London League (football) main WDL P BRE y 2 BRO Bromley BRE Brentford QPR Queens Park Rangers STA Stanley HAM Hammersmith Athletic HAR Harrow Athletic FOR Forest Swifts FUL Fulham WCR West Croydon 11 3 2 42 16 9 6 1 42 19 10 1 5 31 14 7 6 3 22 10 5 3 8 18 25 4 3 9 19 34 3 4 9 25 37 3 4 9 17 40 3 4 9 12 33 #D0F0C0 Promoted to the 1897–98 London League First Division CP #FFFF99 Promoted to the 1897–98 London League First Division P P P complete 100 Years of Brentford Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss London League Second Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)13 October 1896FulhamH6–1Wade, Field (3), H. Williams, Hester221 November 1896FulhamA2–0Steers, Ingram35 December 1896BromleyA2–2A. Williams, Swann (pen)412 December 1896West CroydonA2–2Hudson, Bailey520 February 1897BromleyH3–2Untraced, Hudson, Swann (pen)66 March 1897Harrow AthleticA2–2Field, Ingram718 March 1897West CroydonH4–0Untraced824 March 1897StanleyA2–1Field (2)927 March 1897Forest SwiftsA1–1Field1031 March 1897Hammersmith AthleticA3–0Untraced111 April 1897Forest SwiftsH3–2Untraced123 April 1897Harrow AthleticH5–0Hudson, Wade (2), Charlton (2)1310 April 1897Queens Park RangersH2–2Field, Hudson1416 April 1897Hammersmith AthleticH4–1Untraced1517 April 1897StanleyH0–01622 April 1897Queens Park RangersA1–3Untraced London Senior Cup London Senior Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)Notes1QR17 October 1896NovocastriansH3–1Hudson, Charlton, Field2QR7 November 1896Harrow AthleticA3–0Hudson, Charlton, Field3QR28 November 1896CrescentH5–1Charlton (2), Hester (2), Bailey4QR19 December 1896Old St. Mark'sH2–1Charlton, Swann (pen)1R6 February 1897Old ForestersH4–2Bailey (2), Hudson, H. Williams2R27 February 1897BromleyH3–1Butcher, Batchelor, Swann (pen)SF8 April 1897Old CarthusiansN1–5FieldMatch played at Essex County Ground, Leyton. Middlesex Senior Cup Middlesex Senior Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)1QR10 October 1896BowH8–0A. Williams, untraced,Goal was described thus; "forced into goal by several Bs". Middlesex Independent, p. 4, 14 October 1896 Field (2), untraced (2 og),First own goal was described thus; "one of the Bows backs tried to head it away but failed, the ball passing into the net", second own goal; "the back in trying to relieve, mis-kicked and permitted the ball to roll into his own goal". Middlesex Independent, p. 4, 14 October 1896 Charlton, Hester2QR14 November 1896Royal Scots GreysA0–1 West Middlesex Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)Notes1R13 February 1897SouthallA3–1Charlton, Wade (2)SF13 March 1897Harrow AthleticN5–2Hudson, Field (2), Salt (og), untracedMatch played at unknown venue, Hanwell.F24 April 1897HanwellN0–1Match played at White Hart Field, Southall. Source: 100 Years of Brentford100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC 1989 0951526200 White Eric 354 Playing squad y ENG GK Jack Foster y ENG DF A. Collins y ENG DF Alfred Lugg y DF Shields y ENG DF Percy Swann y ENG DF Archie Williams y SCO MF Arthur Charlton (c) y ENG MF Richard Dailley y ENG MF Herbert Edney y ENG MF E. Osbourne y ENG MF Arthur Pring y ENG MF Billy Smith y FW A. Adams y y ENG FW G. Bailey y FW Batchelor y ENG FW Fred Butcher y ENG FW Oakey Field y ENG FW George Hester y ENG FW Harold Hudson y ENG FW L. Ingram y ENG FW Hilton Saunders y ENG FW Billy Steers y FW J. Wade y MLT FW George Whitmarsh y ENG FW Harry Williams y Player of unknown position: Batchelor Source: 100 Years of Brentford Statistics Management NameFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Committee3 October 189624 April 1897 28 18 6 4 16 9 6 1 Summary Games played 28 (16 London League Second Division, 7 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 3 West Middlesex Cup)Games won 18 (9 London League Second Division, 6 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 West Middlesex Cup)Games drawn 6 (6 London League Second Division, 0 London Senior Cup, 0 Middlesex Senior Cup, 0 West Middlesex Cup)Games lost 4 (1 London League Second Division, 1 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 West Middlesex Cup)Goals scored 74 (42 London League Second Division, 21 London Senior Cup, 8 Middlesex Senior Cup, 3 West Middlesex Cup)Goals conceded 39 (19 London League Second Division, 11 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 8 West Middlesex Cup)Clean sheets 7 (5 London League Second Division, 1 London Senior Cup, 1 Middlesex Senior Cup, 0 West Middlesex Cup)Biggest league win 5–0 versus Harrow Athletic, 3 April 1897; 6–1 versus Fulham, 3 October 1896Worst league defeat 3–1 versus Queens Park Rangers, 22 April 1897Most appearances (where traced) 17, Arthur Charlton, Richard Dailley, Jack Foster (7 London League Second Division, 6 London Senior Cup, 2 Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 West Middlesex Cup)Top scorer (league, where traced) 8, Oakey FieldTop scorer (all competitions, where traced) 15, Oakey Field Notes nb References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford