1950–51 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1950–51 football season
Brentford 1950–51 season Chairman Frank Davis Secretary-Manager Jackie Gibbons Stadium Griffin Park Second Division 9th FA Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Dare (16) All: Dare (16) Highest home attendance 26,393 Lowest home attendance 9,808 Average home league attendance 19,593
During the 1950–51 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . Amidst a period of transition, the Bees repeated the previous season's 9th-place finish.
Season summary Future England international inside forward Peter Broadbent departed Griffin Park for a £10,000 fee in February 1951.[1] Jackie Gibbons' Brentford began the 1950–51 season with Billy Dare as the only recognised goalscorer on the club's books. The squad was augmented by young forward Bernard Kelly and former Blackpool right half Ken Horne replaced the retired Malky MacDonald . Aside from four wins in a row in August and September 1950, Brentford had a torrid first half of the season and fell to just one place above relegation by mid-November.[5] Injuries and constant tinkering meant manager Gibbons had been unable to field a settled XI.[6]
A 4–0 win over Southampton on Boxing Day was the turning point.[5] A new half back line was formed, with forwards Tony Harper and Jimmy Hill moving back to play alongside captain Ron Greenwood . Fred Monk , who had been converted into a full back, was re-deployed in his original forward position. Manager Jackie Gibbons also recruited football analyst Charles Reep in February 1951.[7] Fred Monk, Billy Sperrin and Billy Dare scored regularly from mid-January 1951 through to the end of the season and helped the team secure a second-successive 9th-place finish.[5] [6] Monk set a new club record when he scored in 10 consecutive matches between February and April 1951.
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 19 August 1950 Luton Town A 0–2 17,721 2 21 August 1950 Blackburn Rovers A 2–3 30,176 Garneys , Goodwin 3 26 August 1950 Leeds United H 1–2 20,276 Manley 4 30 August 1950 Blackburn Rovers H 3–2 12,122 Hill (2), Manley (pen) 5 2 September 1950 West Ham United A 2–1 21,246 Dare , Hill 6 6 September 1950 Barnsley A 3–2 15,505 Hill , Sinclair (2) 7 9 September 1950 Swansea Town H 2–1 23,572 Hill , Sinclair 8 13 September 1950 Barnsley H 0–2 18,448 9 16 September 1950 Hull City A 0–3 31,925 10 23 September 1950 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 21,544 Dare 11 30 September 1950 Preston North End A 2–4 29,881 Dare (2) 12 7 October 1950 Coventry City H 0–4 19,754 13 14 October 1950 Manchester City A 0–4 39,646 14 21 October 1950 Birmingham City H 2–1 19,273 Sinclair, Goodwin 15 28 October 1950 Cardiff City A 1–1 22,885 Hill 16 4 November 1950 Notts County H 1–3 26,393 Goodwin 17 11 November 1950 Grimsby Town A 2–7 14,985 Goodwin , Broadbent 18 18 November 1950 Leicester City H 0–0 16,277 19 25 November 1950 Chesterfield A 2–2 9,719 Sperrin (2) 20 2 December 1950 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 23,121 Dare , Goodwin 21 9 December 1950 Bury A 1–2 10,825 Goodwin 22 16 December 1950 Luton Town H 1–0 9,808 Coote 23 23 December 1950 Leeds United A 0–1 19,839 24 26 December 1950 Southampton H 4–0 22,435 Dare (4) 25 30 December 1950 West Ham United H 1–1 19,291 Paton 26 13 January 1951 Swansea Town A 1–2 15,422 Sperrin 27 20 January 1951 Hull City H 2–1 20,523 Sperrin , Sinclair 28 27 January 1951 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 26,290 Dare 29 3 February 1951 Doncaster Rovers A 3–0 20,733 Sperrin , Monk , Greenwood 30 10 February 1951 Bury H 4–0 14,986 Griffiths (og ), Broadbent, Monk (2) 31 17 February 1951 Preston North End H 2–4 23,434 Goodwin , Monk 32 24 February 1951 Coventry City H 3–3 22,892 Sperrin (2), Monk (pen) 33 3 March 1951 Manchester City H 2–0 24,288 Monk (pen), Sperrin 34 17 March 1951 Cardiff City H 4–0 19,663 Paton , Monk , Sperrin , Hill 35 23 March 1951 Sheffield United H 3–1 23,188 Harper, Dare , Monk 36 24 March 1951 Notts County A 3–2 24,936 Monk , Sperrin (2) 37 24 March 1951 Sheffield United A 1–5 20,816 Monk 38 31 March 1951 Grimsby Town H 5–1 15,777 Kelly, Monk , Dare , Paton (2) 39 7 April 1951 Leicester City A 2–1 20,384 Goodwin , Dare 40 14 April 1951 Chesterfield H 4–0 17,278 Goodwin , Dare (2), Monk 41 25 April 1951 Birmingham City A 1–1 13,643 Dare 42 5 May 1951 Southampton A 1–2 14,441 Monk
FA Cup Sources: Statto, 11v11, 100 Years Of Brentford[6] Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1950–51 season. Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[6] Timeless Bees[8] 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[6] Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[6] Management Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Jackie Gibbons 19 August 1950 5 May 1951 43 18 8 17 0 41.86 42 18 8 16 0 42.86
Summary Games played 43 (42 Second Division , 1 FA Cup ) Games won 18 (18 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Games drawn 8 (8 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Games lost 17 (16 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 76 (75 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Goals conceded 76 (74 Second Division, 2 FA Cup) Clean sheets 8 (8 Second Division, 0 FA Cup) Biggest league win 4–0 on four occasions, 5–1 versus Grimsby Town , 31 March 1951 Worst league defeat 7–2 versus Grimsby Town , 11 November 1950 Most appearances 43, Ron Greenwood (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 16, Billy Dare Top scorer (all competitions) 16, Billy Dare
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