# 1950–51 Brentford F.C. season

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

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. Injuries and constant tinkering meant manager Gibbons had been unable to field a settled XI.
A 4–0 win over Southampton on Boxing Day was the turning point. 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. 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. Monk set a new club record when he scored in 10 consecutive matches between February and April 1951.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 45 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 44 |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 44 |
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| 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

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer |
| 3R | 6 January 1951 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 16,346 | Paton |
* Sources: Statto, 11v11, 100 Years Of Brentford

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1950–51 season.
| Pos. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers | Goalkeepers | Goalkeepers | Goalkeepers | Goalkeepers | Goalkeepers | |
| GK | Ted Gaskell | | (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 33) | Buxton | 1937 | |
| GK | Alf Jefferies | | (1922-02-09)9 February 1922 (aged 28) | Oxford City | 1945 | |
| GK | Reg Newton | | (1926-06-30)30 June 1926 (aged 24) | Leyton Orient | 1949 | |
| Defenders | Defenders | Defenders | Defenders | Defenders | Defenders | |
| DF | Ken Horne | | (1926-06-25)25 June 1926 (aged 24) | Blackpool | 1950 | |
| DF | Fred Monk | | (1920-10-09)9 October 1920 (aged 29) | Guildford City | 1948 | |
| DF | Roddy Munro | | (1920-07-27)27 July 1920 (aged 30) | Rangers | 1946 | |
| DF | Wally Quinton | | (1917-12-13)13 December 1917 (aged 32) | Birmingham City | 1949 | |
| Midfielders | Midfielders | Midfielders | Midfielders | Midfielders | Midfielders | |
| HB | George Bristow | | (1933-06-25)25 June 1933 (aged 17) | Youth | 1950 | |
| HB | Ron Greenwood (c) | | (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 28) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1949 | |
| HB | Tony Harper | | (1925-05-26)26 May 1925 (aged 25) | Headington United | 1948 | |
| HB | Jimmy Hill | | (1928-07-22)22 July 1928 (aged 22) | Reading | 1949 | |
| HB | Frank Latimer | | (1923-10-03)3 October 1923 (aged 26) | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 1945 | |
| HB | Tom Manley | | (1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 37) | Manchester United | 1939 | |
| Forwards | Forwards | Forwards | Forwards | Forwards | Forwards | |
| FW | Jimmy Anders | | (1928-03-08)8 March 1928 (aged 22) | Preston North End | 1948 | |
| FW | Ken Coote | | (1928-05-19)19 May 1928 (aged 22) | Wembley | 1949 | |
| FW | Billy Dare | | (1927-02-14)14 February 1927 (aged 23) | Hendon | 1948 | |
| FW | Tom Garneys | | (1923-08-25)25 August 1923 (aged 26) | Chingford Town | 1949 | |
| FW | Jackie Goodwin | | (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 (aged 29) | Birmingham City | 1949 | |
| FW | Bernard Kelly | | (1928-08-21)21 August 1928 (aged 21) | Bath City | 1950 | |
| FW | Johnny Paton | | (1923-04-02)2 April 1923 (aged 27) | Celtic | 1949 | |
| FW | Bill Pointon | | (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 29) | Queens Park Rangers | 1950 | |
| FW | Tommy Sinclair | | (1921-10-13)13 October 1921 (aged 28) | Aldershot | 1950 | |
| FW | Billy Sperrin | | (1922-04-09)9 April 1922 (aged 28) | Guildford City | 1949 | |
| Players who left the club mid-season |||||||
| FW | Peter Broadbent | | (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 (aged 17) | Dover | 1950 | Transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers |
* Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford, Timeless Bees

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Jackie Gibbons | Secretary-Manager |
| Jimmy Bain | Assistant manager |
| David Richards | Trainer |
| Jack Cartmell | Assistant trainer |
| George Poyser | Assistant trainer |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | | Ted Gaskell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | | Alf Jefferies | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| GK | | Reg Newton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | | Ken Horne | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| DF | | Fred Monk | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 13 |
| DF | | Roddy Munro | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | | Wally Quinton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| HB | | George Bristow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| HB | | Ron Greenwood | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| HB | | Frank Latimer | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| HB | | Tony Harper | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| HB | | Jimmy Hill | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
| HB | | Tom Manley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| FW | | Jimmy Anders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | | Peter Broadbent | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| FW | | Ken Coote | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| FW | | Billy Dare | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 16 |
| FW | | Tom Garneys | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| FW | | Jackie Goodwin | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| FW | | Bernard Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | | Johnny Paton | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
| FW | | Bill Pointon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | | Tommy Sinclair | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| FW | | Billy Sperrin | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

### Goalscorers

| Pos. | Nat | Player | FL2 | FAC | Total |
| FW | | Billy Dare | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| DF | | Fred Monk | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| FW | | Billy Sperrin | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| FW | | Jackie Goodwin | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| HB | | Jimmy Hill | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| FW | | Tommy Sinclair | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | Johnny Paton | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| FW | | Peter Broadbent | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| HB | | Tom Manley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | Ken Coote | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | Tom Garneys | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HB | | Ron Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HB | | Tony Harper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | Bernard Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 75 | 1 | 76 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

### Management

| Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League |
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
| Jackie Gibbons | | 19 August 1950 | 5 May 1951 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 041.86 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 042.86 |

### 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 |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| May 1950 | FW | Peter Broadbent | Dover | n/a | |
| May 1950 | DF | Ken Horne | Blackpool | n/a | |
| May 1950 | FW | Terry Ledgerton | Huyton | n/a | |
| June 1950 | HB | Roy Hart | n/a | n/a | |
| June 1950 | FW | Bernard Kelly | Bath City | n/a | |
| August 1950 | HB | Cyril Bacon | Leyton Orient | n/a | |
| August 1950 | n/a | Jack Nicholson | Dennistoun Waverley | n/a | |
| August 1950 | FW | Tommy Sinclair | Aldershot | n/a | |
| December 1950 | FW | Tommy Mycock | Distillery | n/a | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| October 1950 | DF | Bill Gorman | Deal Town | Free | |
| February 1951 | FW | Peter Broadbent | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £10,000 | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| May 1951 | FW | Jimmy Anders | Bradford City | June 1951 | |
| May 1951 | FW | Tom Garneys | Ipswich Town | May 1951 | |
| May 1951 | DF | William Gibson | Tranmere Rovers | June 1951 | |
| May 1951 | FW | Dickie Girling | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | July 1951 | |
| May 1951 | FW | Bill Pointon | Retired | | |
| May 1951 | FW | Tommy Sinclair | Aldershot | August 1951 | |