# 1910–11 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1910–11 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. Despite contending for promotion during the first half of the season, injuries dropped the Bees to a mid-table finish.

## Season summary

A £315 loss on the 1909–10 season meant that there was little transfer activity for Brentford manager Fred Halliday to conduct over the course of the 1910 off-season, with half back George Kennedy, full back John Christie and returning outside right Joe Ryalls being the only signings of note. The Bees had a good first half of the Southern League First Division season, losing just five of the opening 20 matches, with Geordie Reid (Southern League XI) and Steve Buxton and John Christie (both London XI) winning representative honours. Despite the promising form, the majority of the team's goals were scored by Reid, who bagged 14 goals in a 17-match spell.
Brentford's promotion challenge was effectively ended by a 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town (champions at the end of the season) on 7 January 1911 and the team slipped from 5th position into mid-table. Injuries to George Kennedy, Joe Ryalls, Geordie Reid and George Anderson at differing times disrupted the attack and Brentford finished the season having scored 41 league goals, with Geordie Reid having scored over half the team's total (21), which equalled Adam Bowman's club record for most Southern League goals in a season. Some pride was salvaged with victory over West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the inaugural Ealing Hospital Cup in April.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 10 | Norwich City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 38 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 38 |
| 12 | Brentford | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 42 | 0.976 | 37 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 37 |
| 14 | Watford | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | 35 |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Southern League First Division

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 3 September 1910 | Exeter City | A | 0–0 | |
| 2 | 10 September 1910 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | Ling (pen) |
| 3 | 17 September 1910 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | Ling (pen) |
| 4 | 24 September 1910 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Kennedy, Reid |
| 5 | 28 September 1910 | New Brompton | A | 1–2 | Ryalls |
| 6 | 1 October 1910 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | Hollinrake, Ryalls |
| 7 | 8 October 1910 | Leyton | A | 1–4 | Reid |
| 8 | 15 October 1910 | Watford | H | 2–0 | Sibbald, Anderson |
| 9 | 22 October 1910 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–2 | |
| 10 | 29 October 1910 | Southampton | H | 3–2 | Reid (2), Kennedy |
| 11 | 5 November 1910 | Southend United | A | 2–0 | Sibbald, Bartlett |
| 12 | 12 November 1910 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | Reid |
| 13 | 26 November 1910 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Reid (3) |
| 14 | 3 December 1910 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | |
| 15 | 10 December 1910 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Hollinrake (2), Reid |
| 16 | 17 December 1910 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | Reid |
| 17 | 24 December 1910 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | Hamilton, Reid |
| 18 | 26 December 1910 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | |
| 19 | 27 December 1910 | Northampton Town | H | 0–0 | |
| 20 | 31 December 1910 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | Reid (3) |
| 21 | 7 January 1911 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | |
| 22 | 21 January 1911 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 | Sibbald, Hollinrake, Reid |
| 23 | 28 January 1911 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Sibbald |
| 24 | 11 February 1911 | Leyton | H | 0–0 | |
| 25 | 18 February 1911 | Watford | A | 0–1 | |
| 26 | 25 February 1911 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–2 | Reid |
| 27 | 4 March 1911 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | |
| 28 | 11 March 1911 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | Reid (3) |
| 29 | 18 March 1911 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | |
| 30 | 25 March 1911 | New Brompton | H | 0–2 | |
| 31 | 1 April 1911 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | Sibbald |
| 32 | 8 April 1911 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | Anderson |
| 33 | 14 April 1911 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | |
| 34 | 15 April 1911 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | |
| 35 | 17 April 1911 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | Reid |
| 36 | 18 April 1911 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | |
| 37 | 22 April 1911 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | Bartlett |
| 38 | 29 April 1911 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | Reid |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 14 January 1911 | Preston North End | H | 0–1 |
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1910–11 season.
| Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| GK | Archie Ling | (1881-03-14)14 March 1881 (aged 29) | Swindon Town | 1909 | |
| Defenders |||||||
| DF | Steve Buxton | (1888-02-03)3 February 1888 (aged 22) | South Bank | 1908 | |
| DF | John Christie | (1881-02-08)8 February 1881 (aged 29) | Croydon Common | 1910 | |
| DF | Dusty Rhodes | (1882-08-16)16 August 1882 (aged 28) | Sunderland | 1908 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| HB | Bert Badger | (1882-10-04)4 October 1882 (aged 27) | Nottingham Forest | 1910 | |
| HB | Alec Barclay | (1885-11-01)1 November 1885 (aged 24) | Ilford | 1910 | Amateur |
| HB | Jock Hamilton | (1879-02-28)28 February 1879 (aged 31) | Leeds City | 1909 | |
| HB | George Kennedy | (1882-03-12)12 March 1882 (aged 28) | Chelsea | 1910 | |
| HB | Jack Land | (1883-03-31)31 March 1883 (aged 27) | Hounslow | 1910 | |
| HB | Phil Richards | (1884-02-19)19 February 1884 (aged 26) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1908 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| FW | George Anderson | (1879-11-29)29 November 1879 (aged 30) | Birmingham | 1909 | |
| FW | Albert Bartlett | (1884-04-10)10 April 1884 (aged 26) | Bradford City | 1909 | |
| FW | George Frost (c) | (1887-12-24)24 December 1887 (aged 22) | Wallsend Elm Villa | 1910 | |
| FW | Bert Hollinrake | (1890-09-26)26 September 1890 (aged 19) | South Ealing Rovers | 1909 | Amateur |
| FW | James MacDonald | (1887-10-01)1 October 1887 (aged 22) | Hanwell | 1909 | |
| FW | Geordie Reid | (1882-01-30)30 January 1882 (aged 28) | Bradford Park Avenue | 1908 | |
| FW | Joe Ryalls | (1881-01-03)3 January 1881 (aged 29) | Nottingham Forest | 1910 | |
| FW | Jack Sibbald | (1890-09-12)12 September 1890 (aged 19) | Wallsend Elm Villa | 1910 | |
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford, Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Fred Halliday | Secretary Manager |
| Tom Cowper | 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 | | Archie Ling | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| DF | | Steve Buxton | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | | John Christie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | | Dusty Rhodes | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| HB | | Bert Badger | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| HB | | Alec Barclay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| HB | | Jock Hamilton | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| HB | | George Kennedy | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| HB | | Jack Land | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| HB | | Phil Richards | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| FW | | George Anderson | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| FW | | Albert Bartlett | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| FW | | George Frost | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | | Bert Hollinrake | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| FW | | James MacDonald | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| FW | | Geordie Reid | 35 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 21 |
| FW | | Joe Ryalls | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| FW | | Jack Sibbald | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

### Goalscorers

| Pos. | Nat | Player | SL1 | FAC | Total |
| FW | | Geordie Reid | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| FW | | Jack Sibbald | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | Bert Hollinrake | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | | George Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | Albert Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| HB | | George Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GK | | Archie Ling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | Joe Ryalls | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41 | 0 | 41 |
* 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 % |
| Fred Halliday | | 3 September 1910 | 29 April 1911 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 035.90| | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 036.84 |

### Summary

| Games played | 39 (38 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 14 (14 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 9 (9 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 16 (15 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 41 (41 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 43 (42 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 12 (12 Southern League First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
| Biggest league win | 3–0 on two occasions |
| Worst league defeat | 3–0 versus Swindon Town, 7 January 1911; 4–1 versus Leyton, 8 October 1910 |
| Most appearances | 39, Steve Buxton, Archie Ling (38 Southern League First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
| Top scorer (league) | 21, Geordie Reid |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 21, Geordie Reid |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 12 May 1910 | FW | Joe Ryalls | Nottingham Forest | n/a | |
| 20 July 1910 | HB | George Kennedy | Chelsea | n/a | |
| July 1910 | DF | William Harwood | Cubbington Albion | Amateur | |
| 30 August 1910 | DF | Arthur Cleverley | Yiewsley | n/a | |
| 16 September 1910 | DF | John Christie | Croydon Common | n/a | |
| 19 December 1910 | HB | Bert Badger | Nottingham Forest | Free | |
| December 1910 | FW | Herbert Daniels | Kingstonian | Amateur | |
| December 1910 | HB | Dudley Page | Kingstonian | Amateur | |
| 1910 | HB | Walter Allen | Barnet & Alston | Amateur | |
| 1910 | HB | Charles Allwright | Hanwell Town | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | Grantham Bowler | n/a | n/a | |
| 1910 | HB | Alec Barclay | Ilford | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | John Caborn | Uxbridge | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | John Chuter | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | Thomas Dorey | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | Raymond Edwards | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FB | Albert Hooper | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | GK | A. Lovegrove | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FB | R. Middleton | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | R. A. Nicholls | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | Henry Trumper | Ealing Wednesday | Amateur | |
| 1910 | FW | Harry Washington | Unattached | Amateur | |
| 10 April 1911 | HB | Henry Hogarth | Burnley | n/a | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 19 May 1910 | FW | James Swarbrick | Stoke | Nominal | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| August 1910 | HB | William Harwood | Cubbington Albion | n/a | |
| March 1911 | HB | Dudley Page | Crystal Palace | 16 March 1911 | |
| April 1911 | FW | Albert Bartlett | Reading | 30 August 1911 | |
| April 1911 | HB | Charlie Blackall | n/a | n/a | |
| April 1911 | FW | George Frost | n/a | n/a | |
| April 1911 | FW | Bert Hollinrake | n/a | n/a | |
| April 1911 | FW | James MacDonald | Croydon Common | 18 July 1911 | |
| April 1911 | FW | Joe Ryalls | Chesterfield Town | 15 September 1911 | |