1922–23 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1922–23 football season
During the 1922–23 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in 14th place.
Season summary [ edit ] Inside forward Billy Clayson was one of the few successful signings of Brentford 's early years in the Football League . After a promising 9th-place finish at the end of the 1921–22 Third Division South season, Brentford player-manager Archie Mitchell retired from playing in order to concentrate solely on management. Financial problems during the off-season meant that the squad was hit by the triple-departure of forwards Harry Anstiss , George Pither and long-serving wing half Alf Amos to league rivals Millwall .[3] The previous season's leading goalscorer Harry Morris was successfully retained and the money generated from the sales allowed the squad's wages to be paid through the off-season.[5] 11 new players were transferred in, with a contingent from the North East , including full back George Kell , half backs Bill Inglis and John Haggan and forwards Gordon Johnstone , Reginald Parker , Harry Stott and John Thain .[5] Trainer Michael Whitham was replaced by former Bees manager Dusty Rhodes .[5]
Despite Harry Morris scoring 10 goals in an 11 match spell early in the season, by early November 1921, Brentford were rooted in mid-table.[7] A failure to convert draws into wins dropped the club down to 18th on Christmas Day and the sales of Harry Morris to Millwall and long-serving full back Bertie Rosier to Clapton Orient in February 1923 exacerbated the team's problems scoring and conceding goals.[7] Though never looking in any danger of having to seek re-election , a run of goals from Gordon Johnstone and Reginald Parker inspired a seven match unbeaten spell from mid-March to mid-April which lifted Brentford to 14th.[7] Three draws and two defeats in the final five matches of the season saw the Bees secure a 14th-place finish.[7]
League table [ edit ]
Results [ edit ] Brentford's goal tally listed first. No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 26 August 1922 Gillingham A 0–2 9,000 2 28 August 1922 Luton Town H 3–2 8,000 Morris (3) 3 2 September 1922 Gillingham H 2–0 10,000 Morris , Haggan 4 4 September 1922 Luton Town A 0–4 11,000 5 9 September 1922 Norwich City A 2–0 8,597 Morris , Clayson 6 11 September 1922 Queens Park Rangers H 1–3 15,000 Clayson 7 16 September 1922 Norwich City H 1–4 7,000 Alton (pen ) 8 23 September 1922 Northampton Town A 1–1 8,000 Johnstone 9 30 September 1922 Northampton Town H 2–1 7,000 Clayson , Morris 10 7 October 1922 Exeter City A 2–0 6,000 Morris (2) 11 14 October 1922 Exeter City H 0–1 7,000 12 21 October 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 8,000 Capper 13 28 October 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–2 7,000 Morris 14 4 November 1922 Merthyr Town H 3–1 6,000 Hendren , Morris , Alton (pen ) 15 11 November 1922 Merthyr Town A 0–1 5,000 16 18 November 1922 Reading H 1–1 6,000 Clayson 17 25 November 1922 Reading A 0–1 5,000 18 9 December 1922 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 19,000 Clayson 19 23 December 1922 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 10,000 20 25 December 1922 Watford A 0–2 8,000 21 26 December 1922 Watford H 2–1 10,000 Morris , Duncan 22 6 January 1923 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 14,000 Morris , Duncan 23 20 January 1923 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 6,464 Hendren 24 27 January 1923 Charlton Athletic H 0–3 9,000 25 3 February 1923 Swindon Town A 0–3 9,000 26 10 February 1923 Swindon Town H 3–0 4,000 Thain , Mulford , Morris 27 17 February 1923 Aberdare Athletic A 0–0 6,000 28 24 February 1923 Aberdare Athletic H 0–1 5,000 29 3 March 1923 Swansea Town A 0–0 6,000 30 10 March 1923 Swansea Town H 0–1 4,000 31 17 February 1923 Newport County H 0–0 5,000 32 24 March 1923 Newport County A 1–0 4,000 James 33 30 March 1923 Southend United H 0–0 6,000 34 31 March 1923 Bristol City H 4–0 9,500 Johnstone (2), Parker (2) 35 2 April 1923 Southend United A 2–1 10,000 Clayson , Alton (pen ) 36 7 April 1923 Bristol City H 1–1 16,000 Johnstone 37 14 April 1923 Portsmouth H 1–0 7,000 Parker 38 21 April 1923 Portsmouth A 0–3 8,106 39 28 April 1923 Millwall H 1–1 12,000 Parker 40 30 April 1923 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 2,000 Johnstone 41 2 May 1923 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 7,000 42 5 May 1923 Millwall H 1–1 12,000 Johnstone
Playing squad [ edit ] Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1922–23 season. Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,[11] Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939,[12] 100 Years Of Brentford Coaching staff [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] 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 Goalscorers [ edit ] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: 100 Years of Brentford Management [ edit ] Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Archie Mitchell 26 August 1922 5 May 1923 45 14 13 18 0 31.11 42 13 12 17 0 30.95
Summary [ edit ] Games played 45 (42 Third Division South , 3 FA Cup ) Games won 14 (13 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Games drawn 13 (12 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Games lost 18 (17 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Goals scored 45 (41 Third Division South, 4 FA Cup) Goals conceded 52 (51 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) Clean sheets 14 (12 Third Division South, 2 FA Cup) Biggest league win 4–0 versus Bristol City , 31 March 1923 Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Luton Town , 4 September 1922 Most appearances 45, Charles Alton (42 Third Division South, 3 FA Cup) Top scorer (league) 13, Harry Morris Top scorer (all competitions) 13, Harry Morris
Transfers and loans [ edit ] Cricketers are not included in this list. References [ edit ] ^ "Brentford 1922–23 – Football League Division Three (South)". The Athletic News . 14 August 1922. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. pp. 116–117. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ a b c d "Brentford results for the 1922–1923 season" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016 . ^ Haynes, Graham; Twydell, Dave (2008). Brentford F.C.: The Complete History 1889–2008 . Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557889-5-6 . OCLC 528356934 . ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 . ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 190589161X . ^ "Players – Holden to Iwelumo" (PDF) . Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 . p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018 . ^ Brentford Football Club – Season 1922–23 – Official Handbook . Brentford: The Brentford Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. 1922. p. 23. ^ "Players – Abdi to Aston" (PDF) . Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 . p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018 . ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . Norwich: PM Publications. ^ "Elliott Tom Nottingham Forest 1920" . Vintage Footballers . Retrieved 7 July 2019 . ^ "Brentford sign an additional outside-left. Practice match to-morrow week". Chiswick Times . 10 August 1923.