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1917–18 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1917–18 season of Brentford F.C.}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1917–18

|manager=Fred Halliday

|chairman=H. Jason-Saunders

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=London Combination

|league result=6th

|league topscorer=Cock (27)

|mgrtitle=Secretary-Manager

|season topscorer=Cock (27)

|highest attendance=6,000

|lowest attendance=1,500

|prevseason=1916–17

|nextseason=1918–19

}}

During the 1917–18 English football season, Brentford competed in the London Combination, due to the cessation of competitive football for the duration of the First World War. In a patchy season, the Bees finished in mid-table.

Season summary

File:George Kennedy, Brentford FC footballer, 1911.jpg half back George Kennedy was killed on the Western Front in November 1917.]]

The wartime London Combination was streamlined for the 1917–18 season, with the clubs voting to expel Portsmouth, Watford, Southampton and Luton Town, which would reduce travelling expenses on Britain's congested railways.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=108-109}} Despite the entry of the United States into the First World War in April 1917, Britain was still mired in war and manager Fred Halliday again had trouble securing players to play.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=108-109}} Of Brentford's squad, goalkeeper Ted Price, defenders Jack Peart, Dusty Rhodes and forwards Albert Chester, Patsy Hendren and Henry White would appear in the majority of the matches during the season. Half back Bill Stanton, previously with Watford, was a rare wartime signing and he too would be regularly available.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=108-109}}

Manager Fred Halliday struggled to field a settled side during the opening months of the season and Brentford suffered six defeats in eight matches between mid-September and mid-November 1917.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=108-109}} In late November, Halliday pulled off a transfer coup, re-signing former Brentford forward Jack Cock as a guest from Huddersfield Town,{{Sfn|White|1989|p=108-109}} to whom he had transferred in April 1914.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=101-103}} Cock went on to score 27 goals in 23 appearances, which included two hattricks and a five-goal haul versus rivals Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the season. Henry White, frequently Brentford's top scorer during the First World War, supported ably with 17 goals. The season was notable for some high scoring wins (4–0, 6–2, 6–1 versus Queens Park Rangers; 5–0 versus Clapton Orient and 5–2 versus Tottenham Hotspur) and crushing defeats (7–1 versus Millwall, 6–1 versus Tottenham Hotspur; 8–3, 7–3, 7–2 versus West Ham United and 4–0 on two occasions).

A number of former Brentford players were killed during the season:{{Cite book |title=Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City |date=3 November 2015 |publisher=Regal Sports Press |location=Milton Keynes |pages=61–67}}

  • Lance sergeant Richard Kemp, served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps and died at Dörnitz Altengrabow prisoner-of-war camp on 17 August 1917.{{CWGC|id=895657|name=Lance Serjeant R C Kemp|accessdate=9 November 2024}}
  • Private James Greechan, died of wounds suffered during the Battle of Langemarck on 25 August 1917, while serving with the Highland Light Infantry.{{Cite web |title=James Greechan {{!}} Service Record |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/james-greechan-service-record/ |access-date=15 February 2019 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Magazine of Highams Park Baptist Church – October/November 2017 |url=http://www.hpbc.co.uk/content/pages/documents/1507380854.pdf |access-date=15 February 2019 |page=21}}
  • Company Sergeant Major George Kennedy {{Post-nominals|country=UK|DCM|MM}}, died of wounds suffered during the Battle of Passchendaele on 16 November 1917, while serving with the Canadian Infantry Corps.{{Cite web |title=George Kennedy – Chelsea, Brentford and Lincoln City |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-kennedy-footballer/ |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en-US}}
  • Private William Kirby, killed at Polygon Wood during the Battle of Passchendaele on 3 October 1917, while serving with the Royal Engineers.{{Cite web |title=West Ham's true heroes: The Hammers who served their country |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/june/25-june/west-hams-true-heroes-hammers-who-served-their-country |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=West Ham United F.C. |language=en}} He had appeared as a guest during the 1916–17 season.{{Cite web |title=William Kirby |url=http://www.croydoncommon.com/KIRBY_William.pdf |access-date=8 May 2018 |website=Croydon Common Football Club}}
  • Bombardier William Allwright, served with the Royal Field Artillery and died of a stroke in Britain on 12 April 1918, having returned to convalesce.{{CWGC|id=388838|name=William Allwright|accessdate=2 November 2019}}
  • Private Harry Dutfield, served with the Leicestershire Regiment and was killed near Voormezeele, West Flanders on 6 June 1918.{{CWGC|id=136605|name=Harry Dutfield|accessdate=2 November 2019}}

League table

{{main article|London Combination}}

= London Combination =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_ratio=y

|highest_pos = 5

|showteam=BRE

|team5=ARS|name_ARS=Arsenal

|team6=BRE|name_BRE=Brentford

|team7=CRY|name_CRY=Crystal Palace

|win_ARS=16|draw_ARS=5|loss_ARS=15|gf_ARS=76|ga_ARS=57

|win_BRE=16|draw_BRE=3|loss_BRE=17|gf_BRE=81|ga_BRE=94

|win_CRY=13|draw_CRY=4|loss_CRY=19|gf_CRY=54|ga_CRY=83

|update=complete|source=[http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/london-combination-1918/ Football and the First World War]

}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

= London Combination =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
No.

!Date

OpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|1

|1 September 1917

Clapton OrientH1–0Keenor
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|2

|8 September 1917

MillwallA3–1Hendren, Gregson (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|3

|15 September 1917

Tottenham HotspurH5–2Hendren (2), White (3)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|4

|22 September 1917

ChelseaA1–3Hendren
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|5

|29 September 1917

Crystal PalaceA0–4
style="background:#ffd;"

|6

|6 October 1917

ArsenalH2–2Gregson, Sloley
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|7

|13 October 1917

West Ham UnitedA3–8Heydenrick, Green, Stanton
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8

|20 October 1917

FulhamH1–3Chester
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|9

|27 October 1917

Clapton OrientA3–1White (2), Stanton
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|10

|3 November 1917

MillwallH0–4
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|11

|10 November 1917

Tottenham HotspurA1–6Chester
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|12

|17 November 1917

ChelseaH1–0Hooper
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|13

|24 November 1917

Crystal PalaceH3–0Cock (3)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|14

|1 December 1917

ArsenalA1–4Cock
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|15

|8 December 1917

West Ham UnitedH3–2Cock, Denyer, White
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|16

|15 December 1917

FulhamH0–2
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|17

|22 December 1917

Clapton OrientH5–0Edwards, White, Cock (2), Hendren
style="background:#ffd;"

|18

|25 December 1917

Queens Park RangersH1–1Cock
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|19

|26 December 1917

Queens Park RangersA4–0Hendren, Hanney, Stanton, White
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|20

|29 December 1917

MillwallA1–7Cock
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|21

|5 January 1918

Tottenham HotspurH2–3White, Cock
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|22

|12 January 1918

ChelseaA1–4Cock
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|23

|19 January 1918

Crystal PalaceA4–3Chester, E. Rhodes (3)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|24

|26 January 1918

ArsenalH3–2Cock (2), White
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|25

|2 February 1918

West Ham UnitedA2–7Corless, Chester
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|26

|9 February 1918

Queens Park RangersH6–1White (2), Cock (3), Hooper (pen)
style="background:#ffd;"

|27

|16 February 1918

Clapton OrientA1–1Cock
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|28

|23 February 1918

MillwallH3–1Cock (2), Sloley
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|29

|2 March 1918

Tottenham HotspurA0–3
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|30

|9 March 1918

ChelseaH0–1
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|31

|16 March 1918

Crystal PalaceH0–2
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|32

|23 March 1918

ArsenalA3–1Cock, Chalmers, Cockerill (og)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|33

|29 March 1918

FulhamH2–3Chester, Hooper
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|34

|30 March 1918

West Ham UnitedH3–7White (2, 1 pen), Chester
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|35

|1 April 1918

FulhamA6–4Cock (2), Allwright, White (2), Chester
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|36

|6 April 1918

Queens Park RangersA6–2Cock (5), White

  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=364}}

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1917–18 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Pos.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" | Name

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" | Nat.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Signed from

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Signed in

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Notes

colspan="7" |Goalkeepers
GK

|Ted Price

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1883|6|13|df=y}}

|Croydon Common

|1912

|

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Alf Amos

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1893|2|9|df=y}}

|Old Kingstonians

|1913

|

DF

|Jack Peart

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1884|10|13|df=y}}

|Croydon Common

|1916

|

DF

|Frank Price

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1885|2|28|df=y}}

|Shepherds Bush

|1914

|

DF

|Dusty Rhodes (c)

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1882|8|16|df=y}}

|Sunderland

|1908

|Trainer

colspan="7" |Midfielders
HB

|Charles Allwright

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1888|6|11|df=y}}

|Kingston upon Thames

|1914

|

HB

|George Curtis

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1888|10|22|df=y}}

|Kingston upon Thames

|1914

|

HB

|Mick O'Brien

|{{flagicon|IRE|1783}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1893|8|10|df=y}}

|Celtic

|1915

|

HB

|Bill Stanton

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1890|5|9|df=y}}

|Watford

|1917

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Albert Chester

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1886|3|17|df=y}}

|Millwall

|1916

|

FW

|Patsy Hendren

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1889|2|5|df=y}}

|Queens Park Rangers

|1911

|Played when his cricket commitments allowed

FW

|Richard Sloley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1891|8|20|df=y}}

|Cambridge University

|1914

|Amateur

FW

|Henry White

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1895|8|8|df=y}}

|Whamcliffe Athletic

|1913

|Amateur

colspan="7" |Guest players
GK

|Fred Craig

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1891|1|16|df=y}}

|Plymouth Argyle

|1917

|Guest from Plymouth Argyle

GK

|W. Griffiths

|n/a

|n/a

|West Ham United

|1917

|Guest from West Ham United

GK

|Jimmy Morris

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|n/a

|Clapton Orient

|1917

|Guest from Clapton Orient

GK

|Walter Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1886|1|21|df=y}}

|Worksop Town

|1917

|Guest from Worksop Town

DF

|Fred Bullock

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1886|7|1|df=y}}

|Huddersfield Town

|1917

|Guest from Huddersfield Town

HB

|Sam Blott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1886|6|19|df=y}}

|Plymouth Argyle

|1917

|Guest from Plymouth Argyle

HB

|Jimmy Brandham

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1890|1|22|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1918

|Guest from Fulham

HB

|Walter Frisby

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1893|3|8|df=y}}

|Southampton

|1917

|Guest from Southampton

HB

|Ted Hanney

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1889|1|19|df=y}}

|Manchester City

|1917

|Guest from Manchester City

HB

|E. Heydenrick

|{{flagicon|RSA|1912}}

|n/a

|Unattached

|1917

|Guest

HB

|Bill Hooper

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1884|2|20|df=y}}

|Southport Central

|1917

|Guest from Southport Central

HB

|George Hunter

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1885|6|1|df=y}}

|Manchester United

|1917

|Guest from Manchester United

HB

|James Lockwood

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1887|2|20|df=y}}

|Queens Park Rangers

|1918

|Guest from Queens Park Rangers

HB

|Mansell

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|n/a

|The Wednesday

|1917

|Guest from The Wednesday

HB

|J. Mee

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

HB

| Sam Morris

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1886|10|20|df=y}}

|Bristol Rovers

|1917

|Guest from Bristol Rovers

HB

|Robert Nash

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|n/a

|Unattached

|1917

|Guest

HB

|Cecil Rhodes

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1894|4|1|df=y}}

|Stockton

|1918

|Guest

HB

|T. Roberts

|n/a

|n/a

|Luton Town

|1917

|Guest from Luton Town

HB

|T. Smith

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

HB

|Talbot

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1918

|Guest

HB

|Maurice Woodward

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1891|10|12|df=y}}

|Southend United

|1917

|Guest from Southend United

HB

|Billy Yenson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|1880 (aged 36–37)

|Croydon Common

|1917

|Guest from Croydon Common

FW

|Billy Brawn

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1878|8|1|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1917

|Guest

FW

|David Chalmers

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1891|7|22|df=y}}

|Grimsby Town

|1918

|Guest from Grimsby Town

FW

|Jack Cock

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1893|11|14|df=y}}

|Huddersfield Town

|1917

|Guest from Huddersfield Town

FW

|Albert Corless

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1886|4|25|df=y}}

|West Ham United

|1918

|Guest from West Ham United

FW

|Jack Curtis

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1888|12|13|df=y}}

|Stockport County

|1917

|Guest from Stockport County

FW

|A. Davis

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

FW

|Bertie Denyer

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1893|4|9|df=y}}

|Swindon Town

|1917

|Guest from Swindon Town

FW

|James Dillimore

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1894|12|19|Date first=|df=y}}

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

FW

|Billy Edwards

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1895|10|24|Date first=|df=y}}

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

FW

|W. Elliott

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1918

|Guest

FW

|Thomas Graham

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1887|7|20|df=y}}

|Castleford Town

|1917

|Guest from Castleford Town

FW

|John Green

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1893|10|4|df=y}}

|Wolverhampton Wanderers

|1917

|Guest from Wolverhampton Wanderers

FW

|Alf Gregson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1889|3|2|df=y}}

|Grimsby Town

|1917

|Guest from Grimsby Town

FW

|W. Harrison

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

FW

|H. James

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1918

|Guest

FW

|A. Jones

|n/a

|n/a

|Unattached

|1917

|Guest

FW

|Fred Keenor

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1917|9|1|1894|7|31|df=y}}

|Cardiff City

|1917

|Guest from Cardiff City

FW

|W. Ramsay

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

FW

|B. N. Sidney

|n/a

|n/a

|n/a

|1917

|Guest

  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Timeless Bees,{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914}} Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=190589161X |location=Nottingham}}

Coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Name

!Role

{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Halliday

|Secretary-Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Dusty Rhodes

|Trainer

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

{{football squad on pitch|align = right

| GK = Price

| RCB = Rhodes (c)

| LCB = Peart

| RCM = Hooper

| CM = Yenson

| LCM = Brandham

| RF = Chester

| RSS = White

| CF = Cock

| LSS = Edwards

| LF = Hendren

| caption = Brentford's highest appearance-makers in each position during the London Combination season.

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

!rowspan="2"|Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

Apps

!Goals

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Ted Price200
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alf Amos

|8

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jack Peart

|26

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Frank Price10
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Dusty Rhodes233
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Charles Allwright

|3

|1

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |George Curtis10
HB

|{{flagicon|IRE|1783}}

style="text-align:left;" |Mick O'Brien|2

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Bill Stanton253
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Albert Chester

|30

|7

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Patsy Hendren

|34

|6

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Richard Sloley10
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Henry White

|24

|17

colspan="5" |Players guested during the season
GK

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

style="text-align:left;" |Fred Craig|1

|0

GK

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |W. Griffiths

|1

|0

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jimmy Morris

|11

|0

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Walter Scott

|3

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Fred Bullock60
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Sam Blott

|1

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jimmy Brandham

|9

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|style="text-align:left;" |Walter Frisby

|2

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Ted Hanney101
HB

|{{flagicon|RSA|1912}}

| style="text-align:left;" |E. Heydenrick

|1

|1

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Bill Hooper|22

|3

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |George Hunter|17

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |James Lockwood

|1

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Mansell|1

|0

HB

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |J. Mee

|1

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Sam Morris|5

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Robert Nash

|1

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Cecil Rhodes

|1

|0

HB

|n/a

style="text-align:left;" |T. Roberts10
HB

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |T. Smith

|1

|0

HB

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |Talbot

|1

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Maurice Woodward|7

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Yenson

|15

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Brawn

|1

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

style="text-align:left;" |David Chalmers11
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jack Cock

|23

|27

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Albert Corless

|2

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jack Curtis

|3

|0

FW

|n/a

style="text-align:left;" |A. Davis10
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Bertie Denyer21
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |James Dillimore

|1

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Edwards

|10

|1

FW

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |W. Elliott

|1

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Thomas Graham

|1

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |John Green91
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alf Gregson

|5

|3

FW

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |W. Harrison

|1

|0

FW

|n/a

style="text-align:left;" |H. James20
FW

|n/a

style="text-align:left;" |A. Jones10
FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

style="text-align:left;" |Fred Keenor91
FW

|n/a

| style="text-align:left;" |W. Ramsay

|1

|0

FW

|n/a

style="text-align:left;" |B. N. Sidney|1

|0

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"
Pos.

!Nat

!Player

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jack Cock

|27

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Henry White

|17

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Albert Chester

|7

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Patsy Hendren

|6

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alf Gregson

|3

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bill Hooper

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dusty Rhodes

|3

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bill Stanton

|3

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Charles Allwright

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |David Chalmers

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Albert Corless

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bertie Denyer

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Edwards

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Green

|1

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ted Hanney

|1

HB

|{{flagicon|RSA|1912}}

| style="text-align:left;" |E. Heydenrick

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Fred Keenor

|1

colspan="3" |Opponents

|1

colspan="3" |Total81

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford

= Management =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Name

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

PWDLW %
align=left|Fred Halliday

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|align=left|1 September 1917

|align=left|6 April 1918

{{WDL|36|16|3|17}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played36
Games won16
Games drawn3
Games lost17
Goals scored81
Goals conceded94
Clean sheets5
Biggest win5–0 versus Clapton Orient, 22 December 1917
Worst defeat7–1 versus Millwall, 29 December 1917
Most appearances39, Patsy Hendren
Top scorer27, Jack Cock

Transfers & loans

:Guest players' arrival and departure dates correspond to their first and last appearances of the season.

style="font-size:95%;" class="wikitable"
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Players transferred in
style="width:140px;" |Date

! style="width:25px;" |Pos.

! style="width:175px;" |Name

! style="width:225px;" |Previous Club

! style="width:125px;" |Fee

! style="width:25px;" |Ref.

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Stanton

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Watford

|Free

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Guest players in
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!Previous Club

!Date to

!Ref.

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Bullock

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town

|6 October 1917

|

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Curtis

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stockport County

|24 November 1917

|

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alf Gregson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Grimsby Town

|6 October 1917

|

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ted Hanney

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|End of season

|

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Hunter

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|19 January 1918

|

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Fred Keenor

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City

|23 March 1918

|

1 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Morris

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Clapton Orient

|1 April 1918

|

22 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Green

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wolverhampton Wanderers

|5 January 1918

|

22 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|A. Jones

|Unattached

|22 September 1917

|

22 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|T. Roberts

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Luton Town

|22 September 1917

|

22 September 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Worksop Town

|6 October 1917

|

13 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|W. Griffiths

|{{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

|13 October 1917

|

13 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|RSA|1912}} E. Heydenrick

|Unattached

|13 October 1917

|

13 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|J. Mee

|n/a

|13 October 1917

|

13 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|B. N. Sidney

|n/a

|13 October 1917

|

13 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|T. Smith

|n/a

|13 October 1917

|

20 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Morris

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bristol Rovers

|26 December 1917

|

20 October 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Maurice Woodward

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Southend United

|End of season

|

3 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Brawn

|Unattached

|3 November 1917

|

3 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|W. Harrison

|n/a

|3 November 1917

|

3 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mansell

|{{flagicon|ENG}} The Wednesday

|3 November 1917

|

3 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Nash

|Unattached

|3 November 1917

|{{Cite web |title=Robert Nash |url=http://www.croydoncommon.com/NASH_Robert_Albert.pdf |access-date=8 May 2018 |website=Croydon Common Football Club}}

10 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Blott

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Plymouth Argyle

|10 November 1917

|

10 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Fred Craig

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Plymouth Argyle

|10 November 1917

|{{Cite web |last=Scallan |first=Trevor |title=Fred Craig |url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=202&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |access-date=18 November 2016 |website=www.greensonscreen.co.uk}}

10 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Dillimore

|n/a

|10 November 1917

|

10 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|W. Ramsay

|n/a

|10 November 1917

|

17 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bertie Denyer

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Swindon Town

|8 December 1917

|

17 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Thomas Graham

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Castleford Town

|17 November 1917

|

17 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Hooper

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Southport Central

|End of season

|

24 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Cock

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town

|End of season

|

24 November 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Yenson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Croydon Common

|30 March 1918

|{{Cite web |title=William Yenson |url=http://www.croydoncommon.com/YENSON_William.pdf |access-date=8 May 2018 |website=Croydon Common Football Club}}

1 December 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|A. Davis

|n/a

|1 December 1917

|

8 December 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Frisby

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Southampton

|15 December 1917

|

15 December 1917

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Billy Edwards

|n/a

|23 March 1918

|

5 January 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|H. James

|n/a

|End of season

|

12 January 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cecil Rhodes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stockton

|12 January 1918

|

19 January 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|Talbot

|n/a

|19 January 1918

|

2 February 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Albert Corless

|{{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

|16 February 1918

|

2 February 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|W. Elliott

|n/a

|2 February 1918

|

16 February 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Brandham

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fulham

|1 April 1918

|

23 February 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Lockwood

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Queens Park Rangers

|23 February 1918

|

23 March 1918

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|SCO}} David Chalmers

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Grimsby Town

|23 March 1918

|

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Guest players out
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!To

!Date to

!Ref.

1917

| style="text-align:center;" |HB

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Kennedy

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians

|1918

|{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}

References

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