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1920–21 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1920–21 season of Brentford F.C.}}

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

{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1920–21

|manager=Fred Halliday

|chairman=H. Jason-Saunders

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Third Division

|league result=21st

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First round

|league topscorer=King (17)

|mgrtitle=Secretary Manager

|season topscorer=King (18)

|pattern_la1=

|pattern_b1=_collar

|pattern_ra1=

|pattern_so1=_2 white stripes

|leftarm1=FFFFFF

|body1=FFFFFF

|rightarm1=FFFFFF

|shorts1=000066

|socks1=000066

|average attendance=8,660

|prevseason=1919–20

|nextseason=1921–22

|highest attendance=16,379

|lowest attendance=4,000}}

During the 1920–21 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. It was Brentford's inaugural season in the Football League and ended with the club successfully applying for re-election.

Season summary

File:Henry Edward King.jpg was the leading goalscorer during the season and was the first Brentford player to register a Football League hattrick.]]

After 18 seasons as members of the Southern League, Brentford were named as founder members of the new Football League Third Division for the 1920–21 campaign.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1 874427 57 7 |location=Harefield, Middlesex |page=55}} In preparation, 11 new players were signed and £2,000 was spent on improvements to Griffin Park.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=113–114}} Despite flirting with a position in mid-table during August and September 1920, the club endured a torrid season, sinking to the re-election places by October and largely remaining there for the rest of the season. The FA Cup was exited in the first round.{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1920–1921 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1920-1921/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601224853/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1920-1921/results |archive-date=1 June 2016 |access-date=9 May 2016 |website=Statto.com}} Brentford successfully applied for re-election to the Football League at the end of the season without going to a poll.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=107}} Three directors resigned after the season, due to a deficit of nearly £6,000 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|6000|1921|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).

The goalscoring of former Arsenal forward Harry King provided one of the rare bright spots of the season, with his 18 goals accounting for nearly half that of the team's total.{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=92}} King also became the first Brentford player to register a Football League hat-trick in a 5–0 thrashing of Grimsby Town on 28 March 1921,{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=92}} the Bees' biggest win of the season. The result established the club record for the highest winning margin in a Football League match, which would stand until broken in September 1929.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=133}} Secretary manager Fred Halliday stood down after the season and reverted to an administrative role within the club.{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=174-175}} Management adviser Billy Brawn also stepped down.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=20-21}} Brentford's 9 league victories during the season is the joint-fewest in the club's history and Jimmy Hodson became the club's record-oldest player when he appeared in the final match of the season at age 40 years, 8 months and two days.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=78, 99}}

League table

{{main|1920–21 Football League Third Division}}

{{:1920–21 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|showteam=BRE|only_totals=y}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

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

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

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

=Football League Third Division=

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

!Date

OpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

Scorer(s)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|1

|28 August 1920

Exeter CityA0–3

|6,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|2

|30 August 1920

MillwallH1–0

|11,000

Boyne
style="background:#ffd;"

|3

|4 September 1920

Exeter CityH0–0

|10,000

style="background:#ffd;"

|4

|6 September 1920

MillwallA0–0

|15,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|5

|11 September 1920

Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–0

|8,000

Amos, Challinor
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|6

|18 September 1920

Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–4

|5,500

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|7

|25 September 1920

Crystal PalaceH0–4

|13,000

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8

|2 October 1920

Crystal PalaceA2–4

|15,000

King (2)
style="background:#ffd;"

|9

|9 October 1920

Norwich CityA0–0

|9,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|10

|16 October 1920

Norwich CityH3–1

|8,000

King (2), Thompson
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|11

|23 October 1920

SouthamptonA0–3

|10,000

style="background:#ffd;"

|12

|30 October 1920

SouthamptonH1–1

|7,000

Thompson (pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|13

|6 November 1920

Bristol RoversA1–2

|8,500

King
style="background:#ffd;"

|14

|13 November 1920

Bristol RoversH0–0

|6,000

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|15

|20 November 1920

ReadingA1–2

|4,000

Spreadbury
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|16

|27 November 1920

ReadingH3–2

|5,000

Boyne (2), King
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|17

|4 December 1920

Luton TownA0–2

|6,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|18

|11 December 1920

Luton TownH1–0

|6,000

Boyne
style="background:#ffd;"

|19

|18 December 1920

Newport CountyH2–2

|6,000

King (2, 1 pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|20

|25 December 1920

Queens Park RangersH0–2

|16,379

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|21

|27 December 1920

Queens Park RangersA0–1

|25,000

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|22

|1 January 1921

Newport CountyA1–3

|4,000

King
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|23

|15 January 1921

GillinghamA3–1

|7,000

Boyne (2), King
style="background:#ffd;"

|24

|22 January 1921

GillinghamH3–3

|7,000

Amos, King (pen), Boyne
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|25

|5 February 1921

Swansea TownH1–2

|7,000

Elliott
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|26

|12 February 1921

Swindon TownA0–1

|6,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|27

|19 February 1921

Swindon TownH0–1

|10,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|28

|26 February 1921

PortsmouthA2–0

|13,645

Henery, Anstiss
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|29

|5 March 1921

PortsmouthH1–2

|8,000

Boyne
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|30

|12 March 1921

WatfordA0–1

|5,000

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|31

|19 March 1921

WatfordH1–0

|6,000

Anstiss
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|32

|25 March 1921

Grimsby TownA0–2

|8,000

style="background:#ffd;"

|33

|26 March 1921

Northampton TownH1–1

|7,000

King
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|34

|28 March 1921

Grimsby TownH5–0

|7,000

King (3, 1 pen), Boyne, Anstiss
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|35

|2 April 1921

Northampton TownA2–6

|6,000

King, Elliott
style="background:#ffd;"

|36

|9 April 1921

Southend UnitedH2–2

|4,000

Spreadbury, Boyne
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|37

|16 April 1921

Southend UnitedA1–4

|6,000

Anstiss
style="background:#ffd;"

|38

|25 April 1921

Merthyr TownH0–0

|7,000

style="background:#ffd;"

|39

|28 April 1921

Swansea TownA1–1

|5,000

King (pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|40

|30 April 1921

Merthyr TownA1–3

|4,000

Challinor
style="background:#ffd;"

|41

|2 May 1921

Plymouth ArgyleA0–0

|5,000

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|42

|7 May 1921

Plymouth ArgyleH0–1

|4,000

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1920–21 FA Cup}}

style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer

style="background:#ffd0e3;"R18 January 1921Huddersfield TownH1–2

|14,892

King

  • Sources: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160601224853/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1920-1921/results Statto], 100 Years of Brentford,{{Sfn|White|1989|p=366}} The Complete History{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Brentford F.C.: The Complete History 1889–2008 |last2=Twydell |first2=Dave |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9557889-5-6 |location=Harefield |oclc=528356934}}

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1920–21 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

|Jack Durston

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1893|7|11|df=y}}

|Queens Park Rangers

|1919

|Played when his cricket commitments allowed

GK

|William Young

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1892|8|4|df=y}}

|South Shields

|1920

|

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Jimmy Hodson (c)

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1880|9|5|df=y}}

|Belfast Celtic

|1919

|

DF

|William Kearney

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1895|9|18|df=y}}

|Sunderland Celtic

|1920

|

DF

|Bertie Rosier

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1893|3|21|df=y}}

|Southall

|1913

|

DF

|Walter Spratt

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1889|4|14|df=y}}

|Manchester United

|1920

|

colspan="7" |Midfielders
HB

|Alf Amos

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1893|2|9|df=y}}

|Old Kingstonians

|1913

|

HB

|Samuel Challinor

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1890|4|2|df=y}}

|Tranmere Rovers

|1920

|

HB

|Jimmy Elliott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|1891 (aged 28–29)

|Tottenham Hotspur

|1920

|

HB

|Fred Howe

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|1895 (aged 24–25)

|Kimberworth Old Boys

|1920

|

HB

|Sam Morris

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1886|10|23|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1919

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Harry Anstiss

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1899|8|22|df=y}}

|Hammersmith Athletic

|1920

|

FW

|Reginald Boyne

|{{flagicon|NZL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1891|11|16|df=y}}

|Aston Villa

|1919

|

FW

|Jack Cartmell

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1890|8|28|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1919

|

FW

|Herbert Cock

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1900|10|7|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1921

|

FW

|Patsy Hendren

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1889|2|5|df=y}}

|Queens Park Rangers

|1911

|Played when his cricket commitments allowed

FW

|John Henery

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|n/a

|Houghton Rovers

|1920

|

FW

|Harry King

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1886|1|4|df=y}}

|Leicester City

|1920

|

FW

|George Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|n/a

|South Shields

|1920

|

FW

|Bert Spreadbury

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1892|4|30|df=y}}

|Royal Ordnance Woolwich

|1920

|

FW

|George Taylor

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1900|6|3|df=y}}

|Brentford Thursday

|1920

|

FW

|Alfred Thompson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1891|4|28|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1919

|

colspan="7" |Players who left the club mid-season
HB

|Ernest Levitt

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1893|4|2|df=y}}

|New Silksworth

|1920

|Transferred to West Stanley

FW

|Billy Baker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1894|1|8|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1920

|Transferred to Manchester City

FW

|Fred Morley

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1920|8|28|1888|3|1|df=y}}

|Blackpool

|1913

|Released

  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,{{Sfn|White|1989|p=366}} 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}} Billy Brawn

|Advisory Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Witham

|Trainer

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

{{football squad on pitch|align = right

| GK = Durston

| LCB = Rosier

| RCB = Hodson (C)

| LCM = Challinor

| CM = Amos

| RCM = Elliott

| RF = Taylor

| RSS = King

| CF = Boyne

| LSS = Anstiss

| LF = Henery

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

}}

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

! rowspan="2" |Nat

!rowspan="2"|Name

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

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

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

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|24

000240
GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |William Young

|18

|0

|1

|0

|19

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|33

010340
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |William Kearney

|6

00

|0

60
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|34

01

|0

350
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|4

00

|0

40
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|35

210362
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Samuel Challinor

|31

21

|0

322
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|38

|2

|1

|0

|39

|2

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|2

00

|0

20
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Ernest Levitt

|6

0colspan="2" |—60
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|27

00

|0

270
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Harry Anstiss

|19

|4

|0

|0

|19

|4

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|4

00040
FW

|{{flagicon|NZL}}

style="text-align:left;" |Reginald Boyne

|21

10102210
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|29

01

|0

300
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|1

0colspan="2" |—10
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|2

0colspan="2" |—20
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|20

|1

|1

|0

|21

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Harry King

|33

17113418
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|16

|0

|1

|0

|17

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |George Smith

|9

00

|0

90
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bert Spreadbury

|12

|2

|0

|0

|12

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |George Taylor

|23

000230
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Alfred Thompson

|15

20

|0

152

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford{{Sfn|White|1989|p=366}}

= Goalscorers =

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

!Nat

!Player

!FL3

!FAC

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Harry King

|17

|1

|18

FW

|{{flagicon|NZL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Reginald Boyne

|10

|0

|10

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Harry Anstiss

|4

|0

|4

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|2

|0

|2

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Samuel Challinor

202
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|2

|0

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bert Spreadbury

|2

|0

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alfred Thompson

|2

|0

|2

colspan="3" |Total42143

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford{{Sfn|White|1989|p=366}}

= Management =

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

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record All Comps

!colspan="5"|Record League

PWDLW %PWDLW %
align=left|Fred Halliday

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|align=left|28 August 1920

|align=left|7 May 1921

{{WDL|43|9|12|22}}|{{WDL|42|9|12|21}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played43 (42 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won9 (9 Third Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn12 (12 Third Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost22 (21 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored43 (42 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded69 (67 Third Division, 2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets12 (12 Third Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win5–0 versus Grimsby Town, 28 March 1921
Worst league defeat4–0 on two occasions, 6–2 versus Northampton Town, 2 April 1921
Most appearances39, Jimmy Elliott (38 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)17, Harry King
Top scorer (all competitions)18, Harry King

Transfers & loans

:Cricketers are not included in this list.

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.

3 May 1920style="text-align:center;" |DF{{flagicon|ENG}} William Kearney{{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland CelticFree{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=91}}
7 May 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Spratt

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=153}}

15 May 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Elliott

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=53}}

17 June 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ernest Levitt

|{{flagicon|ENG}} New Silksworth

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=97}}

17 June 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}} South Shields

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=148}}

23 July 1920style="text-align:center;" |GK{{flagicon|ENG}} William Young{{flagicon|ENG}} South ShieldsFree{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=172}}
26 August 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Samuel Challinor

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tranmere Rovers

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=36}}

August 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Anstiss

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hammersmith Athletic

|Amateur

|{{Cite web |title=Player: Henry Augustus Anstiss |url=https://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/player/henry-anstiss |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=Watford Football Club Archive |language=en}}

3 September 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry King

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester City

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=148}}

15 October 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Baker

|Unattached

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=15}}

29 October 1920

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

|T. Bainbridge

|n/a

|n/a

|{{Cite web |title=The Football Association – Season 1920–21 – Summary Of Professional Registrations |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KO26tMrl5A9Ah_q4cVbE4KMHTDFT81jh/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115104281188819564453&rtpof=true&sd=true |access-date=1 January 2021 |website=Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource}}

18 December 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Howe

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kimberworth Old Boys

|Free

|{{Cite news |date=1921 |title=Notes On The Players |work=Brentford F.C. Handbook 1921–22}}

30 December 1920

| style="text-align:center;" |n/a

|J. Thomas

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kimberworth Old Boys

|n/a

|

31 December 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Taylor

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brentford Thursday

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=158}}

7 February 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert Cock

|n/a

|Amateur

|{{Cite news |date=24 January 1921 |title=Gleanings – Notes And News About Clubs And Players |work=The Athletic News}}

1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Bates

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wolverhampton Wanderers

|Amateur

|{{Cite book |last=Bystander |first=The |title=Brentford Football Club Official Handbook 1920–21 |publisher=F. W. Dimbleby & Sons |year=1920 |page=18}}

1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Archie Reay

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gnome Athletic

|Free

|{{Cite news |date=13 August 1920 |title=Brentford Football Club – Players Signed On |work=The Chiswick Times}}

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Players transferred out
Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Fee

!Ref.

31 December 1920

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ernest Levitt

|{{flagicon|ENG}} West Stanley

|n/a

|

27 January 1921

| style="text-align:center;" |n/a

|J. Thomas

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rotherham County

|n/a

|

9 February 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Baker

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|n/a

|

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Players released
Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

January 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Morley

|{{flagicon|USA}} Philadelphia Field Club

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=110}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|NZ}} Reginald Boyne

|Retired

|

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=25}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Cartmell

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Boscombe

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=35}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Samuel Challinor

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Halifax Town

|July 1921

|{{Cite web |title=Challinor Sam Halifax Town 1921 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/challinor-sam-image-1-halifax-1921/ |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert Cock

|Retired

|

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=38}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Henery

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Darlington

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=75}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Hodson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Guildford United

|May 1921

|{{Cite web |title=Hodson Jimmy Brentford 1920 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/hodson-jimmy-image-1-brentford-1920/ |access-date=7 July 2019 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}

May 1921style="text-align:center;" |DF{{flagicon|ENG}} William KearneyRetired|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=91}}
May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry King

|Retired

|

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=92}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Morris

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Maidstone United

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=111}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Smith

|Retired

|

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=148}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Spratt

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sittingbourne

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=153}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bert Spreadbury

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Woolwich

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=153}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Taylor

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Millwall

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=158}}

May 1921

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alfred Thompson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Guildford United

|1921

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=158}}

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