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1934–35 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1934–35 season of Brentford F.C.}}

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

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

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1934–35

|manager=Harry Curtis

|chairman=Louis P. Simon

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Second Division

|league result=1st (promoted)

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Third round

|cup2=London Challenge Cup

|cup2 result=Winners

|league topscorer=Holliday (25)

|season topscorer=Holliday (25)

|highest attendance=26,079

|lowest attendance=11,843

|average attendance=18,062

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During the 1934–35 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. The Bees led the division for much of the second half of the season and were promoted as champions to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Brentford also won the London Challenge Cup for the first time.

Season summary

Brentford manager Harry Curtis made two big-money signings during the 1934 off-season – left back George Poyser from Port Vale for a club record £1,550 fee (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|1550|1934|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}) and centre half Archie Scott from Derby County for £1,000.{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=127}}{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=142}} Jim Brown was signed from Manchester United as outside right cover for Idris Hopkins and new first-choice goalkeeper James Mathieson was signed on a free transfer from Middlesbrough.{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=101}} After two years on the fringes, young right half Duncan McKenzie broke into the first team squad during the season and George Robson returned in attack,{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=106}}{{Sfn|White|1989|p=142-145}} after being frozen out during the previous season.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=372}} Former captain Jimmy Bain retired and became the club's assistant manager, a position he held until 1952.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=142-145}}

Despite 1933–34's leading scorers Jack Holliday and Idris Hopkins finding the net with regularity, it was Ernest Muttitt who inspired the Bees to start the season with a seven-match unbeaten run. The run took the club to the top of the table,{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1934–1935 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1934-1935/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322234231/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1934-1935/results |archive-date=22 March 2016 |access-date=20 May 2016 |website=Statto.com}} with Muttitt scoring seven goals in a five-match spell.

Aside from two separate spells of three defeats in five matches, Brentford went on two long unbeaten runs during the season. A 1–0 win over Notts County on 2 March 1934 returned the Bees to the top and they won promotion with three matches to spare.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=142-145}} Three points from the final three matches confirmed Brentford as champions, five points above nearest challengers Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United. The promotion meant that Brentford would play in the First Division for the first time in the club's history and the championship shield was held aloft by captain Herbert Watson after the final match of the season at Griffin Park.{{Cite web |title=Brentford Complete History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915044810/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/history |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=20 May 2016 |website=Statto.com}}{{Cite web |title=Moment in time: Sheffield United |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/moment-in-time-sheffield-united_191645 |access-date=6 August 2017 |website=Brentford FC |language=en-gb}} A unique double was achieved with Brentford's first-ever victory in the London Challenge Cup, in which Millwall were beaten 2–1 after extra time in the final at Craven Cottage.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=82-83}}

A number of Football League club records were set or equalled during the season, including:

  • Least home defeats (0, equalling the 1929–30 team's unbeaten home record)
  • Most consecutive home matches undefeated (24, a run which stretched back to April 1934)
  • The club record for highest winning margin in a Football League match was broken twice during the season, firstly in a 8–1 victory over Barnsley in December 1934 and then in the 8–0 hammering of Port Vale in April 1935.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=133}} The eight-goal winning margin stood as the club record until October 1963.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=133}}

Billy Scott became the club's second Football League-era player to score five goals in a match,{{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 |pages=78–79}} with five goals in the 8–1 win over Barnsley.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=62}} He scored a hat-trick in the return match on 27 April 1935.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=62}} With his hat-trick versus Port Vale on 20 April 1935, Jack Holliday set a club record of 9 hat-tricks.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=68}}

League table

{{main|1934–35 Football League Second Division}}

{{:1934–35 Football League|transcludesection=Second 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 Second Division=

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

!Date

OpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

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

|1

|25 August 1934

Norwich CityH2–1

|21,565

Holliday, Hopkins
style="background:#ffd;"

|2

|27 August 1934

FulhamA2–2

|26,656

Fletcher, Holliday (pen)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|3

|1 September 1934

Newcastle UnitedA5–2

|23,714

Muttitt (3), Holliday, Hopkins
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|4

|5 September 1934

FulhamH1–0

|23,678

Muttitt
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|5

|8 September 1934

West Ham UnitedH4–1

|20,818

Holliday (3), Burns
style="background:#ffd;"

|6

|15 September 1934

BlackpoolA2–2

|24,223

Muttitt, Scott
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|7

|22 September 1934

BuryH2–1

|13,729

Muttitt (2)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8

|29 September 1934

Hull CityA1–2

|7,764

Fletcher
style="background:#ffd;"

|9

|6 October 1934

Nottingham ForestH1–1

|16,098

James
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|10

|13 October 1934

Bradford CityA0–3

|13,132

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|11

|20 October 1934

Notts CountyH4–1

|15,313

Burns, Mills (og)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|12

|27 October 1934

SouthamptonA0–1

|10,268

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|13

|3 November 1934

Bolton WanderersH1–0

|22,322

Holliday
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|14

|10 November 1934

Oldham AthleticA3–1

|8,391

Robson, Fletcher, Scott
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|15

|17 November 1934

BurnleyH6–1

|15,459

Holliday (3), Robson, Hopkins, Scott
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|16

|24 November 1934

Swansea TownA4–2

|10,547

Scott (2), Holliday (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|17

|1 December 1934

Manchester UnitedH3–1

|21,744

Hopkins, Fletcher, Holliday
style="background:#ffd;"

|18

|8 December 1934

Port ValeA2–2

|8,054

Hopkins, Robson (pen)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|19

|15 December 1934

BarnsleyH8–1

|11,843

Scott (5), Robson (2), Holliday
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|20

|22 December 1934

Sheffield UnitedA2–1

|11,115

Fletcher, Hopkins
style="background:#ffd;"

|21

|25 December 1934

Plymouth ArgyleH0–0

|23,786

style="background:#ffd;"

|22

|26 December 1934

Plymouth ArgyleA1–1

|32,509

Scott
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|23

|29 December 1934

Norwich CityA1–2

|13,371

Hopkins
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|24

|5 January 1935

Newcastle UnitedH3–0

|26,079

Hopkins, Fletcher (2)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|25

|19 January 1935

West Ham UnitedA0–2

|33,788

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|26

|26 January 1935

BlackpoolH2–1

|13,087

Holliday, Robson
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|27

|2 February 1935

BuryA1–4

|13,687

Hopkins
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|28

|9 February 1935

Hull CityH2–1

|14,109

Hopkins, Holliday
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|29

|23 February 1935

Bradford CityH2–0

|15,824

Fletcher, Hopkins
style="background:#ffd;"

|30

|28 February 1935

Nottingham ForestA0–0

|8,137

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|31

|2 March 1935

Notts CountyA1–0

|10,252

Holliday
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|32

|9 March 1935

SouthamptonH3–2

|13,111

Hopkins, Scott (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|33

|23 March 1935

Oldham AthleticH2–1

|13,867

Holliday (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|34

|30 March 1935

BurnleyA3–0

|11,206

Robson, Scott, Hopkins
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|35

|6 April 1935

Swansea TownH1–0

|17,212

Holliday
style="background:#ffd;"

|36

|13 April 1935

Manchester UnitedA0–0

|32,969

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|37

|19 April 1935

Bradford Park AvenueH1–0

|20,447

Holliday
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|38

|20 April 1935

Port ValeH8–0

|18,194

Holliday (3), Robson (3), Burns, Hopkins
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|39

|22 April 1935

Bradford Park AvenueA3–2

|12,729

Bateman, Hopkins (2)
style="background:#ffd;"

|40

|27 April 1935

BarnsleyA3–3

|7,021

Scott (3)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|41

|1 May 1935

Bolton WanderersA0–2

|46,554

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|42

|4 May 1935

Sheffield UnitedH3–1

|21,017

Fletcher, Holliday, Scott (3)

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1934–35 FA Cup}}

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

!Attendance

Result
style="background:#ffd0e3;"3R11 January 1935Plymouth ArgyleH

|24,500

0–1

  • Sources: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160322234231/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1934-1935/results Statto], [http://www.11v11.com/teams/brentford/tab/matches/season/1935/ 11v11], 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=373}}

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1934–35 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

|James Mathieson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1904|5|10|df=y}}

|Middlesbrough

|1934

|

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Jack Astley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1909|12|3|df=y}}

|Southport

|1933

|

DF

|Arthur Bateman

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1908|4|1|df=y}}

|Southend United

|1934

|

DF

|Walter Metcalf

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1910|12|15|df=y}}

|Sunderland

|1934

|

DF

|George Poyser

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1910|2|6|df=y}}

|Port Vale

|1934

|

colspan="7" |Midfielders
HB

|Jackie Burns

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1906|11|27|df=y}}

|Queens Park Rangers

|1931

|Amateur

HB

|Joe James

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1910|1|13|df=y}}

|Battersea Church

|1929

|

HB

|Duncan McKenzie

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1912|8|10|df=y}}

|Albion Rovers

|1932

|

HB

|James Raven

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1908|3|29|df=y}}

|Folkestone

|1934

|Amateur

HB

|Archie Scott

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1905|7|22|df=y}}

|Derby County

|1934

|

HB

|Herbert Watson (c)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1908|11|20|df=y}}

|Middlesbrough

|1932

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Charlie Fletcher

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1905|10|28|df=y}}

|Clapton Orient

|1933

|

FW

|Jack Holliday

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1908|12|19|df=y}}

|Middlesbrough

|1932

|

FW

|Idris Hopkins

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1910|10|11|df=y}}

|Crystal Palace

|1932

|

FW

|Ernest Muttitt

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1908|7|24|df=y}}

|Middlesbrough

|1932

|

FW

|George Robson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1908|6|17|df=y}}

|West Ham United

|1931

|

FW

|Billy Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1934|8|25|1907|12|6|df=y}}

|Middlesbrough

|1932

|

  • 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}} Harry Curtis

|Manager

{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Bain

|Assistant Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Kane

|Trainer

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Cartmell

|Assistant Trainer

{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Keatch

|Secretary

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

{{football squad on pitch|align = right

| GK = Mathieson

| RCB = Bateman

| LCB = Poyser

| RCM = McKenzie

| CM = James

| LCM = Burns

| RF = Hopkins

| RSS = Robson

| CF = Holliday

| LSS = Scott

| LF = Fletcher

| 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|SCO}}

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

|42

|0

|1

|0

|43

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Arthur Bateman

|41

|1

|1

|0

|42

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|41

01

|0

|42

|0
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Burns

|28

51

|0

295
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|39

|1

|1

|0

|40

|1

HB

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Duncan McKenzie

|30

|0

|1

|0

|31

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

HB

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

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

|2

00

|0

20
HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|27

|0

|0

|0

|27

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Charlie Fletcher

|42

|9

|1

|0

|43

|9

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|42

251

|0

|43

|25
FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Idris Hopkins

|42

|16

|1

|0

|43

|16

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|14

|7

|0

|0

|14

|7

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|27

|10

|1

|0

|28

|10

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|42

|18

|1

|0

|43

|18

  • 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

!FL2

!FAC

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|25

|0

|25

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|18

|0

|18

FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Idris Hopkins

|16

|0

|16

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|George Robson

|10

|0

|10

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Charlie Fletcher

|9

|0

|9

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|7

|0

|7

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Burns

|5

|0

|5

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Arthur Bateman

|1

|0

|1

HB

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|1

|0

|1

colspan="3" |Total93093

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

= International caps =

== Full ==

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

!Nat

!Player

!Caps

!Goals

!Ref

FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Idris Hopkins

|2

|1

|{{Cite web |title=Dai Hopkins |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/dai-hopkins-33258/ |access-date=23 May 2016 |website=11v11.com}}

== Amateur ==

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

!Nat

!Player

!Caps

!Goals

!Ref

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Burns

|3

|1

|{{Cite web |title=England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html |access-date=30 October 2016 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}

= 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|Harry Curtis

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|align=left|25 August 1934

|align=left|4 May 1935

{{WDL|43|26|9|8}}|{{WDL|42|26|9|7}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played43 (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Games won26 (26 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn9 (9 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost8 (7 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored93 (93 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded49 (48 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Clean sheets12 (12 Second Division, 0 FA Cup)
Biggest league win8–0 versus Port Vale, 20 April 1935
Worst league defeat3–0 versus Bradford City, 13 October 1934; 4–1 versus Bury, 2 February 1935
Most appearances43, Charlie Fletcher, Jack Holliday, Idris Hopkins, James Mathieson (42 Second Division, 1 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league)25, Jack Holliday
Top scorer (all competitions)25, Jack Holliday

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.

May 1934

|FW

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Brown

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United

|£300

|{{Cite web |last=Jex |first=Rob |title=James Brown: Brentford’s only member of the US National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/historical-james-brown-brentford-us-national-soccer-hall-of-fame |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}

13 June 1934

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

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gerry McAloon

|{{flagicon|SCO}} St Francis

|Free

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

June 1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Drinkwater

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Golders Green

|Amateur

|{{Cite web |title=Player: Charles John Drinkwater |url=https://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/player/charlie-drinkwater |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=Watford Football Club Archive |language=en}}

June 1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Poyser

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Port Vale

|£1,550

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=127}}

July 1934

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

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Archie Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County

|£1,000

|{{Cite news |date=13 July 1934 |title=A New Centre Half – Brentford Sign On A. T. Scott From Derby County |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

August 1934

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

|H. Wallace

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jarrow

|Amateur

|{{Cite news |date=10 August 1934 |title="Bees" New Capture – Centre Half From Jarrow |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Dumbrell

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

|n/a

|{{Cite news |last=Argus |date=17 August 1934 |title=Power Of The "Bees". "Argus" Looks Ahead And Thinks The Opposition Will Be Stronger. Strength Of Newcastle And Bolton. New Players’ Promise: Regulars All Fit: Mr. Curtis Talks. |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Johnson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northwich Victoria

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Joyce|2012|p=155}}

1934

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

|{{flagicon|SCO}} James Mathieson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Middlesbrough

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=101}}

1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Nicholls

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=116}}

1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Les Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Petersham

|Amateur

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=149}}

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

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Fee

!Ref.

December 1933

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ralph Allen

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlton Athletic

|£650

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=10}}

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

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Date to

!Ref.

August 1934

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Les Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wimbledon

|1935

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=149}}

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

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

May 1935

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Drinkwater

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Golders Green

|1935

|

May 1935

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

|{{flagicon|SCO}} William Hodge

|Retired

|

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=77}}

May 1935

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bert Stephens

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brighton & Hove Albion

|June 1935

|{{Hugman|id=18777|name=Bert Stephens|access-date=9 June 2016}}

May 1935

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Walsh

|Retired

|

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=164}}

References

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