1937–38 Brentford F.C. season

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Brentford
1937–38 season
Chairman Louis P. Simon
Manager Harry Curtis
Stadium Griffin Park
First Division 6th
FA Cup Sixth round
Empire Exhibition Trophy Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League: McCulloch (26)
All: McCulloch (29)
Highest home attendance 37,586
Lowest home attendance 14,609
Average home league attendance 23,335
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

During the 1937–38 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division. In the league, the Bees matched the previous season's finish of 6th and advanced to the 6th round of the FA Cup for the first time in club history. In 2013, the Brentford supporters voted 1937–38 as the club's second-best season.[1]

Season summary

As in the past two off-seasons, Brentford manager Harry Curtis elected to bring in youngsters to supplement his squad, with left half Tally Sneddon and forwards George Eastham and Maurice Edelston being the only new outfield summer signings who would appear during the season. Two goalkeepers were signed to back up Jim Mathieson - Joe Crozier and Ted Gaskell.

Despite an opening-day defeat to Bolton Wanderers which left Brentford bottom of the First Division, the team rallied in mid-September 1937 and with forward David McCulloch in outstanding goalscoring form,[2] the Bees went on a six-match undefeated run which took them from 13th to the top of the table on 16 October.[3] With Bobby Reid and Billy Scott also supplementing McCulloch's goals up front,[4] Brentford remained unmoved from the top of the table between 30 September 1937 and 19 February 1938, only dropping back to 3rd position after a second defeat in three matches.[3] In the midst of the run, Brentford had advanced to the sixth round of the FA Cup for the first time in club history,[5] exiting after a 3–0 defeat to Preston North End,[3] which was played in front of a then-club record crowd of 37,586 at Griffin Park.[6]

Brentford won just four of the final 16 matches of the season and finished in 6th place,[3] matching the previous season's position.[7] The Bees took part in the one-off Empire Exhibition Trophy after the season, replacing Arsenal (who had dropped out of the competition), but fell at the first hurdle after being defeated 1–0 by Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox.[8] In 2013, the Brentford supporters voted 1937–38 as the club's second-best season.[1]

League table

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Main article: 1937–38 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld Home Away F A GA GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A
1 Arsenal 42 15 4 2 52 16 6 6 9 25 28 77 44 1.750 +33 52
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 8 2 47 21 9 3 9 25 28 72 49 1.469 +23 51
3 Preston North End 42 9 9 3 34 21 7 8 6 30 23 64 44 1.455 +20 49
4 Charlton Athletic 42 14 5 2 43 14 2 9 10 22 37 65 51 1.275 +14 46
5 Middlesbrough 42 12 4 5 40 26 7 4 10 32 39 72 65 1.108 +7 46
6 Brentford 42 10 6 5 44 27 8 3 10 25 32 69 59 1.169 +10 45
7 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 6 4 38 22 4 9 8 26 38 64 60 1.067 +4 45
8 Sunderland 42 12 6 3 32 18 2 10 9 23 39 55 57 0.965 –2 44
9 Leeds United 42 11 6 4 38 26 3 9 9 26 43 64 69 0.928 –5 43
10 Chelsea 42 11 6 4 40 22 3 7 11 25 43 65 65 1.000 ±0 41
11 Liverpool 42 9 5 7 40 30 6 6 9 25 41 65 71 0.915 –6 41
12 Blackpool 42 10 5 6 33 26 6 3 12 28 40 61 66 0.924 –5 40
13 Derby County 42 10 5 6 42 36 5 5 11 24 51 66 87 0.759 –21 40
14 Everton 42 11 5 5 54 34 5 2 14 25 41 79 75 1.053 +4 39
15 Huddersfield Town 42 11 3 7 29 24 6 2 13 26 44 55 68 0.809 –13 39
16 Leicester City 42 9 6 6 31 26 5 5 11 23 49 54 75 0.720 –21 39
17 Stoke City 42 10 7 4 42 21 3 5 13 16 38 58 59 0.983 –1 38
18 Birmingham 42 7 11 3 34 28 3 7 11 24 34 58 62 0.935 –4 38
19 Portsmouth 42 11 6 4 41 22 2 6 13 21 46 62 68 0.912 –6 38
20 Grimsby Town 42 11 5 5 29 23 2 7 12 22 45 51 68 0.750 –17 38
21 Manchester City 42 12 2 7 49 33 2 6 13 31 44 80 77 1.039 +3 36
22 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 5 6 46 36 4 3 14 28 55 74 91 0.813 –17 36
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 28 August 1937 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 31,572
2 1 September 1937 Preston North End H 2–1 21,228 B. Scott, Reid
3 4 September 1937 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 26,762 McCulloch, McKenzie
4 6 September 1937 Preston North End A 1–1 21,746 McCulloch
5 11 September 1937 Everton A 0–3 36,038
6 16 September 1937 Blackpool H 2–4 14,816 B. Scott, McCulloch
7 18 September 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 28,945 McCulloch (2)
8 20 September 1937 Blackpool A 1–1 20,732 McCulloch
9 25 September 1937 Leicester City A 1–0 23,416 McCulloch
10 2 October 1937 Sunderland H 4–0 35,584 B. Scott, McCulloch (2), Reid
11 9 October 1937 Derby County A 3–1 19,621 McCulloch, Reid (2)
12 16 October 1937 Charlton Athletic H 5–2 34,861 McCulloch (4), Reid
13 23 October 1937 Chelsea A 1–2 56,810 Smith
14 30 October 1937 Portsmouth H 2–0 24,138 Holliday, B. Scott
15 6 November 1937 Liverpool A 4–3 30,492 Reid (3), McCulloch
16 13 November 1937 Middlesbrough H 3–3 25,682 B. Scott (2), Reid
17 20 November 1937 Grimsby Town A 1–0 13,206 McCulloch
18 27 November 1937 West Bromwich Albion H 0–2 16,702
19 4 December 1937 Stoke City A 0–3 11,970
20 11 December 1937 Leeds United H 1–1 18,184 McCulloch
21 18 December 1937 Birmingham A 0–0 22,531
22 25 December 1937 Manchester City A 2–0 37,478 McKenzie (pen), Reid
23 27 December 1937 Manchester City H 2–1 33,887 B. Scott, Reid
24 1 January 1938 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 23,210 Reid
25 15 January 1938 Huddersfield Town A 3–0 11,969 Reid, Holliday, McCulloch
26 26 January 1938 Everton H 3–0 16,917 McCulloch, B. Scott, Hopkins
27 29 January 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 35,989 McCulloch
28 5 February 1938 Leicester City H 1–1 21,309 McCulloch
29 16 February 1938 Sunderland A 0–1 18,970
30 19 February 1938 Derby County H 2–3 20,561 McKenzie (2 pens)
31 26 February 1938 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 35,572
32 9 March 1938 Chelsea H 1–1 20,401 Hopkins
33 12 March 1938 Portsmouth A 1–4 23,366 Reid
34 19 March 1938 Liverpool H 1–3 17,754 Hopkins
35 26 March 1938 Middlesbrough A 1–0 29,339 Hopkins
36 2 April 1938 Grimsby Town H 6–1 17,994 Edelston, McCulloch (2), Reid (2), McAloon
37 9 April 1938 West Bromwich Albion A 3–4 23,602 McCulloch (2), McAloon
38 15 April 1938 Arsenal A 2–0 51,299 McAloon, Hopkins
39 16 April 1938 Stoke City H 0–0 21,885
40 18 April 1938 Arsenal H 3–0 34,601 McCulloch, McAloon, Reid
41 23 April 1938 Leeds United A 0–4 17,840
42 30 April 1938 Birmingham H 1–2 14,609 McAloon

FA Cup

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Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
3R 8 January 1938 Fulham H 3–1 29,867 Hindson (og), McCulloch (2)
4R 22 January 1938 Portsmouth H 2–1 36,718 Wilson, McCulloch
5R 12 February 1938 Manchester United H 2–0 27,147 Holliday, Reid
6R 5 March 1938 Preston North End A 0–3 37,586

Empire Exhibition Trophy

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Main article: Empire Exhibition Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Notes
QF 1 June 1938 Heart of Midlothian N 0–1 46,000 [nb 1]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1937–38 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Joe Crozier Scotland (1914-12-02)2 December 1914 (aged 22) East Fife 1937
GK Ted Gaskell England (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 (aged 20) Buxton 1937
GK James Mathieson Scotland (1904-05-10)10 May 1904 (aged 33) Middlesbrough 1934
Defenders
DF Doug Anderson Scotland (1914-03-25)25 March 1914 (aged 23) Hibernian 1937
DF Arthur Bateman England (1908-04-01)1 April 1908 (aged 29) Southend United 1934
DF Harry Bamford England (1914-04-08)8 April 1914 (aged 23) Hayes 1936
DF George Dumbrell England (1906-09-23)23 September 1906 (aged 30) Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1935
DF George Poyser England (1910-02-06)6 February 1910 (aged 27) Port Vale 1934
DF Joe Wilson England (1911-09-29)29 September 1911 (aged 25) Southend United 1935
Midfielders
HB Albert Aiken Ireland n/a Glentoran 1937
HB Buster Brown England (1910-09-06)6 September 1910 (aged 26) Huddersfield Town 1937
HB Joe James (c) England (1910-01-13)13 January 1910 (aged 27) Battersea Church 1929
HB Duncan McKenzie Scotland (1912-08-10)10 August 1912 (aged 25) Albion Rovers 1932
HB Joe Murray Scotland 1914 (aged 22–23) Ayr United 1936
HB Archie Scott Scotland (1905-07-22)22 July 1905 (aged 32) Derby County 1934
HB Tally Sneddon Scotland (1914-04-01)1 April 1914 (aged 23) Falkirk 1937
Forwards
FW George Eastham England (1914-08-13)13 August 1914 (aged 23) Bolton Wanderers 1937
FW Maurice Edelston England (1918-04-27)27 April 1918 (aged 19) Wimbledon 1937 Amateur
FW Jack Holliday England (1908-12-19)19 December 1908 (aged 28) Middlesbrough 1932
FW Idris Hopkins Wales (1910-10-11)11 October 1910 (aged 26) Crystal Palace 1932
FW Gerry McAloon Scotland (1916-09-13)13 September 1916 (aged 20) St Francis 1934
FW David McCulloch Scotland (1912-10-05)5 October 1912 (aged 24) Heart of Midlothian 1935
FW Ernest Muttitt England (1908-07-24)24 July 1908 (aged 29) Middlesbrough 1932
FW Bobby Reid Scotland (1911-02-19)19 February 1911 (aged 26) Hamilton Academical 1936
FW Billy Scott England (1907-12-06)6 December 1907 (aged 29) Middlesbrough 1932
FW Les Smith England (1918-03-13)13 March 1918 (aged 19) Petersham 1934

Coaching staff

Name Role
England Harry Curtis Manager
Scotland Jimmy Bain Assistant Manager
England Bob Kane Trainer
England Jack Cartmell Assistant Trainer
England Joe Edelston Assistant Trainer
England Fred Keatch Secretary

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Empire Exh.
Trophy		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Joe Crozier 35 0 4 0 1 0 40 0
GK Scotland James Mathieson 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF England Arthur Bateman 31 0 4 0 1 0 36 0
DF England George Poyser 16 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
DF England Joe Wilson 15 0 2 1 0 0 17 1
HB England Buster Brown 41 0 4 0 1 0 46 0
HB England Joe James 35 0 4 0 1 0 40 0
HB Scotland Duncan McKenzie 31 4 2 0 0 0 33 4
HB Scotland Archie Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HB Scotland Tally Sneddon 39 0 4 0 1 0 44 0
FW England George Eastham 38 0 1 0 1 0 40 0
FW England Maurice Edelston 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW England Jack Holliday 8 2 4 1 0 0 12 3
FW Wales Idris Hopkins 31 5 3 0 1 0 35 5
FW Scotland Gerry McAloon 7 5 0 0 1 0 8 5
FW Scotland David McCulloch 41 26 3 3 1 0 45 29
FW Scotland Bobby Reid 40 17 4 1 1 0 45 18
FW England Billy Scott 29 8 4 0 0 0 33 8
FW England Les Smith 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL1 FAC EET Total
FW Scotland David McCulloch 26 3 0 29
FW Scotland Bobby Reid 17 1 0 18
FW England Billy Scott 8 0 0 8
FW Wales Idris Hopkins 5 0 0 5
FW Scotland Gerry McAloon 5 0 0 5
HB Scotland Duncan McKenzie 4 0 0 4
FW England Jack Holliday 2 1 0 3
FW England Maurice Edelston 1 0 0 1
FW England Les Smith 1 0 0 1
FW England Joe Wilson 0 1 0 1
Opponents 0 1 0 1
Total 69 7 0 76

International caps

Pos. Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
HB Scotland Duncan McKenzie 1 0 [11]
FW Wales Idris Hopkins 2 0 [12]
FW Scotland David McCulloch 1 2 [13]
FW Scotland Bobby Reid 2 0 [14]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Harry Curtis England 28 August 1937 30 April 1938 47 21 9 17 44.68 42 18 9 15 42.86

Summary

Games played 47 (42 First Division, 4 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Games won 21 (18 First Division, 3 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Games drawn 9 (9 First Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Games lost 17 (15 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Goals scored 76 (69 First Division, 7 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Goals conceded 65 (59 First Division, 5 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Clean sheets 14 (13 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Biggest league win 6–1 versus Grimsby Town, 2 April 1938
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Leeds United, 23 April 1938
Most appearances 46, Buster Brown (41 First Division, 4 FA Cup, 1 Empire Exhibition Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 26, David McCulloch
Top scorer (all competitions) 29, David McCulloch

Notes

  1. ↑ Match played at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow.

References

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  5. ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 48.
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  7. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1936-1937/results
  8. ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 46.
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