During the 1927–28 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. A season of transition saw the Bees finish in mid-table and score 76 goals, which was at that time the club's best goalscoring tally since joining the Football League in 1920.
Season summary
Contrary to previous off-seasons, Brentford manager Harry Curtis elected to add to rather than rebuild his squad for the 1927–28 season, investing in Scottish youngsters John Cairns, Jimmy Drinnan, William Hodge, Alexander Stevenson, Samuel Ward and English teenager Joe Wiggins. Three defeats in the opening 10 matches of the season sent the Bees as high as second place,[1] with summer signing Jack Phillips scoring 9 goals,[2] Herbert Lawson five and Ernie Watkins four.[3][4] The goals had dried up by mid-October 1927 and Brentford lost 11 of 15 matches in all competitions,[1] sinking to 15th in the table and suffering a club record FA Cup defeat to Manchester United,[5] losing 7–1 after having received a bye to the third round.[6] A 3–2 victory over Walsall at Griffin Park on 5 December (one of just two wins in the midst of the bad run) was witnessed by 2,024, the club record lowest for a home Football League match.
The Bees' form picked up again late January 1928, though the club could not finish any higher than 12th.[1] Youngster Joe Wiggins broke Brentford's outgoing transfer record in April, with Leicester City paying £1,400 for a centre forward who had made just four senior appearances, scoring two goals. Jack Phillips finished the season as he began it, with 9 goals in 10 matches, to finish as top-scorer with 18 goals.[2] Brentford's 76 goals was the highest since joining the Football League in 1920.
League table
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key |
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Division Champions, promoted |
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New club in the league, see Torquay United |
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Re-elected |
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Failed re-election (none) |
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
| No. |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Scorer(s) |
| 1 |
27 August 1927 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
A |
2–5 |
Phillips, Drinnan |
| 2 |
29 August 1927 |
Northampton Town |
H |
3–0 |
Phillips (3) |
| 3 |
3 September 1927 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
H |
2–1 |
Fletcher, Douglas |
| 4 |
5 September 1927 |
Northampton Town |
A |
2–3 |
Lane, Watkins |
| 5 |
10 September 1927 |
Queens Park Rangers |
A |
3–2 |
Watkins, Phillips, Lane |
| 6 |
14 September 1927 |
Bristol Rovers |
A |
3–1 |
Phillips, Lawson, Watkins |
| 7 |
17 September 1927 |
Luton Town |
A |
2–5 |
Lawson (2) |
| 8 |
24 September 1927 |
Millwall |
H |
6–1 |
Douglas, Watkins (pen), Lawson (2), Phillips |
| 9 |
1 October 1927 |
Crystal Palace |
A |
2–0 |
Phillips, Lane |
| 10 |
8 October 1927 |
Exeter City |
H |
1–1 |
Lawson |
| 11 |
15 October 1927 |
Torquay United |
A |
1–2 |
Lawson |
| 12 |
22 October 1927 |
Coventry City |
H |
4–1 |
Craddock (2), Hodge, Lane |
| 13 |
29 October 1927 |
Newport County |
A |
0–3 |
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| 14 |
5 November 1927 |
Swindon Town |
H |
1–4 |
Lane |
| 15 |
12 November 1927 |
Gillingham |
A |
1–2 |
Lawson |
| 16 |
3 December 1927 |
Plymouth Argyle |
H |
0–2 |
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| 17 |
5 December 1927 |
Walsall |
H |
3–2 |
Watkins, Dearn (pen), Lane |
| 18 |
10 December 1927 |
Merthyr Town |
A |
1–3 |
Craddock |
| 19 |
17 December 1927 |
Charlton Athletic |
H |
1–1 |
Berry |
| 20 |
24 December 1927 |
Watford |
A |
1–1 |
Craddock |
| 21 |
26 December 1927 |
Southend United |
A |
2–3 |
Craddock (2) |
| 22 |
31 December 1927 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
H |
1–3 |
Lane |
| 23 |
7 January 1928 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
A |
0–1 |
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| 24 |
21 January 1928 |
Queens Park Rangers |
H |
0–3 |
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| 25 |
28 January 1928 |
Luton Town |
H |
4–2 |
Watkins (4) |
| 26 |
4 February 1928 |
Millwall |
A |
0–3 |
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| 27 |
11 February 1928 |
Crystal Palace |
H |
2–1 |
Beacham, Drinnan |
| 28 |
18 February 1928 |
Exeter City |
A |
1–0 |
Drinnan |
| 29 |
25 February 1928 |
Torquay United |
H |
1–2 |
Lane |
| 30 |
3 March 1928 |
Coventry City |
A |
0–0 |
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| 31 |
10 March 1928 |
Newport County |
H |
3–1 |
Berry (2), Phillips |
| 32 |
17 March 1928 |
Swindon Town |
A |
1–1 |
Phillips |
| 33 |
24 March 1928 |
Gillingham |
H |
2–0 |
Lane (2) |
| 34 |
31 March 1928 |
Walsall |
A |
2–4 |
Phillips, Drinnan |
| 35 |
6 April 1928 |
Norwich City |
H |
3–1 |
Berry, Price, Wiggins |
| 36 |
7 April 1928 |
Bristol Rovers |
H |
5–1 |
Wiggins, Cairns, Drinnan (2), Lawson |
| 37 |
9 April 1928 |
Norwich City |
A |
1–1 |
Berry (pen) |
| 38 |
14 April 1928 |
Plymouth Argyle |
A |
0–1 |
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| 39 |
21 April 1928 |
Merthyr Town |
H |
4–0 |
Phillips (2), Berry, Lane |
| 40 |
23 April 1928 |
Southend United |
H |
2–2 |
Phillips (2) |
| 41 |
28 April 1928 |
Charlton Athletic |
A |
2–3 |
Watkins, Phillips |
| 42 |
5 May 1928 |
Watford |
H |
1–1 |
Phillips |
FA Cup
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Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1927–28 season.
Coaching staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Management
| Name |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record All Comps |
Record League |
| P |
W |
D |
L |
W % |
P |
W |
D |
L |
W % |
| Harry Curtis |
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27 August 1927 |
5 May 1928 |
43 |
16 |
8 |
19 |
37.21 |
42 |
16 |
8 |
18 |
38.10 |
Summary
| Games played |
43 (42 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games won |
16 (16 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn |
8 (8 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games lost |
19 (18 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored |
77 (76 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded |
81 (74 Third Division South, 7 FA Cup) |
| Clean sheets |
6 (6 Third Division South, 0 FA Cup) |
| Biggest league win |
6–1 versus Millwall, 24 September 1927 |
| Worst league defeat |
3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 versus Swindon Town, 5 November 1927; 5–2 on two occasions |
| Most appearances |
42, Ted Winship (41 Third Division South, 1 FA Cup) |
| Top scorer (league) |
18, Jack Phillips |
| Top scorer (all competitions) |
18, Jack Phillips |
References
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