During the 1910–11 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. Despite contending for promotion during the first half of the season, injuries dropped the Bees to a mid-table finish.
Season summary
A £315 loss on the 1909–10 season meant that there was little transfer activity for Brentford manager Fred Halliday to conduct over the course of the 1910 off-season, with half back George Kennedy, full back John Christie and returning outside right Joe Ryalls being the only signings of note.[1] The Bees had a good first half of the Southern League First Division season, losing just five of the opening 20 matches, with Geordie Reid (Southern League XI) and Steve Buxton and John Christie (both London XI) winning representative honours.[1] Despite the promising form, the majority of the team's goals were scored by Reid, who bagged 14 goals in a 17-match spell.[2]
Brentford's promotion challenge was effectively ended by a 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town (champions at the end of the season) on 7 January 1911 and the team slipped from 5th position into mid-table.[1] Injuries to George Kennedy, Joe Ryalls, Geordie Reid and George Anderson at differing times disrupted the attack and Brentford finished the season having scored 41 league goals, with Geordie Reid having scored over half the team's total (21),[1] which equalled Adam Bowman's club record for most Southern League goals in a season.[3] Some pride was salvaged with victory over West London rivalsQueens Park Rangers in the inaugural Ealing Hospital Cup in April.[1]
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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^"Brentford have re-signed Jock Hamilton and have also secured the return of Jimmy Ryalls from Nottingham Forest". County of Middlesex Independent. 4 May 1910.
^"W Harwood, an amateur half back, has signed from Cubbington, near Leamington". County of Middlesex Independent. 30 July 1910.
^ ab"Brentford have signed Cleverly as reserve half back. W Harwood has been released". County of Middlesex Independent. 31 August 1910.
^"Biographies – John Christie" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^"Player: Herbert Osborne Badger". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^The Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from Dec. 1st 1910 to Jan. 13th 1911. 1911.
^"Page and Daniels have been signed from Kingstonian". County of Middlesex Independent. 24 December 1910.
^ abcdefghijThe Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from August 20th to September 20th. 1911.
^ abcThe Southern Football League – Season 1910–11 – Players Registered from July 20th to August 19th. 1911.
^ abcd"The Football Association – Season 1910–11 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^"J Swarbrick has been transferred to Stoke. Brentford will profit over the deal by a small transfer fee". County of Middlesex Independent. 9 July 1910.
^"Page, the old Kingstonian player who was with Brentford for some months has signed as a professional with Crystal Palace". County of Middlesex Independent. 18 March 1911.