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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season During the 1958–59 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Despite 32 goals from Jim Towers and 22 from George Francis, a number of defeats to low-placed clubs early in the season prevented the Bees from finishing higher than 3rd, one place away from promotion.

Season summary

After narrowly missing out on promotion in 1957–58, Brentford entered the 1958–59 Third Division season full of confidence.Шаблон:Sfn Despite making a profit of £6,789 on the previous season (equivalent to £Шаблон:Inflation in 2024), manager Malky MacDonald decided not to add to his squad and instead planned for the future by bringing in a number of Scottish youngsters.Шаблон:Sfn[1] Brentford began the season with a resounding 4–0 victory over Bradford City, hitting top spot, but dropped back after three consecutive defeats.[2] By the time the Bees drew 1–1 with Chesterfield on 4 October 1958, the team's inconsistency could be clearly pointed to a lack of support for forwards Jim Towers and George Francis, who had scored 13 of the team's 17 goals by that point of the season.Шаблон:Sfn In response, manager MacDonald paid £6,000 for Luton Town's outside left George McLeod.Шаблон:Sfn After defeats to Stockport County and Reading in late October, the team recovered and began to perform on a consistent basis.[2]

Brentford had a morale-boosting run to the fourth round of the FA Cup, eliminating Exeter City, King's Lynn and Barnsley on the way to a 2–0 defeat to First Division club West Bromwich Albion in front of 41,440 at The Hawthorns.[2] A 6–0 win over Southampton at The Dell on 9 March 1959 (which set a new club record for biggest away Football League win) established the Bees as promotion contenders.Шаблон:Sfn Three victories and two draws from the following five matches (which included a win and a draw versus leaders Plymouth Argyle) saw Brentford increase their grip on 3rd place in the table,[2] though at a cost to season-ending injuries to Ian Dargie and Len Newcombe.Шаблон:Sfn Defeats in crucial matches versus fellow promotion challengers Norwich City and Hull City in early April effectively ended the Bees' promotion charge and all hope of promotion mathematically ended with two matches left to play.[2][3] Brentford finished the season in 3rd place.[2]

Jim Towers' 37 goals scored in all competitions during the season was just two goals shy of Jack Holliday's club record of 39, set in the Third Division South in 1932–33.Шаблон:Sfn Towers' strike partner George Francis also finished amongst the top scorers in the Third Division, with 22 goals and 24 in all competitions.[4] Brentford finished the 1958–59 season with the best defensive record in the Third Division, conceding only 49 goals and also conceding the fewest away goals (27).[3] A new club record for most league away draws (10) was set during the season and the club record for fewest goalscorers in a season was equalled.[5]Шаблон:Sfn The 20 players used in all competitions was the lowest since the end of the Second World War and three players finishing the season as ever-presents in all 50 matches was another post-war record.[6]

League table

Шаблон:Main 1958–59 Football League

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 25 August 1958 Bradford City H 4–0 15,749 Towers (2), Francis (2)
2 28 August 1958 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 10,654
3 30 August 1958 Wrexham A 1–2 16,905 Towers
4 2 September 1958 Doncaster Rovers H 0–1 14,845
5 6 September 1958 Southampton H 2–0 12,997 Francis, Towers
6 9 September 1958 Mansfield Town H 2–0 13,625 Towers (2)
7 12 September 1958 Accrington Stanley A 1–1 9,918 Rainford
8 15 September 1958 Mansfield Town A 1–1 9,159 Towers
9 20 September 1958 Halifax Town H 2–0 12,643 Francis, Heath
10 22 September 1958 Hull City A 1–3 14,172 Heath
11 27 September 1958 Newport County A 1–0 8,220 Francis
12 30 September 1958 Hull City H 1–1 12,441 Towers
13 4 October 1958 Chesterfield H 1–1 12,473 Heath
14 9 October 1958 Notts County A 0–0 4,381
15 11 October 1958 Tranmere Rovers A 2–1 12,325 Towers, Rainford
16 18 October 1958 Stockport County H 1–4 12,488 Towers
17 25 October 1958 Reading A 1–3 16,186 Towers
18 1 November 1958 Colchester United H 2–1 11,945 Towers, Heath
19 8 November 1958 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A 0–0 11,564
20 22 November 1958 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 13,784 Drinkwater (og), Towers
21 29 November 1958 Bury H 0–0 11,741
22 13 December 1958 Rochdale H 2–1 9,432 Towers, Dargie
23 20 December 1958 Bradford City A 0–3 11,473
24 25 December 1958 Swindon Town H 2–2 12,504 McLeod, Francis
25 26 December 1958 Swindon Town A 1–1 12,690 Francis
26 3 January 1959 Wrexham H 2–1 11,723 Francis (2)
27 31 January 1959 Accrington Stanley H 2–1 11,260 Francis, Towers
28 7 February 1959 Halifax Town A 0–0 4,654
29 14 February 1959 Newport County H 3–0 10,392 McLeod, Bristow, Towers
30 21 February 1959 Chesterfield A 2–1 9,649 Francis, Towers (pen)
31 28 February 1959 Tranmere Rovers H 5–2 13,138 Towers (2), Francis, Rainford (2)
32 7 March 1959 Stockport County A 1–1 7,973 Towers (pen)
33 9 March 1959 Southampton A 6–0 7,756 McLeod, Towers (4), Francis
34 14 March 1959 Reading H 3–1 18,209 Francis (2), Rainford
35 21 March 1959 Colchester United A 4–0 8,775 Francis (2), McLeod, Towers
36 27 March 1959 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 28,725 Towers, Rainford, Francis
37 28 March 1959 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H 1–1 15,970 McLeod
38 30 March 1959 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 27,073 Parsons
39 4 April 1959 Norwich City A 1–4 27,870 Francis
40 8 April 1959 Southend United A 0–2 9,022
41 11 April 1959 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 15,905 Rainford
42 18 April 1959 Bury A 1–1 7,092 Towers
43 21 April 1959 Notts County H 4–0 11,738 Francis, Towers (3, 2 pens)
44 25 April 1959 Southend United H 6–1 11,264 Rainford, Francis (2), Towers (2), Williamson (og)
45 27 April 1959 Rochdale A 0–0 2,191
46 30 April 1959 Norwich City H 0–4 19,035

FA Cup

Шаблон:Main

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) Notes
1R 15 November 1958 Exeter City H 3–2 14,600 Towers, Francis, Rainford [nb 1]
2R 6 December 1958 King's Lynn H 3–1 14,100 Towers (3)
3R 10 January 1959 Barnsley H 2–0 16,890 Towers, Francis
4R 24 January 1959 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 41,440

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1958–59 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Gerry Cakebread Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Youth 1954
GK Sonny Feehan Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Northampton Town 1954
Defenders
DF Ken Horne Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Blackpool 1950
DF Tom Wilson (c) Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Fulham 1957
Midfielders
HB George Bristow Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Youth 1950
HB Ken Coote Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Wembley 1949
HB Ian Dargie Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Tonbridge 1952
HB Billy Goundry Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Huddersfield Town 1955
HB Ron Peplow Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Southall 1955
HB Sid Russell Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Jolly X 1956
Forwards
FW John Caven Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Kilmarnock 1957
FW George Francis Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Youth 1955
FW Johnny Hales Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 St Roch's 1958
FW Dennis Heath Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Youth 1954
FW Billy Horn Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Kilmarnock 1958 Amateur
FW George McLeod Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Luton Town 1958
FW Len Newcombe Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Fulham 1956
FW Eric Parsons Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Chelsea 1956
FW Johnny Rainford Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Cardiff City 1953
FW Jim Towers Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Birth date and age2 Youth 1954
  • Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,[4] Timeless Bees[7]

Coaching staff

Name Role
Шаблон:Flagicon Malky MacDonald Manager
Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Monk Trainer
Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Holliday Assistant Trainer

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Шаблон:Football squad on pitch

Pos Nat Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Шаблон:Flagicon Gerry Cakebread 45 0 4 0 49 0
GK Шаблон:Flagicon Sonny Feehan 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Horne 45 0 3 0 48 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Wilson 46 0 4 0 50 0
HB Шаблон:Flagicon George Bristow 37 1 4 0 41 1
HB Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Coote 44 0 4 0 48 0
HB Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Dargie 37 1 4 0 41 1
HB Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Goundry 12 0 1 0 13 0
HB Шаблон:Flagicon Ron Peplow 7 0 0 0 7 0
HB Шаблон:Flagicon Sid Russell 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon John Caven 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon George Francis 45 22 4 2 49 24
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Hales 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Heath 25 4 4 0 29 4
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Horn 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon George McLeod 29 5 4 0 33 5
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Len Newcombe 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Parsons 34 1 0 0 34 1
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Rainford 46 8 4 1 50 9
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Towers 46 32 4 5 50 37
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC Total
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Towers 32 5 37
FW Шаблон:Flagicon George Francis 22 2 24
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Rainford 8 1 9
FW Шаблон:Flagicon George McLeod 5 0 5
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Heath 4 0 4
HB Шаблон:Flagicon George Bristow 1 0 1
HB Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Dargie 1 0 1
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Parsons 1 0 1
Opponents 2 0 2
Total 76 8 84
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years Of Brentford[4]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Malky MacDonald Шаблон:Flagicon 25 August 1958 30 April 1959

Шаблон:WDL Шаблон:WDL

Summary

Games played 50 (46 Third Division, 4 FA Cup)
Games won 24 (21 Third Division, 3 FA Cup)
Games drawn 15 (15 Third Division, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 11 (10 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 84 (76 Third Division, 8 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 54 (49 Third Division, 5 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 17 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup)
Biggest league win 6–0 versus Southampton, 9 March 1959
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Norwich City, 30 April 1959
Most appearances 50, Johnny Rainford, Tom Wilson (46 Third Division, 4 FA Cup)
Top scorer (league) 32, Jim Towers
Top scorer (all competitions) 37, Jim Towers

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
August 1958 HB Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Lafferty n/a n/a [8]
6 September 1958 HB Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie McInally Шаблон:Flagicon St Roch's n/a [1]
September 1958 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Hales Шаблон:Flagicon St Roch's n/a [9]
25 October 1958 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Horn Шаблон:Flagicon Kilmarnock Amateur [1]
October 1958 FW Шаблон:Flagicon George McLeod Шаблон:Flagicon Luton Town £6,000 Шаблон:Sfn
1958 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Gelson n/a n/a Шаблон:Sfn
10 January 1959 FW Шаблон:Flagicon George Summers Шаблон:Flagicon Shawfield n/a [10]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
December 1958 HB Шаблон:Flagicon Len Roe Шаблон:Flagicon Yiewsley n/a Шаблон:Sfn
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
May 1959 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Bassham Шаблон:Flagicon Folkestone Town 1959 [6]
May 1959 FW Шаблон:Flagicon John Caven n/a n/a Шаблон:Sfn
May 1959 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Sonny Feehan Шаблон:Flagicon Headington United 1959 Шаблон:Sfn
May 1959 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Christy Fletcher Шаблон:Flagicon Peterborough United 1959 Шаблон:Sfn
May 1959 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Horn Шаблон:Flagicon Kilmarnock 1959 [11]
May 1959 DF Шаблон:Flagicon George Lowden Шаблон:Flagicon Hounslow Town n/a Шаблон:Sfn

Notes

  1. Both teams wore change colours.

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Brentford F.C. seasons Шаблон:1958–59 in English football