During the 1936–37 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division and secured a 6th-place finish, one place below the previous season's club record highest league position.
Season summary
After a club record 5th-place finish in Brentford's debut season in the top flight, manager Harry Curtis kept faith with the season's previous squad, releasing bit-part players Herbert Watson and James Raven and bringing in youngsters Harry Bamford and Joe Murray. Teenage outside right Les Smith, who had signed his first professional contract a year earlier, was promoted to the first team after Bobby Reid was struck down by appendicitis on the eve of the season.
After a mixed start to the season, Brentford kicked into gear in late September 1936, losing just four of 19 matches to establish themselves in the top three in the First Division.[3] In his first full season with the Bees, forward David McCulloch again showed prolific form, going on to score 33 goals in his 43 appearances.[4] Five goals in a six match spell also saw forward Billy Scott win an England cap in a British Home Championship match versus Wales in October 1937,[5] which made him Brentford's first full England international player.[6] Brentford's form dipped in mid-February 1937 and despite the signing of Buster Brown to replace the departed Dai Richards at left half, the club dropped to a 6th place finish.[3]
A 6–2 defeat to champions-elect Manchester City on 3 April equalled the club record for most goals conceded in a Football League match.[8][9] Despite a number of other heavy defeats, manager Harry Curtis did improve the team's winning percentage in both the league and FA Cup, with Brentford hammering Huddersfield Town 5–0 in the third round (the first time the Bees had scored in the FA Cup for over four years) before exiting at the hands of Derby County in the following round.[3]
League table
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Pos |
Team |
Pld |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
1 |
Manchester City |
42 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
56 |
22 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
51 |
39 |
107 |
61 |
1.754 |
+46 |
57 |
2 |
Charlton Athletic |
42 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
37 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
21 |
36 |
58 |
49 |
1.184 |
+9 |
54 |
3 |
Arsenal |
42 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
43 |
20 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
37 |
29 |
80 |
49 |
1.633 |
+31 |
52 |
4 |
Derby County |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
58 |
39 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
38 |
51 |
96 |
90 |
1.067 |
+6 |
49 |
5 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
42 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
63 |
24 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
21 |
43 |
84 |
67 |
1.254 |
+17 |
47 |
6 |
Brentford |
42 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
58 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
24 |
46 |
82 |
78 |
1.051 |
+4 |
46 |
7 |
Middlesbrough |
42 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
49 |
22 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
25 |
49 |
74 |
71 |
1.042 |
+3 |
46 |
8 |
Sunderland |
42 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
59 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
30 |
63 |
89 |
87 |
1.023 |
+2 |
44 |
9 |
Portsmouth |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
41 |
29 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
21 |
37 |
62 |
66 |
0.939 |
–4 |
44 |
10 |
Stoke City |
42 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
52 |
27 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
20 |
30 |
72 |
57 |
1.263 |
+15 |
42 |
11 |
Birmingham |
42 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
36 |
24 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
28 |
36 |
64 |
60 |
1.067 |
+4 |
41 |
12 |
Grimsby Town |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
60 |
32 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
26 |
49 |
86 |
81 |
1.062 |
+5 |
41 |
13 |
Chelsea |
42 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
36 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
34 |
52 |
55 |
0.945 |
–3 |
41 |
14 |
Preston North End |
42 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
35 |
28 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
21 |
39 |
56 |
67 |
0.836 |
–11 |
41 |
15 |
Huddersfield Town |
42 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
39 |
21 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
23 |
43 |
62 |
64 |
0.969 |
–2 |
39 |
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
45 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
32 |
66 |
77 |
98 |
0.786 |
–21 |
38 |
17 |
Everton |
42 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
56 |
23 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
25 |
55 |
81 |
78 |
1.038 |
+3 |
37 |
18 |
Liverpool |
42 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
38 |
26 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
24 |
58 |
62 |
84 |
0.738 |
–22 |
35 |
19 |
Leeds United |
42 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
44 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
16 |
60 |
60 |
80 |
0.750 |
–20 |
34 |
20 |
Bolton Wanderers |
42 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
22 |
33 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
21 |
33 |
43 |
66 |
0.652 |
–23 |
34 |
21 |
Manchester United |
42 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
29 |
26 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
26 |
52 |
55 |
78 |
0.705 |
–23 |
32 |
22 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
42 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
32 |
29 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
21 |
40 |
53 |
69 |
0.768 |
–16 |
30 |
Key |
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League Champions |
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FA Cup Winners |
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Relegated |
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
No. |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorer(s) |
1 |
29 August 1936 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
2–2 |
27,524 |
McCulloch, Wilson (pen) |
2 |
3 September 1936 |
Arsenal |
H |
2–0 |
31,056 |
Hopkins, McCulloch |
3 |
5 September 1936 |
Everton |
A |
0–3 |
37,524 |
|
4 |
9 September 1936 |
Arsenal |
A |
1–1 |
44,010 |
Wilson (pen) |
5 |
12 September 1936 |
Huddersfield Town |
H |
1–1 |
25,386 |
McCulloch |
6 |
17 September 1936 |
Charlton Athletic |
H |
4–2 |
21,373 |
L. Smith, McCulloch, B. Scott, McKenzie (pen) |
7 |
19 September 1936 |
Sunderland |
A |
1–4 |
37,407 |
Hopkins |
8 |
26 September 1936 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H |
3–2 |
23,256 |
McCulloch (2), McKenzie (pen) |
9 |
3 October 1936 |
Derby County |
A |
3–2 |
24,545 |
B. Scott (2), McCulloch |
10 |
10 October 1936 |
Manchester United |
H |
4–0 |
28,019 |
Reid, B. Scott (2), McCulloch |
11 |
17 October 1936 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
0–2 |
11,858 |
|
12 |
24 October 1936 |
Liverpool |
H |
5–2 |
25,934 |
McCulloch (3), Holliday, Reid |
13 |
31 October 1936 |
Leeds United |
A |
1–3 |
21,498 |
Holliday |
14 |
7 November 1936 |
Birmingham |
H |
2–1 |
22,905 |
McCulloch (2) |
15 |
14 November 1936 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
0–3 |
23,064 |
|
16 |
21 November 1936 |
West Bromwich Albion |
H |
2–1 |
20,575 |
Reid, McCulloch |
17 |
5 December 1936 |
Portsmouth |
H |
4–0 |
26,371 |
McCulloch (2), Holliday (2) |
18 |
12 December 1936 |
Chelsea |
A |
1–2 |
51,079 |
Reid |
19 |
19 December 1936 |
Stoke City |
H |
2–1 |
18,167 |
Holliday, Tutin (og) |
20 |
25 December 1936 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
2–1 |
26,560 |
Reid, B. Scott |
21 |
26 December 1936 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
2–2 |
36,962 |
McCulloch, B. Scott |
22 |
28 December 1936 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
2–0 |
20,374 |
B. Scott, Hopkins |
23 |
2 January 1937 |
Everton |
H |
2–2 |
20,457 |
Hopkins, McKenzie (pen) |
24 |
9 January 1937 |
Huddersfield Town |
A |
1–1 |
21,753 |
McCulloch |
25 |
23 January 1937 |
Sunderland |
H |
3–3 |
29,389 |
B. Scott (3) |
26 |
6 February 1937 |
Derby County |
H |
6–2 |
31,745 |
Reid (2), Holliday (2), McCulloch (2) |
27 |
10 February 1937 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
0–4 |
19,373 |
|
28 |
13 February 1937 |
Manchester United |
A |
3–1 |
31,942 |
B. Scott, Reid (2) |
29 |
27 February 1937 |
Liverpool |
A |
2–2 |
25,005 |
Reid (pen), McCulloch |
30 |
3 March 1937 |
Grimsby Town |
H |
2–3 |
14,103 |
McCulloch (2) |
31 |
6 March 1937 |
Leeds United |
H |
4–1 |
16,588 |
Holliday, McCulloch (2), Holley (og) |
32 |
13 March 1937 |
Birmingham |
A |
0–4 |
30,510 |
|
33 |
20 March 1937 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
4–1 |
23,872 |
L. Smith, McCulloch (3) |
34 |
26 March 1937 |
Preston North End |
H |
1–1 |
31,069 |
McCulloch |
35 |
27 March 1937 |
West Bromwich Albion |
A |
0–1 |
29,858 |
|
36 |
29 March 1937 |
Preston North End |
A |
1–1 |
26,782 |
B. Scott |
37 |
3 April 1937 |
Manchester City |
H |
2–6 |
29,028 |
B. Scott, Hopkins |
38 |
7 April 1937 |
Manchester City |
A |
1–2 |
24,629 |
McCulloch |
39 |
10 April 1937 |
Portsmouth |
A |
3–1 |
19,208 |
Hopkins, McCulloch, Muttitt |
40 |
17 April 1937 |
Chelsea |
H |
1–0 |
22,042 |
McKenzie (pen) |
41 |
24 April 1937 |
Stoke City |
A |
1–5 |
18,451 |
McKenzie |
42 |
1 May 1937 |
Charlton Athletic |
A |
1–2 |
26,195 |
B. Scott |
FA Cup
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Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1936–37 season.
Coaching staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
International caps
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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29 August 1936 |
2 May 1937 |
44 |
19 |
10 |
15 |
43.18 |
42 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
42.86 |
Summary
Games played |
44 (42 First Division, 2 FA Cup) |
Games won |
19 (18 First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Games drawn |
10 (10 First Division, 0 FA Cup) |
Games lost |
15 (14 First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Goals scored |
87 (82 First Division, 5 FA Cup) |
Goals conceded |
81 (78 First Division, 3 FA Cup) |
Clean sheets |
6 (5 First Division, 1 FA Cup) |
Biggest league win |
4–0 on two occasions; 6–2 versus Derby County, 6 February 1937 |
Worst league defeat |
4–0 on two occasions; 6–2 versus Manchester City, 3 April 1937; 5–1 versus Stoke City, 24 April 1937 |
Most appearances |
44, Joe James, Duncan McKenzie (42 First Division, 2 FA Cup) |
Top scorer (league) |
31, David McCulloch |
Top scorer (all competitions) |
33, David McCulloch |
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