1896–97 Brentford F.C. season


During the 1896–97 English football season, Brentford competed in the London League Second Division. The club finished as runners-up to gain promotion to the First Division.

Season summary

During the 1896 off-season, Brentford was elected into the Second Division of the newly-formed London League. 1896–97 marked the club's first full season of competitive league play since 1892–93, when it finished as champions of the West London Alliance. Long-serving half back Jimmy Ray and outside left Tommy Stevenson were released and transferred in were forwards Oakey Field, Harold Hudson, J. Wade and left half Billy Smith.
Despite a failure to win either the London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup or the West Middlesex Cup, Brentford took the London League Second Division by storm, losing just one match all season to finish as runners-up to champions Bromley and gain promotion to the First Division. Attendances at Shotter's Field were rarely below 1,500 and forward Oakey Field and captain Arthur Charlton scored many of the team's goals.

League table

Results

Legend

London League Second Division

London Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorerNotes
1QR17 October 1896NovocastriansH3–1Hudson, Charlton, Field
2QR7 November 1896Harrow AthleticA3–0Hudson, Charlton, Field
3QR28 November 1896CrescentH5–1Charlton, Hester, Bailey
4QR19 December 1896Old St. Mark'sH2–1Charlton, Swann
1R6 February 1897Old ForestersH4–2Bailey, Hudson, H. Williams
2R27 February 1897BromleyH3–1Butcher, Batchelor, Swann
SF8 April 1897Old CarthusiansN1–5Field

Middlesex Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorer
1QR10 October 1896BowH8–0A. Williams, untraced, Field, untraced, Charlton, Hester
2QR14 November 1896Royal Scots GreysA0–1

West Middlesex Cup

Management

Summary