During the
1913–14 English football season,
Brentford competed in the
Southern League Second Division. Despite winning 13 of 15 matches in the first half of the season, a loss of form in a five-week spell from February through to April 1914 ended the club's chances of an immediate return to First Division.
As the season got underway, Brentford feasted on poor Welsh opposition, winning 13 of the first 15 matches of the season, scoring 49 goals and conceding just three.[2]Treharris and
Ton Pentre were each beaten 7–0 at
Griffin Park and the Bees also posted 5–0, 4–0 and 3–0 scorelines, each on two occasions.[2] The rot slowly set in after a 1–0 home defeat to 2nd-place
Croydon Common on
Christmas Day 1913 and injuries and the absence of some of the club's amateurs lead to defeats to fellow challengers
Luton Town in February 1914,[1]Stoke later that month and a galling 1–0 reverse to Ton Pentre on 21 March.[2] Defeat to
Newport County at home on 4 April ended Brentford's mathematical chances of a runners-up finish and later that month, with the club unable to pay its players in full, leading scorer Henry Simons and future
England international
Jack Cock were sold to raise funds.[1] Brentford finished the campaign in 4th-place and lost £127 for the season (equivalent to £13,000 in 2024).[2]
Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: The system of using
goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.