During the 1909–10 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. A mid-table season ended on a positive note, with a run of just three defeats from the final 17 matches.
Season summary
Brentford manager Fred Halliday assembled a small squad for the 1909–10 season, with the club having withdrawn from the Western League and United League in favour of concentrating solely on the Southern League.[1] A handful of the previous season's squad was retained and in came a number of new players, including goalkeeperArchie Ling and former Brentford pair Jock Hamilton and Adam Bowman.[1] The club adopted new colours prior to the season, with the gold and blue-striped shirts being replaced by a gold shirt with a blue 'V' on the front and back.[1]
Injury to
inside forward, which conflicted with centre forward Geordie Reid's role and necessitated the transfer swap of Bowman for Portsmouth inside forward Bill McCafferty in October 1909.[1] After exiting the FA Cup in the second round at the hands of Accrington Stanley, Brentford emerged from a poor Christmas and January to win 10 and draw four of the final 17 matches of the season.[2] The Bees finished comfortably in 14th position.[1]
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.