1982–83 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
1982–83 season
ChairmanMartin Lange
ManagerFred Callaghan
StadiumGriffin Park
Third Division9th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFourth round
Football League Group CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joseph (24)
All: Joseph (26)
Highest home attendance15,262
Lowest home attendance4,413
Average home league attendance6,184

During the 1982–83 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The high point of a mid-table season was a run to the fourth round of the League Cup, then the furthest the club had then progressed in the competition. The 107 goals scored during the season is a club record.

Season summary

After many failed attempts, Brentford manager Fred Callaghan finally signed what would prove to be a potent strike partnership during the 1982 off-season – Francis Joseph from Wimbledon and Tony Mahoney from Fulham.[1] Goalkeeper David McKellar's contract was terminated after a serious breach of club discipline and he was replaced by former Chelsea goalkeeper Petar Borota.[2] Barota only appeared in three Football League Group Cup fixtures before being in turn replaced by Paddy Roche.[2] The defensive ranks were cleared out, with Pat Kruse, Mark Hill, Robbie Johnson, Paul Shrubb and Kevin Teer all released.[3] Experienced former Chelsea defender Graham Wilkins arrived on a free transfer.[2]

Brentford had a busy first half of the season, reaching the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time in club history.[4] Higher-division clubs Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City were knocked out in the second and third rounds before the Bees fell to First Division club Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.[4] Brentford advanced to the second round of the FA Cup, before suffering a disappointing replay defeat to Fourth Division club Swindon Town.[4] Forward Tony Mahoney, who had up until that point scored 15 goals in 28 appearances, broke his leg in three places during the defeat.[1]

Despite heavy scoring from forwards Francis Joseph, Tony Mahoney and winger Gary Roberts early season,[5] Brentford's league form was patchy mid-season.[4] 10 defeats from 14 matches between late December 1982 and early March 1983 ultimately killed hopes of a promotion challenge.[4] Manager Fred Callaghan signed Southampton forward Keith Cassells in a bid to replace Tony Mahoney's goals and while there was an upturn in form during the final two months of the season, Brentford finished in 9th place.[4] The Bees finished the season with the best overall and best away attacking records in the Third Division.[6]

Four club records were set or equalled during the season:

  • Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 107[7]
  • Record Football League away win: 7–1 versus Exeter City, 23 April 1983[8]
  • Most goals scored in an away Football League win: 7 (7–1 versus Exeter City, 23 April 1983)[9]
  • Three goalscorers with 10 or more goals by Christmas Day (all competitions): Francis Joseph, Gary Roberts, Tony Mahoney[10]

League table

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Bristol Rovers 46 22 9 15 84 58 +26 75
8 Plymouth Argyle 46 19 8 19 61 66 −5 65
9 Brentford 46 18 10 18 88 77 +11 64
10 Walsall 46 17 13 16 64 63 +1 64
11 Sheffield United 46 19 7 20 62 64 −2 64
Source:

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
5 August 1982 Hayes A 0–3 n/a
6 August 1982 Walton & Hersham A 2–0 n/a Roberts, Johnson
12 August 1982 Kingstonian A 2–0 n/a Johnson, Tonge
13 October 1982 Flackwell Heath A 2–1 n/a Roberts, Mahoney
10 May 1983 Southampton H 0–2 2,048

Football League Third Division

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 28 August 1982 Bristol Rovers H 5–1 5,542 Mahoney, Joseph (2), Roberts (2)
2 4 September 1982 Wigan Athletic A 2–3 5,019 Mahoney, Joseph
3 8 September 1982 Reading A 1–1 3,790 Joseph
4 11 September 1982 Southend United H 4–2 5,604 Mahoney (2), Joseph, Roberts
5 18 September 1982 Orient A 3–3 3,458 Mahoney, Roberts, Booker
6 25 September 1982 Millwall H 1–1 6,455 McNichol
7 28 September 1982 Newport County H 2–0 5,706 Joseph, Mahoney
8 2 October 1982 Walsall A 1–2 2,723 Kamara
9 9 October 1982 Chesterfield H 4–2 5,706 Hurlock, Joseph (2), Bowles (pen)
10 16 October 1982 Doncaster Rovers A 4–4 3,266 Mahoney, McNichol, Roberts, Booker
11 20 October 1982 Oxford United A 2–2 6,324 Joseph, Mahoney
12 23 October 1982 Lincoln City H 2–0 8,017 Joseph, Bowen
13 30 October 1982 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 4,036
14 2 November 1982 Preston North End H 3–1 6,142 McNichol, Kamara, Roberts
15 6 November 1982 Bradford City H 0–2 6,669
16 13 November 1982 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 10,034
17 27 November 1982 Sheffield United A 2–1 10,202 Booker, Joseph
18 4 December 1982 Wrexham H 4–1 5,606 Kamara, Mahoney, Joseph (2)
19 18 December 1982 Exeter City H 4–0 5,580 Bowles, Walker, Whitehead, Booker
20 27 December 1982 Portsmouth A 1–2 14,476 Joseph
21 28 December 1982 Gillingham H 1–1 7,796 Joseph
22 1 January 1983 Bournemouth A 3–4 5,593 Roberts, Joseph (2)
23 3 January 1983 Cardiff City H 1–3 7,602 Bowles (pen)
24 8 January 1983 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 4,939 Roberts
25 15 January 1983 Bristol Rovers A 0–2 5,450
26 22 January 1983 Orient H 5–2 5,209 Booker (2), Bowles (pen), Roberts, Hurlock
27 29 January 1983 Southend United A 2–4 3,310 Kamara, Roberts
28 6 February 1983 Newport County A 0–0 3,401
29 12 February 1983 Reading H 1–2 6,273 Bowles (pen)
30 19 February 1983 Chesterfield A 1–2 2,291 Cassells
31 26 February 1983 Doncaster Rovers H 1–0 4,413 Bowles (pen)
32 1 March 1983 Preston North End A 0–3 3,663
33 5 March 1983 Lincoln City A 1–2 3,698 Cassells
34 11 March 1983 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 4,967 Joseph, Kamara
35 19 March 1983 Bradford City A 1–0 3,828 Cassells
36 22 March 1983 Oxford United H 1–1 5,086 Bowles
37 26 March 1983 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 6,277 Bowles (pen)
38 1 April 1983 Portsmouth H 1–1 12,593 Joseph
39 2 April 1983 Gillingham A 2–2 4,168 Kamara (2)
40 8 April 1983 Wrexham A 4–3 2,104 Kamara, Cassells, Joseph (2)
41 16 April 1983 Walsall H 2–3 4,868 Bowles (pen), Cassells
42 23 April 1983 Exeter City A 7–1 2,759 Joseph (2), Kamara (2), Cassells (2), Roberts
43 30 April 1983 Sheffield United H 2–1 4,987 Hurlock, Roberts
44 2 May 1983 Cardiff City A 1–3 9,112 Kamara
45 8 May 1983 Millwall A 0–1 9,097
46 14 May 1983 Bournemouth H 2–1 6,191 Joseph, Bowles (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) Notes
1R 20 November 1982 Windsor & Eton A 7–0 6,309 Mahoney (3), McNichol, Joseph, Hurlock (2) [nb 1]
2R 11 December 1982 Swindon Town A 2–2 7,176 Bowen, Roberts
2R (replay) 14 December 1982 Swindon Town H 1–3 (a.e.t.) 7,883 Roberts

Football League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1R (1st leg) 30 August 1982 Wimbledon A 1–1 2,907 Roberts
1R (2nd leg) 14 September 1982 Wimbledon H 2–0 (won 3–1 on aggregate) 5,747 Mahoney (2)
2R (1st leg) 5 October 1982 Blackburn Rovers H 3–2 6,201 Joseph, Hurlock, Bowles (pen)
2R (2nd leg) 27 October 1982 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 (won 3–2 on aggregate) 4,137
3R 9 November 1982 Swansea City H 1–1 15,262 Roberts
3R (replay) 17 November 1982 Swansea City A 2–1 6,676 Roberts, Mahoney
4R 30 November 1982 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 16,479

Football League Group Cup

Main article: Football League Group Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) Notes
R1 (match 1) 14 August 1982 Crystal Palace H 2–2 3,397 Joseph, Roberts [nb 2]
R1 (match 2) 17 August 1982 Millwall A 0–3 2,105 [nb 2]
R1 (match 3) 21 August 1982 Wimbledon A 3–1 2,019 Johnson, Roberts, Mahoney [nb 2]
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[11] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[12][13] Statto

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1982–83 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Paddy Roche Republic of Ireland (1951-01-04)4 January 1951 (aged 31) Manchester United 1982
Defenders
DF Bob Booker England (1958-01-25)25 January 1958 (aged 24) Bedmond Sports & Social 1978
DF Ron Harris England (1944-11-13)13 November 1944 (aged 37) Chelsea 1980 Assistant manager
DF Jim McNichol Scotland (1958-06-09)9 June 1958 (aged 24) Luton Town 1978
DF Terry Rowe England (1964-06-08)8 June 1964 (aged 18) Youth 1982
DF Danis Salman England (1960-03-12)12 March 1960 (aged 22) Youth 1975
DF Tony Spencer England (1965-04-23)23 April 1965 (aged 17) Youth 1982
DF Barry Tucker Wales (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 30) Northampton Town 1978 Loaned to Northampton Town
DF Alan Whitehead England (1956-11-20)20 November 1956 (aged 25) Bury 1981
DF Graham Wilkins England (1955-06-28)28 June 1955 (aged 27) Chelsea 1982
Midfielders
MF Stan Bowles England (1948-12-24)24 December 1948 (aged 33) Orient 1981
MF Terry Hurlock England (1958-11-22)22 November 1958 (aged 23) Leytonstone/Ilford 1980
MF Chris Kamara (c) England (1957-12-25)25 December 1957 (aged 24) Portsmouth 1981
MF Gary Roberts Wales (1960-04-05)5 April 1960 (aged 22) Wembley 1980
MF Keith Tonge England (1964-11-06)6 November 1964 (aged 17) Youth 1982
MF Paul Walker England (1960-12-17)17 December 1960 (aged 21) Youth 1976
Forwards
FW Keith Cassells England (1957-07-10)10 July 1957 (aged 25) Southampton 1983
FW Gary Johnson England (1959-09-14)14 September 1959 (aged 22) Chelsea 1980
FW Francis Joseph England (1960-03-06)6 March 1960 (aged 22) Wimbledon 1982
FW Tony Mahoney England (1958-09-29)29 September 1958 (aged 23) Fulham 1982
Players who left the club mid-season
GK Petar Borota Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1952-03-05)5 March 1952 (aged 30) Chelsea 1982 Released
DF Jimmy Holmes Republic of Ireland (1953-11-11)11 November 1953 (aged 28) Leicester City 1983 Released
DF Les Strong England (1953-07-03)3 July 1953 (aged 29) Fulham 1982 Returned to Fulham after loan
FW Keith Bowen Wales (1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 24) Northampton Town 1981 Loaned to Colchester United, transferred to Colchester United
  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[14] Timeless Bees[15]

Coaching staff

Name Role
England Fred Callaghan Manager
England Ron Harris Assistant Manager
England Eddie Lyons Physiotherapist

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Grp Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Borota 0 0 — 0 0 3 0 0 0
GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Roche 46 0 3 0 7 0 — 56 0
DF England Bob Booker 31 (8) 6 2 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 1 (2) 0 36 (10) 6
DF England Ron Harris 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 14 0
DF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Holmes 4 0 — — — 4 0
DF Scotland Jim McNichol 32 3 1 1 6 0 2 0 38 4
DF England Terry Rowe 34 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 43 0
DF England Danis Salman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Tony Spencer 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
DF Wales Barry Tucker 5 0 — 2 0 2 0 7 0
DF England Alan Whitehead 41 1 3 0 7 0 3 0 51 1
DF England Graham Wilkins 24 (1) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 28 (1) 0
MF England Stan Bowles 42 10 3 0 7 1 2 0 52 11
MF England Terry Hurlock 39 3 3 2 5 1 3 0 47 6
MF England Chris Kamara 44 11 3 0 7 0 3 0 54 11
MF Wales Gary Roberts 45 12 3 2 7 3 3 2 55 17
MF England Paul Walker 9 (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (7) 1
FW Wales Keith Bowen 5 (8) 1 0 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 5 (11) 2
FW England Keith Cassells 16 7 — — — 16 7
FW England Gary Johnson 4 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 (4) 0
FW England Francis Joseph 43 24 3 1 7 1 1 1 53 26
FW England Tony Mahoney 18 9 3 3 7 3 2 1 28 15
Players loaned in during the season
DF England Les Strong 5 0 — — — 5 0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Football League Group Cup appearances and goals are not included in overall player totals.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[5]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC FLC GPC Total
FW England Francis Joseph 24 1 1 1 26
MF Wales Gary Roberts 12 2 3 2 17
FW England Tony Mahoney 9 3 3 1 15
MF England Chris Kamara 11 0 0 0 11
MF England Stan Bowles 10 0 1 0 11
FW England Keith Cassells 7 — — — 7
DF England Bob Booker 6 0 0 0 6
MF England Terry Hurlock 3 2 1 0 6
DF Scotland Jim McNichol 3 1 0 0 4
FW Wales Keith Bowen 1 1 0 0 2
MF England Paul Walker 1 0 0 0 1
DF England Alan Whitehead 1 0 0 0 1
FW England Gary Johnson 0 0 0 1 —
Total 88 10 9 5 107
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Football League Group Cup appearances and goals are not included in overall player totals.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[5]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Fred Callaghan England 28 August 1982 14 May 1983 56 22 14 20 039.29 46 18 10 18 039.13

Summary

Games played 56 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Games won 22 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games drawn 14 (10 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games lost 20 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 107 (88 Third Division, 10 FA Cup, 9 League Cup)
Goals conceded 89 (77 Third Division, 5 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Clean sheets 11 (8 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Biggest league win 7–1 versus Exeter City, 23 April 1983
Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Preston North End, 1 March 1983
Most appearances 56, Paddy Roche (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Top scorer (league) 24, Francis Joseph
Top scorer (all competitions) 26, Francis Joseph

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
July 1982 FW England Francis Joseph England Wimbledon Trial [2]
July 1982 FW England Tony Mahoney England Fulham Trial [2]
July 1982 DF England Graham Wilkins England Chelsea Free [2]
August 1982 GK Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Borota England Chelsea Free [2]
August 1982 GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Roche England Manchester United Free [2]
September 1982 GK England Keith Waterman England Farnborough n/a [2]
November 1982 GK England Peter Caswell England Leatherhead n/a [2]
November 1982 MF England Mark Hopson n/a n/a [16]
February 1983 FW England Keith Cassells England Southampton £25,000 [2]
February 1983 DF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Holmes England Leicester City Non-contract [2]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
December 1982 DF England Les Strong England Fulham January 1983 [2]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
April 1983 DF Wales Keith Bowen England Colchester United £12,000 [2]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
October 1982 DF Wales Barry Tucker England Northampton Town End of season [2]
March 1983 DF Wales Keith Bowen England Colchester United April 1983 [2]
April 1983 GK Scotland David McKellar Hong Kong Happy Valley July 1983 [2]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
August 1982 GK Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Borota Portugal Portimonense 1982 [2]
November 1982 GK England Keith Waterman n/a n/a [2]
March 1983 DF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Holmes England Torquay United March 1983 [2]
June 1983 MF England Stan Bowles Retired [2]
June 1983 FW England Gary Johnson South Africa Johannesburg Rangers 1983 [2]
June 1983 MF England Keith Tonge England Leytonstone/Ilford 1983 [2]
June 1983 DF Wales Barry Tucker England Northampton Town 1983 [2]
June 1983 MF England Paul Walker South Africa Johannesburg Rangers 1983 [2]
1983 GK England Peter Caswell n/a n/a [2]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Match played at Griffin Park, Brentford.
  2. ^ a b c Match not classified as a first team fixture by Brentford.

References

  1. ^ a b White, p. 318-320.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 84-93.
  3. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 65.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Brentford results for the 1982–1983 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 424.
  6. ^ "Brentford Home Page for the 1982–1983 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  8. ^ Haynes, p. 17.
  9. ^ "Brentford scoring and sequence records". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ ""Ten Up" Trio". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  11. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 397. ISBN 0951526200.
  12. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 70-83.
  13. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 392-393.
  14. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  15. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  16. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 382.
  17. ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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