Chairman Louis P. Simon Stadium Griffin Park Football League War Cup Second round | Manager Harry Curtis Football League South 20th London War Cup Runners-up | |
During the 1940–41 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League South, due to the cessation of competitive football for the duration of the Second World War. Though the Bees finished well down in the league placings, the club enjoyed some measure of success in the London War Cup, finishing as runners-up to Reading.
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Season summary
In Brentford's first full season of wartime football during the Second World War, low crowds and takings of just £30-40 per match during the first half of the Football League South season brought about fears that the club would be unable to fulfil the remaining fixtures of the season. Manager Harry Curtis, backed by his directors, elected to carry on and welcome respite was found in the new London War Cup, in which the Bees advanced to the final, largely helped by 8 goals in five matches from guest forward Eddie Perry. Despite a further two goals for Perry in the final, Brentford finished as runners-up to Reading, losing 3–2 at Stamford Bridge.
Football League South
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
London War Cup Group A
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford