Reginald Davies was named as
captain for the 1929–30 season.
Brentford manager
Harry Curtis tinkered with his squad in the 1929 off-season, releasing
half backs Jack Beacham,
Stephen Dearn and a number of young
forwards who failed to make the grade during the
previous season. In came
full back Tom Adamson, half backs
Reginald Davies (the new
captain),
Harry Salt and forwards
Cecil Blakemore,
Jackie Foster,
Billy Lane and
John Payne. Brentford went on to have their best season at that time in the
Football League, ending 1929 in second place and ascending to the top of the
Third Division South on 25 January 1930. The good results were due to a consistently fit starting XI, which went unchanged for 21 consecutive matches in all competitions between 2 November 1929 and 15 March 1930, a club record. Top spot was held onto until a 0–0 draw with
Exeter City on 29 March saw
Plymouth Argyle overtake the Bees and automatic promotion was effectively conceded after successive defeats in mid-April. Billy Lane's 33 goals smashed Brentford's record for goals scored in a season, which stood until surpassed by
Jack Holliday in 1933. A club record was also set for most league victories in a season (28, which would not be equalled until the Bees' promotion from
League One in
2013–14), most home league goals scored in a season (66) and owing to the 100% winning home record, fewest home league draws and defeats (0). The 6–0 victory over
Merthyr Town on 14 September 1929 set a new club record for highest winning margin in a Football League match, while the 5–1 victory over
West London rivals Fulham on 22 February 1930 attracted a 21,966 crowd to
Griffin Park, then a club record for a home match. Brentford also reached the final of the
London Challenge Cup for the first time, but lost 2–1 to
West Ham United. In 2013, 1929–30 was voted by the Brentford supporters as the club's fourth-best season. ==League table==