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1934–35 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1934–35 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. The Bees led the division for much of the second half of the season and were promoted as champions to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Brentford also won the London Challenge Cup for the first time.

Season summary
Brentford manager Harry Curtis made two big-money signings during the 1934 off-season – left back George Poyser from Port Vale for a club record £1,550 fee (equivalent to £ in ) and centre half Archie Scott from Derby County for £1,000. Jim Brown was signed from Manchester United as outside right cover for Idris Hopkins and new first-choice goalkeeper James Mathieson was signed on a free transfer from Middlesbrough. with Muttitt scoring seven goals in a five-match spell. A unique double was achieved with Brentford's first-ever victory in the London Challenge Cup, in which Millwall were beaten 2–1 after extra time in the final at Craven Cottage. A number of Football League club records were set or equalled during the season, including: • Least home defeats (0, equalling the 1929–30 team's unbeaten home record) • Most consecutive home matches undefeated (24, a run which stretched back to April 1934) • The club record for highest winning margin in a Football League match was broken twice during the season, firstly in a 8–1 victory over Barnsley in December 1934 and then in the 8–0 hammering of Port Vale in April 1935. The eight-goal winning margin stood as the club record until October 1963. Billy Scott became the club's second Football League-era player to score five goals in a match, with five goals in the 8–1 win over Barnsley. He scored a hat-trick in the return match on 27 April 1935. With his hat-trick versus Port Vale on 20 April 1935, Jack Holliday set a club record of 9 hat-tricks. ==League table==
Results
:''Brentford's goal tally listed first.'' Legend Football League Second Division FA Cup • Sources: Statto, 11v11, 100 Years of Brentford == Playing squad ==
Playing squad
:''Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1934–35 season.'' • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 == Coaching staff ==
Statistics
Appearances and goals • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. • Source: 100 Years of Brentford Goalscorers • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. • Source: 100 Years of Brentford International caps Full Amateur Management Summary == Transfers & loans ==
Transfers & loans
:Cricketers are not included in this list. == References ==
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