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Brentford won the London War Cup in 1942 thanks to two goals from Les Smith, whose car broke down en route to the final
By Richard Foster for The Football Mine
As soon as Brentford had beaten Newcastle United in the League Cup quarter-finals, talk centred around the club’s first appearance in a major semi-final in their 131-year history. The Bees’ trophy cabinet is not exactly bursting at the seams, but the club did enjoy cup success 80 years ago, which included a semi-final victory against Tottenham, the club they play this week in the League Cup semi-finals.
Having spent their formative years in non-league, Brentford were elected to the Football League in 1920. In 1926, the former referee and Gillingham manager Harry Curtis began his 23-year managerial spell at Griffin Park, overseeing the most successful period in their history. In 1929-30 Brentford won all 21 of their home games in the league although their poor away form let them down and Plymouth Argyle won the title. Brentford would have to wait until 1933 to earn promotion to the Second Division. They finally reached the top flight for the first time in their history in 1935. Just as Brentford finally made it to the top, Tottenham were going in the opposite direction, being relegated after finishing bottom of the First Division. Continue reading...