1915–16 Brentford F.C. season
| 1915–16 season | |||
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| Chairman | H. Jason-Saunders | ||
| Secretary-Manager | Fred Halliday | ||
| Stadium | Griffin Park | ||
| London Combination Principle Tournament | 7th | ||
| London Combination Supplementary Tournament | 8th | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: White (13) All: White (13) |
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| Highest home attendance | 5,000 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 | ||
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During the 1915–16 English football season, Brentford competed in the London Combination. In the first season of non-competitive wartime football during the First World War, the Bees finished in mid-table in each of the leagues run by the London Combination.
Having ended the 1914–15 Southern League Division Two season £7,000 in debt, the suspension of competitive football due to the ongoing First World War proved to be a blessing for Brentford, who were given the chance to face Football League clubs Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Clapton Orient and Fulham in the wartime London Combination. Professionalism had also been abolished, meaning that the club needed only to pay its players expenses and in addition, the clubs of the London Combination were predominantly London-based, meaning those expenses would be lower than that of previous seasons. The squad had been decimated by the entry of players into the Army or munitions work, which meant that only goalkeeper Ted Price, full backs Dusty Rhodes and Bertie Rosier, half back Alf Amos and forwards Patsy Hendren and Henry White would play in the majority of Brentford's matches during the season. White would top-score with 13 goals.
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