A 4–0 victory overBrighton & Hove Albion on the opening day put Brentford at the top of the Third Division South table, which was the first time since joining the Football League that the club had occupied the top spot in the division.[6] Defeat in the following match toLuton Town dropped the Bees back to 6th, but three successive wins in the following matches saw the club rise back to the top and they stayed there until 15 September.[6] 10 goals in the first 9 matches fromErnie Watkins was a factor in the bright start.[7] By early December, the team's league form was affected by a fixture pile-up, caused by a run to the fifth round of theFA Cup.[6] The 8 FA Cup matches played in a single season is the most ever by the club.[8] The run was a financial success and generated enough money for the club to build a newgrandstand on the Braemar Road side ofGriffin Park.[2]
Harry Curtis would go on to become Brentford's longest-serving and most successful manager.
A goal drought suffered by forwards Ernie Watkins,Jack Lane, Stephen Dearn and the departure ofJack Allen toThe Wednesday in March 1927 saw Brentford limp through the final three months of the season.[7][9] The Bees finished the season in 11th place and had been rooted in mid-table since 5 February 1927.[6] Ernie Watkins top-scored with 24 goals, then the highest tally for a Brentford player since the club joined the Football League.[7] Four consecutive home league draws between 2 and 30 April 1927 equalled the club record.[10]
A notable departure after the season was that of 38-year oldcricketerPatsy Hendren,[11] who had played intermittently as anoutside forward for Brentford since 1907.[12] During the season he had become the first Bees player since the club joined the Football League to score four goals in a match (during a 7–3 rout ofCoventry City on 23 October 1926) and an 11,000 crowd turned up to see his final match againstNewport County onEaster Saturday 1927.[7][11] Upon his departure, Hendren's 400-plus Brentford appearances was then the club record and he was posthumously inducted into the club'sHall of Fame in May 2015.[13][14]
^abcd"More New Players For Brentford. Number Signed Now Totals Nineteen. Goalkeeper And Backs Still Wanted".Chiswick Times. 11 June 1926.
^"Winship in Brentford Hospital. Recovering from Serious Illness".County of Middlesex Independent. 6 July 1929.
^"Brentford secured the signature of C. J. Butler, the Gillingham left back, in time to turn out at Bristol on Saturday".The Athletic News. 27 September 1926.
^"Brentford's Bright Prospects. A Big Bid For Promotion In The Coming Season. Full List Of Players. Illness Of Marshall: Competition For Forward Positions".The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 12 August 1927.
