After winning promotion from the
London League Second Division at the first attempt, the Brentford committee bolstered the team's firepower for its first season in the First Division by signing
forwards Thomas Knapman, John Richardson and Ernest Booth.[1]Goalkeeper Jack Foster, then one of the club's highest appearance-makers, elected to retire from football and
Arthur Charlton, one of the club's first great players,[2] moved to
Nottingham and was succeeded as
captain by Herbert Edney β though Charlton would return to play for Brentford sporadically through the season.[1]
Brentford obliterated all opposition throughout the season, with the goals of forward
Oakey Field providing the firepower to help the club win the
London Senior Cup and the
Middlesex Senior Cup.[1] The pileup of London League fixtures meant that the Bees had to close the season with seven matches in just over three weeks, which included two matches in one day on 16 April.[3] Brentford went into the final day of the season knowing that a victory over strugglers
Barking Woodville would seal the league title, but the best the jaded team could manage was a 0β0 draw, which allowed
Thames Ironworks, who won their final match, to finish the season as champions.[1]