5 8 . ▁Despite ▁making ▁a ▁profit ▁of ▁£ 6 , 7 8 9 ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁), ▁manager ▁M alk y ▁Mac Donald ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁his ▁squad ▁and ▁instead ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁by ▁bringing ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Scottish ▁young sters . ▁Br ent ford ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁res ounding ▁ 4 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Brad ford ▁City , ▁hitting ▁top ▁spot , ▁but ▁dropped ▁back ▁after ▁three ▁consecutive ▁defe ats . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Be es ▁drew ▁ 1 – 1 ▁with ▁Ch ester field ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁incons ist ency ▁could ▁be ▁clearly ▁pointed ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁for wards ▁Jim ▁Tow ers ▁and ▁George ▁Francis , ▁who ▁had ▁scored ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 1 7 ▁goals ▁by ▁that ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁response , ▁manager ▁Mac Donald ▁paid ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁L ut on ▁Town ' s ▁outside ▁left ▁George ▁Mc Le od . ▁Things ▁had ▁to ▁get ▁worse ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁get ▁better ▁and ▁after ▁defe ats ▁to ▁Stock port ▁County ▁and ▁Reading ▁in ▁late ▁October , ▁the ▁team ▁recovered ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁perform ▁on ▁a ▁consistent ▁basis . ▁▁ ▁Br ent ford ▁had ▁a ▁mor ale - boost ing ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁seeing ▁off ▁Ex eter ▁City , ▁King ' s