After a club record 5th-place finish in Brentford's debut season in the top flight, manager Harry Curtis kept faith with the season's previous squad, releasing bit-part players Herbert Watson and James Raven and bringing in youngsters Harry Bamford and Joe Murray.
After a mixed start to the season, Brentford kicked into gear in late September 1936, losing just four of 19 matches to establish themselves in the top three in the First Division [REF].