After a torrid season, the Bees were spared relegation after Second Division club Grays United forfeited promotion at the end of the campaign.

[1] Half back Ralph McElhaney and forwards E. Andrews, Roddy McLeod and Peter Turnbull, all lynchpins of the promotion team, would play a part in the upcoming season.

[1] Brentford began the season in poor form and it took the signings of forwards Tommy Shanks, Paddy Logan and Tom Grieve to inspire the team to its first league victory of the campaign on 9 November 1901.

[1] The result inspired three wins and three draws from a seven-match spell through to January 1902, but the team soon regained the habit of losing.

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