- Harry Curtis
Harry Curtis was an English football referee and manager.
Initially a referee, Curtis took up his first managerial post with
Kent side Gillingham in 1923,Cite web
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publisher =Soccerbase ] but left three years later when the board refused his request for a pay rise.fact|date=May 2007 Curtis joined Brentford almost immediately and proceeded to transform the club's fortunes. He led them to the Division Three South title in 1932-33 and the Second Division title in 1934-35. In their debut season in the First Division, Curtis guided the Bees to a 5th place finish, making them the highest-placed team fromLondon , followed by two 6th place finishes.During the Second World War, Brentford won the
London War Cup , beating Portsmouth in the final at Wembley. Curtis remained manager until 1949, by which time the club had been relegated. He remains Brentford's most successful and longest-serving manager.References
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