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==Players with most appearances==
''as at 5 November 2011''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name

!Appearances in League and Cup

!Career at Brentford
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Coote]]
|'''559''' (514 lge 35 FAC 10 LC)
|1949–1964
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Bates (footballer)|Jamie Bates]]
|'''524''' (419 lge 21 FAC 40 LC 44 Other)
|1986–1999
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Gelson
|'''516''' (471 lge 28 FAC 17 LC)
|1960–1975
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Kevin O'Connor (footballer born 1982)|Kevin O'Connor]]
|'''471''' (399 lge 29 FAC 16 LC 27 other)
|2000 – present
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Tommy Higginson
|'''433''' (388 lge 27 FAC 18 LC)
|1959–1970
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jackie Graham]]
|'''409''' (374 lge 21 FAC 14 LC)
|1970–1980
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Millen]]
|'''379''' (305 lge 18 FAC 26 LC 30 other)
|1984–1992
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gerry Cakebread
|'''374''' (348 lge 20 FAC 6 LC)
|1955–1964
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danis Salman]]
|'''371''' (325 lge 17 FAC 19 LC 10 other)
|1975–1986
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Nelmes]]
|'''350''' (316 lge 19 FAC 15 LC)
|1967–1976
|}


==Highest goalscorers==
==Highest goalscorers==

Revision as of 19:43, 5 April 2012

Brentford
File:Brentford.png
Full nameBrentford Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bees
Founded1889
GroundGriffin Park
Brentford, London
Capacity12,763
OwnerBees United Supporters' Trust (2006–present)
ChairmanGreg Dyke
ManagerUwe Rösler
LeagueLeague One
2010–11League One, 11th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow that play in Football League One.

They were founded in 1889 and play their home games at Griffin Park, their home stadium since 1904. The club has a long-standing rivalry with near neighbours, Fulham. Brentford's most successful spell came during the 1930s, when they achieved consecutive top six finishes in the First Division. Since the War, they have spent most of their time in the third and fourth tiers of English football. Brentford have been FA Cup quarter-finalists on four occasions, and have three times been Football League Trophy runners-up.

Managers

As of 17th March 2012. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat From To Record
P W D L Win %
William Lewis England August 1900 May 1903
Dick Molyneux England August 1903 May 1906
W G Brown England August 1906 May 1908
Fred Halliday England August 1908 May 1912
Ephraim Rhodes England August 1912 May 1915
Fred Halliday England August 1915 August 1921
Archie Mitchell England August 1921 December 1922 60 22 13 25 37
Fred Halliday England December 1924 May 1926 68 22 12 34 32
Harry Curtis England May 1926 February 1949 705 305 157 243 43
Jackie Gibbons England February 1949 August 1952 150 53 40 57 35
Jimmy Blain England August 1952 January 1953 23 7 5 11 30
Tommy Lawton England January 1953 September 1953 33 8 10 15 24
Bill Dodgin, Sr. England October 1953 May 1957 182 65 57 60 36
Malky MacDonald Scotland May 1957 January 1965 379 160 94 125 42
Tommy Cavanagh England January 1965 March 1966 46 16 10 20 35
Billy Gray England 1 August 1966 30 August 1967 48 19 13 16 40
Jimmy Sirrel England 1 September 1967 30 November 1969 111 45 26 40 41
Frank Blunstone England 1 December 1969 11 July 1973 164 67 35 62 41
Mike Everitt England 1 September 1973 15 January 1975 70 21 22 27 30
John Docherty Scotland 20 January 1975 7 September 1976 69 23 20 26 33
Bill Dodgin, Jr. England 16 September 1976 1 March 1980 166 71 35 60 43
Fred Callaghan England 1 March 1980 2 February 1984 176 59 52 65 32
Frank Blunstone England 2 February 1984 9 February 1984 1 0 0 1 0
Frank McLintock Scotland 9 February 1984 1 January 1987 151 51 43 57 34
Steve Perryman England 1 January 1987 15 August 1990 182 71 48 63 39
Phil Holder England 24 August 1990 11 May 1993 158 66 33 59 41
David Webb England 17 May 1993 4 August 1997 216 85 65 66 39
Eddie May England 5 August 1997 5 November 1997 20 5 5 10 25
Micky Adams England 5 November 1997 1 July 1998 33 7 15 11 21
Ron Noades England 1 July 1998 20 November 2000 130 51 33 46 39
Ray Lewington England 20 November 2000 7 May 2001 37 14 11 12 38
Steve Coppell England 8 May 2001 5 June 2002 54 27 12 15 50
Wally Downes England 28 June 2002 14 March 2004 97 29 22 46 30
Garry Thompson[1] England 14 March 2004 18 March 2004 1 0 1 0 0
Martin Allen England 18 March 2004 31 May 2006 124 54 36 34 44
Leroy Rosenior England 14 June 2006 18 November 2006 23 3 10 10 13
Scott Fitzgerald[2] Republic of Ireland 18 November 2006 10 April 2007 24 4 5 15 17
Barry Quinn[1] England 10 April 2007 7 May 2007 4 1 0 3 25
Terry Butcher England 7 May 2007 11 December 2007 23 5 5 13 22
Andy Scott[2] England 11 December 2007 3 February 2011 168 64 55 49 38
Nicky Forster[2] England 3 February 2011 7 May 2011 21 9 5 7 43
Uwe Rösler Germany 10 June 2011 Present 42 15 13 14 36
See also:Category:Brentford F.C. managers – a list of all Brentford F.C. managers with a Wikipedia article

Highest goalscorers

as at 1 October 2009

Name Goal Scorers in League and Cup Career at Brentford
England Jim Towers 163 (153 lge 9 FAC 1 LC) 1951–1961
England George Francis 136 (124 lge 12 FAC) 1953–1962
England Jack Holliday 122 (119 lge 3 FAC) 1932–1939
England Gary Blissett 105 (79 lge 7 FAC 9 LC 10 other) 1987–1993
Scotland Dave McCulloch 90 (85 lge 5 FAC) 1935–1938
England Bill Lane 89 (79 lge 10 FAC) 1929–1932
England Billy Scott 88 (83 lge 3 FAC) 1932–1947
Ghana Lloyd Owusu 87 (76 lge 4 FAC 3 LC 4 other) 1998–2002; 2005–2007
England Steve Midmer 86 (74 lge 12 FAC) 1975–1979
Wales Idris Hopkins 80 (77 lge 3 FAC) 1932–1947

Capped international players

The following players earned international caps whilst playing for Brentford (number of caps awarded whilst at Brentford FC in brackets, if known and confirmed):

Full International

U-21 International

Youth International

Schoolboy International

England

Amateur Internationals to have played whilst at Brentford FC are:

Martin Woosnam, Kevin O'Flanagan, Jackie Burns, Alec Barclay, Vivian Gibbins, T.H. Robinson, Maurice Edelston, A.H. Gibbons, Bill Slater

Victory International (Matches played soon after WWI)

England

War Time International (Matches played from 1939–1945)

Honours

Records

  • FA Cup
    • Best performance: Sixth Round/Quarter-Final – 1937–38, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1988–89

Rivalry

Main article: West London derby

Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.[3]

Brentford have a long standing rivalry with Fulham.[4] The two local rivals competed regularly until recent years when Fulham were taken over by Egyptian millionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed. In the past this fixture has been marred by crowd violence.[5] Fulham are considered to be Brentford's traditional rivals and vice versa.[3]

QPR are also considered to be rivals. Brentford and QPR clashed regularly until 1966 when QPR spent many years in higher divisions. It wasn't until 2001 that they met again. The rivalry intensified in 1967 when QPR failed in an attempted takeover of Brentford which would have spelled the end for Brentford and seen QPR move into Griffin Park. As with the Fulham rivalry, this fixture sees passions run high amongst both sets of supporters with local pride at stake.[6]

Club songs

Brentford's club song is "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. This is played at every home game and sung by the Brentford supporters throughout the game.[citation needed] In 1993 the band One Touch To Go recorded the song Red On White for the team. The track can be found on the album Greatest Hits 1983/1999. The song has been played at the ground till at least 2002. In 2001 Status Quo bassist John 'Rhino' Edwards recorded a track called Brentford's Big Day Out after the Bees reached the final of the LDV Trophy at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.[citation needed] Lloyd Owusu, on his short comeback to Brentford recorded a track about himself and his connections with the club.[citation needed] Surprisingly, this spent a short while being downloaded rapidly off music websites.[citation needed] The track's main word is Owusu as during his time at the club Lloyd was a fan favourite and whenever his name was read out the fans shouted back his surname as well as raised their hands. This referred to how he liked to 'raise the roof'.[citation needed]

Celebrity connections

Celebrity supporters include:

Actor and comedian, Bradley Walsh was a professional at the club in the late 1970s but never made the first team squad.[8]

Late Jazz Band Leader, Billy Cotton, who hosted the long-running Billy Cotton's Band Show on Radio and TV, played for Brentford as an amateur in his youth.[citation needed]

Singer/pop icon Rod Stewart is often reported to be a former player, but this is believed to be a myth. Stewart admitted to not have been signed by Brentford in a 1995 issue of Q Magazine, but possibly had trials in 1961 and left before being offered any 'deal' to stay on.

Club records

Team colours and badge

Brentford's predominant home colours are a red and white shirt, black shorts and red or black socks.[9] Away kits have varied over the years, with the current colours being yellow and black stripes.

In 2011 Russell Grant claimed to have designed the badge in a BBC interview,[10] however it was in fact designed in 1993 for two season tickets by supporter Andrew Henning, following a request from Keith Loring the then Chief Executive.[11] Russell's involvement was that Keith Loring had asked him to ensure the accuracy of the Middlesex arms prior to the badge's release.

The design of the new badge is based on a previous Brentford badge of the late 60s/early 70s that featured quadrants and included the hive and Middlesex arms (without the crown). The "Founded 1889" was included as the design exercise coincided with Graham Haynes's research into verifying the actual formation of the club to 1889 rather than 1888 as previous thought.

The badge was introduced initially onto the away kit for the 1993/94 season. It also featured on the programme for that season. For the 1994/95 season it was added to the home kit.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Served as caretaker manager.
  2. ^ a b c Initially as caretaker manager.
  3. ^ a b Club Rivalries Uncovered Results Football Fans Consensus
  4. ^ Fulham Rivals Football Ground Guide
  5. ^ Fulham F.C. - The 1995/1996 season Fulham F.C. - The 1995/1996 season
  6. ^ Brentford FC vs. QPR FootballDeries.com
  7. ^ "Hollywood Supporter". The Observer. 7 April 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Bradley Walsh". JLA. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  9. ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Brentford/Brentford.htm Historical Football Kits – Brentford
  10. ^ "Which Strictly star designed Brentford's badge?". BBC News. 12 November 2011.
  11. ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Brentford/Brentford.htm Historical Football Kits – Brentford
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