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==Players with most appearances== |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Coote]] |
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|'''559''' (514 lge 35 FAC 10 LC) |
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|1949–1964 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Bates (footballer)|Jamie Bates]] |
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|'''524''' (419 lge 21 FAC 40 LC 44 Other) |
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|1986–1999 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Gelson |
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|'''516''' (471 lge 28 FAC 17 LC) |
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|1960–1975 |
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|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Kevin O'Connor (footballer born 1982)|Kevin O'Connor]] |
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|'''471''' (399 lge 29 FAC 16 LC 27 other) |
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|2000 – present |
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Tommy Higginson |
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|'''433''' (388 lge 27 FAC 18 LC) |
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|1959–1970 |
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jackie Graham]] |
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|'''409''' (374 lge 21 FAC 14 LC) |
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|1970–1980 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Millen]] |
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|'''379''' (305 lge 18 FAC 26 LC 30 other) |
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|1984–1992 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gerry Cakebread |
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|'''374''' (348 lge 20 FAC 6 LC) |
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|1955–1964 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danis Salman]] |
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|'''371''' (325 lge 17 FAC 19 LC 10 other) |
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|1975–1986 |
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Nelmes]] |
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|'''350''' (316 lge 19 FAC 15 LC) |
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|1967–1976 |
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==Highest goalscorers== |
==Highest goalscorers== |
Revision as of 19:43, 5 April 2012
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Full name | Brentford Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Bees | ||
Founded | 1889 | ||
Ground | Griffin Park Brentford, London | ||
Capacity | 12,763 | ||
Owner | Bees United Supporters' Trust (2006–present) | ||
Chairman | Greg Dyke | ||
Manager | Uwe Rösler | ||
League | League One | ||
2010–11 | League One, 11th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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 | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
William Lewis | August 1900 | May 1903 | ||||||
Dick Molyneux | August 1903 | May 1906 | ||||||
W G Brown | August 1906 | May 1908 | ||||||
Fred Halliday | August 1908 | May 1912 | ||||||
Ephraim Rhodes | August 1912 | May 1915 | ||||||
Fred Halliday | August 1915 | August 1921 | ||||||
Archie Mitchell | August 1921 | December 1922 | 60 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 37 | |
Fred Halliday | December 1924 | May 1926 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 32 | |
Harry Curtis | May 1926 | February 1949 | 705 | 305 | 157 | 243 | 43 | |
Jackie Gibbons | February 1949 | August 1952 | 150 | 53 | 40 | 57 | 35 | |
Jimmy Blain | August 1952 | January 1953 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | |
Tommy Lawton | January 1953 | September 1953 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 24 | |
Bill Dodgin, Sr. | October 1953 | May 1957 | 182 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 36 | |
Malky MacDonald | May 1957 | January 1965 | 379 | 160 | 94 | 125 | 42 | |
Tommy Cavanagh | January 1965 | March 1966 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 35 | |
Billy Gray | 1 August 1966 | 30 August 1967 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 40 | |
Jimmy Sirrel | 1 September 1967 | 30 November 1969 | 111 | 45 | 26 | 40 | 41 | |
Frank Blunstone | 1 December 1969 | 11 July 1973 | 164 | 67 | 35 | 62 | 41 | |
Mike Everitt | 1 September 1973 | 15 January 1975 | 70 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 30 | |
John Docherty | 20 January 1975 | 7 September 1976 | 69 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 33 | |
Bill Dodgin, Jr. | 16 September 1976 | 1 March 1980 | 166 | 71 | 35 | 60 | 43 | |
Fred Callaghan | 1 March 1980 | 2 February 1984 | 176 | 59 | 52 | 65 | 32 | |
Frank Blunstone | 2 February 1984 | 9 February 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Frank McLintock | 9 February 1984 | 1 January 1987 | 151 | 51 | 43 | 57 | 34 | |
Steve Perryman | 1 January 1987 | 15 August 1990 | 182 | 71 | 48 | 63 | 39 | |
Phil Holder | 24 August 1990 | 11 May 1993 | 158 | 66 | 33 | 59 | 41 | |
David Webb | 17 May 1993 | 4 August 1997 | 216 | 85 | 65 | 66 | 39 | |
Eddie May | 5 August 1997 | 5 November 1997 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | |
Micky Adams | 5 November 1997 | 1 July 1998 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 21 | |
Ron Noades | 1 July 1998 | 20 November 2000 | 130 | 51 | 33 | 46 | 39 | |
Ray Lewington | 20 November 2000 | 7 May 2001 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 38 | |
Steve Coppell | 8 May 2001 | 5 June 2002 | 54 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 50 | |
Wally Downes | 28 June 2002 | 14 March 2004 | 97 | 29 | 22 | 46 | 30 | |
Garry Thompson[1] | 14 March 2004 | 18 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Martin Allen | 18 March 2004 | 31 May 2006 | 124 | 54 | 36 | 34 | 44 | |
Leroy Rosenior | 14 June 2006 | 18 November 2006 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Scott Fitzgerald[2] | 18 November 2006 | 10 April 2007 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | |
Barry Quinn[1] | 10 April 2007 | 7 May 2007 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
Terry Butcher | 7 May 2007 | 11 December 2007 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | |
Andy Scott[2] | 11 December 2007 | 3 February 2011 | 168 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 38 | |
Nicky Forster[2] | 3 February 2011 | 7 May 2011 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 43 | |
Uwe Rösler | 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 |
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Jim Towers | 163 (153 lge 9 FAC 1 LC) | 1951–1961 |
George Francis | 136 (124 lge 12 FAC) | 1953–1962 |
Jack Holliday | 122 (119 lge 3 FAC) | 1932–1939 |
Gary Blissett | 105 (79 lge 7 FAC 9 LC 10 other) | 1987–1993 |
Dave McCulloch | 90 (85 lge 5 FAC) | 1935–1938 |
Bill Lane | 89 (79 lge 10 FAC) | 1929–1932 |
Billy Scott | 88 (83 lge 3 FAC) | 1932–1947 |
Lloyd Owusu | 87 (76 lge 4 FAC 3 LC 4 other) | 1998–2002; 2005–2007 |
Steve Midmer | 86 (74 lge 12 FAC) | 1975–1979 |
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
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U-21 International
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Youth International
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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
- Patsy Hendren (1)
War Time International (Matches played from 1939–1945)
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Honours
- Football League First Division
- Best finish: 5th – 1935–36
- Football League Second Division
- Champions: 1934–35
- Football League Third Division
- Champions: 1932–33 (South), 1991–92
- Football League Fourth Division
- Champions: 1962–63, 1998–99, 2008–09
- London War Cup
- Winners: 1941–42
- Supporters Direct Cup
- Winners: 2004, 2008
Records
- FA Cup
- Best performance: Sixth Round/Quarter-Final – 1937–38, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1988–89
- Football League Cup
- Best performance: Fourth Round – 1982–83, 2010–11
Rivalry
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
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Celebrity supporters include:
- Comedian Dominic Holland
- Ex-EastEnders actor Dean Gaffney
- Hollywood actor Jim Carrey
- Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz[7]
- Sky Sports News presenter Natalie Sawyer
- Hard-Fi lead singer/guitarist Richard Archer
- The Bluetones guitarist Adam Devlin
- Status Quo bassist John 'Rhino' Edwards
- Author Robert Rankin
- The Who guitarist Pete Townshend
- Zatopeks-frontman Will DeNiro
- Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman
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
- Record Victory: 9–0 v Wrexham, Division 3, 15 October 1963
- Record Defeat: 0–7 on three occasions, most recently v Peterborough United, Coca Cola League Two, 24 November 2007
- Most League Points (2 for a win): 62, Division Three South, 1932–33
- Most League Points (3 for a win): 85, Division 2, 1994–95 & Division 3, 1998–99, League 2 2008–09
- Most League Goals Scored in a season: 98, Division 4, 1962–63
- Most League Goals Conceded in a season: 94, Division Three South, 1925–26
- Highest League Scorer in a season: Jack Holliday, 39, 1932–33
- Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Jim Towers, 153, 1954–1961
- Most Capped Player: John Buttigieg, gained 22 caps whilst at Brentford for Malta (awarded 97 full caps in total for Malta)
- Most League Appearances: Ken Coote, 514, 1949–1964
- Record Transfer Fee Received: £2,500,000 from Wimbledon for Hermann Hreiðarsson, October 1999
- Record Transfer Fee Paid: £500,000 to Crystal Palace for Hermann Hreiðarsson, September 1998
- Highest home attendance: 38,678 v Leicester City, 26 February 1949
- Most league games without a defeat: 26, 20 February 1999 to 16 October 1999
- Most league games without a win: 18, 9 September 2006 to 26 December 2006
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
- ^ a b Served as caretaker manager.
- ^ a b c Initially as caretaker manager.
- ^ a b Club Rivalries Uncovered Results Football Fans Consensus
- ^ Fulham Rivals Football Ground Guide
- ^ Fulham F.C. - The 1995/1996 season Fulham F.C. - The 1995/1996 season
- ^ Brentford FC vs. QPR FootballDeries.com
- ^ "Hollywood Supporter". The Observer. 7 April 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Bradley Walsh". JLA. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Brentford/Brentford.htm Historical Football Kits – Brentford
- ^ "Which Strictly star designed Brentford's badge?". BBC News. 12 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Brentford/Brentford.htm Historical Football Kits – Brentford
External links
- Brentford FC – the club's website
- Bees United – The Brentford Supporters' Trust and owners of the majority of shares in BFC
- BIAS – Brentford Independent Association of Supporters
- Brentford on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures