2011–12 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2011–12 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In a season of transition under new manager Uwe Rösler, the Bees finished in 9th place.

Brentford
2011–12 season
ChairmanGreg Dyke
ManagerUwe Rösler
StadiumGriffin Park
League One9th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexander (12)
All: Alexander (14)
Highest home attendance8,095
Lowest home attendance3,015
Average home league attendance5,643

Season summary

Uwe Rösler was announced as Brentford manager on 10 June 2011.

After guiding Brentford away from the League One relegation zone and securing a mid-table finish at the end of the 2010–11 season, Nicky Forster was passed over for the full-time manager's job in favour of Uwe Rösler.[1] Rösler's appointment was part of an overhaul behind the scenes at Griffin Park, with Forster's first team coach Mark Warburton retained by the club and installed in the newly-created role of sporting director.[2] Medical and analysis teams were added to the backroom staff and a Development Squad was introduced to replace the reserve team.[2][3] Manager Rösler brought in six new players before the beginning of the season – defenders Marcel Eger and Shay Logan, midfielders Jonathan Douglas and Harry Forrester, loan winger Niall McGinn and forward Clayton Donaldson.[4] Two more players would arrive before the end of the summer transfer window, defender Adam Thompson and forward Mike Grella.[4] Grella was a late replacement for Charlie MacDonald, who transferred to Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

Despite falling at the first hurdle to League Two club Hereford United in the first round of the League Cup, Brentford enjoyed a strong start to the league season, winning five of the opening seven matches to climb as high as 4th place.[6] By the end of 2011, the Bees were on the edge of the playoff places and had exited all the cup competitions, having been knocked out of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy at the second round and Southern Area semi-final stages respectively.[6] Manager Uwe Rösler spent much of the first half of the season overhauling the squad, loaning out Pim Balkestein, Ryan Blake, Michael Spillane and Sam Wood,[7] with six loan players arriving between 8 September and 24 November as cover during an injury crisis.[4] Leading goalscorer Gary Alexander was loaned out for the final two months of the season.[8]

Just 3 wins from a 16-match spell between 17 December 2011 and 20 March 2012 dropped Brentford back into mid-table and though the team finished the season strongly (winning six and drawing two of the final 9 matches), too many dropped points at home saw the Bees finish in 9th place,[6] six points below the playoff zone.[9] The season had proved to be one of transition and manager Uwe Rösler's loan signings of left back Jake Bidwell, centre back Harlee Dean and midfielder Adam Forshaw proved to be shrewd,[4] with the trio returning for the 2012–13 season (Bidwell on loan, Dean and Forshaw on permanent transfers) and the youngsters would play a major part in Brentford's future success.[10] Teenage Development Squad midfielder Jake Reeves was blooded during the season and was described as "a big option" by Rösler.[11]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Notts County 46 21 10 15 75 63 +12 73
8 Carlisle United 46 18 15 13 65 66 1 69
9 Brentford 46 18 13 15 63 52 +11 67
10 Colchester United 46 13 20 13 61 66 5 59
11 AFC Bournemouth 46 15 13 18 48 52 4 58
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Pre-season friendlies

12 July 2011 Practice matchStrømmen IF0–0BrentfordStrømmen Stadion
Report

16 July 2011 Tonbridge Angels0–10BrentfordLongmeade Stadium
Report MacDonald
Alexander
Norris
Spillane

19 July 2011 Hampton & Richmond Borough1–6BrentfordBeveree Stadium
19:45 Duff Report Eger
Wood
Alexander
Norris  pen.'
McGinn
Spillane
Attendance: 1,027

22 July 2011 Brentford1–0Stoke CityGriffin Park
19:45 MacDonald  72' Report Attendance: 2,946

26 July 2011 Brentford0–0WatfordGriffin Park
19:45 Report Attendance: 2,491

30 July 2011 Aldershot Town1–2BrentfordRecreation Ground
15:00 Rankine  32' (pen.) Report Alexander  38' (pen.)
MacDonald  76'
Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Danny McDermid

League One

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWLWWDLWLDDDLWDLWWDDDDDDLWLWLWDLWLLLWWWDDLLW
Position4954744586978101189976787889991099999999999999999
Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 13 15 63 52  +11 67 10 6 7 36 24  +12 8 7 8 27 28  −1

Source: Statto

Results

6 August 2011 1Brentford2–0Yeovil TownGriffin Park
15:00 Alexander  30' (pen.)
Logan  76'
Report Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Pat Miller
13 August 2011 2Sheffield United2–0BrentfordBramall Lane
15:00 Slew  49'
Cresswell  70'
Report Attendance: 17,769
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2011 3Exeter City1–2BrentfordSt James Park
19:45 Bauza  66' (pen.) Report Dunne  18' (o.g.)
Donaldson  37'
Attendance: 4,344
20 August 2011 4Brentford5–0Leyton OrientGriffin Park
15:00 McGinn  6'
Legge  52'
Saunders  54', 75'
Bean  89'
Report Attendance: 5,399
27 August 2011 5Brentford0–2Tranmere RoversGriffin Park
15:00 Report Weir  28'
Robinson  46'
Attendance: 5,381
3 September 2011 6Walsall0–1BrentfordBescot Stadium
15:00

Nicholls  70'
Report Donaldson  27'


Spillane  90+1'
Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Chris Foy
10 September 2011 7Wycombe Wanderers0–1BrentfordAdams Park
15:00 Report O'Connor  36' (pen.) Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Stroud
13 September 2011 8Brentford1–1Colchester UnitedGriffin Park
19:45 Donaldson  56' Report Wordsworth  90+1' Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Ward
17 September 2011 9Brentford1–3Preston North EndGriffin Park
15:00 McGinn  21' Report Mellor  10', 73'
Hume  32'
Attendance: 6,090
Referee: D'Urso
24 September 2011 10Oldham Athletic0–2BrentfordBoundary Park
15:00 Report Douglas  38'
Weston  73'
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 October 2011 11Brentford0–4Huddersfield TownGriffin Park
15:00 Report Rhodes  36', 76'
Novak  70'
Roberts  78'
Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Graham
8 October 2011 12Carlisle United2–2BrentfordBrunton Park
15:00 Berrett  23'
Clarkson  63' (o.g.)
Report Clarkson  9'
Diagouraga  88'
Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Lewis
15 October 2011 13Brentford0–0Scunthorpe UnitedGriffin Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,907
Referee: East
22 October 2011 14Notts County1–1BrentfordMeadow Lane
15:00 J Hughes  38' (pen.) Report Donaldson  46' Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 October 2011 15Brentford0–1StevenageGriffin Park
19:45 Report Beardsley  73' Attendance: 4,771
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 October 2011 16Brentford2–1ChesterfieldGriffin Park
15:00 Saunders  24'
Bennett  82'
Report Clarke  27' Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Ian Williamson
5 November 2011 17Sheffield Wednesday0–0BrentfordHillsborough Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 18,107
Referee: D'Urso
19 November 2011 18Brentford0–1Charlton AthleticGriffin Park
15:00 Report Wright-Phillips  64' Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Ilderton
26 November 2011 19Rochdale1–2BrentfordSpotland Stadium
15:00 Holness  65' Report Alexander  11' (pen)
Saunders  78'
Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Sutton
10 December 2011 20Brentford2–1Hartlepool UnitedGriffin Park
15:00 McGinn  80'
Alexander  85'
Report Collins  83' Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Carl Berry
17 December 2011 21Bury1–1BrentfordGigg Lane
15:00 John-Lewis  85' Report Alexander  61' (pen.) Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 December 2011 22Brentford1–1BournemouthGriffin Park
15:00 Legge  90+4' Report Sheringham  19' Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 December 2011 23Brentford3–3Milton Keynes DonsGriffin Park
15:00 Alexander  65' (75), pen.'
Legge  90+2'
Report Potter  4'
Balanta  6'
MacDonald  41'
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 January 2012 24Charlton Athletic2–0BrentfordThe Valley
15:15 Morrison  31'
Green  90'
Report Attendance: 17,506
Referee: Graham Scott
7 January 2012 25Tranmere Rovers2–2BrentfordPrenton Park
15:00 Devaney  4'
Dean  55' (o.g.)
Report Alexander  22'
Donaldson  32'
Attendance: 4,432
Referee: Dean Mohareb
14 January 2012 26Brentford0–0WalsallGriffin Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Mark Brown
21 January 2012 27Huddersfield Town3–2BrentfordGalpharm Stadium
17:20 Lee  41'
McCombe  45+2'
Rhodes  50'
Report Alexander  21', pen.', 29' Attendance: 14,405
Referee: C Webster
28 January 2012 28Brentford5–2Wycombe WanderersGriffin Park
15:00 Alexander  10', 29', 81'
Saunders  22'
Diagouraga  73'
Report Winfield  47'
Strevens  76'
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 February 2012 29Colchester United2–1BrentfordWeston Homes Community Stadium
19:45 Gillespie  83', 85' Report McGinn  57' Attendance: 2,923
Referee: James Linington
20 February 2012 30Brentford4–0Carlisle UnitedGriffin Park
19:45 Dean  28'
Saunders  32'
Berahino  41', 53'
Report Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Anthony Bates
25 February 2012 31Scunthorpe United0–0BrentfordGlanford Park
15:00 Reid  16' Report Bean  39'
Legge  90+2'
Attendance: 3,844
Referee: Steve Rushton
3 March 2012 32Yeovil Town2–1BrentfordHuish Park
15:00 Upson  42'
Williams  49'  87'
Report Saunders  25'
Douglas  76'
Attendance: 3,930
Referee: Roger East
6 March 2012 33Brentford2–0Exeter CityGriffin Park
19:45 Saido Berahino  41'  69' Report Logan  38'
O'Brien  40'
Noble  67'
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 March 2012 34Brentford0–2Sheffield UnitedGriffin Park
15:00 Diagouraga  22' Report Evans  6'  51'
Maguire  61'
Cresswell  90+1'
Attendance: 7,414
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 March 2012 35Leyton Orient2–0BrentfordBrisbane Road
15:00 Lisbie  29'
Smith  45'
Forbes  83'
Report Logan  40'
Donaldson  64'
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Paul Tierney
20 March 2012 36Bournemouth1–0BrentfordDean Court
19:45 Fogden  45'
Francis  49'
Report Thompson  44' Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Dean Mohareb
24 March 2012 37Brentford2–0RochdaleGriffin Park
15:00 Diagouraga  32'
Donaldson  85'
Report Jordan  33' Attendance: 4,919
Referee: Brendan Malone
27 March 2012 38Preston North End1–3BrentfordDeepdale
19:45 Procter  26'
Parry  42' (pen.)
Robertson  45+1'
Coutts  65'
Report Logan  9'
Donaldson  22' (pen.)  53'
Forrester  44'
Bidwell  81'
Attendance: 9,148
Referee: James Adcock
31 March 2012 39Milton Keynes Dons1–2BrentfordStadium mk
15:00 Smith  34'
Flanagan  59'
MacDonald  61'
Lewington  81'
Williams  88' (pen.)
Report Donaldson  12'
Douglas  26'
Thompson  75'
Bean  81'
Diagouraga  86'
Osborne  89'
Attendance: 11,570
Referee: Gary Sutton
3 April 2012 40Brentford2–0Oldham AthleticGriffin Park
19:45 Bean  2'
McGinn  67'
Dean  85'
Report Simpson  28'
Filipe Morais  45+2'
Furman  90+2'
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Nigel Miller
7 April 2012 41Brentford3–0BuryGriffin Park
15:00 Saunders  44'  63'
Logan  60'  68'
Report Schmacher  51'
Jones  70'
Clarke  80'
Attendance: 5,192
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 April 2012 42Hartlepool United0–0BrentfordVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Austin  83' Report Douglas  42'
Saunders  51'
Morrison  81'
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Rob Lewis
14 April 2012 43Brentford0–0Notts CountyGriffin Park
15:00 Bidwell  73'
Logan  77'
Report Hughes  29'
Chilvers  38'
Stewart  86'
Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Lee Collins
21 April 2012 44Stevenage2–1BrentfordBroadhall Way
15:00 Lascelles  33'
Reid  52'
Freeman  61'  89'
Report Douglas  72'
Saunders  82'  90+1'
Bidwell  90+1'
Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Carl Berry
28 April 2012 45Brentford1–2Sheffield WednesdayGriffin Park
15:00 Douglas  33'
Donaldson  62' (pen.)
Report Beevers  27'
Treacy  38'
Miguel Llera  58'  66'
Buxton  90+3'
Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 May 2012 46Chesterfield2–3BrentfordB2net Stadium
15:00 Moussa  69'
Darikwa  76'
Allott  90+3'
Report Legge  12'
Diagouraga  59'
Donaldson  80'
Attendance: 5,699
Referee: Danny McDermid

FA Cup

12 November 2011 1st RoundBrentford1–0Basingstoke TownGriffin Park
13:00 Saunders  9' Report Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Masaaki Toma
3 December 2011 2nd RoundBrentford0–1WrexhamGriffin Park
15:00 Report Tolley  33' Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Roger East

Football League Cup

9 August 2011 1st RoundHereford United1–0BrentfordEdgar Street
19:45 Arquin  90+2' Report Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Football League Trophy

30 August 2011 Round 1Milton Keynes Dons3–3
(3–4 p)
BrentfordStadium:mk
19:45 MacDonald  19'
Chadwick  30'
Douglas  86' (o.g.)
Report Thompson  27'
Alexander  56', 82'
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: L. Collins
Penalties
Smith
Lewington
Potter
Bowditch
Gleeson
Alexander
Douglas
Reeves
Grella
5 October 2011 Round 2Charlton Athletic0–3BrentfordThe Valley
19:45 Report Adams  2'
O'Connor  24' (pen.)
Diagouraga  61'
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: James Linington
8 November 2011 Southern QFBrentford6–0BournemouthGriffin Park
19:45 Saunders  5'
Grella  23', 48', 82', 84'
Logan  77'
Report Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 December 2011 Southern SFBarnet0–0
(5–3 p)
BrentfordUnderhill Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Hughes
Holmes
Deering
McLeod
Senda
Alexander
Douglas
Reeves
Sam Saunders

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Richard Lee (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 28) Watford 2010
21 GK Antoine Gounet (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 22) Unattached 2012
31 GK Simon Moore (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 21) Unattached 2009
Defenders
3 DF Craig Woodman (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 28) Wycombe Wanderers 2010
5 DF Marcel Eger (1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 28) St. Pauli 2011
6 DF Pim Balkestein (1987-04-29)29 April 1987 (aged 24) Ipswich Town 2010 Loaned to Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon
14 DF Shay Logan (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 23) Manchester City 2011
17 DF Ryan Blake (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 18) Youth 2009 Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough
22 DF Karleigh Osborne (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 23) Youth 2004
23 DF Adam Thompson (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 18) Watford 2012 On loan from Watford
24 DF Jake Bidwell (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 18) Everton 2011 On loan from Everton
25 DF Harlee Dean (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 20) Southampton 2011 On loan from Southampton
30 DF Alfie Mawson (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 17) Youth 2011
32 DF Leon Legge (1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 26) Tonbridge Angels 2009
Midfielders
2 MF Kevin O'Connor (c) (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 29) Youth 2000
4 MF Marcus Bean (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 26) Blackpool 2008
7 MF Sam Saunders (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 27) Dagenham & Redbridge 2009
8 MF Jonathan Douglas (1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 29) Swindon Town 2011
11 MF Myles Weston (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 23) Notts County 2009
16 MF Sam Wood (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 24) Bromley 2008 Loaned to Rotherham United
18 MF Niall McGinn (1987-07-20)20 July 1987 (aged 24) Celtic 2011 On loan from Celtic
19 MF Harry Forrester (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Aston Villa 2011
20 MF Toumani Diagouraga (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 24) Peterborough United 2010
27 MF Manny Oyeleke (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 18) Youth 2011
40 MF Jake Reeves (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
Forwards
9 FW Clayton Donaldson (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 27) Crewe Alexandra 2011
17 FW Clinton Morrison (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2012 On loan from Sheffield Wednesday
28 FW Antonio German (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2012
29 FW Gary Alexander (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 31) Millwall 2010 Loaned to Crawley Town
33 FW Luke Norris (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
Players who left the club mid-season
10 FW Saido Berahino (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion 2012 Returned to West Bromwich Albion after loan
10 FW Mike Grella (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 24) Leeds United 2011 Loaned from Leeds United before transferring permanently
Released
10 FW Charlie MacDonald (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 30) Southend United 2008 Transferred to Milton Keynes Dons
12 MF Adam Forshaw (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 19) Everton 2012 Returned to Everton after loan
12 DF Michael Spillane (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 22) Norwich City 2010 Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge
Transferred to Dagenham & Redbridge
17 FW Kirk Hudson (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 24) Aldershot Town 2010 Released
21 GK Conor Devlin (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 19) Unattached 2011 Released
21 GK Simon Royce (1971-09-09)9 September 1971 (aged 39) Gillingham 2010 Retired
23 GK Dale Bennett (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 21) Watford 2012 Returned to Watford after loan
24 DF Blair Adams (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 19) Sunderland 2011 Returned to Sunderland after loan
25 DF Miguel Llera (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 31) Blackpool 2011 Returned to Blackpool after loan
26 FW David Clarkson (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 25) Bristol City 2011 Returned to Bristol City after loan
26 FW Piero Mingoia (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 19) Watford 2011 Returned to Watford after loan

Coaching staff

Name Role
Uwe Rösler Manager
Alan Kernaghan Assistant Manager
Peter Farrell First Team Coach
Simon Royce Goalkeeping Coach
Ben Wood Physiotherapist
Chris Haslam Head of Conditioning
Darren Glenister Sports Therapist
Chris Domoney Masseur
Bob Oteng Kit Man

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Richard Lee 37 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 0
2 MF Kevin O'Connor 9 (5) 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 13 (5) 2
3 DF Craig Woodman 18 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 0
4 MF Marcus Bean 22 (10) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 26 (11) 2
5 DF Marcel Eger 13 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 19 (3) 0
6 DF Pim Balkestein 2 (3) 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
7 MF Sam Saunders 29 (8) 10 2 1 1 0 2 (1) 1 34 (9) 12
8 MF Jonathan Douglas 46 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 51 2
9 FW Clayton Donaldson 40 (6) 11 0 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 43 (8) 11
10 FW Mike Grella 1 (10) 0 2 0 1 (3) 4 4 (13) 4
10 FW Charlie MacDonald 0 (3) 0 1 0 1 (3) 0
11 MF Myles Weston 11 (15) 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 15 (16) 1
12 DF Michael Spillane 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
14 DF Shay Logan 26 (1) 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 31 (1) 4
16 MF Sam Wood 3 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 (2) 0 4 (4) 0
19 MF Harry Forrester 7 (12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 (12) 0
20 MF Toumani Diagouraga 30 (5) 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 35 (5) 3
22 DF Karleigh Osborne 22 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24 (3) 0
27 MF Manny Oyeleke 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
28 FW Antonio German 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0
29 FW Gary Alexander 20 (4) 12 2 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 2 23 (7) 14
31 GK Simon Moore 9 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 (1) 0
32 DF Leon Legge 23 (5) 4 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 24 (7) 4
33 FW Luke Norris 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
40 MF Jake Reeves 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 7 (4) 0
Players loaned in during the season
10 FW Saido Berahino 5 (3) 4 5 (3) 4
12 MF Adam Forshaw 6 (1) 0 6 (1) 0
17 FW Clinton Morrison 4 (4) 0 4 (4) 0
18 MF Niall McGinn 27 (10) 5 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 29 (12) 5
23 DF Dale Bennett 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
23 DF Adam Thompson 16 (4) 0 2 1 18 (4) 1
24 DF Blair Adams 6 (1) 0 1 0 0 (1) 1 7 (2) 1
24 DF Jake Bidwell 24 0 1 0 25 0
25 DF Harlee Dean 23 (3) 1 1 0 1 0 25 (3) 1
25 DF Miguel Llera 10 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 13 (1) 0
26 FW David Clarkson 4 1 1 0 5 1
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total
29 FW Gary Alexander 12 0 0 2 14
7 MF Sam Saunders 10 1 0 1 12
9 FW Clayton Donaldson 11 0 0 0 11
18 MF Niall McGinn 5 0 0 0 5
10 FW Saido Berahino 4 4
32 DF Leon Legge 4 0 0 0 4
14 DF Shay Logan 3 0 0 1 4
10 FW Mike Grella 0 0 4 4
20 MF Toumani Diagouraga 2 0 0 1 3
4 MF Marcus Bean 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF Jonathan Douglas 2 0 0 0 2
2 MF Kevin O'Connor 1 0 0 1 2
26 FW David Clarkson 1 0 1
25 DF Harlee Dean 1 0 0 1
11 MF Myles Weston 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF Adam Thompson 0 1 1
24 DF Blair Adams 0 0 1 1
Total 63 1 0 9 72
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total Pts
8 MF Jonathan Douglas 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 11
4 MF Marcus Bean 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7
20 MF Toumani Diagouraga 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6
5 DF Marcel Eger 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
7 MF Sam Saunders 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
25 DF Miguel Llera 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
23 DF Adam Thompson 4 0 0 0 4 0 4
24 DF Jake Bidwell 4 0 0 0 4 0 4
14 DF Shay Logan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
25 DF Harlee Dean 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
29 FW Gary Alexander 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
32 DF Leon Legge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
22 DF Karleigh Osborne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 FW Clayton Donaldson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 FW Mike Grella 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
17 FW Clinton Morrison 1 0 1 0 1
19 MF Harry Forrester 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 GK Richard Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 MF Kevin O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12 DF Michael Spillane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 MF Myles Weston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF Craig Woodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 62 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 71 1 74
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

International caps

No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
4 MF Marcus Bean 1 0 [12]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Uwe Rösler 6 August 2011 5 May 2012 53 21 15 17 039.62|46 18 13 15 039.13

Summary

Games played 53 (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Games won 21 (18 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 17 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 76 (63 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 12 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 57 (52 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 20 (16 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Leyton Orient, 20 August 2011
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Huddersfield Town, 1 October 2011
Most appearances 51, Clayton Donaldson (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy), Jonathan Douglas (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 12, Gary Alexander
Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Gary Alexander

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 MF Liam Bellamy Charlton Athletic Free [13]
1 July 2011 FW Clayton Donaldson Crewe Alexandra Free [14]
1 July 2011 MF Jonathan Douglas Swindon Town Free [15]
1 July 2011 DF Marcel Eger St. Pauli Free [16]
1 July 2011 DF Sam Griffiths Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [13]
1 July 2011 DF Michael Kamau Fulham Free [13]
1 July 2011 DF Shay Logan Manchester City Free [17]
1 July 2011 DF Aaron Pierre Fulham Free [13]
4 August 2011 MF Harry Forrester Aston Villa Free [18]
26 August 2011 FW Mike Grella Leeds United Free [19]
29 September 2011 MF Josh Ekim Unattached Free [20]
3 November 2011 GK Conor Devlin Unattached Free [21]
8 January 2012 MF Jack Warburton Leicester City Free [22]
26 January 2012 FW Antonio German Unattached Free [23]
28 January 2012 GK Antoine Gounet Unattached Free [24]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
12 July 2011 MF Niall McGinn Celtic End of season [25]
25 August 2011 DF Adam Thompson Watford 25 October 2011 [26]
26 August 2011 FW Mike Grella Leeds United 31 August 2011 [5]
8 September 2011 DF Blair Adams Sunderland 24 November 2011 [27]
8 September 2011 DF Miguel Llera Blackpool 22 November 2011 [27]
16 September 2011 FW David Clarkson Bristol City 16 October 2011 [28]
27 October 2011 DF Dale Bennett Watford 28 November 2011 [29]
24 November 2011 DF Jake Bidwell Everton End of season [30]
24 November 2011 DF Harlee Dean Southampton End of season [31]
1 January 2012 DF Dale Bennett Watford 1 February 2012 [32]
5 January 2012 MF Piero Mingoia Watford 23 January 2012 [33]
9 February 2012 FW Saido Berahino West Bromwich Albion 3 April 2012 [34]
9 February 2012 DF Adam Thompson Watford End of season [35]
22 February 2012 MF Adam Forshaw Everton April 2012 [36]
22 March 2012 FW Clinton Morrison Sheffield Wednesday End of season [37]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
26 August 2011 FW Charlie MacDonald Milton Keynes Dons £35,000 [5]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
19 August 2011 DF Pim Balkestein Rochdale 1 January 2012 [38]
28 October 2011 DF Ryan Blake Farnborough 2 December 2011 [39]
17 November 2011 DF Michael Spillane Dagenham & Redbridge 6 January 2012 [40]
24 November 2011 MF Sam Wood Rotherham United 3 May 2012 [41]
19 January 2012 DF Ryan Blake Hampton & Richmond Borough 27 February 2012 [42]
9 March 2012 FW Gary Alexander Crawley Town End of season [8]
9 March 2012 DF Pim Balkestein AFC Wimbledon 9 April 2012 [43]
12 March 2012 MF Liam Bellamy Ebbsfleet United End of season [44]
13 March 2012 GK Tom Warren Dover Athletic End of season [45]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
18 August 2011 FW Nicky Forster Lingfield August 2011 [46]
5 December 2011 GK Conor Devlin Cliftonville May 2012 [47]
2011 GK Simon Royce Retired [48]
5 January 2012 DF Michael Spillane Dagenham & Redbridge 6 January 2012 [49]
31 January 2012 FW Mike Grella Bury 27 February 2012 [50]
12 March 2012 FW Kirk Hudson Canvey Island 21 August 2012 [51]
18 May 2012 DF Marcel Eger Retired [52]
30 June 2012 FW Gary Alexander Crawley Town 1 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF Marcus Bean Colchester United 1 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF Liam Bellamy Ebbsfleet United 1 July 2012 [54]
30 June 2012 DF Ryan Blake Ebbsfleet United 1 August 2012 [55]
30 June 2012 MF Josh Ekim Hayes & Yeading 15 August 2012 [56]
30 June 2012 DF Karleigh Osborne Millwall 13 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF Sam Wood Wycombe Wanderers 3 July 2012 [53]

Kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Hertings (home), Bathwise (away)

Home
Away

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk, brentfordfc.co.uk

Development Squad

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 senior season.
# Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Defenders
17 DF Ryan Blake (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 19) Youth 2009 Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough
DF Sam Griffiths (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 18) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2011
DF Michael Kamau (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 18) Fulham 2011
DF Aaron Pierre (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 18) Fulham 2011
Midfielders
MF Liam Bellamy (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 19) Charlton Athletic 2011 Loaned to Ebbsfleet United
MF Josh Ekim (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2011
40 MF Jake Reeves (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
MF Jack Warburton (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 18) Leicester City 2012
Forwards
28 FW Antonio German (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2012

Summary

Games played 18
Games won 3
Games drawn 5
Games lost 10
Goals scored 30
Goals conceded 42
Clean sheets 1
Biggest win 7–0 versus Nike Academy, 22 February 2012
Worst league defeat 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 versus Northwood, 30 July 2011
Most appearances 18, Aaron Pierre
Top scorer 4, Antonio German, Luke Norris, Manny Oyeleke, Sam Wood

Awards

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