List of Brentford F.C. seasons

Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1892 and 1920, the first team competed in the West London Alliance, West London League, London League, Southern League and Western League.[2] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the English Football League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[2][3]

Kevin O'Connor played in a club-record 16 Football League seasons.[1]

Statistically Brentford's best league season was 1929–30 in the Third Division South, earning 2.12 points a game and winning all 21 home matches,[4] a national record which still stands as of May 2020.[5] The 1932–33 and 1934–35 Third Division South and Second Division title-winning seasons yielded 2.10 and 2.07 points per game respectively, while the 94 points accumulated during the 2013–14 second-place finish in League One is Brentford's record points total.[4]

Brentford has never won a major cup, with the club's furthest advancement being the quarter-finals of the FA Cup (1937–38, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1988–89) and the fourth round of the EFL Cup (1982–83, 2010–11).[2] The club has reached three EFL Trophy finals (1985, 2001, 2011) and finished as runners-up on each occasion.[2] In 1992–93, the club reached the semi-finals of the Anglo-Italian Cup on its only entry into the competition.[2]

Key
Symbol/colour Meaning
↑ Promoted through the automatic promotion places
↓ Relegated
RU Runners-up
# Applied for re-election to the Football League
Qualified for the English Football League play-offs
† Top goalscorer in Brentford's division
♦ Top goalscorer in the English Football League
♠ Club record

Seasons

Correct as of the end of the 2018–19 season. For information on the season in progress, see 2019–20 Brentford F.C. season.

List of Brentford F.C. seasons
Season League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Minor cup victories Top scorer (all comps) Average home league att. Notes
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos. Name Goals
1889–90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 1]
1890–91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 1]
1891–92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 1]
1892–93 West London Alliance 12 10 2 0 33 6 22 1 of 7 — — — — — — —
1893–94 — — — — — — — — — — — — Middlesex Junior Cup — — — [nb 2]
1894–95 — — — — — — — — — — — — West Middlesex Cup — — — [nb 1]
1895–96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 1]
1896–97 London League Second Division ↑ 16 9 6 1 42 19 24 2 of 9 QR2 — — — Oakey Field 14 —
1897–98 London League First Division 16 12 2 2 43 17 26 2 of 9 QR2 — — London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup Oakey Field 26 — [nb 3]
1898–99 Southern League Second Division London 22 11 3 8 59 39 25 4 of 12 QR3 — — — Ernest Booth
Richard Dailley		 12 — [nb 4]
1899–00 Southern League Second Division 20 5 7 8 31 48 17 9 of 11 QR3 — — — E. Andrews
Richard Dailley		 7 — [nb 5]
1900–01 Southern League Second Division ↑ 16 14 2 0 63 11 30 1 of 9 QR4 — — — Peter Turnbull 15 — [nb 6]
1901–02 Southern League First Division 30 7 6 17 34 61 20 15 of 16 QR4 — — — Tommy Shanks 10 — [nb 7]
1902–03 Southern League First Division 30 2 1 27 16 84 5 16 of 16 IR — — — Tommy Shanks 9 — [nb 8]
1903–04 Southern League First Division 34 9 9 16 34 48 27 13 of 18 IR — — — Dave Buchanan
Tosher Underwood		 10 — [nb 9]
1904–05 Southern League First Division 34 10 9 15 33 38 29 14 of 18 IR — — — Tommy Shanks 7 — [nb 10]
1905–06 Southern League First Division 34 14 7 13 43 52 35 9 of 18 R3 — — — Fred Corbett 15 — [nb 10]
1906–07 Southern League First Division 38 17 8 13 57 56 42 10 of 20 R3 — — — Fred Corbett 16 — [nb 11]
1907–08 Southern League First Division 38 14 5 19 49 53 33 16 of 20 R1 — — — Adam Bowman 22 — [nb 11]
1908–09 Southern League First Division 40 13 7 20 59 74 33 21 of 21 R2 — — Southern Professional Charity Cup Geordie Reid 18 — [nb 12]
1909–10 Southern League First Division 42 16 9 17 50 58 41 14 of 22 QR5 — — — Geordie Reid 19 —
1910–11 Southern League First Division 38 14 9 15 41 42 37 12 of 20 R1 — — Ealing Hospital Cup Geordie Reid 21 —
1911–12 Southern League First Division 38 12 9 17 60 65 33 14 of 20 R1 — — — Willis Rippon 20 —
1912–13 Southern League First Division ↓ 38 11 5 22 42 55 27 19 of 20 QR4 — — — Bill Smith 12 —
1913–14 Southern League Second Division 30 20 4 6 80 18 44 3 of 16 QR5 — — — Henry Simons 19 —
1914–15 Southern League Second Division 24 8 7 9 35 45 23 7 of 13 QR5 — — — Henry White 7 —
1915–19 Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the First World War. Brentford competed in the London Combination and won the league title in 1918–19. Henry White top-scored during the war years, with 56 goals.
1919–20 Southern League First Division 42 15 10 17 52 59 40 15 of 22 R1 — — — Reginald Boyne 13 —
1920–21 Third Division # 42 9 12 21 42 67 30 21 of 22 R1 — — — Harry King 18 8,660 [nb 13]
1921–22 Third Division South 42 16 11 15 52 43 43 9 of 22 R1 — — — Harry Morris 17 9,115
1922–23 Third Division South 42 13 12 17 41 51 38 14 of 22 QR6 — — — Harry Morris 13 8,350
1923–24 Third Division South 42 14 8 20 54 71 36 17 of 22 QR6 — — — Reginald Parker 20 6,825
1924–25 Third Division South # 42 9 7 26 ♠ 38 91 25 21 of 22 QR5 — — — Jack Allen 14 7,010 [nb 13]
1925–26 Third Division South 42 16 6 20 69 94 ♠ 38 18 of 22 R2 — — — Ernie Watkins 11 9,146
1926–27 Third Division South 42 13 14 15 70 61 40 11 of 22 R5 — — — Ernie Watkins 24 9,713
1927–28 Third Division South 42 16 8 18 76 74 40 12 of 22 R3 — — — Jack Phillips 17 7,331
1928–29 Third Division South 42 14 10 18 56 60 38 13 of 22 R2 — — London Charity Fund Ernie Watkins 14 8,159
1929–30 Third Division South 42 28 ♠ 5 9 94 44 61 2 of 22 R1 — — — Billy Lane 33 12,123
1930–31 Third Division South 42 22 6 14 90 64 50 3 of 22 R4 — — — Billy Lane 29 8,236
1931–32 Third Division South 42 19 10 13 68 52 48 5 of 22 R4 — — — Billy Lane 27 11,347
1932–33 Third Division South ↑ 42 26 10 6 90 49 62 1 of 22 R1 — — — Jack Holliday 39 ♠ 13,300
1933–34 Second Division 42 22 7 13 85 60 51 4 of 22 R3 — — — Jack Holliday 27 16,377
1934–35 Second Division ↑ 42 26 9 7 93 48 61 1 of 22 R3 — — London Challenge Cup Jack Holliday 25 18.062
1935–36 First Division 42 17 12 13 81 60 46 5 of 22 ♠ R3 — — — David McCulloch 26 25,287
1936–37 First Division 42 18 10 14 82 78 46 6 of 22 R4 — — — David McCulloch 33 24,544
1937–38 First Division 42 18 9 15 69 59 45 6 of 22 QF — — — David McCulloch 29 23,335 [nb 14]
1938–39 First Division 42 14 8 20 53 74 36 18 of 22 R3 — — — Tommy Cheetham 8 23,117 [nb 15]
1939–45 Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the Second World War. Brentford competed in the Football League South and other regional leagues. The club competed in the London War Cup in 1940–41 and 1941–42, reaching the final on both occasions and winning the latter tournament. Len Townsend top-scored during the war years, with 49 goals.
1945–46 — — — — ~— — — — QF — — — Gerry McAloon 6 —
1946–47 First Division ↓ 42 9 7 26 ♠ 45 88 25 21 of 22 R4 — — — Len Townsend 9 25,768 ♠
1947–48 Second Division 42 13 14 15 44 61 40 15 of 22 R4 — — — Jackie Gibbons 14 23,341
1948–49 Second Division 42 11 14 17 42 53 36 18 of 22 QF — — — Fred Monk 13 22,755
1949–50 Second Division 42 15 13 14 44 49 43 9 of 22 R3 — — — Billy Dare 14 22,613
1950–51 Second Division 42 18 8 16 75 74 44 9 of 22 R3 — — — Billy Dare 16 19,593
1951–52 Second Division 42 15 12 15 54 55 42 10 of 22 R4 — — — Billy Dare 16 23,022
1952–53 Second Division 42 13 11 18 59 76 37 17 of 22 R4 — — — Tommy Lawton 15 17,474
1953–54 Second Division ↓ 42 10 11 21 40 78 31 21 of 22 R3 — — — Frank Dudley 11 15,626
1954–55 Third Division South 46 16 14 16 82 82 46 11 of 24 R4 — — — Frank Dudley 20 11,077
1955–56 Third Division South 46 19 14 13 69 66 52 6 of 24 R2 — — — Jim Towers 22 10,302
1956–57 Third Division South 46 16 16 14 78 76 48 8 of 24 R2 — — — George Francis 24 11,482
1957–58 Third Division South 46 24 10 12 82 56 58 2 of 24 R1 — — — Jim Towers 29 13,084
1958–59 Third Division 46 21 15 10 76 49 57 3 of 24 R4 — — — Jim Towers 37 † 13,924 [nb 16]
1959–60 Third Division 46 21 9 16 78 61 51 6 of 24 R2 — — — George Francis 31 11,912
1960–61 Third Division 46 13 17 16 56 70 43 17 of 24 R1 R3 — — Jim Towers 22 7,392
1961–62 Third Division ↓ 46 13 8 25 53 93 34 23 of 24 R3 R1 — — George Francis 15 8,483
1962–63 Fourth Division ↑ 46 27 8 11 98 ♠ 64 62 1 of 24 R1 R2 — — John Dick 24 11,418 [nb 17]
1963–64 Third Division 46 15 14 17 87 80 44 16 of 24 R4 R2 — — Dai Ward 22 11,883
1964–65 Third Division 46 24 9 13 83 55 57 5 of 24 R3 R1 — London Challenge Cup Billy Cobb 18 10,740
1965–66 Third Division ↓ 46 10 12 24 48 69 32 23 of 24 R2 R2 — — Ian Lawther 11 8,416
1966–67 Fourth Division 46 18 13 15 58 56 49 9 of 24 R3 R2 — London Challenge Cup John Docherty 19 6,727
1967–68 Fourth Division 46 18 7 21 61 64 43 14 of 24 R1 R1 — — John Docherty 12 6,211 [nb 18]
1968–69 Fourth Division 46 18 12 16 64 65 48 11 of 24 R2 R3 — — Allan Mansley 17 6,419
1969–70 Fourth Division 46 20 16 10 58 39 56 5 of 24 R1 R1 — — Bobby Ross 13 7,773
1970–71 Fourth Division 46 18 8 20 66 62 44 14 of 24 R5 R1 — — Bobby Ross 16 6,776
1971–72 Fourth Division ↑ 46 24 11 11 76 44 59 3 of 24 R1 R1 — — John O'Mara 28 11,738
1972–73 Third Division ↓ 46 15 7 24 51 69 37 22 of 24 R1 R2 — — John Docherty 8 8,742 [nb 19]
1973–74 Fourth Division 46 12 16 18 48 50 40 19 of 24 R1 R1 — — Roger Cross 17 5,063 [nb 20]
1974–75 Fourth Division 46 18 13 15 53 45 49 8 of 24 R2 R2 — — Dave Simmons 13 5,172
1975–76 Fourth Division 46 14 13 19 56 60 41 18 of 24 R3 R2 — — Roger Cross 16 5,096
1976–77 Fourth Division 46 18 7 21 77 76 43 15 of 24 R2 R1 — — Gordon Sweetzer 23 5,121
1977–78 Fourth Division ↑ 46 21 14 11 86 54 56 4 of 24 R2 R1 — — Steve Phillips 36 ♦† 8,578 [nb 21]
1978–79 Third Division 46 19 9 18 53 49 47 10 of 24 R1 R1 — — Steve Phillips
Andrew McCulloch		 14 7,455
1979–80 Third Division 46 15 11 20 59 73 41 19 of 24 R1 R1 — — Steve Phillips 12 7,818
1980–81 Third Division 46 14 19 ♠ 13 52 49 47 9 of 24 R2 R1 — — Bob Booker
David Crown
Tony Funnell		 8 6,752 [nb 22]
1981–82 Third Division 46 19 11 16 56 47 68 8 of 24 R2 R1 — — Keith Bowen 10 5,693 [nb 23]
1982–83 Third Division 46 18 10 18 88 77 64 9 of 24 R2 R4 — — Francis Joseph 26 6,184 [nb 24]
1983–84 Third Division 46 11 16 19 69 79 49 20 of 24 R3 R2 R2S — Francis Joseph 24 4,735
1984–85 Third Division 46 16 14 16 62 64 62 13 of 24 R3 R2 RU — Keith Cassells
Gary Roberts		 18 4,074 [nb 25]
1985–86 Third Division 46 18 12 16 58 61 66 10 of 24 R1 R2 GrpS — Robbie Cooke 18 3,957 [nb 22]
1986–87 Third Division 46 15 15 16 64 66 60 11 of 24 R2 R1 QFS — Robbie Cooke 25 3,918
1987–88 Third Division 46 16 14 16 53 59 62 12 of 24 R1 R1 R1S — Andy Sinton 12 4,581
1988–89 Third Division 46 18 14 14 66 61 68 7 of 24 QF R2 SFS — Richard Cadette 17 5,682
1989–90 Third Division 46 18 7 21 66 66 61 13 of 24 R1 R2 QFS — Dean Holdsworth 28 5,662
1990–91 Third Division 46 21 13 12 59 47 76 6 of 24 R3 R2 FS — Gary Blissett 15 6,144 [nb 26]
1991–92 Third Division ↑ 46 25 7 14 81 55 82 1 of 24 R2 R3 R1S — Dean Holdsworth 38 † 7,156 [nb 27]
1992–93 First Division ↓ 46 13 10 23 52 71 49 22 of 24 R3 R2 — — Gary Blissett 29 8,476 [nb 28]
1993–94 Second Division 46 13 19 ♠ 14 57 55 58 16 of 24 R2 R1 QFS — Joe Allon 17 5,611
1994–95 Second Division 46 25 10 11 81 39 85 2 of 24 R1 R2 R2S — Nicky Forster 26 6,536 [nb 29]
1995–96 Second Division 46 15 13 18 43 49 58 15 of 24 R4 R2 R2S — Robert Taylor 16 4,768
1996–97 Second Division 46 20 14 12 56 43 74 4 of 24 R3 R2 QFS — Carl Asaba 24 5,824 [nb 30]
1997–98 Second Division ↓ 46 11 17 18 50 71 50 21 of 24 R1 R2 R2S — Robert Taylor 18 5,029
1998–99 Third Division ↑ 46 26 7 13 79 56 85 1 of 24 R2 R2 QFS — Lloyd Owusu 26 5,445
1999–00 Second Division 46 13 13 20 47 61 52 17 of 24 R1 R1 SFS — Lloyd Owusu 14 5,742
2000–01 Second Division 46 14 17 15 56 70 59 14 of 24 R1 R2 RU — Andy Scott 15 4,644
2001–02 Second Division 46 24 11 11 77 43 83 3 of 24 R2 R2 R1S — Lloyd Owusu 22 6,714 [nb 31]
2002–03 Second Division 46 14 12 20 47 56 54 16 of 24 R4 R2 SFS — Rowan Vine 13 5,759
2003–04 Second Division 46 14 11 21 52 69 53 17 of 24 R2 R1 R2S — Stephen Hunt 13 5,592
2004–05 League One 46 22 9 15 57 60 75 4 of 24 R5 R1 R1S — Deon Burton
Isaiah Rankin		 10 6,082 [nb 32]
2005–06 League One 46 20 16 10 72 52 76 3 of 24 R5 R1 R1S — Lloyd Owusu 14 6,775 [nb 33]
2006–07 League One ↓ 46 8 13 25 40 79 37 24 of 24 R1 R2 R2S — Joe Kuffour 14 5,600
2007–08 League Two 46 17 8 21 52 70 59 14 of 24 R1 R1 R1S — Glenn Poole 14 4,469 [nb 22]
2008–09 League Two ↑ 46 23 16 7 65 36 85 1 of 24 R2 R1 R2S — Charlie MacDonald 18 5,707
2009–10 League One 46 14 10 12 55 52 62 9 of 24 R3 R1 R1S — Charlie MacDonald 17 6,018
2010–11 League One 46 17 10 19 55 62 61 11 of 24 R1 R4 RU — Gary Alexander 12 5,172 [nb 34]
2011–12 League One 46 18 13 15 63 51 67 9 of 24 R2 R1 SFS — Gary Alexander 14 5,643
2012–13 League One 46 21 16 9 62 47 79 3 of 24 R4 R1 QFS — Clayton Donaldson 24 6,303 [nb 35]
2013–14 League One ↑ 46 28 ♠ 10 8 72 43 94 ♠ 2 of 24 R2 R2 R2S — Clayton Donaldson 18 7,715
2014–15 Championship 46 23 9 14 78 59 78 5 of 24 R3 R2 — — Andre Gray 18 10,822 [nb 36]
2015–16 Championship 46 19 8 19 72 67 65 9 of 24 R3 R1 — — Alan Judge
Lasse Vibe		 14 10,310
2016–17 Championship 46 18 10 18 75 65 64 10 of 24 R4 R1 — — Lasse Vibe 16 10,467
2017–18 Championship 46 18 15 13 62 52 69 9 of 24 R3 R3 — — Neal Maupay 13 10,234
2018–19 Championship 46 17 13 16 73 59 64 11 of 24 R5 R3 — — Neal Maupay 28 10,257

Notes
  1. Brentford played friendly matches and in minor cups during the season.
  2. Brentford entered the West London League, but withdrew before the end of the season. The club's results were expunged.
  3. Brentford were elected to the Southern League Second Division at the end of the season.
  4. Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley and C. Ward top-scored in league matches with 9 goals each.
  5. E. Andrews top-scored in league matches with seven goals.
  6. Brentford were promoted to the Southern League First Division after drawing 0–0 with Swindon Town in a promotion-relegation test match.
  7. Brentford retained its Southern League First Division status after a 0–0 draw with Grays United in a promotion-relegation test match. The club also competed in the London League Second Division during the season.
  8. Brentford retained its Southern League First Division status after a 7–2 win over Fulham in a promotion-relegation test match. Tosher Underwood and Davie Maher finished as joint-top goalscorers in league matches, with three goals each. The club also competed in the Western League First Division and the London League Premier Division during the season.
  9. Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division and the London League Premier Division during the season.
  10. Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division during the season.
  11. Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division A during the season.
  12. Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division B during the season.
  13. Brentford were re-elected to the Football League at the end of the season.
  14. Brentford topped the First Division table for 15 consecutive matches during the season.
  15. Cheetham was also Queens Park Rangers' top scorer during the 1938–39 season.
  16. Towers scored 32 league goals.
  17. The 1962–63 Fourth Division title win made Brentford the first club in English football to win each of the Second, Third and Fourth Division championships.
  18. Ian Lawther finished the season as joint-top league scorer with John Docherty, scoring 11 goals.
  19. Alan Murray finished the season as joint-top league scorer with John Docherty, scoring seven goals.
  20. A 4–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 27 October 1973 dropped Brentford to bottom place in Fourth Division, which made the club the first to occupy top and bottom places in the Football League.
  21. Phillips scored 32 league goals and tied with Alan Curtis of Swansea City as the top goalscorer in the Football League. Brentford was the only club in the top four divisions to finish the season with two players scoring over 20 league goals – Steve Phillips (32) and Andrew McCulloch (22)
  22. Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.
  23. Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches. Gary Roberts and Gary Johnson finished the season as joint-top league goalscorer with Keith Bowen, scoring eight goals each.
  24. The 107 goals scored in all competitions during the 1982–83 season is a club record. The club competed in the Football League Group Cup during the season and was eliminated in the group stage.
  25. Keith Cassells and Robbie Cooke finished the 1984–85 season as joint-top league goalscorers, scoring 12 goals each. Cooke was also Cambridge United's top scorer during the 1984–85 season.
  26. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Football League play-off semi-finals.
  27. Holdsworth scored 24 league goals.
  28. Brentford competed in the 1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup and were knocked out on away goals after drawing 5–5 on aggregate with Derby County in the semi-finals.
  29. The reduction of the Premier League to 20 clubs for the 1995–96 season required a restructuring of the league pyramid during the 1994–95 season, with only one automatic promotion place allocated to the Second Division. Brentford's finish as runners-up (which would have secured automatic promotion in any third-tier season since 1958–59) saw the club secure the top play-off place. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after losing on penalties to Huddersfield Town in the 1995 Football League play-off semi-finals. Brentford was the only club in the top four divisions to finish the season with two players scoring over 20 league goals – Nicky Forster (24) and Robert Taylor (23).
  30. Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in the 1997 Second Division play-off Final.
  31. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Second Division play-off Final.
  32. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 Football League play-off semi-finals.
  33. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Swansea City in the 2006 Football League play-off semi-finals.
  34. Charlie MacDonald finished the season as joint-top league goalscorer with Gary Alexander, scoring 9 goals.
  35. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–1 defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off Final.
  36. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Middlesbrough in the 2015 Football League play-off semi-finals.

References
General
  • Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 0955294916.
  • Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  • White, Eric; Haynes, Graham (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.
Specific
  1. "Brentford FC captain Kevin O'Connor retires to take up coaching role with Development Squad". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  3. "Celebrating 4,000 EFL Games: 1920–2016" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. Wickham, Chris. "Brentford FC 2013/14 squad break a string of Club Records". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. "Brentford FC History". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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