List of Brentford F.C. records and statistics
Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League, Southern League and Western League.[1] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[1]
The list encompasses the major honours won by Brentford, records set by the club, their managers and their players.
Contents
Club honours and best performances
Major domestic competitions
Leagues
First Division / Premier League (level 1)
Second Division / Championship (level 2)
Third Division / Third Division South / League One (level 3)
Fourth Division / League Two (level 4)
Cups
European competitions
Minor domestic competitions
Leagues
Southern Football League First Division / Premier Division
- Best performance: 9th – 1905–06
Southern Football League Second Division
- Winners (1): 1900–01
Western League First Division / Premier Division
- Best performance: 2nd – 1904–05
- Best performance: 2nd – 1897–98
Cups
West Middlesex Cup
- Winners: 1894–95[3]
- Winners: 1897–98
- Winners: 1897–98
Southern Professional Charity Cup
- Winners: 1908–09[4]
- Winners: 1934–35, 1964–65, 1966–67
- Winners: 1941–42
- Winners: 2004, 2008
- Best performance: First Round – 1938[5]
- Best performance: First Round – 1898–99[6]
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
- Best performance: Semi-Final – 1955–56, 1956–57[7]
First Alliance Cup
- Best performance: First Round – 1988[8]
Player records
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Appearances
- Youngest debutant (all competitions): Paul Walker, 15 years, 7 months, 28 days (versus Watford, League Cup first round, August 1976)[9]
- Youngest debutant (league): Danis Salman, 15 years, 8 months, 3 days (versus Watford, Fourth Division, November 1975)[9]
- Oldest debutant: Bill Caesar, 39 years, 10 months, 24 days (versus Fulham, Third Division South, 19 October 1929)[10]
- Oldest player: Jimmy Hodson, 40 years, 8 months, 2 days (versus Plymouth Argyle, Third Division, 7 May 1921)[10]
- Most consecutive league appearances: 168 – Gerry Cakebread (November 1958–August 1963)[11]
- Most appearances in a season (all competitions): 62 – Terry Evans (1988–89)[12]
- Most separate contracted spells with the club: 3 – John Docherty,[13] Paul Priddy[14]
Most appearances
As of match played 19 March 2016. Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Years are listed according to the player's first and last appearances for the club.
# | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
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1 | Ken Coote | 1949–1963 | 514 | (14)35 | (1)10 | (0)0 (0) | 559 | (15)
2 | Jamie Bates | 1987–1999 | 419 | (18)21 | (2)40 | (3)44 (1) | 526 | (24)
3 | Peter Gelson | 1961–1974 | 471 | (17)29 (0) | 17 | (1)0 (0) | 516 | (18)
4 | Kevin O'Connor | 2000–2014 | 425 | (32)31 | (4)20 | (4)24 (4) | 501 | (44)
5 | Tommy Higginson | 1960–1970 | 388 | (15)27 | (1)18 | (0)0 (0) | 435 | (16)
6 | Jackie Graham | 1970–1980 | 374 | (38)21 | (2)14 | (0)0 (0) | 409 | (40)
7 | Keith Millen | 1984–1994 | 305 | (17)18 | (1)26 | (6)31 (0) | 380 | (20)
8 | Gerry Cakebread | 1954–1964 | 348 | (0)20 | (0)6 | (0)0 (0) | 374 | (0)
9 | Danis Salman | 1975–1985 | 325 (8) | 17 (0) | 19 (0) | 10 (0) | 371 (8) |
10 | Alan Nelmes | 1967–1976 | 316 | (2)19 | (0)15 | (0)0 (0) | 350 | (2)
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: 38 – Jack Holliday (Third Division South, 1932–33)[15]
- Most goals in a single match: 5[16]
- Jack Holliday (versus Luton Town, 28 January 1933)
- Billy Scott (versus Barnsley, 15 December 1934)
- Peter McKennan (versus Bury, 19 February 1949)
- Youngest league goalscorer: Richard Poole – 16 years, 9 months, 17 days (versus Bradford City, 20 April 1974)
- Youngest FA Cup goalscorer: Gary Rolph – 16 years, 9 months, 26 days (versus Colchester United, second round, 20 December 1976)[17]
- Quickest league goalscorer: 10 seconds – George Stobbart (versus Aldershot, 6 November 1954)[18]
- Quickest goalscorer on debut: 4 minutes – Lee Luscombe (versus Barnet, Football League Trophy preliminary round, 17 December 1991)[19]
- Most hattricks: 9 – Jack Holliday[20]
- Most hattricks in one season: 5 – Jack Holliday (Third Division South, 1932–33)[20]
- Numbers of consecutive matches scored in: 10 – Fred Monk (3 February–31 March 1951)[21]
Top goalscorers
As of match played 19 March 2016. Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.
# | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Others | Total |
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1 | Jim Towers | 1954–1961 | 153 (262) | 9 (17) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 163 (282) |
2 | George Francis | 1955–1961 1961–1962 |
124 (260) | 12 (18) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 136 (280) |
3 | Jack Holliday | 1932–1939 | 119 (212) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 121 (222) |
4 | Gary Blissett | 1987–1993 | 79 (233) | 7 (14) | 9 (19) | 10 (25) | 105 (291) |
5 | Dave McCulloch | 1935–1938 | 85 (116) | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 9 (0) | 90 (124) |
6 | Billy Lane | 1929–1932 | 79 (112) | 10 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 89 (123) |
7 | Lloyd Owusu | 1998–2002 2005–2007 |
77 (215) | 4 (14) | 3 (8) | 3 (13) | 87 (250) |
8 | Billy Scott | 1932–1947 | 83 (274) | 3 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 86 (296) |
9 | Jack Lane | 1925–1931 | 74 (215) | 12 (19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 86 (234) |
10 | Idris Hopkins | 1932–1947 | 77 (293) | 3 (21) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 80 (314) |
Other player records
- Most clean sheets in a league season: 22 – Gordon Phillips (Fourth Division, 1971–72)[22]
- First red card: Freddy Capper versus Newport County, Division Three South, 11 February 1922[23]
- Fewest players used in a league season: 14 (Fourth Division, 1971–72)[24]
International
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- First capped player: Joe Connor (for Ireland versus Scotland, 21 March 1903)[25]
- First capped player since Brentford joined the Football League:
- Idris Hopkins (for Wales versus Scotland, 21 November 1934)
- Dave McCulloch (for Scotland versus Wales, 21 November 1934)[26]
- First capped player for England: Billy Scott (versus Wales, 17 October 1936)[27]
- Most capped Brentford player while playing for the club: 22 – John Buttigieg (Malta)[28]
Transfers
Record paid
As of 2 July 2015.
Record received
As of 21 August 2015.
Managerial records
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Most matches
As of match played 19 March 2016. Competitive matches only.
# | Name | Years | Total matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning percentage | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Curtis (secretary) | 1926–1949 | 706 | 305 | 157 | 244 | 43.2 | [37] | |
2 | Malky MacDonald | 1957–1965 | 380 | 160 | 94 | 126 | 42.11 | [38] | |
3 | Fred Halliday (secretary) | 1908–1912 1915–1921 1924–1926 |
321 | 103 | 68 | 150 | 32.09 | [nb 9] | [39] |
4 | David Webb | 1993–1997 | 216 | 85 | 65 | 66 | 39.35 | [40] | |
5 | Fred Callaghan | 1980–1984 | 205 | 69 | 59 | 77 | 33.66 | [41] | |
6 | Steve Perryman | 1987–1990 | 183 | 71 | 49 | 63 | 38.8 | [42] | |
7 | Bill Dodgin, Sr. | 1953–1957 | 183 | 65 | 57 | 61 | 35.52 | [43] | |
8 | Frank Blunstone | 1969–1973 1984 |
181 | 72 | 39 | 70 | 39.78 | [44] | |
9 | Bill Dodgin, Jr. | 1976–1980 | 180 | 73 | 36 | 71 | 40.56 | [45] | |
10 | Andy Scott | 2007–2011 | 168 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 38.1 | [nb 10] | [46] |
Most wins
As of match played 19 March 2016. Competitive matches only.
# | Name | Years | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning percentage | Total matches | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Curtis (secretary) | 1926–1949 | 305 | 157 | 244 | 43.2 | 706 | [37] | |
2 | Malky MacDonald | 1957–1965 | 160 | 94 | 126 | 42.11 | 380 | [38] | |
3 | Fred Halliday (secretary) | 1908–1912 1915–1921 1924–1926 |
103 | 68 | 150 | 32.09 | 321 | [nb 9] | [39] |
4 | David Webb | 1993–1997 | 85 | 65 | 66 | 39.35 | 216 | [40] | |
5 | Bill Dodgin, Jr. | 1976–1980 | 73 | 36 | 71 | 40.56 | 180 | [45] | |
6 | Frank Blunstone | 1969–1973 1984 |
72 | 39 | 70 | 39.78 | 181 | [44] | |
7 | Steve Perryman | 1987–1990 | 71 | 49 | 63 | 38.8 | 183 | [42] | |
8 | Fred Callaghan | 1980–1984 | 69 | 59 | 77 | 33.66 | 205 | [41] | |
9 | Phil Holder | 1990–1993 | 66 | 33 | 59 | 41.77 | 158 | [47] | |
10 | Bill Dodgin, Sr. | 1953–1957 | 65 | 57 | 61 | 35.52 | 183 | [43] |
Most points
As of match played 19 March 2016. League matches only, adjusted to 3 points for a win.
# | Name | Years | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning percentage | Total matches | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Curtis (secretary) | 1926–1949 | 1002 | 284 | 150 | 226 | 43.03 | 660 | [48] | |
2 | Malky MacDonald | 1957–1965 | 533 | 149 | 86 | 116 | 42.45 | 351 | [49] | |
3 | Fred Halliday (secretary) | 1908–1912 1915–1921 1924–1926 |
321 | 103 | 68 | 150 | 32.09 | 321 | [39] | |
4 | David Webb | 1993–1997 | 275 | 73 | 56 | 55 | 39.67 | 184 | [50] | |
5 | Bill Dodgin, Jr. | 1976–1980 | 247 | 70 | 37 | 65 | 40.7 | 172 | [51] | |
6 | Frank Blunstone | 1969–1973 1984 |
233 | 66 | 35 | 62 | 40.49 | 163 | [24] | |
7 | Bill Dodgin, Sr. | 1953–1957 | 232 | 60 | 52 | 57 | 35.5 | 169 | [52] | |
8 | Steve Perryman | 1987–1990 | 226 | 61 | 43 | 55 | 38.36 | 159 | [53] | |
9 | Fred Callaghan | 1980–1984 | 227 | 59 | 50 | 61 | 34.71 | 170 | [51] | |
10 | Andy Scott | 2007–2011 | 219 | 58 | 45 | 43 | 39.73 | 146 | [nb 10] |
Highest winning percentage
As of match played 19 March 2016. 75 or more competitive matches only.
# | Name | Years | Winning percentage | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total matches | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Warburton | 2013–2015 | 51.28 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 78 | [54] | |
2 | Dusty Rhodes (secretary) | 1912–1915 | 45.57 | 36 | 16 | 27 | 79 | [nb 9] | [48] |
3 | Uwe Rösler | 2011–2013 | 43.8 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 137 | [55] | |
4 | Martin Allen | 2004–2006 | 43.55 | 54 | 36 | 44 | 124 | [56] | |
5 | Harry Curtis (secretary) | 1926–1949 | 43.2 | 305 | 157 | 244 | 706 | [37] | |
6 | Malky MacDonald | 1957–1965 | 42.11 | 160 | 94 | 126 | 160 | [38] | |
7 | Phil Holder | 1990–1993 | 41.77 | 66 | 33 | 59 | 158 | [47] | |
8 | Bill Dodgin, Jr. | 1976–1980 | 40.56 | 73 | 36 | 71 | 180 | [45] | |
9 | Jimmy Sirrel | 1967–1969 | 40.34 | 48 | 27 | 44 | 119 | [57] | |
10 | Frank Blunstone | 1969–1973 1984 |
39.78 | 72 | 39 | 70 | 181 | [44] |
Lowest winning percentage
As of match played 23 April 2016. Permanent managers only.
# | Name | Years | Winning percentage | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total matches | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leroy Rosenior | 2006 | 13.04 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | [58] | |
2 | Scott Fitzgerald | 2006–2007 | 16.67 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | [nb 10] | [59] |
3 | Micky Adams | 1997–1998 | 21.21 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 33 | [60] | |
4 | Terry Butcher | 2007 | 21.74 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | [61] | |
5 | Marinus Dijkhuizen (head coach) | 2015 | 22.22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | [62] | |
6 | Tommy Lawton | 1953 | 24.24 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 | [63] | |
7 | Eddie May | 1997 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | [64] | |
8 | Mike Everitt | 1973–1975 | 28.77 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 73 | [65] | |
9 | Wally Downes | 2002–2004 | 29.9 | 29 | 22 | 46 | 97 | [66] | |
10 | Jimmy Bain | 1952–1953 | 30.43 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | [67] |
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match: 1–1 versus Kew, friendly, 23 November 1889[8]
- First FA Cup match: 6–1 versus 1st Coldstream Guards, first qualifying round, 1897–98[68]
- First Football League match: 0–3 versus Exeter City, Third Division South, 28 August 1920[69]
- First match at Griffin Park: versus Plymouth Argyle, Western League First Division, 1 September 1904[70]
- First Football League Cup match: 4–3 versus Sunderland, second round, 25 October 1960
- First Football League Trophy match: 4–3 versus Leyton Orient, first round, 21 February 1984
Record wins
- Record Southern League win: 11–1 versus Wycombe Wanderers, Second Division, 16 February 1901[71]
- Record league win: 9–0 versus Wrexham, Third Division, 15 October 1963[72]
- Record league home win: 9–0 versus Wrexham, Third Division, 15 October 1963[72]
- Record league away win:[73]
- 6–0 versus Southampton, Third Division, 9 March 1959
- 7–1 versus Exeter City, Third Division, 23 April 1983
- Record FA Cup win: 8–0 versus Uxbridge, third qualifying round, 31 October 1903[72]
- Record FA Cup away win: 6-1 vs Ilford, first round, 29 November 1930[68]
Record defeats
- Record league defeat:[74]
- 0–7 versus Swansea Town, Third Division South, 8 November 1924
- 0–7 versus Walsall, Third Division South, 19 January 1957
- 0–7 versus Peterborough United, League Two, 24 November 2007
- Record Southern League defeat: 0–9 versus Coventry City, First Division, 27 December 1911[71]
- Record home league defeat:[75]
- 1–6 versus Brighton & Hove Albion, Third Division South, 12 September 1925
- 0–5 versus Bristol Rovers, Third Division, 5 February 1966
- Record FA Cup defeat: 1–7 versus Manchester United, third round, 14 January 1928[74]
Draws
- Highest scoring league draw: 3–3 (22 occasions, most recently versus Milton Keynes Dons, League One, 31 December 2011)[75]
Sequences
Wins
- Consecutive league wins: 9 (30 April–24 September 1932)[75]
- Consecutive league wins in a single season: 8 (26 November 2013 – 11 January 2014)[76]
- Consecutive home league wins: 21 (31 August 1929 – 21 April 1930)
- Consecutive away league wins: 5[75]
- 21 April–29 August 1956
- 24 October–28 December 1981
- 20 April–24 August 1991
- 16 October–11 December 2010
Draws
- Consecutive league draws: 5 (16 March–6 April 1957)[75]
- Consecutive home league draws: 4[75]
- 10 January–28 February 1925
- 2–30 April 1927
- 25 December 1931 – 30 January 1932
- 3–22 April 1953
- 11 April–25 March 1961
- 26 February–2 April 1994
- 21 December 1996 – 8 February 1997
- Consecutive away league draws: 6 (27 December 1980 – 7 March 1981)[75]
Defeats
- Consecutive league defeats: 9[75]
- 13 April–12 September 1925
- 20 October–25 December 1928
- Consecutive home league defeats: 6[75]
- 25 April–26 September 1925
- 9 January–20 March 1993
- Consecutive away league defeats: 15 (16 September 1972 – 10 March 1973)[75]
Without defeat
- Most league games without defeat: 26 (20 February–16 October 1999)[75]
- Most home league games without defeat: 29 (20 January 1996 – 4 March 1997)
- Most away league games without defeat: 12 (20 February–2 October 1999)
- Best-ever run of league results: 16 wins, 3 draws (19 October 2013 – 22 February 2014)[76]
Without a win
- Most league games without a win: 18 (9 September–26 December 2006)[75]
- Most home league games without a win: 13 (5 February–16 September 2000)[75]
- Most away league games without a win: 21
- 24 April 1965 – 16 April 1966
- 22 April 1997 – 3 March 1998
Most away Southern League games without a win: 35 (1901–7 November 1903)[77]
Without a draw
- Most league games without a draw: 27 (2 May 1998 – 30 January 1999)[75]
- Most home league games without a draw: 25 (27 April 1929 – 17 September 1930)[75]
- Most away league games without a draw: 44 (25 August 1923 – 5 September 1925)
Scoring
- Without failing to score a league goal: 26 (4 March–14 September 1963)[75]
- Without failing to score a home league goal: 41 (21 August 1962 – 28 March 1964)[75]
- Without failing to score an away league goal: 17 (7 January–4 November 1933)
- Without scoring a league goal: 5 (7 March–8 April 2000)[75]
- Without scoring a home league goal: 6 (30 January 1993 – 27 January 1993)[75]
- Without scoring an away league goal: 9 (14 October 2006 – 20 January 2007)[75]
League records
Wins in a season
- Most league wins in a season: 28 – 1929–30 (Third Division South), 2013–14 (League One)[76]
- Most league away wins in a season: 1996–97, Second Division
- Least league home wins in a season: 5 – First Division, 1946–47
- Least league away wins in a season: 1 – 1921–22, 1924–25 (Third Division South), 1953–54 (Second Division), 1964–65 (Third Division)
Draws in a season
- Most league draws in a season: 19 – 1980–81 (Third Division), 1993–94 (Second Division)
- Most league home draws in a season: 11 – 1996–97 (Second Division)
- Most league away draws in a season: 10 – 1958–59, 1963–64, 1980–81 (Third Division)
- Least league draws in a season: 5 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)
- Least league home draws in a season: 0 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)
- Least league away draws in a season: 0 – 1923–24, 1924–25 (Third Division South)
Defeats in a season
- Most league defeats in a season: 26 – 1924–25 (Third Division South), 1946–47 (First Division)
- Most league home defeats in a season: 11 – 1946–47 (First Division)
- Most league away defeats in a season: 20 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)
- Least league defeats in a season: 6 – 1932–33 (Third Division South)
- Least league home defeats in a season: 0 – 1929–30 (Third Division South), 1934–35 (Second Division)
- Least league away defeats in a season: 4 – 1932–33 (Third Division South)
Goals
Scored in a match
- Most goals scored in a home league win: 9[75]
- 9–0 versus Wrexham, Third Division, 15 October 1963
- Most goals scored in an away league win: 7[75]
- 7–1 versus Exeter City, Third Division, 15 October 1963
Conceded in a match
- Most goals conceded in a home league defeat: 6[75]
- 1–6 versus Brighton & Hove Albion, Third Division South, 12 September 1925
- 2–6 versus Manchester City, First Division, 3 April 1937
- 2–6 versus Luton Town, Third Division, 8 February 1964
- 2–6 versus Bristol Rovers, Second Division, 28 August 2000
- Most goals conceded in an away league defeat: 7[75]
- 1–7 versus Plymouth Argyle, Third Division South, 6 September 1924
- 0–7 versus Swansea Town, Third Division South, 8 November 1924
- 1–7 versus Reading, Third Division South, 1 May 1926
- 2–7 versus Grimsby Town, Second Division, 11 November 1950
- 0–7 versus Walsall, Third Division South, 19 January 1957
- 0–7 versus Peterborough United, League Two, 24 November 2007
Scored in a season
- Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 107 – 1982–83 (Third Division)
- Most league goals scored in a season: 98 – 1962–63 (Fourth Division)
- Most home league goals scored in a season: 66 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)
- Most away league goals scored in a season: 45 – 1932–33 (Third Division South)
- Least league goals scored in a season: 38 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)
- Least home league goals scored in a season: 19 – 1946–47 (Fourth Division)
- Least away league goals scored in a season: 10 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)
Conceded in a season
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 94 – 1925–26 (Third Division South)
- Most home league goals conceded in a season: 36 – 1954–55 (Third Division South), 1963–64 (Third Division)
- Most away league goals conceded in a season: 65 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)
- Least league goals conceded in a season: 39 – 1969–70 (Fourth Division), 1994–95 (Second Division)
- Least home league goals conceded in a season: 11 – 1969–70 (Fourth Division)
- Least away league goals conceded in a season: 21 – 1996–97 (Second Division)
Aggregate scores
- Highest home league aggregate score: 10[75]
- 7–3 versus Coventry City, Third Division South, 23 October 1926
- 8–2 versus Crystal Palace, Third Division South, 25 December 1930
- 7–3 versus Cardiff City, Third Division South, 1 April 1933
- 8–2 versus Bury, Second Division, 19 February 1949
- 6–4 versus York City, Fourth Division, 9 November 1970
- Highest away league aggregate score: 10[75]
- 5–5 versus Luton Town, Third Division South, 1 February 1933
- 4–6 versus Southampton, Third Division South, 21 August 1954
- 6–4 versus Crewe Alexandra, Fourth Division, 3 September 1977
Goalscorers
- Most goalscorers in a league season: 20 (League One, 2013–14)[76]
- Most goalscorers in a league match: 6 – Darren Annon, Paul Smith, Robert Taylor, Nicky Forster, Denny Mundee and Lee Harvey (versus Plymouth Argyle, Second Division, 17 December 1994)[78]
- Least goalscorers in a league season: 8 (Second Division, 1933–34)[16]
Clean sheets
- Most consecutive clean sheets: 9 (1 October–9 November 1957)[22]
- Most consecutive home league clean sheets: 8 (14 January–22 April 1950)[75]
- Most consecutive away league clean sheets: 4
- 28 February–13 April 1935
- 25 August–11 September 1948
- 8 September–10 October 1979
- 6 September–8 October 1980
- 5 October–22 November 1991
- 2 November–21 December 2013
- Most league games without a clean sheet: 20[75]
- 21 April–10 November 1923
- 25 September 1954 – 19 February 1955
- 29 September 1984 – 26 January 1985
- 5 February–20 August 1994
- 23 September 2006 – 20 January 2007
- Most home league games without a clean sheet: 16 (3 March–20 October 1956)[75]
- Most away league games without a clean sheet: 34 (17 March 1928 – 26 December 1929)
Points
- Most points in a league season:
- 2 points for a win: 62 – 1932–33 (Third Division South), 1962–63 (Fourth Division)
- 3 points for a win: 94 – 2013–14 (League One)[76]
- Least points in a league season:
- Highest points average in a league season
- Best start to a league season: 27 points from opening 14 games – 1932–33, Third Division South[79]
- Worst start to a league season: 1 point from opening 10 games – 1925–26, Third Division South[79]
Attendances
- Highest league attendance: 38,535 versus Arsenal (First Division, 8 September 1938)[80]
- Highest Southern League attendance: 13,770 versus Northampton Town (First Division, 27 December 1910)[71]
- Highest cup attendance: 38,678 versus Leicester City (FA Cup sixth round, 26 February 1949)[80]
- Highest attendance prior to joining the Football League: 21,478 versus Crystal Palace (FA Cup third round replay, 27 February 1907)[80]
- Highest aggregate league attendance in a season: 541,128 (1946–47, First Division)
- Highest average league attendance in a season: 25,768 (1946–47, First Division)
- Highest attendance at any Brentford match: 69,792 (1942 London War Cup Final)[81]
- Lowest attendance (all competitions): 1,100 versus Swindon Town (Football League Trophy preliminary round, 6 January 1987)[80]
- Lowest league attendance: 2,024 versus Walsall (Third Division, 5 December 1927)[80]
- Lowest FA Cup attendance: 1,475 versus 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles (fourth qualifying round, 18 November 1911)[82]
- Lowest League Cup attendance: 2,040 versus Shrewsbury Town (first round, 12 August 1997)[80]
- Lowest First Division attendance: 5,276 versus Grimsby Town (7 December 1935)[82]
National records
All-time
- Home league wins in a season: 21 (1929–30, Third Division South)[83]
- Joint-highest aggregate score in a single League Cup match: 12 (6–6 after extra time versus Dagenham & Redbridge, first round, 13 August 2014)[84]
- Highest-scoring draw in a single League Cup match: 6–6 (versus Dagenham & Redbridge, first round, 13 August 2014)[85]
- First club to win each of the Second, Third and Fourth Division championships[86]
- First club to occupy first place in the First Division and last place in the Fourth Division[87]
- Quickest golden goal: 15 seconds – Robert Taylor versus Barnet (Football League Trophy second round, 7 January 1997)[88]
One-time
- Highest average attendance in division: 13,300 (Third Division South, 1932–33), 11,738 (Fourth Division, 1971–72)[89]
- Best home record in the Football League in a calendar year: 2014[90]
Other club records
- Longest run of matches with unchanged starting lineup: 21 (2 November 1929 – 15 March 1930)[91]
- Longest run undefeated in home league matches: 29 (26 December 1995 – 15 March 1997)[92]
- Best-ever run of results: 16 wins, 3 draws (26 November 2013 – 11 January 2014)[76]
- Quickest time to reach 50 league goals in a season: 22 matches (1963–64, Third Division)[93]
Awards
- Football League Awards
- Stadium Business Awards
- Sponsorship, Sales and Marketing (1): 2013[97]
- League Managers Association Performance of the Week
- 3–0 vs West Bromwich Albion, League Cup first round, second leg, 18 August 1998[98]
- 4–0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Championship, 29 November 2014[99]
Notes
- ↑ Believed to be £1000000.
- ↑ Believed to be £9000000. Approximately £110000 of the fee went to Gray's previous club Luton Town.
- ↑ Believed to be over £3000000.
- ↑ Brentford received Mickey Bennett and Detsi Kruszyński from Wimbledon as part of the deal. £100000 of the fee went to Holdsworth's previous club Watford.
- ↑ Brentford received an additional £350000 sell-on fee from Sinton's £2750000 transfer to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1993.
- ↑ £13000 of the fee went to Houston's previous club Chelsea.
- ↑ £100 of the fee went to Shanks' previous club Derby County, who still held his league registration.
- ↑ Joe Connor was also transferred to Woolwich Arsenal as part of the deal.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Southern League statistics only.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Initially as caretaker manager.
- ↑ Points total adjusted to three points for a win.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Anglo-Italian Cup 1992/93
- ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 136.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 46.
- ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 47.
- ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 119-120.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Haynes 1998, p. 51.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Haynes 1998, p. 139.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Haynes 1998, p. 99.
- ↑ Haynes 1998, p. 10.
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