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Brentford F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ Brentford F.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Brentford Full nameBrentford Football ClubNickname(s)The BeesFounded1889GroundGriffin ParkBrentford, London(Capacity: 12,763)Chairman Greg DykeManager Andy ScottLeagueLeague Two2007 – 08League Two, 14th     Home colours   Away coloursBrentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League Two. They were founded in 1889 and play their home games at Griffin Park, their home stadium since 1904. 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 twice been Football League Trophy runners-up.Contents1 History1.1 Foundation to 19391.2 1945-19891.3 1990 to present2 Stadium2.1 Griffin Park2.2 New Stadium3 Current first-team squad3.1 Players out on loan3.2 Coaching staff4 Managers5 Notable players6 Honours7 Rivalries8 Mascot9 Club songs10 Trivia11 Club records12 See also13 References14 External links//[edit] History[edit] Foundation to 1939Founded in 1889 to serve as a winter pursuit for the Brentford Rowing Club, the club spent its early years in the lower divisions of the Football League and achieved little of note, save for a move to its present day home ground, Griffin Park, in 1904. In 1921, it was a founder member of the Third Division South. During the late 1920s and 1930s, the club began to make real progress. In the 1929-30 season, the side won all 21 of its home matches in the Third Division South (a record which still stands in English football), but still missed out on promotion. After several more near-misses, promotion to the Second Division was finally achieved in 1932-33. Two years later, Brentford reached the First Division and finished 5th in its debut season - which is still the club's highest ever league position - to complete a remarkable rise for the club. Brentford achieved more impressive placings in the league for the rest of the decade (6th in the following two seasons) before the Second World War interrupted.[edit] 1945-1989  League positions since the 1920-21 season.Note - Dotted horizontal lines indicate league divisions.Note - From 1920-1958 the 3rd tier was split into North and South divisions, graph indicates Brentfords position in the South divisionDuring the war, Brentford competed in the London War Cup, losing in the 1941 final at Wembley Stadium to Reading and winning in the final against Portsmouth a year later. The club was relegated in the first season after the War, and a downward spiral set in, which culminated in relegation to the Third Division in 1953-54 and the Fourth Division in 1961-62. The survival of Brentford FC was threatened by a projected takeover by Queens Park Rangers in the late 1960s - a bid that was only narrowly averted with an emergency loan of £104,000 - while the club continued to yo-yo between the third and fourth divisions during the next three decades. The club won promotion in 1962-63, 1971-72 and 1977-78 but only on the final occasion was it able to consolidate its place in English football's third tier. Other bright spots in this period included reaching the final of the Freight Rover Trophy at Wembley in 1985, where it lost to Wigan, and a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals in 1989 which included wins over three higher-division sides and was only ended by the reigning league champions Liverpool.[edit] 1990 to presentAfter a 45-year absence, Brentford were promoted back to the Second Division (renamed the First Division with the advent of the Premier League in 1992) in the 1991-92 season as Third Division champions, though they were relegated again the following year.There followed several seasons of the club narrowly missing out on promotion. Former Chelsea FA Cup hero David Webb was appointed manager in 1993 and twice led the side into the play-offs. In 1996-97 he led them to the play-off final at Wembley, but the side were beaten by Crewe Alexandra. The club were then relegated to the Third Division (by then the bottom division of the Football League) the following year. Brentford won promotion as champions again in 1998-99 under manager and chairman Ron Noades.The club suffered more promotion agony in 2002 under manager Steve Coppell as they lost out to Stoke City in the play-off final having been just minutes away from automatic promotion on the final day of the season, and again under manager Martin Allen in 2004-05, on that occasion losing 3-1 on aggregate to Sheffield Wednesday in the semi-finals after finishing 4th in League One.Former BBC Director-General and Bees fan Greg Dyke was announced as chairman of Brentford on 20 January 2006 as part of the takeover by Bees United, the Brentford Supporters Trust. On 28 January 2006, Brentford beat Premier League strugglers Sunderland 2-1 in the 4th Round of the FA Cup, but lost 3-1 to another Premier League club Charlton Athletic in the 5th Round. Brentford finished 3rd in the league and lost to Swansea City in the play-off semi-final.On 30 May 2006 Allen announced his resignation as manager of Brentford[1] and the club named Leroy Rosenior as his successor on 14 June 2006. On 18 November 2006, following a run of 16 matches without a win - leaving the side in the relegation zone - Rosenior was sacked as manager, after the team lost 4-0 at home to Crewe. Following Rosenior's departure, youth team coach Scott Fitzgerald was appointed manager on a full-time basis on 21 December 2006 with Alan Reeves acting as his assistant.[2] Fitzgerald was unable to turn around the club's fortunes, and Brentford were relegated to Football League Two in April 2007. Fitzgerald left the day following confirmation of Brentford's relegation, with youth team manager Barry Quin due to act as caretaker in the managerial role until the end of the season.[3]On 18 April 2007, The Sun newspaper reported that Micky Adams was in line to return as manager, nine years after being sacked following relegation. Instead, former England captain Terry Butcher was appointed as manager on April 24. Butcher's assistant was former Brentford winger Andy Scott, who was appointed on May 9, 2007. Butcher's reign at Griffin Park was, however, not a successful one, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on December 11, 2007[4], after winning just 5 matches in 23. Butcher's assistant Andy Scott was appointed as manager on January 4, 2008 following a successful caretaker spell.[edit] Stadium[edit] Griffin ParkMain article: Griffin ParkBrentford have played at Griffin Park since 1904. The ground is unique in British football in that there is a pub in each corner of Griffin Park, one of which is owned by the club.In 2007 The Ealing Road end of the ground has had a roof installed after a grant by the Football Trust and makes all 4 stands of the ground covered. The Ealing Road remains a terrace but has been "given back" to home supporters and was re-opened for the first game of the season of the 2007/2008 season on Saturday 11th August 2007 against Mansfield Town (4,909 watched the game).[edit] New StadiumMain article: Lionel Road StadiumBrentford, with the aim of securing a more financially sustainable future, have been considering relocation since 2002. Plans were announced in October 2002 for a new 18,000-20,000-seat stadium at a state-of-the-art arena complex in Lionel Road, Brentford. It was announced on December 7, 2007 that the club had secured an option to purchase the site - a major breakthrough in the club's plans to relocate.[5]The new stadium moved another step closer on February 22, 2008 when it was announced that Brentford's development partner, Barratt Homes, had acquired a 7.6 acre regeneration site in Lionel Road, Brentford.[6][edit] Current first-team squadAs of August 14, 2008:No.PositionPlayer1GKBen Hamer (on loan from Reading)2 MFKevin O'Connor3DFRyan Dickson4MFMarcus Bean5DFMark Phillips6DFAlan Bennett (on loan from Reading)7 DFAdam Newton (captain)8MFGary Smith9FWNathan Elder10FWCharlie MacDonald11MFGlenn PooleNo.PositionPlayer14DFBrett Johnson15 DFJames Wilson (on loan from Bristol City)16MFSam Wood17MFCraig Pead19FWMoses Ademola20MFFrankie Artus (on loan from Bristol City)23FWRoss Montague24DFFraser Franks25MFLewis Ochoa31GKSeb Brown32MFMarvin Williams[edit] Players out on loanNo.PositionPlayer18DFDarius Charles (at Ebbsfleet United until May 2009)21GKSimon Brown (at Darlington until January 2009)22DFKarleigh Osborne (at Oxford United until October 2008)[edit] Coaching staffAs of August 25, 2008.NameRole Andy ScottManager Terry BullivantAssistant Manager Steve SmithGoalkeeping coach Darren SarllYouth Team Manager Barry QuinHead of Youth Development Dave AppanahPhysiotherapist Kevin PowellYouth Team Physio[edit] ManagersAs of August 23, 2008. Only competitive matches are counted.NameNatFromToRecordPWDLWin %William LewisAugust 1900May 1903Dick MolyneuxAugust 1903May 1906W G BrownAugust 1906May 1908Fred HallidayAugust 1908May 1912Ephraim RhodesAugust 1912May 1915Fred HallidayAugust 1915August 1921Archie MitchellAugust 1921December 19226022132537Fred HallidayDecember 1924May 19266822123432Harry CurtisMay 1926February 194970530515724343Jackie GibbonsFebruary 1949August 195215053405735Jimmy BainAugust 1952January 195323751130Tommy LawtonJanuary 1953September 1953338101524Bill Dodgin, Sr.October 1953May 195718265576036Malcolm MacDonald May 1957January 19653791609412542Tommy CavanaghJanuary 1965March 19664616102035Billy Gray1 August 196630 August 19674819131640Jimmy Sirrel1 September 196730 November 196911145264041Frank Blunstone1 December 196911 July 197316467356241Mike Everitt1 September 197315 January 19757021222730John Docherty20 January 19757 September 19766923202633Bill Dodgin, Jr.16 September 19761 March 198016671356043Fred Callaghan1 March 19802 February 198417659526532Frank Blunstone2 February 19849 February 198410010Frank McLintock9 February 19841 January 198715151435734Steve Perryman1 January 198715 August 199018271486339Phil Holder24 August 199011 May 199315866335941David Webb17 May 19934 August 199721685656639Eddie May5 August 19975 November 199720551025Micky Adams5 November 19971 July 1998337151121Ron Noades1 July 199820 November 200013051334639Ray Lewington20 November 20007 May 20013714111238Steve Coppell8 May 20015 June 20025427121550Wally Downes28 June 200214 March 20049729224630Garry Thompson[7]14 March 200418 March 200410100Martin Allen18 March 200430 May 200612454363444Leroy Rosenior14 June 200618 November 2006233101013Scott Fitzgerald[8]18 November 20069 April 200724451517Barry Quin[7]9 April 20077 May 2007410325Terry Butcher7 May 200711 December 200723551322Andy Scott[8]11 December 2007Present311441345[edit] Notable playersSee also:Category:Brentford F.C. players - a list of all Brentford F.C. players with a Wikipedia article.Famous former players include:Australia Adam GriffithsCanada Gordon SweetzerEngland Doug Allder Marcus Bent Gary Blissett Stan Bowles Dudley Campbell Richard Cadette Ken Coote Roger Cross Maurice Edelston Terry Evans Les Ferdinand Nicky Forster Ron Greenwood Ron Harris Patsy Hendren Jimmy Hill Dean Holdsworth Terry Hurlock Keith Jones Francis Joseph Tommy Lawton Chris Kamara Andy McCulloch Gavin Mahon Paul Merson Tony Parks Steve Perryman Steve Phillips Michael Pollitt Isaiah Rankin John Salako Kenny Sansom Steve Sidwell Andy Sinton Neil Smillie Paul Smith Robert TaylorGhana Patrick Agyemang Jo Kuffour Lloyd OwusuIceland Ólafur Gottskálksson Hermann Hreiðarsson Ívar IngimarssonJamaica Deon Burton Marcus Gayle Jamie LawrenceMalta John ButtigiegNigeria Sam SodjeRepublic of Ireland Bill Gorman Chris Hughton Stephen Hunt Paddy Roche Jay TabbScotland Chic Brodie Stewart Houston Graeme Hogg David McCullochSenegal Ibrahima SonkoWales Paul Evans Idris Hopkins[edit] HonoursFootball League First Division (top tier)Best finish: 5th (1935-6)Football League Second Division (second tier)Champions: 1934-5Football League Third Division (third tier)Champions: 1932-3 (then the Third Division South), 1991-2Football League Fourth Division (fourth tier)Champions: 1962-3, 1998-9 (by then known as the Third Division)FA CupBest performance: quarter-finals (1937-8, 1945-6, 1948-9, 1988-9)League CupBest performance: fourth round (1982-3)Football League TrophyBest performance: runners-up (1984-5, 2000-1)London War CupWinners: 1941-2Runners-up: 1940-1Empire Exhibition TrophyQuarter-final: 1938[edit] RivalriesBrentford are situated in West London alongside several other local clubs. Of these teams, Brentford share long standing rivalries with both Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. However due to the lack of competetive meetings with Chelsea, no such rivalry has ever developed. In 2003, a poll between supporters of all Football League clubs into the teams they see as their main rivals was conducted by the Football Fans Census. Brentford fans considered their major rivals to be QPR, Fulham and Brighton & Hove Albion. Of these teams, QPR and Fulham reciprocated the rivalry.Local rivalsQueens Park Rangers - Brentford have competed with QPR since both clubs' inceptions in the late 19th Century. The two teams then competed every season between 1920 and 1933 in the old Third Division South in the Football League. Brentford then enjoyed success in the higher divisions until the two teams paths crossed again and the rivalry was resumed between 1945 and 1966 on a regular basis. Following on from the 1966/67 season, QPR competed at a higher level for several decades until the rivalry was again briefly reignited in 2001 for three seasons. However, the bad feeling between both clubs runs deeper than simply locality. In 1967, QPR attempted a takeover of Brentford which would have resulted in the death of Brentford and QPR moving into Griffin Park. The story infamously broke in the press and Brentford supporters rallied to save their club and the crisis was averted.Fulham - Again, Fulham are another team that Brentford competed with reguarly pre-war in the Football League. The rivalry died away after the Second World War as Brentford dropped out of the upper divisions. Supporters had to wait until 1980 until the two clubs were to meet again, this time in the Third Division. The rivalry continued on a fairly regular basis during the 80s and 90s until the last competitive match between the two in 1998. Fulham are seen as the younger generation of Bees' supporters main rivals and the two clubs are traditional rivals. Perhaps the most remembered local derby between the teams took place in 1992 when Brentford beat Fulham 4-0 to gain promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in nearly 40 years. Fulham have since had millions pumped into the club and have enjoyed several seasons in the upper divisions.Other rivalriesWatford - Brentford and Watford played each other reguarly from 1920 when the Football League absorbed the Southern League. Already a London derby, this rivalry intensified in 1958 when Watford lost 6-0 to Brighton in a controversial game in which it later came out that the Watford team "rolled over" for Brighton. This result prevented Brentford from gaining promotion that season, the last time only one team would go up automatically. Also, in the 70s, this fixture was known for crowd trouble.Birmingham City - Not so much of a historic rivalry as it only really began in the 90s. The matches were often heated and controversial affairs. In 1992, on the final day of the season, Birmingham were already being congratulated as "Champions" of the Third Division in the media despite Brentford still being in with a chance. Ultimately, Brentford won the league title. Then in 1995, for the first season in 37 years only one team would be automatically promoted from the Third Division. Birmingham pipped The Bees to the title and Brentford then lost in the play-offs.Other teams that Brentford have shared rivalries with in the past, both on and off the pitch, include Reading, Aldershot, Luton and Brighton. Another minor rivalry has recently occurred with Barnet due to the fact that both teams are nicknamed "The Bees". The two clubs currently compete in the same league and are relatively local to each other.[edit] MascotBrentford FC's mascot is the ever-smiling Buzz Bee. Standing at 6 feet tall, he has black and yellow stripes and wears a Brentford FC club strip. He circles the ground before each game, and is a great hit with the kids who come to watch the matches. In keeping with tradition, various supporters of the Bees have been asked to play the part of Buzz Bee.[edit] Club songsIn 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 Hiss 1983/1999. The song has been played at the ground till at least 2002. And more recently the fans have adopted "Hey Jude" by The Beatles as the club tune, also the name of one of the club fanzines. 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. More recently Lloyd Owusu, on his short comeback to Brentford recorded a track about himself and his connections with the club. Surprisingly, this spent a short while being downloaded rapidly off music websites. 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'.[edit] TriviaRichard Archer, the lead singer of indie-rock band Hard-Fi supports the team. Other well known fans include Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, Sky Sports News presenter Natalie Sawyer, Jim Carrey, Dean Gaffney and comedian Dominic Holland.Rod Stewart was an apprentice at the club, before he focussed on his music career.Comedian and actor, Bradley Walsh was a professional at the club in the late 1970s but never made the first team squad.In the early sixties during a league game, both the first team and substitute goalkeepers were injured during the 90 minutes, leaving young keeper John Clack to come on in the dying seconds. This was one of the first times that three goalkeepers had to be used in one game due to injury.[edit] Club recordsRecord Victory: 9-0 v Wrexham, Division 3, 15 October 1963Record Defeat: 0-7 on three occasions, most recently v Peterborough United, Coca Cola League Two, 24 November 2007Most League Points (2 for a win): 62, Division Three South, 1932-1933Most League Points (3 for a win): 85, Division 2, 1994-1995 & Division 3, 1998-9Most League Goals Scored in a season: 98, Division 4, 1962-1963Most League Goals Conceded in a season: 94, Division Three South, 1925-26Highest League Scorer in a season: Jack Holliday, 39, 1932-1933Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Jim Towers, 153, 1954-1961Most Capped Player: John Buttigieg, 95, MaltaMost League Appearances: Ken Coote, 514, 1949-1964Record Transfer Fee Received: £2,500,000 from Wimbledon for Hermann Hreiðarsson, October 1999Record Transfer Fee Paid: £750,000 to Crystal Palace for Hermann Hreiðarsson, September 1998Highest home attendance: 38,678 v Leicester City, 26 February 1949Most league games without a win: 18, September-December 2006[edit] See alsoList of Fan Owned Teams[edit] References^ "Allen resigns from Bees", skysports.com (2006-06-30). Retrieved on 2006-11-18. ^ "Rosenior sacked as Brentford boss", BBC Sport (2006-11-18). Retrieved on 2006-11-19. ^ "Boss Fitzgerald leaves Brentford", BBC Sport (2007-04-10). Retrieved on 2007-04-10. ^ "Boss Butcher leaves Brentford job", BBC Sport (2007-12-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-11. ^ "Brentford given new stadium boost", BBC Sport (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2007-12-13. ^ "Brentford Football Club and Barratt Homes team up to acquire land for new Community Stadium", Brentford F.C. (2008-02-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-25. ^ a b Served as caretaker manager.^ a b Initially as caretaker manager.[edit] External linksBeespediaOfficial web site (part of the Premium TV network of official web sites)Bees United - The Brentford Supporters TrustBIAS - Brentford Independent Association of SupportersGriffin Park Grapevine - Griffin Park Grapevine - the busiest website on BrentfordBrentford on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club statsSwedish Supporters' Club - The Swedish Supporters ClubFootball League Two 2008–09v • d • eAccrington Stanley | Aldershot Town | AFC Bournemouth | Barnet | Bradford City | Brentford | Bury | Chester City | Chesterfield | Dagenham & Redbridge | Darlington | Exeter City | Gillingham | Grimsby Town | Lincoln City | Luton Town | Macclesfield Town | Morecambe | Notts County | Port Vale | Rochdale | Rotherham United | Shrewsbury Town | Wycombe WanderersFootball in England v • d • eLeague competitionsThe FACup competitionsPremier LeagueEngland (B) (C)FA CupThe Football League (Champ, 1, 2)(U-21) (U-20) (U-19)Football League CupFootball Conference (Nat, N, S)(U-18) (U-17) (U-16)FA Community ShieldNorthern Premier (Prem, 1N, 1S)List of clubsFootball League TrophySouthern League (Prem, 1Mid, 1S&W)List of venuesFA TrophyIsthmian League (Prem, 1N, 1S)(by capacity)Conference League CupEnglish football league systemList of leaguesFA VaseRecordsFA NLS CupForeign playersRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentford_F.C." 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