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]
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 December 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 been promoted through the EFL play-offs and as of December 2020,[2] its 9 failed attempts is a national record.[6]
Brentford has never won a major cup, with the club's furthest advancement being the semi-final of the EFL Cup (2020–21) and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup (1937–38, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1988–89).[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
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Symbol/colour | Meaning |
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↑ | 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 2019–20 season. For information on the season in progress, see 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season.
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Minor cup victories | Top scorer(s) (All comps) | Average home league att. | Notes | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos. | Name(s) | 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.[16] Brentford competed in the London Combination and won the league title in 1918–19.[17] Henry White top-scored during the war years, with 56 goals.[18] | ||||||||||||||||
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.[21] Brentford competed in the Football League South and other regional leagues.[22] 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.[17] Len Townsend top-scored during the war years, with 49 goals.[22] | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
2019–20 | Championship | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 38 | 81 | 3 of 24 | R4 | R1 | — | — | Ollie Watkins | 26 | 9,156 | [nb 37] |
Notes
- Brentford played friendly matches and in minor cups during the season.
- Brentford entered the West London League, but withdrew before the end of the season. The club's results were expunged.[7]
- Brentford were elected to the Southern League Second Division at the end of the season.[8]
- Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley and C. Ward top-scored in league matches with 9 goals each.[9]
- E. Andrews top-scored in league matches with seven goals.[9]
- Brentford were promoted to the Southern League First Division after drawing 0–0 with Swindon Town in a promotion-relegation test match.[10]
- Brentford retained its Southern League First Division status after a 0–0 draw with Grays United in a promotion-relegation test match.[11] The club also competed in the London League Second Division during the season.[12]
- Brentford retained its Southern League First Division status after a 7–2 win over Fulham in a promotion-relegation test match.[13] Tosher Underwood and Davie Maher finished as joint-top goalscorers in league matches, with three goals each.[14] The club also competed in the Western League First Division and the London League Premier Division during the season.[14]
- Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division and the London League Premier Division during the season.[14]
- Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division during the season.
- Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division A during the season.
- Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division B during the season.[15]
- Brentford were re-elected to the Football League at the end of the season.
- Brentford topped the First Division table for 16 consecutive matches during the season.[19]
- Cheetham was also Queens Park Rangers' top scorer during the 1938–39 season.[20]
- Towers scored 32 league goals.[23]
- 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.[24]
- Ian Lawther finished the season as joint-top league scorer with John Docherty, scoring 11 goals.[25]
- Alan Murray finished the season as joint-top league scorer with John Docherty, scoring seven goals.[26]
- 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.[27]
- Phillips scored 32 league goals and tied with Alan Curtis of Swansea City as the top goalscorer in the Football League.[28] 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).[29]
- Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.
- Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.[30] Gary Roberts and Gary Johnson finished the season as joint-top league goalscorer with Keith Bowen, scoring eight goals each.[31]
- The 107 goals scored in all competitions during the 1982–83 season is a club record.[32] The club competed in the Football League Group Cup during the season and was eliminated in the group stage.[33]
- Keith Cassells and Robbie Cooke finished the 1984–85 season as joint-top league goalscorers, scoring 12 goals each.[34] Cooke was also Cambridge United's top scorer during the 1984–85 season.[35]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Third Division play-off semi-finals.[2]
- Holdsworth scored 24 league goals and tied with Iwan Roberts of Huddersfield Town as the top goalscorer in the Third Division.[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.[2]
- 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.[36] Brentford failed to achieve promotion after losing on penalties to Huddersfield Town in the 1995 Second Division play-off semi-finals.[2] 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).[29]
- Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.[30] Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in the 1997 Second Division play-off Final.[2]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Second Division play-off Final.[2]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 League One play-off semi-finals.[2]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Swansea City in the 2006 League One play-off semi-finals.[2]
- Charlie MacDonald finished the season as joint-top league goalscorer with Gary Alexander, scoring 9 goals.[37]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–1 defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off Final.[2]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Middlesbrough in the 2015 Championship play-off semi-finals.[2]
- Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–1 defeat to Fulham in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[2]
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