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 .[2] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League , the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[2]
The "initial" €33,000,000 Brentford paid for forward Igor Thiago in February 2024 is the club's incoming transfer record.[1]
The list encompasses the major honours won by Brentford, records set by the club, its managers and its players. "League" constitutes records and statistics from the 1920–21 season until the present day, during which the club has competed in League football .
Major domestic competitions
Minor domestic competitions
Leagues
Southern League First Division / Premier Division
Southern League Second Division
United League
Western League First Division / Premier Division
London League First Division
London League Second Division
Brentford Hall of Fame member Kevin O'Connor retired in 2015, after making 501 appearances.[17]
Appearances
Youngest debutant (all competitions): Paul Walker – 15 years, 7 months, 28 days (versus Watford , Football League Cup first round, August 1976)
Youngest League debutant: Danis Salman – 15 years, 8 months, 3 days (versus Watford, Fourth Division, 15 November 1975)[19]
Oldest player: Jimmy Hodson – 40 years, 8 months, 2 days (versus Plymouth Argyle , Third Division, 7 May 1921)
Oldest debutant: Simon Royce – 39 years, 4 months, 20 days (versus Yeovil Town , League One , 29 January 2011)[21]
Oldest player to make League debut with the club: Javi Venta – 37 years, 8 months, 4 days (versus Gillingham , League One, 17 August 2013)[22]
Most consecutive appearances: 187 – Gerry Cakebread (1 November 1958 – 18 August 1962)
Most consecutive League appearances: 168 – Gerry Cakebread (1 November 1958 – 18 August 1962)
Most consecutive FA Cup appearance: 30 – Ken Coote (9 January 1954 – 16 November 1963)[25]
Most appearances in a season (all competitions): 62 – Terry Evans (1988–89 )
Most Southern League appearances: 206 – Jimmy Jay [5]
Most appearances by a player born outside the British Isles (all competitions): 249 – Sergi Canós [27] [28]
Most League appearances by a player born outside the British Isles: 225 – Sergi Canós[27] [28]
Most seasons in which made at least one first team appearance (all competitions): 16 – Kevin O'Connor [17]
Most seasons in which made at least one League appearance: 15 – Kevin O'Connor[17]
Most appearances
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Goalscoring
Ghanaian international Lloyd Owusu scored 87 goals in two spells between 1998 and 2007.[29]
League
Southern League
Most Southern League goals: 58 – Geordie Reid [5]
Most goals in a Southern League season: 21 – Adam Bowman (First Division, 1907–08), Geordie Reid (First Division, 1910–11)[5]
Most goals in a Southern League match: 5
Most League goals: 153 – Jim Towers
Most goals in a League season: 38 – Jack Holliday (Third Division South, 1932–33)
Most League top-tier goals: 85 – David McCulloch
Most League second-tier goals: 63 – Billy Dare
Most League third-tier goals: 153 – Jim Towers
Most League fourth-tier goals: 64 – Roger Cross
Most players with 20 or more League goals in a single season: 3 – John Dick (23), Johnny Brooks (22), Billy McAdams (22) (Fourth Division, 1962–63)
Most goals in a League match: 5
Jack Holliday (versus Luton Town , Third Division South, 28 January 1933)
Billy Scott (versus Barnsley , Second Division, 15 December 1934)
Peter McKennan (versus Bury , Second Division, 19 February 1949)
Youngest League goalscorer: Richard Poole – 16 years, 9 months, 17 days (versus Bradford City , Fourth Division, 20 April 1974)[34]
Oldest League goalscorer: Frank Broome – 38 years, 2 months, 9 days (versus Stoke City , Second Division, 19 August 1953)
Quickest League goalscorer: 10 seconds – George Stobbart (versus Aldershot , Third Division South, 6 November 1954)
Most own goals in League matches: 5 – Peter Gelson, Alan Nelmes[19]
Cup
Most EFL Cup goals: 9[38]
Most EFL Cup goals in a season: 6 – Dean Holdsworth (1991–92 )
Most goals in a EFL Cup match: 4 – Marcus Forss (versus Oldham Athletic , third round, 21 September 2021)[39]
Most EFL Trophy goals: 9 – Dean Holdsworth
Most EFL Trophy goals in a season: 5 – Gary Roberts (1984–85 )
Most goals in a EFL Trophy match: 4
Youngest FA Cup goalscorer: Gary Rolph – 16 years, 9 months, 26 days (versus Colchester United , second round, 20 December 1976)
Hat-tricks
Most hat-tricks (all competitions): 9 – Jack Holliday
Most hat-tricks in a Southern League season: 3 – Geordie Reid (First Division, 1910–11)
Most hat-tricks in a League season: 5 – Jack Holliday (Third Division South, 1932–33)
Fastest hat-trick (all competitions): 3 minutes – Gary Roberts (versus Newport County , Football League Trophy southern area final, 17 May 1985)
Fastest League hat-trick: 7 minutes – Carl Asaba (versus Shrewsbury Town , Second Division, 31 August 1996)
Youngest hat-trick scorer: Jordan Rhodes – 18 years 11 months, 26 days (versus Shrewsbury Town, League Two, 31 January 2009)[43]
Hat-trick scored on club debut: Andy Woon (versus Port Vale , Third Division, 10 February 1973)
First hat-trick scored by a substitute: Bryan Mbeumo (versus Port Vale, FA Cup third round, 8 January 2022)[44]
Penalties
Most penalties (all competitions): 22 – Ivan Toney (19 league, 1 FA Cup, 2 play-offs)[45]
Most consecutive penalties scored (all competitions): 22 – Ivan Toney (19 league, 1 FA Cup, 2 play-offs)[45]
Most penalties in a season (all competitions): 11 – Ivan Toney, 2020–21 (9 league, 2 play-offs)[46]
Most penalties in a Southern League season: 5 – Fred Pentland (First Division, 1906–07 )
Most penalties in a League season: 9 – Ivan Toney (Championship , 2020–21 )[47]
Other
Fewest appearances required to reach 50 goals (all competitions): 49 – Jack Holliday[48]
Quickest goalscorer on debut: 4 minutes – Lee Luscombe (versus Barnet , Football League Trophy preliminary round, 17 December 1991)[49]
Most consecutive matches scored in: 10 – Fred Monk (3 February – 31 March 1951)
Most goals in a London League match: 6 – Oakey Field (versus Leyton , First Division, 8 January 1898)[7]
Most goals scored in a season without scoring a league goal: 6 – Marcus Forss (2021–22 )[nb 3] [51]
Goalkeepers who have scored for Brentford:
Top goalscorers
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Golden Boot
Top-scorer in all competitions amongst League clubs:
Level 2:
Ivan Toney – 31 goals (2020–21, Championship)[53]
Level 3:
Jim Towers – 32 goals (1958–59 , Third Division)
Dean Holdsworth – 24 goals (1991–92, Third Division, tied with Iwan Roberts )
Level 4:
Steve Phillips – 32 goals (1977–78, Fourth Division, tied with Alan Curtis )
Discipline
First red card : Freddy Capper versus Newport County, Third Division South, 11 February 1922
Most red cards in League matches: 6 – Jamie Bates[19]
Most Brentford players sent off in a Football League match: 2
Terry Johnson and Gordon Sweetzer (versus Rochdale , Fourth Division, 6 December 1975)
Jamie Bates and Colin Lee (versus Mansfield Town , Third Division, 12 December 1987)
Jamie Bates and Stuart Cash (versus Tranmere Rovers , Third Division, 26 October 1990)
Gary Blissett and Marcus Gayle (versus Torquay United , Third Division, 14 December 1991)
Jamie Bates and Martin Grainger (versus Bristol Rovers, Second Division, 23 September 1995)
Tony Craig and Clayton Donaldson (versus Sheffield United , League One, 16 April 2013)[57]
Longest suspension incurred by a Brentford player: 5 matches
Other player records
Most clean sheets in a League season: 22 – Gordon Phillips (Fourth Division, 1971–72)
Most top-tier clean sheets: 25 – Joe Crozier [62]
First player to score a penalty on debut: Andy Sinton (versus Bury, Third Division, 14 December 1985)[63]
Only player to score on both debuts for the club: Gordon Sweetzer (versus Huddersfield Town , Fourth Division, 27 September 1975 and versus Reading , Third Division, 27 January 1982)[64]
First substitute to be utilised: Hugh McLaughlin (replaced Billy Cobb versus Oldham Athletic, Third Division, 23 October 1965)
First substitute to score in a match: Tommy Higginson (versus Millwall, Third Division, 6 November 1965)
First tactical substitute to be utilised: Eddie Reeve (replaced Keith Hooker versus Newport County, Fourth Division, 26 August 1967)
First fourth substitute to be utilised: Justin Shaibu (replaced Neal Maupay versus AFC Wimbledon , Football League Cup first round, 8 August 2017)[67]
First fifth substitute to be utilised: Jan Žambůrek (replaced Christian Nørgaard versus Wigan Athletic , Championship , 4 July 2020)[68]
First substitute to be substituted: Paul Birch (replaced Colin Lee, then replaced by Andy Feeley versus Mansfield Town, Third Division, 2 May 1988)
Most League substitute appearances: 75 – Sam Saunders [19]
Most League matches in which substituted: 61 – Sam Saunders[19]
Most matches as an unused substitute: 182 – Tamer Fernandes
Most separate contracted spells with the club: 3
Shortest League career with the club: 8 minutes – Clement James [19]
First Brentford goal scored with the aid of goal-line technology : Andreas Bjelland (versus Nottingham Forest , Championship, 12 August 2017)[72]
Tallest player to play in a League match: 6 ft 5 in[73] [74] [75]
Shortest player to play in a League match: 5 ft 4 in
Most leagues in which played for the club: 4 – Patsy Hendren (Football League Third Division, Football League Third Division South, Southern League First Division, Southern League Second Division)
Last player born in the 19th century to make a competitive appearance for Brentford: Jack Clough , born 4 November 1898 (versus Bury, Second Division, 5 May 1934)[78]
First player born in the 20th century to make a competitive appearance for Brentford: George Taylor , born 3 June 1900 (versus Bristol Rovers, Third Division, 13 November 1920)
First player born in the 21st century to make a competitive appearance for Brentford: Jan Žambůrek, born 13 February 2001 (versus Hull City , Championship, 23 February 2019)[79]
Opposition player records
International
As of match played 28 March 2023
First capped player: Joe Connor (for Ireland versus Scotland , 21 March 1903)
First capped player since Brentford joined the Football League in 1920:
Idris Hopkins (for Wales versus Scotland, 21 November 1934)[81]
David McCulloch (for Scotland versus Wales, 21 November 1934)[82]
First capped player for England: Billy Scott (versus Wales, 17 October 1936)
First capped player to score at full international level: Joe Connor (for Ireland versus Scotland, 21 March 1903)
Most caps won while contracted to the club: 24 – Mathias Jensen (Denmark )[84] [85]
First contracted Brentford player to make an appearance at a major international tournament: Henrik Dalsgaard (Denmark, 2018 World Cup )[86]
Capped players who failed to make a first team appearance for the club:
Transfers
Record paid
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Progression of record fee paid
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Nationality
Fee paid
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Date
Notes
Ref.
Igor Thiago
Brazil
Undisclosed
Club Brugge
14 February 2024
[nb 4]
[89]
Nathan Collins
Republic of Ireland
£23,000,000
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 July 2023
[91]
Kevin Schade
Germany
£22,000,000
SC Freiburg
12 June 2023
[nb 5]
[93]
Keane Lewis-Potter
England
£16,000,000
Hull City
12 July 2022
[nb 7]
[96]
Aaron Hickey
Scotland
£14,000,000
Bologna
9 July 2022
[nb 8]
[99]
Kristoffer Ajer
Norway
£13,500,000
Celtic
21 July 2021
[100]
Frank Onyeka
Nigeria
Undisclosed
FC Midtjylland
20 July 2021
[nb 9]
[102]
Ivan Toney
England
Undisclosed
Peterborough United
1 September 2020
[nb 10]
[104]
Bryan Mbeumo
France
Undisclosed
Troyes
5 August 2019
[nb 11]
[106]
Pontus Jansson
Sweden
Undisclosed
Leeds United
8 July 2019
[nb 12]
[108]
Mathias Jensen
Denmark
Undisclosed
Celta Vigo
10 July 2019
[nb 13]
[110]
Ezri Konsa
England
Undisclosed
Charlton Athletic
12 June 2018
[nb 14]
[112]
Sergi Canós
Spain
Undisclosed
Norwich City
31 January 2017
[nb 15]
[114]
Andreas Bjelland
Denmark
Undisclosed
Twente
2 July 2015
[nb 16]
[116]
Jota
Spain
Undisclosed
Celta Vigo
15 August 2014
[nb 17]
[118]
Moses Odubajo
England
Undisclosed
Leyton Orient
27 June 2014
[nb 18]
[120]
Hermann Hreiðarsson
Iceland
£750,000
Crystal Palace
September 1998
[121]
Joe Allon
England
£250,000
Chelsea
November 1992
[121]
Eddie May
Scotland
£167,000
Hibernian
July 1989
[121]
Simon Ratcliffe
England
£100,000
Norwich City
January 1989
[121]
Alan Whitehead
England
£78,000
Bury
July 1981
[121]
Tony Funnell
England
£50,000
Gillingham
March 1980
[121]
Jim McNichol
Scotland
£33,000
Luton Town
October 1978
[121]
Andy McCulloch
England
£25,000
Oxford United
March 1976
[121]
John Dick
Scotland
£17,500
West Ham United
September 1962
[121]
Tommy Lawton
England
£16,000
Notts County
March 1952
[121]
Ron Greenwood
England
£9,500
Bradford Park Avenue
March 1949
[121]
Jackie Gibbons
England
£8,000
Bradford Park Avenue
August 1947
[121]
Dave McCulloch
Scotland
£6,000
Heart of Midlothian
November 1935
[121]
George Poyser
England
£1,550
Port Vale
July 1934
[121]
Baden Herod
England
£1,500
Charlton Athletic
July 1928
[121]
Ernie Watkins
England
£1,000
Southend United
January 1926
[121]
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Record received
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Nationality
Fee received
Transferred to
Date
Notes
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Ivan Toney
England
£40,000,000
Al-Ahli
31 August 2024
[122]
Ollie Watkins
England
£28,000,000
Aston Villa
9 September 2020
[nb 19]
[125]
Neal Maupay
France
Undisclosed
Brighton & Hove Albion
5 August 2019
[nb 22]
[130]
Chris Mepham
Wales
Undisclosed
Bournemouth
22 January 2019
[nb 23]
[132]
Scott Hogan
Republic of Ireland
Undisclosed
Aston Villa
31 January 2017
[nb 24]
[134]
Andre Gray
England
Undisclosed
Burnley
21 August 2015
[nb 25]
[137]
Adam Forshaw
England
Undisclosed
Wigan Athletic
1 September 2014
[nb 26]
[139]
Hermann Hreiðarsson
Iceland
£2,500,000
Wimbledon
October 1999
[140]
Dean Holdsworth
England
£720,000
Wimbledon
July 1993
[nb 27]
Andy Sinton
England
£350,000
Queens Park Rangers
March 1989
[nb 28]
[140]
Roger Joseph
England
£150,000
Wimbledon
August 1988
[140]
Terry Hurlock
England
£95,000
Reading
February 1986
[140]
Andy McCulloch
England
£60,000
Sheffield Wednesday
June 1979
[140]
Stewart Houston
Scotland
£55,000
Manchester United
December 1973
[nb 29]
John O'Mara
England
£50,000
Blackburn Rovers
September 1972
[140]
Roger Cross
England
£30,000
Fulham
September 1971
[140]
John Docherty
Scotland
£17,000
Sheffield United
March 1961
[140]
Jack Chisholm
England
£16,000
Sheffield United
March 1948
[140]
Dave McCulloch
Scotland
£9,500
Derby County
October 1938
[140]
Baden Herod
England
£4,000
Tottenham Hotspur
February 1929
[140]
Joe Wiggins
England
£1,400
Leicester City
April 1928
[140]
Harry Morris
England
£750
Millwall Athletic
February 1923
[140]
Tommy Shanks
Ireland
£200
Woolwich Arsenal
January 1903
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Other records
Record fee paid for a goalkeeper: £11,200,000 (Mark Flekken from SC Freiburg , 31 May 2023)[142]
Record fee received for a goalkeeper: £27,000,000 (David Raya to Arsenal , 4 July 2024)[126]
Record fee paid for a player over 30 years of age: £100,000 (Gary Alexander from Millwall, 5 August 2010)[143]
Record fee received for a player over 30 years of age: £2,000,000 (Lasse Vibe to Changchun Yatai , 10 February 2018)[144]
First player signed on loan: Dennis Edwards (from Portsmouth , September 1967)[145]
Most matches
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Most wins
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Most points
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Highest winning percentage
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Lowest winning percentage
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Other manager records
First person to win promotion with Brentford as a player and manager: Andy Scott (1998–99 Third Division as a player, 2008–09 League Two as manager)[178]
Matches
Firsts
First match: 1–1 versus Kew, friendly , 23 November 1889
First London League match: 6–1 versus Fulham, Second Division, 3 October 1896[7]
First FA Cup match: 6–1 versus 1st Coldstream Guards, first qualifying round, 25 September 1897
First Southern League match: 6–1 versus St Albans , Second Division, 10 September 1898
First Football League match: 0–3 versus Exeter City , Third Division South, 28 August 1920
First Football League match played at neutral ground: 0–3 versus Clapton Orient , Third Division South, Wembley Stadium , 22 November 1930
First match at Griffin Park : versus Plymouth Argyle, Western League First Division, 1 September 1904[183]
First competitive floodlit match at Griffin Park: versus Swindon Town, Third Division South, 12 March 1956[184]
First EFL Cup match: 4–3 versus Sunderland , second round, 25 October 1960
First EFL Trophy match: 4–3 versus Leyton Orient, first round, 21 February 1984
First EFL play-offs match: 2–2 versus Tranmere Rovers, Third Division, 19 May 1991
First Anglo-Italian Cup match: 2–1 versus Swindon Town, preliminary round, 16 September 1992
Record wins
Record London League win: 9–1 versus Bromley , First Division, 7 April 1898[7]
Record Southern League win: 11–1 versus Wycombe Wanderers, Second Division, 16 February 1901[nb 35] [5]
Record Southern League away win: 9–1 versus Southall, Second Division, 19 January 1901
Record League win: 9–0 versus Wrexham , Third Division, 15 October 1963[nb 36] [189]
Record League away win:
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[nb 37]
Record FA Cup away win: 6–1 vs Ilford , first round, 29 November 1930
Record EFL Cup win:
7–0 versus Oldham Athletic, third round, 21 September 2021[39]
Record EFL Trophy win:
6–0 versus Newport County, semi-final, 17 May 1985
6–0 versus Bournemouth, southern area quarter-final, 8 November 2011
Highest-scoring draws
Highest scoring Southern League draw: 3–3 on four occasions
Highest scoring League draw: 5–5 versus Luton Town, Third Division South, 1 February 1933[191]
Highest scoring home League draw: 3–3 on 22 occasions, most recently versus Milton Keynes Dons , League One, 31 December 2011[191]
Highest scoring away League draw: 5–5 versus Luton Town, Third Division South, 1 February 1933[191]
Highest scoring draw (all competitions): 6–6 after extra time versus Dagenham & Redbridge , Football League Cup first round, 12 August 2014[nb 38] [191]
Record defeats
Record London League defeat: 1–3 versus Queens Park Rangers, Second Division, 22 April 1897[7]
Record Southern League defeat: 0–9 versus Coventry City , First Division, 27 December 1911[nb 39] [5]
Record Southern League home defeat:
0–5 versus Grays United , Second Division, 8 February 1900
0–5 versus Portsmouth, First Division, 14 February 1903
Record League defeat:[nb 40]
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 League home defeat:[191]
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[nb 41]
Record FA Cup defeat to non-league opposition (since 1920):[193]
3–1 versus Kingstonian (first round, 18 November 2000)
5–3 versus St Albans (fifth qualifying round, 29 November 1924)
Record EFL Cup defeat:
0–5 versus Charlton Athletic, first round, second leg, 12 August 1980
0–5 versus Cheltenham Town , first round, 23 August 2005
0–5 versus Derby County, second round, 27 August 2013
Record EFL Trophy defeat: 0–4 versus Wycombe Wanderers, southern area first round, 19 January 1988
Other
Most matches in a League season: 63 – 1988–89 (46 Third Division, 8 FA Cup, 4 Football League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
League records
Southern League (1898–1920)
Wins in a season
Most Southern League wins in a season: 20 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Most Southern League home wins in a season: 14 – 1906–07 (First Division)[5]
Most Southern League away wins in a season: 7 – 1900–01, 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League wins in a season: 2 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League home wins in a season: 2 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League away wins in a season: 0 – 1901–02 , 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Draws in a season
Most Southern League draws in a season: 9 – 1904–05, 1909–10 , 1910–11, 1911–12 (First Division)[5]
Most Southern League home draws in a season: 7 – 1904–05 (First Division)[5]
Most Southern League away draws in a season: 5 – 1903–04 , 1906–07, 1919–20 (First Division)[5]
Least Southern League draws in a season: 1 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League home draws in a season: 1 – 1900–01, 1902–03 (First Division), 1912–13 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League away draws in a season: 0 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Defeats in a season
Most Southern League defeats in a season: 27 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Most Southern League home defeats in a season: 12 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Most Southern League away defeats in a season: 16 – 1907–08, 1912–13 (First Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League defeats in a season: 0 – 1900–01 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League home defeats in a season: 0 – 1900–01 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League away defeats in a season: 0 – 1900–01 (Second Division)[5]
Wins in a season
Most League wins in a season: 28 – 1929–30 (Third Division South), 2013–14 (League One)[195]
Most League home wins in a season: 21 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)[nb 43] [195]
Most League away wins in a season: 12 – 1996–97 (Second Division)
Fewest League wins in a season: 8 – 2006–07 (League One)
Fewest League home wins in a season: 5 – 1946–47 (First Division), 2006–07 (League One)
Fewest 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)
Fewest League draws in a season: 5 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)
Fewest League home draws in a season: 0 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)
Fewest 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)
Fewest League defeats in a season: 6 – 1932–33 (Third Division South)
Fewest League home defeats in a season: 0 – 1929–30 (Third Division South), 1934–35 (Second Division)
Fewest League away defeats in a season: 4 – 1932–33 (Third Division South)
Superior away records
Seasons in which the club won more points away from home than at home:[3]
1980–81, Third Division, 24 points won away, 23 won at home[nb 44]
1981–82 , Third Division, 38 points won away, 30 won at home
1985–86 , Third Division, 34 points won away, 32 won at home
1996–97, Second Division, 39 points won away, 35 won at home
2007–08 , League Two, 33 points won away, 26 won at home
Other home/away records
Identical home and away records:
1900–01, Southern League Second Division, 7 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses[5]
2005–06, Football League One, 10 wins, 8 draws, 5 losses[3]
Goals
Southern League (1898–1920)
Scored in a match
Most goals scored in a home Southern League win: 11[5]
11–1 versus Wycombe Wanderers, Second Division, 16 February 1901
Most goals scored in an away Southern League win: 9
9–1 versus Southall, Second Division, 19 January 1901
Conceded in a match
Most goals conceded in a home Southern League defeat: 5
0–5 versus Grays United, Second Division, 8 February 1900
0–5 versus Portsmouth, First Division, 14 February 1903
Most goals conceded in an away Southern League defeat: 9[5]
0–9 versus Coventry City, First Division, 27 December 1911
Scored in a season
Most Southern League goals scored in a season: 80 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Most home Southern League goals scored in a season: 52 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Most away Southern League goals scored in a season: 28 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League goals scored in a season: 25 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Fewest home Southern League goals scored in a season: 10 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Fewest away Southern League goals scored in a season: 7 – 1899–1900 (Second Division)[5]
Conceded in a season
Most Southern League goals conceded in a season: 103 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Most home Southern League goals conceded in a season: 36 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Most away Southern League goals conceded in a season: 67 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Fewest Southern League goals conceded in a season: 11 – 1900–01 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest home Southern League goals conceded in a season: 3 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Fewest away Southern League goals conceded in a season: 5 – 1900–01 (Second Division)[5]
Goal difference
Highest positive overall goal difference in a Southern League season: +62 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Highest positive home goal difference in a Southern League season: +49 – 1913–14 (Second Division)[5]
Highest positive away goal difference in a Southern League season: +22 – 1900–01 (Second Division)[5]
Highest final league placing with a negative goal difference in a Southern League season: 7th, - 10 – 1914–15 (Second Division)[5]
Lowest negative overall goal difference in a Southern League season: -68 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Lowest negative home goal difference in a Southern League season: -26 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Lowest negative away goal difference in a Southern League season: -50 – 1902–03 (First Division)[5]
Lowest final league placing with a positive goal difference in a Southern League season: 10th, +1 – 1906–07 (First Division)[5]
Aggregate scores
Highest home Southern League League aggregate score: 12
11–1 versus Wycombe Wanderers, Second Division, 16 February 1901
Highest away Southern League aggregate score: 11
Goalless draws
Most goalless draws in a Southern League season: 5 – 1909–10 (First Division)
Goalscorers
Most goalscorers in a Southern League season (all competitions): 13 – 1913–14 (First Division)
Most goalscorers in a Southern League match: 5
Ralph McElhaney , E. Andrews, Joe Turner, Peter Turnbull and Roddy McLeod (versus Wycombe Wanderers, Second Division, 16 February 1901)
Jack Chapman , Patsy Hendren, Tommy Clark, Joe Johnson , Bobby Jackson (versus Ton Pentre , Second Division, 4 October 1913)
Fewest goalscorers in a Southern League season (all competitions): 7 – 1900–01 (Second Division)
Most hat-tricks in a Southern League season (all competitions): 6 – 1913–14 (First Division)
Scored in a match
Most goals scored in a home League win: 9[191]
9–0 versus Wrexham, Third Division, 15 October 1963
Most goals scored in an away League win: 7[191]
7–1 versus Exeter City, Third Division, 23 April 1983
Conceded in a match
Most goals conceded in a home League defeat: 6[191]
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[191]
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)
Fewest League goals scored in a season: 38 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)
Fewest home League goals scored in a season: 19 – 1946–47 (Fourth Division)
Fewest 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: 41 – 2006–07 (League One)[3]
Most away League goals conceded in a season: 65 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)
Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 39 – 1969–70 (Fourth Division), 1994–95 (Second Division)
Fewest home League goals conceded in a season: 11 – 1969–70 (Fourth Division)
Fewest away League goals conceded in a season: 21 – 1996–97 (Second Division)
Goal difference
Highest positive overall goal difference in a League season: +50 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)[3]
Highest positive home goal difference in a League season: +54 – 1929–30 (Third Division South)[3]
Highest positive away goal difference in a League season: +15 – 1932–33 (Third Division South)[3]
Highest final league placing with a negative goal difference in a League season: 4th, - 3 – 2004–05 (League One)[3]
Lowest negative overall goal difference in a League season: -53 – 1924–25 (Third Division South)[3]
Lowest negative home goal difference in a League season: -17 – 2006–07 (League One)[3]
Lowest negative away goal difference in a League season: -55 – 1924–35 (Third Division South)[3]
Lowest final league placing with a positive goal difference in a League season: 16th, +2 – 1963–64 (Third Division), 1993–94 (Second Division)[3]
Aggregate scores
Highest home League aggregate score: 10[191]
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[191]
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
Highest League Cup aggregate score: 12[nb 38] [191]
6–6 after extra time versus Dagenham & Redbridge, first round, 12 August 2014
Goalless draws
Most goalless draws in a season (all competitions): 9 – 1997–98
Most goalless draws in a League season: 8
1948–49 (Second Division)
1973–74 (Fourth Division)
1980–81 (Third Division)
1997–98 (Second Division)
Goalscorers
Most goalscorers in a League season (all competitions): 20 (League One, 2013–14)[195]
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)
Most goalscorers with 10 or more goals prior to Christmas Day (all competitions): 3[203]
1930–31 , Third Division South (Cecil Blakemore , Billy Lane, Jack Lane)
1964–95, Third Division (Joe Bonson, Billy Cobb, Mark Lazarus )
1982–83, Third Division (Francis Joseph , Gary Roberts, Tony Mahoney )
2001–02, Second Division (Lloyd Owusu, Paul Evans , Ben Burgess )
Fewest goalscorers in a League season (all competitions): 8 – 1933–34 , 1947–48 (Second Division), 1958–59 (Third Division)
Most hat-tricks in a League season (all competitions): 8 – 1934–35 (Second Division)
Penalty shoot-out record
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Clean sheets
Most clean sheets kept in a Southern League season: 19 – 1913–14 (Second Division)
Fewest clean sheets kept in a Southern League season: 2 – 1902–03 (First Division)
Most clean sheets kept in a League season: 22 – 1971–72 (Fourth Division), 1994–95 (Second Division)
Fewest clean sheets kept in a League season: 5 – 1936–37 , 1946–47 (First Division)
Points
Southern League (1898–1920)
Most points in a Southern League season: 44 – 1913–14 (Second Division)
Most points per game in a Southern League season: 1.88 – 1900–01 (Second Division)
Fewest points in a Southern League season: 5 – 1902–03 (First Division)
Fewest points per game in a Southern League season: 0.17 – 1902–03 (First Division)
Best start to a Southern League season: 30 points from all 16 games – 1900–01 (Second Division)[nb 45]
Worst start to a Southern League season: 0 points from opening 9 games – 1902–03 (First Division)
Most points in a League season:
2 points for a win: 62 – 1932–33 (Third Division South), 1962–63 (Fourth Division)[195]
3 points for a win: 94 – 2013–14 (League One)[195]
Most League points per game in a season: 2.12 – 1929–30 (Third Division South, adjusted to 3 points for a win )[195]
Fewest points in a League season:
2 points for a win: 25 – 1924–25 (Third Division South), 1946–47 (First Division)[2]
3 points for a win: 37 – 2006–07 (League One)
Fewest League points per game in a season: 0.6 – 1924–25 (Third Division South, adjusted to 3 points for a win), 1946–47 (First Division, adjusted to 3 points for a win)[3]
Best start to a League season: 27 points from opening 14 games – 1932–33, Third Division South[nb 44]
Worst start to a League season: 1 point from opening 10 games – 1925–26, Third Division South[nb 44]
Winning percentage
Southern League (1898–1920)
Highest winning percentage in a Southern League season: 87.5% – 1900–01, Second Division
Highest winning percentage in a Southern League season (all competitions): 78.95% – 1900–01, Second Division[nb 46]
Lowest winning percentage in a Southern League season: 6.67% – 1902–03, First Division
Lowest winning percentage in a Southern League season (all competitions): 15.39% – 1902–03, First Division[nb 46]
Highest winning percentage in a League season: 66.67% – 1929–30, Third Division South[3]
Highest winning percentage in a League season (all competitions): 65.12% – 1929–30, Third Division South[nb 47] [3]
Lowest winning percentage in a League season: 17.39% – 2006–07, League One[3]
Lowest winning percentage in a League season (all competitions): 15.686% – 2006–07, League One[nb 48] [3]
Attendances
Highest
Highest home league attendance: 38,535 versus Arsenal (First Division, 8 September 1938)
Highest home League second-tier attendance: 34,483 versus Cardiff City (Second Division, 18 October 1947)
Highest home League third-tier attendance: 28,725 versus Plymouth Argyle (Third Division, 27 March 1959)
Highest home League fourth-tier attendance: 18,521 versus Chester (Fourth Division, 31 March 1972)
Highest home Southern League attendance: 13,770 versus Northampton Town (First Division, 27 December 1910)[5]
Highest home cup attendance: 38,678 versus Leicester City (FA Cup sixth round, 26 February 1949)
Highest home attendance prior to joining the Football League: 21,478 versus Crystal Palace (FA Cup third round replay, 27 February 1907)
Highest home aggregate League attendance in a season: 541,128 (1946–47, First Division)
Highest home average League attendance in a season: 25,768 (1946–47, First Division)
Highest attendance at any Brentford match: 73,482 versus Manchester United (Premier League , 2 May 2022)[210]
Lowest
Lowest home League attendance: 2,002 versus Walsall (Third Division, 5 December 1927)[19]
Lowest home League first-tier attendance: 12,761 versus Blackpool (29 April 1939)
Lowest home League second-tier attendance: 6,337 versus Peterborough United (27 February 1993)
Lowest home League fourth-tier attendance: 3,155 versus Morecambe (4 December 2007)[212]
Lowest home FA Cup attendance: 1,000 versus Richmond Association (third qualifying round, 28 October 1899)[193]
Lowest home EFL Cup attendance: 2,040 versus Shrewsbury Town (first round, 12 August 1997)
Lowest home EFL Trophy attendance: 1,100 versus Swindon Town (preliminary round, 6 January 1987)
Away
Highest away league attendance: 73,482 versus Manchester United (Premier League, 2 May 2022)[210]
Highest away League second-tier attendance: 56,692 versus Newcastle United (6 September 1947)
Highest away League third-tier attendance: 33,553 versus Queens Park Rangers (2 January 1932)
Highest away League fourth-tier attendance: 16,544 versus Watford (25 April 1978)
Highest away FA Cup attendance: 56,190 versus Manchester City (fourth round, 23 January 1932)
Lowest away League attendance: 894 versus Rochdale (Fourth Division, 27 March 1976)[19]
Lowest away League first-tier attendance: 5,276 versus Grimsby Town (7 December 1935)
Lowest away League second-tier attendance: 3,464 versus Burton Albion (6 March 2018)[214]
Lowest away League third-tier attendance: 970 versus Halifax Town (4 April 1973)
Lowest away cup attendance: 450 versus Cesena (Anglo-Italian Cup first round, 8 December 1992)
Other club records
Brentford's starting lineup for 21 consecutive matches in all competitions during the
1929–30 season.
Longest run of matches with unchanged starting lineup: 21 (2 November 1929 – 15 March 1930)
Longest run undefeated in home League matches: 29 (26 December 1995 – 15 March 1997)
Best-ever run of results: 16 wins, 3 draws (26 November 2013 – 11 January 2014)[195]
Quickest time to reach 50 League goals in a season: 22 matches (1963–64, Third Division)
Fewest players used in a League season: 14 (Fourth Division, 1971–72)
Oldest-ever starting lineup: 348 years – versus Aston Villa , First Division, 1 February 1947
Youngest-ever FA Cup starting lineup: 22 years and three months versus Gainsborough Trinity, first round, 8 November 2003[219]
Most Scottish players named in a starting lineup: 7 – versus Oldham Athletic, Third Division, 30 November 1963 (Chic Brodie , John Dick, Tommy Higginson, George McLeod , Willie Smith , George Summers , George Thomson )
Most players called up for international duty during an international break: 18 (2–10 September 2019)[221]
Most players capped at international level during an international break: 10 (2–10 September 2019)[221]
All-time
Most home Football League wins in a season: 21 (1929–30, Third Division South)
Joint-highest aggregate score in a single EFL Cup match: 12 (6–6 after extra time versus Dagenham & Redbridge, first round, 13 August 2014)[250]
Highest-scoring draw in a single EFL Cup match: 6–6 (versus Dagenham & Redbridge, first round, 13 August 2014)[251]
Quickest golden goal : 15 seconds – Robert Taylor versus Barnet (EFL Trophy second round, 7 January 1997)
Most Football League play-off campaigns without a promotion: 9 (1991 , 1995 , 1997 , 2002 , 2005 , 2006 , 2012 , 2015 , 2020 )[252]
Most successive Premier League matches in which scored in the opening minute: 3[253]
Yoane Wissa after 22 seconds versus Manchester City, 14 September 2024
Bryan Mbeumo after 23 seconds versus Tottenham Hotspur, 21 September 2024
Bryan Mbeumo after 38 seconds versus West Ham United, 28 September 2024
Firsts
First club to win each of the Football League Second, Third and Fourth Division championships
First club to occupy first place in the Football League First Division and last place in the Football League Fourth Division
First occasion on which a Football League fourth-tier match was postponed due to international call-ups: versus Plymouth Argyle, Third Division, 10 September 1998 (Danny Boxall , Tony Folan , Hermann Hreiðarsson )[256]
First loan player to feature as an ever-present through a season: Steve Sherwood (Fourth Division, 1974–75 )
First fourth substitute to score after entering the field in a competitive match: Justin Shaibu (versus AFC Wimbledon, Football League Cup first round, 8 August 2017)[258]
First club to score its first 10 Premier League goals by 10 different players in its debut Premier League season: Sergi Canós, Rico Henry , Vitaly Janelt , Christian Nørgaard, Ethan Pinnock , Ivan Toney, Yoane Wissa, Zanka , Bryan Mbeumo (2021–22 )[259]
One-time
Joint-highest number of Football League wins in 2013 calendar year: 24[260]
Most wins in League football (including playoffs) in 2020 calendar year: 24[261]
Most home Football League wins in the 2013–14 season: 19[262]
Most League Cup matches played before reaching a quarter-final: 153[263]
Best home record in the Football League in 2014 calendar year[264]
Only club in top four divisions with two players scoring 20 or more Football League goals in a season – 2
1977–78, Fourth Division – Steve Phillips (32), Andrew McCulloch (22)
1994–95, Second Division – Nicky Forster (24), Robert Taylor (23)
Highest away attendance in all competitions in 2018 calendar year: 8,500 (versus Arsenal, Football League Cup third round, 26 September 2018)[265]
Football League Championship record outgoing transfer fee:
Neal Maupay (transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported £20,000,000 fee, 5 August 2019)[129] [266]
Ollie Watkins (transferred to Aston Villa for a reported £28,000,000 fee, 9 September 2020)[123] [266]
English record transfer fee for a teenager: Peter Broadbent (transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £10,000 fee, February 1951)
Most Football League Championship league and playoff goals scored by substitutes during the 2020–21 season: 12[268]
Most EFL Championship goals scored in a season: 31 – Ivan Toney (2020–21)[269] [nb 49]
Other
Final Football League match played on Christmas Eve: Brentford 3–4 Wimbledon (Third Division, 24 December 1983)[270]
Cups
London War Cup
London Victory Cup
Best performance: Second round – 1918–19
Football League War Cup
Best performance: Second round – 1940–41
Football League South War Cup
Best performance: Group Stage – 1942–43
War Cup Winners' Match
Player records
Most appearances
Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Years are listed according to the player's first and last wartime appearances for the club. Appearances made and goals scored in the 1939–40 Football League and 1945–46 FA Cup are not counted.
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Top goalscorers
Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Years are listed according to the player's first and last wartime appearances for the club. Appearances made and goals scored in the 1939–40 Football League and 1945–46 FA Cup are not counted.
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Other player records
1939–40 Football League and 1945–46 FA Cup statistics are not counted.
Most appearances in a season (all competitions): 39
Most goals in a season (all competitions): 31 – Len Townsend (1944–45)
Most goals in a match (all competitions): 6 – Len Townsend (versus Brighton & Hove Albion, Football League South, 12 September 1942)
Most hat-tricks (all competitions): 8 – Len Townsend
Most hat-tricks in a season (all competitions): 4 – Len Townsend (1944–45)
Most penalties in a season: 8 – Duncan McKenzie
Most penalties in a season (all competitions): 4 – Duncan McKenzie (1940–41)
Club records
1939–40 Football League and 1945–46 FA Cup statistics are not counted.
Record win (all competitions): 8–0 versus Brighton & Hove Albion, Football League South War Cup, 4 March 1944
Highest-scoring draw (all competitions): 4–4
4–4 versus Watford, Football League South, 22 January 1944
4–4 versus Reading, Football League South, 25 November 1944
4–4 versus Chelsea , Football League South, 1 December 1945
Record loss (all competitions): 7–0 versus Queens Park Rangers, Football League South Group B, 30 December 1939
Most wins in a season (all competitions): 21 – 1918–19
Most draws in a season (all competitions): 10
Most losses in a season (all competitions): 24 – 1916–17
Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 102 – 1941–42
Most goals conceded in a season (all competitions): 99 – 1916–17
Fewest goals scored in a season (all competitions): 56 – 1916–17
Fewest goals conceded in a season (all competitions): 49 – 1918–19
Most clean sheets kept in a season (all competitions): 10 – 1943–44
Fewest clean sheets kept in a season (all competitions): 3
Highest home attendance (all competitions): 28,170 versus Chelsea (Football League South, 1 December 1945)
Players
Player of the Year
Gallaghers Divisional Footballer of the Year:
John O'Mara (1971–72, Fourth Division)
PFA Fans' Player of the Year :
Football League Player of the Year:
London Football Awards:
EFL Player of the Year
Neal Maupay (2018–19)[281]
Ollie Watkins (2019–20)[282]
Ivan Toney (2020–21)[283]
Goalkeeper Of the Year: Dan Bentley (2017–18)[284]
Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year :
Level 2
Level 3
Roger Joseph (1987–88 , Third Division)
Terry Evans, Dean Holdsworth (1991–92, Third Division)
Nicky Forster (1994–95, Second Division)[289]
Carl Asaba (1996–97, Second Division)
Paul Evans (2001–02, Second Division)[290]
Sam Sodje (2005–06, League One)[291]
Jake Bidwell , Adam Forshaw (2013–14, League One)[292]
Level 4
Paul Evans, Hermann Hreiðarsson (1998–99, Third Division)[293]
Craig Pead (2007–08, League Two)[294]
Football League Team of the Year:
Level 2
Alan Judge (2015–16, Championship)[295]
Ivan Toney (2020–21, Championship)[296]
Level 3
Paul Evans, Lloyd Owusu (2001–02, Second Division)[297]
Adam Forshaw, Alan McCormack (2013–14, League One)[nb 51] [298]
Football League Team of the Year (calendar year):
Player of the Month
Football League Player of the Month:
Football League Young Player of the Month
Jake Bidwell (January 2014, League One)[308]
PFA Fans' Player of the Month:
Jordan Rhodes (March 2009, League Two)[278]
Saïd Benrahma (January 2020, Championship)[309]
Evening Standard Player of the Month:
Jimmy Bloomfield
Steve Phillips (March 1978, Fourth Division)
Gary Roberts
Terry Evans (January 1989, Third Division)
Gary Blissett (February 1989, Third Division)
Dean Holdsworth
Jamie Bates (December 1997, Second Division)
Sam Sodje (February 2005, League One)[312]
Team of the Tournament
EFL Cup Team of the Tournament:
Team of the Round
FA Cup Team of the Round: Bryan Mbeumo (2021–22 , third round)[44]
EFL Cup Team of the Round:
Goal of the Tournament
EFL Cup Goal of the Tournament: Yoane Wissa (2021–22)[318]
Other awards
Adidas Golden Boot: Steve Phillips (1977–78, Fourth Division)
Canon League Loyalty Award: Eddie Lyons [327]
Puma Golden Glove: Ben Hamer (2008–09, League Two)[328]
Football League Sir Tim Finney Award: Kevin O'Connor[329]
Football League Championship Golden Boot: Ivan Toney (2020–21)[330]
Football League Championship Golden Glove: David Raya (2019–20, shared)[331]
Reported to be "an initial" €33,000,000.[1]
Reported to be "in the region of" £22,000,000.[92]
Reported to be £20,000,000, rising to £25,000,000 with add-ons.[94]
Reported to be £16,000,000, "potentially rising to" £20,000,000 with add-ons.[92]
Reported to be £14,000,000,[97] rising to £19,000,000 with add-ons.[98]
Reported to be £8,500,000.[101]
Reported to be £5,000,000, rising to £10,000,000 with add-ons.[103]
Reported to be £5,850,000.[105]
Reported to be £5,500,000, plus add-ons.[107]
Reported to be £3,500,000.[109]
Reported to be £2,850,000.[111]
Reported to be £2,500,000. Club record fee for a teenager.[113]
Reported to be £2,100,000.[115]
Reported to be £1,500,000.[117]
Reported to be £1,000,000.[119]
Reported to be £28,000,000, rising to £33,000,000.[123] 15% of the fee went to Watkins' previous club Exeter City .[124]
Brentford received an additional £3 million fee to enable Raya's season-long loan to Arsenal during the 2023–24 season.[126]
Reported to be "instalments of £21.75m", "on top of the £4.25m loan fee previously agreed".[127]
Reported to be £16,000,000.[129]
Reported to be £12,000,000.[131]
Reported to be £9,500,000, rising to £12,000,000.[133] 30% of the fee went to Hogan's previous club Rochdale .[133]
Reported to be £9,000,000.[135] Approximately £1,100,000 of the fee went to Gray's previous club Luton Town .[135] Brentford received 27.5% of the fee paid when Gray transferred from Burnley to Watford in August 2017, of which 15% was payable to Luton Town.[136]
Reported to be over £3,000,000.[138]
Brentford received an additional £350,000 sell-on fee from Sinton's £2,750,000 transfer to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1993.
£13,000 of the fee went to Houston's previous club Chelsea .
In March 1904, Dick Molyneux was suspended until the end of the 1903–04 season for illegally trying to buy goalkeeper John Bishop out of the Army .
Also club record League home win.
Also club record FA Cup home win.
Also joint-club record League away defeat.
Also club record FA Cup away defeat.
"All competitions" comprises League and FA Cup .
General
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Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-57-7 .
Specific
White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 354. ISBN 0951526200 .
"SD Cup" . Supporters Direct . Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016 .
"Set piece goals robs Bees of the Kent Cup". Middlesex Chronicle . 17 September 1976.
Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies . Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 271. ISBN 978-1906796709 .
Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties . Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 9781906796723 .
Hugman, Barry J. (7 August 2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 . Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781845963248 .
"Kolbeinn Finnsson" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 August 2019 .
Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City . 7 May 2005. pp. 46–47.
Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Sheffield Wednesday . 16 May 2005. pp. 46–48.
TW8: The Official Brentford FC Matchday Programme versus Morecambe . London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. 17 November 2001. pp. 22–23.
Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes . Random House. p. 150. ISBN 0-09-179135-9 .
Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Luton Town . 24 August 1996. p. 19.