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Brentford's rise from the Third Division South to the First Division had come full circle by 1954, with the club back in the bottom-tier for the first time since 1933. After consistently challenging for promotion to the Second Division in the mid-late 1950s, a further decline set in, which led to relegation to the new Fourth Division in 1962 ...
"Brentford career" corresponds to the years in which the player made their first and last appearances. Players listed in bold won full international caps whilst with the club. Statistics are correct as of match played 18 January 2025. Starting lineups are untraced prior to the beginning of the 1893–94 season.
Full back Dusty Rhodes played for, captained and managed Brentford at varying times between 1908 and 1919. Archie Ling was the first goalkeeper to make 100 league appearances for Brentford. A local lad made good, full back Bertie Rosier made 127 appearances either side of the First World War.
Prior to achieving promotion to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs in 2021, [2] Brentford's 9 failed attempts to gain promotion through the EFL play-offs was 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 ...
Jeff Taylor finished his Brentford career on 98 appearances. [2] John Dick is the highest scorer on this list, with 48 goals from 83 appearances. [3] Current Brentford players who have made between 25 and 99 appearances are Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mark Flekken, Aaron Hickey, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ben Mee, Frank Onyeka, Kevin Schade and Yehor Yarmolyuk.
Brentford FC is mentioned often on the BBC comedy People Just Do Nothing. DJ Beats often wears a Brentford jacket, and Angel's room is full of Brentford memorabilia. Actor and comedian Bradley Walsh was a professional at the club in the late 1970s, but never made the first team squad. [106]
Brentford had a good start to the season, winning four of the first five matches and going top on the opening day. [6] The majority of the team's goals were scored by forwards Gerry McAloon, Fred Durrant and George Wilkins, [7] but when the goals dried up in September 1946, Brentford's form took a turn for the worse. [6]
In June 2018, Henrik Dalsgaard became Brentford's first contracted player to play at a major international tournament, when he started in Denmark's opening match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [11] By 2024, Brentford players had also made appearances at the European Championship, the Africa Cup of Nations, the Asian Cup and the Copa América.