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Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club is a professional football club in Brentford, West London, England, which competes in the Premier League, the highest tier of English football, having gained promotion via the playoffs at the end of the 2020–21 Championship season. Nicknamed "The Bees”, the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to Gtech Community Stadium in 2020. Their main rivals are fellow West London-based clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.

Brentford
Full nameBrentford Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bees
Short nameBrentford
Founded16 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-16)
GroundGtech Community Stadium
London, England
Capacity17,250[1]
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head CoachThomas Frank
LeaguePremier League
2021–22Premier League, 13th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Brentford initially played amateur football before they entered the London League in 1896 and finished as runners-up of the Second Division and then the First Division to win election into the Southern League in 1898. They won the Southern League Second Division in 1900–01 and were elected into the Football League in 1920. Brentford won the Third Division South title in 1932–33 and the Second Division title in 1934–35. The club enjoyed a successful spell in the top flight of English football, reaching a peak of fifth in the First Division, in 1935–36, their highest ever league finish, before three relegations left them in the Fourth Division by 1962. They were crowned Fourth Division champions in 1962–63, but were relegated in 1966 and again in 1973 after gaining promotion in 1971–72. Brentford spent 14 seasons in the Third Division after gaining promotion in 1977–78 and went on to win the Third Division title in 1991–92, though were relegated again in 1993.

Brentford were relegated into the fourth tier in 1998 and won promotion as champions in the 1998–99 campaign. The club were relegated in 2007 and won promotion as champions of League Two in 2008–09 and then were promoted out of League One in 2013–14. They had unsuccessful Championship play-off campaigns in 2015 and 2020. Brentford have a poor record in finals, finishing as runners-up in three Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy finals (1985, 2001 and 2011) and losing four play-off finals (the 1997 Second Division final, 2002 Second Division final, 2013 League One final and 2020 Championship final). However, Brentford won the 2021 Championship final to be promoted to the highest level for the first time since the 1946–47 season.[2]

History

 
League positions of Brentford since the 1920–21 season of the Football League.

Current and past grounds

 
Gtech Community Stadium

Players

First team

As of 1 February 2023[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   ENG Ben Mee
17 FW   ENG Ivan Toney
18 DF   SWE Pontus Jansson (captain)
19 FW   CMR Bryan Mbeumo
20 DF   NOR Kristoffer Ajer
22 GK   ALB Thomas Strakosha
23 FW   ENG Keane Lewis-Potter
24 MF   DEN Mikkel Damsgaard
26 MF   GRN Shandon Baptiste
27 MF   GER Vitaly Janelt
30 DF   DEN Mads Roerslev
33 DF   WAL Fin Stevens
34 GK   ENG Matthew Cox

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   ENG Charlie Goode (at Blackpool until 31 May 2023)
21 FW   TUR Halil Dervişoğlu (at Burnley until 30 June 2023)
25 MF   ENG Myles Peart-Harris (at Forest Green Rovers until 30 June 2023)
28 MF   DEN Mads Bidstrup (at Nordsjælland until 30 June 2023)
29 DF   DEN Mads Bech Sørensen (at FC Groningen until 30 June 2023)
GK   ENG Ellery Balcombe (at Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2023)
MF   ENG Paris Maghoma (at Milton Keynes Dons until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Sergi Canós (at Olympiacos until 30 June 2023)
MF   GHA Tariqe Fosu (at Rotherham United until 30 June 2023)
FW   SCO Aaron Pressley (at Accrington Stanley until 30 June 2023)
FW   ECU Joel Valencia (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2023)
FW   AUS Lachlan Brook (at Crewe Alexandra until 30 June 2023)
FW   ENG Nathan Young-Coombes (at AFC Wimbledon until 30 June 2023)

Brentford B

As of 13 January 2023[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF   FRA Tristan Crama
35 MF   ENG Ryan Trevitt
36 MF   UKR Yehor Yarmolyuk
37 FW   IRL Alex Gilbert
GK   ENG Roco Rees
GK   ENG Marley Tavaziva
GK   ENG Ben Winterbottom
GK   SCO Vincent Angelini
DF   IRL Val Adedokun
DF   IRL Conor McManus
DF   ENG Charlie Farr
DF   IRL Nico Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Daniel Oyegoke
DF   ENG Byron Wilson
MF   ENG Romeo Beckham (on loan from Inter Miami CF II)
MF   ENG Beaux Booth
MF   ENG Isaac Holland
MF   ENG Angel Waruih
MF   ENG Max Wilcox
FW   ENG Max Dickov
FW   ENG Kyreece Lisbie
FW   ENG Michael Olakigbe
FW   ENG Lucias Vine
FW   ENG Tony Yogane

Coaching staff

As of 5 December 2022[8]

First team

Name Role
  Thomas Frank Manager
  Claus Nørgaard Assistant manager
  Kevin O'Connor Assistant first-team coach
  Manu Sotelo Goalkeeper coach
  Ben Ryan Director of Elite Performance
  Justin Cochrane Head of coaching
  Steven Pressley Head of Individual Development
  Neil Greig Head of Medical
  Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
  Luke Stopforth Head of Performance Analysis
  Bernardo Cueva Tactical Statistician
  Bob Oteng 1st Team Kit Manager

Brentford B

Name Role
  Neil MacFarlane Head coach
  Allan Steele Assistant coach & technical lead
  Sam Saunders Assistant coach
  Jani Viander Goalkeeper coach
  Matt Bramhall Strength and conditioning Coach
  James Purdue
  Liam Horgan Physiotherapist
  Richard Potts

Management

As of 26 July 2022[9]
Name Role
  Matthew Benham Owner
  Cliff Crown Chairman
  Jon Varney Chief Executive, executive director
  Lisa Skelhorn Club Secretary
  Phil Giles Director of Football, executive director
  Lee Dykes Technical director
  Nity Raj General counsel, executive director
  Monique Choudhuri Non-executive director
  Deji Davies
  Stewart Purvis
  Preeti Shetty Non-executive director

Nickname

Brentford's nickname is "The Bees".[10] The nickname was unintentionally created by students of Borough Road College in the 1890s, when they attended a match and shouted the college's chant "buck up Bs" in support of their friend and then-Brentford player Joseph Gettins.[10] Local newspapers misheard the chant as "Buck up Bees" and the nickname stuck.[11]

Colours and badge

Brentford's predominant home colours are a red and white striped shirt, black shorts and red or black socks.[12] These have been the club's predominant home colours since the 1925–26 season, bar one season – 1960–61 – when yellow (gold) and blue were used, unsuccessfully.[13] The colours on entering the Football League, in 1920–21, were white shirts, navy shorts and navy socks.[12] Away kits have varied over the years, with the current colours being a yellow shirt with yellow shorts, both with black detailing, along with yellow socks.

Brentford have had several badges on their shirts since it was formed in 1889.[14] The first one, in 1893, was a white shield, with 'BFC' in blue and a wavy line in blue, which is thought to represent the river and the rowing club, who founded the football club.[14] The next known badge, the Middlesex County Arms, was on shirts donated by a club supporter in 1909.[14] The Brentford and Chiswick arms, as a badge, was used just for the one season, in 1938–39.[14] The next badge was in 1971–72 when a shield, formed into quadrants, which had a hive and bees in one, 3 seaxes in another and the other two with red and white stripes.[14] In 1972, the club organised a competition to design a new crest, which was won by Mr B.G. Spencer's design, a circle with a bee and stripes and the founding date of 1888. This was introduced in 1973 and used until May 1975, when it was brought to the club's attention, via Graham Haynes, that the club was formed in 1889 and not in 1888. Therefore a new badge, reputedly designed by Dan Tana – the club's chairman at the time – was introduced for the 1975–76 season and continued until 1994 when the current badge was introduced.[14] In 2011 Russell Grant claimed to have designed the badge in a BBC interview,[15] however it was in fact designed in 1993 for two season tickets by supporter Andrew Henning, following a request from Keith Loring the then chief executive.[13] In 2017, the club redesigned its crest to a more modern, uncluttered, design with the flexibility for use in two tone colour print.[14] The design is a double roundel with the club name and year founded in white on a red background and a large central bee.[14]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
1975–1976 Umbro None
1977–1980 Bukta
1980–1981 Adidas
1981–1984 Osca DHL
1984–1986 KLM
1986–1988 Spall
1988–1990 Hobott
1990–1992 Chad
1992–1995 Hummel
1995–1996 Core Ericsson
1996–1998 Cobra
1998–2000 Super League GMB
2000–2002 Patrick
2002–2003 TFG
2003–2005 St. George
2005–2006 Lonsdale
2006–2007 Samvo Group
2007–2008 Puma
2008–2012 Hertings
2012–2013 Sky Ex
2013–2015 Adidas
2015–2016 Matchbook
2016–2017 888sport
2017–2019 LeoVegas
2019–2020 Umbro Eco World London
2020–2021 Utilita
2021– Hollywoodbets

Honours and best performances

League

Cups

Wartime honours

Best performances

League

Cups

Awards

Rivalries

Brentford's main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.[33] The club have a long standing rivalry with Fulham.[34] In the past this fixture has been marred by crowd violence.[35] Brentford's rivalry with Queens Park Rangers intensified in 1967, when Rangers failed in an attempted takeover of the Bees, a move which, had it succeeded, would have seen Rangers move into Griffin Park and Brentford quit the Football League.[36][37] As with the Fulham rivalry, this fixture sees passions run high amongst both sets of supporters with local pride at stake.[38]

International links

In February 2013, it was announced that Brentford had entered into partnership with Icelandic 1. deild karla club UMF Selfoss, which would enable Brentford to send youth and development squad players to Iceland to gain experience.[39] The partnership also sees the two clubs exchanging coaching philosophies and allows Brentford to utilise UMF Selfoss' scouting network.[39] In May 2013, the Brentford staff forged links with Ugandan lower league club Gulu United as part of the "United for United" project, aimed at forming the region's first youth training camp and identifying talented players.[40] Brentford owner Matthew Benham became majority shareholder in Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2014 and the staff of both clubs share ideas.[41]

Affiliated clubs

Celebrity connections

  • 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.[citation needed]
  • Actor and comedian Bradley Walsh was a professional at the club in the late 1970s, but never made the first team squad.[44]
  • Dan Tana, Hollywood actor and restaurateur, served on the club's board and was chairman.[45]
  • Model Stephen James played for the club's youth team prior to his release in 2008.[46]
  • Entertainer Vic Oliver served as the club's vice-president in the early 1950s and was later president of the Brentford Supporters' Club.[47]
  • Politician Jack Dunnett served as club chairman between 1961 and 1967.[48]
  • Rick Wakeman became a director of the club for a year in 1979.
  • Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien has been a supporter and season ticket holder at Brentford Football Club
  • Status Quo bass player John "Rhino" Edwards is a massive fan of Brentford, he wrote and recorded a song for a Brentford player Lloyd Owusu.

Notes

  1. ^ Elected into Southern League Second Division London.
  2. ^ No system of promotion in place.

References

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  2. ^ "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Haynes 1998, p. 66.
  4. ^ "The last night at Griffin Park". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Brentford 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 (Brentford win 4–2 on penalties)". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ "First Team". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "B Team Squad". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Brentford FC Football Staff". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Brentford FC Company Details". www.brentfordfc.com.
  10. ^ a b Haynes 1998, p. 98.
  11. ^ Daly, Ken. "Ken Daly's alternative look at the history of Middlesbrough and Brentford who play in a Sky Bet Championship play off at Griffin Park on Friday 8 May 2015". www.mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b Haynes 1998, p. 30-31.
  13. ^ a b "Brentford – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "Introducing our new club crest". Brentford FC. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Which Strictly star designed Brentford's badge?". BBC News. 12 November 2011.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  17. ^ a b "London League 1896–1910". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  18. ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. pp. 135–136. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  19. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 96.
  20. ^ a b White 1989, p. 354.
  21. ^ a b Haynes 1998, p. 119-120.
  22. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 97. ISBN 0951526200.
  23. ^ a b White 1989, p. 82-84.
  24. ^ Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.
  25. ^ "England 1918/19". Rsssf.com. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  26. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 46.
  27. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 51.
  28. ^ a b c "Brentford FC CST: Awards". www.brentfordfccst.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  29. ^ Chapman, Mark. "Brentford win 2015 Football League Family Excellence Award". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  30. ^ "Brentford achieves the Football League Family Excellence Award". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  31. ^ Wickham, Chris. "A list of all the awards collected by Brentford FC, staff and players over the past year". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  32. ^ "Brentford FC Moment in Time: Norwich City". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  33. ^ (PDF). Footballfancensus.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  34. ^ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  35. ^ . Archived from the original on 23 August 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  36. ^ "I'm Backing Brentford part two: how the proposed 1967 takeover started". www.brentfordfc.com.
  37. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 123-125.
  38. ^ "Brentford FC vs. QPR". Footballderbies.com. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  39. ^ a b c Wickham, Chris. "Bees agree Icelandic partnership". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  40. ^ a b Wickham, Chris. "Join Brentford in supporting Gulu United". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  41. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford club staff visit FC Midtjylland". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  42. ^ "BBC Sport – FC Midtjylland: Brentford owner Benham invests in Danish club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  43. ^ "London Tigers play on Griffin Park pitch". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  44. ^ . brentfordfc.co.uk. 16 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  45. ^ "A match made in Hollywood interview". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  46. ^ "Stephen James | The Man Behind The Body Art Model". www.brother2brother.co.uk. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  47. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 100-101.
  48. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 27.

External links

  • Official website of Brentford F.C.
  • Official website of Bees United – The Brentford Supporters' Trust (owners of the majority of shares in the club)
  • Official website of BIAS – Brentford Independent Association of Supporters

brentford, brentford, football, club, professional, football, club, brentford, west, london, england, which, competes, premier, league, highest, tier, english, football, having, gained, promotion, playoffs, 2020, championship, season, nicknamed, bees, club, fo. Brentford Football Club is a professional football club in Brentford West London England which competes in the Premier League the highest tier of English football having gained promotion via the playoffs at the end of the 2020 21 Championship season Nicknamed The Bees the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to Gtech Community Stadium in 2020 Their main rivals are fellow West London based clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers BrentfordFull nameBrentford Football ClubNickname s The BeesShort nameBrentfordFounded16 October 1889 133 years ago 1889 10 16 GroundGtech Community StadiumLondon EnglandCapacity17 250 1 OwnerMatthew BenhamChairmanCliff CrownHead CoachThomas FrankLeaguePremier League2021 22Premier League 13th of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonBrentford initially played amateur football before they entered the London League in 1896 and finished as runners up of the Second Division and then the First Division to win election into the Southern League in 1898 They won the Southern League Second Division in 1900 01 and were elected into the Football League in 1920 Brentford won the Third Division South title in 1932 33 and the Second Division title in 1934 35 The club enjoyed a successful spell in the top flight of English football reaching a peak of fifth in the First Division in 1935 36 their highest ever league finish before three relegations left them in the Fourth Division by 1962 They were crowned Fourth Division champions in 1962 63 but were relegated in 1966 and again in 1973 after gaining promotion in 1971 72 Brentford spent 14 seasons in the Third Division after gaining promotion in 1977 78 and went on to win the Third Division title in 1991 92 though were relegated again in 1993 Brentford were relegated into the fourth tier in 1998 and won promotion as champions in the 1998 99 campaign The club were relegated in 2007 and won promotion as champions of League Two in 2008 09 and then were promoted out of League One in 2013 14 They had unsuccessful Championship play off campaigns in 2015 and 2020 Brentford have a poor record in finals finishing as runners up in three Associate Members Cup Football League Trophy finals 1985 2001 and 2011 and losing four play off finals the 1997 Second Division final 2002 Second Division final 2013 League One final and 2020 Championship final However Brentford won the 2021 Championship final to be promoted to the highest level for the first time since the 1946 47 season 2 Contents 1 History 2 Current and past grounds 3 Players 3 1 First team 3 2 Out on loan 3 3 Brentford B 4 Coaching staff 4 1 First team 4 2 Brentford B 5 Management 6 Nickname 7 Colours and badge 7 1 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors 8 Honours and best performances 8 1 League 8 2 Cups 8 3 Wartime honours 8 4 Best performances 8 4 1 League 8 4 2 Cups 9 Awards 10 Rivalries 11 International links 11 1 Affiliated clubs 12 Celebrity connections 13 Notes 14 References 15 External linksHistory EditMain article History of Brentford F C League positions of Brentford since the 1920 21 season of the Football League Current and past grounds Edit Gtech Community Stadium Clifden Road 1889 1891 3 Benn s Field 1891 1895 3 Shotter s Field 1895 1898 3 Cross Roads 1898 1900 3 York Road 1900 1904 3 Griffin Park 1904 2020 4 Gtech Community Stadium 2020 present 5 Players EditFirst team Edit As of 1 February 2023 6 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ESP David Raya2 DF SCO Aaron Hickey3 DF ENG Rico Henry5 DF JAM Ethan Pinnock6 MF DEN Christian Norgaard vice captain 8 MF DEN Mathias Jensen9 FW GER Kevin Schade on loan from Freiburg 10 MF ENG Josh Dasilva11 FW COD Yoane Wissa13 DF DEN Mathias Jorgensen14 MF IRN Saman Ghoddos15 MF NGA Frank Onyeka No Pos Nation Player16 DF ENG Ben Mee17 FW ENG Ivan Toney18 DF SWE Pontus Jansson captain 19 FW CMR Bryan Mbeumo20 DF NOR Kristoffer Ajer22 GK ALB Thomas Strakosha23 FW ENG Keane Lewis Potter24 MF DEN Mikkel Damsgaard26 MF GRN Shandon Baptiste27 MF GER Vitaly Janelt30 DF DEN Mads Roerslev33 DF WAL Fin Stevens34 GK ENG Matthew CoxOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player4 DF ENG Charlie Goode at Blackpool until 31 May 2023 21 FW TUR Halil Dervisoglu at Burnley until 30 June 2023 25 MF ENG Myles Peart Harris at Forest Green Rovers until 30 June 2023 28 MF DEN Mads Bidstrup at Nordsjaelland until 30 June 2023 29 DF DEN Mads Bech Sorensen at FC Groningen until 30 June 2023 GK ENG Ellery Balcombe at Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2023 MF ENG Paris Maghoma at Milton Keynes Dons until 30 June 2023 No Pos Nation Player MF ESP Sergi Canos at Olympiacos until 30 June 2023 MF GHA Tariqe Fosu at Rotherham United until 30 June 2023 FW SCO Aaron Pressley at Accrington Stanley until 30 June 2023 FW ECU Joel Valencia at De Graafschap until 30 June 2023 FW AUS Lachlan Brook at Crewe Alexandra until 30 June 2023 FW ENG Nathan Young Coombes at AFC Wimbledon until 30 June 2023 Brentford B Edit As of 13 January 2023 7 Further information on the B team Brentford F C Reserves and Academy Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player32 DF FRA Tristan Crama35 MF ENG Ryan Trevitt36 MF UKR Yehor Yarmolyuk37 FW IRL Alex Gilbert GK ENG Roco Rees GK ENG Marley Tavaziva GK ENG Ben Winterbottom GK SCO Vincent Angelini DF IRL Val Adedokun DF IRL Conor McManus DF ENG Charlie Farr DF IRL Nico Jones No Pos Nation Player DF ENG Daniel Oyegoke DF ENG Byron Wilson MF ENG Romeo Beckham on loan from Inter Miami CF II MF ENG Beaux Booth MF ENG Isaac Holland MF ENG Angel Waruih MF ENG Max Wilcox FW ENG Max Dickov FW ENG Kyreece Lisbie FW ENG Michael Olakigbe FW ENG Lucias Vine FW ENG Tony YoganeCoaching staff EditAs of 5 December 2022 8 First team Edit Name Role Thomas Frank Manager Claus Norgaard Assistant manager Kevin O Connor Assistant first team coach Manu Sotelo Goalkeeper coach Ben Ryan Director of Elite Performance Justin Cochrane Head of coaching Steven Pressley Head of Individual Development Neil Greig Head of Medical Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance Luke Stopforth Head of Performance Analysis Bernardo Cueva Tactical Statistician Bob Oteng 1st Team Kit ManagerBrentford B Edit Name Role Neil MacFarlane Head coach Allan Steele Assistant coach amp technical lead Sam Saunders Assistant coach Jani Viander Goalkeeper coach Matt Bramhall Strength and conditioning Coach James Purdue Liam Horgan Physiotherapist Richard PottsManagement EditAs of 26 July 2022 9 Name Role Matthew Benham Owner Cliff Crown Chairman Jon Varney Chief Executive executive director Lisa Skelhorn Club Secretary Phil Giles Director of Football executive director Lee Dykes Technical director Nity Raj General counsel executive director Monique Choudhuri Non executive director Deji Davies Stewart Purvis Preeti Shetty Non executive directorNickname EditBrentford s nickname is The Bees 10 The nickname was unintentionally created by students of Borough Road College in the 1890s when they attended a match and shouted the college s chant buck up Bs in support of their friend and then Brentford player Joseph Gettins 10 Local newspapers misheard the chant as Buck up Bees and the nickname stuck 11 Colours and badge EditBrentford s predominant home colours are a red and white striped shirt black shorts and red or black socks 12 These have been the club s predominant home colours since the 1925 26 season bar one season 1960 61 when yellow gold and blue were used unsuccessfully 13 The colours on entering the Football League in 1920 21 were white shirts navy shorts and navy socks 12 Away kits have varied over the years with the current colours being a yellow shirt with yellow shorts both with black detailing along with yellow socks Brentford have had several badges on their shirts since it was formed in 1889 14 The first one in 1893 was a white shield with BFC in blue and a wavy line in blue which is thought to represent the river and the rowing club who founded the football club 14 The next known badge the Middlesex County Arms was on shirts donated by a club supporter in 1909 14 The Brentford and Chiswick arms as a badge was used just for the one season in 1938 39 14 The next badge was in 1971 72 when a shield formed into quadrants which had a hive and bees in one 3 seaxes in another and the other two with red and white stripes 14 In 1972 the club organised a competition to design a new crest which was won by Mr B G Spencer s design a circle with a bee and stripes and the founding date of 1888 This was introduced in 1973 and used until May 1975 when it was brought to the club s attention via Graham Haynes that the club was formed in 1889 and not in 1888 Therefore a new badge reputedly designed by Dan Tana the club s chairman at the time was introduced for the 1975 76 season and continued until 1994 when the current badge was introduced 14 In 2011 Russell Grant claimed to have designed the badge in a BBC interview 15 however it was in fact designed in 1993 for two season tickets by supporter Andrew Henning following a request from Keith Loring the then chief executive 13 In 2017 the club redesigned its crest to a more modern uncluttered design with the flexibility for use in two tone colour print 14 The design is a double roundel with the club name and year founded in white on a red background and a large central bee 14 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Edit Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor1975 1976 Umbro None1977 1980 Bukta1980 1981 Adidas1981 1984 Osca DHL1984 1986 KLM1986 1988 Spall1988 1990 Hobott1990 1992 Chad1992 1995 Hummel1995 1996 Core Ericsson1996 1998 Cobra1998 2000 Super League GMB2000 2002 Patrick2002 2003 TFG2003 2005 St George2005 2006 Lonsdale2006 2007 Samvo Group2007 2008 Puma2008 2012 Hertings2012 2013 Sky Ex2013 2015 Adidas2015 2016 Matchbook2016 2017 888sport2017 2019 LeoVegas2019 2020 Umbro Eco World London2020 2021 Utilita2021 HollywoodbetsHonours and best performances EditMain articles List of Brentford F C records and statistics Club honours and best performances and List of Brentford F C seasons League Edit Second Division First Division Championship Tier 2 16 Champions 1 1934 35 Play off winners 1 2020 21 Third Division Second Division League One Tier 3 16 Champions 2 1932 33 South 1991 92 Promoted 1 2013 14 Fourth Division Third Division League Two Tier 4 16 Champions 3 1962 63 1998 99 2008 09 Southern League Second Division 16 Champions 1 1900 01 London League First Division 1 17 Promoted 1 1897 98 a London League Second Division 1 17 Promoted 1 1896 97 West London Alliance 1 18 Champions 1 1892 93 b Cups Edit Middlesex Junior Cup 1 19 1893 94 West Middlesex Cup 1 18 1894 95 London Senior Cup 1 20 1897 98 Middlesex Senior Cup 1 20 1897 98 Southern Professional Charity Cup 1 21 1908 09 Ealing Hospital Cup 1 22 1910 11 London Challenge Cup 3 23 1934 35 1964 65 1966 67 London Charity Fund 1 24 1928Wartime honours Edit London Combination 1 25 1918 19 London War Cup 1 23 1941 42Best performances Edit League Edit First Division Premier League Tier 1 16 5th 1935 36 Western League 16 2nd 1904 05 Southern League First Division 16 9th 1905 06Cups Edit FA Cup 16 Sixth round Quarter finals 1937 38 1945 46 1948 49 1988 89 Football League Cup 16 Semi finals 2020 21 Football League Trophy 16 Runners up 1984 85 2000 01 2010 11 Empire Exhibition Trophy 26 First round 1938 Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 21 Semi finals 1955 56 1956 57 First Alliance Cup 27 First round 1988Awards EditMain articles List of Brentford F C records and statistics Awards and List of Brentford F C managers Awards Football League Awards Community Club of the Year 2 2005 06 2013 14 28 League Two Community Club of the Year 1 2008 09 28 Best Club Sponsorship 1 2006 07 28 Family Excellence Award 8 2007 08 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 29 30 Stadium Business Awards Sponsorship Sales and Marketing 1 2013 31 Littlewoods Giant Killers Award 2 1 vs Norwich City FA Cup third round 6 January 1996 32 Rivalries EditMain article West London derby Brentford s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers 33 The club have a long standing rivalry with Fulham 34 In the past this fixture has been marred by crowd violence 35 Brentford s rivalry with Queens Park Rangers intensified in 1967 when Rangers failed in an attempted takeover of the Bees a move which had it succeeded would have seen Rangers move into Griffin Park and Brentford quit the Football League 36 37 As with the Fulham rivalry this fixture sees passions run high amongst both sets of supporters with local pride at stake 38 International links EditIn February 2013 it was announced that Brentford had entered into partnership with Icelandic 1 deild karla club UMF Selfoss which would enable Brentford to send youth and development squad players to Iceland to gain experience 39 The partnership also sees the two clubs exchanging coaching philosophies and allows Brentford to utilise UMF Selfoss scouting network 39 In May 2013 the Brentford staff forged links with Ugandan lower league club Gulu United as part of the United for United project aimed at forming the region s first youth training camp and identifying talented players 40 Brentford owner Matthew Benham became majority shareholder in Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2014 and the staff of both clubs share ideas 41 Affiliated clubs Edit FC Midtjylland Sister club 42 London Tigers 43 UMF Selfoss 39 Gulu United 40 Celebrity connections EditBrentford 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 citation needed Actor and comedian Bradley Walsh was a professional at the club in the late 1970s but never made the first team squad 44 Dan Tana Hollywood actor and restaurateur served on the club s board and was chairman 45 Model Stephen James played for the club s youth team prior to his release in 2008 46 Entertainer Vic Oliver served as the club s vice president in the early 1950s and was later president of the Brentford Supporters Club 47 Politician Jack Dunnett served as club chairman between 1961 and 1967 48 Rick Wakeman became a director of the club for a year in 1979 Radiohead guitarist Ed O Brien has been a supporter and season ticket holder at Brentford Football Club Status Quo bass player John Rhino Edwards is a massive fan of Brentford he wrote and recorded a song for a Brentford player Lloyd Owusu Notes Edit Elected into Southern League Second Division London No system of promotion in place References Edit The stadium Brentford Football Club New Stadium Retrieved 6 September 2020 Brentford 2 0 Swansea City BBC Sport 29 May 2021 a b c d e Haynes 1998 p 66 The last night at Griffin Park www brentfordfc com Retrieved 6 September 2020 Brentford 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 Brentford win 4 2 on penalties www brentfordfc com Retrieved 6 September 2020 First Team Brentford F C Retrieved 5 August 2022 B Team Squad Brentford F C Retrieved 5 August 2022 Brentford FC Football Staff www brentfordfc com Retrieved 8 November 2017 Brentford FC Company Details www brentfordfc com a b Haynes 1998 p 98 Daly Ken Ken Daly s alternative look at the history of Middlesbrough and Brentford who play in a Sky Bet Championship play off at Griffin Park on Friday 8 May 2015 www mfc co uk Retrieved 3 August 2015 a b Haynes 1998 p 30 31 a b Brentford Historical Football Kits Historicalkits co uk Retrieved 5 May 2016 a b c d e f g h Introducing our new club crest Brentford FC 10 November 2016 Retrieved 6 October 2018 Which Strictly star designed Brentford s badge BBC News 12 November 2011 a b c d e f g h i j Brentford F C at the Football Club History Database a b London League 1896 1910 nonleaguematters co uk Retrieved 14 May 2018 a b Haynes Graham 1998 A Z Of Bees Brentford Encyclopedia Yore Publications pp 135 136 ISBN 1 874427 57 7 Haynes 1998 p 96 a b White 1989 p 354 a b Haynes 1998 p 119 120 White Eric ed 1989 100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC p 97 ISBN 0951526200 a b White 1989 p 82 84 Argus 16 November 1928 A Changed Brentford The Brentford amp Chiswick Times England 1918 19 Rsssf com 15 February 2003 Retrieved 4 May 2016 Haynes 1998 p 46 Haynes 1998 p 51 a b c Brentford FC CST Awards www brentfordfccst com Retrieved 1 May 2016 Chapman Mark Brentford win 2015 Football League Family Excellence Award brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 14 May 2015 Brentford achieves the Football League Family Excellence Award www brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 6 May 2016 Wickham Chris A list of all the awards collected by Brentford FC staff and players over the past year brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 3 December 2014 Brentford FC Moment in Time Norwich City Retrieved 22 December 2017 The results of the largest ever survey into club rivalries PDF Footballfancensus com Archived from the original PDF on 20 October 2013 Retrieved 5 May 2016 Football Ground Guide Football Ground Guide Retrieved 4 May 2016 Fulham F C The 1995 1996 Season Archived from the original on 23 August 2002 Retrieved 4 May 2016 I m Backing Brentford part two how the proposed 1967 takeover started www brentfordfc com Haynes 1998 p 123 125 Brentford FC vs QPR Footballderbies com 6 October 2006 Retrieved 4 May 2016 a b c Wickham Chris Bees agree Icelandic partnership brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 3 December 2014 a b Wickham Chris Join Brentford in supporting Gulu United brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 3 December 2014 Wickham Chris Brentford club staff visit FC Midtjylland brentfordfc co uk Retrieved 3 December 2014 BBC Sport FC Midtjylland Brentford owner Benham invests in Danish club BBC Sport Retrieved 3 December 2014 London Tigers play on Griffin Park pitch www brentfordfc com Retrieved 20 May 2019 Ex bees Rover returns brentfordfc co uk 16 August 2006 Archived from the original on 7 October 2018 Retrieved 12 February 2018 A match made in Hollywood interview Evening Standard 12 April 2012 Retrieved 9 September 2019 Stephen James The Man Behind The Body Art Model www brother2brother co uk 26 October 2017 Retrieved 18 February 2020 Haynes 1998 p 100 101 Haynes 1998 p 27 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brentford F C Official website of Brentford F C Official website of Bees United The Brentford Supporters Trust owners of the majority of shares in the club Official website of BIAS Brentford Independent Association of Supporters Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brentford F C amp oldid 1146867620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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