2014–15 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford F.C.

2014-15 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Cliff Crown
Manager	Mark Warburton
Championship	5th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Andre Gray (10) All: Andre Gray (11)
Highest home attendance	12,225 (21 November 2014 v Fulham)
Lowest home attendance	9,076 (23 August 2014 v Birmingham City)
Average home league attendance	10,851
Home colours Away colours

The 2014–15 season is the 125th season of competitive association football and 95th season in the Football League played by Brentford F.C., an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. Their second place finish in the 2013–14 season guaranteed promotion to the Football League Championship from Football League One. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

Season review

Pre-season

After securing the signing of former loanee Alan Judge, Brentford continued strengthening their squad with the arrival of Marcos Tébar, Andre Gray, Moses Odubajo, Scott Hogan, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Tommy Smith and Nick Proschwitz. Following the rejection of a new contract, Clayton Donaldson signed for Birmingham City and fellow striker Luke Norris departed for Gillingham. Will Grigg moved to MK Dons on a season-long loan as Alex Pritchard joined the Bees on a similar loan deal from Tottenham Hotspur. Jake Bidwell, Stuart Dallas and David Button signed new deals that secured their services until 2017 while the Development Squad was strengthened with new editions and the retention of existing squad members.

August

Brentford's season began at home with a 1-1 draw against London rivals Charlton Athletic. Igor Vetokele put the visitors ahead in the 63rd minute heading in from an inswinging corner. The Addicks had a chance to wrap the game up soon after but failed to capitilise from an open goal when David Button was caught away from his line. Debutant Tommy Smith came off the bench to grab an equaliser for the Bees, slotting home via a deflection in the 85th minute. In the first round of the League Cup Brentford needed extra time and a penalty shoot out to see off League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge. In a 6-6 thriller Stuart Dallas scored a brace, before Nick Proschwitz, Andre Gray and Montell Moore scored their first goals for the club. Harlee Dean netted a sixth in extra time to bring the match to penalties, and the Daggers missed two as Brentford converted four in a row to secure the win.

Spanish midfielder Jota signed from Celta de Vigo on a permanent deal and Arsenal midfielder Jon Toral joined on a season-long loan on 15 August. The Bees suffered their first defeat of the new campaign away to Bournemouth at Dean Court with Junior Stanislas scoring the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute in an even contest. Three days later a 2-1 win away to Blackpool moved the team up to 12th in the league table. After going a goal down an Alex Pritchard strike leveled the teams at half time. A persistent Stuart Dallas slotted home in the 52nd minute and The Bees held on to gain their first away win in the Championship. Ex-Bee Clayton Donaldson returned to Griffin Park with Birmingham City on 23 August and was brought down in Brentford's penalty area by Tony Craig which resulted in Craig's dismissal. Paul Caddis sent Button the wrong way to covert the penalty and put the Blues ahead. Moses Odubajo capitilised on a long ball from his own half in the second period and deftly chipped the Birmingham keeper to level the score.

Fulham were Brentford's opponents in the second round of the League Cup and arrived at Griffin Park for the first time in 16 years on 26 August. Ross McCormack netted in the 68th minute to give Fulham the lead and the visitors maintained a solid defence to prevent the Bees from equalising, sending them out of the Cup. Having met the clubs valuation, Wigan were given permission to speak to and agree terms with Adam Forshaw whilst Jake Reeves had his contract terminated by mutual agreement leaving him free to sign for Swindown Town. Brentford ended August with a win away to Rotherham. A first half injury time goal from Gray and a second half injury time goal from Proschowitz gave the Bees a 2-0 victory and moved the team up to 8th in the league table.

September

Adam Forshaw's move to Wigan Athletic was confirmed on transfer deadline day. Portuguese striker Betinho joined on a season long loan from Sporting Lisbon as Alfie Mawson extended his loan period with Wycombe Wanderers until the beginning of January 2015. Scott Hogan, who was carried off injured during the Rotherham match, was confirmed to have injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee ruling him out for most of the season. Brentford gained their first home win of the campaign against Brighton following the 2 week International break. The Bees were 2-0 up with goals from Moses Odubajo and Andre Gray before Gordon Greer volleyed home to send the teams in 2-1 at the break. Jonathan Douglas scored in the 55th minute to put the home side three up, and although Danny Holla netted another for the Seagulls, Brentford held on for the win moving them up to 6th place in the league table.

A solid performance in goal from John Ruddy denied Brentford during the first half of their home encounter with Norwich City and the Bees were punished for their lack of shot conversion in the second half with goals from Alexander Tettey and Cameron Jerome giving the visitors a 3-0 victory. Following the match, Alan McCormack signed a new contract with the club, extending his stay until 2016 with an option of a further year. The losing momentum continued away to Middlesbrough with Brentford failing to find their rhythm and returning to London the wrong side of a 4-0 scoreline.

A missed penalty from James Tarkowski did not derail Brentford as they got back to winning ways with a victory over Leeds United at Griffin Park on 27 September. Jota scored his first goal in English football to put the team ahead and an opportunistic strike from Alan McCormack in the second half secured the points. Three days later at Vicarage Road a Jonathan Douglas goal levelled the score after the Bees had gone 1-0 down after Odion Ighalo scored from the rebound of his saved penalty. Brentford held on until the 70th minute but were defeated by an unstoppable volley from Matěj Vydra from just outside the penalty area, and they ended the month 12th place in the Championship table.

October

First half goals from Jota and Alex Pritchard and a third in the second half from Jonathan Douglas gave Brentford a winning start to October at home to Reading. Brentford's visit to Wigan saw the first meeting of the ex-management team of Rösler and Warburton. Despite chances from both sides, strong defensive performances kept the game goalless.

Harlee Dean returned to the starting line up in place of James Tarkowski as Brentford entertained Sheffield Wednesday at Griffin Park to celebrate 125 years since the club's formation. Brentford slipped to 12th place in league with the game ending in a second 0-0 draw. An unchanged line-up travelled to Bolton for the final game of October. An even first half finished goalless before Bolton broke the deadlock with an opener from Neil Danns. Alan McCormack was stretchered off and replaced by Tommy Smith before Mark Davies added a second for the home team. Substitute Jon Toral grabbed his first goal for the Bees but as the team sought an equaliser David Button was caught away from goal after moving upfield for a corner, and a quick move from Bolton allowed Craig Davies to net Bolton's third and secure the points.

It was confirmed on 31 October that Alan McCormack would be ruled out for three months due to the ankle ligament injury picked up during the Bolton match.

November

November began with the arrival of league leaders Derby County to Griffin Park. Moses Odubajo moved to defence to replace the injured Alan McCormack whilst Jon Toral was handed a starting place and Toumani Diagouraga replaced Alex Pritchard in midfield. Derby went ahead in the 29th minute through Chris Martin. A strong run from Odubajo in the second half set up Andre Gray for an equaliser and substitute Stuart Dallas scored the winner for Brentford in the 90th minute to knock Derby off the top of the table and move the Bees up to 12th. Brentford emerged 3-1 winners against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground four days later. Goals from Toral, Gray and Pritchard gave the Bees a 3-0 lead before Michail Antonio netted an consolation goal for the home side.

Brentford made the short trip across London on 8 November to play Millwall and with Jonathan Douglas suspended Jota returned to the starting line up. Gray scored either side of the interval to put the Bees two goals up before Millwall got back into the game with two goals in quick succession to level the score. Millwall persisted to try and find a winner until Danny Shittu deflected Gray's shot into his own net in the 64th minute to hand the win to the visitors.

Following the International break, Fulham arrived at Griffin Park for a Friday night televised match in front of a sell out crowd of 12,225. After a goalless first half, Fulham gained the lead against the run of play through Hugo Rodallega and continued to pressure for a second goal. Brentford sought an equaliser and were successful in the 81st minute when Harlee Dean unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area to beat Marcus Bettinelli. The game seemed to be heading for a draw until Jota took an opportunistic shot that was deflected into the Fulham goal.

Brentford secured five wins in five games during an unbeaten November after a 4-0 home win against Wolves. Alan Judge scored his first of the season in the first half before Stuart Dallas, Andre Gray and Jota guaranteed the win with goals in the final 15 minutes. In recognition of the months achievement Andre Gray and Mark Warburton won Player of the Month and Manager of the Month respectively.

December

The first match of December was away to Huddersfield Town where Brentford's five match unbeaten run was brought to a halt. Sean Scannell put Huddersfield ahead in the 18th minute and they went further ahead with an own goal from Jake Bidwell at the start of the second half. Jonathan Douglas scored for Brentford soon after but the team were unable to come back and the defeat dropped them to 5th place in the league. A week later Brentford maintained 5th place with a win over Blackburn Rovers at Griffin Park. Goals from Douglas, Gray and Jota secured a 3-1 win, with Rudy Gestede scoring a consolation goal for the visitors via a deflection off Harlee Dean.

Three first half goals in a dominant half gave Brentford the advantage away to Cardiff City on 20 December. Alex Pritchard scored first with a strike from outside the penalty area and Gray added a second eleven minutes later with a deft chip over the Cardiff goalkeeper. Jota scored the third with an ambitious strike whilst surrounded by three defenders, but a rejuvenated Cardiff came out strong for the second half and despite scoring twice they could not overcome the deficit. The win moved Brentford into 3rd place in the league going into the Christmas period. Second played third as Ipswich Town arrived to Griffin Park on Boxing Day, and the visitors started strong with a goal in the first minute from Daryl Murphy. Murphy added a second twenty minutes later and Paul Anderson scored a third to give Ipswich the lead at half time. Second half substitute Sam Saunders marked his return from injury with two second half goals as Brentford attempted a comeback, but a fourth from Tommy Smith ensured that Ipswich wrapped up the win and briefly topped the Championship table.

Brentford finished 2014 with a defeat away to Wolves on 28 December. After going two goals down Danny Batth scored an own goal in the 86th minute to make the score 2-1 dropping the Bees to 6th place in the table as 2014 ended. The club announced the signing of Scottish International Lewis Macleod from Rangers on 31 December, with the transfer to be made official on 3 January 2015.

January

January began with the announcements that goalkeeper Richard Lee would be retiring at the end of the season and the contract extension of Jack Bonham. Brentford bowed out of the FA Cup with a home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, managed by ex-Bee Chris Hughton. First team regulars Jonathan Douglas, Tony Craig & David Button were rested and Jack Bonham made his first start of the season in goal with James Tarkowski and Harlee Dean running the central defence. The Bees started strong with Andre Gray unlucky not to covert early chances but Brighton broke the deadlock in the 88th minute through a Lewis Dunk goal and confirmed the victory in injury time with Chris O'Grady exposing a gap in the Brentford defence, sending the Seagulls through to the fourth round.

Brentford ended their three-game losing streak with a win over Rotherham on 10 January. Stuart Dallas volleyed from outside the penalty area in the 57th minute to give Brentford the lead and Alex Pritchard hit the post soon after but no more goals were to come as Brentford remained in fifth place after the 1-0 win. Following the FA Cup defeat earlier in the month, Brentford arrived in Brighton in the league on 17 January seeking a victory. Dallas linked up with Jake Bidwell before treading through a cross which Andre Gray chipped over the opposing keeper to put the Bees ahead. Jon Toral had an opportunity towards the end of the game to add another but was unlucky not to score as again the Bees emerged 1-0 winners.

Jota put Brentford ahead against Norwich in the 21st minute after a strong run from Moses Odubajo resulted in a pass to Gray who set up the spaniard for his seventh goal of the season. Nathan Redmond equalised for Norwich six minutes later through a deflection of James Tarkowski, sending the teams in level at half time. In the second half Gray was brought down in the Norwich box and Alex Pritchard stepped up to convert the penalty giving the Bees the lead. A stunning double save from David Button prevented Norwich equalising and the resulting win moved Brentford up to 4th position in the league.

Pre season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Domestic friendlies

Boreham Wood v Brentford

17 July 2014	Boreham Wood	1–3	Brentford	Meadow Park
19.30	Garrard 29' (pen.)	Report	O'Connor 20' Hill 31' (o.g.) Bidwell 75'

Barnet v Brentford

22 July 2014	Barnet	1–5	Brentford	The Hive Stadium
19.45	MacDonald 9'	Report	Dallas 15' Judge 37', 42' Gray 58' Moore 65'

Brentford v Nice

26 July 2014	Brentford	3–2	Nice	Griffin Park
15.00	Gray 2' Pritchard 37', 43'	Report	Maupay 5' Palun 45'	Attendance: 2,168

Brentford v Osasuna

29 July 2014	Brentford	0–4	Osasuna	Griffin Park
19:45 BST		Report	Manu Onwu 53', 58' Nino 76' Garcia 88'	Attendance: 2,805

Brentford v Crystal Palace

2 August 2014	Brentford	3–2	Crystal Palace	Griffin Park
15.00	Douglas 48' Gray 55' Odubajo 75'	Report	Murray 56' Chamakh 57'	Attendance: 3,624 (1,527 away fans)

Championship

See also: 2014–15 Football League Championship

League results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	15	4	9	44	37	+7	49	9	3	3	25	16	+9	6	1	6	19	21	−2

Last updated: 28 January 2015.
Source: Football League

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

August

Brentford v Charlton Athletic

9 August 2014 1	Brentford	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Smith 85'	Reports BBC CAFC BFC Highlights on YouTube	Vetokele 64'	Attendance: 9,690 Referee: James Adcock

Bournemouth v Brentford

16 August 2014 2	Bournemouth	1–0	Brentford	Goldsands Stadium, Bournemouth
15:00	Stanislas 72'	Reports BBC BFC AFCB Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 10,114 (1,392 away fans) Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackpool v Brentford

19 August 2014 3	Blackpool	1–2	Brentford	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
19:45	Delfouneso 17'	Reports BBC BFC BFC Highlights on YouTube	Pritchard 37' Dallas 52'	Attendance: 9,939 (472 away fans) Referee: Mark Haywood

Brentford v Birmingham City

23 August 2014 4	Brentford	1–1	Birmingham City	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Craig  16' Odubajo 79'	Reports BBC BFC BCFC Highlights on YouTube	Caddis 17' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,076 Referee: Robert Madley

Rotherham United v Brentford

30 August 2014 5	Rotherham United	0–2	Brentford	New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00		Reports BBC BFC RUFC Highlights on YouTube	Gray 45' Proschwitz 90'	Attendance: 9,016 (611 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell

September

Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 September 2014 6	Brentford	3–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Odubajo 18' Gray 32' Douglas 55'	Reports BBC BFC BHAFC Highlights on YouTube	Greer 39' Holla 61'	Attendance: 10,089 Referee: Steve Martin

Brentford v Norwich City

16 September 2014 7	Brentford	0–3	Norwich City	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
19:45		Reports BBC BFC NCFC Highlights on YouTube	Redmond 67' Jerome 74', 82'	Attendance: 10,074 Referee: Tim Robinson

Middlesbrough v Brentford

20 September 2014 8	Middlesbrough	4–0	Brentford	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00	Leadbitter 35' Adomah 50' Bamford 68' Kike 89'	Reports BBC BFC MFC Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 15,484 (567 away fans) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Brentford v Leeds United

27 September 2014 9	Brentford	2–0	Leeds United	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Jota 45' McCormack 77'	Reports BBC BFC LUFC Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 10,886 Referee: Dean Whitehead

Watford v Brentford

30 September 2014 10	Watford	2–1	Brentford	Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45	Ighalo 43' Vydra 70' Pudil  90+2'	Reports BBC BFC WFC Highlights on YouTube	Douglas 57'	Attendance: 15,502 (1,931 away fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury

October

Brentford v Reading

4 October 2014 11	Brentford	3–1	Reading	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Jota 11' Pritchard 32' Douglas 81'	Reports BBC BFC RFC Highlights on YouTube	Cox 49'	Attendance: 10,776 Referee: Roger East

Wigan Athletic v Brentford

18 October 2014 12	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Brentford	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00		Reports BBC BFC WAFC Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 12,061 (1,149 away fans) Referee: Tony Harrington

Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday

21 October 2014 13	Brentford	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
19:45		Reports BBC BFC SWFC Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 10,826 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bolton Wanderers v Brentford

25 October 2014 14	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Brentford	Macron Stadium, Bolton
15:00	Danns 61' Davies.M 76' Davies.C 90+6'	Reports BBC BFC BWFC Highlights on YouTube	Toral 83'	Attendance: 14,811 (844 away fans) Referee: Mark Heywood

November

Brentford v Derby County

1 November 2014 15	Brentford	2–1	Derby County	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Gray 49' Dallas 90'	Reports BBC BFC DCFC Highlights on YouTube	Martin 27'	Attendance: 10,608 Referee: Carl Berry

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

5 November 2014 16	Nottingham Forest	1–3	Brentford	The City Ground, Nottingham
19:45	Antonio 82'	Reports BBC BFC Highlights on YouTube	Toral 17' Gray 35' Pritchard 48' (pen.)	Attendance: Mark Haywood Referee: 21,072

Millwall v Brentford

8 November 2014 17	Millwall	2–3	Brentford	The Den, South Bermondsey, London
15:00	Gregory 58' Dunne 59'	Reports BBC BFC Highlights on YouTube	Gray 42', 56' Shittu 64' (o.g)	Attendance: 13,048 (1,771 away fans) Referee: James Adcock

Brentford v Fulham

21 November 2014 18	Brentford	2–1	Fulham	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
19:45	Dean 81' Jota 90+1'	Reports BBC BFC FFC Highlights on YouTube	Rodallega 57'	Attendance: 12,255 Referee: David Coote

Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 November 2014 19	Brentford	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Judge 29' Dallas 74' Gray 82' Jota 90'	Reports BBC BFC WWFC Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Mark Brown

December

Huddersfield Town v Brentford

6 December 2014 20	Huddersfield Town	2-1	Brentford	John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00	Scannell 18' Bidwell 48' (o.g.)	Reports BBC BFC HTAFC Highlights on YouTube	Douglas 70'	Attendance: 13,038 Referee: Eddie Illerton

Brentford v Blackburn Rovers

13 December 2014 21	Brentford	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Douglas 16' Gray 55' Jota 61'	Reports BBC BFC BRFC Highlights on YouTube	Gestede 45'	Attendance: 11,848 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Cardiff City v Brentford

20 December 2014 22	Cardiff City	2–3	Brentford	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
15:00	Noone 48' Jones 75'	Reports BBC BFC CCFC Highlights on YouTube	Pritchard 11' Gray 22' Jota 33'	Attendance: 21,784 Referee: Graham Scott

Brentford v Ipswich Town

26 December 2014 23	Brentford	2–4	Ipswich Town	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
13:00	Saunders 80', 90'	Reports BBC BFC ITFC Highlights on YouTube	Murphy 1', 21' Anderson 30' Smith 82'	Attendance: 12,165 Referee: Fred Graham

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford

28 December 2014 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Brentford	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
15:00	Dicko 7' Tarkowski 73' (o.g.)	Reports BBC BFC WWFC Highlights on YouTube	Batth 87' (o.g.)	Attendance: 23,598 Referee: Kevin Wright

January

Brentford v Rotherham United

10 January 2015 25	Brentford	1–0	Rotherham United	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00	Dallas 57'	Reports BBC BFC RUFC Highlights on YouTube		Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

17 January 2015 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Brentford	Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00		Reports BBC BFC BHAFC Highlights on YouTube	Gray 29'	Attendance: 27,186 Referee: Andy Davies

Norwich City v Brentford

24 January 2015 27	Norwich City	1–2	Brentford	Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00	Redmond 27'	Reports BBC BFC NCFC Highlights on YouTube	Jota 21' Pritchard 71' (.pen)	Attendance: 26,148 Referee: Nigel Miller

Brentford v Middlesbrough

31 January 2015 28	Brentford	0–1	Middlesbrough	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
12:15	Diagouraga  33' Button  43' Douglas  62'	Reports BBC BFC MFC Highlights on YouTube	Omeruo  16' Bamford  41' Leadbitter 44' (pen.) Kike  90'	Attendance: 11,853 Referee: Simon Hooper

February

Leeds United v Brentford

7 February 2015 29	Leeds United	v	Brentford	Elland Road, Leeds
15:00

Brentford v Watford

10 February 2015 30	Brentford	v	Watford	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
19:45

Charlton Athletic v Brentford

14 February 2015 31	Charlton Athletic	v	Brentford	The Valley, Charlton, London
15:00

Brentford v Bournemouth

21 February 2015 32	Brentford	v	Bournemouth	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
15:00

Brentford v Blackpool

24 February 2015 33	Brentford	v	Blackpool	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
19:45

Birmingham City v Brentford

28 February 2015 34	Birmingham City	v	Brentford	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Birmingham City	1–1		No
Blackburn Rovers	3–1
Blackpool		2–1
Bolton Wanderers		1–3	No
Bournemouth		0–1	No
Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	1-0	Yes
Cardiff City		3–2
Charlton Athletic	1–1		No
Derby County	2–1
Fulham	2–1
Huddersfield Town		1–2	No
Ipswich Town	2–4		No
Leeds United	2–0
Middlesbrough	0–1	0–4	No
Millwall	3–2
Norwich City	0–3	2–1	No
Nottingham Forest	3–1
Reading	3–1
Rotherham United	1-0	2–0	Yes
Sheffield Wednesday	0–0		No
Watford		1–2	No
Wigan Athletic		0–0	No
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	1–2	No

FA Cup

See also: 2014–15 FA Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 January 2015 1st Round	Brentford	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Griffin Park, Brentford, London
		BBC BFC BHAFC	Dunk 88' O'Grady 90'	Attendance: 8,542 Referee: David Coote

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Dagenham & Redbridge v Brentford

12 August 2014 1st Round	Dagenham & Redbridge	6–6 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Brentford	Victroia Road, Dagenham
19:45	Porter 17' Chambers 45+2' Boucaud 55' Hemings 90' 113' Cuerton 100'	Reports BFC D&RFC Soccerway Highlights on YouTube	Dallas 5' 9' Proschwitz 32' Gray 83' Moore 97' Dean 117'	Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Hill
	Penalties
	Connors Howell Partridge Chambers		Dallas Judge Craig O'Connor

Brentford v Fulham

26 August 2014 2nd Round	Brentford	0–1	Fulham	Griffin Park, Brentford
19:45		Reports BFC FFC BBC Highlights on YouTube	McCormack 68'	Attendance: 7,563 (1,564 away fans) Referee: Duncan

First Team squad

Last updated on 3 February 2015

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract Ends	Apps.	Goals	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Richard Lee		GK	(1982-10-05) 5 October 1982	Watford	2010	2015	87	0
16	Jack Bonham		GK	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993	Watford	2013	2018	4	0
27	David Button		GK	(1989-02-27) 27 February 1989	Charlton Athletic	2013	2017	74	0
Defenders
2	Kevin O'Connor (captain)		CM / AM / RW / RB / CB	(1982-02-24) 24 February 1982	Trainee	1999	2015	501	44
3	Jake Bidwell		LB / LW	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991	Everton	2013	2017	147	0
5	Tony Craig		LB / CB	(1985-04-20) 20 April 1985	Millwall	2012	2017	124	0
6	Harlee Dean		CB	(1991-07-26) 26 July 1991	Southampton	2012	2016	140	7
12	Alan McCormack		LB / CM / CB	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984	Swindon Town	2013	2016	59	3
25	Raphaël Calvet		CB	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994	AJ Auxerre	2013	2016	1	0
26	James Tarkowski		CB	(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992	Oldham Athletic	2014	2017	32	2
28	Nico Yennaris		RW / RB	(1993-05-24) 24 May 1993	Arsenal	2014	2016	10	0
32	Jack O'Connell		LB / CB	(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994	Blackburn Rovers	2015	2018	0	0
34	Daniel O'Shaughnessy		LB / CB	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994	FC Metz	2014	2016	0	0
Midfielders
4	Lewis Macleod		CM	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994	Rangers	2015	2018	0	0
7	Sam Saunders		AM	(1983-08-29) 29 August 1983	Dagenham & Redbridge	2009	2016	170	26
8	Jonathan Douglas		DM	(1981-11-12) 12 November 1981	Swindon Town	2011	2015	168	14
10	Moses Odubajo		LB / AM	(1993-07-28) 28 July 1993	Leyton Orient	2014	2017	29	2
14	Marcos Tébar		AM	(1986-02-07) 7 February 1986	UD Almería	2014	2017	6	0
15	Stuart Dallas		AM	(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991	Crusaders	2012	2017	55	8
17	Jon Toral		LW / CM	(1995-02-05) 5 February 1995	Arsenal	2014	2015	21	2	On loan from Arsenal
18	Alan Judge		AM	(1988-11-11) 11 November 1988	Blackburn Rovers	2014	2017	48	8
20	Toumani Diagouraga		CM	(1987-06-09) 9 June 1987	Peterborough	2010	2017	199	7
21	Alex Pritchard		AM	(1993-05-03) 3 May 1993	Tottenham	2014	2015	28	4	On loan from Tottenham
23	Jota		AM	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991	Celta de Vigo	2014	2017	26	7
29	Charlie Adams		LW / CM		Trainee	2011	2014	4	0
Forwards
9	Scott Hogan		ST	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992	Rochdale	2014	2017	2	0
11	Will Grigg		ST	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991	Walsall	2013	2016	36	5	On loan at MK Dons
19	Andre Gray		ST	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991	Luton Town	2014	2017	30	11
22	Betinho		ST	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2014	2015	1	0	On loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal
24	Tommy Smith		ST	(1980-05-22) 22 May 1980	Cardiff	2014	2015	17	1
31	Chris Long		ST	(1995-02-25) 25 February 1995	Everton	2015	2015	2	0	On loan from Everton
33	Montell Moore		ST	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995	Trainee	2012	2017	1	1	On loan at FC Midtjylland
39	Nick Proschwitz		ST	(1986-11-28) 28 November 1986	Hull City	2014	2015	19	2

Source: soccerbase.com
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Coaching staff

Last updated 2 June 2014

Name	Role
Mark Warburton	Manager
David Weir	Assistant Manager
Frank McParland	Sporting Director
Simon Royce	Goalkeeping Coach
Ben Wood	Physiotherapist
Neil Greig	Head of Medical
Bob Oteng	Kit Man

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last Updated 3 February 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Richard Lee	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	EIR	Kevin O'Connor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Jake Bidwell	31	0	28+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
4	MF	SCO	Lewis Macleod	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tony Craig	21	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Harlee Dean	23	2	19+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
7	MF	ENG	Sam Saunders	5	2	0+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	EIR	Jonathan Douglas	27	5	27+0	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Scott Hogan	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Moses Odubajo	29	2	26+1	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	NIR	Will Grigg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	EIR	Alan McCormack	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ESP	Marcos Tébar	6	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
15	MF	NIR	Stuart Dallas	23	6	9+11	4	0+1	0	2+0	2
16	GK	ENG	Jack Bonham	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	EIR	Alan Judge	26	1	24+0	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Andre Gray	30	11	27+0	10	1+0	0	0+2	1
20	MF	FRA	Toumani Diagouraga	24	0	15+6	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
22	FW	POR	Betinho	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ESP	Jota	26	7	20+4	7	1+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Tommy Smith	17	1	2+12	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
25	DF	FRA	Raphaël Calvet	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	ENG	James Tarkowski	18	0	16+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
27	GK	ENG	David Button	29	0	28+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Nico Yennaris	2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
29	MF	ENG	Charlie Adams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Josh Clarke	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jack O'Connor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ENG	Montell Moore	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
34	DF	FIN	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	GER	Nick Proschwitz	19	2	1+16	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
—	GK	ENG	Mark Smith	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Alfie Mawson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players featured for Brentford on loan this season:
17	MF	ESP	Jon Toral	21	2	6+13	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Alex Pritchard	28	5	26+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Chris Long	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source:

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Goalscorers

Last Updated 31 January 2015

No.	Pos	Player	FLC	FAC	LC	Total
19	FW	Andre Gray	10	0	1	11
23	MF	Jota	7	0	0	7
15	MF	Stuart Dallas	4	0	2	6
8	MF	Jonathan Douglas	5	0	0	5
21	MF	Alex Pritchard	5	0	0	5
39	FW	Nick Proschwitz	1	0	1	2
10	MF	Moses Odubajo	2	0	0	2
17	MF	Jon Toral	2	0	0	2
6	DF	Harlee Dean	1	0	1	2
8	MF	Sam Saunders	2	0	0	2
33	FW	Montell Moore	0	0	1	1
24	FW	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	1
12	DF	Alan McCormack	1	0	0	1
18	MF	Alan Judge	1	0	0	1
		Own Goal	2	0	0	2
		Totals	44	0	6	50

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Disciplinary record

Last Updated 31 January 2015

No.	Pos	Player
8	MF	Jonathan Douglas	7	0
26	DF	James Tarkowski	6	0
18	MF	Alan Judge	6	0
5	DF	Tony Craig	5	1
12	DF	Alan McCormack	4	0
3	DF	Jake Bidwell	4	0
20	MF	Toumani Diagouraga	4	0
27	GK	David Button	4	0
6	DF	Harlee Dean	2	0
23	MF	Jota	2	0
14	MF	Marcos Tébar	1	0
15	MF	Stuart Dallas	1	0
39	FW	Nick Proschwitz	1	0
21	MF	Alex Pritchard	1	0
19	FW	Andre Gray	1	0
17	MF	Jon Toral	1	0
10	MF	Moses Odubajo	1	0
		Totals	52	1

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Management

Last Updated 31 January 2015

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
				P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Mark Warburton		10 December 2013	present	31	16	4	11	051.61	28	15	4	9	053.57

Summary

Last Updated 31 January 2015

Games played	31 (28 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won	16 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	11 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	54 (44 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Goals conceded	46 (35 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Clean sheets	7 (7 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	52 (48 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards	1 (1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	(7 yellows) Jonathan Douglas
Biggest league win	4-0 (vs. Wolves)
Worst league defeast	0-4 (vs. Middlesbrough)
Most appearances	31 Jake Bidwell (28 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)	10 Andre Gray
Top scorer (all competitions)	11 Andre Gray

Transfers & loans

Last Updated 3 February 2015

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2014	MF	Alan Judge	Blackburn Rovers	Free
25 June 2014	MF	Marcos Tébar	Almería	Free
27 June 2014	FW	Andre Gray	Luton Town	£500,000
27 June 2014	MF	Moses Odubajo	Leyton Orient	£1,000,000
21 July 2014	FW	Scott Hogan	Rochdale	£750,000
1 August 2014	DF	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	Metz	Free
7 August 2014	FW	Tommy Smith	Cardiff City	Free
7 August 2014	FW	Nick Proschwitz	Hull City	Free
15 August 2014	MF	Jota	Celta de Vigo	Undisclosed
31 December 2014	MF	Lewis Macleod	Rangers	Undisclosed
14 January 2015	MF	Josh Laurent	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed
2 February 2015	DF	Jack O'Connell	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
17 July 2014	MF	Alex Pritchard	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2015
15 August 2014	MF	Jon Toral	Arsenal	30 June 2015
1 September 2014	FW	Betinho	Sporting Lisbon	30 June 2015
20 January 2015	FW	Chris Long	Everton	21 February 2015
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref
25 June 2014	FW	Clayton Donaldson	Birmingham City	Free
3 July 2014	FW	Luke Norris	Gillingham	Free
31 July 2014	MF	Michael Onovwigun	Chesterfield	Free
29 August 2014	MF	Jake Reeves	Swindon Town	Free
1 September 2014	MF	Adam Forshaw	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
18 July 2014	FW	Will Grigg	Milton Keynes Dons	30 June 2015
9 August 2014	DF	Alfie Mawson	Wycombe Wanderers	30 June 2015
22 August 2014	MF	Josh Clarke	Dagenham & Redbridge	23 September 2014
16 October 2014	MF	Emmanuel Oyeleke	Aldershot Town	13 January 2015
18 October 2014	MF	Josh Clarke	Stevenage	17 November 2014
18 October 2014	MF	Charlie Adams	Stevenage	21 December 2014
31 October 2014	GK	Mark Smith	Hampton & Richmond Borough	8 March 2015
9 January 2015	MF	Gradi Milenge	Farnborough Town	8 February 2015
10 January 2015	FW	Courtney Senior	Wycombe Wanderers	11 February 2015
19 January 2015	MF	Montell Moore	Midtjylland	30 June 2015
22 January 2015	MF	Tyrell Miller-Rodney	Boreham Wood	22 March 2015
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
27 May 2014	DF	Shaleum Logan	Aberdeen	27 May 2014
27 May 2014	DF	Scott Barron	Retired
27 May 2014	DF	Farid El Alagui	Hibernian	14 July 2014
27 May 2014	DF	Liam O'Brien	Dagenham & Redbridge	29 May 2014

Bold denotes current loan

Kit

The 2014-15 home kit was revealed on 2 June 2014 with a release date of 19 June 2014. adidas return as kit suppliers and SKYex continue their sponsorship for the third year.

Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): Skyex.co.uk

Home

Away

Goalkeeper

Alternate

Source: brentforddirect.co.uk

Season events

• 2 June Alan Judge signs from Blackburn Rovers on a three year deal for an undiclosed fee.
• 5 June Alfie Mawson signs a 12 month extension to his Development Squad contract.
• 6 June Joe Maloney extends his Development Squad contract by 12 months.
• 7 June Jermaine Udumaga joins the Development Squad from Oxford United.
• 9 June Josh Clarke signs a new one year deal.
• 25 June Marcos Tébar joins from UD Almería on a two year deal. Clayton Donaldson turns down a new contract with Brentford and agrees to join Birmingham City.
• 26 June Stuart Dallas signs a new three year deal.
• 27 June Moses Odubajo joins from Leyton Orient and Andre Gray joins from Luton Town, both on three year deals for undisclosed fees. David Button signs a new three year deal. Emmanuel Oyeleke signs a one year Development Squad contract extension.
• 28 June Lionel Stone and Kieran Morris sign one year Development Squad contracts.
• 29 June Tyrell Miller Rodney signs a 12 month Development Squad Contract.
• 30 June Montell Moore signs a new one year Development Squad contract.
• 3 July Luke Norris turns down a new contract and joins Gillingam.
• 17 July Alex Pritchard joins on a season long loan from Tottenham.
• 18 July Will Grigg joins MK Dons on a season long loan.
• 21 July Scott Hogan signs from Rochdale, signing a three year deal for an undisclosed fee.
• 24 July Jake Bidwell signs a new three year deal.
• 1 August Manager Mark Warburton, Assistant Manager David Weir and Sporting Director Frank McParland sign one-year rolling contracts with the club. Daniel O'Shaughnessy joins from FC Metz on a two year contract.
• 7 August Tommy Smith joins on a one year deal. Nick Proschwitz joins on a one year contract on a free transfer from Hully City.
• 8 August Development Squad Goalkeeper Mark Smith joins Hitchin Town on loan until 4 September.
• 9 August Alfie Mawson joins Wycombe on loan until 7 September. AAron Green joins the Development Squad on a one year deal.
• 15 August Jota signs on a three year deal from Celta de Vigo. Jon Toral signs on a season long loan from Arsenal. Montell Moore signs a three year deal.
• 22 August Josh Clarke joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 18 September.
• 25 August Brentford accept an offer from Wigan Athletic for midfielder Adam Forshaw after their valuation terms are met.
• 29 August Jake Reeves has his contract terminated by mutual consent, and subsequently signs for Swindon Town.
• 1 September Adam Forshaw signs for Wigan Athletic. Betinho joins on a season long loan from Sporting Lisbon. Alfie Mawson's loan at Wycombe Wanderers is extended until 1 January 2015.
• 19 September Alan McCormack signs a new two year contract with an option for a third year.
• 23 September Josh Clarke returns from his loan period at Dagenham & Redbridge.
• 31 October Alan McCormack is ruled out for 3 months with an ankle ligament injury.
• 11 November Tony Craig signs a new contract keeping him at the club until 2017.
• 9 December Toumani Diagouraga signs a new two year contract expiring in 2017.
• 2 January Richard Lee announces that he will retire at the end of the season. Jack Bonham signs a new contract keeping him at the club until 2018.
• 3 January Alfie Mawson's loan at Wycombe is extended until the end of the season.
• 14 January Josh Laurent joins the Development squad from QPR.
• 15 January Sam Saunders signs a new deal keeping him at the club until 2016.
• 19 January Montell Moore joins FC Midtjylland on loan for the rest of the season.
• 20 January Chris Long signs on a months loan from Everton.
• 22 January Tyrell Miller-Rodney joins Boreham Wood on a two month loan.

Development squad

See also: Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy

Squad

Last updated on 5 January 2015.

Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Notes
Goalkeepers
Mark Smith		GK	1995 (age 28–29)	Queens Park Rangers	2014	2015	On loan at Hampton & Richmond Borough
Defenders
Raphaël Calvet		DF	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994	AJ Auxerre	2013	2016
Alfie Mawson		DF	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994	Reading	2010	2015	On loan at Wycombe Wanderers
Kieran Morris		DF	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995	Stourbridge	2013	2015
Lionel Stone		DF	(1995-09-20) 20 September 1995	Academy	2011	2015
Midfielders
Aaron Greene		MF	1995 (age 28–29)	Chelmsford City	2014	2015
Louis Hutton		MF	(1994-09-09) 9 September 1994	Manchester City	2014	2015
Joe Maloney		MF	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995	Academy	2011	2015
Tyrrell Miller-Rodney		MF	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994	Academy	2011	2015
Emmanuel Oyeleke		MF	(1992-12-24) 24 December 1992	Academy	2010	2015	On loan at Aldershot Town
Jermaine Udumaga		MF	(1995-06-22) 22 June 1995	Crystal Palace	2014	2015
Jack Warburton		MF	(1993-04-27) 27 April 1993	K-W United	2015	2015
Josh Laurent		MF	(1995-05-06) 6 May 1995	QPR	2015	2016
Forwards
Montell Moore		FW	November 1995 (age 28)	Academy	2003	2015

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Professional Development League Two South Division

For the 2014-15 season, Brentford are participating in the Professional Development League Two South Division. Teams are allowed to field three overage outfield players and one overage goalkeeper.

League table

Matches played up to 17 January 2015

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Matches

See also: 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League § League 2

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Crewe Alexandra DS v Brentford DS

20 August 2014 1	Crewe Alexandra DS	4–2	Brentford DS
	Inman 3', 77' Cooper 88' Saunders 90'	Report	Clarke 45' Udumaga 67'

Brentford DS v Coventry City DS

1 September 2014 2	Brentford DS	2–1	Coventry City DS	Jersey Road
	Clayton 11' Milenge 74'	Report	Shipley 71'

Colchester United DS v Brentford F.C.

16 September 2014 3	Colchester United DS	3–2	Brentford F.C.	Florence Park
	Wright 44', 81' Sembie-Ferris 47'	Report	Clayton 8' Adams 12'

Brentford DS v Sheffield Wednesday DS

22 September 2014 4	Brentford DS	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday DS	Jersey Road
	Betinho 70'	Report	Penney 67'

Sheffield United DS v Brentford DS

29 September 2014 5	Sheffield United DS	4–1	Brentford DS
	de Girolamo (3) Tzanev (o.g)	Report	Clarke

Brentford DS v Huddersfield Town DS

11 October 2014 6	Brentford DS	1–2	Huddersfield Town DS	Griffin Park
	Ebanks-Blake 16'	Report	Wright 17' Bojaj 19'

Birmingham City DS v Brentford DS

20 October 2014 7	Birmingham City DS	1–1	Brentford DS
	Armstrong 30'	Report	Smith 51'

Crystal Palace DS v Brentford DS

28 October 2014 8	Crystal Palace DS	3–1	Brentford DS	Selhurst Park
	De Silva Kaikai Guedioura	Report	Hutton

Swansea City DS v Brentford DS

10 November 2014 9	Swansea City DS	4–1	Brentford DS
	Tarkowski o.g. Shelvey Gorré Jones	Report	Yennaris

Brentford DS v Colchester United DS

17 November 2014 10	Brentford DS	2–2	Colchester United DS	Jersey Road
	Clarke Moore	Report	Szmodics (2)

Brentford DS v Bristol City DS

24 November 2014 11	Brentford DS	5–1	Bristol City DS	Jersey Road
	Moore (2) O'Shaughnessy Saunders Udumaga	Report	Calvet o.g.

Brentford DS v QPR DS

2 December 2014 12	Brentford DS	2–1	QPR DS	Jersey Road
	Udamaga (pen) Betinho	Report	Hunt-Laurent

Ipswich Town DS v Brentford DS

9 December 2014 13	Ipswich Town DS	3–2	Brentford DS
	Bishop Henshall Stewart	Report	Hutton Miller-Rodney

Bristol City DS v Brentford DS

12 January 2015 14	Bristol City DS	5–2	Brentford DS
	Lemonhaigh-Evans (3) Reid (2)	Report	Udumaga (2)

Brentford DS v Crystal Palace DS

27 January 2015 15	Brentford DS	3–0	Crystal Palace DS	Jersey Road
	Anderson (3)	Report

Cardiff City DS v Brentford DS

2 February 2015 16	Cardiff City DS	0–1	Brentford DS
		Report	Proschwitz