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This article is about Brentford players with at least 100 appearances. For a list of all Brentford players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Brentford F.C. players. For the current Brentford first-team squad, see Brentford F.C. § First-team squad.
Kevin O'Connor retired in 2015 after making 501 appearances.

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.[1] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[1] All players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.

Records and notable players

Ken Coote holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Brentford, making 559 appearances between 1949 and 1964.[2] As of 2015, three other players have made more than 500 appearances for Brentford - Jamie Bates, Peter Gelson and Kevin O'Connor.[3] The club's goalscoring record is held by Jim Towers, who scored 163 goals in 282 appearances between 1954 and 1961.[4] Adam Forshaw, Denny Mundee, Sam Sodje and Billy Sperrin all finished their Brentford careers on 100 appearances.[5][6][7][8]

Current players who have made over 100 appearances for Brentford are Harlee Dean, Alan Judge and Sam Saunders.

Key

Playing positions

GK Goalkeeper RB Right back RW Right winger DF Defender HB Half back IF Inside forward DM Defensive midfielder
OL Outside left LB Left back LW Left winger CB Centre back FW Forward FB Full back RM Right midfielder
W Winger MF Midfielder ST Striker WH Wing half AM Attacking midfielder CM Central midfielder LM Left midfielder
U Utility player OR Outside right SW Sweeper LH Left half RH Right half
Symbol Meaning
‡ Brentford player in the 2015–16 season.
* Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league.
♦ Player went on to manage the club.
(c) Player captained the club.
♠ Player holds a club record.

Players

Andrew McCulloch scored 22 goals in 45 games during the 1977–78 season to help the club to promotion from Division Four.
Chris Kamara made 189 appearances and later became a successful sports broadcaster.
Andy Sinton made 182 appearances between 1985 and 1989 and won 12 England caps in the early 1990s.
Dean Holdsworth scored 76 goals in 145 appearances between 1988 and 1992.
Marcus Gayle made 230 appearances across two spells with the club and represented Jamaica at the 1998 World Cup.
Ghanaian international Lloyd Owusu scored 87 goals in two spells between 1998 and 2007.
Gavin Mahon made 166 appearances and at the heart of the midfield from 1998 to 2002.
One of several Icelandic Brentford players, Ívar Ingimarsson is the only to make a century of appearances.
Michael Dobson made many of his 211 appearances as captain. His father George also played for the club.
Paul Smith kept goal in 105 matches between 2000 and 2004.
Jay Tabb was a regular fixture in midfield between 2000 and 2006 and accrued 156 appearances.
Stephen Hunt joined the club in 2001 and made 160 appearances before departing in 2005. He later won 39 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Michael Turner made 110 appearances between 2004 and 2006 and later played in the Premier League.
Clayton Donaldson scored 53 goals in 155 appearances between 2011 and 2014.
Adam Forshaw made 100 appearances before departing Brentford in 2014.
Toumani Diagouraga's 246 appearances is the club record for a player born outside the British Isles.[9]
Midfielder Alan Judge is the most recent Brentford player to reach 100 appearances.

Southern League era (1898–1920)

Name Nationality Position Brentford career Appearances Goals Notes Ref
Tommy Shanks Ireland Ireland FW 1901–1902
1904–1906		 109 27
Tosher Underwood  England OF 1902–1908 196 23 [nb 1]
Jimmy Jay  England WH 1903–1910 225 5 [nb 1]
George Parsonage ♦ (c)  England HB 1903–1908 194 12
Jock Watson  Scotland FB 1903–1908 186 0
Jimmy Tomlinson  England HB/FW 1904–1908 107 2
Fred Corbett  England FW 1905–1908 102 37
Jock Hamilton  Scotland HB 1907–1908
1909–1912 		117 1
Steve Buxton  England FB/FW 1908–1911 106 4
Patsy Hendren  England OL 1908
1911–1927		 309 45 [nb 2]
[nb 3]
[nb 1]
Geordie Reid  Scotland IL/CF 1908–1911 105 59
Phil Richards  England LH 1908–1913 151 1 [nb 2] [10]
Dusty Rhodes ♦ (c)  England FB 1908–1915 221 2 [nb 2]
Archie Ling  England GK 1909–1912 118 2 [nb 2]
Alec Barclay  England HB 1910–1915 105 5 [nb 2]
[nb 4] 		[10]
Walter Spratt  England FB 1911–1915
1920–1921		 123 1 [nb 2]
Ted Price  England GK 1912–1920 118 0 [nb 2]
Alf Amos  England WH 1914–1922 139 5
Bertie Rosier  England FB 1915–1923 127 0

Interwar era (1920–1945)

Name Nationality Position Brentford career Appearances Goals

Notes

William Young  England GK 1920–1925 180 0
Charles Alton  England FB 1921–1925 133 6
Freddy Capper  England OF 1921–1924 106 6
Reginald Parker  England FW 1922–1925 104 35
Alfred Douglas  England OF 1925–1929 109 21
Jack Lane (c)  England IF 1925–1931 234 86 [nb 1]
Bill Berry  England FW 1926–1932 148 43
Ernie Watkins  England FW 1926–1929 130 59
William Hodge  Scotland FB 1927–1934 125 1
Alexander Stevenson  Scotland RB 1927–1933 134 0
Jimmy Bain ♦ (c)  Scotland FB 1928–1933 201 2 [nb 1]
Reginald Davies  England WH 1928–1931 123 0
Teddy Ware  England WH 1928–1933 102 0
Tom Adamson  Scotland FB 1929–1933 153 0
Jackie Foster  England RW 1929–1933 153 21
Billy Lane  England CF 1929–1932 123 89
Jackie Burns  England LH 1931–1935 152 16 [nb 4]
Joe James (c)  England CB 1931–1939 255 2 [nb 1]
George Robson  England IR 1931–1935 131 34
Jack Holliday  England CF 1932–1939 222 121 [nb 1]
Idris Hopkins  Wales RW 1932–1947 314 80 [nb 1]
Duncan McKenzie  Scotland WH 1932–1938 160 10
Billy Scott  England IF 1932–1947 296 86 [nb 1]
Herbert Watson (c)  England RH 1932–1936 109 1
Charlie Fletcher  England OF 1933–1936 106 25
Arthur Bateman (c)  England FB 1934–1938 153 1 [nb 1]
Jimmy Mathieson  Scotland GK 1934–1938 130 10
George Poyser  England LB 1934–1946 158 0
David McCulloch  Scotland CF 1935–1938 124 90 [nb 1]
Bobby Reid  Scotland LW 1936–1939 109 37
Buster Brown  England MF 1937–1947 106 2
Joe Crozier  Scotland GK 1937–1949 223 0
Bill Gorman Ireland Ireland
 Ireland 		FB 1938–1949 144 0 [nb 1]
Tom Manley  England WH 1939–1950 125 0

Post-war era (1945–2000)

Name Nationality Position Brentford career Appearances Goals

Notes

Roddy Munro  Scotland FB 1946–1953 210 0
Wally Bragg  England CB 1947–1957 168 6
Frank Latimer  England DF 1947–1956 185 3
David Nelson  Scotland WH 1947–1950 113 5
Tony Harper  England WH 1948–1955 188 7
Fred Monk  England RB/FW 1948–1954 219 49 [nb 1]
Ken Coote ♠ (c)  England FB 1949–1963 559 ♠ 15
Billy Dare  England CF 1949–1955 222 68
Ron Greenwood  England CB 1949–1952 147 1 [nb 5]
Jackie Goodwin  England FW 1949–1954 138 22
Alf Jefferies  England GK 1949–1953 121 0
Billy Sperrin  England IF 1949–1955 100 30
George Bristow  England WH 1950–1961 264 8 [nb 1]
Ken Horne  England WH/FB 1950–1960 239 1 [nb 1]
Ian Dargie  England CB 1952–1962 281 2
Johnny Rainford  England IF 1953–1962 324 49 [nb 1]
Gerry Cakebread  England GK 1954–1964 374 0 [nb 1]
Dennis Heath  England W 1954–1960 134 20
Jim Towers ♠  England FW 1954–1961 282 163 ♠ [nb 1]
George Francis  England CF 1955–1961
1961–1962 		280 136 [nb 6]
[nb 1]
Billy Goundry  England WH 1955–1961 148 12
Eric Parsons  England W 1956–1960 126 18
Tom Wilson (c)  England FB 1957–1962 156 0
George McLeod  Scotland W 1958–1963 230 22
John Docherty ♦  Scotland RW 1960–1961
1966–1968
1970–1974 		252 79
Tommy Higginson  Scotland WH 1960–1970 435 16
Peter Gelson  England CB 1961–1974 516 18 [nb 1]
Micky Block  England RW 1962–1966 163 33
Alan Hawley (c)  England RB 1962–1974 345 4 [nb 1]
Chic Brodie  Scotland GK 1963–1971 224 0 [nb 1]
Allan Jones  Wales FB 1963–1970 281 3 [nb 1]
Gordon Phillips  England GK 1963–1973 227 0
Mel Scott (c)  England CB 1963–1966 177 2
George Thomson  Scotland WH 1963–1968 179 5
Ian Lawther  Northern Ireland CF 1964–1968 153 44
Bobby Ross (c)  Scotland IF 1966–1972 323 63 [nb 1]
Alan Nelmes  England CB 1967–1976 350 2 [nb 1]
Allan Mansley  England W 1968–1971 105 30
Gordon Neilson  Scotland W 1968–1972 104 15
Dick Renwick  England FB 1969–1971 106 5
Paul Bence (c)  England MF 1970–1977 268 6
Roger Cross  England FW 1970–1971
1973–1977 		228 61
Jackie Graham  Scotland MF 1970–1980 409 40 [nb 1]
Brian Turner  New Zealand MF 1970–1972 101 7
Michael Allen  England FB 1971–1978 255 13
Terry Scales  England DF 1971–1977 234 6
Paul Priddy  England GK 1972–1974
1975–1977
1981		 130 0
Gordon Riddick (c)  England MF 1973–1976 120 5
Terry Johnson  England FW 1974–1977 112 30
Danis Salman  England DF 1975–1985 371 8 [nb 7]
[nb 1]
Dave Carlton  England MF 1976–1980 148 7
John Fraser  England FB 1976–1980 131 7
Andrew McCulloch  England FW 1976–1979 122 49
Paul Shrubb (c)  England MF/DF 1976–1982 198 8
Len Bond  England GK 1977–1980 130 0
Pat Kruse  England CB 1977–1982 201 12
Steve Phillips  England IF 1977–1980 167 69
Neil Smillie  England W 1977
1988–1993 		225 22 [nb 8]
Bob Booker  England MF 1978–1988
1991–1993 		322 48 [nb 1]
Jim McNichol  Scotland DF 1978–1984 169 23 [nb 9]
Barry Tucker  Wales FB 1978–1982 171 5
Terry Hurlock (c)  England CM 1980–1986 265 24
Gary Roberts  Wales W 1980–1986 226 64 [nb 10]
Chris Kamara (c)  England MF 1981–1985 189 32
Alan Whitehead  England CB 1981–1984 126 4
Francis Joseph  England ST 1982–1987 138 56
Keith Cassells  England ST 1983–1985 102 35
Keith Millen  England CB 1984–1994 380 20 [nb 1]
Jamie Murray  Scotland LB 1984–1987 156 4
Gary Phillips  England GK 1984–1988 171 0
Robbie Cooke  England FW 1985–1987 150 64
Terry Evans (c)  England CB 1985–1993 285 30 [nb 1]
Roger Joseph  England RB 1985–1988 120 2
Andy Sinton  England LM 1985–1989 182 34
Jamie Bates (c)  England CB/FB 1986–1999 526 24
Gary Blissett  England FW 1987–1993 291 105 [nb 1]
Keith Jones (c)  England MF 1987–1991 213 20
Roger Stanislaus  England LB 1987–1990 135 5
Richard Cadette  England ST 1988–1992 123 31
Allan Cockram  England CM 1988–1991 118 17
Kevin Godfrey  England RW/ST 1988–1993 191 26
Dean Holdsworth  England FW 1988
1989–1992 		145 76 [nb 11]
[nb 1]
Marcus Gayle  Jamaica FW 1989–1994
2005–2006 		230 28 [nb 12]
[nb 1]
Simon Ratcliffe  England MF 1989–1995 268 16
Graham Benstead  England GK 1990–1994
1997 		133 0
Billy Manuel (c)  England LB/MF 1991–1994 116 2
Brian Statham  England RB/MF 1992–1997 198 1
Kevin Dearden  England GK 1993–1999 262 0
Martin Grainger  England LB 1993–1996 124 16
Lee Harvey  England RM/RB 1993–1998 128 7
Carl Hutchings  England MF 1993–1998
2000 		214 10 [nb 13]
Denny Mundee  England U 1993–1995 100 18
Paul Smith  England MF 1993–1997 198 17
Barry Ashby  England CB 1994–1997 153 5
Nicky Forster ♦  England FW 1994–1997
2010–2011 		162 48 [nb 14]
Robert Taylor  England FW 1994–1998 217 73
Ijah Anderson  England FB 1995–2002 243 2
David McGhee  England MF 1995–1998 145 11
Andy Scott ♦  England FW 1997–2001 143 37
Gavin Mahon  England MF 1998–2002 166 8
Lloyd Owusu  Ghana FW 1998–2002
2005–2007 		250 87
Darren Powell  England CB 1998–2002
2009 		154 9
Rob Quinn  Ireland DF 1998–2001 132 5
Martin Rowlands  Ireland MF 1998–2003 186 23 [nb 15]
Paul Evans (c)  Wales MF 1999–2002 155 34
Ívar Ingimarsson  Iceland CB 1999–2002 135 11
Scott Partridge  England ST 1999–2001 111 23

21st century (2000–present)

Name Nationality Position Brentford career Appearances Goals

Notes

Michael Dobson (c)  England RB/CB 2000–2005 211 7
Kevin O'Connor (c)  Ireland U 2000–2014 501 44 [nb 15]
[nb 1]
Stephen Hunt  Ireland MF 2001–2005 160 29
Eddie Hutchinson  England MF 2001–2006 136 9
Paul Smith  England GK 2001–2004 105 0
Jay Tabb  Ireland AM/LW 2001–2006 156 24 [nb 15]
Andy Frampton  England CB/LB 2002–2007 164 7
Stuart Nelson *  England GK 2004–2007 139 0
Sam Sodje  Nigeria CB 2004–2006 100 14
Michael Turner *  England CB 2004–2006 110 3 [nb 16]
Karleigh Osborne *  England CB/RB 2005–2012 185 6
Ryan Dickson *  England LB 2007–2010 106 3 [nb 17]
Marcus Bean *  Jamaica DM 2008–2012 168 15
Charlie MacDonald  England FW 2008–2011 127 45
Sam Wood *  England LW/LB 2008–2012 126 5
Leon Legge *  England CB 2009–2012 115 10
Sam Saunders ‡  England RM 2009– 205 30
Myles Weston *  Antigua and Barbuda LW 2009–2012 129 14
Toumani Diagouraga *  France DM 2010–2016 246 7 [nb 18]
Jake Bidwell * (c)  England LB 2011–2016 211 3 [nb 19]
[nb 20]
Harlee Dean ‡ (c)  England CB 2011– 217 8 [nb 21]
Clayton Donaldson *  Jamaica FW 2011–2014 155 53
Jonathan Douglas *  Ireland DM 2011–2015 187 17
Shay Logan *  England RB/RM 2011–2014 104 5
Tony Craig *  England CB/LB 2012–2015 127 0
Adam Forshaw *  England CM 2012–2014 100 11 [nb 22]
David Button *  England GK 2013–2016 141 0
Alan Judge ‡  Ireland MF 2014– 102 24 [nb 23]

Wartime football

Appearances in the 1945–46 FA Cup are not counted.
Name Nationality Position War years Appearances Goals Notes Ref
Patsy Hendren  England OL 1915–1919 124 26 [11]
Dusty Rhodes ♦  England FB 1915–1919 103 3 [11]
Henry White  England CF 1915–1919 122 76 [11]
Buster Brown  England MF 1939–1946 246 2 [12]
Jack Holliday  England CF 1939–1944 124 27 [12]
Idris Hopkins  Wales RW 1939–1946 187 46 [12]
Joe James  England CB 1939–1944 164 3 [12]
Duncan McKenzie  Scotland WH 1939–1945 156 18 [nb 24] [12]
George Poyser  England LB 1939–1946 215 0 [12]
Les Smith  England OL 1939–1945 160 44 [12]
Len Townsend  England CF 1939–1946 117 91 [12]
Douglas Hunt  England FW 1940–1945 167 86 [nb 25] [12]

Captains

Years Name Nationality Position

Notes

1889–1892 J. J. K. Curtis  England n/a
1892–1894 Hinton Bailey  England GK
1894–1897 Arthur Charlton  Scotland U
1897–1898 Herbert Edney  England HB
1898–1899 Richard Dailley  England HB/FW
1899–1900 Alfred Lugg  England FB
1900–1901 Ralph McElhaney  Scotland U
1901–1902 Bob Stormont  Scotland CF
1902–1903 Ellis Green  England HB
1903–1904 Tommy Davidson  Scotland FB
1904–1908 George Parsonage ♦  England HB
1908–1918 Dusty Rhodes ♦  England FB
1918–1919 n/a
1919–1920 Patsy Hendren  England OL
1920–1921 Jimmy Hodson  England FB
1921–1922 Patsy Hendren  England OL
1922–1923 Bertie Rosier  England FB
1923–1924 n/a
1924–1926 Alex Graham  Scotland CH
1926–1927 Harry Rae  Scotland DF
1927–1928 Jack Lane  England IF
1928–1931 Reginald Davies  England WH
1931–1932 Jimmy Bain ♦  Scotland FB
1932–1936 Herbert Watson  England RH [nb 26]
1936–1937 Arthur Bateman  England FB
1937–1939 Joe James  England CB
1939–1948 Tom Manley  England WH [nb 27]
1948–1949 Jack Chisholm  England CH
1949–1950 Tom Manley  England WH
1950–1952 Ron Greenwood  England CB
1952–1953 Tommy Lawton  England CF
1953–1954 Fred Monk  England RB/FW
1954–1955 Frank Latimer  England DF
1955–1957 Sid Tickridge  England FB
1957–1960 Tom Wilson  England FB
1960–1964 Ken Coote  England FB
1964–1966 Mel Scott  England CB
1966–1967 Peter Gelson  England CB
1967–1968 Bobby Ross  Scotland IF
1968–1970 Ron Fenton ♦  England IF
1970–1972 Bobby Ross  Scotland IF
1973–1974 Alan Hawley  England RB
1974–1975 Gordon Riddick  England MF
1975–1976 Paul Bence  England MF
1976–1980 Jackie Graham  Scotland MF
1980–1981 Ron Harris  England RB/MF
1981–1982 Terry Hurlock  England CM
1982–1983 Chris Kamara  England MF
1983–1984 Ian Bolton  England CB
1984–1986 Terry Hurlock  England CM
1986 Steve Wignall  England CB
1986–1988 Wayne Turner  England MF
1988–1991 Keith Jones  England MF
1991–1993 Terry Evans  England CB
1993–1994 Billy Manuel  England LB/MF
1994–1999 Jamie Bates  England CB/FB
1999–2002 Paul Evans  Wales MF
2002–2004 Michael Dobson  England RB/CB
2004–2005 Stewart Talbot  England DM
2005–2006 Ricky Newman  England CM [nb 28]
2006–2007 Kevin O'Connor  Ireland U [nb 29]
2007–2008 John Mackie  England CB
2008 Matt Heywood  England CB
2008 Adam Newton  Saint Kitts and Nevis MF
2008–2015 Kevin O'Connor  Ireland U [nb 30]
2015–2016 Jake Bidwell *  England LB [nb 31]
2016– Harlee Dean ‡  England CB

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Member of the Brentford Hall of Fame.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Some appearance and goal records are untraced during the seasons in which the player played.
  3. ^ Hendren played when his cricket commitments allowed.
  4. ^ a b Capped by England at amateur level.
  5. ^ Capped by England B.
  6. ^ Briefly signed for Queens Park Rangers between his two spells.
  7. ^ Capped by England at U18 level.
  8. ^ Joined on loan from Crystal Palace in January 1977 and returned to sign permanently in August 1988.
  9. ^ Capped by Scotland at U21 level.
  10. ^ Capped by Wales at U21 level.
  11. ^ Joined on loan from Watford in October 1988 and returned to sign permanently in September 1989.
  12. ^ Capped by England at U17 level.
  13. ^ Departed in July 1998 and returned on loan from Bristol City in February 2000.
  14. ^ Capped by England at U21 level.
  15. ^ a b c Capped by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.
  16. ^ Joined on loan from Charlton Athletic in August 2004 and signed permanently in November 2004.
  17. ^ Joined on loan from Plymouth Argyle in November 2007 and signed permanently in January 2008.
  18. ^ Joined on loan from Peterborough United in January 2010 and signed permanently in July 2010.
  19. ^ Joined on loan from Everton for separate spells in November 2011 and August 2012 and signed permanently in June 2013.
  20. ^ Capped by England at U19 level.
  21. ^ Joined on loan from Southampton in November 2011 and signed permanently in May 2012.
  22. ^ Joined on loan from Everton in February 2012 and signed permanently in May 2012.
  23. ^ Joined on loan from Blackburn Rovers in January 2014 and signed permanently in June 2014.
  24. ^ Guest player from Middlesbrough.
  25. ^ Guest player from Sheffield Wednesday.
  26. ^ Arthur Bateman was named vice-captain for the 1934–35 season.
  27. ^ Due to Tom Manley's unavailability during much of the Second World War, the captaincy was held by other Brentford players, most notably Joe James and Billy Scott.
  28. ^ Michael Turner was named vice-captain and Michael Dobson as club captain for the 2005–06 season.
  29. ^ Andy Frampton was named vice-captain for the 2006–07 season.
  30. ^ During injury lay-offs, O'Connor was deputised for by Alan Bennett, Jonathan Douglas, Richard Lee or Tony Craig.
  31. ^ Harlee Dean was named vice-captain for the 2015–16 season.

References

General
  • Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 0955294916.
  • Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  • White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Oldfield Press. ISBN 0 9515262 0 0.
  • Brentford at Soccerbase.
  • Brentford at the Football Club History Database

Specific

  1. ^ a b "Football Club History Database - Brentford". fchd.info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Haynes & Coumbe, p. 38.
  3. ^ "Brentford Club Captain Kevin O'Connor makes appearance number 500 against Stevenage at Griffin Park". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  4. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 186-187.
  5. ^ "Adam Forshaw | Football Stats | Middlesbrough | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  6. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 112.
  7. ^ "Sam Sodje | Football Stats | No Club | Age 35 | 2001-2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  8. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
  9. ^ Chris Wickham. "Toumani Diagouraga signs for Leeds United". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b White 1989, p. 361-363.
  11. ^ a b c White 1989, p. 363-365.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i White 1989, p. 375-378.
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