Current first team right back Mads Roerslev is the most recent player to reach 100 appearances for Brentford.

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, the Premier 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, with 559 made between 1949 and 1964.[2] As of February 2024, 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 Brentford players who have made 100 or more appearances for the club are Josh Dasilva, Saman Ghoddos, Rico Henry, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Neal Maupay, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Nørgaard, Ethan Pinnock, David Raya, Mads Roerslev and Ivan Toney.

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 2023–24 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

Outside left Patsy Hendren made 308 appearances in two spells between 1907 and 1927.
While "not a great footballer",[9] Geordie Reid ended his time at Brentford as the club's record Southern League goalscorer.[10]
Full back Dusty Rhodes played for, captained and managed Brentford at varying times between 1908 and 1919.
Archie Ling was the first goalkeeper to make 100 league appearances for Brentford.
A local lad made good, full back Bertie Rosier made 127 appearances either side of the First World War.
Inside forward Jack Lane captained Brentford during many of his 234 appearances between 1925 and 1931.
Forward Ernie Watkins was the first Brentford player to score 20 Football League goals in a season.
Andrew McCulloch scored 22 goals in 45 games during the 1977–78 season to help the club to promotion from the Fourth Division.
Andy Sinton made 182 appearances between 1985 and 1989 and won 12 England caps later in his career.
Dean Holdsworth scored 76 goals in 145 appearances between 1988 and 1992.
Marcus Gayle made 230 appearances across two spells with the club between 1988 and 2006.
Ghanaian international Lloyd Owusu scored 87 goals in two spells between 1998 and 2007.
Signed to help boost Brentford's 1998–99 Third Division promotion-push, Scott Partridge made 111 appearances between 1999 and 2001.
Michael Dobson made many of his 211 appearances as captain. His father George also played for the club.
Until 2023,[11] Toumani Diagouraga's 246 appearances was the club record for a player born outside the British Isles.[12]
Central midfielder Adam Forshaw finished his Brentford career on 100 appearances.
Central defender Tony Craig made 127 appearances between 2012 and 2015 and was voted the club's 2013–14 Players' Player of the Year.[13]
Until 2023, Danish right back Henrik Dalsgaard (who made 162 appearances between 2017 and 2021) was Brentford's most-capped international player.[14]
A cult hero winger,[15] Spaniard Sergi Canós' 249 appearances is the most by a Brentford player born outside the British Isles.
French forward Neal Maupay scored 41 goals in 95 appearances between 2017 and 2019. He returned to Brentford on loan in 2023.

Southern League era (1898–1920)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2014)
Name Nationality Position Brentford career Appearances Goals Notes Ref
Tommy Shanks  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 		119 1 [nb 2]
Steve Buxton  England FB/FW 1908–1911 106 4 [nb 3]
Patsy Hendren  England OL 1908
1911–1927		 309 45 [nb 4]
[nb 5]
[nb 1]
Geordie Reid  Scotland IL/CF 1908–1911 105 59 [nb 5]
Phil Richards  England LH 1908–1913 151 1 [16]
Dusty Rhodes ♦ (c)  England FB 1908–1915 221 2
Archie Ling  England GK 1909–1912 118 2
Alec Barclay  England HB 1910–1915 105 5 [nb 6] [16]
Walter Spratt  England FB 1911–1915
1920–1921		 123 1
Ted Price  England GK 1912–1920 118 0 [nb 5]
[nb 1]
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 OR 1929–1933 153 21
Billy Lane  England CF 1929–1932 123 89
Jackie Burns  England LH 1931–1935 152 16 [nb 6]
Joe James (c)  England CH 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 OR 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 0
George Poyser  England LB 1934–1946 158 0 [nb 1]
David McCulloch  Scotland CF 1935–1938 124 90 [nb 1]
Bobby Reid  Scotland OL 1936–1939 109 37
Buster Brown  England U 1937–1947 106 2
Joe Crozier  Scotland GK 1937–1949 223 0 [nb 1]
Bill Gorman  Ireland
 Republic of Ireland 		FB 1938–1949 144 0 [nb 1]

Post-war era (1945–2000)

Name Nationality Position Brentford career Appearances Goals

Notes

Tom Manley (c)  England WH 1946–1950 125 0
Roddy Munro  Scotland FB 1946–1953 210 0
Wally Bragg  England CH 1947–1957 168 6 [nb 1]
Frank Latimer  England U 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 [nb 3]
Billy Dare  England CF 1949–1955 222 68
Ron Greenwood  England CH 1949–1952 147 1 [nb 7]
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 CH/IR 1952–1962 281 2 [nb 1]
Johnny Rainford  England IF 1953–1962 324 49 [nb 8]
[nb 1]
Gerry Cakebread  England GK 1954–1964 374 0 [nb 1]
Dennis Heath  England OR 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 9]
[nb 1]
Billy Goundry  England WH 1955–1961 148 12
Eric Parsons  England OF 1956–1960 126 18
Tom Wilson (c)  England FB 1957–1962 156 0
George McLeod  Scotland OF 1958–1963 230 22
John Docherty ♦  Scotland OR 1960–1961
1966–1968
1970–1974 		252 79
Tommy Higginson  Scotland WH 1960–1970 435 16 [nb 1]
Peter Gelson  England CB/WH 1961–1974 516 18 [nb 1]
Micky Block  England OR 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 [nb 1]
Mel Scott (c)  England WH 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 OF 1968–1971 105 30
Gordon Neilson  Scotland OF 1968–1972 104 15
Dick Renwick  England FB 1969–1971 106 5
Paul Bence (c)  England MF 1970–1977 268 6 [nb 1]
Roger Cross  England FW 1970–1971
1973–1977 		228 61 [nb 1]
Jackie Graham (c)  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
1976–1977 		120 5 [nb 10]
Terry Johnson  England FW 1974–1977 112 30
Danis Salman  England DF 1975–1985 371 8 [nb 11]
[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 [nb 1]
Neil Smillie  England W 1977
1988–1993 		225 22 [nb 12]
Bob Booker  England MF 1978–1988
1991–1993 		322 48 [nb 1]
Jim McNichol  Scotland DF 1978–1984 169 23 [nb 13]
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 14]
[nb 1]
Chris Kamara (c)  England MF 1981–1985 189 32
Alan Whitehead  England CB 1981–1984 126 4
Francis Joseph  England FW 1982–1987 138 56
Keith Cassells  England FW 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 FW 1988–1992 123 31
Allan Cockram  England CM 1988–1991 118 17
Marcus Gayle  Jamaica LW/FW 1988–1994
2005–2006 		230 28 [nb 11]
[nb 1]
Kevin Godfrey  England RW/FW 1988–1993 191 26
Dean Holdsworth  England FW 1988
1989–1992 		145 76 [nb 15]
[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 1993–1996 128 7
Carl Hutchings  England MF 1993–1998
2000 		214 10 [nb 16]
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 17]
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 [nb 1]
Darren Powell  England CB 1998–2002
2009 		154 9
Rob Quinn  Republic of Ireland DF 1998–2001 132 5
Martin Rowlands  Republic of Ireland MF 1998–2003 186 23 [nb 18]
Paul Evans (c)  Wales MF 1999–2002 155 34
Ívar Ingimarsson  Iceland CB 1999–2002 135 11
Scott Partridge  England FW 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)  Republic of Ireland U 2000–2014 501 44 [nb 18]
[nb 1]
Stephen Hunt  Republic of Ireland MF 2001–2005 160 29
Eddie Hutchinson  England MF 2001–2006 136 9
Paul Smith  England GK 2001–2004 105 0
Jay Tabb  Republic of Ireland AM/LW 2001–2006 156 24 [nb 18]
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 19]
Karleigh Osborne  England CB/RB 2005–2012 185 6
Ryan Dickson  England LB 2007–2010 106 3 [nb 20]
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 2009–2016 206 30 [nb 1]
Myles Weston  Antigua and Barbuda LW 2009–2012 129 14
Toumani Diagouraga  France DM 2010–2016 246 7 [nb 21]
Jake Bidwell * (c)  England LB 2011–2016 211 3 [nb 22]
Harlee Dean * (c)  England CB 2011–2017 249 10 [nb 23]
Clayton Donaldson  Jamaica FW 2011–2014 155 53
Jonathan Douglas  Republic of 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 24]
David Button *  England GK 2013–2016 141 0
Alan McCormack  Republic of Ireland RB/DM 2013–2017 104 3
Alan Judge  Republic of Ireland MF 2014–2019 140 26 [nb 25]
Nico Yennaris *  China CM/RB 2014–2018 157 12
Yoann Barbet *  France CB 2015–2019 118 7
Sergi Canós *  Spain W/WB 2015–2016
2017–2023 		249 36 [nb 26]
Josh McEachran *  England CM 2015–2019 102 1
Ryan Woods *  England CM 2015–2018 128 3
Dan Bentley *  England GK 2016–2019 125 0
Romaine Sawyers * (c)  Saint Kitts and Nevis AM 2016–2019 135 8
Henrik Dalsgaard *  Denmark RB 2017–2021 162 7
Rico Henry ‡  England LB 2017– 203 5 [nb 27]
Neal Maupay ‡  France FW 2017–2019
2023– 		107 43 [nb 28]
Kamohelo Mokotjo *  South Africa DM 2017–2020 102 6
Ollie Watkins *  England FW/W 2017–2020 143 49
Josh Dasilva ‡  England MF 2018– 153 22 [nb 17]
Pontus Jansson * (c)  Sweden CB 2019–2023 115 4
Mathias Jensen ‡  Denmark MF 2019– 185 12
Bryan Mbeumo ‡  Cameroon W/FW 2019– 190 48 [nb 29]
Christian Nørgaard ‡ (c)  Denmark MF 2019– 146 6
Ethan Pinnock ‡  Jamaica CB 2019– 172 9
David Raya ‡  Spain GK 2019– 161 0
Mads Roerslev ‡  Denmark RB 2019– 100 1 [nb 30]
Saman Ghoddos ‡  Iran AM 2020– 101 6 [nb 31]
[nb 32]
Vitaly Janelt ‡  Germany DM 2020– 138 11 [nb 33]
Ivan Toney ‡  England FW 2020– 124 68

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 Alfred Lugg  England FB
1899–1900 Richard Dailley  England HB/FW
1900–1901 Ralph McElhaney  Scotland U
1901–1902 Robert Stormont  Scotland CF
1902–1903 Ellis Green  England HB
1903–1904 Tommy Davidson  Scotland FB
1904–1908 George Parsonage ♦  England HB
1908–1910 Dusty Rhodes ♦  England FB
1910–1911 George Frost  England FW
1911–1919 Dusty Rhodes ♦  England FB
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 Freddy Capper  England OF
1924–1926 Alex Graham  Scotland CH
1926–1927 Harry Rae  Scotland DF
1927–1928 Stephen Dearn  England WH
1928–1931 Reginald Davies  England WH
1931–1932 Jimmy Bain ♦  Scotland FB
1932–1936 Herbert Watson  England RH
1936–1937 Arthur Bateman  England FB [nb 34]
1937–1939 Joe James  England CB
1939–1946 Tom Manley  England WH [nb 35]
1946–1948 George Paterson  Scotland WH
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 Peter Gelson  England CB
1966–1968 Bobby Ross  Scotland IF
1968–1970 Ron Fenton ♦  England IF
1970–1972 Bobby Ross  Scotland IF
1972–1973 Alan Hawley  England RB
1973–1975 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 [nb 36]
2004–2005 Stewart Talbot  England DM
2005–2006 Ricky Newman  England CM
2006–2007 Kevin O'Connor  Republic of Ireland U
2007–2008 John Mackie  England CB
2008 Matt Heywood  England CB
2008 Adam Newton  Saint Kitts and Nevis MF
2008–2015 Kevin O'Connor  Republic of Ireland U [nb 37]
2015–2016 Jake Bidwell *  England LB
2016–2017 Harlee Dean *  England CB [nb 38]
2017–2018 John Egan *  Republic of Ireland CB
2018 Leadership group [nb 39]
2018–2019 Romaine Sawyers *  Saint Kitts and Nevis AM
2019–2023 Pontus Jansson *  Sweden CB [nb 40]
2023– Christian Nørgaard ‡  Denmark MF

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 ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Member of the Brentford Hall of Fame.
  2. ^ Returned on loan from Leeds City in November 1908.
  3. ^ a b Represented the London XI.
  4. ^ Hendren played when his cricket commitments allowed.
  5. ^ a b c Represented the Southern League XI.
  6. ^ a b Capped by England at amateur level.
  7. ^ Capped by England B.
  8. ^ Represented the Third Division South.
  9. ^ Francis briefly transferred to Queens Park Rangers between his two spells.
  10. ^ Retired in September 1976 and rejoined the club in October 1976.
  11. ^ a b Capped by England at U18 level.
  12. ^ Joined on loan from Crystal Palace in January 1977 and returned to sign permanently in August 1988.
  13. ^ Capped by Scotland at U21 level.
  14. ^ Capped by Wales at U21 level.
  15. ^ Joined on loan from Watford in October 1988 and returned to sign permanently in September 1989.
  16. ^ Departed in July 1998 and returned on loan from Bristol City in February 2000.
  17. ^ a b Capped by England at U21 level.
  18. ^ a b c Capped by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.
  19. ^ Joined on loan from Charlton Athletic in August 2004 and transferred permanently in November 2004.
  20. ^ Joined on loan from Plymouth Argyle in November 2007 and transferred permanently in January 2008.
  21. ^ Joined on loan from Peterborough United in January 2010 and transferred permanently in July 2010.
  22. ^ Joined on loan from Everton for separate spells in November 2011 and August 2012 and transferred permanently in June 2013.
  23. ^ Joined on loan from Southampton in November 2011 and transferred permanently in May 2012.
  24. ^ Joined on loan from Everton in February 2012 and transferred permanently in May 2012.
  25. ^ Joined on loan from Blackburn Rovers in January 2014 and transferred permanently in June 2014.
  26. ^ Joined on loan from Liverpool in August 2015 and returned to sign permanently in January 2017.
  27. ^ Capped by England at U20 level.
  28. ^ Joined on loan from Everton in September 2023.
  29. ^ Capped by France at U21 level.
  30. ^ Capped by Denmark at U21 level.
  31. ^ Joined on loan from Amiens SC in September 2020 and transferred permanently in January 2021.
  32. ^ Ghoddos was released in June 2023 and rejoined the club on a one-year contract as a free agent in August 2023.
  33. ^ Capped by Germany at U21 level.
  34. ^ Bateman had previously served as vice-captain during the 1934–35 season.
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ Dobson later served as club captain during the 2005–06 season.
  37. ^ During injury lay-offs, O'Connor was deputised as captain by Alan Bennett, Jonathan Douglas, Richard Lee and Tony Craig.
  38. ^ Dean had previously served as vice-captain during the 2015–16 season.
  39. ^ Then-head coach Dean Smith opted against appointing a permanent captain, citing that "the job of a leader within the group is to help create other leaders and not followers. I think sometimes when you name that captain, he becomes that leader and people start to follow him, rather than become leaders themselves".[17]
  40. ^ During injury lay-offs, Jansson was deputised as captain by successive vice-captains Henrik Dalsgaard and Christian Nørgaard. Other leadership group members Ivan Toney and David Raya acted as third and fourth captains.[18][19]

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ a b Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  2. ^ Haynes & Coumbe, p. 38.
  3. ^ "Brentford Club Captain Kevin O'Connor makes appearance number 500 against Stevenage at Griffin Park". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 186-187.
  5. ^ Adam Forshaw at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 112.
  7. ^ Sam Sodje at Soccerbase
  8. ^ Haynes & Coumbe 2006, p. 152.
  9. ^ White 1989, p. 97.
  10. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 119.
  11. ^ "Canós joins Valencia". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  12. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Toumani Diagouraga signs for Leeds United". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ^ "'The ultimate honour' for Tony Craig". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Jensen becomes club's most-capped player". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  15. ^ Harris, Jay; Bailey, Michael. "Sergi Canos: unlucky spell at Norwich but now a cult hero at Brentford". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b White 1989, p. 361-363.
  17. ^ "Brentford decide against naming club captain". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. ^ Harris, Jay. "David Raya exclusive on his future, Champions League dream and dealing with errors". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Tottenham vs Brentford live updates". The Athletic. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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