Kevin O'Connor played in a club-record 16 Football League seasons.[1]

Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1892 and 1920, the first team competed in the West London Alliance, West London League, London League, Southern League and Western League.[2] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[2][3]

Statistically Brentford's best league season was 1929–30 in the Third Division South, earning 2.12 points a game (adjusted to 3 points for a win) and winning all 21 home matches.[4] It is a national record which still stands as of January 2024.[5] The 1932–33 and 1934–35 Third Division South and Second Division title-winning seasons yielded 2.10 and 2.07 points per game respectively (adjusted to 3 points for a win).[4] The 94 points accumulated during the 2013–14 second-place finish in League One is Brentford's record points total.[4] Prior to achieving promotion to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs in 2021,[2] Brentford's 9 failed attempts to gain promotion through the EFL play-offs was a national record.[6]

Brentford has never won a major cup, with the club's furthest advancement being the semi-final of the EFL Cup (2020–21) and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup (1937–38, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1988–89).[2] The club has reached three EFL Trophy finals (1985, 2001, 2011) and finished as runners-up on each occasion.[2] In 1992–93, the club reached the semi-finals of the Anglo-Italian Cup on its only entry into the competition.[2]

Key

Symbol/colour Meaning
↑ Promoted through the automatic promotion places
↑ Promoted through the English Football League play-offs
↓ Relegated
RU Runners-up
# Applied for re-election to the English Football League
‡ Qualified for the English Football League play-offs, not promoted
† Top goalscorer in Brentford's division
♦ Top goalscorer in the English Football League
♠ Club record

Seasons

Correct as of the end of the 2022–23 season. For information on the season in progress, see 2023–24 Brentford F.C. season.

List of Brentford F.C. seasons
Season League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Minor cup victories Top scorer(s) (league) Top scorer(s) (all comps) Average home league att. Notes
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos. Name(s) Goals Name(s) Goals
1889–90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Bonell 5 — [nb 1]
1890–91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 2]
1891–92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 2]
1892–93 West London Alliance 12 10 2 0 33 6 22 1 of 7 — — — — — — — —
1893–94 — — — — — — — — — — — — Middlesex Junior Cup — — — — — [nb 3]
1894–95 — — — — — — — — — — — — West Middlesex Cup — — — — — [nb 2]
1895–96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — [nb 2]
1896–97 London League Second Division ↑ 16 9 6 1 42 19 24 2 of 9 QR2 — — — Field 8 Field 14 —
1897–98 London League First Division 16 12 2 2 43 17 26 2 of 9 QR2 — — London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup Field 11 Field 26 — [nb 4]
1898–99 Southern League Second Division London 22 11 3 8 59 39 25 4 of 12 QR3 — — — Booth
Dailley
C. Ward 		9 Booth
Dailley 		12 — [nb 5]
1899–1900 Southern League Second Division 20 5 7 8 31 48 17 9 of 11 QR3 — — — E. Andrews 7 E. Andrews
Dailley 		7 —
1900–01 Southern League Second Division ↑ 16 14 2 0 63 11 30 1 of 9 QR4 — — — Turnbull 15 Turnbull 15 — [nb 6]
1901–02 Southern League First Division 30 7 6 17 34 61 20 15 of 16 QR4 — — — Shanks 9 Shanks 10 — [nb 7]
1902–03 Southern League First Division 30 2 1 27 ♠ 16 84 5 16 of 16 IR — — — Maher
Underwood 		3 Shanks 9 — [nb 8]
1903–04 Southern League First Division 34 9 9 16 34 48 27 13 of 18 IR — — — Buchanan
Underwood 		6 Buchanan
Underwood 		10 — [nb 9]
1904–05 Southern League First Division 34 10 9 15 33 38 29 14 of 18 IR — — — Shanks 7 Shanks 7 — [nb 10]
1905–06 Southern League First Division 34 14 7 13 43 52 35 9 of 18 R3 — — — Corbett 11 Corbett 15 — [nb 10]
1906–07 Southern League First Division 38 17 8 13 57 56 42 10 of 20 R3 — — — Corbett 15 Corbett 16 — [nb 11]
1907–08 Southern League First Division 38 14 5 19 49 53 33 16 of 20 R1 — — — Bowman 21 Bowman 22 — [nb 11]
1908–09 Southern League First Division 40 13 7 20 59 74 33 21 of 21 R2 — — Southern Professional Charity Cup G. Reid 18 G. Reid 18 — [nb 12]
1909–10 Southern League First Division 42 16 9 17 50 58 41 14 of 22 QR5 — — — G. Reid 17 G. Reid 19 —
1910–11 Southern League First Division 38 14 9 15 41 42 37 12 of 20 R1 — — Ealing Hospital Cup G. Reid 21 G. Reid 21 —
1911–12 Southern League First Division 38 12 9 17 60 65 33 14 of 20 R1 — — — Rippon 17 Rippon 20 —
1912–13 Southern League First Division ↓ 38 11 5 22 42 55 27 19 of 20 QR4 — — — Smith 12 Smith 12 —
1913–14 Southern League Second Division 30 20 4 6 80 18 44 3 of 16 QR5 — — — Simons 19 Simons 19 —
1914–15 Southern League Second Division 24 8 7 9 35 45 23 7 of 13 QR5 — — — White 7 White 7 —
1915–19 Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the First World War.[16] Brentford competed in the London Combination and won the league title in 1918–19.[17] Henry White top-scored during the war years, with 56 goals.[18]
1919–20 Southern League First Division 42 15 10 17 52 59 40 15 of 22 R1 — — — Boyne 13 Boyne 13 —
1920–21 Third Division # 42 9 12 21 42 67 30 21 of 22 R1 — — — King 17 King 18 8,660 [nb 13]
1921–22 Third Division South 42 16 11 15 52 43 43 9 of 22 R1 — — — Morris 16 Morris 17 9,115
1922–23 Third Division South 42 13 12 17 41 51 38 14 of 22 QR6 — — — Morris 13 Morris 13 8,350
1923–24 Third Division South 42 14 8 20 54 71 36 17 of 22 QR6 — — — Parker 18 Parker 20 6,825
1924–25 Third Division South # 42 9 7 26 38 91 25 21 of 22 QR5 — — — Allen 14 Allen 14 7,010 [nb 13]
1925–26 Third Division South 42 16 6 20 69 94 ♠ 38 18 of 22 R2 — — — E. Watkins 11 E. Watkins 11 9,146
1926–27 Third Division South 42 13 14 15 70 61 40 11 of 22 R5 — — — E. Watkins 20 E. Watkins 24 9,713
1927–28 Third Division South 42 16 8 18 76 74 40 12 of 22 R3 — — — J. Phillips 17 J. Phillips 17 7,331
1928–29 Third Division South 42 14 10 18 56 60 38 13 of 22 R2 — — London Charity Fund E. Watkins 14 E. Watkins 14 8,159
1929–30 Third Division South 42 28 ♠ 5 9 94 44 61 2 of 22 R1 — — — W. Lane 33 W. Lane 33 12,123
1930–31 Third Division South 42 22 6 14 90 64 50 3 of 22 R4 — — — W. Lane 24 W. Lane 29 8,236
1931–32 Third Division South 42 19 10 13 68 52 48 5 of 22 R4 — — — W. Lane 22 W. Lane 27 11,347
1932–33 Third Division South ↑ 42 26 10 6 90 49 62 1 of 22 R1 — — — Holliday 38 ♠ Holliday 39 ♠ 13,300
1933–34 Second Division 42 22 7 13 85 60 51 4 of 22 R3 — — — Holliday 27 Holliday 27 16,377
1934–35 Second Division ↑ 42 26 9 7 93 48 61 1 of 22 R3 — — London Challenge Cup Holliday 25 Holliday 25 18.062
1935–36 First Division 42 17 12 13 81 60 46 5 of 22 ♠ R3 — — — D. McCulloch 26 D. McCulloch 26 25,287
1936–37 First Division 42 18 10 14 82 78 46 6 of 22 R4 — — — D. McCulloch 31 D. McCulloch 33 24,544
1937–38 First Division 42 18 9 15 69 59 45 6 of 22 QF ♠ — — — D. McCulloch 26 D. McCulloch 29 23,335 [nb 14]
1938–39 First Division 42 14 8 20 53 74 36 18 of 22 R3 — — — Cheetham 8 Cheetham 8 23,117 [nb 15]
1939–45 Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the Second World War.[21] Brentford competed in the Football League South and other regional leagues.[22] The club competed in the London War Cup in 1940–41 and 1941–42, reaching the final on both occasions and winning the latter tournament.[17] Len Townsend top-scored during the war years, with 49 goals.[22]
1945–46 — — — — ~— ~— — — — QF ♠ — — — — McAloon 6 —
1946–47 First Division ↓ 42 9 7 26 45 88 25 21 of 22 R4 — — — Townsend 8 Townsend 9 25,768 ♠
1947–48 Second Division 42 13 14 15 44 61 40 15 of 22 R4 — — — Gibbons 13 Gibbons 14 23,341
1948–49 Second Division 42 11 14 17 42 53 36 18 of 22 QF ♠ — — — Monk 11 Monk 13 22,755
1949–50 Second Division 42 15 13 14 44 49 43 9 of 22 R3 — — — Dare 14 Dare 14 22,613
1950–51 Second Division 42 18 8 16 75 74 44 9 of 22 R3 — — — Dare 16 Dare 16 19,593
1951–52 Second Division 42 15 12 15 54 55 42 10 of 22 R4 — — — Dare 14 Dare 16 23,022
1952–53 Second Division 42 13 11 18 59 76 37 17 of 22 R4 — — — Lawton 13 Lawton 15 17,474
1953–54 Second Division ↓ 42 10 11 21 40 78 31 21 of 22 R3 — — — Dudley 10 Dudley 11 15,626
1954–55 Third Division South 46 16 14 16 82 82 46 11 of 24 R4 — — — Dudley 18 Dudley 20 11,077
1955–56 Third Division South 46 19 14 13 69 66 52 6 of 24 R2 — — — Towers 21 Towers 22 10,302
1956–57 Third Division South 46 16 16 14 78 76 48 8 of 24 R2 — — — Francis 23 Francis 24 11,482
1957–58 Third Division South 46 24 10 12 82 56 58 2 of 24 R1 — — — Towers 29 Towers 29 13,084
1958–59 Third Division 46 21 15 10 76 49 57 3 of 24 R4 — — — Towers 32 † Towers 37 13,924
1959–60 Third Division 46 21 9 16 78 61 51 6 of 24 R2 — — — Francis 26 Francis 31 11,912
1960–61 Third Division 46 13 17 16 56 70 43 17 of 24 R1 R3 — — Towers 21 Towers 22 7,392
1961–62 Third Division ↓ 46 13 8 25 53 93 34 23 of 24 R3 R1 — — Francis 14 Francis 15 8,483
1962–63 Fourth Division ↑ 46 27 8 11 98 ♠ 64 62 1 of 24 R1 R2 — — Dick 23 Dick 24 11,418 [nb 16]
1963–64 Third Division 46 15 14 17 87 80 44 16 of 24 R4 R2 — — D. Ward 19 D. Ward 22 11,883
1964–65 Third Division 46 24 9 13 83 55 57 5 of 24 R3 R1 — London Challenge Cup Cobb 15 Cobb 18 10,740
1965–66 Third Division ↓ 46 10 12 24 48 69 32 23 of 24 R2 R2 — — Lawther 10 Lawther 11 8,416
1966–67 Fourth Division 46 18 13 15 58 56 49 9 of 24 R3 R2 — London Challenge Cup Docherty 13 Docherty 19 6,727
1967–68 Fourth Division 46 18 7 21 61 64 43 14 of 24 R1 R1 — — Docherty
Lawther 		11 Docherty 12 6,211
1968–69 Fourth Division 46 18 12 16 64 65 48 11 of 24 R2 R3 — — Mansley 14 Mansley 17 6,419
1969–70 Fourth Division 46 20 16 10 58 39 56 5 of 24 R1 R1 — — Ross 13 Ross 13 7,773
1970–71 Fourth Division 46 18 8 20 66 62 44 14 of 24 R5 R1 — — Ross 15 Ross 16 6,776
1971–72 Fourth Division ↑ 46 24 11 11 76 44 59 3 of 24 R1 R1 — — O'Mara 25 O'Mara 28 11,738
1972–73 Third Division ↓ 46 15 7 24 51 69 37 22 of 24 R1 R2 — — Docherty
Murray 		7 Docherty 8 8,742
1973–74 Fourth Division 46 12 16 18 48 50 40 19 of 24 R1 R1 — — Cross 17 Cross 17 5,063 [nb 17]
1974–75 Fourth Division 46 18 13 15 53 45 49 8 of 24 R2 R2 — — Simmons 12 Simmons 13 5,172
1975–76 Fourth Division 46 14 13 19 56 60 41 18 of 24 R3 R2 — — Cross 14 Cross 16 5,096
1976–77 Fourth Division 46 18 7 21 77 76 43 15 of 24 R2 R1 — — Sweetzer 23 Sweetzer 23 5,121
1977–78 Fourth Division ↑ 46 21 14 11 86 54 56 4 of 24 R2 R1 — — S. Phillips 32 ♦† S. Phillips 36 8,578 [nb 18]
1978–79 Third Division 46 19 9 18 53 49 47 10 of 24 R1 R1 — — S. Phillips
A. McCulloch 		14 S. Phillips
A. McCulloch 		14 7,455
1979–80 Third Division 46 15 11 20 59 73 41 19 of 24 R1 R1 — — S. Phillips 12 S. Phillips 12 7,818
1980–81 Third Division 46 14 19 ♠ 13 52 49 47 9 of 24 R2 R1 — — Booker 7 Booker
Crown
Funnell 		8 6,752 [nb 19]
1981–82 Third Division 46 19 11 16 56 47 68 8 of 24 R2 R1 — — Bowen
Johnson
Roberts 		8 Bowen 10 5,693 [nb 19]
1982–83 Third Division 46 18 10 18 88 77 64 9 of 24 R2 R4 — — Joseph 24 Joseph 26 6,184 [nb 20]
1983–84 Third Division 46 11 16 19 69 79 49 20 of 24 R3 R2 R2S — Joseph 18 Joseph 24 4,735
1984–85 Third Division 46 16 14 16 62 64 62 13 of 24 R3 R2 RU — Cassells
Cooke 		12 Cassells
Roberts 		18 4,074 [nb 21]
1985–86 Third Division 46 18 12 16 58 61 66 10 of 24 R1 R2 GrpS — Cooke 17 Cooke 18 3,957 [nb 19]
1986–87 Third Division 46 15 15 16 64 66 60 11 of 24 R2 R1 QFS — Cooke 20 Cooke 25 3,918
1987–88 Third Division 46 16 14 16 53 59 62 12 of 24 R1 R1 R1S — Sinton 11 Sinton 12 4,581
1988–89 Third Division 46 18 14 14 66 61 68 7 of 24 QF ♠ R2 SFS — Cadette 12 Cadette 17 5,682
1989–90 Third Division 46 18 7 21 66 66 61 13 of 24 R1 R2 QFS — Holdsworth 24 Holdsworth 28 5,662
1990–91 Third Division ‡ 46 21 13 12 59 47 76 6 of 24 R3 R2 FS — Blissett 10 Blissett 15 6,144 [nb 22]
1991–92 Third Division ↑ 46 25 7 14 81 55 82 1 of 24 R2 R3 R1S — Holdsworth 24 † Holdsworth 38 7,156 [nb 23]
1992–93 First Division ↓ 46 13 10 23 52 71 49 22 of 24 R3 R2 — — Blissett 21 Blissett 29 8,476 [nb 24]
1993–94 Second Division 46 13 19 ♠ 14 57 55 58 16 of 24 R2 R1 QFS — Allon 13 Allon 17 5,611
1994–95 Second Division ‡ 46 25 10 11 81 39 85 2 of 24 R1 R2 R2S — Forster 24 Forster 26 6,536 [nb 25]
1995–96 Second Division 46 15 13 18 43 49 58 15 of 24 R4 R2 R2S — Taylor 11 Taylor 16 4,768
1996–97 Second Division ‡ 46 20 14 12 56 43 74 4 of 24 R3 R2 QFS — Asaba 23 Asaba 24 5,824 [nb 26]
1997–98 Second Division ↓ 46 11 17 18 50 71 50 21 of 24 R1 R2 R2S — Taylor 13 Taylor 18 5,029
1998–99 Third Division ↑ 46 26 7 13 79 56 85 1 of 24 R2 R2 QFS — Owusu 22 Owusu 26 5,445
1999–2000 Second Division 46 13 13 20 47 61 52 17 of 24 R1 R1 SFS — Owusu 12 Owusu 14 5,742
2000–01 Second Division 46 14 17 15 56 70 59 14 of 24 R1 R2 RU — Scott 13 Scott 15 4,644
2001–02 Second Division ‡ 46 24 11 11 77 43 83 3 of 24 R2 R2 R1S — Owusu 20 Owusu 22 6,714 [nb 27]
2002–03 Second Division 46 14 12 20 47 56 54 16 of 24 R4 R2 SFS — Vine 10 Vine 13 5,759
2003–04 Second Division 46 14 11 21 52 69 53 17 of 24 R2 R1 R2S — Hunt 11 Hunt 13 5,592
2004–05 League One ‡ 46 22 9 15 57 60 75 4 of 24 R5 R1 R1S — Burton 10 Burton
Rankin 		10 6,082 [nb 28]
2005–06 League One ‡ 46 20 16 10 72 52 76 3 of 24 R5 R1 R1S — Owusu 12 Owusu 14 6,775 [nb 29]
2006–07 League One ↓ 46 8 13 25 40 79 37 24 of 24 R1 R2 R2S — Kuffour 12 Kuffour 14 5,600
2007–08 League Two 46 17 8 21 52 70 59 14 of 24 R1 R1 R1S — Poole 14 Poole 14 4,469 [nb 19]
2008–09 League Two ↑ 46 23 16 7 65 36 85 1 of 24 R2 R1 R2S — MacDonald 16 MacDonald 18 5,707
2009–10 League One 46 14 10 12 55 52 62 9 of 24 R3 R1 R1S — MacDonald 15 MacDonald 17 6,018
2010–11 League One 46 17 10 19 55 62 61 11 of 24 R1 R4 RU — Alexander
MacDonald 		9 Alexander 12 5,172
2011–12 League One 46 18 13 15 63 51 67 9 of 24 R2 R1 SFS — Alexander 12 Alexander 14 5,643
2012–13 League One ‡ 46 21 16 9 62 47 79 3 of 24 R4 R1 QFS — Donaldson 18 Donaldson 24 6,303 [nb 30]
2013–14 League One ↑ 46 28 ♠ 10 8 72 43 94 ♠ 2 of 24 R2 R2 R2S — Donaldson 17 Donaldson 18 7,715
2014–15 Championship ‡ 46 23 9 14 78 59 78 5 of 24 R3 R2 — — Gray 16 Gray 18 10,822 [nb 31]
2015–16 Championship 46 19 8 19 72 67 65 9 of 24 R3 R1 — — Judge
Vibe 		14 Judge
Vibe 		14 10,310
2016–17 Championship 46 18 10 18 75 65 64 10 of 24 R4 R1 — — Vibe 15 Vibe 16 10,467
2017–18 Championship 46 18 15 13 62 52 69 9 of 24 R3 R3 — — Maupay 12 Maupay 13 10,234
2018–19 Championship 46 17 13 16 73 59 64 11 of 24 R5 R3 — — Maupay 25 Maupay 28 10,257
2019–20 Championship ‡ 46 24 9 13 80 38 81 3 of 24 R4 R1 — — O. Watkins 25 O. Watkins 26 9,156 [nb 32]
2020–21 Championship ↑ 46 24 15 7 79 42 87 3 of 24 R4 SF ♠ — — Toney 31 † Toney 33 2,000 [nb 33]
2021–22 Premier League 38 13 7 18 48 56 46 13 of 20 R4 QF — — Toney 12 Toney 14 17,094
2022–23 Premier League 38 15 14 9 58 46 59 9 of 20 R3 R3 — — Toney 20 Toney 21 17,064

Notes

  1. ^ Brentford played friendly matches during the season.
  2. ^ a b c d Brentford played friendly matches and in minor cups during the season.
  3. ^ Brentford entered the West London League, but withdrew before the end of the season. The club's results were expunged.[7]
  4. ^ Brentford were elected to the Southern League Second Division at the end of the season.[8]
  5. ^ Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley and C. Ward top-scored in league matches with 9 goals each.[9]
  6. ^ Brentford were promoted to the Southern League First Division after drawing 0–0 with Swindon Town in a promotion-relegation test match.[10]
  7. ^ Brentford retained its Southern League First Division status after a 0–0 draw with Grays United in a promotion-relegation test match.[11] The club also competed in the London League Second Division during the season.[12]
  8. ^ Brentford retained its Southern League First Division status after a 7–2 win over Fulham in a promotion-relegation test match.[13] Tosher Underwood and Davie Maher finished as joint-top goalscorers in league matches, with three goals each.[14] The club also competed in the Western League First Division and the London League Premier Division during the season.[14]
  9. ^ Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division and the London League Premier Division during the season.[14]
  10. ^ a b Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division during the season.
  11. ^ a b Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division A during the season.
  12. ^ Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division B during the season.[15]
  13. ^ a b Brentford were re-elected to the Football League at the end of the season.
  14. ^ Brentford topped the First Division table for 16 consecutive matches during the season.[19]
  15. ^ Cheetham was also Queens Park Rangers' top scorer during the 1938–39 season.[20]
  16. ^ The 1962–63 Fourth Division title win made Brentford the first club in English football to win each of the Second, Third and Fourth Division championships.[23]
  17. ^ A 4–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 27 October 1973 dropped Brentford to bottom place in Fourth Division, which made the club the first to occupy top and bottom places in the Football League.[24]
  18. ^ Phillips' 32 league goals tied him with Alan Curtis of Swansea City as the top goalscorer in the Football League.[25] Brentford was the only club in the top four divisions to finish the season with two players scoring over 20 league goals – Steve Phillips (32) and Andrew McCulloch (22).[26]
  19. ^ a b c d Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.
  20. ^ The 107 goals scored in all competitions during the 1982–83 season is a club record.[27] The club competed in the Football League Group Cup during the season and was eliminated in the group stage.[28]
  21. ^ Cooke was also Cambridge United's top scorer during the 1984–85 season.[29]
  22. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Third Division play-off semi-finals.[2]
  23. ^ Holdsworth's 24 league goals tied him with Iwan Roberts of Huddersfield Town as the top goalscorer in the Third Division.[25]
  24. ^ Brentford competed in the 1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup and were knocked out on away goals after drawing 5–5 on aggregate with Derby County in the semi-finals.[2]
  25. ^ The reduction of the Premier League to 20 clubs for the 1995–96 season required a restructuring of the league pyramid during the 1994–95 season, with only one automatic promotion place allocated to the Second Division. Brentford's finish as runners-up (which would have secured automatic promotion in any third-tier season since 1958–59) saw the club secure the top play-off place.[30] Brentford failed to achieve promotion after losing on penalties to Huddersfield Town in the 1995 Second Division play-off semi-finals.[2] Brentford was the only club in the top four divisions to finish the season with two players scoring over 20 league goals – Nicky Forster (24) and Robert Taylor (23).[26]
  26. ^ Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.[31] Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in the 1997 Second Division play-off final.[2]
  27. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Second Division play-off final.[2]
  28. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 League One play-off semi-finals.[2]
  29. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Swansea City in the 2006 League One play-off semi-finals.[2]
  30. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–1 defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off final.[2]
  31. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Middlesbrough in the 2015 Championship play-off semi-finals.[2]
  32. ^ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–1 defeat to Fulham in the 2020 Championship play-off final.[2]
  33. ^ Brentford were promoted after a 2–0 win over Swansea City in the 2021 Championship play-off final.[2]

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