Current first team central defender Kristoffer Ajer has made between 25 and 99 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 between 25 and 99 such matches are listed below.
Records and notable players
Jeff Taylor finished his Brentford career on 98 appearances. John Dick is the highest scorer on this list, with 48 goals from 83 appearances. Current Brentford players who have made between 25 and 99 appearances are Kristoffer Ajer , Nathan Collins , Mikkel Damsgaard , Mark Flekken , Aaron Hickey , Keane Lewis-Potter , Ben Mee , Frank Onyeka , Kevin Schade and Yehor Yarmolyuk .
Key
Appearance and goal totals include matches in the Premier League , Football League , Southern League , London League (1896–1898), FA Cup , League Cup , Football League Trophy , Anglo-Italian Cup , London Challenge Cup , Middlesex Senior Cup , London Junior Cup, Middlesex Junior Cup, West Middlesex Cup, Southern Floodlit Challenge Cup, Football League Jubilee Fund and Empire Exhibition Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
"Brentford career" corresponds to the years in which the player made their first and last appearances.
Players listed in bold won full international caps whilst with the club.
Statistics are correct as of match played 4 January 2025.
Starting lineups are untraced prior to the beginning of the 1893–94 season.
Playing positions
Symbol
Meaning
‡
Brentford player in the 2024–25 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.
Players
Scottish half back Arthur Charlton was described as "probably the club's first great player" for his six years with Brentford in the 1890s.[ 4]
Forward Oakey Field scored 40 goals in 36 appearances in the late 19th century.
A rare success in the forward line during the late 1900s, Adam Bowman scored 25 goals in 44 appearances in two spells with the club.
The first New Zealander to play for Brentford, Reginald Boyne scored 23 goals in 50 appearances during the first two seasons of competitive football following the First World War .
Outside left Jack Cartmell made 66 appearances between 1919 and 1921 and later gave the club nearly 30 years' service as a trainer.
In May 1921, full back Jimmy Hodson became the oldest player to represent Brentford in a Football League match, aged 40 years, 8 months, 2 days.
Harry King was the leading goalscorer in the club's debut season in the Football League and the first Brentford player to score a league hat-trick .
Harry Morris ' 30 goals in 63 appearances were a rare cause for cheer during Brentford's early seasons in the Football League.
One of the most prolific goalscorers in Brentford history, Jack Phillips scored 22 goals in 29 appearances before being sold in September 1928.
Jimmy Hill (seen left) began his professional playing career with Brentford and later became a manager and a broadcaster .
Former England international forward Tommy Lawton served as the Brentford's player-manager between January and September 1953.
Scottish wing half Matt Crowe was a vital cog in Brentford's midfield between 1962 and 1964.
Former England international Steve Perryman joined in 1986 and soon took over as player-manager.
Former Republic of Ireland international Chris Hughton was a part of Brentford's 1991–92 Third Division title-winning team.
Brentford's most successful youth product of the 1990s, Marcus Bent made 91 appearances, was capped by England U21 and played for eight Premier League clubs.
A ball-winning midfielder , Charlie Oatway made 65 appearances and was a member of the club's 1998–99 Third Division title-winning squad.
Signed for a club record fee, Hermann Hreiðarsson was named in the 1998–99 Third Division PFA Team of the Year and later played for five Premier League clubs.
Jason Pearcey kept goal in 30 matches between 1998 and 2000, when a serious leg injury forced his retirement from professional play.
Steve Sidwell was signed on loan from Arsenal in October 2001, to boost Brentford's Second Division promotion charge.
A fan-favourite, Brentford was the first of Senegalese central defender Ibrahima Sonko 's six English clubs.
A hard-working attacking player, Isaiah Rankin scored a memorable goal away to Southampton in the fifth round of the 2004–05 FA Cup .[ 7]
Deon Burton was top-scorer during his only season at Griffin Park in 2004–05 .
A former Premier League player with Crystal Palace , Ricky Newman captained Brentford to the 2006 League One playoff semi-finals .
Signed from non-League Yeading , DJ Campbell earned a move to the Premier League after a run of 8 goals in 6 games in January 2006.
Ben Hamer made 80 appearances across four spells on loan from Reading , a club record for a loanee.
Then-Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny gained experience on loan at Brentford during the 2009–10 season, making 28 appearances.
Marcello Trotta scored 22 goals in 69 appearances across two spells on loan from Fulham .
George Saville spent the 2013–14 season on loan at Griffin Park from neighbours Chelsea and won a League One runners-up medal.
Central defender John Egan made 71 appearances, scored seven goals, captained the club and was capped by the Republic of Ireland before his departure in July 2018.
Early years (1889–1898)
Southern League era (1898–1920)
Interwar era (1920–1945)
Post-war era (1945–2000)
21st century (2000–present)
Notes
^ a b c d e Member of the Brentford Hall of Fame .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Some appearance and goal records are untraced during the seasons in which the player played.
^ Field re-signed with the club in November 1907, but did not make a first team appearance before retiring at the end of the 1907–08 season.
^ On loan from Grimsby Town .
^ On loan from Coventry City .
^ a b Capped by England at amateur level.
^ Represented the FA XI .
^ a b Represented Great Britain in friendly internationals.
^ Newton rejoined Brentford in July 1957, but made no appearances.
^ a b c d On loan from Chelsea .
^ Joined on loan from West Bromwich Albion in October 1976 and returned to sign permanently in November 1978.
^ Bowles retired in May 1983 and rejoined the club on non-contract terms in December 1983.
^ Bullivant was released in May 1985 and rejoined the club on a one-year contract as a free agent in August 1985.
^ Joined on loan from Wimbledon in March 1986 and transferred permanently in July 1986.
^ Joined on loan from West Ham United in January 1996 and transferred permanently in August 1996.
^ a b Capped by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.
^ On loan from Blackburn Rovers .
^ a b c On loan from Arsenal .
^ a b Capped by Wales at U21 level.
^ Capped by Senegal at U23 level.
^ On loan from Portsmouth . Vine later joined on loan from Queens Park Rangers in 2010, but made no appearances.
^ a b On loan from Millwall .
^ On loan from Leicester City .
^ Joined on loan from Watford in March 2005 and transferred permanently later that month.
^ a b On loan from Fulham .
^ Joined on loan from Bristol City in July 2006 and transferred permanently in August 2006.
^ On loan from Reading .
^ Joined on loan from Reading for separate spells in March 2008 and August 2008 and transferred permanently in July 2009.
^ On loan from Bristol City .
^ Joined on loan from Ipswich Town for separate spells in November 2009 and March 2010 and transferred permanently in August 2010.
^ On loan from Celtic .
^ On loan from Norwich City .
^ Capped by England at U20 level.
^ On loan from Tottenham Hotspur .
^ Capped by Denmark at U23 level.
^ Capped by Finland at U21 level.
^ Capped by England at U21 level.
^ Capped by Denmark at U21 level.
^ Capped by Czech Republic at U21 level.
^ Jørgensen was released in June 2022 and rejoined the club on a two-year contract as a free agent in August 2022.
^ Capped by Ukraine at U23 level.
^ Joined on loan from SC Freiburg in January 2023 and transferred permanently in June 2023.
^ Capped by Germany at U21 level.
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 .
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