Brentford F.C.
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Brentford Football Club is a professional association football club based in Brentford, West London, England. The team competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Nicknamed "The Bees", the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to the Brentford Community Stadium in 2020. Brentford initially played amateur football before they entered the London League in 1896 and finished as runners-up of the Second Division and then the First Division to win election into the Southern League in 1898. They won the Southern League Second Division in 1900–01 and were elected into the Football League in 1920. Brentford won the Third Division South title in 1932–33 and the Second Division title in 1934–35. The club enjoyed a successful spell in the top flight of English football, reaching a peak of fifth in the First Division, in 1935–36, their highest ever league finish, before three relegations left them in the Fourth Division by 1962. They were crowned Fourth Division champions in 1962–63, but were relegated in 1966 and again in 1973 after gaining promotion in 1971–72. Brentford spent 14 seasons in the Third Division after gaining promotion in 1977–78 and went on to win the Third Division title in 1991–92, though were relegated again in 1993. Brentford were relegated into the fourth tier in 1998 and won promotion as champions in the 1998–99 campaign. The club were relegated in 2007 and won promotion as champions of League Two in 2008–09 and then were promoted out of League One in 2013–14. They had unsuccessful Championship play-off campaigns in 2015 and 2020. Brentford have a poor record in finals, finishing as runners-up in three Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy finals (1985, 2001 and 2011) and losing four play-off finals (the 1997 Second Division final, 2002 Second Division final, 2013 League One final and 2020 Championship final). However, Brentford won the 2021 Championship final to be promoted to the highest level for the first time since the 1946–47 season. Their main rivals are fellow West London-based clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. They are affiliated with the women's club Brentford Women.
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Tables
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Caoimhín Kelleher |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Aaron Hickey |
| 3 | DF | JAM | Rico Henry |
| 4 | DF | NED | Sepp van den Berg |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Ethan Pinnock |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jordan Henderson |
| 7 | FW | GER | Kevin Schade |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Mathias Jensen |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Igor Thiago |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Reiss Nelson (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 12 | GK | ISL | Hákon Valdimarsson |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Matthew Cox |
| 14 | MF | POR | Fábio Carvalho |
| 15 | MF | NGA | Frank Onyeka |
| 17 | MF | NED | Antoni Milambo |
| 18 | MF | UKR | Yehor Yarmolyuk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | BFA | Dango Ouattara |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Nathan Collins (captain) |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 24 | MF | DEN | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Myles Peart-Harris |
| 26 | MF | TUR | Yunus Emre Konak |
| 27 | MF | GER | Vitaly Janelt |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Ellery Balcombe |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Paris Maghoma |
| 33 | DF | ITA | Michael Kayode |
| 39 | FW | BRA | Gustavo Nunes |
| 41 | GK | USA | Julian Eyestone |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Benjamin Arthur |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Romelle Donovan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Jayden Meghoma (at Rangers until 30 June 2026) |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Ryan Trevitt (at Wigan until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | DF | KOR | Kim Ji-soo (at Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Reggie Rose |
| — | GK | ZIM | Marley Tavaziva |
| — | GK | GER | Connor Wolfheimer |
| — | DF | IRL | Val Adedokun |
| — | DF | ENG | Gregory Asemokhai |
| — | DF | ENG | Caelan Avenell |
| — | DF | LTU | Matas Klimas |
| — | DF | ENG | Maxwell McKnight |
| — | DF | IRL | Conor McManus |
| — | DF | ENG | Luca Picotto |
| — | DF | ENG | Ollie Shield |
| — | DF | ENG | Joshua Stephenson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BEL | Luka Bentt |
| — | MF | ENG | Andre Grey |
| — | MF | ENG | Theo Mawene |
| — | MF | ENG | Riley Owen |
| — | MF | ENG | Kyrie Pierre |
| — | FW | ENG | Michel Boni |
| — | FW | ENG | Isaac Holland |
| — | FW | SCO | Ethan Laidlaw |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael McSorley |
| — | FW | WAL | Iwan Morgan |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael Olakigbe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | NGA | Benjamin Fredrick (at Dender until 30 June 2026) |
| — | DF | ENG | Chanse Headman (at Maidenhead United until 3 January 2026) |
| — | MF | ENG | Ethan Brierley (at Exeter City until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Ben Krauhaus (at Bromley until 30 June 2026) |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Yogane (at Dundee until 30 June 2026) |
| Name | Role |
| Keith Andrews | Head Coach |
| Kevin O'Connor | Assistant Head Coach |
| Neil MacFarlane | Assistant First Team Coach |
| Mehmet Ali | Assistant First Team Coach |
| Jack Lester | Assistant First Team Coach |
| Manu Sotelo | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Stephen Rice | Set Piece Coach |
| Ben Ryan | Performance Director |
| Josh Kirk | Head of Analysis |
| Luke Stopforth | Head of Data and Technology |
| Bob Oteng | Kit Logistics Manager |
| Dr. Stephen Thompson | Head of Medical |
| Rhys Weston | Head of Football Operations |
| Name | Role |
| Sam Saunders | Head Coach |
| Jani Viander | Goalkeeper Coach |
| Cameron Tucker-White | Athletic Coach |
| Alex Davis | Performance Coach |
| Haydee Agras | Analyst |
| Jordan Marley | Kit Manager |
| Name | Role |
| Matthew Benham | Owner |
| Cliff Crown | Chairman |
| Jon Varney | Chief Executive,executive director |
| Lisa Skelhorn | Club Secretary |
| Roger Crook | |
| Phil Giles | Director of Football,executive director |
| Lee Dykes | Technical director |
| Nity Raj | General counsel,executive director |
| Deji Davies | Non-executive director |
| Stuart Hatcher | |
| Preeti Shetty | |
| Marcus Gayle | Club Ambassador |
| Peter Gilham |
| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shorts sponsor |
| 1975–1976 | Umbro | None | None | None | None |
| 1977–1980 | Bukta | ||||
| 1980–1981 | Adidas | ||||
| 1981–1984 | Osca | DHL | |||
| 1984–1986 | KLM | ||||
| 1986–1988 | Spall | ||||
| 1988–1990 | Hobott | ||||
| 1990–1992 | Chad | ||||
| 1992–1995 | Hummel | ||||
| 1995–1996 | Core | Ericsson | |||
| 1996–1998 | Cobra | ||||
| 1998–2000 | Super League | GMB | |||
| 2000–2002 | Patrick | ||||
| 2002–2003 | TFG | ||||
| 2003–2004 | St. George PLC | ||||
| 2004–2005 | UK Packaging | UK Packaging | |||
| 2005–2006 | Lonsdale | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Samvo Group | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Puma | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Hertings (Home) & MKT Computers (Away) | Intermode Shipping (Home) & Cardiac Risk in the Young (Away) | MKT Computers (Home) | ||
| 2009–2010 | SPIT Tools (Home) & Cardiac Risk in the Young (Away) | Reliable Networks | |||
| 2010–2011 | Hertings (Home) & Bathwise (Away) | Reliable Networks | Thames Valley University | ||
| 2011–2012 | None | None | |||
| 2012–2013 | SkyEx.co.uk | Reliable Networks | |||
| 2013–2014 | Adidas | Reliable Networks (Home) | |||
| 2014–2015 | Matchbook.com | Matchbook.com | |||
| 2015–2016 | Matchbook.com | None | |||
| 2016–2017 | 888sport | ||||
| 2017–2019 | LeoVegas | ||||
| 2019–2020 | Umbro | EcoWorld London | |||
| 2020–2021 | Utilita | Hollywoodbets | Hollywoodbets | ||
| 2021–2023 | Hollywoodbets | SafetyCulture | None | ||
| 2023–2025 | PensionBee | ||||
| 2025–present | Joma | Cazoo | |||
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