List of Brentford F.C. seasons

Kevin O'Connor appeared 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 and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.^[2][3]

Statistically Brentford's best league season was 1929–30 in the Division Three South, earning 2.12 points a game and winning all 21 home matches,^[4] a national record which still stands as of November 2015.^[5] The 1932–33 and 1934–35 Division Three South and Division Two title-winning seasons yielded 2.10 and 2.07 points per game respectively, while the 94 points accumulated during the 2013–14 runners-up finish in League One is Brentford's record points total.^[4]

Brentford has never won a major cup, with the club's furthest advancement being the quarter-finals of the FA Cup (1937–38, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1988–89) and the fourth round of the League Cup (1982–83, 2010–11).^[2] The club has reached three Football League Trophy finals (1985, 2001, 2011) and finished as runners-up on each occasion.^[2]

Key

Symbol/colour	Meaning
↑	Promoted through the automatic promotion places
↓	Relegated
RU	Runners-up
	Qualified for the Football League play-offs
†	Top goalscorer in Brentford's division
♦	Top goalscorer in the Football League
♠	Club record

Seasons

Correct as of the end of the 2016–17 season. For information on the season in progress, see 2017–18 EFL Championship.

Seasons of Brentford F.C.

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Minor cup victories	Name	Gls	Notes
	League													Top scorer
1889–90	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[nb 1]
1890–91	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[nb 1]
1891–92	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[nb 1]
1892–93	91 !West London Alliance	12	10	2	0	33	6	22	1 of 7	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
1893–94	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[nb 2]
1894–95	92 !—	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	West Middlesex Cup	& —	& —	[nb 1]
1895–96	92 !—	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[nb 1]
1896–97	8 !London League Division Two ↑	16	9	6	1	42	19	24	2 of 9	QR2	& —	& —	& —	Oakey Field	14
1897–98	7 !London League Division One	16	12	2	2	43	17	26	2 of 9	QR2	& —	& —	London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup	Oakey Field	26	[nb 3]
1898–99	6 ! Southern League Division Two London	22	11	3	8	59	39	25	4 of 12	QR3	& —	& —	& —	Booth, ErnestErnest Booth Dailley, RichardRichard Dailley	12	[nb 4]
1899–00	7 ! Southern League Division Two	20	5	7	8	31	48	17	9 of 11	QR3	& —	& —	& —	Andrews, E.E. Andrews Dailley, RichardRichard Dailley	7	[nb 5]
1900–01	7 !Southern League Division Two ↑	16	14	2	0	63	11	30	1 of 9	QR4	& —	& —	& —	Turnbull, PeterPeter Turnbull	15	[nb 6]
1901–02	6 ! Southern League Division One	30	7	6	17	34	61	20	15 of 16	QR4	& —	& —	& —	Shanks, TommyTommy Shanks	10	[nb 7]
1902–03	6 ! Southern League Division One	30	2	1	27	16	84	5	16 of 16	IR	& —	& —	& —	Shanks, TommyTommy Shanks	9	[nb 8]
1903–04	6 ! Southern League Division One	34	09 !9	9	16	34	48	27	13 of 18	IR	& —	& —	& —	Buchanan, DaveDave Buchanan Underwood, TosherTosher Underwood	10	[nb 9]
1904–05	6 ! Southern League Division One	34	10	9	15	33	38	29	14 of 18	IR	& —	& —	& —	Shanks, TommyTommy Shanks	7	[nb 10]
1905–06	6 ! Southern League Division One	34	14	7	13	43	52	35	9 of 18	R3	& —	& —	& —	Corbett, FredFred Corbett	15	[nb 10]
1906–07	6 ! Southern League Division One	38	17	8	13	57	56	42	10 of 20	R3	& —	& —	& —	Corbett, FredFred Corbett	16	[nb 11]
1907–08	6 ! Southern League Division One	38	14	5	19	49	53	33	16 of 20	R1	& —	& —	& —	Bowman, AdamAdam Bowman	22	[nb 11]
1908–09	6 ! Southern League Division One	40	13	7	20	59	74	33	21 of 21	R2	& —	& —	Southern Professional Charity Cup	Reid, GeordieGeordie Reid	18	[nb 12]
1909–10	6 ! Southern League Division One	42	16	9	17	50	58	41	14 of 22	QR5	& —	& —	& —	Reid, GeordieGeordie Reid	19
1910–11	6 ! Southern League Division One	38	14	9	15	41	42	37	12 of 20	R1	& —	& —	Ealing Hospital Cup	Reid, GeordieGeordie Reid	21
1911–12	6 ! Southern League Division One	38	12	9	17	60	65	33	14 of 20	R1	& —	& —	& —	Rippon, WillisWillis Rippon	20
1912–13	6 ! Southern League Division One ↓	38	11	05 !5	22	42	55	27	19 of 20	QR4	& —	& —	& —	Smith, BillBill Smith	12
1913–14	7 ! Southern League Division Two	30	20	4	6	80	18	44	3 of 16	QR5	& —	& —	& —	Simons, HenryHenry Simons	19
1914–15	7 ! Southern League Division Two	24	8	7	9	35	45	23	7 of 13	QR5	& —	& —	& —	White, HenryHenry White	7
1915–19	Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the First World War. Brentford competed in the London Combination and won the league title in 1918–19. Henry White top-scored during the war years, scoring 56 goals.
1919–20	6 ! Southern League Division One	42	15	10	17	52	59	40	15 of 22	R1	& —	& —	& —	Boyne, ReginaldReginald Boyne	13
1920–21	3 !Division Three	42	9	12	21	42	67	30	21 of 22	R1	& —	& —	& —	King, HarryHarry King	18	[nb 13]
1921–22	3 !Division Three South	42	16	11	15	52	43	43	9 of 22	R1	& —	& —	& —	Morris, HarryHarry Morris	17
1922–23	3 !Division Three South	42	13	12	17	41	51	38	14 of 22	QR6	& —	& —	& —	Morris, HarryHarry Morris	13
1923–24	3 !Division Three South	42	14	8	20	54	71	36	17 of 22	QR6	& —	& —	& —	Parker, ReginaldReginald Parker	20
1924–25	3 !Division Three South	42	9	7	26 ♠	38	91	25	21 of 22	QR5	& —	& —	& —	Allen, JackJack Allen	14	[nb 13]
1925–26	3 !Division Three South	42	16	6	20	69	94 ♠	38	18 of 22	R2	& —	& —	& —	Watkins, ErnieErnie Watkins	11
1926–27	3 !Division Three South	42	13	14	15	70	61	40	11 of 22	R5	& —	& —	& —	Watkins, ErnieErnie Watkins	24
1927–28	3 !Division Three South	42	16	8	18	76	74	40	12 of 22	R3	& —	& —	& —	Phillips, JackJack Phillips	17
1928–29	3 !Division Three South	42	14	10	18	56	60	38	13 of 22	R2	& —	& —	& —	Watkins, ErnieErnie Watkins	14
1929–30	3 !Division Three South	42	28 ♠	5	9	94	44	61	2 of 22	R1	& —	& —	& —	Lane, BillyBilly Lane	33
1930–31	3 !Division Three South	42	22	6	14	90	64	50	3 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	Lane, BillyBilly Lane	29
1931–32	3 !Division Three South	42	19	10	13	68	52	48	5 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	Lane, BillyBilly Lane	27
1932–33	3 !Division Three South ↑	42	26	10	6	90	49	62	1 of 22	R1	& —	& —	& —	Holliday, JackJack Holliday	39 ♠
1933–34	2 !Division Two	42	22	7	13	85	60	51	4 of 22	R3	& —	& —	& —	Holliday, JackJack Holliday	27
1934–35	2 !Division Two ↑	42	26	9	7	93	48	61	1 of 22	R3	& —	& —	London Challenge Cup	Holliday, JackJack Holliday	25
1935–36	1 !Division One	42	17	12	13	81	60	46	5 of 22 ♠	R3	& —	& —	& —	McCulloch, DavidDavid McCulloch	26
1936–37	1 !Division One	42	18	10	14	82	78	46	6 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	McCulloch, DavidDavid McCulloch	33
1937–38	1 !Division One	42	18	9	15	69	59	45	6 of 22	QF	& —	& —	& —	McCulloch, DavidDavid McCulloch	29	[nb 14]
1938–39	1 !Division One	42	14	8	20	53	74	36	18 of 22	R3	& —	& —	& —	Cheetham, TommyTommy Cheetham	8	[nb 15]
1939–45	Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the Second World War. Brentford competed in the Football League South and other regional leagues. 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. Len Townsend top-scored during the war years, scoring 49 goals.
1945–46	92 !—	& —	& —	& —	~—		& —	& —	& —	QF	& —	& —	& —	McAloon, GerryGerry McAloon	6
1946–47	1 !Division One ↓	42	9	07 !7	26 ♠	45	88	25	21 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	Townsend, LenLen Townsend	9
1947–48	2 !Division Two	42	13	14	15	44	61	40	15 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	Gibbons, JackieJackie Gibbons	14
1948–49	2 !Division Two	42	11	14	17	42	53	36	18 of 22	QF	& —	& —	& —	Monk, FredFred Monk	13
1949–50	2 !Division Two	42	15	13	14	44	49	43	9 of 22	R3	& —	& —	& —	Dare, BillyBilly Dare	14
1950–51	2 !Division Two	42	18	8	16	75	74	44	9 of 22	R3	& —	& —	& —	Dare, BillyBilly Dare	16
1951–52	2 !Division Two	42	15	12	15	54	55	42	10 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	Dare, BillyBilly Dare	16
1952–53	2 !Division Two	42	13	11	18	59	76	37	17 of 22	R4	& —	& —	& —	Lawton, TommyTommy Lawton	15
1953–54	2 !Division Two ↓	42	10	11	21	40	78	31	21 of 22	R3	& —	& —	& —	Dudley, FrankFrank Dudley	11
1954–55	3 !Division Three South	46	16	14	16	82	82	46	11 of 24	R4	& —	& —	& —	Dudley, FrankFrank Dudley	20
1955–56	3 !Division Three South	46	19	14	13	69	66	52	6 of 24	R2	& —	& —	& —	Towers, JimJim Towers	22
1956–57	3 !Division Three South	46	16	16	14	78	76	48	8 of 24	R2	& —	& —	& —	Francis, GeorgeGeorge Francis	24
1957–58	3 !Division Three South	46	24	10	12	82	56	58	2 of 24	R1	& —	& —	& —	Towers, JimJim Towers	29
1958–59	3 !Division Three	46	21	05 !51	10	76	49	57	3 of 24	R4	& —	& —	& —	Towers, JimJim Towers	37 †	[nb 16]
1959–60	3 !Division Three	46	21	9	16	78	61	51	6 of 24	R2	& —	& —	& —	Francis, GeorgeGeorge Francis	31
1960–61	3 !Division Three	46	13	17	16	56	70	43	17 of 24	R1	R3	& —	& —	Towers, JimJim Towers	22
1961–62	3 !Division Three ↓	46	13	08 !8	25	53	93	34	23 of 24	R3	R1	& —	& —	Francis, GeorgeGeorge Francis	15
1962–63	4 !Division Four ↑	46	27	8	11	98 ♠	64	62	1 of 24	R1	R2	& —	& —	Dick, JohnJohn Dick	24	[nb 17]
1963–64	3 !Division Three	46	15	14	17	87	80	44	16 of 24	R4	R2	& —	& —	Ward, DaiDai Ward	22
1964–65	3 !Division Three	46	24	9	13	83	55	57	5 of 24	R3	R1	& —	London Challenge Cup	Cobb, BillyBilly Cobb	18
1965–66	3 !Division Three ↓	46	10	12	24	48	69	32	23 of 24	R2	R2	& —	& —	Lawther, IanIan Lawther	11
1966–67	4 !Division Four	46	18	13	15	58	56	49	9 of 24	R3	R2	& —	London Challenge Cup	Docherty, JohnJohn Docherty	19
1967–68	4 !Division Four	46	18	7	21	61	64	43	14 of 24	R1	R1	& —	& —	Docherty, JohnJohn Docherty	12	[nb 18]
1968–69	4 !Division Four	46	18	12	16	64	65	48	11 of 24	R2	R3	& —	& —	Mansley, AllanAllan Mansley	17
1969–70	4 !Division Four	46	20	16	10	58	39	56	5 of 24	R1	R1	& —	& —	Ross, BobbyBobby Ross	13
1970–71	4 !Division Four	46	18	8	20	66	62	44	14 of 24	R5	R1	& —	& —	Ross, BobbyBobby Ross	16
1971–72	4 !Division Four ↑	46	24	11	11	76	44	59	3 of 24	R1	R1	& —	& —	O'Mara, JohnJohn O'Mara	28
1972–73	3 !Division Three ↓	46	15	7	24	51	69	37	22 of 24	R1	R2	& —	& —	Docherty, JohnJohn Docherty	8	[nb 19]
1973–74	4 !Division Four	46	12	16	18	48	50	40	19 of 24	R1	R1	& —	& —	Cross, RogerRoger Cross	17	[nb 20]
1974–75	4 !Division Four	46	18	13	15	53	45	49	8 of 24	R2	R2	& —	& —	Simmons, DaveDave Simmons	13
1975–76	4 !Division Four	46	14	13	19	56	60	41	18 of 24	R3	R2	& —	& —	Cross, RogerRoger Cross	16
1976–77	4 !Division Four	46	18	7	21	77	76	43	15 of 24	R2	R1	& —	& —	Sweetzer, GordonGordon Sweetzer	23
1977–78	4 !Division Four ↑	46	21	14	11	86	54	56	4 of 24	R2	R1	& —	& —	Phillips, SteveSteve Phillips	36 ♦	[nb 21]
1978–79	3 !Division Three	46	19	9	18	53	49	47	10 of 24	R1	R1	& —	& —	Phillips, SteveSteve Phillips McCulloch, AndrewAndrew McCulloch	14
1979–80	3 !Division Three	46	15	11	20	59	73	41	19 of 24	R1	R1	& —	& —	Phillips, SteveSteve Phillips	12
1980–81	3 !Division Three	46	14	19 ♠	13	52	49	47	9 of 24	R2	R1	& —	& —	Booker, BobBob Booker Crown, DavidDavid Crown Funnell, TonyTony Funnell	8	[nb 22]
1981–82	3 !Division Three	46	19	11	16	56	47	68	8 of 24	R2	R1	& —	& —	Bowen, KeithKeith Bowen	10	[nb 23]
1982–83	3 !Division Three	46	18	10	18	88	77	64	9 of 24	R2	R4	& —	& —	Joseph, FrancisFrancis Joseph	26	[nb 24]
1983–84	3 !Division Three	46	11	16	19	69	79	49	20 of 24	R3	R2	R2S	& —	Joseph, FrancisFrancis Joseph	24
1984–85	3 !Division Three	46	16	14	16	62	64	62	13 of 24	R3	R2	RU	& —	Cassells, KeithKeith Cassells Roberts, GaryGary Roberts	18	[nb 25]
1985–86	3 !Division Three	46	18	12	16	58	61	66	10 of 24	R1	R2	GrpS	& —	Cooke, RobbieRobbie Cooke	18	[nb 22]
1986–87	3 !Division Three	46	15	15	16	64	66	60	11 of 24	R2	R1	QFS	& —	Cooke, RobbieRobbie Cooke	25
1987–88	3 !Division Three	46	16	14	16	53	59	62	12 of 24	R1	R1	R1S	& —	Sinton, AndyAndy Sinton	12
1988–89	3 !Division Three	46	18	14	14	66	61	68	7 of 24	QF	R2	SFS	& —	Cadette, RichardRichard Cadette	17
1989–90	3 !Division Three	46	18	7	21	66	66	61	13 of 24	R1	R2	QFS	& —	Holdsworth, DeanDean Holdsworth	28
1990–91	3 !Division Three	46	21	13	12	59	47	76	6 of 24	R3	R2	FS	& —	Blissett, GaryGary Blissett	15	[nb 26]
1991–92	3 !Division Three ↑	46	25	7	14	81	55	82	1 of 24	R2	R3	R1S	& —	Holdsworth, DeanDean Holdsworth	38 †	[nb 27]
1992–93	2 !Division One ↓	46	13	10	23	52	71	49	22 of 24	R3	R2	& —	& —	Blissett, GaryGary Blissett	29	[nb 28]
1993–94	3 !Division Two	46	13	19 ♠	14	57	55	58	16 of 24	R2	R1	QFS	& —	Allon, JoeJoe Allon	17
1994–95	3 !Division Two	46	25	10	11	81	39	85	2 of 24	R1	R2	R2S	& —	Forster, NickyNicky Forster	26	[nb 29]
1995–96	3 !Division Two	46	15	13	18	43	49	58	15 of 24	R4	R2	R2S	& —	Taylor, RobertRobert Taylor	16
1996–97	3 !Division Two	46	20	14	12	56	43	74	4 of 24	R3	R2	QFS	& —	Asaba, CarlCarl Asaba	24	[nb 30]
1997–98	3 !Division Two ↓	46	11	17	18	50	71	50	21 of 24	R1	R2	R2S	& —	Taylor, RobertRobert Taylor	18
1998–99	4 !Division Three ↑	46	26	7	13	79	56	85	1 of 24	R2	R2	QFS	& —	Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	26
1999–00	3 !Division Two	46	13	13	20	47	61	52	17 of 24	R1	R1	SFS	& —	Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	14
2000–01	3 !Division Two	46	14	17	15	56	70	59	14 of 24	R1	R2	RU	& —	Scott, AndyAndy Scott	15
2001–02	3 !Division Two	46	24	11	11	77	43	83	3 of 24	R2	R2	R1S	& —	Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	22	[nb 31]
2002–03	3 !Division Two	46	14	12	20	47	56	54	16 of 24	R4	R2	SFS	& —	Vine, RowanRowan Vine	13
2003–04	3 !Division Two	46	14	11	21	52	69	53	17 of 24	R2	R1	R2S	& —	Hunt, StephenStephen Hunt	13
2004–05	3 !League One	46	22	9	15	57	60	75	4 of 24	R5	R1	R1S	& —	Burton, DeonDeon Burton Rankin, IsaiahIsaiah Rankin	10	[nb 32]
2005–06	3 !League One	46	20	16	10	72	52	76	3 of 24	R5	R1	R1S	& —	Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	14	[nb 33]
2006–07	3 !League One ↓	46	8	13	25	40	79	37	24 of 24	R1	R2	R2S	& —	Kuffour, JoeJoe Kuffour	14
2007–08	4 !League Two	46	17	8	21	52	70	59	14 of 24	R1	R1	R1S	& —	Poole, GlennGlenn Poole	14	[nb 22]
2008–09	4 !League Two ↑	46	23	16	7	65	36	85	1 of 24	R2	R1	R2S	& —	MacDonald, CharlieCharlie MacDonald	18
2009–10	3 !League One	46	14	10	12	55	52	62	9 of 24	R3	R1	R1S	& —	MacDonald, CharlieCharlie MacDonald	17
2010–11	3 !League One	46	17	10	19	55	62	61	11 of 24	R1	R4	RU	& —	Alexander, GaryGary Alexander	12	[nb 34]
2011–12	3 !League One	46	18	13	15	63	51	67	9 of 24	R2	R1	SFS	& —	Alexander, GaryGary Alexander	14
2012–13	3 !League One	46	21	16	9	62	47	79	3 of 24	R4	R1	QFS	& —	Donaldson, ClaytonClayton Donaldson	24	[nb 35]
2013–14	3 !League One ↑	46	28 ♠	10	8	72	43	94 ♠	2 of 24	R2	R2	R2S	& —	Donaldson, ClaytonClayton Donaldson	18
2014–15	2 !Championship	46	23	9	14	78	59	78	5 of 24	R3	R2	& —	& —	Gray, AndreAndre Gray	18	[nb 36]
2015–16	2 !Championship	46	19	8	19	72	67	65	9 of 24	R3	R1	& —	& —	Judge, AlanAlan Judge Vibe, LasseLasse Vibe	14
2016–17	2 !Championship	46	18	10	18	75	65	64	10 of 24	R4	R1	& —	& —	Vibe, LasseLasse Vibe	16

Notes

1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brentford played friendly matches and in minor cups during the season.
2. ↑ Brentford entered the West London League, but withdrew before the end of the season. The club's results were expunged.
3. ↑ Brentford were elected to the Southern League Division Two at the end of the season.
4. ↑ Ernest Booth, Richard Dailley and C. Ward top-scored in league matches with 9 goals each.
5. ↑ E. Andrews top-scored in league matches with seven goals.
6. ↑ Brentford were promoted to the Southern League Division One after drawing 0–0 with Swindon Town in a promotion-relegation test match.
7. ↑ Brentford retained its Southern League Division One status after a 0–0 draw with Grays United in a promotion-relegation test match. The club also competed in the London League Division Two during the season.
8. ↑ Brentford retained its Southern League Division One status after a 7–2 win over Fulham in a promotion-relegation test match. Tosher Underwood and Davie Maher finished as joint-top goalscorers in league matches, with three goals each. The club also competed in the Western League Division One and the London League Premier Division during the season.
9. ↑ Brentford also competed in the Western League Division One and the London League Premier Division during the season.
10. 1 2 Brentford also competed in the Western League Division One during the season.
11. 1 2 Brentford also competed in the Western League Division One A during the season.
12. ↑ Brentford also competed in the Western League Division One B during the season.
13. 1 2 Brentford were re-elected to the Football League at the end of the season.
14. ↑ Brentford topped the Division One table for 15 consecutive matches during the season.
15. ↑ Cheetham was also Queens Park Rangers' top scorer during the 1938–39 season.
16. ↑ Towers scored 32 league goals.
17. ↑ The 1962–63 Division Four title win made Brentford the first club in English football to win each of the Division Two, Three and Four championships.
18. ↑ Ian Lawther finished the season as joint-top league scorer with John Docherty, scoring 11 goals.
19. ↑ Alan Murray finished the season as joint-top league scorer with John Docherty, scoring seven goals.
20. ↑ A 4–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 27 October 1973 dropped Brentford to bottom place in Division Four, which made the club the first to occupy top and bottom places in the Football League.
21. ↑ Phillips scored 32 league goals and tied with Alan Curtis of Swansea City as the top goalscorer in the Football League. 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)
22. 1 2 3 Brentford finished the season with a superior league record away from home in league matches.
23. ↑ Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches. Gary Roberts and Gary Johnson finished the season as joint-top league goalscorer with Keith Bowen, scoring eight goals each.
24. ↑ The 107 goals scored in all competitions during the 1982–83 season is a club record.
25. ↑ Keith Cassells and Robbie Cooke finished the 1984–85 season as joint-top league goalscorers, scoring 12 goals each. Cooke was also Cambridge United's top scorer during the 1984–85 season.
26. ↑ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Football League playoff semi-finals.
27. ↑ Holdsworth scored 24 league goals.
28. ↑ 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.
29. ↑ 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 Division Two. 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 playoff place. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after losing on penalties to Huddersfield Town in the 1995 Football League playoff semi-finals. 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).
30. ↑ Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches. Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in the 1997 Division Two playoff Final.
31. ↑ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Division Two playoff Final.
32. ↑ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 Football League playoff semi-finals.
33. ↑ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Swansea City in the 2006 Football League playoff semi-finals.
34. ↑ Charlie MacDonald finished the season as joint-top league goalscorer with Gary Alexander, scoring 11 goals.
35. ↑ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 2–1 defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One playoff Final.
36. ↑ Brentford failed to achieve promotion after a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Middlesbrough in the 2015 Football League playoff semi-finals.

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