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. Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions. All players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.
Ken Coote holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Brentford, with 559 made between 1949 and 1964.[1] As of, three other players have made more than 500 appearances for Brentford – Jamie Bates, Peter Gelson and Kevin O'Connor.[2] The club's goalscoring record is held by Jim Towers, who scored 163 goals in 282 appearances between 1954 and 1961. Adam Forshaw, Denny Mundee, Sam Sodje and Billy Sperrin all finished their Brentford careers on 100 appearances.
Current Brentford players who have made 100 or more appearances for the club are Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Neal Maupay, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Nørgaard, Ethan Pinnock, Mads Roerslev, Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa.
GK | Goalkeeper | RB | Right back | RW | Right winger | DF | Defender | HB | Half back | IF | Inside forward | DM | Defensive midfielder |
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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 | |
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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. | |
♠ | Player holds a club record. |
Name | Nationality | Position | Brentford career | Appearances | Goals | Notes | Ref | |
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FW | 1901–1902 1904–1906 | 109 | 27 | |||||
OF | 1902–1908 | 196 | 23 | [3] | ||||
WH | 1903–1910 | 225 | 5 | |||||
♦ (c) | HB | 1903–1908 | 194 | 12 | ||||
FB | 1903–1908 | 186 | 0 | |||||
HB/FW | 1904–1908 | 107 | 2 | |||||
FW | 1905–1908 | 102 | 37 | |||||
HB | 1907–1908 1909–1912 | 119 | 1 | [4] | ||||
FB/FW | 1908–1911 | 106 | 4 | [5] | ||||
OL | 1908 1911–1927 | 309 | 45 | [6] [7] | ||||
IL/CF | 1908–1911 | 105 | 59 | |||||
LH | 1908–1913 | 151 | 1 | |||||
♦ (c) | FB | 1908–1915 | 221 | 2 | ||||
GK | 1909–1912 | 118 | 2 | |||||
HB | 1910–1915 | 105 | 5 | |||||
FB | 1911–1915 1920–1921 | 123 | 1 | |||||
GK | 1912–1920 | 118 | 0 | |||||
WH | 1914–1922 | 139 | 5 | |||||
FB | 1915–1923 | 127 | 0 |
Name | Nationality | Position | Brentford career | Appearances | Goals | Notes | |
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GK | 1920–1925 | 180 | 0 | ||||
FB | 1921–1925 | 133 | 6 | ||||
OF | 1921–1924 | 106 | 6 | ||||
FW | 1922–1925 | 104 | 35 | ||||
OF | 1925–1929 | 109 | 21 | ||||
(c) | IF | 1925–1931 | 234 | 86 | |||
FW | 1926–1932 | 148 | 43 | ||||
FW | 1926–1929 | 130 | 59 | ||||
FB | 1927–1934 | 125 | 1 | ||||
RB | 1927–1933 | 134 | 0 | ||||
♦ (c) | FB | 1928–1933 | 201 | 2 | |||
WH | 1928–1931 | 123 | 0 | ||||
WH | 1928–1933 | 102 | 0 | ||||
FB | 1929–1933 | 153 | 0 | ||||
OR | 1929–1933 | 153 | 21 | ||||
CF | 1929–1932 | 123 | 89 | ||||
LH | 1931–1935 | 152 | 16 | [8] | |||
(c) | CH | 1931–1939 | 255 | 2 | |||
IR | 1931–1935 | 131 | 34 | ||||
CF | 1932–1939 | 222 | 121 | ||||
OR | 1932–1947 | 314 | 80 | ||||
WH | 1932–1938 | 160 | 10 | ||||
IF | 1932–1947 | 296 | 86 | ||||
(c) | RH | 1932–1936 | 109 | 1 | |||
OF | 1933–1936 | 106 | 25 | ||||
(c) | FB | 1934–1938 | 153 | 1 | |||
GK | 1934–1938 | 130 | 0 | ||||
LB | 1934–1946 | 158 | 0 | ||||
CF | 1935–1938 | 124 | 90 | ||||
OL | 1936–1939 | 109 | 37 | ||||
U | 1937–1947 | 106 | 2 | ||||
GK | 1937–1949 | 223 | 0 | ||||
FB | 1938–1949 | 144 | 0 |
Name | Nationality | Position | Brentford career | Appearances | Goals | Notes | |
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(c) | WH | 1946–1950 | 125 | 0 | |||
FB | 1946–1953 | 210 | 0 | ||||
CH | 1947–1957 | 168 | 6 | ||||
U | 1947–1956 | 185 | 3 | ||||
WH | 1947–1950 | 113 | 5 | ||||
WH | 1948–1955 | 188 | 7 | ||||
RB/FW | 1948–1954 | 219 | 49 | ||||
♠ (c) | FB | 1949–1963 | 559 ♠ | 15 | |||
CF | 1949–1955 | 222 | 68 | ||||
CH | 1949–1952 | 147 | 1 | [9] | |||
FW | 1949–1954 | 138 | 22 | ||||
GK | 1949–1953 | 121 | 0 | ||||
IF | 1949–1955 | 100 | 30 | ||||
WH | 1950–1961 | 264 | 8 | ||||
WH/FB | 1950–1960 | 239 | 1 | ||||
CH/IR | 1952–1962 | 281 | 2 | ||||
IF | 1953–1962 | 324 | 49 | [10] | |||
GK | 1954–1964 | 374 | 0 | ||||
OR | 1954–1960 | 134 | 20 | ||||
♠ | FW | 1954–1961 | 282 | 163 ♠ | |||
CF | 1955–1961 1961–1962 | 280 | 136 | [11] | |||
WH | 1955–1961 | 148 | 12 | ||||
OF | 1956–1960 | 126 | 18 | ||||
(c) | FB | 1957–1962 | 156 | 0 | |||
OF | 1958–1963 | 230 | 22 | ||||
♦ | OR | 1960–1961 1966–1968 1970–1974 | 252 | 79 | |||
WH | 1960–1970 | 435 | 16 | ||||
CB/WH | 1961–1974 | 516 | 18 | ||||
OR | 1962–1966 | 163 | 33 | ||||
(c) | RB | 1962–1974 | 345 | 4 | |||
GK | 1963–1971 | 224 | 0 | ||||
FB | 1963–1970 | 281 | 3 | ||||
GK | 1963–1973 | 227 | 0 | ||||
(c) | WH | 1963–1966 | 177 | 2 | |||
WH | 1963–1968 | 179 | 5 | ||||
CF | 1964–1968 | 153 | 44 | ||||
(c) | IF | 1966–1972 | 323 | 63 | |||
CB | 1967–1976 | 350 | 2 | ||||
OF | 1968–1971 | 105 | 30 | ||||
OF | 1968–1972 | 104 | 15 | ||||
FB | 1969–1971 | 106 | 5 | ||||
(c) | MF | 1970–1977 | 268 | 6 | |||
FW | 1970–1971 1973–1977 | 228 | 61 | ||||
(c) | MF | 1970–1980 | 409 | 40 | |||
MF | 1970–1972 | 101 | 7 | ||||
FB | 1971–1978 | 255 | 13 | ||||
DF | 1971–1977 | 234 | 6 | ||||
GK | 1972–1974 1975–1977 1981 | 130 | 0 | ||||
(c) | MF | 1973–1976 1976–1977 | 120 | 5 | [12] | ||
FW | 1974–1977 | 112 | 30 | ||||
DF | 1975–1985 | 371 | 8 | ||||
MF | 1976–1980 | 148 | 7 | ||||
FB | 1976–1980 | 131 | 7 | ||||
FW | 1976–1979 | 122 | 49 | ||||
(c) | MF/DF | 1976–1982 | 198 | 8 | |||
GK | 1977–1980 | 130 | 0 | ||||
CB | 1977–1982 | 201 | 12 | ||||
IF | 1977–1980 | 167 | 69 | ||||
W | 1977 1988–1993 | 225 | 22 | [13] | |||
MF | 1978–1988 1991–1993 | 322 | 48 | ||||
DF | 1978–1984 | 169 | 23 | [14] | |||
FB | 1978–1982 | 171 | 5 | ||||
(c) | CM | 1980–1986 | 265 | 24 | |||
W | 1980–1986 | 226 | 64 | [15] | |||
(c) | MF | 1981–1985 | 189 | 32 | |||
CB | 1981–1984 | 126 | 4 | ||||
FW | 1982–1987 | 138 | 56 | ||||
FW | 1983–1985 | 102 | 35 | ||||
CB | 1984–1994 | 380 | 20 | ||||
LB | 1984–1987 | 156 | 4 | ||||
GK | 1984–1988 | 171 | 0 | ||||
FW | 1985–1987 | 150 | 64 | ||||
(c) | CB | 1985–1993 | 285 | 30 | |||
RB | 1985–1988 | 120 | 2 | ||||
LM | 1985–1989 | 182 | 34 | ||||
(c) | CB/FB | 1986–1999 | 526 | 24 | |||
FW | 1987–1993 | 291 | 105 | ||||
(c) | MF | 1987–1991 | 213 | 20 | |||
LB | 1987–1990 | 135 | 5 | ||||
FW | 1988–1992 | 123 | 31 | ||||
CM | 1988–1991 | 118 | 17 | ||||
LW/FW | 1988–1994 2005–2006 | 230 | 28 | [16] | |||
RW/FW | 1988–1993 | 191 | 26 | ||||
FW | 1988 1989–1992 | 145 | 76 | [17] | |||
MF | 1989–1995 | 268 | 16 | ||||
GK | 1990–1994 1997 | 133 | 0 | ||||
(c) | LB/MF | 1991–1994 | 116 | 2 | |||
RB/MF | 1992–1997 | 198 | 1 | ||||
GK | 1993–1999 | 262 | 0 | ||||
LB | 1993–1996 | 124 | 16 | ||||
RM/RB | 1993–1996 | 128 | 7 | ||||
MF | 1993–1998 2000 | 214 | 10 | [18] | |||
U | 1993–1995 | 100 | 18 | ||||
MF | 1993–1997 | 198 | 17 | ||||
CB | 1994–1997 | 153 | 5 | ||||
♦ | FW | 1994–1997 2010–2011 | 162 | 48 | [19] | ||
FW | 1994–1998 | 217 | 73 | ||||
FB | 1995–2002 | 243 | 2 | ||||
MF | 1995–1998 | 145 | 11 | ||||
♦ | FW | 1997–2001 | 143 | 37 | |||
MF | 1998–2002 | 166 | 8 | ||||
FW | 1998–2002 2005–2007 | 250 | 87 | ||||
CB | 1998–2002 2009 | 154 | 9 | ||||
DF | 1998–2001 | 132 | 5 | ||||
MF | 1998–2003 | 186 | 23 | [20] | |||
(c) | MF | 1999–2002 | 155 | 34 | |||
CB | 1999–2002 | 135 | 11 | ||||
FW | 1999–2001 | 111 | 23 |
Name | Nationality | Position | Brentford career | Appearances | Goals | Notes | |
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(c) | RB/CB | 2000–2005 | 211 | 7 | |||
(c) | U | 2000–2014 | 501 | 44 | |||
MF | 2001–2005 | 160 | 29 | ||||
MF | 2001–2006 | 136 | 9 | ||||
GK | 2001–2004 | 105 | 0 | ||||
AM/LW | 2001–2006 | 156 | 24 | ||||
CB/LB | 2002–2007 | 164 | 7 | ||||
GK | 2004–2007 | 139 | 0 | ||||
CB | 2004–2006 | 100 | 14 | ||||
CB | 2004–2006 | 110 | 3 | [21] | |||
CB/RB | 2005–2012 | 185 | 6 | ||||
LB | 2007–2010 | 106 | 3 | [22] | |||
DM | 2008–2012 | 168 | 15 | ||||
FW | 2008–2011 | 127 | 45 | ||||
LW/LB | 2008–2012 | 126 | 5 | ||||
CB | 2009–2012 | 115 | 10 | ||||
RM | 2009–2016 | 206 | 30 | ||||
LW | 2009–2012 | 129 | 14 | ||||
DM | 2010–2016 | 246 | 7 | [23] | |||
* (c) | LB | 2011–2016 | 211 | 3 | [24] | ||
* (c) | CB | 2011–2017 | 249 | 10 | [25] | ||
FW | 2011–2014 | 155 | 53 | ||||
DM | 2011–2015 | 187 | 17 | ||||
RB/RM | 2011–2014 | 104 | 5 | ||||
CB/LB | 2012–2015 | 127 | 0 | ||||
* | CM | 2012–2014 | 100 | 11 | [26] | ||
* | GK | 2013–2016 | 141 | 0 | |||
RB/DM | 2013–2017 | 104 | 3 | ||||
MF | 2014–2019 | 140 | 26 | [27] | |||
* | CM/RB | 2014–2018 | 157 | 12 | |||
* | CB | 2015–2019 | 118 | 7 | |||
* | W/WB | 2015–2016 2017–2023 | 249 | 36 | [28] | ||
* | CM | 2015–2019 | 102 | 1 | |||
* | CM | 2015–2018 | 128 | 3 | |||
* | GK | 2016–2019 | 125 | 0 | |||
(c) | AM | 2016–2019 | 135 | 8 | |||
* | RB | 2017–2021 | 162 | 7 | |||
LB | 2017– | 203 | 5 | [29] | |||
* | FW | 2017–2019 2023–2024 | 126 | 49 | [30] | ||
* | DM | 2017–2020 | 102 | 6 | |||
* | FW/W | 2017–2020 | 143 | 49 | |||
MF | 2018– | 157 | 22 | ||||
* (c) | CB | 2019–2023 | 115 | 4 | |||
MF | 2019– | 206 | 12 | ||||
W/FW | 2019– | 200 | 50 | [31] | |||
(c) | MF | 2019– | 161 | 7 | |||
CB | 2019– | 185 | 10 | ||||
* | GK | 2019–2023 | 161 | 0 | |||
RB | 2019– | 123 | 2 | [32] | |||
AM | 2020–2024 | 108 | 6 | [33] [34] | |||
DM | 2020– | 161 | 12 | [35] | |||
FW | 2020– | 141 | 72 | ||||
FW/W | 2021– | 110 | 29 |
Years | Name | Nationality | Position | Notes | |
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1889–1892 | n/a | ||||
1892–1894 | GK | ||||
1894–1897 | U | ||||
1897–1898 | HB | ||||
1898–1899 | FB | ||||
1899–1900 | HB/FW | ||||
1900–1901 | U | ||||
1901–1902 | CF | ||||
1902–1903 | HB | ||||
1903–1904 | FB | ||||
1904–1908 | ♦ | HB | |||
1908–1910 | ♦ | FB | |||
1910–1911 | FW | ||||
1911–1919 | ♦ | FB | |||
1919–1920 | OL | ||||
1920–1921 | FB | ||||
1921–1922 | OL | ||||
1922–1923 | FB | ||||
1923–1924 | OF | ||||
1924–1926 | CH | ||||
1926–1927 | DF | ||||
1927–1928 | WH | ||||
1928–1931 | WH | ||||
1931–1932 | ♦ | FB | |||
1932–1936 | RH | ||||
1936–1937 | FB | [36] | |||
1937–1939 | CB | ||||
1939–1946 | WH | [37] | |||
1946–1948 | WH | ||||
1948–1949 | CH | ||||
1949–1950 | WH | ||||
1950–1952 | CB | ||||
1952–1953 | CF | ||||
1953–1954 | RB/FW | ||||
1954–1955 | DF | ||||
1955–1957 | FB | ||||
1957–1960 | FB | ||||
1960–1964 | FB | ||||
1964–1966 | CB | ||||
1966 | CB | ||||
1966–1968 | IF | ||||
1968–1970 | ♦ | IF | |||
1970–1972 | IF | ||||
1972–1973 | RB | ||||
1973–1975 | MF | ||||
1975–1976 | MF | ||||
1976–1980 | MF | ||||
1980–1981 | RB/MF | ||||
1981–1982 | CM | ||||
1982–1983 | MF | ||||
1983–1984 | CB | ||||
1984–1986 | CM | ||||
1986 | CB | ||||
1986–1988 | MF | ||||
1988–1991 | MF | ||||
1991–1993 | CB | ||||
1993–1994 | LB/MF | ||||
1994–1999 | CB/FB | ||||
1999–2002 | MF | ||||
2002–2004 | RB/CB | [38] | |||
2004–2005 | DM | ||||
2005–2006 | CM | ||||
2006–2007 | U | ||||
2007–2008 | CB | ||||
2008 | CB | ||||
2008 | MF | ||||
2008–2015 | U | [39] | |||
2015–2016 | * | LB | |||
2016–2017 | * | CB | [40] | ||
2017–2018 | CB | ||||
2018 | Leadership group | ||||
2018–2019 | AM | ||||
2019–2023 | * | CB | |||
2023– | MF |
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