List of Brentford F.C. seasons explained

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. Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.^[1]

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.^[2] It is a national record which still stands as of .^[3] 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). The 94 points accumulated during the 2013–14 second-place finish in League One is Brentford's record points total. Prior to achieving promotion to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs in 2021, Brentford's 9 failed attempts to gain promotion through the EFL play-offs was a national record.^[4]

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). The club has reached three EFL Trophy finals (1985, 2001, 2011) and finished as runners-up on each occasion. In 1992–93, the club reached the semi-finals of the Anglo-Italian Cup on its only entry into the competition.

Key

• Pld = Matches played
• W = Matches won
• D = Matches drawn
• L = Matches lost
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos. = Final position
• QR2 = Second qualifying round

• QR3 = Third qualifying round
• QR4 = Fourth qualifying round
• QR5 = Fifth qualifying round
• QR6 = Sixth qualifying round
• IR = Intermediate qualifying round
• R1 = First round
• R1S = Southern area first round
• R2 = Second round
• R2S = Southern area second round

• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• QF = Quarter-finals
• QFS = Southern area quarter-finals
• GrpS = Southern area group stage
• SFS = Southern area semi-finals
• FS = Southern area finals

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 2023–24 season. For information on the season in progress, see 2024–25 Brentford F.C. season.

Season! colspan="9"

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		^[5]
1890–91
1891–92
1892–93		12	10	2	0	33	6	22	1 of 7
1893–94													Middlesex Junior Cup
1894–95													West Middlesex Cup						^[6]
1895–96
1896–97	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	16	9	6	1	42	19	24	2 of 9	QR2				Field	8	Field	14
1897–98		16	12	2	2	43	17	26	2 of 9	QR2			bgcolor=gold	London Senior Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup	Field	11	Field	26
1898–99		22	11	3	8	59	39	25	4 of 12	QR3				Booth----Dailley----C. Ward	9	Booth----Dailley	12
scope=row style=text-align:center	1899–1900		20	5	7	8	31	48	17	9 of 11	QR3				E. Andrews	7	E. Andrews----Dailley	7
scope=row style=text-align:center	1900–01	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	16	14	2	0	63	11	30	1 of 9	QR4				Turnbull	15	Turnbull	15
scope=row style=text-align:center	1901–02		30	7	6	17	34	61	20	15 of 16	QR4				Shanks	9	Shanks	10
scope=row style=text-align:center	1902–03		30	2	1	bgcolor=thistle	27 ♠	16	84	5	16 of 16	IR				Maher----Underwood	3	Shanks	9
scope=row style=text-align:center	1903–04		34		9	16	34	48	27	13 of 18	IR				Buchanan----Underwood	6	Buchanan----Underwood	10
scope=row style=text-align:center	1904–05		34	10	9	15	33	38	29	14 of 18	IR				Shanks	7	Shanks	7		^[7]
scope=row style=text-align:center	1905–06		34	14	7	13	43	52	35	9 of 18	R3				Corbett	11	Corbett	15
scope=row style=text-align:center	1906–07		38	17	8	13	57	56	42	10 of 20	R3				Corbett	15	Corbett	16		^[8]
scope=row style=text-align:center	1907–08		38	14	5	19	49	53	33	16 of 20	R1				Bowman	21	Bowman	22
scope=row style=text-align:center	1908–09		40	13	7	20	59	74	33	21 of 21	R2			bgcolor=gold	Southern Professional Charity Cup	G. Reid	18	G. Reid	18
scope=row style=text-align:center	1909–10		42	16	9	17	50	58	41	14 of 22	QR5				G. Reid	17	G. Reid	19
scope=row style=text-align:center	1910–11		38	14	9	15	41	42	37	12 of 20	R1			bgcolor=gold	Ealing Hospital Cup	G. Reid	21	G. Reid	21
scope=row style=text-align:center	1911–12		38	12	9	17	60	65	33	14 of 20	R1				Rippon	17	Rippon	20
scope=row style=text-align:center	1912–13	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	38	11		22	42	55	27	bgcolor=MistyRose	19 of 20	QR4				Smith	12	Smith	12
scope=row style=text-align:center	1913–14		30	20	4	6	80	18	44	3 of 16	QR5				Simons	19	Simons	19
scope=row style=text-align:center	1914–15		24	8	7	9	35	45	23	7 of 13	QR5				White	7	White	7
scope=row style=text-align:center	1915–19	Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the First World War.^[9] Brentford competed in the London Combination and won the league title in 1918–19. Henry White top-scored during the war years, with 56 goals.
scope=row style=text-align:center	1919–20		42	15	10	17	52	59	40	15 of 22	R1				Boyne	13	Boyne	13
scope=row style=text-align:center	1920–21	bgcolor=Lavender		42	9	12	21	42	67	30	bgcolor=Lavender	21 of 22	R1				King	17	King	18	8,660	^[10]
scope=row style=text-align:center	1921–22		42	16	11	15	52	43	43	9 of 22	R1				Morris	16	Morris	17	9,115
scope=row style=text-align:center	1922–23		42	13	12	17	41	51	38	14 of 22	QR6				Morris	13	Morris	13	8,350
scope=row style=text-align:center	1923–24		42	14	8	20	54	71	36	17 of 22	QR6				Parker	18	Parker	20	6,825
scope=row style=text-align:center	1924–25	bgcolor=Lavender		42	9	7	26	38	91	25	bgcolor=Lavender	21 of 22	QR5				Allen	14	Allen	14	7,010
scope=row style=text-align:center	1925–26		42	16	6	20	69	bgcolor=thistle	94 ♠	38	18 of 22	R2				E. Watkins	11	E. Watkins	11	9,146
scope=row style=text-align:center	1926–27		42	13	14	15	70	61	40	11 of 22	R5				E. Watkins	20	E. Watkins	24	9,713
scope=row style=text-align:center	1927–28		42	16	8	18	76	74	40	12 of 22	R3				J. Phillips	17	J. Phillips	17	7,331
scope=row style=text-align:center	1928–29		42	14	10	18	56	60	38	13 of 22	R2			bgcolor=gold	London Charity Fund	E. Watkins	14	E. Watkins	14	8,159
scope=row style=text-align:center	1929–30		42	bgcolor=thistle	28 ♠	5	9	94	44	61	2 of 22	R1				W. Lane	33	W. Lane	33	12,123
scope=row style=text-align:center	1930–31		42	22	6	14	90	64	50	3 of 22	R4				W. Lane	24	W. Lane	29	8,236
scope=row style=text-align:center	1931–32		42	19	10	13	68	52	48	5 of 22	R4				W. Lane	22	W. Lane	27	11,347
scope=row style=text-align:center	1932–33	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	42	26	10	6	90	49	62	bgcolor=gold	1 of 22	R1				Holliday	bgcolor=thistle	38 ♠	Holliday	bgcolor=thistle	39 ♠	13,300
scope=row style=text-align:center	1933–34		42	22	7	13	85	60	51	4 of 22	R3				Holliday	27	Holliday	27	16,377
scope=row style=text-align:center	1934–35	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	42	26	9	7	93	48	61	bgcolor=gold	1 of 22	R3			bgcolor=gold	London Challenge Cup	Holliday	25	Holliday	25	18.062
scope=row style=text-align:center	1935–36		42	17	12	13	81	60	46	bgcolor=thistle	5 of 22 ♠	R3				D. McCulloch	26	D. McCulloch	26	25,287
scope=row style=text-align:center	1936–37		42	18	10	14	82	78	46	6 of 22	R4				D. McCulloch	31	D. McCulloch	33	24,544
scope=row style=text-align:center	1937–38		42	18	9	15	69	59	45	6 of 22	bgcolor=thistle	QF ♠				D. McCulloch	26	D. McCulloch	29	23,335
scope=row style=text-align:center	1938–39		42	14	8	20	53	74	36	18 of 22	R3				Cheetham	8	Cheetham	8	23,117
scope=row style=text-align:center	1939–45	Competitive football was suspended in Britain for the duration of the Second World War.^[11] 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, with 49 goals.
scope=row style=text-align:center	1945–46					~—	~—				bgcolor=thistle	QF ♠						McAloon	6
scope=row style=text-align:center	1946–47	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	42	9		26	45	88	25	bgcolor=MistyRose	21 of 22	R4				Townsend	8	Townsend	9	bgcolor=thistle	25,768 ♠
scope=row style=text-align:center	1947–48		42	13	14	15	44	61	40	15 of 22	R4				Gibbons	13	Gibbons	14	23,341
scope=row style=text-align:center	1948–49		42	11	14	17	42	53	36	18 of 22	bgcolor=thistle	QF ♠				Monk	11	Monk	13	22,755
scope=row style=text-align:center	1949–50		42	15	13	14	44	49	43	9 of 22	R3				Dare	14	Dare	14	22,613
scope=row style=text-align:center	1950–51		42	18	8	16	75	74	44	9 of 22	R3				Dare	16	Dare	16	19,593
scope=row style=text-align:center	1951–52		42	15	12	15	54	55	42	10 of 22	R4				Dare	14	Dare	16	23,022
scope=row style=text-align:center	1952–53		42	13	11	18	59	76	37	17 of 22	R4				Lawton	13	Lawton	15	17,474
scope=row style=text-align:center	1953–54	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	42	10	11	21	40	78	31	bgcolor=mistyrose	21 of 22	R3				Dudley	10	Dudley	11	15,626
scope=row style=text-align:center	1954–55		46	16	14	16	82	82	46	11 of 24	R4				Dudley	18	Dudley	20	11,077
scope=row style=text-align:center	1955–56		46	19	14	13	69	66	52	6 of 24	R2				Towers	21	Towers	22	10,302
scope=row style=text-align:center	1956–57		46	16	16	14	78	76	48	8 of 24	R2				Francis	23	Francis	24	11,482
scope=row style=text-align:center	1957–58		46	24	10	12	82	56	58	2 of 24	R1				Towers	29	Towers	29	13,084
scope=row style=text-align:center	1958–59		46	21	15	10	76	49	57	3 of 24	R4				Towers	32 †	Towers	37	13,924
scope=row style=text-align:center	1959–60		46	21	9	16	78	61	51	6 of 24	R2				Francis	26	Francis	31	11,912
scope=row style=text-align:center	1960–61		46	13	17	16	56	70	43	17 of 24	R1	R3			Towers	21	Towers	22	7,392
scope=row style=text-align:center	1961–62	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	46	13		25	53	93	34	bgcolor=MistyRose	23 of 24	R3	R1			Francis	14	Francis	15	8,483
scope=row style=text-align:center	1962–63	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	27	8	11	bgcolor=thistle	98 ♠	64	62	bgcolor=gold	1 of 24	R1	R2			Dick	23	Dick	24	11,418
scope=row style=text-align:center	1963–64		46	15	14	17	87	80	44	16 of 24	R4	R2			D. Ward	19	D. Ward	22	11,883
scope=row style=text-align:center	1964–65		46	24	9	13	83	55	57	5 of 24	R3	R1		bgcolor=gold	London Challenge Cup	Cobb	15	Cobb	18	10,740
scope=row style=text-align:center	1965–66	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	46	10	12	24	48	69	32	bgcolor=MistyRose	23 of 24	R2	R2			Lawther	10	Lawther	11	8,416
scope=row style=text-align:center	1966–67		46	18	13	15	58	56	49	9 of 24	R3	R2		bgcolor=gold	London Challenge Cup	Docherty	13	Docherty	19	6,727
scope=row style=text-align:center	1967–68		46	18	7	21	61	64	43	14 of 24	R1	R1			Docherty----Lawther	11	Docherty	12	6,211
scope=row style=text-align:center	1968–69		46	18	12	16	64	65	48	11 of 24	R2	R3			Mansley	14	Mansley	17	6,419
scope=row style=text-align:center	1969–70		46	20	16	10	58	39	56	5 of 24	R1	R1			Ross	13	Ross	13	7,773
scope=row style=text-align:center	1970–71		46	18	8	20	66	62	44	14 of 24	R5	R1			Ross	15	Ross	16	6,776
scope=row style=text-align:center	1971–72	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	24	11	11	76	44	59	bgcolor=LightCyan	3 of 24	R1	R1			O'Mara	25	O'Mara	28	11,738
scope=row style=text-align:center	1972–73	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	46	15	7	24	51	69	37	bgcolor=MistyRose	22 of 24	R1	R2			Docherty----Murray	7	Docherty	8	8,742
scope=row style=text-align:center	1973–74		46	12	16	18	48	50	40	19 of 24	R1	R1			Cross	17	Cross	17	5,063
scope=row style=text-align:center	1974–75		46	18	13	15	53	45	49	8 of 24	R2	R2			Simmons	12	Simmons	13	5,172
scope=row style=text-align:center	1975–76		46	14	13	19	56	60	41	18 of 24	R3	R2			Cross	14	Cross	16	5,096
scope=row style=text-align:center	1976–77		46	18	7	21	77	76	43	15 of 24	R2	R1			Sweetzer	23	Sweetzer	23	5,121
scope=row style=text-align:center	1977–78	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	21	14	11	86	54	56	bgcolor=LightCyan	4 of 24	R2	R1			S. Phillips	bgcolor=yellow	32 ♦†	S. Phillips	36	8,578
scope=row style=text-align:center	1978–79		46	19	9	18	53	49	47	10 of 24	R1	R1			S. Phillips----A. McCulloch	14	S. Phillips----A. McCulloch	14	7,455
scope=row style=text-align:center	1979–80		46	15	11	20	59	73	41	19 of 24	R1	R1			S. Phillips	12	S. Phillips	12	7,818
scope=row style=text-align:center	1980–81		46	14	bgcolor=thistle	19 ♠	13	52	49	47	9 of 24	R2	R1			Booker	7	Booker----Crown----Funnell	8	6,752	^[12]
scope=row style=text-align:center	1981–82		46	19	11	16	56	47	68	8 of 24	R2	R1			Bowen----Johnson----Roberts	8	Bowen	10	5,693
scope=row style=text-align:center	1982–83		46	18	10	18	88	77	64	9 of 24	R2	R4			Joseph	24	Joseph	26	6,184
scope=row style=text-align:center	1983–84		46	11	16	19	69	79	49	20 of 24	R3	R2	R2S		Joseph	18	Joseph	24	4,735
scope=row style=text-align:center	1984–85		46	16	14	16	62	64	62	13 of 24	R3	R2	RU		Cassells----Cooke	12	Cassells----Roberts	18	4,074
scope=row style=text-align:center	1985–86		46	18	12	16	58	61	66	10 of 24	R1	R2	GrpS		Cooke	17	Cooke	18	3,957
scope=row style=text-align:center	1986–87		46	15	15	16	64	66	60	11 of 24	R2	R1	QFS		Cooke	20	Cooke	25	3,918
scope=row style=text-align:center	1987–88		46	16	14	16	53	59	62	12 of 24	R1	R1	R1S		Sinton	11	Sinton	12	4,581
scope=row style=text-align:center	1988–89		46	18	14	14	66	61	68	7 of 24	bgcolor=thistle	QF ♠	R2	SFS		Cadette	12	Cadette	17	5,682
scope=row style=text-align:center	1989–90		46	18	7	21	66	66	61	13 of 24	R1	R2	QFS		Holdsworth	24	Holdsworth	28	5,662
scope=row style=text-align:center	1990–91		46	21	13	12	59	47	76	6 of 24	R3	R2	FS		Blissett	10	Blissett	15	6,144
scope=row style=text-align:center	1991–92	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	25	7	14	81	55	82	bgcolor=gold	1 of 24	R2	R3	R1S		Holdsworth	24 †	Holdsworth	38	7,156
scope=row style=text-align:center	1992–93	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	46	13	10	23	52	71	49	bgcolor=MistyRose	22 of 24	R3	R2			Blissett	21	Blissett	29	8,476
scope=row style=text-align:center	1993–94		46	13	bgcolor=thistle	19 ♠	14	57	55	58	16 of 24	R2	R1	QFS		Allon	13	Allon	17	5,611
scope=row style=text-align:center	1994–95		46	25	10	11	81	39	85	2 of 24	R1	R2	R2S		Forster	24	Forster	26	6,536
scope=row style=text-align:center	1995–96		46	15	13	18	43	49	58	15 of 24	R4	R2	R2S		Taylor	11	Taylor	16	4,768
scope=row style=text-align:center	1996–97		46	20	14	12	56	43	74	4 of 24	R3	R2	QFS		Asaba	23	Asaba	24	5,824
scope=row style=text-align:center	1997–98	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	46	11	17	18	50	71	50	bgcolor=MistyRose	21 of 24	R1	R2	R2S		Taylor	13	Taylor	18	5,029
scope=row style=text-align:center	1998–99	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	26	7	13	79	56	85	bgcolor=gold	1 of 24	R2	R2	QFS		Owusu	22	Owusu	26	5,445
scope=row style=text-align:center	1999–2000		46	13	13	20	47	61	52	17 of 24	R1	R1	SFS		Owusu	12	Owusu	14	5,742
scope=row style=text-align:center	2000–01		46	14	17	15	56	70	59	14 of 24	R1	R2	RU		Scott	13	Scott	15	4,644
scope=row style=text-align:center	2001–02		46	24	11	11	77	43	83	3 of 24	R2	R2	R1S		Owusu	20	Owusu	22	6,714
scope=row style=text-align:center	2002–03		46	14	12	20	47	56	54	16 of 24	R4	R2	SFS		Vine	10	Vine	13	5,759
scope=row style=text-align:center	2003–04		46	14	11	21	52	69	53	17 of 24	R2	R1	R2S		Hunt	11	Hunt	13	5,592
scope=row style=text-align:center	2004–05		46	22	9	15	57	60	75	4 of 24	R5	R1	R1S		Burton	10	Burton----Rankin	10	6,082
scope=row style=text-align:center	2005–06		46	20	16	10	72	52	76	3 of 24	R5	R1	R1S		Owusu	12	Owusu	14	6,775
scope=row style=text-align:center	2006–07	bgcolor=MistyRose	↓	46	8	13	25	40	79	37	bgcolor=MistyRose	24 of 24	R1	R2	R2S		Kuffour	12	Kuffour	14	5,600
scope=row style=text-align:center	2007–08		46	17	8	21	52	70	59	14 of 24	R1	R1	R1S		Poole	14	Poole	14	4,469
scope=row style=text-align:center	2008–09	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	23	16	7	65	36	85	bgcolor=gold	1 of 24	R2	R1	R2S		MacDonald	16	MacDonald	18	5,707
scope=row style=text-align:center	2009–10		46	14	10	12	55	52	62	9 of 24	R3	R1	R1S		MacDonald	15	MacDonald	17	6,018
scope=row style=text-align:center	2010–11		46	17	10	19	55	62	61	11 of 24	R1	R4	RU		Alexander----MacDonald	9	Alexander	12	5,172
scope=row style=text-align:center	2011–12		46	18	13	15	63	51	67	9 of 24	R2	R1	SFS		Alexander	12	Alexander	14	5,643
scope=row style=text-align:center	2012–13		46	21	16	9	62	47	79	3 of 24	R4	R1	QFS		Donaldson	18	Donaldson	24	6,303
scope=row style=text-align:center	2013–14	bgcolor=LightCyan	↑	46	bgcolor=thistle	28 ♠	10	8	72	43	bgcolor=thistle	94 ♠	2 of 24	R2	R2	R2S		Donaldson	17	Donaldson	18	7,715
scope=row style=text-align:center	2014–15		46	23	9	14	78	59	78	5 of 24	R3	R2			Gray	16	Gray	18	10,822
2015–16		46	19	8	19	72	67	65	9 of 24	R3	R1			Judge----Vibe	14	Judge----Vibe	14	10,310
2016–17		46	18	10	18	75	65	64	10 of 24	R4	R1			Vibe	15	Vibe	16	10,467
2017–18		46	18	15	13	62	52	69	9 of 24	R3	R3			Maupay	12	Maupay	13	10,234
2018–19		46	17	13	16	73	59	64	11 of 24	R5	R3			Maupay	25	Maupay	28	10,257
2019–20		46	24	9	13	80	38	81	3 of 24	R4	R1			O. Watkins	25	O. Watkins	26	9,156
2020–21	↑	46	24	15	7	79	42	87	3 of 24	R4	bgcolor=thistle	SF ♠			Toney	31 †	Toney	33	2,000
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
2023–24	Premier League	38	10	9	19	56	65	39	16 of 20	R3	R3			Wissa	12	Wissa	12	17,082

Notes

1. Web site: Celebrating 4,000 EFL Games: 1920–2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404205023/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/documents/4000games277-3382088.pdf . 4 April 2017 . 24 October 2016 . 2.
2. Web site: Wickham . Chris . Brentford FC 2013/14 squad break a string of Club Records . 17 November 2015 . Brentford F.C..
3. Web site: Brentford FC History . 17 November 2015 . Brentford F.C..
4. News: Fulham beat Brentford to reach Premier League . en-GB . BBC Sport . 28 January 2021.
5. Brentford played friendly matches during the season.
6. Brentford played friendly matches and in minor cups during the season.
7. Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division during the season.
8. Brentford also competed in the Western League First Division A during the season.
9. Web site: The 1914/15 English Football Season and the First World War . 30 August 2020 . Football and the First World War . en-US.
10. Brentford were re-elected to the Football League at the end of the season.
11. Web site: 13 March 2020 . Remembering The Last Time Top Flight Football Was Suspended . 30 August 2020 . The Sportsman . EN.
12. Brentford finished the season with a superior record away from home in league matches.

References

General

• Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 0955294916 . Harefield.
• Book: Haynes, Graham . A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . 1998 . Yore Publications . 1 874427 57 7 . Harefield.
• Book: White, Eric . 100 Years of Brentford . 1989 . Oldfield Press . 0951526200.

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