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Brentford Football Club is a professional football clubhouse based in Brentford, West London, England. They presently compete in the Premier League, the highest tier of English football, having gained promotion via the playoffs at the end of the 2020–21 Championship season. Nicknamed “ the Bees ”, the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to Brentford Community Stadium in 2020. Their chief rivals are fellow West London clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.

Brentford initially played amateur football before they entered the London League in 1896 and finished as runner-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 championship in 1932–33 and the Second Division style in 1934–35. The cabaret enjoyed a successful spell in the top trajectory of English football, reaching a top out 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 forwarding as champions of League Two in 2008–09 and then were promoted out of League One in 2013–14. They had abortive Championship play-off campaigns in 2015 and 2020. Brentford have a poor record in finals, finishing as runner-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 clock since the 1946–47 season. [ 2 ]

history [edit ]

League positions of Brentford since the 1920–21 temper of the Football League .

1889 to 1954 [edit ]

1954 to 1986 [edit ]

1986 to present [edit ]

current and past grounds [edit ]

Griffin Park aeriform horizon .

Players [edit ]

First team [edit ]

As of 10 September 2021[6]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loanword [edit ]

note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Brentford B [edit ]

As of 28 October 2021[7]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Coaching staff [edit ]

As of 1 July 2021[8]

First team [edit ]

Brentford B [edit ]

management [edit ]

As of 12 August 2019[9]

dub [edit ]

Brentford ‘s nickname is “ The Bees ”. The dub was unintentionally created by students of Borough Road College in the 1890s, when they attended a match and shouted the college ‘s tone “ buck up Bs ” in support of their friend and then-Brentford actor Joseph Gettins. local anesthetic newspapers misheard the chant as “ Buck up Bees ” and the nickname stick. [ 11 ]

team colours and badge [edit ]

Brentford ‘s overriding home colours are a red and white striped shirt, black shorts and crimson or black socks. These have been the club ‘s overriding home colours since the 1925–26 season, bar one season – 1960–61 – when chicken ( gold ) and blue were used, unsuccessfully. [ 13 ] The colours on entering the Football League, in 1920–21, were white shirts, united states navy shorts and united states navy socks. away kits have varied over the years, with the current discolor being a black shirt with black shorts, both with yellow particularization, along with yellow socks. Brentford have had several badges on their shirts since it was formed in 1889. [ 14 ] The beginning one, in 1893, was a white carapace, with ‘BFC ‘ in blue and a crinkled line in blue, which is thought to represent the river and the rowing club, who founded the football clubhouse. [ 14 ] The following know badge, the Middlesex County Arms, was on shirts donated by a clubhouse supporter in 1909. [ 14 ] The Brentford and Chiswick arms, as a badge, was used good for the one temper, in 1938–39. [ 14 ] The next badge was n’t until 1971–72 when a shield, formed into quadrants, which had a hive and bees in one, 3 seaxes in another and the other two with bolshevik and white stripes. [ 14 ] In 1972, the cabaret organised a competition to design a raw crest, which was won by Mr BG Spencer ‘s purpose, a circle with a bee and stripes with establish 1888. This was introduced in 1973 and used until May 1975, when it was brought to the club ‘s attention, via Graham Haynes, that the club was formed in 1889 and not in 1888. consequently, a new badge, reputedly designed by Dan Tana – the club ‘s chair at the time – was introduced for the 1975–76 season and continued until 1994 when the stream badge was introduced. [ 14 ] In 2011 Russell Grant claimed to have designed the badge in a BBC interview, [ 15 ] however it was in fact designed in 1993 for two season tickets by patron Andrew Henning, following a request from Keith Loring the then head executive. [ 13 ] In 2017, the golf club redesigned its peak to a more modern, uncluttered, invention with the flexibility for use in two tone color print. [ 14 ] The blueprint is a bivalent annulet with the club diagnose and year founded in white on a red backdrop and a large central bee. [ 14 ]

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
1975–1976 Umbro 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
2003–2005 St. George
2005–2006 Lonsdale
2006–2007 Samvo Group
2007–2008 Puma
2008–2012 Hertings
2012–2013 SkyEx
2013–2015 Adidas
2015–2016 Matchbook
2016–2017 888sport
2017–2019 LeoVegas
2019–2020 Umbro EcoWorld London
2020–2021 Utilita
2021– Hollywoodbets

Honours and best performances [edit ]

Champions and promotions [edit ]

Cup winners [edit ]

Wartime honours [edit ]

Best performances [edit ]

Leagues [edit ]

Cups

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Awards [edit ]

competition [edit ]

Brentford ‘s independent rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. [ 33 ] The club have a long standing competition with Fulham. [ 34 ] In the by this repair has been marred by herd violence. [ 35 ] Brentford ‘s competition with Queens Park Rangers intensified in 1967, when Rangers failed in an try takeover of the Bees, a move which, had it succeeded, would have seen Rangers move into Griffin Park and Brentford quit the Football League. [ 36 ] As with the Fulham competition, this repair sees passions run high gear amongst both sets of supporters with local pride at stake. [ 38 ]
In February 2013, it was announced that Brentford had entered into partnership with Icelandic 1. deild karla clubhouse UMF Selfoss, which would enable Brentford to send young and development team players to Iceland to gain experience. [ 39 ] The partnership besides sees the two clubs exchanging coaching philosophies and allows Brentford to utilise UMF Selfoss ‘ scout net. [ 39 ] In May 2013, the Brentford staff forged links with Ugandan lower league club Gulu United as part of the “ United for United ” project, aimed at forming the region ‘s first youth education camp and identify talented players. [ 40 ] Brentford owner Matthew Benham became majority stockholder in Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2014 and the staff of both clubs plowshare ideas. [ 41 ]

Affiliated clubs [edit ]

fame connections [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

Notes [edit ]

  1. ^ Elected into Southern League Second Division London .
  2. ^ No system of promotion in place .

References [edit ]

  • Brentford F.C. – Official club website
  • Bees United – The Brentford Supporters’ Trust and owners of the majority of shares in BFC
  • BIAS – Brentford Independent Association of Supporters