2004–05 Brentford F.C. season

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Brentford
2004–05 season
ChairmanEddie Rogers
ManagerMartin Allen
StadiumGriffin Park
League One4th
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Burton (10)
All: Burton, Rankin (10)
Highest home attendance9,604
Lowest home attendance4,430
Average home league attendance6,082
Away colours
Third colours

During the 2004–05 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In his first full season as manager, Martin Allen's "two bob team" reached the 2005 Football League play-off semi-finals and the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Season summary[]

Centre back Sam Sodje's performances won him the Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year award.

After pulling off "The Great Escape" from relegation at the end of the 2003–04 season,[1] Brentford manager Martin Allen signed a three-year contract and assembled a "two bob" squad of veterans,[2] youngsters and non-league footballers on free transfers.[3] The club was £7 million in debt and facing annual interest payments on its overdraft of £300,000.[4] The season was punctuated by bizarre motivational challenges set by Allen, which stretched from ordering the players to prepare their own lunch to swimming in rivers before cup ties.[5][6] Brentford opened the season with three wins and three losses and though the Bees exited the League Cup and the Football League Trophy at the first attempts, a run of five wins in eight matches through to mid-October had the club rooted in the automatic promotion places in League One.[7] Though Brentford won just four matches in all competitions during the final two months of 2004, the club managed to remain in the top 10 in League One.[7]

Victory over Walsall in the first match at Griffin Park of 2005 began a spell in which the Bees lost just three of the following 21 matches, with one of the defeats coming in an FA Cup fifth round replay at home to Southampton,[7] which ended a memorable run that earned the club over £500,000 in match revenues.[4][8] Postponements due to the cup run gave Brentford up to three games in hand from February through March and the club broke back into the playoff positions on 12 April after a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers,[7] still with a game in hand.[9] Consecutive defeats to Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town in April dropped the Bees outside the playoff places,[7] but a late 2–1 comeback victory away to Wrexham in the penultimate match (the final game in hand) confirmed a place in the playoffs.[10] Martin Allen selected a predominantly youth and reserve lineup for the final match of the league season versus already-promoted Hull City and the experimental team secured a 2–1 victory and a 4th-place finish in League One.[7][11] Despite finishing 4th, the 9 goals conceded during the three defeats in April saw Brentford finish the season with a goal difference of −3.[12]

Brentford met 5th-place Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 League One playoffs, but a 1–0 defeat in the first leg at Hillsborough left the Bees with a mountain to climb and despite an improved performance in the second leg at Griffin Park,[13] the team crumbled and conceded twice to effectively end the tie, before Andy Frampton grabbed a late consolation.[14]

League table[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Hull City (P) 46 26 8 12 80 53 +27 86 Promotion to 2005–06 Football League Championship
3 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 13 11 73 55 +18 79 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Brentford 46 22 9 15 57 60 −3 75
5 Sheffield Wednesday (P) 46 19 15 12 77 59 +18 72
6 Hartlepool United 46 21 8 17 76 66 +10 71
Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results[]

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
17 July 2004 Hampton & Richmond Borough A 3–0 n/a Burton, Hutchinson, Salako
20 July 2004 AFC Wimbledon H 2–0 2,562 Burton, Peters
25 July 2004 Reading H 1–0 3,230 Rankin
28 July 2004 Aldershot Town A 3–2 1,400 Burton (2), Hargreaves
31 July 2004 Newmarket Town A 5–0 n/a Muldowney, Rhodes (3, 1 pen), Peters
2 August 2004 Arundel A 3–0 471 Smith, Sodje, Moleski

Football League One[]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 7 August 2004 Chesterfield A 1–3 4,651 Rhodes
2 10 August 2004 Doncaster Rovers H 4–3 5,621 Rankin, Hargreaves, Burton, Tabb
3 14 August 2004 Wrexham H 1–0 5,091 O'Connor
4 21 August 2004 Peterborough United A 0–3 4,868
5 28 August 2004 Stockport County H 3–0 4,643 Dobson, Salako, Burton
6 30 August 2004 Bristol City A 1–4 10,296 O'Connor
7 4 September 2004 Bournemouth H 2–1 5,682 Talbot, Rankin
8 11 September 2004 Torquay United A 2–2 3,458 Hargreaves, Sodje
9 18 September 2004 Port Vale H 1–0 5,442 Salako (pen)
10 25 September 2004 Walsall A 0–1 5,302
11 2 October 2004 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 5,818 Rankin, Burton
12 9 October 2004 Barnsley A 0–0 8,453
13 16 October 2004 Milton Keynes Dons A 0–0 5,924
14 19 October 2004 Hartlepool United H 2–1 4,797 Rankin, Burton
15 23 October 2004 Blackpool H 0–3 6,722
16 30 October 2004 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 8,740
17 7 November 2004 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 10,810 Sodje
18 20 November 2004 Bradford City H 1–2 5,909 Rhodes
19 27 November 2004 Hull City A 0–2 15,710
20 7 December 2004 Luton Town H 2–0 6,393 Burton, May
21 11 December 2004 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 21,592 Rhodes, Burton
22 18 December 2004 Colchester United H 1–0 5,634 Salako
23 26 December 2004 Torquay United H 1–3 6,419 Sodje
24 28 December 2004 Swindon Town A 0–3 6,875
25 1 January 2005 Bournemouth A 2–3 8,072 Rankin (2)
26 3 January 2005 Walsall H 1–0 5,084 Broad (og)
27 15 January 2005 Port Vale A 1–0 4,230 Hutchinson
28 22 January 2005 Swindon Town H 2–1 5,867 Burton, Hunt
29 25 January 2005 Barnsley H 1–1 4,835 Sodje
30 5 February 2005 Milton Keynes Dons H 1–0 5,077 Hunt (pen)
31 22 February 2005 Hartlepool United A 1–3 4,206 Rankin
32 26 February 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–3 8,323 Burton, Peters, Hunt
33 5 March 2005 Colchester United A 1–0 3,066 Tabb
34 12 March 2005 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 5,525
35 15 March 2005 Oldham Athletic A 2–0 4,291 S.P. Fitzgerald
36 19 March 2005 Chesterfield H 2–2 6,097 Burton, Tabb
37 22 March 2005 Blackpool A 1–2 5,478 Pratley
38 28 March 2005 Peterborough United H 0–0 6,341
39 2 April 2005 Stockport County A 2–1 4,408 S.P. Fitzgerald, Sodje
40 9 April 2005 Bristol City H 1–0 6,780 Sodje
41 12 April 2005 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 6,005 Turner
42 16 April 2005 Bradford City A 1–4 6,743 Tabb
43 23 April 2005 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 7,703 Owusu
44 30 April 2005 Luton Town A 2–4 9,313 Sodje, Burton
45 3 May 2005 Wrexham A 2–1 4,374 Rankin, S.P. Fitzgerald
46 7 May 2005 Hull City H 2–1 9,604 Sobers, Tabb

Football League play-offs[]

Main article: 2005 Football League play-offs
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
SF (1st leg) 12 May 2005 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 28,625
SF (2nd leg) 16 May 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 (lost 3–1 on aggregate) 10,823 Frampton

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
R1 12 November 2004 Bristol City A 1–1 7,547 Salako
R1 (replay) 25 November 2004 Bristol City H 1–1 (a.e.t.), won 4–3 on pens) 3,706 Frampton
R2 5 December 2004 Hinckley United A 0–0 2,661
R2 (replay) 14 December 2004 Hinckley United H 2–1 4,002 Rhodes, Talbot
R3 8 January 2005 Luton Town A 2–0 6,861 Hargreaves, Tabb
R4 29 January 2005 Hartlepool United H 0–0 8,967
R4 (replay) 12 February 2005 Hartlepool United A 1–0 7,580 Rankin
R5 19 February 2005 Southampton A 2–2 24,741 Rankin, Sodje
R5 (replay) 1 March 2005 Southampton H 1–3 11,720 Hutchinson

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
R1 24 August 2004 Ipswich Town A 0–2 10,190

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
SR1 28 September 2004 Milton Keynes Dons H 0–3 1,679

Playing squad[]

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2004–05 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Stuart Nelson England (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 22) Hucknall Town 2004
21 GK Josh Lennie England (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 18) Youth 2003 Loaned to Carshalton Athletic and Maidenhead United
31 GK Ademola Bankole Nigeria (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 34) Maidenhead United 2005 Goalkeeping coach
45 GK Clark Masters England (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2005
Defenders
2 DF Michael Dobson (c) England (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 23) Youth 1999
3 DF Andy Myers England (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 30) Colchester United 2004
5 DF Michael Turner England (1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2004 Loaned from Charlton Athletic before transferring permanently
6 DF Scott B. Fitzgerald Republic of Ireland (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 34) Colchester United 2004
12 DF Andy Frampton England (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 24) Crystal Palace 2002
16 DF Kevin O'Connor Republic of Ireland (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 22) Youth 2000
17 DF Sam Sodje Nigeria (1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 24) Margate 2004
20 DF Jamie Palmer England (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 18) Youth 2005 Loaned to Kingstonian and Staines Town
22 DF Sean Hillier England (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 18) Youth 2004 Loaned to Welling United, Hendon and North Greenford United
37 DF Darius Charles England (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 16) Youth 2004
38 DF Karleigh Osborne England (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 16) Youth 2004
42 DF Ahmet Rifat England (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 18) Reading 2005
44 DF Ryan Watts England (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 16) Youth 2005
Midfielders
4 MF Stewart Talbot England (1973-06-14)14 June 1973 (aged 31) Rotherham United 2004
7 MF Eddie Hutchinson England (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 22) Sutton United 2000
8 MF Jay Tabb Republic of Ireland (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 20) Crystal Palace 2000
10 MF Stephen Hunt Republic of Ireland (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 23) Crystal Palace 2001
11 MF Chris Hargreaves England (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 32) Northampton Town 2004
15 MF Alex Rhodes England (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 22) Newmarket Town 2003
19 MF San Lee South Korea (1985-10-05)5 October 1985 (aged 18) West Ham United 2004 Loaned to São Paulo
23 MF Luke Muldowney England (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 18) Youth 2004 Loaned to Kingstonian and Staines Town
24 MF James Morrison England (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 18) Youth 2004 Loaned to Hendon and Chertsey Town
25 MF Ryan Peters England (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 16) Youth 2004 Loaned to Windsor & Eton and Gravesend & Northfleet
26 MF John Salako England (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 35) Reading 2004
28 MF Jamie Lawrence Jamaica (1970-03-08)8 March 1970 (aged 34) Grimsby Town 2004
29 MF Darren Pratley England (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (aged 19) Fulham 2005 On loan from Fulham
39 MF Scott Weight England (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2004
40 MF George Moleski England (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2005
43 MF Aaron Steele England (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2004
Forwards
9 FW Isaiah Rankin England (1978-05-22)22 May 1978 (aged 26) Grimsby Town 2004
14 FW Matt Harrold England (1984-07-24)24 July 1984 (aged 20) Harlow Town 2003 Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge and Grimsby Town
18 FW Deon Burton Jamaica (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 27) Portsmouth 2004
30 FW Scott P. Fitzgerald England (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 24) Watford 2005 Loaned from Watford before transferring permanently
32 FW Jerrome Sobers England (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 18) Ipswich Town 2005 On loan from Ipswich Town
33 FW Marcus Gayle Jamaica (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 33) Watford 2005
41 FW Charlie Ide England (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 16) Youth 2005
Players who left the club mid-season
27 FW Ben May England (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 20) Millwall 2004 Returned to Millwall after loan expired
29 FW Steve Claridge England (1966-04-10)10 April 1966 (aged 38) Brighton & Hove Albion 2004 Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, released
30 DF Matt Somner Wales (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 21) Youth 2001 Loaned to Cambridge United, transferred to Cambridge United
31 GK Alan Julian Northern Ireland (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 21) Youth 2001 Transferred to Stevenage Borough
32 FW Richard Pacquette Dominica (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 21) Fisher Athletic 2004 Non-contract
32 MF Jay Smith England (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 22) Youth 2001 Transferred to Farnborough Town

Coaching staff[]

Name Role
England Martin Allen Manager
England Adrian Whitbread First Team Coach
Nigeria Ademola Bankole Goalkeeping Coach
England Damien Doyle Sports Therapist
England Matt Hirons Physiotherapist
England John Griffin Chief Scout

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Stuart Nelson 43 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 55 0
2 DF England Michael Dobson 13 (5) 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 (5) 1
3 DF England Andy Myers 6 (4) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 (4) 0
4 MF England Stewart Talbot 35 (2) 1 9 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 46 (3) 2
5 DF England Michael Turner 45 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 55 1
6 DF Republic of Ireland Scott B. Fitzgerald 12 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
7 MF England Eddie Hutchinson 14 (1) 1 5 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 (2) 2
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb 29 (11) 5 5 (4) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 36 (17) 6
9 FW England Isaiah Rankin 33 (8) 8 8 (1) 2 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 41 (12) 10
10 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 13 (6) 3 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 (9) 3
11 MF England Chris Hargreaves 30 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 3
12 DF England Andy Frampton 34 (1) 0 6 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 43 (2) 2
14 FW England Matt Harrold 6 (13) 0 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 (16) 0
15 MF England Alex Rhodes 4 (18) 3 1 (3) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 (21) 4
16 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 32 (5) 2 4 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 38 (6) 2
17 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 40 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 50 8
18 MF Jamaica Deon Burton 38 (2) 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 50 10
20 DF England Jamie Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 GK England Josh Lennie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
22 DF England Sean Hillier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF England Luke Muldowney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF England Ryan Peters 1 (8) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 (9) 1
26 MF England John Salako 30 (5) 4 8 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 39 (7) 5
28 MF Jamaica Jamie Lawrence 8 (6) 0 3 (1) 0 — 1 0 0 0 12 (7) 0
29 FW England Steve Claridge 3 (1) 0 0 0 — — — 3 (1) 0
30 DF Wales Matt Somner 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 (1) 0
30 FW England Scott P. Fitzgerald 7 (5) 4 — — — 1 0 8 (5) 4
31 GK Northern Ireland Alan Julian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
31 GK Nigeria Ademola Bankole 3 0 — — — 0 0 3 0
32 MF England Jay Smith 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 (2) 0
32 FW Dominica Richard Pacquette 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
33 FW Jamaica Marcus Gayle 4 (2) 0 — — — 1 (1) 0 5 (3) 0
37 DF England Darius Charles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF England Karleigh Osborne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 MF England Scott Weight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
40 MF England George Moleski 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
41 FW England Charlie Ide 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
44 DF England Ryan Watts 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Players loaned in during the season
27 FW England Ben May 7 (3) 1 4 (2) 0 — — — 11 (5) 1
29 MF England Darren Pratley 11 (3) 1 — — — 2 0 13 (3) 1
32 FW England Jerrome Sobers 1 1 — — — 0 0 1 1
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers[]

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT FLP Total
18 FW Jamaica Deon Burton 10 0 0 0 0 10
9 FW England Isaiah Rankin 8 2 0 0 0 10
17 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 7 1 0 0 0 8
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb 5 1 0 0 0 6
26 MF England John Salako 4 1 0 0 0 5
30 FW England Scott P. Fitzgerald 4 — — — 0 4
15 MF England Alex Rhodes 3 1 0 0 0 4
10 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 3 0 0 0 0 3
11 MF England Chris Hargreaves 2 1 0 0 0 3
16 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 MF England Eddie Hutchinson 1 1 0 0 0 2
4 MF England Stewart Talbot 1 1 0 0 0 2
12 DF England Andy Frampton 0 1 0 0 1 2
27 FW England Ben May 1 0 — — — 1
29 MF England Darren Pratley 1 — — — 0 1
32 FW England Jerrome Sobers 1 — — — 0 1
2 DF England Michael Dobson 1 0 0 0 0 1
25 MF England Ryan Peters 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 DF England Michael Turner 1 0 0 0 0 1
Opponent 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 57 10 0 0 1 68
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline[]

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT FLP Total Pts
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
11 MF England Chris Hargreaves 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
18 FW Jamaica Deon Burton 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 11
17 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 10
4 MF England Stewart Talbot 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
9 FW England Isaiah Rankin 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 9
12 DF England Andy Frampton 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 8
5 DF England Michael Turner 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 8
28 MF Jamaica Jamie Lawrence 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
29 MF England Darren Pratley 4 0 — — — 1 0 5 0 5
3 DF England Andy Myers 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 MF England Eddie Hutchinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4
27 FW England Ben May 2 0 1 0 — — — 3 0 3
10 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
16 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
30 DF Wales Matt Somner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 3
6 DF Republic of Ireland Scott B. Fitzgerald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 DF England Michael Dobson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1 GK England Stuart Nelson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
30 FW England Scott P. Fitzgerald 1 0 — — — 0 0 1 0 1
25 MF England Ryan Peters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 MF England Alex Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 76 5 12 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 97 5 112
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

International caps[]

No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
18 FW Jamaica Deon Burton 1 0 [15]
28 MF Jamaica Jamie Lawrence 3 0 [16]

Management[]

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Martin Allen England 7 August 2004 16 May 2005 59 25 14 20 042.37 46 22 9 15 047.83

Summary[]

Games played 59 (46 League One, 9 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)
Games won 25 (22 League One, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)
Games drawn 14 (9 League One, 5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)
Games lost 20 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)
Goals scored 68 (57 League One, 10 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs)
Goals conceded 76 (60 League One, 8 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League play-offs)
Clean sheets 21 (17 League One, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)
Biggest league win 3–0 versus Stockport County, 28 August 2004
Worst league defeat 3–0 on three occasions, 4–1 on two occasions
Most appearances 55, Stuart Nelson (43 League One, 9 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)
Top scorer (league) 10, Deon Burton
Top scorer (all competitions) 10, Deon Burton & Isaiah Rankin

Transfers & loans[]

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2004 DF Republic of Ireland Scott B. Fitzgerald England Colchester United Free [17]
1 July 2004 MF England Chris Hargreaves England Northampton Town Free [17]
1 July 2004 DF England Andy Myers England Colchester United Free [17]
1 July 2004 FW England Isaiah Rankin England Grimsby Town Free [18]
1 July 2004 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje England Margate Free [18]
12 July 2004 MF South Korea San Lee England West Ham United Free [19]
20 July 2004 MF England John Salako England Reading Free [20]
1 August 2004 FW Jamaica Deon Burton England Portsmouth Free [21]
17 September 2004 MF Jamaica Jamie Lawrence England Grimsby Town Non-contract [22]
2 November 2004 DF England Michael Turner England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [23]
26 November 2004 FW Dominica Richard Pacquette England Fisher Athletic Non-contract [24]
17 December 2004 FW England Steve Claridge England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [25]
4 February 2005 GK Nigeria Ademola Bankole England Maidenhead United Free [26]
24 March 2005 FW England Scott P. Fitzgerald England Watford Undisclosed [27]
24 March 2005 FW Jamaica Marcus Gayle England Watford Non-contract [28]
March 2005 DF England Ahmet Rifat England Reading Non-contract [29]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
4 August 2004 DF England Michael Turner England Charlton Athletic 1 November 2004 [30]
3 December 2004 FW England Ben May England Millwall 23 February 2005 [31]
22 February 2005 DF England Darren Pratley England Fulham End of season [32]
4 March 2005 FW England Scott P. Fitzgerald England Watford 23 March 2005 [33]
24 March 2005 FW England Jerrome Sobers England Ipswich Town End of season [34]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
5 July 2004 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko England Reading Free [35]
22 October 2004 MF England Jay Smith England Farnborough Town Free [36]
2 February 2005 DF Wales Matt Somner England Cambridge United Free [37]
4 February 2005 GK Northern Ireland Alan Julian England Stevenage Borough Undisclosed [38]
10 February 2005 GK England Steve Claridge England Wycombe Wanderers Free [39]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
3 September 2004 MF England Sean Hillier England Welling United 27 September 2004 [40]
September 2004 MF England Ryan Peters England Windsor & Eton October 2004 [41]
October 2004 GK England Josh Lennie England Carshalton Athletic January 2005 [42]
1 December 2004 DF Wales Matt Somner England Cambridge United 1 February 2005 [43]
10 December 2004 MF England Ryan Peters England Gravesend & Northfleet 10 January 2005 [44]
17 December 2004 FW England Matt Harrold England Dagenham & Redbridge 17 January 2005 [45]
23 December 2004 MF England Luke Muldowney England Kingstonian 16 March 2005 [46]
23 December 2004 DF England Jamie Palmer England Kingstonian 16 March 2005 [46]
13 January 2005 FW England Steve Claridge England Wycombe Wanderers 9 February 2005 [47]
January 2005 MF England Sean Hillier England Hendon February 2005 [48]
January 2005 MF England James Morrison England Hendon February 2005 [48]
February 2005 MF England Sean Hillier England North Greenford United End of season [49]
February 2005 GK England Josh Lennie England Maidenhead United n/a [50]
February 2005 MF England James Morrison England Chertsey Town 2005 [51]
4 March 2005 FW England Matt Harrold England Grimsby Town 4 May 2005 [40]
March 2005 MF England Luke Muldowney England Staines Town End of season [52]
March 2005 DF England Jamie Palmer England Staines Town End of season [53]
April 2005 MF South Korea San Lee Brazil São Paulo 30 June 2005 [54]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
3 December 2004 MF Dominica Richard Pacquette England Farnborough Town 7 December 2004 [55]
30 June 2005 FW Jamaica Deon Burton England Rotherham United 11 July 2005 [56]
30 June 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Scott B. Fitzgerald Retired [56]
30 June 2005 MF England Sean Hillier England AFC Wimbledon 30 July 2005 [57]
30 June 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt England Reading 1 July 2005 [56]
30 June 2005 FW Jamaica Jamie Lawrence England Fisher Athletic 2005 [56]
30 June 2005 GK England Josh Lennie England AFC Wimbledon 1 July 2005 [54]
30 June 2005 MF England James Morrison England Chertsey Town 2005 [57]
30 June 2005 MF England Luke Muldowney England Staines Town 2005 [54]
30 June 2005 DF England Andy Myers Retired [56]
30 June 2005 DF England Jamie Palmer England Staines Town 2005 [54]
30 June 2005 DF England Ahmet Rifat England Wingate & Finchley 2005 [58]
30 June 2005 MF England John Salako Retired [56]
30 June 2005 MF England Scott Weight England Hampton & Richmond Borough 2005 [59]

Kit[]

Supplier: TFG
Sponsor(s): St. George

Home
Away
Third[60]

Source: Brentford F.C.

Awards[]

References[]

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