Brentford 2006–07 football season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One . The club finished bottom of the league and was relegated to Football League Two .
Season summary [ ]
After defeat in the 2006 League One play-off semi-finals ,[1] Brentford were rocked by the resignation of popular manager Martin Allen on 30 May 2006,[2] who stated he "had taken the club as far as I could and felt it was right for me to leave".[3] Chairman Greg Dyke revealed that, despite an FA Cup run and the £500,000 sale of forward DJ Campbell during 2005–06 season, Allen's departure was due to the reduction of the cash-strapped club's wage budget for 2006–07.[4] Chief scout John Griffin handled first team affairs until the appointment of Leroy Rosenior as manager on 14 June.[5] [6] Despite the off-season sales of star players Jay Tabb , Michael Turner and Sam Sodje generating upwards of £1,000,000, Rosenior was forced to bring in players on free transfers .[7] A new spine for the team was assembled from central defenders Adam Griffiths and Matthew Heywood , midfielder Thomas Pinault and forwards Jo Kuffour and Chris Moore .[7] Goalkeeper Stuart Nelson , full backs Andy Frampton and Kevin O'Connor , midfielders Ólafur Ingi Skúlason , Paul Brooker , Alex Rhodes and forwards Lloyd Owusu and Calum Willock remained from the previous season's squad,[8] though Owusu would miss much of the campaign with a groin injury.[9]
Brentford enjoyed a good start to the season, going undefeated in eight matches and rising as high as fourth in the table.[10] A 2–0 league defeat to Swansea City on 12 September began a sharp downturn in fortunes, with injuries to eight senior players forcing Rosenior to turn to inexperienced youngsters John Mousinho , Clark Masters , Darius Charles , Ryan Peters , Karleigh Osborne and Karle Carder-Andrews .[11] After injury to Calum Willock and a loss of form from Chris Moore, incoming forwards Clyde Wijnhard and Fola Onibuje failed to readdress the team's goalscoring problems.[7] After a winless run of 16 games which dropped Brentford into the League One relegation zone,[10] Leroy Rosenior was sacked as manager after a 4–0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 18 November.[12]
Youth team manager Scott B. Fitzgerald took over as caretaker manager and was later given the job on a permanent basis until the end of the season.[13] Off the field there was a glimmer of hope in January 2007, when supporter Matthew Benham paid out nearly £3 million to take over some of the club's loans.[14] Despite a clear-out of the squad, an influx of new signings and an additional goal threat from emerging youngster Charlie Ide ,[7] rookie manager Fitzgerald fared little better than his predecessor, winning just four of 24 matches before his departure after Brentford's relegation was confirmed on 9 April.[10] [15] Head of Youth Barry Quin took caretaker charge for the final four matches of the season and despite a first win in over two months,[15] Brentford finished the campaign bottom of League One.[10]
As of August 2021, 2006–07 is the only season in which Brentford has finished bottom of a division of the Football League .[1] The club finished with the worst away, overall attacking, overall defensive and home defensive records in League One, in addition to the lowest overall and lowest home goal differences.[16] Club records set during the season included those of:[1] [17]
Fewest Football League wins in a season: 8
Fewest Football League home wins in a season: 5 (tied with 1946–47 )
Most home Football League goals conceded in a season: 41
Lowest negative home goal difference in a Football League season: -17
Fewest points in a Football League season (3 points for a win): 37
Lowest winning percentage in a Football League season: 17.39%
Lowest winning percentage in a Football League season (all competitions): 15.686%[nb 1]
League table [ ]
20
Leyton Orient
46
12
15
19
61
77
−16
51
21
Chesterfield
46
12
11
23
45
53
−8
47
Relegated
22
Bradford City
46
11
14
21
47
65
−18
47
23
Rotherham United
46
13
9
24
58
75
−17
38[a]
24
Brentford
46
8
13
25
40
79
−39
37
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD). Notes:
^ Rotherham United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration .
Results [ ]
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
8 July 2006
Staines Town
A
1–3
1,249
Rhodes
13 July 2006
Ilfracombe Town
A
6–0
250
Standing , Brooker , Moore , Griffiths , Willock , Fitzgerald
15 August 2006
Bideford AFC
A
0–0
n/a
19 July 2006
Yeading
A
2–2
n/a
Trialist, Moore (pen )
22 July 2006
Hampton & Richmond Borough
A
1–0
n/a
Tomlin
25 July 2006
Basingstoke Town
A
1–0
n/a
O'Connor (pen )
28 July 2006
Crawley Town
A
0–0
n/a
31 July 2006
Harrow Borough
A
3–0
5,420
Ide , Trialist, Dimitrov
[ ]
1
5 August 2006
Blackpool
H
1–0
6,048
Skúlason
2
8 August 2006
Northampton Town
A
1–0
5,707
Moore
3
12 August 2006
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2–2
6,745
O'Connor , Moore
4
19 August 2006
Huddersfield Town
H
2–2
5,709
Kuffour (2)
5
26 August 2006
Scunthorpe United
A
1–1
3,942
Kuffour
6
2 September 2006
Bradford City
H
2–1
5,471
O'Connor , Kuffour
7
9 September 2006
Leyton Orient
A
1–1
5,420
Tillen
8
12 September 2006
Swansea City
H
0–2
5,392
9
16 September 2006
Bournemouth
H
0–0
6,272
10
23 September 2006
Chesterfield
A
1–3
3,877
Griffiths
11
26 September 2006
Millwall
A
1–1
7,618
Willock
12
30 September 2006
Yeovil Town
H
1–2
5,770
Kuffour
13
7 October 2006
Bristol City
H
1–1
6,740
O'Connor (pen )
14
14 October 2006
Rotherham United
A
0–2
4,722
15
21 October 2006
Gillingham
H
2–2
5,759
Heywood , Willock
16
28 October 2006
Oldham Athletic
A
0–3
4,708
17
4 November 2006
Nottingham Forest
A
0–2
18,003
18
18 November 2006
Crewe Alexandra
H
0–4
4,771
19
24 November 2006
Cheltenham Town
A
0–2
3,646
20
5 December 2006
Doncaster Rovers
H
0–4
4,296
21
9 December 2006
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–1
4,878
Ide
22
16 December 2006
Port Vale
A
0–1
4,166
23
23 December 2006
Carlisle United
A
0–2
6,805
24
26 December 2006
Millwall
H
1–4
6,925
O'Connor (pen )
25
30 December 2006
Chesterfield
H
2–1
4,540
Kuffour (2)
26
1 January 2007
Swansea City
H
0–2
12,554
27
6 January 2007
Bournemouth
A
0–1
5,782
28
13 January 2007
Leyton Orient
H
2–2
6,765
Ide (2)
29
20 January 2007
Yeovil Town
A
0–1
5,373
30
27 January 2007
Carlisle United
H
0–0
5,381
31
3 February 2007
Blackpool
A
3–1
6,086
Frampton , Kuffour (2)
32
10 February 2007
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
1–0
7,023
Kuffour
33
17 February 2007
Huddersfield Town
A
2–0
10,520
Ide , Kuffour
34
19 February 2007
Northampton Town
H
0–1
5,164
35
24 February 2007
Bradford City
A
1–1
7,627
O'Connor (pen )
36
3 March 2007
Scunthorpe United
H
0–2
5,645
37
10 March 2007
Bristol City
A
0–1
11,826
38
17 March 2007
Rotherham United
H
0–1
4,937
39
25 March 2007
Oldham Athletic
H
2–2
4,720
Richards , Keith
40
31 March 2007
Gillingham
A
1–2
6,113
Kuffour
41
7 April 2007
Cheltenham Town
H
0–2
4,831
Owusu
42
9 April 2007
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–3
4,667
O'Connor (pen )
43
14 April 2007
Nottingham Forest
H
2–4
6,637
Pinault , Ide
44
21 April 2007
Doncaster Rovers
A
0–3
8,713
45
28 April 2007
Port Vale
H
4–3
5,125
Ide (2), Keith (pen ), Charles
[nb 2]
46
5 May 2007
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–3
6,529
Willock
FA Cup [ ]
[ ]
R1
22 August 2006
Swindon Town
A
2–2 (a.e.t. ), won 4–3 on pens )
5,582
O'Connor , Kuffour
R2
19 September 2006
Luton Town
H
0–3
3,005
[ ]
SR1
17 October 2006
Northampton Town
A
0–0 (a.e.t. ), won 4–2 on pens )
2,088
SR2
31 October 2006
Nottingham Forest
A
1–2
2,031
Kuffour
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2006–07 season.
No
Position
Name
Nationality
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Stuart Nelson
(1981-09-17 ) 17 September 1981 (aged 24)
Hucknall Town
2004
21
GK
Clark Masters
(1987-05-31 ) 31 May 1987 (aged 19)
Youth
2005
Loaned to AFC Wimbledon
26
GK
Seb Brown
(1989-11-24 ) 24 November 1989 (aged 16)
Youth
2006
28
GK
Nathan Abbey
(1978-07-11 ) 11 July 1978 (aged 28)
Torquay United
2006
Loaned from Torquay United before transferring permanently
Defenders
2
DF
Kevin O'Connor (c )
(1982-02-24 ) 24 February 1982 (aged 24)
Youth
2000
3
DF
Andy Frampton
(1979-09-03 ) 3 September 1979 (aged 26)
Crystal Palace
2002
5
DF
Matthew Heywood
(1979-08-26 ) 26 August 1979 (aged 26)
Bristol City
2006
Loaned from Bristol City before transferring permanently
6
DF
Adam Griffiths
(1979-08-21 ) 21 August 1979 (aged 26)
Bournemouth
2006
16
DF
Joe Keith
(1978-10-01 ) 1 October 1978 (aged 27)
Leyton Orient
2007
18
DF
Sam Tillen
(1985-04-16 ) 16 April 1985 (aged 21)
Chelsea
2005
23
DF
Darius Charles
(1987-12-10 ) 10 December 1987 (aged 18)
Youth
2004
Loaned to Staines Town and Crawley Town
24
DF
Karleigh Osborne
(1988-03-19 ) 19 March 1988 (aged 18)
Youth
2004
35
DF
Bradley Falco
(1989-09-18 ) 18 September 1989 (aged 16)
Youth
2007
Midfielders
4
MF
Thomas Pinault
(1981-12-04 ) 4 December 1981 (aged 24)
Unattached
2006
7
MF
Paul Brooker
(1976-11-25 ) 25 November 1976 (aged 29)
Reading
2005
14
MF
Karle Carder-Andrews
(1989-03-13 ) 13 March 1989 (aged 17)
Youth
2006
17
MF
Alex Rhodes
(1982-01-23 ) 23 January 1982 (aged 24)
Newmarket Town
2003
Loaned to Swindon Town and Grays Athletic
20
MF
Ryan Peters
(1987-08-21 ) 21 August 1987 (aged 18)
Youth
2004
Loaned to Crawley Town and AFC Wimbledon
22
MF
John Mousinho
(1986-04-30 ) 30 April 1986 (aged 20)
Unattached
2005
30
MF
Lewis Dark
(1989-04-10 ) 10 April 1989 (aged 17)
Youth
2007
32
MF
Michael Leary
(1983-04-17 ) 17 April 1983 (aged 23)
Luton Town
2007
On loan from Luton Town
Forwards
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
(1976-11-12 ) 12 November 1976 (aged 29)
Reading
2005
10
FW
Jo Kuffour
(1981-11-17 ) 17 November 1981 (aged 24)
Torquay United
2006
12
FW
Neil Shipperley
(1974-10-30 ) 30 October 1974 (aged 31)
Unattached
2007
19
FW
Calum Willock
(1981-10-29 ) 29 October 1981 (aged 24)
Peterborough United
2006
25
FW
Charlie Ide
(1988-05-10 ) 10 May 1988 (aged 18)
Youth
2005
Loaned to Sutton United
29
FW
Ross Montague
(1988-11-01 ) 1 November 1988 (aged 17)
Youth
2007
Players who left the club mid-season
8
MF
Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
(1983-04-01 ) 1 April 1983 (aged 23)
Arsenal
2005
Released
8
FW
Scott Taylor
(1976-05-05 ) 5 May 1976 (aged 30)
Milton Keynes Dons
2007
Returned to Milton Keynes Dons after loan
11
MF
Gavin Tomlin
(1983-08-21 ) 21 August 1983 (aged 22)
Windsor & Eton
2006
Released
12
FW
Scott P. Fitzgerald
(1979-11-18 ) 18 November 1979 (aged 26)
Watford
2005
Loaned to AFC Wimbledon , released
15
FW
Chris Moore
(1980-01-13 ) 13 January 1980 (aged 26)
Dagenham & Redbridge
2006
Released
15
DF
Garry Richards
(1986-06-11 ) 11 June 1986 (aged 20)
Colchester United
2007
Returned to Colchester United after loan
16
MF
Simon Cox
(1987-04-28 ) 28 April 1987 (aged 19)
Reading
2006
Returned to Reading after loans
16
FW
Fola Onibuje
(1984-09-25 ) 25 September 1984 (aged 21)
Swindon Town
2006
Returned to Swindon Town after loan
27
MF
Jamie England
(1988-05-27 ) 27 May 1988 (aged 18)
Unattached
2006
Released
28
FW
Clyde Wijnhard
(1973-11-01 ) 1 November 1973 (aged 32)
Unattached
2006
Released
31
DF
David Partridge
(1978-11-26 ) 26 November 1978 (aged 27)
Bristol City
2007
Returned to Bristol City after loan
33
DF
Che Wilson
(1979-01-17 ) 17 January 1979 (aged 27)
Southend United
2007
Returned to Southend United after loan
Coaching staff [ ]
Leroy Rosenior (5 August – 18 November 2006) [ ]
Name
Role
Leroy Rosenior
Manager
John Griffin
Assistant Manager, Chief Scout
Paul Mortimer
First Team Coach
Jim Stannard
Goalkeeping Coach
Brett Hutchinson
Physiotherapist
Scott B. Fitzgerald (18 November 2006 – 10 April 2007) [ ]
Barry Quin (10 April – 5 May 2007) [ ]
Name [ ]
Role
Barry Quin
Caretaker Manager
John Griffin
Assistant Manager, Chief Scout
Jim Stannard
Goalkeeping Coach
Brett Hutchinson
Physiotherapist
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Substitute appearances in brackets.
No
Pos
Nat
Name
League
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
Stuart Nelson
19
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
21
0
2
DF
Kevin O'Connor
38 (1)
6
1
0
1
1
2
0
42 (1)
7
3
DF
Andy Frampton
32
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
35
1
4
MF
Thomas Pinault
24 (3)
1
0 (1)
0
2
0
1
0
27 (4)
1
5
DF
Matthew Heywood
25 (3)
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
29 (3)
1
6
DF
Adam Griffiths
32 (5)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34 (5)
1
7
MF
Paul Brooker
24 (10)
0
1
0
2
0
1 (1)
0
28 (11)
0
8
MF
Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
10
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
13
1
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
4 (3)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 (3)
0
10
FW
Jo Kuffour
38 (1)
12
1
0
2
1
2
1
43 (1)
14
11
MF
Gavin Tomlin
6 (6)
0
0
0
1
0
1 (1)
0
8 (7)
0
12
FW
Neil Shipperley
11
0
—
—
—
11
0
14
MF
Karle Carder-Andrews
2 (3)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3 (3)
0
15
FW
Chris Moore
8 (8)
2
0 (1)
0
1 (1)
0
1
0
10 (10)
2
16
DF
Joe Keith
17 (1)
2
—
—
—
17 (1)
2
17
MF
Alex Rhodes
8 (7)
0
0
0
1
0
—
9 (7)
0
18
DF
Sam Tillen
28 (6)
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
32 (6)
1
19
FW
Calum Willock
18 (10)
3
0
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
18 (11)
3
20
MF
Ryan Peters
0 (13)
0
0
0
0
0
1 (1)
0
1 (14)
0
21
GK
Clark Masters
11
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
14
0
22
MF
John Mousinho
29 (5)
0
1
0
2
0
1 (1)
0
33 (6)
0
23
DF
Darius Charles
9 (8)
1
—
1 (1)
0
—
10 (9)
1
24
DF
Karleigh Osborne
17 (4)
0
0
0
1 (1)
0
1
0
19 (5)
0
25
FW
Charlie Ide
24 (2)
7
1
0
0 (1)
0
1
0
26 (3)
7
27
MF
Jamie England
0
0
—
0 (1)
0
—
0 (1)
0
28
FW
Clyde Wijnhard
7 (2)
0
0 (1)
0
—
0 (2)
0
7 (5)
0
28
GK
Nathan Abbey
16
0
—
—
—
16
0
29
FW
Ross Montague
0 (4)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 (4)
0
30
MF
Lewis Dark
2 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 (1)
0
Players loaned in during the season
8
FW
Scott Taylor
3 (3)
0
—
—
—
3 (3)
0
15
DF
Garry Richards
10
1
—
—
—
10
1
16
FW
Simon Cox
11 (2)
0
—
1
0
—
12 (2)
0
16
FW
Fola Onibuje
0 (2)
0
1
0
—
—
1 (2)
0
31
DF
David Partridge
3
0
—
—
—
3
0
32
MF
Michael Leary
17
0
—
—
—
17
0
33
DF
Che Wilson
3
0
—
—
—
3
0
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Discipline [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: ESPN FC
International caps [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Leroy Rosenior
5 August 2006
18 November 2006
23
3
10
10
0 13.04
18
3
8
7
0 16.67
Scott B. Fitzgerald
18 November 2006
10 April 2007
25
4
5
16
0 16.00
25
4
5
16
0 16.00
Barry Quin (caretaker)
10 April 2007
5 May 2007
4
1
0
3
0 25.00
4
1
0
3
0 25.00
Summary [ ]
Games played
50 (46 League One , 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 2 Football League Trophy )
Games won
8 (8 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn
15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost
28 (25 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored
43 (40 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded
87 (79 League One, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets
7 (6 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win
2–0 versus Huddersfield Town , 17 February 2007; 3–1 versus Blackpool , 3 February 2007
Worst league defeat
4–0 on two occasions
Most appearances
44, Jo Kuffour (39 League One, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
12, Jo Kuffour
Top scorer (all competitions)
14, Jo Kuffour
Transfers & loans [ ]
Kit [ ]
Supplier: Lonsdale Sponsor(s): Samvo
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ "All competitions" comprises Football League , FA Cup , Football League Cup and Football League Trophy .
^ Brentford wore the upcoming 2007–08 season's away colours.
References [ ]
show Brentford F.C. seasons
show National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Other events
2006 English football corruption investigation