Brentford 2009–10 football season
Brentford 2009–10 season Chairman Greg Dyke Manager Andy Scott Stadium Griffin Park League One 9th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Football League Trophy First round Top goalscorer League: MacDonald (15) All: MacDonald (17) Highest home attendance 9,031 Lowest home attendance 1,960 Average home league attendance 6,018
During the 2009–10 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One . In the Bees' first League One season since 2006–07 , the club finished in 9th place and reached the third round of the FA Cup .
Season summary [ ]
After promotion back to League One as League Two champions at the end of the 2008–09 season,[2] Brentford manager Andy Scott immediately cleared all the bit-part and injury-prone players out of his squad, releasing 13.[3] In came goalkeepers Lewis Price on a season-long loan and Nikki Bull on a one-year contract, three defenders (Alan Bennett , Danny Foster and Leon Legge ), midfielder Sam Saunders , left winger Myles Weston and three forwards (Carl Cort , Steve Kabba and Ben Strevens ).[4] Popular forward Nathan Elder departed Griffin Park in early August 2009 and dropped back down to League Two to sign for Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.[5] Scott would sign three more players between the beginning of the season and the end of the summer transfer window – teenager Simon Moore as third-choice goalkeeper, centre back James Wilson on a one-month loan and winger Cleveland Taylor for an undisclosed fee from Carlisle United .[4]
Manager Andy Scott revealed that Brentford's target for the season was "to get to 52 points" and "to do the double over as many teams as possible and make sure no-one does the double over us".[6] Despite being knocked out of the League Cup in the first round, Brentford started the league season strongly, going third after an opening-day victory over Carlisle United and then going undefeated in the following four matches to consolidate a position in the playoff zone.[7] A 2–1 victory over promotion hopefuls Norwich City at Griffin Park on 18 August was a notable early-season highlight.[8] As injuries mounted and some players found it difficult to replicate their League Two form in League One, manager Scott would search for a winning formula by signing 9 players on loan between November 2009 and March 2010,[4] the most notable of whom being Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny , centre back Pim Balkestein and central midfielder Toumani Diagouraga ,[4] the latter two of whom would sign permanently for the club after the season.[9] [10] Out of form attackers Steve Kabba and Cleveland Taylor were sent out on loan to League Two club Burton Albion ,[11] while captain Alan Bennett, who had been out of favour for most of the season, ended the campaign with two spells on loan with Wycombe Wanderers .[12]
Aside from dropping to a season-low placing of 18th in late November and early December, Brentford trod water in mid-table for much of the season and a run of just one defeat in the final 13 matches of the season elevated the club to a credible 9th-place finish.[7] The Bees reached the third round of the FA Cup , seeing off Conference Premier strugglers Gateshead in a replay and League One Walsall in the first two rounds, before falling to 1–0 to Championship club Doncaster Rovers in the third round at Griffin Park.[7] There was some cheer late in the season, when supporter Matthew Benham agreed to invest £1m a year into the club, until the end of the 2013–14 season, in return for preference shares and without increasing the club's debt.[13]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
7
Southampton
46
23
14
9
85
47
+38
73[a]
8
Colchester United
46
20
12
14
64
52
+12
72
9
Brentford
46
14
20
12
55
52
+3
62
10
Walsall
46
16
14
16
60
63
−3
62
11
Bristol Rovers
46
19
5
22
59
70
−11
62
Source:
The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three last season, the points deduction were applied in the 2009–10 season.[14]
Results [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
[ ]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A H H A H A H A A H H A H H H A A H A A A H A A H H A A H H A H Result W D W D D L D L L W L D L W L D D L W L D W W D W L D W D L D D L W D W W D D W D D W D L D Position 3 5 5 5 6 8 9 11 15 10 14 12 17 15 16 16 16 18 16 18 17 14 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 14 15 16 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
League position graph [ ]
Matches [ ]
Carlisle United v Brentford
8 August 2009 1 Carlisle United 1–3 Brentford show Brunton Park 15:00
Harte 17' (pen. )
Report
Weston 12' , 47' Wood 64'
Attendance: 6,367 Referee: Mark Haywood
Huddersfield Town v Brentford
12 September 2009 7 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Brentford show Galpharm Stadium 15:00
report
Attendance: 12,020 Referee: David Webb
Hartlepool United v Brentford
9 October 2009 12 Hartlepool United 0–0 Brentford show Victoria Park 19:45
Report
Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Tranmere Rovers v Brentford
5 December 2009 20 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Brentford show Prenton Park 15:00
Curran 60'
report
Attendance: 4,839 Referee: Chris Sarginson
FA Cup [ ]
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[ ]
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2009–10 season.
No
Position
Name
Nationality
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Lewis Price
(1984-07-19 ) 19 July 1984 (aged 25)
Derby County
2009
On loan from Derby County
21
GK
Nikki Bull
(1981-10-02 ) 2 October 1981 (aged 27)
Aldershot Town
2009
31
GK
Simon Moore
(1990-05-19 ) 19 May 1990 (aged 19)
Unattached
2009
53
GK
Wojciech Szczęsny
(1990-04-18 ) 18 April 1990 (aged 19)
Arsenal
2009
On loan from Arsenal
Defenders
3
DF
Ryan Dickson
(1986-12-14 ) 14 December 1986 (aged 22)
Plymouth Argyle
2007
5
DF
Mark Phillips
(1982-01-27 ) 27 January 1982 (aged 27)
Unattached
2008
6
DF
Alan Bennett (c )
(1981-10-04 ) 4 October 1981 (aged 27)
Reading
2009
Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers
14
DF
Danny Foster
(1984-09-23 ) 23 September 1984 (aged 24)
Dagenham & Redbridge
2009
22
DF
Karleigh Osborne
(1988-03-19 ) 19 March 1988 (aged 21)
Youth
2004
24
DF
Lewis Ferrell
(1991-03-08 ) 8 March 1991 (aged 18)
Youth
2009
25
DF
Fraser Franks
(1990-11-22 ) 22 November 1990 (aged 18)
Youth
2008
Loaned to Basingstoke Town
27
DF
Ryan Blake
(1991-12-08 ) 8 December 1991 (aged 17)
Youth
2009
29
DF
Pim Balkestein
(1987-04-29 ) 29 April 1987 (aged 22)
Ipswich Town
2009
On loan from Ipswich Town
32
DF
Leon Legge
(1985-07-01 ) 1 July 1985 (aged 24)
Tonbridge Angels
2009
Midfielders
2
MF
Kevin O'Connor
(1982-02-24 ) 24 February 1982 (aged 27)
Youth
2000
4
MF
Marcus Bean
(1984-11-02 ) 2 November 1984 (aged 24)
Blackpool
2008
7
MF
Sam Saunders
(1983-08-29 ) 29 August 1983 (aged 25)
Dagenham & Redbridge
2009
11
MF
Myles Weston
(1988-03-12 ) 12 March 1988 (aged 21)
Notts County
2009
12
MF
Cleveland Taylor
(1983-09-09 ) 9 September 1983 (aged 25)
Carlisle United
2009
Loaned to Burton Albion
13
MF
David Hunt
(1982-09-10 ) 10 September 1982 (aged 26)
Shrewsbury Town
2009
16
MF
Sam Wood
(1986-08-09 ) 9 August 1986 (aged 22)
Bromley
2008
20
MF
Toumani Diagouraga
(1987-06-20 ) 20 June 1987 (aged 22)
Peterborough United
2010
On loan from Peterborough United
28
MF
James McCluskey
(1991-11-10 ) 10 November 1991 (aged 17)
Youth
2009
Forwards
8
FW
Steve Kabba
(1981-03-07 ) 7 March 1981 (aged 28)
Unattached
2009
Loaned to Burton Albion
9
FW
Carl Cort
(1977-11-01 ) 1 November 1977 (aged 31)
Unattached
2009
10
FW
Charlie MacDonald
(1981-02-13 ) 13 February 1981 (aged 28)
Southend United
2008
18
FW
Ben Strevens
(1980-05-24 ) 24 May 1980 (aged 29)
Dagenham & Redbridge
2009
Players who left the club mid-season
17
MF
Lionel Ainsworth
(1987-10-01 ) 1 October 1987 (aged 21)
Huddersfield Town
2010
Returned to Huddersfield Town after loan
17
MF
John Bostock
(1992-01-15 ) 15 January 1992 (aged 17)
Tottenham Hotspur
2009
Returned to Tottenham Hotspur after loan
19
FW
Moses Ademola
(1989-07-18 ) 18 July 1989 (aged 20)
Croydon Athletic
2008
Loaned to Woking , transferred to Woking
19
FW
John Akinde
(1989-07-08 ) 8 July 1989 (aged 20)
Bristol City
2010
Returned to Bristol City after loan
23
FW
Lewis Grabban
(1988-01-12 ) 12 January 1988 (aged 21)
Millwall
2010
Returned to Millwall after loan
23
DF
Tommy Smith
(1990-03-31 ) 31 March 1990 (aged 19)
Ipswich Town
2010
Returned to Ipswich Town after loan
23
DF
James Wilson
(1989-02-26 ) 26 February 1989 (aged 20)
Bristol City
2009
Returned to Bristol City after loan
26
MF
Marvin Williams
(1987-08-12 ) 12 August 1987 (aged 21)
Yeovil Town
2008
Released
37
FW
Rhys Murphy
(1990-11-06 ) 6 November 1990 (aged 18)
Arsenal
2009
Returned to Arsenal after loan
Coaching staff [ ]
Name
Role
Andy Scott
Manager
Terry Bullivant
Assistant Manager
Steve Smith
Goalkeeping Coach
Andy Harris
Chief Scout
Dave Appanah
Physiotherapist
Alasdair Lane
Fitness Coach
Mick Quinn
Sports Therapist
Dave Carter
Kit Man
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
2
MF
Kevin O'Connor
43
4
4
1
1
0
1
0
49
5
3
DF
Ryan Dickson
26 (1)
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
31 (1)
2
4
MF
Marcus Bean
25 (6)
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
30 (6)
0
5
DF
Mark Phillips
19 (3)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20 (3)
0
6
DF
Alan Bennett
11 (2)
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
15 (2)
0
7
MF
Sam Saunders
15 (11)
1
1 (1)
0
1
0
1
0
18 (12)
1
8
FW
Steve Kabba
3 (7)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5 (7)
0
9
FW
Carl Cort
16 (12)
6
1 (1)
1
0
0
0
0
17 (13)
7
10
FW
Charlie MacDonald
39 (1)
15
3
2
0
0
0
0
42 (1)
17
11
MF
Myles Weston
32 (8)
8
3
2
1
0
1
0
37 (8)
10
12
MF
Cleveland Taylor
8 (4)
1
1 (1)
0
0
0
1
0
10 (5)
1
13
MF
David Hunt
18 (6)
3
0 (4)
0
1
0
1
0
20 (10)
3
14
DF
Danny Foster
32 (4)
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
38 (4)
0
16
MF
Sam Wood
37 (6)
2
3
0
1
0
0 (1)
0
41 (7)
2
18
FW
Ben Strevens
20 (5)
6
3 (1)
1
0
0
0
0
23 (6)
7
21
GK
Nikki Bull
5 (1)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6 (1)
0
22
DF
Karleigh Osborne
13 (6)
0
1
0
0 (1)
0
1
0
15 (7)
0
26
MF
Marvin Williams
0
0
—
0 (1)
0
—
0 (1)
0
27
DF
Ryan Blake
0 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
31
GK
Simon Moore
0 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
32
DF
Leon Legge
28 (1)
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
32 (1)
3
Players loaned in during the season
1
GK
Lewis Price
13
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
18
0
17
MF
Lionel Ainsworth
1 (8)
0
—
—
—
1 (8)
0
17
MF
John Bostock
9
2
1
0
—
—
10
2
19
FW
John Akinde
2
0
—
—
—
2
0
20
MF
Toumani Diagouraga
20
0
—
—
—
20
0
23
FW
Lewis Grabban
7
2
—
—
—
7
2
23
DF
Tommy Smith
8
0
—
—
—
0
0
23
DF
James Wilson
13
0
1
0
—
0
0
14
0
29
DF
Pim Balkestein
14
1
0
0
—
—
14
1
37
FW
Rhys Murphy
1 (4)
0
0 (1)
0
—
—
1 (5)
0
53
GK
Wojciech Szczęsny
28
0
—
—
—
28
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
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Andy Scott
8 August 2009
8 May 2010
52
16
21
15
0 30.77
46
14
20
12
0 30.43
Summary [ ]
Games played
52 (46 League One , 4 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 1 Football League Trophy )
Games won
16 (14 League One, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn
21 (20 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost
15 (12 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored
51 (55 League One, 8 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded
51 (52 League One, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets
16 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win
4–0 versus Gillingham , 6 February 2010
Worst league defeat
3–0 on two occasions
Most appearances
49, Kevin O'Connor (43 League One, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
15, Charlie MacDonald
Top scorer (all competitions)
17, Charlie MacDonald
Transfers & loans [ ]
Players transferred in
Date
Pos.
Name
Previous Club
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2009
DF
Danny Foster
Dagenham & Redbridge
Free
[15]
1 July 2009
DF
Leon Legge
Tonbridge Angels
n/a
[16]
1 July 2009
MF
Sam Saunders
Dagenham & Redbridge
Free
[15]
1 July 2009
FW
Ben Strevens
Dagenham & Redbridge
Free
[15]
2 July 2009
MF
Myles Weston
Notts County
£75,000
[17]
30 July 2009
DF
Alan Bennett
Reading
Free
[18]
3 August 2009
GK
Nikki Bull
Aldershot Town
Free
[19]
4 August 2009
FW
Carl Cort
Unattached
Free
[20]
6 August 2009
FW
Steve Kabba
Unattached
Free
[21]
10 August 2009
GK
Simon Moore
Unattached
Free
[22]
13 August 2009
MF
Cleveland Taylor
Carlisle United
Undisclosed
[23]
Players loaned in
Date from
Pos.
Name
From
Date to
Ref.
8 July 2009
GK
Lewis Price
Derby County
End of season
[24]
20 August 2009
DF
James Wilson
Bristol City
1 January 2010
[25]
13 November 2009
MF
John Bostock
Tottenham Hotspur
18 January 2010
[26]
20 November 2009
DF
Pim Balkestein
Ipswich Town
30 December 2009
[27]
20 November 2009
GK
Wojciech Szczęsny
Arsenal
End of season
[28]
24 November 2009
FW
Rhys Murphy
Arsenal
8 January 2010
[29]
8 January 2010
DF
Tommy Smith
Ipswich Town
15 March 2010
[30]
21 January 2010
MF
Toumani Diagouraga
Peterborough United
End of season
[31]
27 January 2010
MF
Lionel Ainsworth
Huddersfield Town
27 April 2010
[32]
1 February 2010
FW
John Akinde
Bristol City
1 March 2010
[33]
25 March 2010
DF
Pim Balkestein
Ipswich Town
End of season
[4]
25 March 2010
FW
Lewis Grabban
Millwall
19 April 2010
[34]
Players transferred out
Date
Pos.
Name
Subsequent club
Fee
Ref.
4 August 2009
FW
Nathan Elder
Shrewsbury Town
Undisclosed
[5]
29 January 2010
FW
Moses Ademola
Woking
29 January 2010
[35]
Players loaned out
Date from
Pos.
Name
To
Date to
Ref.
1 August 2009
FW
Moses Ademola
Woking
28 January 2010
[36]
18 September 2009
DF
Fraser Franks
Basingstoke Town
December 2009
[37]
26 November 2009
FW
Steve Kabba
Burton Albion
End of season
[38]
15 January 2010
MF
Cleveland Taylor
Burton Albion
End of season
[39]
2 February 2010
DF
Chris Bush
Salisbury City
n/a
[40]
16 February 2010
DF
Alan Bennett
Wycombe Wanderers
16 March 2010
[12]
25 March 2010
DF
Alan Bennett
Wycombe Wanderers
End of season
[41]
30 March 2010
MF
Pelayo Gomez Pico
Carshalton Athletic
End of season
[42]
30 March 2010
MF
James McCluskey
Cheshunt
End of season
[42]
30 March 2010
FW
David Pitt
Worthing
End of season
[42]
30 March 2010
DF
Ricky Valentine
Cheshunt
End of season
[42]
Players released
Date
Pos.
Name
Subsequent club
Join date
Ref.
2 September 2009
MF
Marvin Williams
Torquay United
2 September 2009
[43]
30 June 2010
DF
Lewis Ferrell
Hayes & Yeading United
2010
[44]
30 June 2010
DF
Fraser Franks
AFC Wimbledon
29 July 2010
[44]
30 June 2010
FW
Steve Kabba
Barnet
31 August 2010
[44]
30 June 2010
DF
Mark Phillips
Southend United
2 August 2010
[44]
Kit [ ]
Supplier: Puma [45] Sponsor(s): Hertings (home), MKT Computers (away & third)
Source: Historical Football Kits
Source: Historical Football Kits
Awards [ ]
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