Brentford Overview

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	2	1	1	13	5	8	7	W D L W
6	Chelsea	4	2	1	1	10	9	1	7	D L W W
7	Brentford	4	1	3	0	7	4	3	6	D D D W
8	Liverpool	4	1	3	0	6	4	2	6	D W D D
9	Everton	4	1	3	0	5	3	2	6	D D D W

Pos

Team

+/-

PTS

Form

Brighton & Hove Albion

W
D
L
W

Chelsea

D
L
W
W

Brentford

D
D
D
W

Liverpool

D
W
D
D

Everton

D
D
D
W

Frequently asked questions

When were Brentford founded?

Brentford were founded in October 1889, in West London’s Hounslow area. Initially, the local sportsmen formed the club to provide a permanent football or rugby team for the town. As fate would have it, 13 votes split 8-5 in favour of association football gave birth to the Brentford Football Club.

Who are the owners of Brentford?

Matthew Benham, a British businessman and lifelong supporter of Brentford, is the owner of the club.

What is Brentford's stadium called?

Brentford’s home ground is the Gtech Community Stadium, located in Brentford, West London. It was completed and opened in September 2020, replacing the club’s old Griffin Park ground. The stadium is a multi-purpose venue, hosting both football and rugby matches.

What is Gtech Community Stadium's capacity?

The Gtech Community Stadium has a capacity of 17,250 seats.

How many trophies have Brentford won?

Brentford are yet to win any major honours as a top-flight side.

How many Premier League (top flight) titles have Brentford won?

Brentford haven't lifted an English top-flight title so far, with their best campaign being a fifth-place finish in the 1935-36 season.

Who has made the most appearances for Brentford?

Brentford legend Ken Coote is the club's all-time leading appearance maker with 559 appearances to his name, which came between 1949 and 1963.

Who is Brentford's all-time top goalscorer?

With 163 goals in 282 games in all competitions, Jim Towers is Brentford's all-time top goalscorer. Towers spent seven seasons at the club between 1954 and 1961.

Which famous players have played for Brentford?

David Raya, Christian Eriksen, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Tony Craig, and Ken Coote are among the biggest names to have played for Brentford.

Which famous managers have been in charge of Brentford?

Steve Perryman, Thomas Frank, and Harry Curtis are some of the most famous managers to have been in charge of Brentford.

What is Brentford's nickname?

Their nickname was a happy accident. When a group of Borough Road College students cheered for Brentford players with the chant "Buck up, Bs," a journalist misheard it as "bees." This mistake eventually became the team's iconic nickname, The Bees.