2010–11 Brentford F.c. Season
During the 2010–11 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One.
The mid-table season was memorable for runs to the final of the Football League Trophy and the fourth round of the League Cup.
| 2010–11 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Greg Dyke | |||
| Manager | Andy Scott (until 3 February 2011) Nicky Forster (from 3 February 2011) | |||
| Stadium | Griffin Park | |||
| League One | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| Football League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Football League Trophy | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alexander, MacDonald (9) All: Alexander (12) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 5,172 | |||
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Season summary
After an impressive 9th-place finish at the end of the Brentford's first season in League One since 2006–07, manager Andy Scott signed almost an entirely new team. Released were centre back Mark Phillips and forward Steve Kabba and six players were transferred out during the off-season, with the most notable departures being left back Ryan Dickson to Championship club Southampton and captain Alan Bennett to League Two Wycombe Wanderers. 11 players were transferred in before the end of the summer transfer window, including two goalkeepers (Richard Lee, Simon Royce), four defenders (Pim Balkestein, David McCracken, Michael Spillane, Craig Woodman), two midfielders (Nicky Adams, Toumani Diagouraga) and forwards Gary Alexander and Kirk Hudson, with Nicky Forster returning to Griffin Park for the first time since his departure in 1997. Huddersfield Town forward Robbie Simpson was signed on a season-long loan.
Brentford opened the league season with a run of just two wins from the opening 11 matches, which left the club bottom of the table by late September 2010. However, some cheer was had in the League Cup, with the Bees progressing to the fourth round to equal the club record for its furthest progression in the competition. After seeing off League Two club Cheltenham Town in the first round, the Bees beat Championship side Hull City 2–1 at Griffin Park in the second round, clinching victory with an 88th-minute diving header from Marcus Bean. The victory set up a third round tie at with Premier League club Everton at Griffin Park. Gary Alexander cancelled out Séamus Coleman's early goal and the teams were locked together until full-time and through the extra time period. Goalkeeper Richard Lee was Brentford's hero in the penalty shootout, helping the club win the first of the four shootouts it would compete in during the season. The Bees took Premier League club Birmingham City to a shootout at St Andrew's in the fourth round after a 1–1 draw, but were knocked out.
Brentford recovered its form in League One between 2 October 2010 and 1 January 2011, winning 8 and losing just two matches of an 11-match spell, but manager Andy Scott was moved to complain to the press of the "negativity" surrounding the club, despite the run being achieved with players missing through injury and including a club-record equalling five consecutive away league wins. By early January the Bees had also progressed to the Southern Area finals of the Football League Trophy, but a draw in the first leg versus Exeter City was one of only two draws secured during an 8-match winless run which kicked off 2011. A 4–1 away defeat to bottom-place club Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 February led to calls from the Brentford supporters for the removal of Andy Scott as manager. Two days after the match, Scott and assistant manager Terry Bullivant were sacked. Captain Kevin O'Connor remarked that the blame led with the players, for "making far too many individual mistakes".
Forward Nicky Forster was named as caretaker manager on 3 February 2011 and Brentford owner Matthew Benham brought in Mark Warburton as first team coach. An unbeaten run in his first six matches in all competitions led to Forster being named as manager until the end of the season. The run included a 2–1 away victory over Exeter City in the Football League Trophy Southern Area final second leg, which set up a Wembley final versus Carlisle United on 3 April. The Bees won four and lost three of the seven league matches preceding the final, which included a 2–1 victory over Carlisle United at Griffin Park. Brentford's third Football League Trophy final appearance ended with a 1–0 defeat, in which the Bees' "domination failed to yield a single shot on target" and midfielder Toumani Diagouraga was sent off for two bookable offences. In the aftermath of the defeat, Brentford meandered through the remainder of the league season to finish in 11th place.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 68 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 61 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 59 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 59 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Pre-season
| 14 July 2010 Kevin O'Connor Testimonial | Brentford | 0–5 | Fulham | Griffin Park |
| 20:00 | Report | Baird  14'Elm 24'Duff 29'Johnson 49'Davies 67' | Attendance: 4136 |
| 17 July 2010 | Tonbridge Angels | 0–0 | Brentford | Longmead Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 486 |
| 20 July 2010 | Brentford | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Griffin Park |
| 20:00 | Betsy | Report | Hunt | Attendance: 984 |
| 22 July 2010 | Staines Town | 3–2 | Brentford | Wheatsheaf Park |
| 19:30 | Butler Ifura Griffiths | Report | Spillane Saunders | Attendance: 694 |
| 27 July 2010 | Woking | 0–4 | Brentford | Kingfield Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Forster Spillane Weston Weston | Attendance: 658 |
| 30 July 2010 | Brentford | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Griffin Park |
| 20:00 | Forster | Report | Cagogan | Attendance: 2166 |
League One
Results by round
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 |
League position graph
Matches
| 7 August 2010 1 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Brentford | Brunton Park |
| 15:00 | Madine 22' Harte 45+1' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 5913 Referee: A. Haynes |
| 14 August 2010 2 | Brentford | 1–2 | Walsall | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Alexander 44' Bean  90' | Report | Nicholls 12' Gray 54'Brain 29' | Attendance: 4544 Referee: G. Sutton |
| 21 August 2010 3 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Brentford | The County Ground |
| 15:00 | Prutton 40' Prutton 24'Douglas 43' | Report | MacDonald 8' | Attendance: 8132 Referee: S. Rushton |
| 28 August 2010 4 | Brentford | 1–3 | Rochdale | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Simpson 27' Simpson 79' | Report | Elding 11' O'Grady 60' Kennedy 62'Kennedy 18'Holness 51'Kennedy  62' | Attendance: 4636 Referee: S. Hooper |
| 5 September 2010 5 | Brentford | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Griffin Park |
| 12:00 | MacDonald 41' | Report | Purse 79' | Attendance: 5396 Referee: G. Hegley |
| 11 September 2010 6 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Brentford | Memorial Stadium |
| 15:00 | Campbell 30' Lines 38'Sawyer 60'Sawyer 70' | Report | Osborne 19' | Attendance: 5609 Referee: S. Mathieson |
| 18 September 2010 7 | Brentford | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Haslam 90' | Attendance: 4710 Referee: K. Wright |
| 24 September 2010 8 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Brentford | Brisbane Road |
| 19:45 | McGleish 25' Omozusi 13'Spring 45+2'Dawson 51' | Report | Spillane 51' | Attendance: 4485 Referee: G. Scott |
| 28 September 2010 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Brentford | Withdean Stadium |
| 19:45 | LuaLua 78' El-Abd 63' | Report | Bean 19'Osborne 80' | Attendance: 6740 Referee: G. Ward |
| 2 October 2010 10 | Brentford | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Alexander 13' Diagouraga 31'Spillane 83' | Report | Wagstaff 74' | Attendance: 6342 Referee: A. Penn |
| 9 October 2010 11 | Brentford | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Weston 4' Legge 64' | Report | Furman 14' Taylor 46'Stephens pen.' (65)Alessandra 54'Lee 59'Taylor 61'Evina 78'Tounkara 83' | Attendance: 5339 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 16 October 2010 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | Brentford | Prenton Park |
| 15:00 | Darville 18' | Report | O'Connor pen' (7) O'Connor 67'Bean 81'MacDonald 67'Alexander 77' | Attendance: 4929 Referee: D. Webb |
| 23 October 2010 13 | Brentford | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Woodman 39' Alexander 58'Spillane 85' | Report | McCann pen.' (19) Mackail-Smith 85'Zakuani 86' | Attendance: 6543 Referee: D. Phillips |
| 30 October 2010 14 | Exeter City | 2–4 | Brentford | St James Park |
| 15:00 | Cureton 28', 58' Duffy 89' | Report | Legge 4' Alexander 62'Wood 64'MacDonald 72'Bean 48'Spillane 56'Hamer 67' | Attendance: 5510 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 2 November 2010 15 | Brentford | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Grabban pen.' (68) Legge 44' | Report | Hollands 64' Bradbury 31'Wiggins 90' | Attendance: 5278 Referee: A. Woolmer |
| 13 November 2010 16 | Brentford | 0–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Woodman 27'Osborne 62'Balkestein 86'Balkestein 87' | Report | Doumbé 57' Balanta 59'Leven 58'Guy 85' | Attendance: 4789 Referee: F. Graham |
| 20 November 2010 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Brentford | Home Park |
| 15:00 | Fallon 38' | Report | Bean 26' MacDonald 67' | Attendance: 6939 Referee: P. Gibbs |
| 23 November 2010 18 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Brentford | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Alexander 26' MacDonald 90'Woodman 83' | Attendance: 3172 Referee: D. Foster |
| 4 December 2010 Postponed | Brentford | P – P | Notts County | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 |
| 11 December 2010 19 | Southampton | 0–2 | Brentford | St Mary's Stadium |
| 15:00 | Seaborne 16'Hammond 50' | Report | Alexander 13' MacDonald 28'Diagouraga 67' | Attendance: 19641 Referee: O. Langford |
| 18 December 2010 Postponed | Brentford | P – P | Huddersfield Town | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 |
| 26 December 2010 Postponed | Yeovil Town | P – P | Brentford | Huish Park |
| 15:00 |
| 28 December 2010 Postponed | Brentford | P – P | Tranmere Rovers | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 |
| 1 January 2011 20 | Brentford | 2–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Simpson 10' Alexander 87'Wood 13' | Report | Vincelot 34' Antwi 31' | Attendance: 5405 Referee: G. Horwood |
| 3 January 2011 21 | Bournemouth | 3–1 | Brentford | Dean Court |
| 19:45 | Feeney 11' Bartley 70'Fletcher 88'Smith 67' | Report | Bradbury 65' (o.g.) | Attendance: 6877 Referee: J. Linington |
| 8 January 2011 22 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Brentford | Huish Park |
| 15:00 | Huntington 32' A.Williams 59'S.Williams 70'Smith 90' | Report | Woodman 14'Forster 70'Wright 79' | Attendance: 3688 Referee: A. Woolmer |
| 11 January 2011 23 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Brentford | London Road |
| 19:45 | McCann 5' (pen.) Obika 90+3' | Report | Laird 74' Laird 30'Osborne 88' | Attendance: 4667 Referee: R. Madley |
| 14 January 2011 24 | Brentford | 1–1 | Exeter City | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Forster 90+4' | Report | O'Flynn 2' Duffy 32'Nardiello 63'Noble 90+3' | Attendance: 4767 Referee: R. East |
| 22 January 2011 25 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Brentford | Boundary Park |
| 15:00 | Tounkara 40' Morais 70' | Report | Simpson 82' | Attendance: 3759 Referee: C. Sarginson |
| 29 January 2011 26 | Brentford | 1–2 | Yeovil Town | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 39' Alexander 42' Spillane 64' Woodman 70' Lee 81' | Report | Johnson 22' Wotton 83' Johnson 23' Kalala 76' Wooton 78' | Attendance: 4753 Referee: P. Quinn |
| 1 February 2011 27 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4–1 | Brentford | Victoria Road |
| 19:45 | Nurse 19', 66' Osborne 56' (o.g.) Vincelot 67' | Report | MacDonald 90+4' | Attendance: 1907 Referee: S. Hooper |
| 5 February 2011 28 | Brentford | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Weston 35', 56' Osborne 37' | Report | Arnason 83' | Attendance: 5613 Referee: D. Drysdale |
| 12 February 2011 29 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Brentford | Stadium:mk |
| 15:00 | Marsh-Brown 48' | Report | Grabban 50' Bean 27' Saunders 48' Alexander 58' | Attendance: 8636 Referee: D. Coote |
| 22 February 2011 30 | Brentford | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | MacDonald 2' Legge 90+1' Simpson 90' | Report | Labadie 65' Labadie 43'Akins 62'Kay 84' | Attendance: 4192 Referee: P. Miller |
| 26 February 2011 31 | Brentford | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Alexander pen.20' | Report | Lines 15'Logan 18'Sawyer 37' | Attendance: 5944 Referee: C. Pawson |
| 1 March 2011 32 | Brentford | 1–1 | Notts County | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Osborne 74' Bean 55'Byrne 80' | Report | Westcarr 44' Harley 19'Harley 24'Regan 28'Edwards 75'Gobern 87'Edwards 90'Pearce 90+3' | Attendance: 3795 Referee: I. Williamson |
| 5 March 2011 33 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Brentford | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Monkhouse 36' Monkhouse 57'Liddle 83'Murray 51'Brown 90+2' | Report | Reed 61'Legge 76' | Attendance: 2936 Referee: K. Evans |
| 8 March 2011 34 | Brentford | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Legge 40'Reed 73' | Report | Osborne 74' (o.g.) Bridcutt 43'Elphick 66'Dicker 90+3' | Attendance: 5694 Referee: S. Hooper |
| 12 March 2011 35 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Brentford | The Valley |
| 15:00 | Dailly 45' | Report | Legge 89' Weston 59' | Attendance: 14985 Referee: M. Russell |
| 15 March 2011 36 | Brentford | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Clarke 90+2' | Attendance: 4402 Referee: D. Whitestone |
| 19 March 2011 37 | Brentford | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Bean 6' Alexander 24' | Report | McGleish 55' | Attendance: 6368 Referee: D. Phillips |
| 25 March 2011 38 | Brentford | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Schlupp 74', 83' Legge 85' | Report | Michalík 88' Arter 38' | Attendance: 4365 Referee: R. East |
| 29 March 2011 39 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Brentford | Hillsborough |
| 19:45 | Jones 12' Osbourne 84' | Report | Spillane 3' Schlupp 18', 82' | Attendance: 14797 Referee: A. Haines |
| 9 April 2011 40 | Brentford | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Legge 71' | Report | Andrew 80' Jean-François 61'Andrew 80' | Attendance: 4593 Referee: R. Madley |
| 12 April 2011 41 | Walsall | 3–2 | Brentford | Bescot Stadium |
| 19:45 | Macken 40', 64' Cook 57' | Report | Balkestein 30' Grabban 62' | Attendance: 3154 Referee: C. Boyeson |
| 16 April 2011 42 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Brentford | Spotland Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jones 64' | Report | Simpson 79' | Attendance: 2963 Referee: D. Drysdale |
| 22 April 2011 43 | Brentford | 1–1 | Colchester United | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Saunders 74' Reed 88' | Report | Henderson 15' Izzet 72'Wilson 88' | Attendance: 4480 Referee: G. Horwood |
| 25 April 2011 44 | Notts County | 1–1 | Brentford | Meadow Lane |
| 15:00 | Hughes 82' (pen.) Chilvers 45+1'Bishop 51'Craig Westcarr 65' | Report | Schlupp 90+5' Bean 51'Simpson 61'O'Connor 75'Saunders 75'Moore 82'Wood 90+5' | Attendance: 6879 Referee: D. Foster |
| 30 April 2011 45 | Brentford | 0–3 | Southampton | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Lallana 16' Connolly 30'Gobern 90+1'Fonte 81' | Attendance: 7015 Referee: T. Kettle |
| 7 May 2011 46 | Huddersfield Town | 4–4 | Brentford | Kirkless Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ward 14', 15' Novak 52'Afobe 63'Naysmith 80' | Report | Schlupp 45+1', 50' Grabban 58', 68'Grabban 37'Neilson 58' | Attendance: 13977 Referee: A. Bates |
FA Cup
| 6 November 2010 1st Round | Brentford | 1–1 | Aldershot Town | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 20' Weston 61'Diagouraga 75' | Report | Small 13' | Attendance: 4090 Referee: R. Booth |
| 16 November 2010 1st Round Replay | Aldershot Town | 1–0 | Brentford | Recreation Ground |
| 19:45 | Small 8' Harding 73' | Report | Legge 58' | Attendance: 3627 Referee: S. Tanner |
Football League Cup
| 10 August 2010 1st Round | Brentford | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Simpson 31' Woodman 35' | Report | Jeffers 61' | Attendance: 2049 Referee: P. Miller |
| 24 August 2010 2nd Round | Brentford | 2–1 | Hull City | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Simpson 20' Bean 88'Bean 69' | Report | Cullen 6' Cullen 40'Devitt 58' | Attendance: 3335 Referee: I. Williamson |
| 21 September 2010 3rd Round | Brentford | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Everton | Griffin Park |
| 19:45 | Alexander 41' | Report | Coleman 9' Coleman 59'Fellaini 84' | Attendance: 8960 Referee: Oliver |
| Penalties | ||||
Weston  Forster Spillane MacDonald | Baines Neville Arteta Beckford Jagielka | |||
| 26 October 2010 4th Round | Birmingham City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Brentford | St Andrew's |
| 19:45 | Phillips 90+2' | Report | Wood 68' MacDonald 86'Lee 89'Osborne 92' | Attendance: 15166 (3123 Brentford Fans) Referee: D. Whitestone |
| Penalties | ||||
| Phillips Gardner Dann Bowyer Carr | O'Connor Hunt Spillane Grabban Woodman | |||
Football League Trophy
| 31 August 2010 1st Round | Stevenage | 0–1 | Brentford | Broadhall Way |
| 19:45 | Report | Simpson 29' | Attendance: 1916 Referee: O. Langford |
| 5 October 2010 2nd Round | Leyton Orient | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Brentford | Brisbane Road |
| 19:15 | Omozusi 45' | Report | Wood 73' | Attendance: 1152 Referee: P. Crossley |
| Penalties | ||||
| Dawson Omozusi Chorley Daniels Spring | Forster Hunt Saunders Alexander Woodman | |||
| 9 November 2010 Southern QF | Swindon Town | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Brentford | The County Ground |
| 19:00 | Austin 12' | Report | Simpson 38' Legge 65' | Attendance: 3469 Referee: J. Moss |
| Penalties | ||||
| Austin Ball Timlin Rose | O'Connor MacDonald Spillane Woodman Simpson | |||
| 14 December 2010 Southern SF | Brentford | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Charlton Athletic | Griffin Park |
| Wright 3' Bean 54'O'Connor 58' | Report | Abbott 32' | Attendance: 2783 Referee: K. Hill | |
| Penalties | ||||
| O'Connor MacDonald Spillane Alexander | Jackson Racon Reid Doherty | |||
| 17 January 2011 Southern Final (1st leg) | Brentford | 1–1 | Exeter City | Griffin Park |
| Alexander 64' Alexander 20'Diagouraga 84' | Report | Cureton 39' | Attendance: 3093 Referee: M. Haywood |
| 7 February 2011 Southern Final (2nd leg) | Exeter City | 1–2 | Brentford | St James Park |
| Nardiello 90+5' Noble 73' | Report | Saunders 20' Alexander 26' Alexander 76' Bignall 87' | Attendance: 5322 Referee: K. Wright |
| 3 April 2011 Final | Brentford | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Wembley |
Reed 19'Legge 23'Diagouraga 84'Diagouraga 86' | Report | Murphy 12' Michalík 57'Robson 76' | Attendance: 40476 Referee: G. Salisbury |
Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2010–11 season.
| No | Position | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | GK | Richard Lee |  | 5 October 1982 (aged 27) | Watford | 2010 | |
| 21 | GK | Simon Royce | | 9 September 1971 (aged 38) | Gillingham | 2010 | |
| 31 | GK | Simon Moore | | 19 May 1990 (aged 20) | Farnborough | 2009 | Loaned to Basingstoke Town |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | DF | Craig Woodman | | 22 December 1982 (aged 27) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2010 | |
| 5 | DF | David McCracken |  | 16 October 1981 (aged 28) | Milton Keynes Dons | 2010 | Loaned to Bristol Rovers |
| 6 | DF | Pim Balkestein |  | 29 April 1987 (aged 23) | Ipswich Town | 2010 | |
| 12 | DF | Michael Spillane |  | 23 March 1989 (aged 21) | Norwich City | 2010 | |
| 17 | DF | Ryan Blake |  | 8 December 1991 (aged 18) | Youth | 2009 | Loaned to Woking & Ebbsfleet United |
| 22 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | | 19 March 1988 (aged 22) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 24 | DF | Stephen Wright | | 8 February 1980 (aged 30) | Unattached | 2010 | |
| 25 | DF | Chris Bush | | 12 June 1992 (aged 18) | Youth | 2010 | Loaned to Woking, AFC Wimbledon and Thurrock |
| 27 | DF | Robbie Neilson | | 19 June 1980 (aged 30) | Leicester City | 2011 | On loan from Leicester City |
| 32 | DF | Leon Legge | | 1 July 1985 (aged 25) | Tonbridge Angels | 2009 | |
| 33 | DF | Nathan Byrne | | 5 June 1992 (aged 18) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2011 | On loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 | MF | Kevin O'Connor (c) | | 24 February 1982 (aged 28) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 4 | MF | Marcus Bean |  | 2 November 1984 (aged 25) | Blackpool | 2008 | |
| 7 | MF | Sam Saunders | | 29 August 1983 (aged 26) | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2009 | |
| 11 | MF | Myles Weston |  | 12 March 1988 (aged 22) | Notts County | 2009 | |
| 13 | MF | David Hunt | | 10 September 1982 (aged 27) | Shrewsbury Town | 2009 | Loaned to Crawley Town |
| 16 | MF | Sam Wood | | 9 August 1986 (aged 23) | Bromley | 2008 | |
| 20 | MF | Toumani Diagouraga |  | 20 June 1987 (aged 23) | Peterborough United | 2010 | |
| 26 | MF | Adam Reed |  | 8 May 1991 (aged 19) | Sunderland | 2011 | On loan from Sunderland |
| 34 | MF | Jake Reeves | | 30 May 1993 (aged 17) | Youth | 2011 | Loaned to St Albans City |
| 36 | MF | Charlie Adams | | 30 May 1993 (aged 17) | Youth | 2011 | |
| 37 | MF | Manny Oyeleke | | 24 December 1992 (aged 17) | Youth | 2011 | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 8 | FW | Nicky Forster | | 8 September 1973 (aged 36) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2010 | Manager |
| 10 | FW | Charlie MacDonald | | 13 February 1981 (aged 29) | Southend United | 2008 | |
| 14 | FW | Kirk Hudson | | 12 December 1986 (aged 23) | Aldershot Town | 2010 | Loaned to AFC Wimbledon |
| 19 | FW | Lewis Grabban | | 12 January 1988 (aged 22) | Millwall | 2009 | Loaned from Millwall before transferring permanently |
| 23 | FW | Robbie Simpson | | 15 March 1985 (aged 25) | Huddersfield Town | 2010 | On loan from Huddersfield Town |
| 29 | FW | Gary Alexander | | 15 August 1979 (aged 30) | Millwall | 2010 | |
| 30 | FW | Jeffrey Schlupp |  | 23 December 1992 (aged 17) | Leicester City | 2011 | On loan from Leicester City |
| 35 | FW | Luke Hacker | | 30 June 1993 (aged 17) | Youth | 2011 | |
| Players who left the club mid-season | |||||||
| 9 | FW | Carl Cort |  | 1 November 1977 (aged 32) | Norwich City | 2009 | Retired |
| MF | Nicky Adams |  | 16 October 1986 (aged 23) | Leicester City | 2010 | Loaned to Rochdale, transferred to Rochdale | |
| 18 | FW | Nicholas Bignall | | 11 July 1990 (aged 20) | Reading | 2011 | Returned to Reading after loan |
| MF | Marc Laird | | 23 January 1986 (aged 24) | Millwall | 2011 | Returned to Millwall after loan | |
| FW | Rowan Vine | | 21 September 1982 (aged 27) | Queens Park Rangers | 2010 | Returned to Queens Park Rangers after loan | |
| 28 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | | 15 October 1984 (aged 25) | Norwich City | 2011 | Returned to Norwich City after loan |
| 41 | GK | Trevor Carson | | 5 March 1988 (aged 22) | Sunderland | 2011 | Returned to Sunderland after loan |
| GK | Alex McCarthy | | 3 December 1989 (aged 20) | Reading | 2010 | Returned to Reading after loan | |
| 51 | GK | Ben Hamer | | 20 November 1987 (aged 22) | Reading | 2010 | Returned to Reading after loan |
- Source: Soccerbase
Coaching staff
Andy Scott (7 August 2010 – 3 February 2011)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Andy Scott | Manager |
| Terry Bullivant | Assistant Manager |
| Simon Royce | Goalkeeping Coach |
Nicky Forster (3 February – 7 May 2011)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nicky Forster | Manager |
| Mark Warburton | First Team Coach |
| Simon Royce | Goalkeeping Coach |
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 | | Richard Lee | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 39 (2) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 49 (4) | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Craig Woodman | 40 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 53 (1) | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 32 (5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 4 (1) | 0 | 40 (7) | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | David McCracken | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Pim Balkestein | 17 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 (3) | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Sam Saunders | 18 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 22 (5) | 3 |
| 8 | FW | | Nicky Forster | 6 (12) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 (14) | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Carl Cort | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Charlie MacDonald | 28 (2) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 35 (4) | 10 |
| 11 | MF | | Myles Weston | 33 (9) | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 41 (11) | 3 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Spillane | 18 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 24 (7) | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | David Hunt | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Kirk Hudson | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Sam Wood | 13 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 (2) | 0 | 18 (9) | 2 |
| MF | | Nicky Adams | 3 (4) | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (4) | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | | Lewis Grabban | 13 (9) | 5 | — | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 13 (12) | 5 | |
| 20 | MF | | Toumani Diagouraga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 42 (1) | 1 |
| 21 | GK | | Simon Royce | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 41 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 (1) | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Stephen Wright | 9 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 (2) | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | | Gary Alexander | 37 (1) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 46 (1) | 12 |
| 31 | GK | | Simon Moore | 9 (1) | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | | Leon Legge | 27 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 (3) | 3 |
| 34 | MF | | Jake Reeves | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 35 | FW | | Luke Hacker | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Players loaned in during the season | |||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Nicholas Bignall | 1 (5) | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | | Robbie Simpson | 11 (16) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 3 (1) | 2 | 18 (18) | 8 |
| 26 | MF | | Adam Reed | 8 (3) | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 (3) | 0 | ||
| MF | | Marc Laird | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 27 | DF | | Robbie Neilson | 15 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | | Owain Tudur Jones | 4 (2) | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | | Jeffrey Schlupp | 6 (3) | 6 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 7 (3) | 6 | ||
| 33 | DF | | Nathan Byrne | 4 (7) | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 (7) | 0 | ||
| 41 | GK | | Trevor Carson | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | | Alex McCarthy | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 51 | GK | | Ben Hamer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | FW | | Gary Alexander | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | FW | | Charlie MacDonald | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | FW | | Robbie Simpson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | FW | | Jeffrey Schlupp | 6 | — | — | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | FW | | Lewis Grabban | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | DF | | Leon Legge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | | Myles Weston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Sam Saunders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | | Sam Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Craig Woodman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | Marc Laird | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | | Pim Balkestein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Toumani Diagouraga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Nicky Forster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Spillane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 67 | |||
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: Soccerbase
Discipline
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | DF | | Leon Legge | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | MF | | Toumani Diagouraga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Spillane | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | | Craig Woodman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | FW | | Gary Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | | Pim Balkestein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | GK | | Richard Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | MF | | Adam Reed | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 16 | MF | | Sam Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Sam Saunders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | | Robbie Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | | Stephen Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | | Charlie MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Myles Weston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | | Nathan Byrne | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | | Marc Laird | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 27 | DF | | Robbie Neilson | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | | Lewis Grabban | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | GK | | Simon Moore | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | FW | | Nicky Forster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | GK | | Ben Hamer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Nicholas Bignall | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 82 | |||
- 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 | | 11 August 2012 | 19 May 2013 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 42.11 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 33.33 |
| Nicky Forster | | 3 February 2011 | 7 May 2011 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 42.86 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 42.11 |
Summary
| Games played | 59 (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy) |
| Games won | 21 (17 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 17 (10 League One, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 21 (19 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 67 (55 League One, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 72 (62 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy) |
| Clean sheets | 13 (10 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy) |
| Biggest league win | 3–0 versus Tranmere Rovers, 16 October 2010 |
| Worst league defeat | 3–0 on two occasions |
| Most appearances | 53, Kevin O'Connor (41 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 6 Football League Trophy) |
| Top scorer (league) | 9, Gary Alexander, Charlie MacDonald |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 12, Gary Alexander |
Transfers & loans
| Players transferred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Nicky Forster | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Kirk Hudson | Aldershot Town | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2010 | GK | Richard Lee | Watford | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | GK | Simon Royce | Gillingham | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Craig Woodman | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| 2 July 2010 | DF | Michael Spillane | Norwich City | Undisclosed | |
| 5 July 2010 | DF | David McCracken | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | |
| 16 July 2010 | MF | Toumani Diagouraga | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | |
| 5 August 2010 | FW | Gary Alexander | Millwall | Undisclosed | |
| 5 August 2010 | DF | Pim Balkestein | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed | |
| 19 August 2010 | MF | Nicky Adams | Leicester City | Undisclosed | |
| 29 October 2010 | DF | Stephen Wright | Unattached | Free | |
| 25 January 2011 | FW | Lewis Grabban | Millwall | Free | |
| Players loaned in | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 6 August 2010 | FW | Robbie Simpson | Huddersfield Town | End of season | |
| 12 August 2010 | GK | Alex McCarthy | Reading | 31 August 2010 | |
| 31 August 2010 | GK | Ben Hamer | Reading | 5 January 2011 | |
| 8 October 2010 | FW | Lewis Grabban | Millwall | 8 November 2010 | |
| 25 November 2010 | FW | Rowan Vine | Queens Park Rangers | 5 January 2011 | |
| 4 January 2011 | MF | Marc Laird | Millwall | 30 January 2011 | |
| 21 January 2011 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | Norwich City | 27 April 2011 | |
| 31 January 2011 | FW | Nicholas Bignall | Reading | 20 April 2011 | |
| 16 February 2011 | DF | Robbie Neilson | Leicester City | End of season | |
| 21 February 2011 | DF | Nathan Byrne | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | |
| 21 February 2011 | MF | Adam Reed | Sunderland | End of season | |
| 14 March 2011 | FW | Jeffrey Schlupp | Leicester City | End of season | |
| 24 March 2011 | GK | Trevor Carson | Sunderland | 20 April 2011 | |
| 24 March 2011 | FW | Jonathan Cosgrove | Fulham | n/a | |
| Players transferred out | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2010 | GK | Nikki Bull | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Ryan Dickson | Southampton | £125,000 | |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Danny Foster | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Ben Strevens | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Cleveland Taylor | St Johnstone | Free | |
| 23 July 2010 | DF | Alan Bennett | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Nicky Adams | Rochdale | Undisclosed | |
| Players loaned out | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 31 August 2010 | DF | Chris Bush | Woking | 20 September 2010 | |
| 21 September 2010 | DF | Chris Bush | AFC Wimbledon | 10 January 2011 | |
| 23 September 2010 | MF |  Pelayo Gomez Pico | St Albans City | 24 January 2011 | |
| 1 October 2010 | DF | Ryan Blake | Woking | n/a | |
| 1 October 2010 | FW | Kyle Vassell | Woking | n/a | |
| 9 October 2010 | GK | Simon Moore | Basingstoke Town | 5 January 2011 | |
| 14 October 2010 | MF | Nicky Adams | Rochdale | 1 January 2011 | |
| 1 January 2010 | FW | Kirk Hudson | AFC Wimbledon | End of season | |
| 1 January 2010 | MF | David Hunt | Crawley Town | End of season | |
| 10 January 2011 | DF | Ryan Blake | Ebbsfleet United | End of season | |
| 18 January 2011 | DF | David McCracken | Bristol Rovers | End of season | |
| February 2011 | MF | Jake Reeves | St Albans City | n/a | |
| February 2011 | FW | Kyle Vassell | St Albans City | n/a | |
| 22 March 2011 | DF | Chris Bush | Thurrock | n/a | |
| Players released | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 24 January 2011 | FW | Carl Cort |  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 August 2012 | |
| 22 June 2011 | DF | David McCracken | St Johnstone | 1 July 2011 | |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Chris Bush | AFC Wimbledon | 1 July 2011 | |
| 30 June 2011 | MF | David Hunt | Crawley Town | 1 July 2011 | |
| 30 June 2011 | FW | Lewis Grabban | Rotherham United | 4 July 2011 | |
| 30 June 2011 | FW | Kyle Vassell | St Albans City | 12 October 2011 | |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Stephen Wright | Hartlepool United | 2 September 2011 | |
Kit
The 2010–11 Brentford kit designs were chosen by the club's supporters and launched on 9 July 2010.
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Hertings (home), Bathwise (away & third)
          Home |      Away |    Third |
Source: brentfordfc.co.uk
     Goalkeeper |      Goalkeeper |
Source: brentfordfc.co.uk
Awards
- Supporters' Player of the Year: Richard Lee
- Community Player of the Year: Leon Legge
- Football League One Manager of the Month: Andy Scott (October 2010)
- Football League Family Excellence Award
References
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