Name of Club – Brentford FC
Year founded – 1899
Ground Name – Griffin Park

Brentford were elected in to the newly formed third division in 1921. The arrival of Harry Curtis as the new manager of the side in 1926 saw them emerge as one of the top clubs in the South of England. The 1930’s was a good ear for the Bees as they gained promotion in to the first division in 1936 and stayed in the top flight until 1947. By the year 1955 they were back in the third division south. After various different managers coming in, the Bees hovered around the third and fourth division between 1960 and 1978. They remained in the third division since 1978 and they enjoyed a good run in the Freight Rover Trophy in 1985, suffering defeat against Wigan Athletic. Steve Perryman took over they side in 1987 and took them to the quarter finals of the 1989 FA Cup. When Martin Allen was appointed as the new manager of Brentord early on in the 21st century, they nearly gained promotion to the second tier of English football as they finished third in the division at the end of 2005 – 2006 campaign.

Past managers
Harry Curtis: 1926 – 1949
Jackie Gibbons: 1949 – 1952
Bill Dodhin: 1953 – 1957
Tommy Cavanagh: 1965 – 1966
Mike Everitt: 1973 – 1975
Fred Callaghan: 1980 – 1984
Frank McLintock: 1984 – 1987
Steve perryman: 1987 – 1990

Great Players
Ken Koote – Koote holds the record as the most played ever player at Brentford making a staggering 514 league appearances for the club during his 15 years at Griffin Park between 1949 and 1964.

Dai Hopkins
Jack Holliday
Jim Towers
Eddie May
Andy Sinton
Bob Booker