1991โ92 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1991โ92 football season
During the 1991โ92 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division . The club finished the season as champions to seal second-tier football for the first time since 1953โ54 . In 2013, it was voted as Brentford's best ever season by the club's supporters.
Season summary
Dean Holdsworth 's 38 goals during the season was one shy of Jack Holliday 's club record.
After defeat to Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Third Division play-offs , Brentford manager Phil Holder made just one addition to his squad prior to the beginning of the 1991โ92 season, in the shape of ยฃ60,000 defender Billy Manuel from Gillingham . Two wins from the opening two league matches of the season put Brentford in the automatic promotion places, but three successive defeats dropped the club back to 16th by early September 1991. Aided by on-fire forward Dean Holdsworth , the Bees won 13, drew three and lost three of the following 19 matches, losing just once in the league. Having reached the top spot in the Third Division after a 4โ0 victory over Wigan Athletic on 9 November, the club stayed at the summit until 8 February 1992, when a fifth defeat in 9 matches dropped the club back to third.
Brentford vied with Birmingham City and Stoke City in the automatic promotion places between mid-February and mid-March, but four successive defeats and two draws dropped the Bees back to 4th. Six wins in the final six matches of the season (which included a 4โ0 victory over West London rivals Fulham at Griffin Park ) saw Brentford claim the Third Division championship on the final day, after a Gary Blissett goal was enough to beat Peterborough United at London Road . Dean Holdsworth's 24 league goals tied him with Huddersfield Town 's Iwan Roberts as the top scorer in the Third Division and Holdsworth's total of 38 in all competitions was one goal short of Jack Holliday 's club record, set during the 1932โ33 season, when Brentford had last been promoted out of the Third Division.
League table
Source:
Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Pre-season
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
27 July 1991
Staines Town
A
2โ0
n/a
Godfrey , Holdsworth (pen )
30 July 1991
Portsmouth
H
0โ2
1,231
3 August 1991
Enfield
A
1โ1
n/a
Smilie
6 August 1991
Chelsea
H
4โ3
4,923
Cadette (2), Holdsworth , Smilie
7 August 1991
Maidenhead United
A
2โ3
n/a
Line , untraced (og )
10 August 1991
Colchester United
A
3โ1
n/a
Luscombe , Godfrey , Gayle
12 August 1991
Chesham United
A
4โ3
n/a
Cadette (2), Blissett (pen ), Ratcliffe
Football League Third Division
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
17 August 1991
Leyton Orient
H
4โ3
6,156
Holdsworth (3), Evans
2
24 August 1991
Exeter City
A
2โ1
3,518
Gayle , Blissett
3
31 August 1991
Huddersfield Town
H
2โ3
5,459
Jones , Godfrey
4
3 September 1991
Hartlepool United
A
0โ1
3,660
5
7 September 1991
Shrewsbury Town
A
0โ1
3,139
6
14 September 1991
Reading
H
1โ0
5,775
Cadette
7
17 September 1991
Hull City
H
4โ1
4,586
Evans , Smilie , untraced (og ), Holdsworth
8
21 September 1991
Darlington
A
2โ1
3,900
Smilie , Holdsworth
9
28 September 1991
Bolton Wanderers
H
3โ2
5,658
Holdsworth (2), Gayle
10
5 October 1991
Fulham
A
1โ0
7,710
Evans
11
12 October 1991
Peterborough United
H
2โ1
7,705
Evans , Smilie
12
19 October 1991
West Bromwich Albion
H
1โ2
8,575
Gayle
13
26 October 1991
Bury
A
3โ0
2,280
Holdsworth (2), Gayle
14
2 November 1991
Bradford City
A
1โ0
5,359
Smilie
15
6 November 1991
Birmingham City
H
2โ2
8,798
Smilie , Blissett
16
9 November 1991
Wigan Athletic
H
4โ0
6,675
Blissett (2), Holdsworth (2)
17
22 November 1991
Bournemouth
A
0โ0
4,764
18
30 November 1991
Swansea City
H
3โ2
6,669
Holdsworth , Ratcliffe , Blissett
19
14 December 1991
Torquay United
A
1โ1
2,475
Godfrey
20
22 December 1991
Exeter City
H
3โ0
7,226
Blissett (2), Gayle
21
26 December 1991
Huddersfield Town
A
1โ2
10,605
Blissett (pen )
22
28 December 1991
Leyton Orient
A
2โ4
7,333
Luscombe (2)
23
1 January 1992
Hartlepool United
H
1โ0
7,102
Holdsworth
24
4 January 1992
Stockport County
A
1โ2
4,421
Untraced (og )
25
11 January 1992
Stoke City
H
2โ0
9,004
Luscombe , Holdsworth
26
18 January 1992
Chester City
A
1โ1
1,447
Booker
27
25 January 1992
Preston North End
H
1โ0
7,559
Evans
28
1 February 1992
West Bromwich Albion
A
0โ2
15,984
29
8 February 1992
Bury
H
0โ3
6,789
30
11 February 1992
Swansea City
A
1โ1
3,582
Millen
31
15 February 1992
Torquay United
H
3โ2
6,079
Booker , Blissett , Bates
32
22 February 1992
Stoke City
A
1โ2
16,417
Blissett
33
29 February 1992
Stockport County
H
2โ1
7,484
Smilie , Holdsworth
34
3 March 1992
Chester City
H
2โ0
6,869
Blissett , Holdsworth (pen )
35
7 March 1992
Preston North End
A
2โ3
3,548
Smilie , Buckle
36
10 March 1992
Birmingham City
A
0โ1
13,290
37
14 March 1992
Bradford City
H
3โ4
6,791
Evans , Blissett , Holdsworth
38
20 March 1992
Wigan Athletic
A
1โ2
2,371
Holdsworth
39
29 March 1992
Bournemouth
H
2โ2
7,605
Godfrey , Blissett
40
1 April 1992
Reading
A
0โ0
5,660
41
4 April 1992
Shrewsbury Town
H
2โ0
5,561
Holdsworth , Evans
42
11 April 1992
Hull City
A
3โ0
3,770
Holdsworth (2), Blissett
43
17 April 1992
Darlington
H
4โ1
8,383
Holdsworth (2), Blissett , untraced (og )
44
20 April 1992
Bolton Wanderers
A
2โ1
4,382
Evans , untraced (og )
45
26 April 1992
Fulham
H
4โ0
12,071
Holdsworth , Gayle , Blissett , Ratcliffe
46
2 May 1992
Peterborough United
A
1โ0
14,539
Blissett
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
R1 (1st leg)
20 August 1991
Barnet
A
5โ5
2,416
Cadette (2), Godfrey , Holdsworth (2)
R1 (2nd leg)
27 August 1991
Barnet
H
3โ1 (won 8โ6 on aggregate)
5,583
Holdsworth , Godfrey , Evans
R2 (1st leg)
24 September 1991
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
4โ1
4,927
Godfrey , Cadette , Holdsworth (2)
R2 (2nd leg)
9 October 1991
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2โ4 (a.e.t. ), won 6โ5 on aggregate)
4,502
Cadette , Holdsworth
R3
30 October 1991
Norwich City
A
1โ4
7,394
Manuel
Football League Trophy
Source: Statto , 11v11 , The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1991โ92 season.
Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
Coaching staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Substitute appearances in brackets.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
Goalscorers
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
Management
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Phil Holder
17 August 1991
2 May 1992
57
29
9
19
0 50.88
46
25
7
14
0 54.35
Summary
Games played
57 (46 Third Division , 3 FA Cup , 5 League Cup , 3 Football League Trophy )
Games won
29 (25 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn
9 (7 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost
19 (14 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored
110 (81 Third Division, 7 FA Cup, 15 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded
85 (55 Third Division, 6 FA Cup, 15 League Cup, 9 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets
12 (15 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win
4โ0 on 2 occasions
Worst league defeat
3โ0 versus Bury , 8 February 1992
Most appearances
54, Terry Evans (44 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
24, Dean Holdsworth
Top scorer (all competitions)
38, Dean Holdsworth
Transfers & loans
Kit
Supplier: Chad Sponsor(s): KLM
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards
References
"Brentford" . Football League 125 . Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016 .
^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties . Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 9781906796723 .
^ "Brentford results for the 1991โ1992 season" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016 .
"Moment in Time: Fulham" . Brentford FC . Retrieved 15 April 2018 .
"English League Leading Goalscorers" . RSSSF . Retrieved 5 May 2016 .
Haynes & Coumbe 2006 , p. 79.
"Brentford Complete History" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016 .
Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 52-72, 449.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 477.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 82.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 83.
Tony Finnigan at Soccerbase
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 86.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 87.
"Premier and Football League transfers" . www.11v11.com . Retrieved 5 May 2016 .
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 85.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 89.
Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920โ2006 . Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 57. ISBN 0955294916 .
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Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013 , p. 88.
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