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List of Brentford F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

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List of Brentford F.C. players (1–24 appearances)
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This article is about Brentford players with fewer than 25 appearances. For a list of all Brentford players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Brentford F.C. players. For the current Brentford first-team squad, see Brentford F.C. § First-team squad.

Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League, Southern League and Western League.[1] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[1] All players who have played between 1 and 24 such matches are listed below.

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Current first team midfielder Myles Peart-Harris has made between 1 and 24 appearances for Brentford.
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Records and notable players

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Players who finished their Brentford careers with 24 appearances are Micky Cook, Joe Craddock, Ryan Denys, Micky Droy, Brian Etheridge, Tommy Finney, Scott Fitzgerald, John Halls, Tommy Leigh, Roddy McLeod, Sammy Moore, Sidney Mulford, Mark Peters and Harry Stott. Roddy McLeod scored 14 goals in his 24 appearances and is the highest scorer on this list.

Campbell (1895), John Cairns, Herbert Farnfield, C. W. Fox, Bernard Kelly, James Lockwood, J. McMillan, Thomas Meehan, Montell Moore, William Price, Jerrome Sobers and Bobby Wilson finished their Brentford careers having scored on their only appearance for the club. C. Ward scored 9 goals in six appearances and Richard Sloley scored seven goals in six appearances. 'A. Newman' (an alias) scored two goals on his sole appearance in 1898 and L. Ingram scored two goals in his two appearances.

Current Brentford players who have made between 1 and 24 appearances are Ellery Balcombe, Ethan Brierley, Fábio Carvalho, Jordan Henderson, Kim Ji-soo, Michael Kayode, Caoimhín Kelleher, Yunus Emre Konak, Paris Maghoma, Jayden Meghoma, Antoni Milambo, Gustavo Nunes, Michael Olakigbe, Myles Peart-Harris, Igor Thiago, Ryan Trevitt, Hákon Valdimarsson and Tony Yogane.

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Key

  • Appearance and goal totals include matches in the Premier League, Football League, Southern League, London League (1896–1898) FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup, London Challenge Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup, London Junior Cup, Middlesex Junior Cup, West Middlesex Cup, Southern Floodlit Challenge Cup, Football League Jubilee Fund and Empire Exhibition Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
  • "Brentford career" corresponds to the years in which the player made their first and last appearances.
  • Players listed in bold won full international caps whilst with the club.
  • Statistics are correct as of match played 17 August 2025.
  • Starting lineups are untraced prior to the beginning of the 1893–94 season.

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Players

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Forward Henry White scored 9 goals in 18 appearances before embarking on a Football League career in 1919.
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Joe Craddock supported the attack with 11 goals in 24 appearances between 1926 and 1928.
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Scottish forward Jimmy Bowie played for three of the four West London clubs, but made just 9 appearances while at Brentford in 1952.
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Future England international inside forward Peter Broadbent departed for a £10,000 fee in February 1951, which was then the English record transfer fee for a teenager.[2]
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Former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur forward David Jenkins scored one goal in 18 appearances during the 1972–73 season.
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Arsenal reserve winger Paul Merson joined on loan in 1987. He went on to win 21 caps for England between 1991 and 1998.
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Future West Ham United cult hero John Moncur made six appearances on loan from Tottenham Hotspur in 1989.[3]
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Left winger Jon Purdie signed on a one-month trial towards the end of the 1988–89 season. Brentford won five of the six games in which he played.
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Former Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper Gerry Peyton made 22 appearances in two spells during the 1992–93 season.
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Former England international left back Kenny Sansom was signed in March 1993 in a bid to shore up the defence, but Brentford succumbed to relegation from First Division.
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Southend United winger Steve Tilson made two appearances on loan in 1993. He later managed the Shrimpers to successive promotions from League Two to the Championship in the mid-2000s.
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Birmingham City midfielder George Parris spent the first month of the 1994–95 season at Griffin Park. He made 300 appearances for West Ham United earlier in his career.
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Then-manager Micky Adams made a substitute cameo in a Football League Trophy second round defeat to Luton Town in January 1998.
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One of many former Tottenham Hotspur reserve players to join in 1997, midfielder Simon Wormull made eight appearances before dropping into non-league football.
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Tough-tackling centre back Danny Cullip's Griffin Park career was halted on 17 appearances, after suffering a serious knee injury in August 1998.
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Goalkeeper Mike Pollitt made five appearances on loan from Notts County in 1998. He later played in the Premier League for Wigan Athletic.
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Future Australia international Chris Coyne gained experience on loan early in the 1998–99 season, making eight appearances.
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Future Ghana international forward Patrick Agyemang was signed on a three-month loan from Wimbledon in October 1999.
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Former Wales U21 defender/midfielder Jason Price signed on a three-month deal in 2001 and made 18 appearances.
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Northern Ireland U21 goalkeeper Alan Julian spent three years as understudy to Paul Smith and Stuart Nelson, making 19 appearances.
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On loan central defender Jerrome Sobers scored on his only appearance for the club in May 2005.
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Future Republic of Ireland international striker Simon Cox had two spells on loan from Reading during the 2006–07 season.
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On-loan Luton Town midfielder Michael Leary amassed 10 yellow cards in 17 appearances in 2007.[4]
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Che Wilson made three appearances during a five-week loan from Southend United in 2007.
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Sammy Moore quickly became a fan favourite for his tenacious midfield performances on loan from Ipswich Town during the 2007–08 season.[5]
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A former Premier League player with Reading, John Halls' 24 appearances during the 2008–09 season won him a League Two championship medal.
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Brentford was the second of centre back Brett Johnson's two league clubs. He made 12 appearances during the 2008–09 season.
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Ipswich Town loanee Jordan Rhodes scored seven goals in 14 games in the second half of the 2008–09 season. He was later capped by Scotland.
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On loan Leicester City forward Jeffrey Schlupp scored six goals in 10 games during the final two months of the 2010–11 season. He went on to represent Ghana at international level.
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Young midfielder Adam Reed made his professional debut while on loan from Sunderland in March 2011.
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Former St. Pauli centre back Marcel Eger struggled to adapt to English football and made just 22 appearances during his only season at Griffin Park.
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Northern Ireland U21 international defender Adam Thompson was one of many players with Watford connections signed on loan in 2011 and 2012.
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West Bromwich Albion forward Saido Berahino scored four goals in eight games in early 2012, before having his loan cut short due to disciplinary problems.[6]
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Former Northern Ireland international right back Lee Hodson made 18 appearances on loan from Watford during the 2012–13 season.
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Leicester City's England U21 international centre back Liam Moore made seven appearances on loan in 2013 before being recalled. He rejoined on loan in 2015.
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Signed on loan from Charlton Athletic to bolster the attack during the 2012–13 season run-in, Bradley Wright-Phillips scored five goals in 15 games.
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Liverpool's Portuguese U21 midfielder João Carlos Teixeira made the first professional appearance of his career while on loan at Brentford in September 2013.
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Young Everton striker Conor McAleny's half-season loan was cut short in late August 2013, when he broke his leg on his fourth appearance.
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A product of the Brentford youth system, centre back Alfie Mawson made one appearance before his departure in 2015.
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Sheffield Wednesday centre back Martin Taylor was signed on loan to alleviate a defensive injury crisis early in the 2013–14 season.
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Signed on a season-long loan from Sporting CP, Portugal U21 international Betinho made his only Brentford appearance in September 2014.
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Development Squad player Josh Laurent made one first team appearance before his release in February 2016.

Early years (1889–1898)

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Southern League era (1898–1920)

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Interwar era (1920–1945)

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21st century (2000–present)

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Some appearance and goal records are untraced during the seasons in which the player played.
  2. [N 2]
    Player played under an alias.
  3. [N 3]
    Represented the London XI.
  4. [N 4]
    Represented the Football League XI.
  5. [N 5]
    Capped by Wales at amateur level.
  6. [N 6]
    Capped by England at amateur level.
  7. [N 7]
    On loan from Charlton Athletic.
  8. [N 8]
    Capped by Republic of Ireland at amateur level.
  9. [N 9]
    Represented the IFA XI.
  10. [N 10]
    Represented Great Britain in at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
  11. [N 11]
    On loan from West Ham United.
  12. [N 12]
    On loan from Portsmouth.
  13. [N 13]
    On loan from Coventry City.
  14. [N 14]
    On loan from Chelsea.
  15. [N 15]
    On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.
  16. [N 16]
    On loan from Crystal Palace.
  17. [N 17]
    On loan from Bournemouth.
  18. [N 18]
    On loan from Plymouth Argyle.
  19. [N 19]
    On loan from Leyton Orient.
  20. [N 20]
    On loan from Arsenal.
  21. [N 21]
    On loan from Fulham.
  22. [N 22]
    On loan from Bristol City.
  23. [N 23]
    Joined on loan from Chelsea in October 1978 and returned to sign permanently in December 1980.
  24. [N 24]
    On loan from Bristol Rovers.
  25. [N 25]
    On loan from Ipswich Town.
  26. [N 26]
    On loan from Manchester City.
  27. [N 27]
    On loan from Swindon Town.
  28. [N 28]
    On loan from Queens Park Rangers.
  29. [N 29]
    On loan from Birmingham City.
  30. [N 30]
    On loan from Oxford United.
  31. [N 31]
    On loan from Kingstonian.
  32. [N 32]
    Returned on loan from Southend United for separate spells in November 1994 and November 1995.
  33. [N 33]
    On loan from Millwall.
  34. [N 34]
    On loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
  35. [N 35]
    Capped by England at U18 level.
  36. [N 36]
    On loan from Nottingham Forest.
  37. [N 37]
    Joined on loan from Everton in September 1992 and returned to sign permanently in April 1993.
  38. [N 38]
    On loan from Southend United.
  39. [N 39]
    On loan from Luton Town.
  40. [N 40]
    On loan from Burnley.
  41. [N 41]
    On loan from Sunderland.
  42. [N 42]
    On loan from Notts County.
  43. [N 43]
    On loan from Wimbledon.
  44. [N 44]
    Joined on loan from Crystal Palace in September 1999 and transferred permanently in October 1999.
  45. [N 45]
    Capped by Northern Ireland at U21 level.
  46. [N 46]
    Joined on loan from Southampton in March 1999 and transferred permanently in June 1999.
  47. [N 47]
    On loan from Southampton.
  48. [N 48]
    On loan from Barnsley.
  49. [N 49]
    On loan from Roda JC Kerkrade.
  50. [N 50]
    Joined on loan from Colchester United in March 2004 and transferred permanently in June 2004.
  51. [N 51]
    On loan from Reading.
  52. [N 52]
    Joined on loan from Bristol City in January 2007 and returned to sign permanently in December 2007.
  53. [N 53]
    On loan from Colchester United.
  54. [N 54]
    On loan from Sheffield United.
  55. [N 55]
    On loan from Milton Keynes Dons.
  56. [N 56]
    On loan from Leicester City.
  57. [N 57]
    On loan from Watford.
  58. [N 58]
    On loan from Gillingham.
  59. [N 59]
    On loan from Derby County.
  60. [N 60]
    On loan from Cheltenham Town.
  61. [N 61]
    On loan from Aston Villa.
  62. [N 62]
    On loan from Huddersfield Town.
  63. [N 63]
    On loan from Blackpool.
  64. [N 64]
    On loan from Norwich City.
  65. [N 65]
    On loan from West Bromwich Albion.
  66. [N 66]
    On loan from Wigan Athletic.
  67. [N 67]
    On loan from Sheffield Wednesday.
  68. [N 68]
    Capped by France at U20 level.
  69. [N 69]
    On loan from Viktoria Plzeň.
  70. [N 70]
    On loan from Cardiff City.
  71. [N 71]
    On loan from Everton.
  72. [N 72]
    On loan from Liverpool.
  73. [N 73]
    On loan from Sporting CP.
  74. [N 74]
    On loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
  75. [N 75]
    Capped by Republic of Ireland at U16 level.
  76. [N 76]
    Capped by Denmark at U20 level.
  77. [N 77]
    Capped by Scotland at U21 level.
  78. [N 78]
    Capped by Iceland at U21 level.
  79. [N 79]
    On loan from FC Midtjylland.
  80. [N 80]
    Capped by Finland at U21 level.
  81. [N 81]
    Capped by Denmark at U21 level.
  82. [N 82]
    Capped by Turkey at U21 level.
  83. [N 83]
    Capped by Sweden at U19 level.
  84. [N 84]
    Joined on loan from Manchester United in October 2020 and transferred permanently in January 2021.
  85. [N 85]
    Capped by Wales at U21 level.
  86. [N 86]
    On loan from Huesca.
  87. [N 87]
    Capped by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.
  88. [N 88]
    Capped by England at U20 level.
  89. [N 89]
    Capped by South Korea at U23 level.
  90. [N 90]
    Capped by England at U19 level.
  91. [N 91]
    Joined on loan from Fiorentina in January 2025 and transferred permanently in May 2025.
  92. [N 92]
    Capped by Italy at U21 level.
  93. [N 93]
    Capped by Brazil at U20 level.
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