Brentford

Club Information

Club History

Brentford Football Club was founded in 1889 and spent the vast majority of their history outside the top flight of English football. The club's innovative use of data analytics and smart recruitment under owner Matthew Benham transformed them from a lower-league side into a Premier League fixture. Thomas Frank led Brentford to promotion to the Premier League in 2021, their first time in the top flight since the 1946-47 season. The Gtech Community Stadium, opened in 2020, replaced their beloved Griffin Park which had served as home since 1904.

Trophy Cabinet

• Second Division: 1 (1935)
• Fourth Division: 1 (1963)
• Football League Trophy: 1 (1985)

Did You Know?

• Brentford were the last club in England to have a pub on each corner of their old Griffin Park ground
• The club went 74 years between top-flight seasons (1947 to 2021)
• Ivan Toney scored 31 Championship goals in the 2022-23 promotion season
• Brentford's data-driven "Moneyball" recruitment model has been studied by clubs worldwide
• Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa have formed one of the Premier League's most effective strike partnerships
• The club's nickname "The Bees" comes from the beehive that appears on the borough of Hounslow's coat of arms
• Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 in their first Premier League match back in the top flight in August 2021