1985–86 Brentford F.C. season

























































Brentford
1985–86 season
Chairman Martin Lange
Manager Frank McLintock
Stadium Griffin Park
Third Division 10th
FA Cup First round
League Cup Second round
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer
League: Cooke (17)
All: Cooke (18)
Highest home attendance 6,351
Lowest home attendance 2,512
Average home league attendance 3,957














Home colours




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During the 1985–86 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Inferior home form and a number of key player departures meant that the Bees could finish no higher than 10th position.




Contents






  • 1 Season summary


  • 2 League table


  • 3 Results


    • 3.1 Legend


    • 3.2 Football League Third Division


    • 3.3 FA Cup


    • 3.4 Football League Cup


    • 3.5 Football League Trophy




  • 4 Playing squad


  • 5 Coaching staff


  • 6 Statistics


    • 6.1 Appearances and goals


    • 6.2 Goalscorers


    • 6.3 Management


    • 6.4 Summary




  • 7 Transfers & loans


  • 8 Awards


  • 9 References





Season summary





Wimbledon winger Ian Holloway was signed on loan late in the season to invigorate the attack.


After the recent Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire, the financial implications of the work needed to bring Griffin Park up to standard hampered Brentford manager Frank McLintock's movement in the transfer market during the 1985 off-season.[1] The core of the previous season's Football League Trophy final team would be sold off,[1] with midfielder Chris Kamara and forward Keith Cassells leaving before the beginning of the season and captain Terry Hurlock would later be sold for a club-record £95,000 fee in February 1986.[2]Goalkeeper Trevor Swinburne and defender Paul Roberts were released and the mid-season retirement of goalscoring winger Gary Roberts also compounded the break-up of the team.[2] McLintock re-signed bit-part goalkeeper Richard Key and midfielder Terry Bullivant on free transfers and also brought in 20-year-old centre back Terry Evans from non-league Hillingdon, a transfer which would go on to be an important contributor the club's success in the early 1990s.[2]


The 1985–86 season proved to be one of consolidation in the Third Division for Brentford, with the team briefly challenging for promotion in August and for a three-month period in late 1985, but otherwise being rooted in mid-table.[3] There was little cheer to be had in the cup competitions,[3] but manager Frank McLintock was able to make some incoming mid-season transfers, bringing in midfielder Andy Sinton for a £25,000 fee and loaning wingers Steve Burke and Ian Holloway from Queens Park Rangers and Wimbledon respectively.[4] Forward Francis Joseph, top scorer during the 1982–83 season, returned from a long injury layoff in April 1986 and boosting the attack,[4] which had been led alone by Robbie Cooke.[5] Brentford finished the season in 10th place, with an away record superior to that of at Griffin Park.[6]



League table



































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Pos
Team
Pld
Home
Away
F
A
GD
Pts
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
1 Reading 46 16 3 4 39 22 13 4 6 28 29 67 51 +16 94
2 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 3 3 56 20 9 6 8 32 33 88 53 +35 87
3 Derby County 46 13 7 3 45 20 10 8 5 35 21 80 41 +39 84
4 Wigan Athletic 46 17 4 2 54 17 6 10 7 28 31 82 48 +34 83
5 Gillingham 46 14 5 4 48 17 8 8 7 33 37 81 54 +27 79
6 Walsall 46 15 7 1 59 23 7 2 14 31 41 90 64 +26 75
7 York City 46 16 4 3 49 17 4 7 12 28 41 77 58 +19 71
8 Notts County 46 12 6 5 42 26 7 8 8 29 34 71 60 +11 71
9 Bristol City 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 9 10 26 41 69 60 +9 68
10 Brentford 46 8 8 7 29 29 10 4 9 29 32 58 61 –3
66
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 7 10 6 20 21 9 6 8 25 31 45 52 –7 64
12 Blackpool 46 11 6 6 38 19 6 6 11 28 36 66 55 +11 63
13 Darlington 46 10 7 6 39 33 5 6 12 22 45 61 78 –17 58
14 Rotherham United 46 13 5 5 44 18 2 7 14 17 41 61 59 +2 57
15 Bournemouth 46 9 6 8 41 31 6 3 14 24 41 65 72 –7 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 9 8 6 27 21 5 4 14 24 54 51 75 –24 54
17 Chesterfield 46 10 6 7 41 30 3 8 12 20 34 61 64 –3 53
18 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 4 9 35 30 5 4 14 19 38 54 68 –14 53
19 Newport County 46 7 8 8 35 33 4 10 9 17 32 52 65 –13 51
20 Bury 46 11 7 5 46 26 1 6 16 17 41 63 67 –4 49
21 Lincoln City 46 7 9 7 33 34 3 7 13 22 43 55 77 –22 46
22 Cardiff City 46 7 5 11 22 29 5 4 14 31 54 53 83 –30 45
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 6 6 11 29 47 5 4 14 28 51 57 98 –41 43
24 Swansea City 46 9 6 8 27 27 2 4 17 16 60 43 87 –44 43

  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


















Key

Division Champions, promoted

Promoted

Relegated


Results


Brentford's goal tally listed first.


Legend







Win

Draw

Loss


Football League Third Division










































































































































































































































































































































































































































No.
Date Opponent Venue Result
Attendance Scorer(s)
1
17 August 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1
5,576
Bullivant, Murray
2
24 August 1985 Bristol Rovers A 1–0
4,140
Lynch
3
26 August 1985 Bournemouth H 1–0
4,283
Cooke
4
31 August 1985 Wigan Athletic A 0–4
2,871
5
7 September 1985 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1
3,927
Lynch
6
13 September 1985 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1
2,831
7
17 September 1985 Reading H 1–2
6,351
Booker
8
21 September 1985 Lincoln City A 0–3
1,856
9
28 September 1985 Rotherham United H 1–1
3,257
Alexander
10
1 October 1985
Darlington
A 5–3
2,447
Alexander (3), Booker, Lynch
11
5 October 1985 Swansea City H 1–0
3,508
Lynch
12
12 October 1985 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1
4,106
Wignall, Cooke
13
19 October 1985 Newport County A 0–0
3,646
14
22 October 1985 Walsall A 2–1
4,318
Wignall, Hurlock
15
26 October 1985 Blackpool A 0–4
5,448
16
2 November 1985
Cardiff City
H 3–0
3,934
Hurlock, Cooke, Lynch
17
6 November 1985 Derby County H 3–3
4,707
Murray, Cooke, Butler
18
9 November 1985 Bristol City A 0–0
6,598
19
23 November 1985 Chesterfield H 1–0
3,502
Roberts
20
30 November 1985 York City A 0–1
3,674
21
14 December 1985 Bury H 1–0
4,038
Sinton (pen)
22
22 December 1985 Bristol Rovers H 1–0
5,724
Cooke
23
28 December 1985 Bournemouth A 0–0
4,006
24
4 January 1986
Cardiff City
A 0–1
3,398
25
11 January 1986
Wigan Athletic
H 1–3
4,048
Booker
26
18 January 1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 4–1
3,420
Cooke (2), Sinton (2)
27
21 January 1986 Notts County H 1–1
4,002
Evans
28
24 January 1986
Doncaster Rovers
H 1–3
3,568
Cooke
29
1 February 1986

Plymouth Argyle
A
0–2
4,873

30
4 February 1986
Walsall
H 1–3
3,015
Alexander
31
1 March 1986

Rotherham United
A
2–1
3,260

Booker, Cooke
32
8 March 1986 Swansea City A 0–2
3,683
33
11 March 1986
Newport County
A 2–1
1,508
Lynch, Cooke
34
14 March 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1
3,284
Booker
35
18 March 1986

Gillingham
A
2–1
3,558

Booker, Cooke
36
22 March 1986 Blackpool H 1–1
3,528
Cooke
37
29 March 1986 Notts County A 4–0
3,857
Burke, Cooke (2), Holloway
38
31 March 1986 Gillingham H 1–2
4,702
Cooke
39
5 April 1986

Derby County
A
1–1
11,026

Holloway
40
13 April 1986 Bristol City H 1–2
3,701
Millen
41
16 April 1986 Reading A 1–3
6,855
Murray
42
19 April 1986 Chesterfield A 3–1
2,344
Cooke, Butler, Booker
43
22 April 1986 Lincoln City H 0–1
3,011
44
26 April 1986
York City
H 3–3
2,864
Hood (og), R. Joseph, F. Joseph
45
3 May 1986
Bury
A 0–0
2,953
46
5 May 1986
Darlington
H 2–1
2,824
Millen, Cooke


FA Cup






















Round Date Opponent Venue Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1R 16 November 1985
Bristol Rovers
H 1–3
4,716

Evans


Football League Cup

















































Round Date Opponent Venue Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1R (1st leg)
20 August 1985

Cambridge United
A
1–1
1,794

Booker
1R (2nd leg)
3 September 1985

Cambridge United
H
2–0 (won 3–1 on aggregate)
2,512

Cooke (pen), Hurlock
2R (1st leg)
25 September 1985

Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–2
5,352

Alexander (2)
2R (2nd leg) 15 October 1985
Sheffield Wednesday
A 0–2 (lost 2–4 on aggregate)
11,132



Football League Trophy































Round Date Opponent Venue Result
Attendance
Scorer
SR1 (match 1)
15 January 1986

Derby County
H
0–0
2,531

SR1 (match 2)
29 January 1986

Gillingham
A
1–1
1,464

Murray

  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[5] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[7]Statto


Playing squad


Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1985–86 season.








































































































































































































































Pos.
Name
Nat.
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers

GK

Richard Key

England

(1956-04-13)13 April 1956 (aged 29)

Swindon Town
1985


GK

Gary Phillips

England

(1961-09-20)20 September 1961 (aged 23)

Barnet
1984

Defenders

DF

Jamie Bates

England

(1968-02-24)24 February 1968 (aged 17)
Youth
1986
Loaned to Maidstone United

DF

Terry Evans

England

(1965-04-12)12 April 1965 (aged 20)

Hillingdon
1985


DF

Roger Joseph

England

(1965-12-24)24 December 1965 (aged 19)

Southall
1984


DF

Keith Millen

England

(1966-09-26)26 September 1966 (aged 18)
Youth
1985


DF

Jamie Murray

Scotland

(1958-12-27)27 December 1958 (aged 26)

Cambridge United
1984


DF

Danis Salman

England

(1960-03-12)12 March 1960 (aged 25)
Youth
1975


DF

Steve Wignall (c)

England

(1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 30)

Colchester United
1984

Midfielders

MF

Terry Bullivant

England

(1956-09-23)23 September 1956 (aged 28)
Unattached
1985


MF

Steve Burke

England

(1960-09-29)29 September 1960 (aged 24)

Queens Park Rangers
1986
On loan from Queens Park Rangers

MF

Ian Holloway

England

(1963-03-12)12 March 1963 (aged 22)

Wimbledon
1986
On loan from Wimbledon

MF

Tony Lynch

England

(1966-01-20)20 January 1966 (aged 19)
Youth
1983


MF

Andy Sinton

England

(1966-03-19)19 March 1966 (aged 19)

Cambridge United
1985


MF

George Torrance

Scotland

(1957-09-17)17 September 1957 (aged 27)

Wokingham Town
1984
Loaned to Maidstone United
Forwards

FW

Rowan Alexander

Scotland

(1961-01-28)28 January 1961 (aged 24)

St Mirren
1984


FW

Bob Booker

England

(1958-01-25)25 January 1958 (aged 27)

Bedmond Sports & Social
1978


FW

Steve Butler

England

(1962-01-27)27 January 1962 (aged 23)

Windsor & Eton
1984
Loaned to Maidstone United

FW

Robbie Cooke

England

(1957-02-16)16 February 1957 (aged 28)

Cambridge United
1984


FW

Francis Joseph

England

(1960-03-06)6 March 1960 (aged 25)

Wimbledon
1982

Players who left the club mid-season

DF

Bobby Fisher

England

(1956-08-03)3 August 1956 (aged 29)

Cambridge United
1984
Released

MF

Gary Cooper

England

(1965-11-20)20 November 1965 (aged 19)

Queens Park Rangers
1985
Returned to Queens Park Rangers after loan

MF

Terry Hurlock

England

(1958-11-22)22 November 1958 (aged 26)

Leytonstone/Ilford
1980
Transferred to Reading

MF

Gary Roberts

Wales

(1960-04-05)5 April 1960 (aged 25)

Wembley
1980
Released

  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[8] Timeless Bees,[9]Barry Hugman's Footballers


Coaching staff



















Name
Role

Scotland Frank McLintock
Manager

Scotland John Docherty
Assistant Manager

England Ron Woolnough
Physiotherapist


Statistics



Appearances and goals


Substitute appearances in brackets.























































































































































































































































































































































Pos
Nat
Name
League
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
GK

England

Richard Key
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
GK

England

Gary Phillips
43
0
1
0
4
0
2
0
50
0
DF

England

Terry Evans
18 (1)
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
22 (1)
2
DF

England

Roger Joseph
27 (1)
1
0
0
3
0
2
0
32 (1)
1
DF

England

Keith Millen
30 (2)
2
0
0
4
0
1
0
35 (2)
2
DF

Scotland

Jamie Murray
45
3
1
0
4
0
2
1
52
4
DF

England

Danis Salman
40
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
45
0
DF

England

Steve Wignall
28
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
32
2
MF

England

Terry Bullivant
7 (1)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
9 (1)
1

MF

England

Terry Hurlock

27

2

0

0

4

1

1

0

32

3
MF

England

Tony Lynch
28 (5)
5
1
0
4
0
2
0
35 (5)
5

MF

Wales

Gary Roberts

3

1

0

0

0

0



3

1
MF

England

Andy Sinton
26
3


2
0
28
3
MF

Scotland

George Torrance
18 (3)
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
24 (3)
0
FW

Scotland

Rowan Alexander
24 (4)
6
1
0
2 (1)
2
1 (1)
0
28 (6)
8
FW

England

Bob Booker
44
7
1
0
4
1
1
0
50
8
FW

England

Steve Butler
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
1
FW

England

Robbie Cooke
43 (1)
17
1
0
4
1
2
0
50 (1)
18
FW

England

Francis Joseph
5 (3)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 (3)
1
Players loaned in during the season
MF

England

Steve Burke
10
1



10
1

MF

England

Gary Cooper

9 (1)

0







9 (1)

0
MF

England

Ian Holloway
13
2



13
2


  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.

  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[10]



Goalscorers







































































































































































































Pos.
Nat
Player
FL3
FAC
FLC
FLT
Total
FW

England

Robbie Cooke
17
0
1
0
18
FW

England

Bob Booker
7
0
1
0
8
FW

Scotland

Rowan Alexander
6
0
2
0
8
MF

England

Tony Lynch
5
0
0
0
5
DF

Scotland

Jamie Murray
3
0
0
1
4
MF

England

Andy Sinton
3


0
3
MF

England

Terry Hurlock
2
0
1
0
3
MF

England

Ian Holloway
2



2
DF

England

Keith Millen
2
0
0
0
2
DF

England

Steve Wignall
2
0
0
0
2
DF

England

Terry Evans
1
1
0
0
2
MF

England

Steve Burke
1



1
MF

Wales

Gary Roberts
1
0
0

1
MF

England

Terry Bullivant
1
0
0
0
1
FW

England

Steve Butler
1
0
0
0
1
FW

England

Francis Joseph
1
0
0
0
1
DF

England

Roger Joseph
1
0
0
0
1

Opponents
1
0
0
0
1
Total 58 1
5
1 65


  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.

  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[10]



Management







































Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %

Frank McLintock

Scotland
17 August 1985
5 May 1986

53

19

16

18

035.85

46

18

12

16

039.13


Summary



















































Games played 53 (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games won 19 (18 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 16 (12 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 18 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 65 (58 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 70 (61 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 14 (12 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 4–0 versus Notts County, 29 March 1986
Worst league defeat 4–0 on two occasions
Most appearances 52, Jamie Murray (45 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 17, Robbie Cooke
Top scorer (all competitions) 18, Robbie Cooke


Transfers & loans
























































































































































































































Players transferred in
Date
Pos.
Name
Previous Club
Fee
Ref.
July 1985
DF

England Terry Evans

England Hillingdon
n/a
[2]
August 1985
MF

England Terry Bullivant
Unattached
Free
[2]
August 1985
GK

England Richard Key

England Swindon Town
Free
[2]
December 1985
MF

England Andy Sinton

England Cambridge United
£25,000
[2]
1985
MF

England Robbie Peters
n/a
n/a
[11]
Players loaned in
Date from
Pos.
Name
From
Date to
Ref.
September 1985
MF

England Gary Cooper

England Queens Park Rangers
November 1985
[2]
March 1986
MF

England Steve Burke

England Queens Park Rangers
End of season
[2]
March 1986
MF

England Ian Holloway

England Wimbledon
End of season
[2]
Players transferred out
Date
Pos.
Name
Subsequent club
Fee
Ref.
August 1985
FW

England Keith Cassells

England Mansfield Town
£17,000
[2]
August 1985
MF

England Chris Kamara

England Swindon Town
£14,500
[2]
February 1986
MF

England Terry Hurlock

England Reading
£95,000
[2]
Players loaned out
Date from
Pos.
Name
To
Date to
Ref.
September 1985
FW

England Steve Butler

England Maidstone United
November 1985
[2]
March 1986
DF

England Jamie Bates

England Maidstone United
n/a
[2]
March 1986
MF

Scotland George Torrance

England Maidstone United
n/a
[2]
Players released
Date
Pos.
Name
Subsequent club
Join date
Ref.
October 1985
DF

England Bobby Fisher

England Maidstone United
1985
[2]
January 1986
MF

Wales Gary Roberts

England Barnet
1986
[2]
May 1986
FW

Scotland Rowan Alexander

Scotland Greenock Morton
1986
[2]
May 1986
MF

England Terry Bullivant
Retired

[2]
May 1986
FW

England Steve Butler

England Maidstone United
1986
[2]
May 1986
MF

England Tony Lynch

England Maidstone United
1986
[2]
May 1986
MF

Scotland George Torrance

England Maidstone United
1986
[2]


Awards




  • Supporters' Player of the Year: Gary Phillips[12]

  • Players' Player of the Year: Gary Phillips[12]



References





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