2011–12 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
2011–12 season
ChairmanGreg Dyke
ManagerUwe Rösler
StadiumGriffin Park
League One9th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexander (12)
All: Alexander (14)
Highest home attendance8,095
Lowest home attendance3,015
Average home league attendance5,643

During the 2011–12 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In a season of transition under new manager Uwe Rösler, the Bees finished in 9th place.

Season summary

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Uwe Rösler was announced as Brentford manager on 10 June 2011.

After guiding Brentford away from the League One relegation zone and securing a mid-table finish at the end of the 2010–11 season, Nicky Forster was passed over for the full-time manager's job in favour of Uwe Rösler.[1] Rösler's appointment was part of an overhaul behind the scenes at Griffin Park, with Forster's first team coach Mark Warburton retained by the club and installed in the newly created role of sporting director.[2] Medical and analysis teams were added to the backroom staff and a Development Squad was introduced to replace the reserve team.[2][3] Manager Rösler brought in six new players before the beginning of the season – defenders Marcel Eger and Shay Logan, midfielders Jonathan Douglas and Harry Forrester, loan winger Niall McGinn and forward Clayton Donaldson.[4] Two more players would arrive before the end of the summer transfer window, defender Adam Thompson and forward Mike Grella.[4] Grella was a late replacement for Charlie MacDonald, who transferred to Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

Despite falling at the first hurdle to League Two club Hereford United in the first round of the League Cup, Brentford enjoyed a strong start to the league season, winning five of the opening seven matches to climb as high as 4th place.[6] By the end of 2011, the Bees were on the edge of the playoff places and had exited all the cup competitions, having been knocked out of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy at the second round and Southern Area semi-final stages respectively.[6] Manager Uwe Rösler spent much of the first half of the season overhauling the squad, loaning out Pim Balkestein, Ryan Blake, Michael Spillane and Sam Wood,[7] with six loan players arriving between 8 September and 24 November as cover during an injury crisis.[4] Leading goalscorer Gary Alexander was loaned out for the final two months of the season.[8]

Just 3 wins from a 16-match spell between 17 December 2011 and 20 March 2012 dropped Brentford back into mid-table and though the team finished the season strongly (winning six and drawing two of the final 9 matches), too many dropped points at home saw the Bees finish in 9th place,[6] six points below the playoff zone.[9] The season had proved to be one of transition and manager Uwe Rösler's loan signings of left back Jake Bidwell, centre back Harlee Dean and midfielder Adam Forshaw proved to be shrewd,[4] with the trio returning for the 2012–13 season (Bidwell on loan, Dean and Forshaw on permanent transfers) and the youngsters would play a major part in Brentford's future success.[10] Teenage Development Squad midfielder Jake Reeves was blooded during the season and was described as "a big option" by Rösler.[11]

League table

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Main article: 2011–12 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Notts County 46 21 10 15 75 63 +12 73
8 Carlisle United 46 18 15 13 65 66 −1 69
9 Brentford 46 18 13 15 63 52 +11 67
10 Colchester United 46 13 20 13 61 66 −5 59
11 AFC Bournemouth 46 15 13 18 48 52 −4 58
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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12 July 2011 Practice match Strømmen IF 0–0 Brentford Strømmen Stadion
Report
16 July 2011 Tonbridge Angels 0–10 Brentford Longmead Stadium
Report MacDonald
Alexander
Norris
Spillane
19 July 2011 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–6 Brentford Beveree Stadium
19:45 Duff Report Eger
Wood
Alexander
Norris pen.'
McGinn
Spillane 		Attendance: 1,027
22 July 2011 Brentford 1–0 Stoke City Griffin Park
19:45 MacDonald 72' Report Attendance: 2,946
26 July 2011 Brentford 0–0 Watford Griffin Park
19:45 Report Attendance: 2,491
30 July 2011 Aldershot Town 1–2 Brentford Recreation Ground
15:00 Rankine 32' (pen.) Report Alexander 38' (pen.)
MacDonald 76'		 Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Danny McDermid

League One

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Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWLWWDLWLDDDLWDLWWDDDDDDLWLWLWDLWLLLWWWDDLLW
Position4954744586978101189976787889991099999999999999999
Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 13 15 63 52  +11 67 10 6 7 36 24  +12 8 7 8 27 28  −1

Source: Statto

Results

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6 August 2011 1 Brentford 2–0 Yeovil Town Griffin Park
15:00 Alexander 30' (pen.)
Logan 76'		 Report Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Pat Miller
13 August 2011 2 Sheffield United 2–0 Brentford Bramall Lane
15:00 Slew 49'
Cresswell 70'		 Report Attendance: 17,769
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2011 3 Exeter City 1–2 Brentford St James Park
19:45 Bauza 66' (pen.) Report Dunne 18' (o.g.)
Donaldson 37'		 Attendance: 4,344
20 August 2011 4 Brentford 5–0 Leyton Orient Griffin Park
15:00 McGinn 6'
Legge 52'
Saunders 54', 75'
Bean 89'		 Report Attendance: 5,399
27 August 2011 5 Brentford 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Griffin Park
15:00 Report Weir 28'
Robinson 46'		 Attendance: 5,381
3 September 2011 6 Walsall 0–1 Brentford Bescot Stadium
15:00

Nicholls Yellow card 70'		 Report Donaldson 27'


Spillane Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Chris Foy
10 September 2011 7 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Brentford Adams Park
15:00 Report O'Connor 36' (pen.) Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Stroud
13 September 2011 8 Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Griffin Park
19:45 Donaldson 56' Report Wordsworth 90+1' Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Ward
17 September 2011 9 Brentford 1–3 Preston North End Griffin Park
15:00 McGinn 21' Report Mellor 10', 73'
Hume 32'		 Attendance: 6,090
Referee: D'Urso
24 September 2011 10 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Brentford Boundary Park
15:00 Report Douglas 38'
Weston 73'		 Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 October 2011 11 Brentford 0–4 Huddersfield Town Griffin Park
15:00 Report Rhodes 36', 76'
Novak 70'
Roberts 78'		 Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Graham
8 October 2011 12 Carlisle United 2–2 Brentford Brunton Park
15:00 Berrett 23'
Clarkson 63' (o.g.)		 Report Clarkson 9'
Diagouraga 88'		 Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Lewis
15 October 2011 13 Brentford 0–0 Scunthorpe United Griffin Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,907
Referee: East
22 October 2011 14 Notts County 1–1 Brentford Meadow Lane
15:00 J Hughes 38' (pen.) Report Donaldson 46' Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 October 2011 15 Brentford 0–1 Stevenage Griffin Park
19:45 Report Beardsley 73' Attendance: 4,771
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 October 2011 16 Brentford 2–1 Chesterfield Griffin Park
15:00 Saunders 24'
Bennett 82'		 Report Clarke 27' Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Ian Williamson
5 November 2011 17 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Brentford Hillsborough Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 18,107
Referee: D'Urso
19 November 2011 18 Brentford 0–1 Charlton Athletic Griffin Park
15:00 Report Wright-Phillips 64' Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Ilderton
26 November 2011 19 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Spotland Stadium
15:00 Holness 65' Report Alexander 11' (pen)
Saunders 78'		 Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Sutton
10 December 2011 20 Brentford 2–1 Hartlepool United Griffin Park
15:00 McGinn 80'
Alexander 85'		 Report Collins 83' Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Carl Berry
17 December 2011 21 Bury 1–1 Brentford Gigg Lane
15:00 John-Lewis 85' Report Alexander 61' (pen.) Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 December 2011 22 Brentford 1–1 Bournemouth Griffin Park
15:00 Legge 90+4' Report Sheringham 19' Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 December 2011 23 Brentford 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons Griffin Park
15:00 Alexander 65' (75), pen.'
Legge 90+2'		 Report Potter 4'
Balanta 6'
MacDonald 41'		 Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 January 2012 24 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Brentford The Valley
15:15 Morrison 31'
Green 90'		 Report Attendance: 17,506
Referee: Graham Scott
7 January 2012 25 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Brentford Prenton Park
15:00 Devaney 4'
Dean 55' (o.g.)		 Report Alexander 22'
Donaldson 32'		 Attendance: 4,432
Referee: Dean Mohareb
14 January 2012 26 Brentford 0–0 Walsall Griffin Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Mark Brown
21 January 2012 27 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Brentford Kirklees Stadium
17:20 Lee 41'
McCombe 45+2'
Rhodes 50'		 Report Alexander 21', pen.', 29' Attendance: 14,405
Referee: C Webster
28 January 2012 28 Brentford 5–2 Wycombe Wanderers Griffin Park
15:00 Alexander 10', 29', 81'
Saunders 22'
Diagouraga 73'		 Report Winfield 47'
Strevens 76'		 Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 February 2012 29 Colchester United 2–1 Brentford Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Gillespie 83', 85' Report McGinn 57' Attendance: 2,923
Referee: James Linington
20 February 2012 30 Brentford 4–0 Carlisle United Griffin Park
19:45 Dean 28'
Saunders 32'
Berahino 41', 53'		 Report Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Anthony Bates
25 February 2012 31 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Brentford Glanford Park
15:00 Reid Yellow card 16' Report Bean Yellow card 39'
Legge Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 3,844
Referee: Steve Rushton
3 March 2012 32 Yeovil Town 2–1 Brentford Huish Park
15:00 Upson Yellow card 42'
Williams 49' 87'		 Report Saunders 25'
Douglas Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 3,930
Referee: Roger East
6 March 2012 33 Brentford 2–0 Exeter City Griffin Park
19:45 Saido Berahino 41' 69' Report Logan Yellow card 38'
O'Brien Yellow card 40'
Noble Red card 67'		 Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 March 2012 34 Brentford 0–2 Sheffield United Griffin Park
15:00 Diagouraga Yellow card 22' Report Evans 6' 51'
Maguire Yellow card 61'
Cresswell Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 7,414
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 March 2012 35 Leyton Orient 2–0 Brentford Brisbane Road
15:00 Lisbie 29'
Smith 45'
Forbes Yellow card 83'		 Report Logan Yellow card 40'
Donaldson Yellow card 64'		 Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Paul Tierney
20 March 2012 36 Bournemouth 1–0 Brentford Dean Court
19:45 Fogden 45'
Francis Yellow card 49'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 44' Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Dean Mohareb
24 March 2012 37 Brentford 2–0 Rochdale Griffin Park
15:00 Diagouraga 32'
Donaldson 85'		 Report Jordan Yellow card 33' Attendance: 4,919
Referee: Brendan Malone
27 March 2012 38 Preston North End 1–3 Brentford Deepdale
19:45 Procter Yellow card 26'
Parry 42' (pen.)
Robertson Yellow card 45+1'
Coutts Yellow card 65'		 Report Logan 9'
Donaldson 22' (pen.) 53'
Forrester Yellow card 44'
Bidwell Yellow card 81'		 Attendance: 9,148
Referee: James Adcock
31 March 2012 39 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Brentford Stadium mk
15:00 Smith Yellow card 34'
Flanagan Yellow card 59'
MacDonald Yellow card 61'
Lewington Yellow card 81'
Williams 88' (pen.)		 Report Donaldson 12'
Douglas 26'
Thompson Yellow card 75'
Bean Yellow card 81'
Diagouraga Yellow card 86'
Osborne Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 11,570
Referee: Gary Sutton
3 April 2012 40 Brentford 2–0 Oldham Athletic Griffin Park
19:45 Bean 2'
McGinn 67'
Dean Yellow card 85'		 Report Simpson Yellow card 28'
Filipe Morais Yellow card 45+2'
Furman Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Nigel Miller
7 April 2012 41 Brentford 3–0 Bury Griffin Park
15:00 Saunders 44' 63'
Logan Yellow card 60' 68'		 Report Schmacher Yellow card 51'
Jones Yellow card 70'
Clarke Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 5,192
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 April 2012 42 Hartlepool United 0–0 Brentford Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Austin Yellow card 83' Report Douglas Yellow card 42'
Saunders Yellow card 51'
Morrison Yellow card 81'		 Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Rob Lewis
14 April 2012 43 Brentford 0–0 Notts County Griffin Park
15:00 Bidwell Yellow card 73'
Logan Yellow card 77'		 Report Hughes Yellow card 29'
Chilvers Yellow card 38'
Stewart Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Lee Collins
21 April 2012 44 Stevenage 2–1 Brentford Broadhall Way
15:00 Lascelles Yellow card 33'
Reid 52'
Freeman 61' Yellow card 89'		 Report Douglas Yellow card 72'
Saunders Yellow card 82' 90+1'
Bidwell Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Carl Berry
28 April 2012 45 Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Griffin Park
15:00 Douglas Yellow card 33'
Donaldson 62' (pen.)		 Report Beevers Yellow card 27'
Treacy 38'
Miguel Llera Yellow card 58' 66'
Buxton Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 May 2012 46 Chesterfield 2–3 Brentford B2net Stadium
15:00 Moussa 69'
Darikwa Yellow card 76'
Allott 90+3'		 Report Legge 12'
Diagouraga 59'
Donaldson 80'		 Attendance: 5,699
Referee: Danny McDermid

FA Cup

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Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
12 November 2011 1st Round Brentford 1–0 Basingstoke Town Griffin Park
13:00 Saunders 9' Report Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Masaaki Toma
3 December 2011 2nd Round Brentford 0–1 Wrexham Griffin Park
15:00 Report Tolley 33' Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Roger East

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 1st Round Hereford United 1–0 Brentford Edgar Street
19:45 Arquin 90+2' Report Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2011–12 Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 Round 1 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3
(3–4 p)		 Brentford Stadium:mk
19:45 MacDonald 19'
Chadwick 30'
Douglas 86' (o.g.)		 Report Thompson 27'
Alexander 56', 82'		 Attendance: 4,175
Referee: L. Collins
Penalties
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Lewington soccer ball with check mark
Potter soccer ball with red X
Bowditch soccer ball with check mark
Gleeson soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Alexander
soccer ball with check mark Douglas
soccer ball with check mark Reeves
soccer ball with check mark Grella
5 October 2011 Round 2 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Brentford The Valley
19:45 Report Adams 2'
O'Connor 24' (pen.)
Diagouraga 61'		 Attendance: 3,486
Referee: James Linington
8 November 2011 Southern QF Brentford 6–0 Bournemouth Griffin Park
19:45 Saunders 5'
Grella 23', 48', 82', 84'
Logan 77'		 Report Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 December 2011 Southern SF Barnet 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Brentford Underhill Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Hughes soccer ball with check mark
Holmes soccer ball with check mark
Deering soccer ball with check mark
McLeod soccer ball with check mark
Senda soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Alexander
soccer ball with red X Douglas
soccer ball with check mark Reeves
soccer ball with check mark Sam Saunders

Playing squad

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Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Richard Lee England (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 28) Watford 2010
21 GK Antoine Gounet France (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 22) Unattached 2012
31 GK Simon Moore England (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 21) Farnborough 2009
Defenders
3 DF Craig Woodman England (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 28) Wycombe Wanderers 2010
5 DF Marcel Eger Germany (1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 28) St. Pauli 2011
6 DF Pim Balkestein Netherlands (1987-04-29)29 April 1987 (aged 24) Ipswich Town 2010 Loaned to Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon
14 DF Shay Logan England (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 23) Manchester City 2011
17 DF Ryan Blake Northern Ireland (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 18) Youth 2009 Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough
22 DF Karleigh Osborne England (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 23) Youth 2004
23 DF Adam Thompson Northern Ireland (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 18) Watford 2012 On loan from Watford
24 DF Jake Bidwell England (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 18) Everton 2011 On loan from Everton
25 DF Harlee Dean England (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 20) Southampton 2011 On loan from Southampton
30 DF Alfie Mawson England (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 17) Youth 2011
32 DF Leon Legge England (1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 26) Tonbridge Angels 2009
Midfielders
2 MF Kevin O'Connor (c) Republic of Ireland (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 29) Youth 2000
4 MF Marcus Bean Jamaica (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 26) Blackpool 2008
7 MF Sam Saunders England (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 27) Dagenham & Redbridge 2009
8 MF Jonathan Douglas Republic of Ireland (1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 29) Swindon Town 2011
11 MF Myles Weston Antigua and Barbuda (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 23) Notts County 2009
16 MF Sam Wood England (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 24) Bromley 2008 Loaned to Rotherham United
18 MF Niall McGinn Northern Ireland (1987-07-20)20 July 1987 (aged 24) Celtic 2011 On loan from Celtic
19 MF Harry Forrester England (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Aston Villa 2011
20 MF Toumani Diagouraga France (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 24) Peterborough United 2010
27 MF Manny Oyeleke England (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 18) Youth 2011
40 MF Jake Reeves England (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
Forwards
9 FW Clayton Donaldson Jamaica (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 27) Crewe Alexandra 2011
17 FW Clinton Morrison Republic of Ireland (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2012 On loan from Sheffield Wednesday
28 FW Antonio German Grenada (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Bromley 2012
29 FW Gary Alexander England (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 31) Millwall 2010 Loaned to Crawley Town
33 FW Luke Norris England (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
Players who left the club mid-season
10 FW Saido Berahino Burundi (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion 2012 Returned to West Bromwich Albion after loan
10 FW Mike Grella United States (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 24) Leeds United 2011 Loaned from Leeds United before transferring permanently
Released
10 FW Charlie MacDonald England (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 30) Southend United 2008 Transferred to Milton Keynes Dons
12 MF Adam Forshaw England (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 19) Everton 2012 Returned to Everton after loan
12 DF Michael Spillane Republic of Ireland (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 22) Norwich City 2010 Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge
Transferred to Dagenham & Redbridge
17 FW Kirk Hudson England (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 24) Aldershot Town 2010 Released
21 GK Conor Devlin Northern Ireland (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 19) Unattached 2011 Released
21 GK Simon Royce England (1971-09-09)9 September 1971 (aged 39) Gillingham 2010 Retired
23 GK Dale Bennett England (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 21) Watford 2012 Returned to Watford after loan
24 DF Blair Adams England (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 19) Sunderland 2011 Returned to Sunderland after loan
25 DF Miguel Llera Spain (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 31) Blackpool 2011 Returned to Blackpool after loan
26 FW David Clarkson Scotland (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 25) Bristol City 2011 Returned to Bristol City after loan
26 FW Piero Mingoia England (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 19) Watford 2011 Returned to Watford after loan

Coaching staff

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Name Role
Germany Uwe Rösler Manager
Republic of Ireland Alan Kernaghan Assistant Manager
England Peter Farrell First team Coach
England Simon Royce Goalkeeping Coach
England Ben Wood Physiotherapist
England Chris Haslam Head of Conditioning
England Darren Glenister Sports Therapist
England Chris Domoney Masseur
England Bob Oteng Kit Man

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Richard Lee 37 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 0
2 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 9 (5) 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 13 (5) 2
3 DF England Craig Woodman 18 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 0
4 MF Jamaica Marcus Bean 22 (10) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 26 (11) 2
5 DF Germany Marcel Eger 13 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 19 (3) 0
6 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein 2 (3) 0 — 0 0 — 2 (3) 0
7 MF England Sam Saunders 29 (8) 10 2 1 1 0 2 (1) 1 34 (9) 12
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas 46 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 51 2
9 FW Jamaica Clayton Donaldson 40 (6) 11 0 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 43 (8) 11
10 FW United States Mike Grella 1 (10) 0 2 0 — 1 (3) 4 4 (13) 4
10 FW England Charlie MacDonald 0 (3) 0 — 1 0 — 1 (3) 0
11 MF Antigua and Barbuda Myles Weston 11 (15) 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 15 (16) 1
12 DF Republic of Ireland Michael Spillane 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
14 DF England Shay Logan 26 (1) 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 31 (1) 4
16 MF England Sam Wood 3 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 (2) 0 4 (4) 0
19 MF England Harry Forrester 7 (12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 (12) 0
20 MF France Toumani Diagouraga 30 (5) 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 35 (5) 3
22 DF England Karleigh Osborne 22 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24 (3) 0
27 MF England Manny Oyeleke 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
28 FW Grenada Antonio German 0 (2) 0 — — — 0 (2) 0
29 FW England Gary Alexander 20 (4) 12 2 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 2 23 (7) 14
31 GK England Simon Moore 9 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 (1) 0
32 DF England Leon Legge 23 (5) 4 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 24 (7) 4
33 FW England Luke Norris 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
40 MF England Jake Reeves 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 7 (4) 0
Players loaned in during the season
10 FW Burundi Saido Berahino 5 (3) 4 — — — 5 (3) 4
12 MF England Adam Forshaw 6 (1) 0 — — — 6 (1) 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 4 (4) 0 — — — 4 (4) 0
18 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 27 (10) 5 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 29 (12) 5
23 DF England Dale Bennett 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
23 DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson 16 (4) 0 — — 2 1 18 (4) 1
24 DF England Blair Adams 6 (1) 0 1 0 — 0 (1) 1 7 (2) 1
24 DF England Jake Bidwell 24 0 — — 1 0 25 0
25 DF England Harlee Dean 23 (3) 1 1 0 — 1 0 25 (3) 1
25 DF Spain Miguel Llera 10 (1) 0 1 0 — 2 0 13 (1) 0
26 FW Scotland David Clarkson 4 1 — — 1 0 5 1
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

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No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total
29 FW England Gary Alexander 12 0 0 2 14
7 MF England Sam Saunders 10 1 0 1 12
9 FW Jamaica Clayton Donaldson 11 0 0 0 11
18 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 5 0 0 0 5
10 FW Burundi Saido Berahino 4 — — — 4
32 DF England Leon Legge 4 0 0 0 4
14 DF England Shay Logan 3 0 0 1 4
10 FW United States Mike Grella 0 0 — 4 4
20 MF France Toumani Diagouraga 2 0 0 1 3
4 MF Jamaica Marcus Bean 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas 2 0 0 0 2
2 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 1 0 0 1 2
23 DF England Dale Bennett 1 0 — 0 1
26 FW Scotland David Clarkson 1 — — 0 1
25 DF England Harlee Dean 1 0 — 0 1
11 MF Antigua and Barbuda Myles Weston 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson 0 — — 1 1
24 DF England Blair Adams 0 0 — 1 1
Total 63 1 0 9 72
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline

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No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total Pts
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 11
4 MF Jamaica Marcus Bean 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7
20 MF France Toumani Diagouraga 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6
5 DF Germany Marcel Eger 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
7 MF England Sam Saunders 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
25 DF Spain Miguel Llera 1 1 0 0 — 1 0 2 1 5
23 DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0 4
24 DF England Jake Bidwell 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0 4
14 DF England Shay Logan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
25 DF England Harlee Dean 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0 3
29 FW England Gary Alexander 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
32 DF England Leon Legge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
22 DF England Karleigh Osborne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 FW Jamaica Clayton Donaldson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 FW United States Mike Grella 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 2 0 2
17 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 1 0 — — — 1 0 1
19 MF England Harry Forrester 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 GK England Richard Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12 DF Republic of Ireland Michael Spillane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 MF Antigua and Barbuda Myles Weston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF England Craig Woodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 62 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 71 1 74
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

International caps

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No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
4 MF Jamaica Marcus Bean 1 0 [12]

Management

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Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Uwe Rösler Germany 6 August 2011 5 May 2012 53 21 15 17 039.62 46 18 13 15 039.13

Summary

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Games played 53 (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Games won 21 (18 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 17 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 76 (63 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 12 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 57 (52 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 20 (16 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Leyton Orient, 20 August 2011
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Huddersfield Town, 1 October 2011
Most appearances 51, Clayton Donaldson (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy), Jonathan Douglas (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 12, Gary Alexander
Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Gary Alexander

Transfers & loans

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Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 MF England Liam Bellamy England Charlton Athletic Free [13]
1 July 2011 FW Jamaica Clayton Donaldson England Crewe Alexandra Free [14]
1 July 2011 MF Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas England Swindon Town Free [15]
1 July 2011 DF Germany Marcel Eger Germany St. Pauli Free [16]
1 July 2011 DF England Sam Griffiths England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [13]
1 July 2011 DF England Michael Kamau England Fulham Free [13]
1 July 2011 DF England Shay Logan England Manchester City Free [17]
1 July 2011 DF Grenada Aaron Pierre England Fulham Free [13]
4 August 2011 MF England Harry Forrester England Aston Villa Free [18]
26 August 2011 FW United States Mike Grella England Leeds United Free [19]
29 September 2011 MF England Josh Ekim Unattached Free [20]
3 November 2011 GK Northern Ireland Conor Devlin Unattached Free [21]
8 January 2012 MF Northern Ireland Jack Warburton England Leicester City Free [22]
26 January 2012 FW Grenada Antonio German England Bromley Free [23]
28 January 2012 GK France Antoine Gounet Unattached Free [24]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
12 July 2011 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn Scotland Celtic End of season [25]
25 August 2011 DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson England Watford 25 October 2011 [26]
26 August 2011 FW United States Mike Grella England Leeds United 31 August 2011 [5]
8 September 2011 DF England Blair Adams England Sunderland 24 November 2011 [27]
8 September 2011 DF Spain Miguel Llera England Blackpool 22 November 2011 [27]
16 September 2011 FW Scotland David Clarkson England Bristol City 16 October 2011 [28]
27 October 2011 DF England Dale Bennett England Watford 28 November 2011 [29]
24 November 2011 DF England Jake Bidwell England Everton End of season [30]
24 November 2011 DF England Harlee Dean England Southampton End of season [31]
1 January 2012 DF England Dale Bennett England Watford 1 February 2012 [32]
5 January 2012 MF England Piero Mingoia England Watford 23 January 2012 [33]
9 February 2012 FW Burundi Saido Berahino England West Bromwich Albion 3 April 2012 [34]
9 February 2012 DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson England Watford End of season [35]
22 February 2012 MF England Adam Forshaw England Everton April 2012 [36]
22 March 2012 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison England Sheffield Wednesday End of season [37]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
26 August 2011 FW England Charlie MacDonald England Milton Keynes Dons £35,000 [5]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
19 August 2011 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein England Rochdale 1 January 2012 [38]
28 October 2011 DF Northern Ireland Ryan Blake England Farnborough 2 December 2011 [39]
17 November 2011 DF Republic of Ireland Michael Spillane England Dagenham & Redbridge 6 January 2012 [40]
24 November 2011 MF England Sam Wood England Rotherham United 3 May 2012 [41]
19 January 2012 DF Northern Ireland Ryan Blake England Hampton & Richmond Borough 27 February 2012 [42]
9 March 2012 FW England Gary Alexander England Crawley Town End of season [8]
9 March 2012 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein England AFC Wimbledon 9 April 2012 [43]
12 March 2012 MF England Liam Bellamy England Ebbsfleet United End of season [44]
13 March 2012 GK England Tom Warren England Dover Athletic End of season [45]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
18 August 2011 FW England Nicky Forster England Lingfield August 2011 [46]
5 December 2011 GK Northern Ireland Conor Devlin Republic of Ireland Cliftonville May 2012 [47]
2011 GK England Simon Royce Retired [48]
5 January 2012 DF Republic of Ireland Michael Spillane England Dagenham & Redbridge 6 January 2012 [49]
31 January 2012 FW United States Mike Grella England Bury 27 February 2012 [50]
12 March 2012 FW England Kirk Hudson England Canvey Island 21 August 2012 [51]
18 May 2012 DF Germany Marcel Eger Retired [52]
30 June 2012 FW England Gary Alexander England Crawley Town 1 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF Jamaica Marcus Bean England Colchester United 1 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF England Liam Bellamy England Ebbsfleet United 1 July 2012 [54]
30 June 2012 DF Northern Ireland Ryan Blake England Ebbsfleet United 1 August 2012 [55]
30 June 2012 MF England Josh Ekim England Hayes & Yeading 15 August 2012 [56]
30 June 2012 DF England Karleigh Osborne England Millwall 13 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF England Sam Wood England Wycombe Wanderers 3 July 2012 [53]

Kit

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Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Hertings (home), Bathwise (away)

Home
Away

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk, brentfordfc.co.uk

Development Squad

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Playing squad

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Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 senior season.
# Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Defenders
17 DF Ryan Blake Northern Ireland (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 19) Youth 2009 Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough
— DF Sam Griffiths England (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 18) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2011
— DF Michael Kamau England (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 18) Fulham 2011
— DF Aaron Pierre Grenada (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 18) Fulham 2011
Midfielders
— MF Liam Bellamy England (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 19) Charlton Athletic 2011 Loaned to Ebbsfleet United
— MF Josh Ekim England (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2011
40 MF Jake Reeves England (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
— MF Jack Warburton Northern Ireland (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 18) Leicester City 2012
Forwards
28 FW Antonio German Grenada (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2012

Summary

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Games played 18
Games won 3
Games drawn 5
Games lost 10
Goals scored 30
Goals conceded 42
Clean sheets 1
Biggest win 7–0 versus Nike Academy, 22 February 2012
Worst league defeat 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 versus Northwood, 30 July 2011
Most appearances 18, Aaron Pierre
Top scorer 4, Antonio German, Luke Norris, Manny Oyeleke, Sam Wood

Awards

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