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. Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions. All players who have played between 1 and 24 such matches are listed below.

Records and notable players 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 Jaidon Anthony, Benjamin Arthur, Ellery Balcombe, Luka Bentt, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Romelle Donovan, Kaye Furo, Kim Ji-soo, Yunus Emre Konak, Jayden Meghoma, Antoni Milambo, Gustavo Nunes, Michael Olakigbe, Mamadou Sangaré, Jannik Schuster, Hákon Valdimarsson and Callum Wilson.

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 18 September 2026. Starting lineups are untraced prior to the beginning of the 1893–94 season.

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SymbolMeaningBrentford player in the 2026–27 season.*Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league.♦Player went on to manage the club.(c)Player captained the club.

Players

Early years (1889–1898)

NameNationalityPositionBrentford careerAppearancesGoalsNotesRef FW1891–189223 GK1891–189210 FW1892–189310 FW1892–189320 HB1892–189320 GK1892–189320Some appearance and goal records are untraced during the seasons in which the player played. HB1892–189320 FB1892–189320 FW1892–1895193 FW1892–1894144 FW1892–189330 FB/FW1893–1895180 HB189310 FW1893–1895129 n/aHB1893–1895150 n/aFW1894–189672 HB1894–189561 FW1894–189531 FW189465 FW/HB1894–189562 n/aFW189510 n/aFW189511 FW1895–1896114 FW1895–1897173 FW/FB1895–1898158 FW1896–1897104 FW1896–1898187 FW1896–189722 n/aFB189610 HB1896–1897100 n/aFW1896–18981311 n/aFW189711 FW1897–189842 FB189710 HB1897–189850 HB/FW189730 HB189710 FW189710''n/aHB189810Player played under an alias. n/aHB189810 FW189811 HB189820 FW189893 n/aFW189812 HB189820 GK1898150 FB189810 FW189840 HB1898–1900224 HB189840

Southern League era (1898–1920)

NameNationalityPositionBrentford careerAppearancesGoalsNotesRef''n/aFB189820 FW1898–1899157 FB1898–189980 HB1898–1900110 n/aFW189811 FW189810 FB1898–1900141 n/aFW189869 HB1898–1899231 LB1899–190051 FW1899–190092 FW1899190342 GK1899–1900230 GK189910 FW189920 HB/FW189920 HB189940 FB1899–1900170 FW1899–1900101 GK/HB189930 FW189920 n/aHB189910 U1899–190030 FB1899–1900110 HB189970 FB189910 U189930 FW189920 FW1899–1900112 FW190010 HB/FW190030 GK190010 n/aFW190010 FW1900–190130 FW190010 GK1900–1901180 FB190010 HB190010 FB1900–1901110 FW190010 GK/CH1900–1903230 HB1900–1903220 GK190030 U1900–1903141 FB190020 FW190010 FB/HB190070 FW190010 HB190030 GK190010 FW1900–19022414 HB1900–190130 FB190010 FW190020 FW1900–19012111 FW190080 HB190110 FW/HB1901–190261 FW190120 OR1901–1902221 FW1901–1902183 IF1901–1902224 FW190151 FW190110 FW1901–190240 FB190120 n/aFB190210 FW190210 FW1902–1903170 ♦FB1902–190320 FB190210 FB1902–1903150 HB1902–1903210 HB1902–1903230 FW/HB190251 FW1902–1903152 n/aHB190210 HB1902–1903160 FW190220 FW1902–1903222 GK1903–190430 FW1903–1904171IR1903122 GK1903150 FW190310 FW1903–190440 FW1903–1904244 FW1903–1905211 HB190310 FW190492 CF190420 FW1904–1905233 RH/FW1904–1906153 GK190410 FW1904–1905123 FW1904–190580 GK190460 FW190520 FW1905–1906161 FW190540 FW190560 GK190510 FW190520 RH1905–1906210 FB190572 FW1906–1907106 IL1906–1907122 OR1906–190720 HB190610 HB1906–1907100 FW1906–1910181 FB1907–190860 FB/HB190730 FB1907–1908130 OF190720 FB190720 IL190710 GK1907–1908190 FW1908–1909113 HB190830 FW190830 HB1908–1909160 FW190840 FW1908123 FW1908–190973 HB190810 FB1908–1909121 FW190920 FW1909–191040 FW1909–1910183 IF1909–191150 CF1909101 OR1909–1910162 FB1909–1910140 OL1909–1910143 GK190910 HB191070 RB/LH191050Represented the London XI. (c)FW1910–191170 HB/FW1910–1911191550 HB191120 FB1911–1912140 GK191180 FW1911–1912174 FW1911–191220 FW1911–1912175 FW191240 FW191220 FW1912–1913100 FW1912–191440 FW191343 FW1913–1914202 FB1913–1914150 FW1913–1915192 FW191410 CF191431 HB191430 OL1914–1915161 FW191411 FW1914–191530 FW1914–1915111 FW191430 FW191411 FB1914–1915101 FW191420 IR191467 CF1914–1915175 CF1914–1915189 HB191550 FW/HB191520 FW191572 FW191510 FW191520 FW191596 HB191510 FW191570 GK191510 HB191593 FW191510 WH1919–192090 IR191961 GK191910 FW1919–1920193 FW191910 FB1919–1920140 FW191910 FW1919–1920113 RH1919–1920221 FB1919–1920110 FW192041 OF1920–1921221 FW192011 FB192010 CF1920–1921226

Interwar era (1920–1945) NameNationalityPositionBrentford careerAppearancesGoalsNotes OF1920–192140 FB1920–192160 CH192060 OF1920–192190 OF1920–1921230 FW1921102 FB1921–1922100 CF192110 WH192160 WH192130 ♦CH1921–1922162Represented the Football League XI. FW1921–1922193 OF1921–192270 FW1921–192291 FB1922–192330 IL1922–1923132 WH1922–1923211 IF1922–1924244 OF1922–1923240 GK192260 FB192320 OF1923–1924177 CF1923–192472 OR192351 U1924–1925180 WH1924–1925120 FB192440 GK1924–1925110 LH192480 OF1924–1925141 OF192420 OF192481 WH1924–192580 IF1924–192541 FB192420 CF192471 WH192580 FW1925–1926225 IF192521 OF192530 GK192520 FB1925160 FW/OR1925–192670 FW1926–192782 FW1926–19282411 FB192640 HB1926–192790 FB1926120 WH1926–193090 HB192710 GK192740 WH1927210 OF192710 CH1927–192870 CF1927–192842 FW192811 FB1928–19301935–1937170 FW192821 CH192820 FB192810 OF1928–1929151 IF192811 FB192810 CF192820 CH192810Capped by Wales at amateur level. CH192910 CF1929–1931135 CF192942 IF192971 IF192910 FB1930–193270 GK193020 IF1930–193150 CF1931–1934134 FW1931–1932153 IF193110 IF193110 IF/WH1931–1932231 RB193250 FW193285 IF1932–193361 WH193280 GK1933–1934210 WH193310 WH193310 IF1933103 IF193310 LB1934–193770 CB1934–193760 LH1934–193630 IF193510 CF1935–193631 RH193510 GK1936–193770 RH1937–193930 WH193710 RH1938–193970 IF1938–1939216 LB193910 LB1939–194630IL1939192 CF1939198 FB1939–1948200 IF193921

Post-war era (1945–2000)