The 2019–20 season was Brentford's 130th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. This was the club's final season at Griffin Park, their home for 116 years.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 4 August 2020.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 DM Christian Nørgaard Fiorentina Undisclosed 1 July 2019 CB Kane O'Connor Hibernian Undisclosed 1 July 2019 GK Nathan Shepperd Swansea City Free transfer 2 July 2019 DM Julien Carré Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 2 July 2019 CB Ethan Pinnock Barnsley Undisclosed 5 July 2019 GK David Raya Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed 8 July 2019 CB Pontus Jansson Leeds United Undisclosed 10 July 2019 CM Mathias Jensen Celta Vigo Undisclosed 12 July 2019 AM Arthur Read Luton Town Compensation 19 July 2019 LW Joe Adams Bury Undisclosed 31 July 2019 AM Joel Valencia Piast Gliwice Undisclosed 5 August 2019 W Bryan Mbeumo Troyes AC Undisclosed 5 August 2019 CM Dru Yearwood Southend United Undisclosed 6 August 2019 RB Mads Roerslev Copenhagen Undisclosed 8 August 2019 LB Dominic Thompson Arsenal Nominal fee 22 August 2019 CF Nikos Karelis KRC Genk Free transfer 2 September 2019 DF Aubrel Koutsimouka Quevilly-Rouen Free transfer 1 January 2020 CF Halil Dervişoğlu Sparta Rotterdam Undisclosed 16 January 2020 CM Paris Maghoma Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 29 January 2020 CF Aaron Pressley Aston Villa Undisclosed 31 January 2020 CM Shandon Baptiste Oxford United Undisclosed 31 January 2020 LW Tariqe Fosu Oxford United Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2019 RM Christian Tue Jensen FC Midtjylland 30 June 2020 1 July 2019 CB Japhet Sery Larsen FC Midtjylland 30 June 2020
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 29 July 2019 CF Justin Shaibu Boreham Wood 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 CM Canice Carroll Carlisle United 31 January 2020 2 September 2019 GK Ellery Balcombe Viborg 20 January 2020 2 September 2019 CM Reece Cole Partick Thistle 31 December 2019 2 September 2019 CF Marcus Forss AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2020 2 September 2019 LW Emiliano Marcondes FC Midtjylland 31 December 2019 25 October 2019 LW Jaden Brissett Maidenhead United 25 November 2019 23 November 2019 MF Jayden Onen Bromley 23 December 2019 9 January 2020 CB Mads Bech Sørensen AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2020 20 February 2020GKPatrik Gunnarsson Southend United15 March 2020
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 GK Dan Bentley Bristol City Undisclosed 1 July 2019 DF Yoann Barbet Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 1 July 2019 GK Jack Bonham Gillingham Free transfer 7 July 2019 MF Josh McEachran Birmingham City Free transfer 7 July 2019 MF Lewis Macleod Wigan Athletic Free transfer 7 July 2019 DF Moses Odubajo Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 11 July 2019 SS Henrik Johansson Trelleborg Free transfer 11 July 2019 CB Ezri Konsa Aston Villa £12,000,000 27 July 2019 AM Romaine Sawyers West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 30 July 2019 LM Theo Archibald Macclesfield Town Free transfer 5 August 2019 CF Neal Maupay Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 20 August 2019 CM Kolbeinn Finnsson Borussia Dortmund II Undisclosed 29 August 2019 LW Chiedozie Ogbene Rotherham United Undisclosed 5 January 2020FWJoe Hardy LiverpoolUndisclosed 24 January 2020 CM Ali Coote Waterford Undisclosed 31 January 2020 CM Canice Carroll Stevenage Undisclosed 31 January 2020 RB Josh Clarke Free agent Mutual consent 31 January 2020 LB Tom Field Dundee Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Championship
League table
Results summary
Result by matchday
Matches
Play-offs
FA Cup
EFL Cup
First team squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2019–20 season.
#NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inNotesGoalkeepers1David RayaGKBlackburn Rovers201913Patrik GunnarssonGKBreiðablik2018Loaned to Southend United25Ellery BalcombeGKAcademy2016Loaned to Viborg FF28Luke DanielsGKScunthorpe United201741Nathan ShepperdGKSwansea City2019Defenders2Dominic ThompsonLBArsenal20193Rico HenryLBWalsall20165Ethan PinnockCBBarnsley201918Pontus JanssonCBLeeds United201922Henrik DalsgaardRBZulte Waregem201723Julian JeanvierCBReims201829Mads Bech SørensenCBAC Horsens2017Loaned to AFC Wimbledon32Luka RacicCBFC Copenhagen201835Mads RoerslevRBFC Copenhagen201940Kane O'ConnorCBHibernian2019Midfielders4Dru YearwoodCMSouthend United20196Christian NørgaardDMFiorentina20198Mathias JensenCMCelta201912Kamohelo MokotjoDMFC Twente201714Josh DasilvaAMArsenal201817Emiliano MarcondesAMNordsjælland2018Loaned to FC Midtjylland26Shandon BaptisteCMOxford United202031Jan ŽambůrekCMSlavia Prague201833Fredrik HammarCMAkropolis IF201934Jaakko OksanenCMHJK Helsinki201837Arthur ReadCMLuton Town2019Attackers7Sergi CanósWNorwich City20179Nikos KarelisFWUnattached201910Saïd BenrahmaWOGC Nice201811Ollie WatkinsFWExeter City201715Marcus ForssFWWest Bromwich Albion2017Loaned to AFC Wimbledon16Joel ValenciaWPiast Gliwice201919Bryan MbeumoWTroyes201921Halil DervişoğluFWSparta Rotterdam202024Tariqe FosuLWOxford United202036Gustav MogensenFWAGF Aarhus201938Joe AdamsLWBury2019Players who left the club mid-season9Neal MaupayFWSaint-Étienne2017Transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion20Josh ClarkeRB / RWAcademy2013Released24Chiedozie OgbeneWLimerick2018Transferred to Rotherham United27Justin ShaibuFWHB Køge2016Loaned to Boreham Wood, released30Tom FieldLBAcademy2015Transferred to Dundee39Japhet Sery LarsenCBFC Midtjylland2019Returned to FC Midtjylland after loan
Statistics Appearances and goals Substitute appearances in brackets. NoPosNatNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupPlayoffsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKDavid Raya4600000304902DFDominic Thompson0 (2)02010003 (2)03DFRico Henry4600 (1)00 (1)03049 (2)04MFDru Yearwood0 (2)02010003 (2)05DFEthan Pinnock34 (2)210003038 (2)26MFChristian Nørgaard40 (2)000003043 (2)07MFSergi Canós11 (2)000000 (2)011 (4)08MFMathias Jensen30 (9)1000 (1)03033 (10)19FWNikos Karelis1 (3)000—001 (3)010MFSaïd Benrahma38 (4)1700003041 (4)1711FWOllie Watkins4625000 (1)03149 (1)2612MFKamohelo Mokotjo14 (11)110000015 (11)114MFJosh Dasilva34 (8)100 (2)0002 (1)036 (11)1015FWMarcus Forss0 (2)00011001 (2)116MFJoel Valencia1 (18)120100 (1)04 (19)117MFEmiliano Marcondes13 (12)221101 (2)117 (14)418DFPontus Jansson34000003037019MFBryan Mbeumo36 (6)150 (1)0103140 (7)1620DFJosh Clarke0 (1)00010—1 (1)021FWHalil Dervişoğlu0 (4)020—0 (1)02 (5)022DFHenrik Dalsgaard42 (1)100103146 (1)223DFJulian Jeanvier25 (1)110000026 (1)124MFTariqe Fosu2 (8)1——0 (1)02 (9)126MFShandon Baptiste3 (9)0——0 (1)03 (10)028GKLuke Daniels002010003029DFMads Bech Sørensen0 (1)01000001 (1)031MFJan Žambůrek1 (15)02010004 (15)032DFLuka Racic3 (1)12010006 (1)133MFFredrik Hammar000 (1)000000 (1)034MFJaakko Oksanen0 (1)00 (1)000000 (2)035DFMads Roerslev5 (6)020000 (1)07 (7)0 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers NoPosNatPlayerLg.FACFLCFLPTotal11FWOllie Watkins250012610MFSaïd Benrahma170001719MFBryan Mbeumo150011614MFJosh Dasilva100001017MFEmiliano Marcondes210145DFEthan Pinnock2000222DFHenrik Dalsgaard1001224MFTariqe Fosu1000123DFJulian Jeanvier100018MFMathias Jensen1000112MFKamohelo Mokotjo1000132DFLuka Racic1000116MFJoel Valencia1000115FWMarcus Forss00101Opponents20002Total7811484 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season Source: Soccerbase
Discipline NoPosNatPlayerFLCh.FACFLCu.FLPTotalPts6MFChristian Nørgaard90000020110113DFRico Henry5000000151822DFHenrik Dalsgaard5000002070710MFSaïd Benrahma5000001060618DFPontus Jansson5000000050523DFJulian Jeanvier210000002158MFMathias Jensen2000002040411FWOllie Watkins400000004047MFSergi Canós3000000030319MFBryan Mbeumo3000000030314MFJosh Dasilva2000000020217MFEmiliano Marcondes2000000020226MFShandon Baptiste10——0010121FWHalil Dervişoğlu1000—001015DFEthan Pinnock1000000010135DFMads Roerslev100000001014MFDru Yearwood1000000010128GKLuke Daniels001000001012DFDominic Thompson00001000101Total48110107157263 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: ESPN
International caps NoPosNatPlayerCapsGoalsRef10MFSaïd Benrahma1012MFKamohelo Mokotjo2018CBPontus Jansson1022DFHenrik Dalsgaard4023DFJulian Jeanvier30 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.
Coaching staff NameRole Thomas FrankHead Coach Brian RiemerAssistant Head Coach Kevin O'ConnorAssistant First Team Coach Iñaki Caña / Andy QuyGoalkeeper Coach Andreas GeorgsonHead of Set Pieces and Individual Development Neil GreigHead of Medical Chris HaslamHead of Athletic Performance Luke StopforthHead of Performance Analysis Andy Quy replaced Iñaki Caña on 24 December 2019. Source: brentfordfc.com
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Awards
Supporters' Player of the Year: Saïd Benrahma Players' Player of the Year: Ollie Watkins EFL Championship Player of the Year: Ollie Watkins London Football Awards EFL Player of the Year: Ollie Watkins London Football Awards Manager of the Year: Thomas Frank Championship PFA Team of the Year: Saïd Benrahma, Ollie Watkins PFA Fans' Championship Player of the Month: Saïd Benrahma (January 2020) EFL Championship Manager of the Month: Thomas Frank (June 2020) EFL Championship Player of the Month: Saïd Benrahma (July 2020) EFL Golden Glove: David Raya (shared) League Managers Association Performance of the Week: Thomas Frank (2) Brentford 7–0 Luton Town, Championship, 30 November 2019 Fulham 0–2 Brentford, Championship, 20 June 2020
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