1990–91 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season December 2024 November 2016 Brentford 1990–91 Phil Holder Martin Lange Griffin Park Third Division 6th Play-offs Semi-final FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Southern Area final Blissett (10) Blissett (15) 8,021 4,812 6,144 _brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 000000 ff0000 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 1989–90 1991–92 During the 1990–91 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Five wins in the final six matches of the season propelled the Bees from mid-table into the play-offs, where the club was defeated by Tranmere Rovers in the semi-finals. Season summary thumb|upright|Steve Perryman resigned as manager on the eve of the season. Third Division Brentford conducted little transfer business during the 1990 off-season, buying only Sheffield United goalkeeper Graham Benstead and selling full back Roger Stanislaus to Bury.Croxford Mark The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties Lane David Waterman Greville Legends Publishing 2013 9781906796723 Sunbury, Middlesex 40 Midfielder Eddie May was transfer-listed at his own request, while midfielders Keith Jones, Kevin Godfrey and forward Richard Cadette rejected new contracts and instead signed weekly deals.Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 41 Ten days before the first match of the season, the club was rocked by the resignation of manager Steve Perryman, who had been in charge since February 1987.Haynes Graham Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 Coumbe Frank Yore Publications 2006 978-0955294914 182 Perryman's assistant Phil Holder took over and began his first job in football management.Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 41 Just two defeats from the opening 12 league matches of the season had Brentford flirting with automatic promotion, before successive defeats in late October and early November dropped the club into the play-off places.Brentford results for the 1990–1991 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1990-1991/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20160601001558/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1990-1991/results 1 June 2016 6 May 2016 Statto.com Aided by the goalscoring of fit-again Gary Blissett, the Bees showed good league form through November and December and ended 1990 in the automatic promotion places. After loss to Oldham Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup, attention turned to the Football League Trophy, in which the Bees went all the way to the Southern Area finals before being defeated over two legs by league rivals Birmingham City. The run in the Trophy affected Brentford's promotion-chasing form, with the team having won just seven of 17 matches since the turn of the year. A draw and a defeat in the wake of the Trophy exit gave way to improved form for the remainder of the season, with five wins from six matches sealing a 6th-place finish and a two-legged tie with Tranmere Rovers in the play-off semi-finals. A 3–2 defeat on aggregate ended Brentford's season. League table 1990–91 Football League#Third Division Third Division BRE y Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)31 July 1990KingstonianA2–2n/aSmillie, May7 August 1990Chesham UnitedA1–1n/aCadette11 August 1990ChelseaH0–64,91514 August 1990Oxford UnitedH1–15,775Holdsworth17 August 1990Charlton AthleticH1–21,231Smillie29 October 1990BedfontA5–1n/aBlissett (2), Brooke (pen), Moabi, og Football League Third Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)125 August 1990BournemouthH0–05,66921 September 1990Mansfield TownA2–02,513Smilie, Godfrey38 September 1990Chester CityH0–14,812415 September 1990Swansea CityA2–24,127Bates, Jones (pen)518 September 1990Rotherham UnitedA2–24,288Holdsworth, Smilie622 September 1990Bolton WanderersH4–25,077May, Brooke, Jones, Holdsworth729 September 1990Grimsby TownH1–05,951Jones82 October 1990Preston North EndA1–15,025Godfrey96 October 1990Bradford CityA1–06,402Godfrey1014 October 1990Cambridge UnitedH0–33,1391120 October 1990Huddersfield TownH1–05,509May1223 October 1990ReadingA2–16,562Gayle, Holdsworth1326 October 1990Tranmere RoversA1–28,575Holdsworth (pen)144 November 1990Southend UnitedH0–110,6051510 November 1990BuryH2–25,303Blissett, Cockram1624 November 1990Exeter CityA1–14,764Blissett172 December 1990Leyton OrientA1–05,359Godfrey1816 December 1990Stoke CityA2–210,995Cadette, Smilie1923 December 1990Wigan AthleticH1–06,495Blissett (pen)2026 December 1990Birmingham CityA2–06,669Blissett (2)2129 December 1990Crewe AlexandraA3–33,636Blissett, Cadette, Cockram221 January 1991Shrewsbury TownH3–07,064Blissett, Gayle, Cockram2312 January 1991Mansfield TownH0–06,0642419 January 1991BournemouthA0–24,4212526 January 1991Swansea CityH2–07,102Blissett, Jones262 February 1991Rotherham UnitedH1–25,540Jones275 February 1991Bolton WanderersA0–16,7312816 February 1991Exeter CityH1–05,118Millen2923 February 1991BuryA1–12,956Cadette303 March 1991Leyton OrientA2–15,136Cadette, Holdsworth319 March 1991Stoke CityH0–47,2493212 March 1991Preston North EndH2–04,856Bates, Blissett3316 March 1991Grimsby TownA0–26,6853419 March 1991Cambridge UnitedA0–04,9313523 March 1991Bradford CityH6–15,601og, Evans, Jones, Cadette (2), Gayle3630 March 1991Birmingham CityH2–26,757Ratcliffe, Blissett371 April 1991Wigan AthleticA0–12,160386 April 1991Crewe AlexandraH1–05,066Fleming3913 April 1991Shrewsbury TownA1–12,841Ratcliffe4016 April 1991FulhamH1–27,839Rostron4120 April 1991Huddersfield TownA2–16,489Jones, Peters4223 April 1991FulhamA1–06,765Rostron4327 April 1991ReadingH1–06,398Millen4430 April 1991Chester CityA2–11,275Gayle, Holdsworth454 May 1991Tranmere RoversH0–27,3414611 May 1991Southend UnitedA1–09,666Gayle Football League Third Division play-offs 1991 Football League play-offs RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)SF (1st leg)19 May 1991Tranmere RoversH2–29,330Evans, GodfreySF (2nd leg) 22 May 1991Tranmere RoversA0–1 (lost 3–2 on aggregate)11,438 FA Cup 1990–91 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)R117 November 1990Yeovil TownH5–05,830Blissett, Holdsworth (2), May, JonesR212 December 1990Birmingham CityA3–15,072Blissett, Millen, JonesR35 January 1991Oldham AthleticA1–36,538Holdsworth Football League Cup 1990–91 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)R1 (1st leg)28 August 1990Hereford UnitedH2–05,583Bates, GodfreyR1 (2nd leg)5 September 1990Hereford UnitedA0–1 (won 2–1 on aggregate)4,927R2 (1st leg)26 September 1990Sheffield WednesdayA1–24,502EvansR2 (2nd leg)9 October 1990Sheffield WednesdayH1–2 (lost 4–2 on aggregate)7,394Jones (pen) Football League Trophy 1990–91 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)SPR27 November 1990FulhamA1–12,761BlissettSPR29 January 1991Leyton OrientH2–01,348Blissett (2)SR121 February 1991WrexhamH0–0 , won 3–0 on pens)2,247SQF28 February 1991Hereford UnitedA2–02,207Smilie, HoldsworthSSF5 March 1991Southend UnitedA3–03,937Smilie, Jones, CadetteSAF (1st leg)26 March 1991Birmingham CityA1–216,219GayleSAF (2nd leg)9 April 1991Birmingham CityH0–1 (lost 3–1 on aggregate)8,745 Source: Statto, 11v11, The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 22-39, 448 Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1990–91 season. Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in NotesGoalkeepersGKGraham BensteadENG1990 8 25 1963 8 20 ySheffield United1990DefendersDF Jamie Bates ENG 1990 8 25 1968 2 24 yYouth1986DFJason Cousins ENG 1990 8 25 1970 10 4 yYouth1989DFTerry Evans (c) ENG 1990 8 25 1965 4 12 yHillingdon1985DFMark FlemingENG1990 8 25 1969 8 11 yQueens Park Rangers1989DFClive Goodyear ENG 1990 8 25 1961 1 15 yWimbledon1990DFKeith MillenENG1990 8 25 1966 9 26 yYouth1985MidfieldersMFPaul BuckleENG1990 8 25 1970 12 16 yYouth1988MFAllan CockramENG1990 8 25 1963 10 8 ySt Albans City1988MFKevin GodfreyENG1990 8 25 1960 2 24 yLeyton Orient1988MFKeith JonesENG1990 8 25 1965 10 14 yChelsea1987MFRobbie PetersENG1990 8 25 1971 5 18 yYouth1989Loaned to St Albans CityMFSimon RatcliffeENG1990 8 25 1967 2 8 yNorwich City1989MFWilf RostronENG1990 8 25 1956 9 29 ySheffield United1991Assistant managerMFNeil Smilie ENG 1990 8 25 1958 7 19 yReading1988 ForwardsFWGary Blissett ENG 1990 8 25 1964 6 29 yCrewe Alexandra1987FWRichard CadetteENG1990 8 25 1965 3 21 ySheffield United1988FWMarcus GayleJAM1990 8 25 1970 9 27 yYouth1988Loaned to KuPSFWDean Holdsworth ENG 1990 8 25 1968 11 8 yWatford1989 Players who left the club mid-seasonGKTony ParksENG1990 8 25 1963 1 26 yTottenham Hotspur1988Loaned to Queens Park Rangers and Fulham, transferred to FulhamDFJim CarstairsSCO1990 8 25 1971 1 29 yArsenal1991Returned to Arsenal after loanDFStuart CashENG1990 8 25 1965 9 5 yNottingham Forest1990Returned to Nottingham Forest after loanMFGarry Brooke ENG 1990 8 25 1960 11 24 yWimbledon1990ReleasedMFEddie MaySCO1990 8 25 1967 8 30 yHibernian1989Transferred to Falkirk Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 476 Coaching staff NameRoleENG Phil HolderManagerENG Wilf RostronAssistant ManagerENG Graham PearceFirst Team CoachENG Roy ClarePhysiotherapist Statistics Appearances and goals Substitute appearances in brackets. PosNatNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyPlay-offsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGGraham Benstead45030407020610GKENGTony Parks1000—00—10DFENGJamie Bates30 (2)20041402040 (2)3DFENGJason Cousins8000301 (1)00012 (1)0DFENGTerry Evans362301 (1)1602148 (1)4DFENGMark Fleming18130204000271DFENGClive Goodyear100——1000110DFENGKeith Millen31 (1)23140302041 (1)3MFENGGarry Brooke8 (3)10 (1)020——10 (4)1MFENGPaul Buckle24 (2)020204 (1)00032 (3)0MFENGAllan Cockram7 (13)31 (2)0004 (2)00012 (17)3MFENGKevin Godfrey26 (6)42 (1)0413 (2)01 (1)136 (10)6MFENGKeith Jones456324161206010MFSCOEddie May16 (1)2114010—22 (1)3MFENGRobbie Peters61—00—0 (1)06 (1)1MFENGSimon Ratcliffe34 (4)2300 (2)0602045 (6)2MFENGWilf Rostron18 (4)2——2 (2)02022 (6)2MFENGNeil Smilie33 (3)31040522045 (3)5FWENGGary Blissett22 (4)10320 (1)03 (1)32030 (6)15FWENGRichard Cadette19 (9)6102 (2)0610028 (11)7FWJAMMarcus Gayle23 (10)62 (1)0—4 (2)11 (1)030 (14)7FWENGDean Holdsworth27 (3)523204 (1)12037 (4)9Players loaned in during the seasonDFSCOJim Carstairs80——30—110DFENGStuart Cash110—200 (1)0—13 (1)0 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 476 Goalscorers Pos.NatPlayerFL3FACFLCFLTFLPTotalFWENGGary Blissett10203015MFENGKeith Jones6211010FWENGDean Holdsworth530109FWJAMMarcus Gayle60—107FWENGRichard Cadette600107MFENGKevin Godfrey401015MFENGNeil Smilie300205DFENGTerry Evans201014MFENGAllan Cockram300003MFSCOEddie May2100—3DFENGJamie Bates201003DFENGKeith Millen210003MFENGWilf Rostron2——002MFENGSimon Ratcliffe200002MFENGGarry Brooke100——1MFENGRobbie Peters1—0—01DFENGMark Fleming100001Opponents100001Total59949283 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The NinetiesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 476 Management NameNatFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Phil HolderENG25 August 199022 May 1991 62 27 16 19|46 21 13 12 Summary Games played 62 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Games won 27 (21 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)Games drawn 16 (13 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs)Games lost 19 (12 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs)Goals scored 83 (59 Third Division, 9 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 9 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Goals conceded 63 (47 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League play-offs)Clean sheets 24 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)Biggest league win 6–1 versus Bradford City, 23 March 1991Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Stoke City, 9 March 1991Most appearances 61, Graham Benstead (45 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)Top scorer (league) 10, Gary BlissettTop scorer (all competitions) 15, Gary Blissett Transfers & loans Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.July 1990GKENG Graham BensteadENG Sheffield United£70,0001422 2 January 2019 Graham BensteadAugust 1990MFENG Garry BrookeENG WimbledonFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 41January 1991MFENG Wilf RostronENG Sheffield UnitedFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 44March 1991DFENG Clive GoodyearENG WimbledonFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 45April 1991GKENG Laurence BattyENG FulhamFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 45Players loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.September 1990DFENG Stuart CashENG Nottingham ForestDecember 1990Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 41February 1991DFSCO Jim CarstairsENG ArsenalApril 1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 44February 1991GKENG Laurence BattyENG FulhamApril 1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 44Players transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.30 July 1990DFENG Roger StanislausENG Bury£90,000Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 4015 March 1991MFSCO Eddie MaySCO Falkirk£75,000Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 45April 1991GKENG Tony ParksENG FulhamFreeCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 45Players loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.March 1990FWJAM Marcus GayleFIN KuPSOctober 1990Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 41August 1990GKENG Tony ParksENG Queens Park RangersSeptember 1990Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 4013 September 1990DFMLT John ButtigiegENG Swindon Town12 October 1990Swindon Town FC – Profile – John Buttigieg https://www.townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=BUTTIGIJ 28 December 2024 TownEnders.comNovember 1990MFENG Khotso MoabiENG St Albans CityJanuary 1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 42November 1990DFENG Fergus MooreENG YeadingDecember 1990Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 42November 1990MFENG Robbie PetersENG St Albans CityApril 1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 42February 1991GKENG Tony ParksENG FulhamApril 1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 44Players releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.December 1990MFENG Garry BrookeENG Baldock Town1990Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 42January 1991MFENG Khotso MoabiENG St Albans CityJanuary 1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 44February 1991DFENG Fergus MooreENG Staines Townn/aCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 4430 June 1991GKENG Laurence BattyENG Woking1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 4630 June 1991DFMLT John ButtigiegMLT Floriana1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 4630 June 1991MFENG Allan CockramENG Woking1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 4630 June 1991DFENG Clive GoodyearHKG 1910 Ernest Borel1991Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 46 Kit Chad KLM |_brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 _brentford_home_91-92 000000 Home | _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 000000 000000 Away Brentford F.C. May 2020 Awards Supporters' Player of the Year: Graham BensteadCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 445 Players' Player of the Year: Graham BensteadCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 445 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year: Keith JonesCroxford Lane Waterman 2013 45 Football League Third Division Manager of the Month: Phil Holder (December 1990)Croxford Lane Waterman 2013 43 References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford