1989–90 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season June 2022 Brentford 1989–90 Player-manager Steve Perryman Martin Lange Griffin Park Third Division 13th FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Quarter-final Holdsworth (24) Holdsworth (28) 7,962 2,544 5,662 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 000000 000000 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_89-90 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 000000 000000 1988–89 1990–91 During the 1989–90 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. After showing relegation form during the first three months of the season, a revival between November 1989 and February 1990 ensured a mid-table finish. Season summary After a long season in which the sheer amount of cup fixtures ultimately affected Brentford's hopes of a finish in the Third Division play-offs, manager Steve Perryman saw fit to make only minor changes to his squad.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 260. Released were bit-part players and late-season signings Andy Feeley, Graham Pearce, Jon Purdie, Jeremy Roberts and Tony Sealy and in came just two players – club record £167,000 midfielder Eddie May from Hibernian (as a direct replacement for March 1989 departee Andy Sinton) and left back Mark Fleming on a free transfer from Queens Park Rangers. Aside from progressing to the second round of the League Cup, Brentford had a torrid start to the Third Division season and dropped into the relegation places on 9 September 1989.Brentford results for the 1989–1990 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1989-1990/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204610/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1989-1990/results 12 September 2016 24 February 2017 Statto.com en-GB Manager Perryman entered the transfer market to bring Watford forward Dean Holdsworth back to Griffin Park, after a one-month loan spell during the previous season.Haynes & Coumbe, p. 78. The £125,000 paid for Holdsworth made him the club's most expensive forward at the time.Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City 7 May 2005 46–47 The signing of Holdsworth had little immediate impact and the Bees' slump continued from September into mid-November, when the club occupied bottom place in the division for three weeks in a row. A 2–0 win over Northampton Town at the County Ground on 25 November provided the spark that changed the team's fortunes, with Holdsworth coming into form and inspiring a run of 10 wins and 1 draw from a 13-match spell, which lifted Brentford from 24th to 9th place. The Bees stumbled through to the end of the season and the products of Colin Lee's youth team were given game time. Brentford ended the campaign in 13th place. League table 1989–90 Football League#Third Division Third Division BRE y Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)19 July 1989Ashford Town (Middlesex)A3–0n/aHaag, Gayle, Cronk22 July 1989Farnborough TownA2–3n/aBlissett, Cockram24 July 1989Crewe UnitedA1–0n/aGayle29 July 1989St Albans CityA6–0n/aHaag (2), Godfrey (2), May, Buttigieg1 August 1989FullyA3–1n/aJones (2, 1 pen), Smillie7 August 1989YeadingH2–2n/aJenkins, Funnell9 August 1989Queens Park RangersH1–04,667Gayle12 August 1989WimbledonH0–12,20014 August 1989DartfordA1–2n/aMoabi18 October 1989HayesA0–3n/a11 May 1990Sheffield UnitedH4–21,531Driscoll, Holdsworth, Godfrey, Booker (pen) Football League Third Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)119 August 1989Bristol RoversA0–15,851226 August 1989Chester CityH1–15,153Evans32 September 1989Cardiff CityA2–23,499May (2)49 September 1989BuryH0–15,010516 September 1989Huddersfield TownA0–15,578623 September 1989Birmingham CityH0–15,386726 September 1989Crewe AlexandraA3–23,496Smillie, Jones, Godfrey830 September 1989Wigan AthleticH3–14,647Blissett, Holdsworth, May97 October 1989Bristol CityH0–27,4211014 October 1989Preston North EndA2–45,956May, Holdsworth1117 October 1989Bolton WanderersH1–24,537Holdsworth1221 October 1989Shrewsbury TownA0–13,0731328 October 1989FulhamH2–07,962Evans, Smillie1431 October 1989Notts CountyA1–34,586Moncur154 November 1989Tranmere RoversH2–45,720May, Ratcliffe1611 November 1989BlackpoolA0–42,5121725 November 1989Northampton TownA2–03,165May, Holdsworth183 December 1989Leyton OrientH4–36,434Smillie, May, Holdsworth (pen), Blissett1917 December 1989Mansfield TownH2–15,022Holdsworth (2)2026 December 1989ReadingA0–15,5902130 December 1989Swansea CityA1–24,537Blissett221 January 1990WalsallH4–05,259Blissett, Smillie, Holdsworth, Jones236 January 1990Rotherham UnitedH4–25,624Holdsworth (3), Stanislaus2412 January 1990Chester CityA1–12,302Cockram2520 January 1990Bristol RoversH2–17,414Ratcliffe, Cadette2627 January 1990BuryA2–02,963May, Holdsworth2710 February 1990Huddersfield TownH2–16,774Holdsworth (2)2818 February 1990Leyton OrientA1–06,572Holdsworth2921 February 1990Cardiff CityH0–15,1743025 February 1990Northampton TownH3–26,391Blissett (2), Holdsworth313 March 1990Rotherham UnitedA1–25,603Blissett326 March 1990Wigan AthleticA1–21,938Blissett3310 March 1990Crewe AlexandraH0–25,8153413 March 1990Birmingham CityA1–08,169Holdsworth3517 March 1990Bristol CityA0–210,8133620 March 1990Preston North EndH2–24,673Holdsworth, Blissett3724 March 1990Bolton WanderersA1–06,156Holdsworth3831 March 1990Shrewsbury TownH1–15,387Smillie397 April 1990Notts CountyH0–15,1054010 April 1990FulhamA0–16,7294114 April 1990WalsallA1–22,903Sparham4216 April 1990ReadingH1–15,594Driscoll4321 April 1990Mansfield TownA3–22,347Holdsworth (2, 1 pen), Blissett4428 April 1990BlackpoolH5–04,784Evans, Cockram, Holdsworth, Driscoll, Blissett452 May 1990Swansea CityH2–14,950Holdsworth (2)465 May 1990Tranmere RoversA2–25,379Godfrey, Evans FA Cup 1989–90 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendance1R18 November 1989Colchester UnitedH0–14,171 Football League Cup 1989–90 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)R1 (1st leg)23 August 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–06,405Millen, Godfrey, MayR1 (2nd leg)29 August 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1 (won 4–1 on aggregate)4,306BlissettR2 (2nd leg)19 September 1989Manchester CityH2–16,065Evans, BlissettR2 (1st leg)4 October 1989Manchester CityA1–4 (lost 5–3 on aggregate)17,864May Football League Trophy 1989–90 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorerSPR (match 1)7 November 1989Leyton OrientH3–02,544Holdsworth (2), MaySPR (match 2)9 December 1989Mansfield TownA1–21,445HoldsworthSR123 January 1990ReadingH2–13,928May, CadetteSQF6 February 1990Bristol RoversH2–2 , lost 4–3 on pens)4,409Smillie, Holdsworth Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 262-275.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 412-415. Statto Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1989–90 season. Pos.NameNat.Date of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inNotesGoalkeepersGKAshley BayesENG1989 8 19 1972 4 19 yYouth1990GKTony ParksENG1989 8 19 1963 1 26 yTottenham Hotspur1988DefendersDFJamie BatesENG1989 8 19 1968 2 24 yYouth1986DFJohn ButtigiegMLT1989 8 19 1963 10 5 ySliema Wanderers1988DFJason CousinsENG1989 8 19 1970 10 4 yYouth1989DFTerry EvansENG1989 8 19 1965 4 12 yHillingdon1985DFMark FlemingENG1989 8 19 1969 8 11 yQueens Park Rangers1989DFKeith MillenENG1989 8 19 1966 9 26 yYouth1985DFSteve PerrymanENG1989 8 19 1951 12 21 yOxford United1986ManagerDFRobbie PetersENG1989 8 19 1971 5 18 yYouth1989DFSean SparhamENG1989 8 19 1968 12 4 yMillwall1990On loan from MillwallDFRoger StanislausENG1989 8 19 1968 11 2 yArsenal1987MidfieldersMFPaul BuckleENG1989 8 19 1970 12 16 yYouth1989MFAllan CockramENG1989 8 19 1963 10 8 ySt Albans City1988MFAndy DriscollENG1989 8 19 1971 10 21 yYouth1989MFMarcus GayleJAM1989 8 19 1970 9 27 yYouth1988Loaned to KuPSMFKevin GodfreyENG1989 8 19 1960 2 24 yLeyton Orient1988MFKeith Jones (c)ENG1989 8 19 1965 10 14 yChelsea1987MFEddie MaySCO1989 8 19 1967 8 30 yHibernian1989MFSimon RatcliffeENG1989 8 19 1967 2 8 yNorwich City1989MFNeil SmillieENG1989 8 19 1958 7 19 yReading1988ForwardsFWGary BlissettENG1989 8 19 1964 5 29 yCrewe Alexandra1987FWRichard CadetteENG1989 8 19 1965 3 21 ySheffield United1988Loaned to BournemouthFWKelly HaagENG1989 8 19 1970 10 6 yYouth1989FWDean HoldsworthENG1989 8 19 1968 11 8 yWatford1989Players who left the club mid-seasonGKKeith BranaganIRL1989 8 19 1966 7 10 yMillwall1989Returned to Millwall after loanGKColin ScottSCO1989 8 19 1970 5 19 yRangers1990Returned to Rangers after loanDFPaul MillerENG1989 8 19 1959 10 11 yBournemouth1989Returned to Bournemouth after loanMFJohn MoncurENG1989 8 19 1966 9 22 yTottenham Hotspur1989Returned to Tottenham Hotspur after loanFWAndy AnsahENG1989 8 19 1969 3 19 yDorking1989Transferred to Southend United Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,Croxford Mark The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties Lane David Waterman Greville Legends Publishing 2011 978-1906796716 Sunbury, Middlesex Timeless BeesHaynes Graham Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 Coumbe Frank Yore Publications 2006 978-0955294914 Coaching staff NameRoleENG Steve PerrymanManagerENG Phil HolderAssistant ManagerENG Roy ClarePhysiotherapist Statistics Appearances and goals Substitute appearances in brackets. PosNatNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGAshley Bayes1000000010GKENGTony Parks370104030450DFENGJamie Bates10 (5)0001 (2)03014 (7)0DFMLTJohn Buttigieg12 (10)0003 (1)00 (2)015 (13)0DFENGJason Cousins12 (1)000001 (1)013 (2)0DFENGTerry Evans444104130525DFENGMark Fleming15 (2)000001016 (2)0DFENGKeith Millen320104100371DFENGSteve Perryman3010001050DFENGRobbie Peters1 (1)01000002 (1)0DFENGRoger Stanislaus311004030381MFENGPaul Buckle6 (4)00000006 (4)0MFENGAllan Cockram21 (5)2000 (2)03024 (7)2MFENGAndy Driscoll10 (2)200000010 (2)2MFJAMMarcus Gayle1 (8)00000001 (8)0MFENGKevin Godfrey16 (11)20 (1)0210 (3)018 (15)3MFENGKeith Jones422104030502MFSCOEddie May3081042423912MFENGSimon Ratcliffe352104040442MFENGNeil Smillie435104041526FWENGAndy Ansah0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0FWENGGary Blissett36 (1)1110421 (1)045 (2)13FWENGRichard Cadette7 (9)1001 (1)03111 (10)2FWENGKelly Haag1 (4)00 (1)00 (1)0001 (6)0FWENGDean Holdsworth39241010444528Players loaned in during the seasonGKIRLKeith Branagan20——1030GKSCOColin Scott60———60DFENGPaul Miller30——1040DFENGSean Sparham51———51MFENGJohn Moncur51——1061 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the EightiesCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 431. Goalscorers Pos.NatPlayerFL3FACFLCFLTTotalFWENGDean Holdsworth2400428FWENGGary Blissett1102013MFSCOEddie May802212MFENGNeil Smillie50016DFENGTerry Evans40105MFENGKevin Godfrey20103MFENGAllan Cockram20002MFENGAndy Driscoll20002MFENGKeith Jones20002MFENGSimon Ratcliffe20002FWENGRichard Cadette10012DFENGSean Sparham1———1MFENGJohn Moncur1——01DFENGRoger Stanislaus10001DFENGKeith Millen00101Total6607881 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties Management NameNatFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Steve PerrymanENG19 August 19895 May 1990 55 22 9 24 46 18 7 21 Summary Games played 55 (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)Games won 22 (18 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)Games drawn 9 (7 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)Games lost 24 (21 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)Goals scored 81 (66 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 8 Football League Trophy)Goals conceded 78 (66 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)Clean sheets 10 (8 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)Biggest league win 5–0 versus Blackpool, 28 April 1990Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Blackpool, 11 November 1989Most appearances 52, Terry Evans (44 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy), Neil Smillie (43 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)Top scorer (league) 24, Dean HoldsworthTop scorer (all competitions) 28, Dean Holdsworth Transfers & loans Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.26 July 1989MFSCO Eddie MaySCO Hibernian£167,0009222 Eddie MayJuly 1989DFENG Mark FlemingENG Queens Park RangersFreeCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 276-281.29 September 1989FWENG Dean HoldsworthENG Watford£125,0003564 Dean HoldsworthPlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.19 October 1989MFENG John MoncurENG Tottenham HotspurNovember 19895534 John Moncur24 November 1989GKIRL Keith BranaganENG MillwallDecember 1989916 Keith BranaganNovember 1989DFENG Paul MillerENG BournemouthDecember 198922 March 1990GKSCO Colin ScottSCO RangersApril 19907117 Colin Scott22 March 1990DFENG Sean SparhamENG MillwallEnd of seasonTransfer Out http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Transfers-out.htm 25 June 2022 www.millwall-history.org.ukPlayers transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.29 March 1990FWENG Andy AnsahENG Southend UnitedFree204 Andy AnsahPlayers loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.October 1989MFENG Matthew HowardENG St Albans CityJanuary 199022 March 1990FWENG Richard CadetteENG BournemouthEnd of season1216 Richard CadetteMarch 1990MFJAM Marcus GayleFIN KuPSSeptember 1990Players releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.January 1990MFENG Matthew HowardENG St Albans CityJanuary 1990May 1990FWENG Kelly HaagENG FulhamAugust 1990 Kit Hobot KLM |_brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 000000 Home | _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_89-90 _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: Terry EvansCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383. Players' Player of the Year: Terry Evans References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford