1988–89 Brentford F.C. season

English football team season December 2024 Brentford 1988–89 Player-manager Steve Perryman Martin Lange Griffin Park Third Division 7th FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Semi-final Cadette (12) Cadette (17) 12,100 3,194 5,682 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 _brentford_home_88-90 000000 000000 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_88-89 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 _brentford_away_91-92 1987–88 1989–90 During the 1988–89 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The gruelling 63-match season is best remembered for the Bees' run to the sixth round of the FA Cup. Brentford narrowly failed to qualify for the play-offs, but the club's final placing of 7th was its highest in the league pyramid since the 1964–65 season. Season summary thumb|upright|In October 1988, youth product Marcus Gayle made the first of 230 appearances across two spells with Brentford. After a disappointing end to what was a positive first full season in charge, Brentford manager Steve Perryman identified that his principle starting XI would be complete with a creative winger and a reliable goalscoring forward.White, p. 337. Perryman broke the Bees' incoming transfer record by spending £77,500 on Sheffield United forward Richard Cadette in July 1988. Perryman brought experienced winger Neil Smillie back to Griffin Park, 11 years after Smillie had initially played for the Bees on loan.White, p. 338-345. Also arriving at Griffin Park was goalkeeper Tony Parks from Tottenham Hotspur for a £60,000 fee and replaced Gary Phillips, who joined Reading for £25,000. On the eve of the season, right back Roger Joseph, who had been named in the 1987–88 Third Division PFA Team of the Year, joined Wimbledon for a new club record outgoing transfer fee of £150,000. Brentford enjoyed one of the most exciting seasons in years, producing some notable results in both the Third Division and the cup competitions.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 226. The Bees trod water in mid-table for most of the season, before a run of eight wins and two draws from a 10-match spell in March and April 1989 raised the club to 7th position, one place outside the play-off zone,Brentford results for the 1988–1989 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1988-1989/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20161129022137/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1988-1989/results 29 November 2016 24 February 2017 Statto.com en-GB despite the club record £350,000 sale of influential midfielder Andy Sinton to Queens Park Rangers. Two consecutive defeats in early May left Brentford in 9th place, still with a chance of a play-off finish going into the final two matches of the season, but a 1–1 draw with Swansea City at Griffin Park in the penultimate match of the season ended any mathematical chances.Brentford Table on Saturday 6th May 1989 http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1988-1989/table/1989-05-06 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170224134824/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1988-1989/table/1989-05-06 24 February 2017 24 February 2017 Statto.com en-GB Despite drawing the final match of the season, defeats for former play-off-contending rivals Chester City and Notts County raised Brentford to a credible 7th-place finish. In the cup competitions, Brentford advanced to the second round of the League Cup and the Southern Area semi-finals of the Football League Trophy. Notably the Bees faced local rivals Fulham in both competitions and in the Third Division, winning two, drawing two and losing one of the five matches between the sides during the season. In the FA Cup, Brentford advanced to the sixth round for the first time since the 1948–49 season.BRENTFOR Brentford F.C. Non-league club Halesowen Town were dispatched in the first round, but it took replays to see off Peterborough United and Walsall in the second and third rounds respectively. The Bees faced high-flying Second Division club Manchester City in the fourth round at a sold-out Griffin Park and emerged 3–1 victors thanks to a Gary Blissett brace and one goal from Keith Jones. Brentford also drew promotion-chasing Second Division opposition in the fifth round – Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. 3,000 travelling supporters watched Brentford hold Rovers at 0–0 until the 80th minute, when Gary Blissett scored the first of the only two goals of the match to put the Bees into the hat for the sixth round. Brentford were drawn against First Division giants Liverpool at Anfield, for a match which would be one of the club's biggest occasions of the postwar era. Steve McMahon opened the scoring after 15 minutes and the Bees held firm until midway through the second half, when three Liverpool goals in a 16-minute spell saw the match finish with an unflattering 4–0 scoreline. Central defender Terry Evans missed just one match during the season and finished with 62 appearances, the club record for a player in a single season.Haynes Graham A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia 1998 Yore Publications 1 874427 57 7 12 League table 1988–89 Football League Third Division Third Division BRE y Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)Notes23 July 1988BarreirenseN1–2n/aSintonAlliance Cup.25 July 1988EstorilN0–1n/a27 July 1988MontijoN4–3n/aPyle (2), Cockram, Obi29 July 1988Estrela da AmadoraN1–0n/aCadette13 August 1988OrientA4–1n/aBirch (2), Sinton (pen), Jones15 August 1988Maidenhead UnitedA3–0612Cadette (2), Feeley19 August 1988BournemouthH1–01,117Blissett Football League Third Division No.DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)127 August 1988Huddersfield TownH1–05,016Cockram23 September 1988Northampton TownA0–14,488310 September 1988Wigan AthleticH1–14,081Blissett417 September 1988Swansea CityA1–15,015Millen521 September 1988Bristol RoversA2–13,836Cadette (2)624 September 1988Sheffield UnitedH1–46,577Sinton (pen)71 October 1988GillinghamH1–04,839Sinton (pen)85 October 1988Chester CityA2–31,999Blissett, Cadette99 October 1988Southend UnitedH4–05,016Evans, Sinton (2), Cockram1015 October 1988BuryA1–32,359Cockram1122 October 1988Preston North EndH0–25,5841225 October 1988ChesterfieldA2–21,876Cadette (2)1329 October 1988Port ValeH2–15,212Jones, Holdsworth145 November 1988ReadingA2–27,974Sinton (2, 1 pen)158 November 1988Notts CountyH2–14,013Cadette (2)1621 November 1988Mansfield TownA0–13,1961725 November 1988Cardiff CityA0–13,405183 December 1988Bolton WanderersH3–04,628Cadette (2), Evans1918 December 1988AldershotA0–04,0122026 December 1988BlackpoolH1–06,021Sinton2131 December 1988Wolverhampton WanderersH2–28,020Godfrey, Jones222 January 1989FulhamA3–38,120Sinton, Godfrey, Cadette2314 January 1989Northampton TownH2–06,043Cadette, Stanislaus2421 January 1989Wigan AthleticA1–12,514Sinton254 February 1989GillinghamA0–04,0022611 February 1989Chester CityH0–15,7482725 February 1989BuryH2–26,077Godfrey, Blissett2828 February 1989ChesterfieldH1–04,192Cadette294 March 1989Preston North EndA3–58,191Ratcliffe, Bates, Godfrey3011 March 1989ReadingH3–26,866Millen, Evans, Sinton (pen)3113 March 1989Port ValeA2–35,577Godfrey, Millen3224 March 1989FulhamH0–110,8513327 March 1989BlackpoolA3–03,305Godfrey, Cockram (2, 1 pen)341 April 1989AldershotH2–15,200Jones, Sealy354 April 1989Bristol CityH3–04,627Sealy (2), Cockram (pen)368 April 1989Wolverhampton WanderersA0–214,3563711 April 1989Bristol CityA1–04,339Evans3815 April 1989Bristol RoversH2–17,558Blissett, Smillie3918 April 1989Southend UnitedA1–14,194Smillie4022 April 1989Sheffield UnitedA2–212,613Sealy, Godfrey4125 April 1989Huddersfield TownA2–13,538Godfrey, Blissett4229 April 1989Mansfield TownH1–05,231Cockram431 May 1989Notts CountyA0–34,989446 May 1989Bolton WanderersA2–44,627Ansah (2)459 May 1989Swansea CityH1–14,415Blissett4613 May 1989Cardiff CityH1–14,865Evans FA Cup 1988–89 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)1R19 November 1988Halesowen TownH2–04,514Evans, Sinton2R10 December 1988Peterborough UnitedA0–05,6092R (replay)14 December 1988Peterborough UnitedH3–25,605Cadette, Cockram, Smillie3R7 January 1989WalsallA1–15,375Jones3R (replay)10 January 1989WalsallH1–08,163Cockram4R28 January 1989Manchester CityH3–112,100Blissett (2), Jones5R18 February 1989Blackburn RoversA2–015,280Blissett (2)6R18 March 1989LiverpoolA0–442,376 Football League Cup 1988–89 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)R1 (1st leg)30 August 1988FulhamA2–25,489Sinton, StanislausR1 (2nd leg)6 September 1988FulhamH1–0 (won 3–2 on aggregate)7,707BlissettR2 (1st leg)27 September 1988Blackburn RoversA1–34,606BlissettR2 (2nd leg)12 October 1988Blackburn RoversH4–3 (lost 5–6 on aggregate)3,844Cadette (2), Sinton, Jones Football League Trophy 1988–89 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorerSPR (match 1)22 November 1988FulhamA2–02,376Blissett, CadetteSPR (match 2)29 November 1988GillinghamH2–03,713Blissett, CockramSR117 January 1989Notts CountyH2–03,194Godfrey, CadetteSQF21 February 1989ChesterfieldA1–04,207CadetteSSF21 March 1989Torquay UnitedH0–15,802 Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,100 Years Of Brentford Brentford FC 1989 0951526200 White Eric 400 The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 228-247. Statto Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1988–89 season. Pos.NameNat.Date of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inNotesGoalkeepersGKTony ParksENG1988 8 27 1963 1 26 yTottenham Hotspur1988GKJeremy RobertsENG1988 8 27 1966 11 24 yDarlington1988DefendersDFJamie BatesENG1988 8 27 1968 2 24 yYouth1986DFJohn ButtigiegMLT1988 8 27 1963 10 5 ySliema Wanderers1988DFJason CousinsENG1988 8 27 1970 10 4 yYouth1989DFTerry EvansENG1988 8 27 1965 4 12 yHillingdon1985DFAndy FeeleyENG1988 8 27 1961 9 30 yLeicester City1987DFMarcus GayleJAM1988 8 27 1970 9 27 yYouth1988DFColin LeeENG1988 8 27 1956 6 12 yChelsea1987Youth Development OfficerDFKeith MillenENG1988 8 27 1966 9 26 yYouth1985DFGraham PearceENG1988 8 27 1959 7 8 yFarnborough Town1988DFRoger StanislausENG1988 8 27 1968 11 2 yArsenal1987MidfieldersMFAllan CockramENG1988 8 27 1963 10 8 ySt Albans City1988MFAndy DriscollENG1988 8 27 1971 10 21 yYouth1989MFKevin GodfreyENG1988 8 27 1960 2 24 yLeyton Orient1988MFKeith Jones (c)ENG1988 8 27 1965 10 14 yChelsea1987MFSteve PerrymanENG1988 8 27 1951 12 21 yOxford United1986ManagerMFSimon RatcliffeENG1988 8 27 1967 2 8 yNorwich City1989MFNeil SmillieENG1988 8 27 1958 7 19 yReading1988ForwardsFWAndy AnsahENG1988 8 27 1969 3 19 yDorking1989FWGary BlissettENG1988 8 27 1964 5 29 yCrewe Alexandra1987FWRichard CadetteENG1988 8 27 1965 3 21 ySheffield United1988FWJon PurdieENG1988 8 27 1967 2 22 yOxford United1989Loaned from Oxford United before transferring permanentlyFWTony SealyENG1988 8 27 1959 5 7 yUnattached1989Players who left the club mid-seasonGKJohn SmeuldersENG1988 8 27 1957 3 28 yBournemouth1988Returned to Bournemouth after loanMFBob BookerENG1988 8 27 1958 1 25 yBedmond Sports & Social1978Transferred to Sheffield UnitedMFAndy SintonENG1988 8 27 1966 3 19 yCambridge United1985Transferred to Queens Park RangersFWPaul BirchENG1988 8 27 1968 12 3 yPortsmouth1987RetiredFWDean HoldsworthENG1988 8 27 1968 11 8 yWatford1988Returned to Watford after loan 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 TrophyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGTony Parks330703020450GKENGJeremy Roberts5010003090DFENGJamie Bates31 (5)11 (1)02 (1)02036 (7)1DFMLTJohn Buttigieg12 (6)00 (1)0—0012 (7)0DFENGTerry Evans455814050626DFENGAndy Feeley30 (3)0802 (1)05045 (4)0DFJAMMarcus Gayle0 (3)00000000 (3)0DFENGColin Lee1 (1)000000 (1)01 (2)0DFENGKeith Millen363804050533DFENGGraham Pearce11 (7)02 (1)0—1014 (8)0DFENGRoger Stanislaus42 (1)160412055 (1)2MFENGBob Booker5 (3)0—1 (1)0—6 (4)0MFENGAllan Cockram31 (6)76 (1)2303 (1)143 (8)10MFENGAndy Driscoll0 (1)00000000 (1)0MFENGKevin Godfrey24 (5)85 (2)0—4 (1)133 (8)9MFENGKeith Jones403824140566MFENGSteve Perryman2 (3)00 (2)00 (1)0103 (6)0MFENGSimon Ratcliffe7 (2)11 (1)0—1 (1)09 (4)1MFENGAndy Sinton31107142504713MFENGNeil Smillie25 (3)261402037 (3)3FWENGAndy Ansah3 (4)2———3 (4)2FWENGPaul Birch0 (2)0—0 (1)0—0 (3)0FWENGGary Blissett35 (1)664424349 (1)15FWENGRichard Cadette31 (1)1281425248 (1)17FWENGJon Purdie5 (1)0———5 (1)0FWENGTony Sealy11 (1)40 (1)0—0 (1)011 (3)4Players loaned in during the seasonGKENGJohn Smeulders80—10—90FWENGDean Holdsworth2 (5)1———2 (5)1 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the EightiesCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 430. Goalscorers Pos.NatPlayerFL3FACFLCFLTTotalFWENGRichard Cadette1212217FWENGGary Blissett642315MFENGAndy Sinton1012013MFENGAllan Cockram720110MFENGKevin Godfrey80—19DFENGTerry Evans51006MFENGKeith Jones32106FWENGTony Sealy40—04DFENGKeith Millen30003MFENGNeil Smillie21003FWENGAndy Ansah2———2DFENGRoger Stanislaus10102FWENGDean Holdsworth1———1MFENGSimon Ratcliffe10—01DFENGJamie Bates10001Total66128793 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties Management NameNatFromToRecord All CompsRecord LeaguePWDLW %PWDLW %Steve PerrymanENG27 August 198813 May 1989 63 29 17 17 46 18 14 14 Summary Games played 63 (46 Third Division, 8 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)Games won 29 (18 Third Division, 5 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)Games drawn 17 (14 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)Games lost 17 (14 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)Goals scored 93 (66 Third Division, 12 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)Goals conceded 84 (61 Third Division, 8 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)Clean sheets 22 (13 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)Biggest league win 4–0 versus Southend United, 9 October 1988Worst league defeat 3–0 versus Notts County, 1 May 1989; 4–1 versus Sheffield United, 24 September 1988; 5–3 versus Preston North End, 4 March 1989Most appearances 62, Terry Evans (45 Third Division, 8 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)Top scorer (league) 12, Richard CadetteTop scorer (all competitions) 17, Richard Cadette Transfers & loans Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.July 1988FWENG Richard CadetteENG Sheffield United£77,500August 1988GKENG Tony ParksENG Tottenham Hotspur£60,000August 1988MFENG Neil SmillieENG ReadingFreeSeptember 1988GKENG Jeremy RobertsENG DarlingtonNon-contractCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 248-257.October 1988MFENG Kevin GodfreyENG Leyton OrientNon-contractOctober 1988FWENG Graham PearceENG Farnborough TownNon-contract2 November 1988DFMLT John ButtigiegMLT Sliema Wanderers£40,0001988GKENG Ashley Bayesn/an/aHaynes & Coumbe, p. 18.1988FWENG Kelly Haagn/an/aHaynes & Coumbe, p. 71.1988MFENG Khotso Moabin/an/aCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 465.January 1989MFENG Simon RatcliffeENG Norwich City£100,000March 1989FWENG Andy AnsahENG Dorkingn/aMarch 1989FWENG Tony SealyUnattachedFreeApril 1989FWENG Jon PurdieENG Oxford Unitedn/aPlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.October 1988FWENG Dean HoldsworthENG WatfordNovember 1988October 1988GKENG John SmeuldersENG BournemouthNovember 1988March 1989MFENG Jon PurdieENG Oxford UnitedApril 1989Players transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.August 1988DFENG Roger JosephENG Wimbledon£150,000August 1988GKENG Gary PhillipsENG Reading£25,000November 1988MFENG Bob BookerENG Sheffield UnitedFreeMarch 1989MFENG Andy SintonENG Queens Park Rangers£350,000Players releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.August 1988MFENG Wayne TurnerENG Barnet1988October 1988FWENG Paul BirchRetired1988MFENG Robbie CarrollENG Fareham Town19881988GKENG Tony OliverENG Weymouth1988May 1989DFENG Andy FeeleyENG BuryJuly 1989Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 276.May 1989DFENG Colin LeeRetiredMay 1989FWENG Graham PearceENG Maidstone United1989May 1989FWENG Jon PurdieENG Shrewsbury TownJune 1989May 1989GKENG Jeremy RobertsENG Maidenhead United1989May 1989FWENG Tony SealyENG Swindon Town1 September 1989Swindon Town FC – Profile – Tony Sealy https://www.townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=SEALYTON 28 December 2024 TownEnders.com 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_88-89 _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 Football League Third Division Manager of the Month: Steve Perryman (February 1989) Evening Standard Player of the Month: Terry Evans (January 1989), Gary Blissett (February 1989) Notes nb References Category:Brentford F.C. seasons Brentford