1992–93 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford

1992–93 season
Manager	Phil Holder
First Division	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Anglo-Italian Cup	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: Blissett (21) All: Blissett (29)
Highest home attendance	11,912
Lowest home attendance	2,607
Average home league attendance	8,476
Home colours Away colours
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

During the 1992–93 English football season, Brentford competed in the second tier of English football for the first time since 1953–54. After rising to mid-table by December 1992, just four wins from the final 24 matches relegated the Bees straight back to the Second Division. Brentford played in the Anglo-Italian Cup for the first and only time during the season, losing to Derby County in the semi-finals.

Season summary

Brentford's 1992–93 First Division season would be the club's first in the second tier of English football since 1953–54.^[1] Manager Phil Holder kept faith with the squad which won the 1991–92 Third Division title, with Jamie Bates, Paul Buckle, Keith Millen, Neil Smillie, Simon Ratcliffe, Chris Hughton, Kevin Godfrey and Lee Luscombe all signing new contracts.^[2] The team was hit by the departure of star striker Dean Holdsworth,^[2] who refused to sign a new contract and joined Premier League club Wimbledon on 20 July 1992 for a fee which rose to £720,000.^[3] Holder signed Grimsby Town forward Murray Jones as Holdsworth's replacement for a £75,000 fee.^[2] Other new signings were midfielders Mickey Bennett and Detzi Kruszyński from Wimbledon as part of the Holdsworth deal and Channel Islands midfielder Grant Chalmers.^[2]

As soon as the season began, Brentford suffered an injury hoodoo, losing centre back Terry Evans, goalkeeper Graham Benstead and midfielders Bob Booker and Wilf Rostron to long-term knee injuries.^[4] Just two wins from the opening 12 matches left the club in the relegation places and manager Phil Holder was forced to strengthen the team with loanee goalkeeper Gerry Peyton,^[5] centre back Shane Westley (purchased from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £100,000) and forward Joe Allon from Chelsea for a club-record £275,000.^[4] Brentford came into form in late October 1992, losing just two of 11 matches to rise to 10th place and within three points of the playoff positions by 28 December,^[6] with Holder winning the December First Division Manager of the Month award.^[7]

A catalogue of injuries to Chris Hughton, Simon Ratcliffe, Neil Smillie and Marcus Gayle in early 1993 saw Brentford lose 11 of 13 league matches and drop to 22nd place.^[5][8] Some solace was found in the Anglo-Italian Cup, with the Bees winning six consecutive matches before falling to Derby County over two legs in the semi-finals.^[5] In February and March, manager Holder strengthened the squad by bringing in former England left back Kenny Sansom, midfielder Alan Dickens, winger Paul Stephenson and former loan goalkeeper Gerry Peyton in on permanent deals.^[8] The signings and the return to fitness of Terry Evans, Bob Booker, Neil Smillie and Wilf Rostron led to a revival in late March,^[9] with Brentford winning twice and drawing three times in a six-match spell.^[5]

Successive defeats to West Ham United and Watford in late April put Brentford back into the relegation places, before a 3–1 victory over Barnsley at Griffin Park in the penultimate match of the season elevated the club to 21st place.^[5] 4,000 Brentford supporters travelled to Ashton Gate for the final match of the season versus Bristol City, knowing that at the very least, defeat for 22nd place Cambridge United and a draw for 23rd place Birmingham City would see the Bees retain their First Division status.^[10] A 4–1 defeat and victory for Birmingham City relegated Brentford back to the Second Division.^[5][11] Manager Phil Holder and assistant manager Wilf Rostron lost their jobs in the wake of the relegation and it wasn't until the 2014–15 season that Brentford would again play second-tier football.^[1][12]

Kit

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Home

Away

Goalkeeper

Source: Historical Kits

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	Home					Away					F	A	GD	Pts
			W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A
1	Newcastle United	46	16	6	1	58	15	13	3	7	34	23	92	38	+54	96
2	West Ham United	46	16	5	2	50	17	10	5	8	31	24	81	41	+40	88
3	Portsmouth	46	19	2	2	48	9	7	8	8	32	37	80	46	+34	88
4	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	4	4	48	24	8	6	9	24	32	72	56	+16	79
5	Swindon Town	46	15	5	3	41	23	6	8	9	33	36	74	59	+15	76
6	Leicester City	46	14	5	4	43	24	8	5	10	28	40	71	64	+7	76
7	Millwall	46	14	6	3	46	21	4	10	9	19	32	65	53	+12	70
8	Derby County	46	11	2	10	40	33	8	7	8	28	24	68	57	+11	66
9	Grimsby Town	46	12	6	5	33	25	7	1	15	25	32	58	57	+1	64
10	Peterborough United	46	7	11	5	30	26	9	3	11	25	37	55	63	– 8	62
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	11	6	6	37	26	5	7	11	20	30	57	56	+1	61
12	Charlton Athletic	46	10	8	5	28	19	6	5	12	21	27	49	46	+3	61
13	Barnsley	46	12	4	7	29	19	5	5	13	27	41	56	60	– 4	60
14	Oxford United	46	8	7	8	29	21	6	7	10	24	35	53	56	– 3	56
15	Bristol City	46	10	7	6	29	25	4	7	12	20	42	49	67	– 18	56
16	Watford	46	8	7	8	27	30	6	6	11	30	41	57	71	– 14	55
17	Notts County	46	10	7	6	33	21	2	9	12	22	49	55	70	– 15	52
18	Southend United	46	9	8	6	33	22	4	5	14	21	42	54	64	– 10	52
19	Birmingham City	46	10	4	9	30	32	3	8	12	20	40	50	72	– 22	51
20	Luton Town	46	6	13	4	26	26	4	8	11	22	36	48	62	– 14	51
21	Sunderland	46	9	6	8	34	28	4	5	14	16	36	50	64	– 14	50
22	Brentford	46	7	6	10	28	30	6	4	13	24	41	52	71	– 19	49
23	Cambridge United	46	8	6	9	29	32	3	10	10	19	37	48	69	– 21	49
24	Bristol Rovers	46	6	6	11	30	42	4	5	14	25	45	55	87	– 32	41

• Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Key
	Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
	Promoted to FA Premier League
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
	Relegated

Football League First Division results

League results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	10	23	66	80	−14	49	7	6	10	28	30	−2	6	4	13	38	50	−12

Source: Statto

Results and position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L
Position	23	21	18	8	11	15	17	16	19	19	20	21	19	18	16	16	17	17	12	11	12	10	10	12	13	13	16	14	12	13	16	17	17	18	19	22	19	19	16	17	20	17	20	22	21	22

Source: Statto
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

August

Brentford v Wolves

15 August 1992 1	Brentford	0–2	Wolves	Griffin Park
15:00				Attendance: 9,069

Bristol Rovers v Brentford

22 August 1992 2	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Brentford	Twerton Park
15:00			Blissett  50'	Attendance: 5,779

Brentford v Southend United

29 August 1992 3	Brentford	2–1	Southend United	Griffin Park
15:00	Bennett  7' Millen  64'			Attendance: 6,431

September

Brentford v Portsmouth

1 September 1992 4	Brentford	4–1	Portsmouth	Griffin Park
19:45	Bennett  37' Smillie  65' Gayle  82' Blissett  84'			Attendance: 8,471

Cambridge United v Brentford

4 September 1992 5	Cambridge United	1–0	Brentford	Abbey Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 5,075

Brentford v Luton Town

13 September 1992 6	Brentford	1–2	Luton Town	Griffin Park
12:00	Blissett  51'			Referee: 7,310

Leicester City v Brentford

19 September 1992 7	Leicester City	0–0	Brentford	Filbert Street
15:00				Attendance: 12,972

Brentford v Millwall

26 September 1992 8	Brentford	1–1	Millwall	Griffin Park
15:00	Ratcliffe  39'			Attendance: 8,823

October

Brentford v Newcastle United

4 October 1992 9	Brentford	1–2	Newcastle United	Griffin Park
	Blissett  78'			Attendance: 10,131

Peterborough United v Brentford

10 October 1992 10	Peterborough United	0–0	Brentford	London Road
15:00				Attendance: 5,818

Brentford v Watford

17 October 1992 11	Brentford	1–1	Watford	Griffin Park
15:00	Putney  26' (o.g.)			Attendance: 8,490

Barnsley v Brentford

24 October 1992 12	Barnsley	3–2	Brentford	Oakwell
15:00			Blissett  28', 40'	Attendance: 4,928

Brentford v Bristol City

31 October 1992 13	Brentford	5–1	Bristol City	Griffin Park
15:00	Millen  17', 47' Chalmers  44' Blissett  55', 60'			Attendance: 8,726

November

Swindon Town v Brentford

3 November 1992 14	Swindon Town	0–2	Brentford	County Ground
19:45			Blissett  19' Luscombe  31'	Attendance: 7,832

Brentford v Charlton Athletic

7 November 1992 15	Brentford	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Griffin Park
15:00	Luscombe  25', 62'			Attendance: 9,354

Tranmere Rovers v Brentford

14 November 1992 16	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Brentford	Prenton Park
15:00			Blissett  30' Gayle  36'	Attendance: 7,852

Brentford v Grimsby Town

21 November 1992 17	Brentford	1–3	Grimsby Town	Griffin Park
15:00	Allon  79' (pen)			Attendance: 7,439

Brentford v Oxford United

28 November 1992 18	Brentford	1–0	Oxford United	Griffin Park
15:00	Allon  1' (pen)			Attendance: 8,017

December

Birmingham City v Brentford

5 December 1992 19	Birmingham City	1–3	Brentford	St Andrew's
15:00			Blissett  2' Ratcliffe  20' Manuel  78'	Attendance: 8,582

Sunderland v Brentford

12 December 1992 20	Sunderland	1–3	Brentford	Roker Park
15:00			Blissett  7', 84' Bennett  47'	Attendance: 16,972

Brentford v West Ham

20 December 1992 21	Brentford	0–0	West Ham	Griffin Park
11:30				Attendance: 11,912

Brentford v Derby County

26 December 1992 22	Brentford	2–1	Derby County	Griffin Park
12:20	Allon  40' Gouloose  42' (o.g.)			Attendance: 10,226

January

Brentford v Leicester City

9 January 1993 24	Brentford	1–3	Leicester City	Griffin Park
15:00	Blissett  35'			Attendance: 8,698

Millwall v Brentford

17 January 1993 25	Millwall	6–1	Brentford	The Den
			Blissett  53'	Attendance: 7,571

Portsmouth v Brentford

23 January 1993 26	Portsmouth	1–0	Brentford	Fratton Park
15:00				Attendance: 10,267

Brentford v Bristol Rovers

30 January 1993 27	Brentford	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Griffin Park
15:00				Attendance: 7,527

February

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford

6 February 1993 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Brentford	Molineux
15:00			Allon  68' (pen), 70'	Attendance: 12,361

Luton Town v Brentford

9 February 1993 29	Luton Town	0–0	Brentford	Kenilworth Road
19:45				Attendance: 7,248

Brentford v Cambridge United

14 February 1993 30	Brentford	0–1	Cambridge United	Griffin Park
11:30				Attendance: 7,318

Southend United v Brentford

21 February 1993 31	Southend United	3–0	Brentford	Roots Hall
				Attendance: 4,123

Brentford v Peterborough United

27 February 1993 32	Brentford	0–1	Peterborough United	Griffin Park
15:00				Attendance: 6,337

March

Newcastle United v Brentford

6 March 1993 33	Newcastle United	5–1	Brentford	St James' Park
15:00			Scott  57' (o.g.)	Attendance: 30,006

Brentford v Tranmere Rovers

9 March 1993 34	Brentford	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Griffin Park
19:45				Attendance: 7,526

Charlton Athletic v Brentford

13 March 1993 35	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Brentford	The Valley
15:00				Attendance: 7,194

Brentford v Birmingham City

20 March 1993 36	Brentford	0–2	Birmingham City	Griffin Park
15:00				Attendance: 7,532

Grimsby Town v Brentford

23 March 1993 37	Grimsby Town	0–1	Brentford	Blundell Park
19:45			Blissett  70'	Attendance: 4,384

Brentford v Swindon Town

27 March 1993 38	Brentford	0–0	Swindon Town	Griffin Park
15:00				Attendance: 10,197

April

Oxford United v Brentford

3 April 1993 39	Oxford United	0–2	Brentford	Manor Ground
15:00			Blissett  26' Bennett  80'	Attendance: 5,466

Brentford v Sunderland

6 April 1993 40	Brentford	1–1	Sunderland	Griffin Park
19:45	Gayle  42'			Attendance: 9,302

Derby County v Brentford

10 April 1993 41	Derby County	3–2	Brentford	Baseball Ground
15:00			Gayle  45' Millen  76'	Attendance: 12,366

Brentford v Notts County

12 April 1993 42	Brentford	2–2	Notts County	Griffin Park
	Dickens  16' Blissett  65'			Attendance: 8,047

West Ham v Brentford

17 April 1993 43	West Ham	4–0	Brentford	Upton Park
15:00				Attendance: 16,522

Watford v Brentford

24 April 1993 44	Watford	1–0	Brentford	Vicarage Road
15:00				Attendance: 9,045

May

Brentford v Barnsley

1 May 1993 45	Brentford	3–1	Barnsley	Griffin Park
15:00	Blissett  18' (39), pen' Allon  69'			Attendance: 7,958

Bristol City v Brentford

8 May 1993 46	Bristol City	4–1	Brentford	Ashton Gate Stadium
15:00				Attendance: 12,659

• Source: Statto, 11v11, The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties^[13]

Cup results

FA Cup

Brentford v Grimsby Town

2 January 1993 3	Brentford	0–2	Grimsby Town	Griffin Park
15:00				Attendance: 6,880

League Cup

Fulham v Brentford

18 August 1992 1 (1st leg)	Fulham	0–2	Brentford	Craven Cottage
			Booker Bennett	Attendance: 5,067

Brentford v Fulham

25 August 1992 1 (2nd leg)	Brentford	2–0	Fulham	Griffin Park
	Bates Blissett			Attendance: 4,806

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford

21 September 1992 2 (1st leg)	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Brentford	White Hart Lane
			Blissett	Attendance: 19,365

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur

7 October 1992 2 (2nd leg)	Brentford	2–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Griffin Park
	Blissett Millen			Attendance: 11,445

Anglo-Italian Cup

Swindon Town v Brentford

16 September 1992 Preliminary	Swindon Town	1–2	Brentford	County Ground
			Gayle	Attendance: 3,819

Brentford v Oxford United

29 September 1992 Preliminary	Brentford	2–0	Oxford United	Griffin Park
	Ratcliffe Blissett			Attendance: 2,607

Ascoli v Brentford

11 November 1992 1	Ascoli	1–3	Brentford	Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
			Bates, Gayle, Blissett	Attendance: 880

Brentford v Lucchese

24 November 1992 1	Brentford	1–0	Lucchese	Griffin Park
	Allon			Attendance: 4,339

Cesena v Brentford

8 December 1992 1	Cesena	0–1	Brentford	Stadio Dino Manuzzi
			Allon	Attendance: 450

Brentford v Bari

16 December 1992 1	Brentford	2–1	Bari	Griffin Park
	Godfrey Luscombe			Attendance: 4,554

Brentford v Derby County

27 January 1993 Semi-final (1st leg)	Brentford	3–4	Derby County	Griffin Park
	Allon (3)			Attendance: 5,227

Brentford v Derby County

3 February 1993 Semi-final (2nd leg)	Brentford	2–1	Derby County	Baseball Ground
			Blissett (2)	Attendance: 14,494

• Source: Statto, 11v11, The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties^[13]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1991–92 season.

Pos.	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	Tamer Aouf		7 December 1974 (aged 17)	Trainee	1993
GK	Ashley Bayes		19 April 1972 (aged 20)	Trainee	1990	Loaned to Kingsbury Town
GK	Graham Benstead		20 August 1963 (aged 28)	Sheffield United	1990
GK	Gerry Peyton		20 May 1956 (aged 36)	Everton	1993	Loaned from Everton before transferring permanently
Defenders
DF	Jamie Bates		24 February 1968 (aged 24)	Trainee	1986
DF	Terry Evans (c)		12 April 1965 (aged 27)	Hillingdon	1985
DF	Billy Manuel		28 June 1969 (aged 23)	Gillingham	1991
DF	Keith Millen		26 September 1966 (aged 25)	Crystal Palace	1983
DF	Kenny Sansom		26 September 1958 (aged 33)	Everton	1993
DF	Chris Sparks		28 December 1973 (aged 18)	Trainee	1992
DF	Brian Statham		21 May 1969 (aged 23)	Tottenham Hotspur	1992
DF	Danny Tripp		11 August 1974 (aged 18)	Trainee	1992
DF	Shane Westley		16 June 1965 (aged 27)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1992
Midfielders
MF	Bob Booker		25 January 1958 (aged 34)	Sheffield United	1991
MF	Paul Buckle		16 December 1970 (aged 21)	Trainee	1989	Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers
MF	Grant Chalmers		12 September 1969 (aged 22)	Northerners	1992
MF	Alan Dickens		3 September 1964 (aged 27)	Chelsea	1993
MF	Kevin Godfrey		24 February 1960 (aged 32)	Leyton Orient	1988
MF	Detzi Kruszyński		14 October 1960 (aged 31)	Wimbledon	1992
MF	Robbie Peters		18 May 1971 (aged 21)	Trainee	1989	Loaned to Woking
MF	Simon Ratcliffe		8 February 1967 (aged 25)	Norwich City	1989
MF	Wilf Rostron		29 September 1956 (aged 35)	Sheffield United	1991	Assistant manager
MF	Neil Smilie		19 July 1958 (aged 34)	Reading	1988
MF	Paul Stephenson		2 January 1968 (aged 24)	Millwall	1993
Forwards
FW	Joe Allon		12 January 1966 (aged 26)	Chelsea	1992
FW	Mickey Bennett		27 July 1969 (aged 23)	Wimbledon	1992
FW	Gary Blissett		29 June 1964 (aged 28)	Crewe Alexandra	1987
FW	Marcus Gayle		27 September 1970 (aged 21)	Trainee	1988
FW	Murray Jones		7 October 1964 (aged 27)	Grimsby Town	1992
FW	Lee Luscombe		16 July 1971 (aged 21)	Southampton	1991
Players who left the club mid-season
DF	Chris Hughton		11 December 1958 (aged 33)	West Ham United	1992	Coach, retired
DF	Paul Mortimer		8 May 1968 (aged 24)	Crystal Palace	1993	Returned to Crystal Palace after loan

• Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties^[14]

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Phil Holder	Manager
Wilf Rostron	Assistant Manager
Chris Hughton	Coach
Graham Pearce	Coach
Fergus Dignan	Medical Officer
Eric Radley-Smith	Medical Consultant
Roy Clare	Physiotherapist

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.

Pos	Nat	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		A-I Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		Ashley Bayes	2	0	—		2	0	1	0	5	0
GK		Graham Benstead	25	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	32	0
MF		Gerry Peyton	19	0	—		—		3	0	22	0
DF		Jamie Bates	24	0	0	0	4	1	7	1	35	2
DF		Terry Evans	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
DF		Chris Hughton	20	0	0	0	4	0	5	0	29	0
DF		Billy Manuel	39 (2)	1	1	0	0 (1)	0	6	0	46 (3)	1
DF		Keith Millen	43	4	0	0	4	1	7	0	54	5
DF		Kenny Sansom	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
DF		Brian Statham	45	0	1	0	4	0	8	0	58	0
DF		Shane Westley	15 (2)	1	1	0	—		0	0	16 (2)	1
MF		Bob Booker	1 (2)	0	0	0	2 (1)	1	0	0	3 (3)	1
MF		Paul Buckle	4 (1)	0	—		0	0	0 (3)	0	4 (4)	0
MF		Grant Chalmers	9 (2)	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	15 (2)	1
MF		Alan Dickens	13 (2)	1	—		—		—		13 (2)	1
MF		Kevin Godfrey	9 (12)	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	4 (3)	2	14 (17)	2
MF		Detzi Kruszyński	5 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7 (1)	0
MF		Robbie Peters	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
MF		Simon Ratcliffe	25 (5)	2	0	0	4	0	4	1	33 (5)	3
MF		Wilf Rostron	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
MF		Neil Smilie	18 (3)	1	1	0	4	0	2 (1)	0	25 (4)	1
MF		Paul Stephenson	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
FW		Joe Allon	17 (7)	6	1	0	—		5	5	23 (7)	11
FW		Mickey Bennett	34 (4)	4	1	0	2 (1)	0	6 (1)	0	43 (6)	4
FW		Gary Blissett	46	21	1	0	4	4	8	4	59	29
FW		Marcus Gayle	31 (7)	4	1	0	2 (2)	0	5 (3)	2	39 (12)	6
FW		Murray Jones	6 (10)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	7 (13)	0
FW		Lee Luscombe	19 (10)	3	1	0	2	0	6 (2)	1	28 (12)	4
Players loaned in during the season
DF		Paul Mortimer	6	0	—		—		2	0	8	0

• Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
• Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties^[14]

Goalscorers

Pos.	Nat	Player	FL1	FAC	FLC	AIC	Total
FW		Gary Blissett	21	0	4	4	29
FW		Joe Allon	6	0	—	5	11
FW		Marcus Gayle	4	0	0	2	6
DF		Keith Millen	4	0	1	0	5
FW		Mickey Bennett	4	0	0	0	4
FW		Lee Luscombe	3	0	0	1	4
MF		Simon Ratcliffe	2	0	0	1	3
DF		Jamie Bates	0	0	1	1	2
MF		Kevin Godfrey	0	0	0	2	2
MF		Grant Chalmers	1	0	0	0	1
MF		Alan Dickens	1	—	—	—	1
DF		Billy Manuel	1	0	0	0	1
MF		Neil Smilie	1	0	0	0	1
DF		Shane Westley	1	0	—	0	1
MF		Bob Booker	0	0	1	0	1
Opponents			3	0	0	0	3
Total			52	0	7	16	75

• Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
• Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties^[14]

Management

Name	Nat	From	To	Record All Comps					Record League
				P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
Phil Holder		15 August 1992	8 May 1993	59	22	10	27	37.29|	46	13	10	23	28.26

Summary

Games played	59 (46 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 8 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Games won	22 (13 First Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 7 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Games drawn	10 (10 First Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Games lost	27 (13 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Goals scored	75 (52 First Division, 0 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 16 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Goals conceded	88 (71 First Division, 2 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 8 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Clean sheets	15 (10 First Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Biggest league win	5–1 versus Bristol City, 31 October 1992
Worst league defeat	6–1 versus Millwall, 17 January 1993
Most appearances	59, Gary Blissett (46 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 8 Anglo-Italian Cup)
Top scorer (league)	21, Gary Blissett
Top scorer (all competitions)	29, Gary Blissett

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
14 July 1992	FW	Mickey Bennett	Wimbledon	n/a	[15]
July 1992	FW	Murray Jones	Grimsby Town	£75,000	[16]
July 1992	MF	Detzi Kruszyński	Wimbledon	£60,000	[17]
August 1992	MF	Grant Chalmers	Northerners	n/a	[18]
September 1992	DF	Shane Westley	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£100,000	[19]
November 1992	FW	Joe Allon	Chelsea	£275,000	[20]
February 1993	DF	Alan Dickens	Chelsea	Non-contract	[21]
4 March 1993	MF	Paul Stephenson	Millwall	£30,000	[22]
March 1993	GK	Gerry Peyton	Everton	Free	[23]
March 1993	DF	Kenny Sansom	Everton	Free	[23]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
September 1992	GK	Gerry Peyton	Everton	December 1992	[19]
22 January 1993	DF	Paul Mortimer	Crystal Palace	22 February 1993	[15]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
20 July 1992	FW	Dean Holdsworth	Wimbledon	£720,000	[3]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
December 1992	GK	Ashley Bayes	Kingsbury Town	January 1993	[20]
December 1992	MF	Paul Buckle	Wycombe Wanderers	January 1993	[20]
March 1993	MF	Robbie Peters	Woking	End of season	[23]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
April 1993	DF	Chris Hughton	Retired		[24]
May 1993	GK	Ashley Bayes	Torquay United	13 August 1993	[25]
May 1993	MF	Bob Booker	Retired		[26]
May 1993	DF	Alan Dickens	Colchester United	4 September 1993	[27]
May 1993	MF	Kevin Godfrey	Yeading	1993	[25]
May 1993	FW	Lee Luscombe	Millwall	June 1993	[28]
May 1993	MF	Wilf Rostron	Retired		[25]
May 1993	DF	Kenny Sansom	Chertsey Town	1993	[29]
May 1993	DF	Chris Sparks	Chertsey Town	1993	[25]
May 1993	DF	Danny Tripp	Grays Athletic	1993	[25]

Awards

• Supporters' Player of the Year: Billy Manuel^[30]
• Football League First Division Manager of the Month: Phil Holder (December 1992)^[21]
• Jewson National Award^[24]

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2. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 114-115.
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4. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 115-117.
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14. Croxford, Lane, Waterman 2013, p. 478.
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26. Croxford, Lane, Waterman 2013, p. 83.
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