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Kevin O'Connor was the first person to be inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame while a member of the club's staff.Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford , London . Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League , Southern League and Western League .[1] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League , the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.[1] All players who have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame are listed below.
The Brentford Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 and the inaugural inductions were former players Idris Hopkins , Joe James and former player and manager Malky MacDonald .[2] Former player Gary Roberts was the most recent inductee in February 2020 and the total number of members is 59.[3] The Hall of Fame is administered jointly by the club and the Brentford F.C. Former Players’ Association.[4]
Key Appearance and goal totals include matches in the Football League, Southern League, FA Cup , League Cup , Football League Trophy , Anglo-Italian Cup , London Challenge Cup , Southern Floodlit Challenge Cup, Football League Jubilee Fund and Empire Exhibition Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded. "Playing years" corresponds to the years in which the player made their first and last appearances. "Staff years" corresponds to the years in which the player began and finished their staff role. Players listed in bold won full international caps whilst with the club. Statistics are correct as of match played 13 August 2023. Playing positions Symbol Meaning ‡ Brentford player or staff member in the 2023–24 season . (c) Player captained the club. ♠ Player holds a club record.
List of members In two spells, Jack Cartmell served Brentford as a player and trainer for 31 years. 1890s half back Arthur Charlton was described as "probably the club's first great player".[5] Harry Curtis is Brentford's longest-serving and most successful manager, masterminding promotions from the Third Division South to the First Division between 1933 and 1935.Wing half Jimmy Jay made more Southern League appearances for Brentford than any other player.Outside left Patsy Hendren made 308 appearances in two spells between 1907 and 1927.Name Nationality Player Staff Inducted Major honour(s) Notes Ref Position(s) Years Apps Goals Position(s) Years Jimmy Bain (c) Scotland FB 1928–1933 201 2 Manager, assistant manager 1934–1956 2015 1932–33 Third Division South champion[6] Arthur Bateman (c) England FB 1934–1938 153 1 — — 2015 1934–35 Second Division champion[6] Paul Bence (c) England MF 1970–1977 268 6 — — 2019 1971–72 Fourth Division promotion[7] Gary Blissett England FW 1987–1993 291 105 — — 2015 1991–92 Third Division champion[8] Bob Booker England MF 1978–1988 1991–1993 322 48 Youth team manager1994–2000 2014 1991–92 Third Division champion[9] Wally Bragg England CH 1947–1957 168 6 — — 2018 — [10] George Bristow England WH 1950–1961 264 8 — — 2015 — [6] Chic Brodie Scotland GK 1963–1971 224 0 — — 2015 — [6] Gerry Cakebread England GK 1954–1964 374 0 — — 2015 1962–63 Fourth Division champion[6] Jack Cartmell England OL 1919–1921 66 2 Trainer, assistant trainer 1926–1955 2015 — [6] Arthur Charlton England HB 1892–1898 68 13 — — 2015 — [6] Ken Coote ♠ (c) England FB 1949–1964 559 ♠ 14 — — n/a 1962–63 Fourth Division champion[6] Roger Cross England FW 1970–1971 1973–1977 228 61 — — 2018 — [10] Joe Crozier Scotland GK 1937–1949 223 0 — — 2019 — [11] Harry Curtis England — — — — Manager 1926–1949 2015 1932–33 Third Division South & 1934–35 Second Division champion[6] Ian Dargie England CH/IR 1952–1962 281 2 — — 2018 — [10] Terry Evans (c) England CB 1985–1993 285 30 — — 2014 1991–92 Third Division champion[12] George Francis England CF 1955–1961 1961–1962 280 136 — — 2014 — [nb 1] [13] Ted Gaskell England GK 1947–1952 38 0 A manager1959–1961 2019 — [11] Marcus Gayle Jamaica FW 1988–1994 2005–2006 230 28 Ambassador — 2015 1991–92 Third Division champion[nb 2] [14] Peter Gelson England CB 1961–1974 516 18 — — 2014 1962–63 Fourth Division champion[9] Bill Gorman Ireland Republic of Ireland FB 1938–1949 144 0 — — 2015 — [6] Jackie Graham Scotland MF 1970–1980 409 40 — — 2013 1971–72 Fourth Division champion1977–78 Fourth Division promotion[15] Fred Halliday England — — — — Manager, administration 1908–1926 2015 — [6] Alan Hawley (c) England RB 1962–1974 345 4 Youth team coach1990s 2013 1971–72 Fourth Division promotion[15] Patsy Hendren England FB 1908–1927 158 18 — — 2015 — [6] Tommy Higginson Scotland WH 1960–1970 435 16 — — 2016 1962–63 Fourth Division champion[16] Phil Holder England — — — — Manager, assistant manager 1987–1993 2012 1991–92 Third Division champion[2] Dean Holdsworth England FW 1988 1989–1992 145 76 — — 2013 1991–92 Third Division champion[nb 3] [17] Jack Holliday England CF 1932–1939 222 121 Assistant trainer, youth team trainer 1944–1961 2015 1932–33 Third Division South & 1934–35 Second Division champion[6] Idris Hopkins Wales OR 1932–1947 314 80 — — Inaugural 1932–33 Third Division South & 1934–35 Second Division champion[2] Ken Horne England WH/FB 1950–1960 239 1 Youth team coach, scout1970s 2015 — [18] Joe James (c) England CB 1931–1939 255 2 — — Inaugural 1932–33 Third Division South & 1934–35 Second Division champion[2] Jimmy Jay England WH 1903–1908 1909–1910 322 8 — — 2015 — [6] Allan Jones Wales FB 1963–1970 281 3 — — 2015 — [6] Jack Lane (c) England IF 1925–1931 234 86 — — 2015 — [6] Malky MacDonald Scotland RB 1946–1949 93 1 Manager, coach, trainer 1957–1965 Inaugural 1962–63 Fourth Division champion[2] Andrew McCulloch England FW 1976–1979 122 49 — — 2018 1977–78 Fourth Division promotion[4] David McCulloch Scotland CF 1935–1938 124 90 — — 2015 — [6] Keith Millen England CB 1984–1994 380 20 — — 2014 1991–92 Third Division champion[9] Fred Monk England RB 1948–1954 219 49 Trainer 1957–1965 2015 — [6] Ernest Muttitt England U 1932–1939 94 25 Youth team manager1955–1957 2015 1932–33 Third Division South & 1934–35 Second Division champion[6] Alan Nelmes England CB 1967–1976 350 2 — — 2014 1971–72 Fourth Division promotion[9] Kevin O'Connor (c) ‡ Republic of Ireland U 2000–2014 501 44 Assistant first team coach,B /Development Squad head coach, B/Development Squad assistant coach 2015– 2015 2008–09 League Two champion & 2013–14 League One promotion[nb 4] [6] Lloyd Owusu Ghana FW 1998–2002 2005–2007 250 87 — — 2016 1998–99 Third Division champion[19] Gordon Phillips England GK 1963–1973 227 0 Goalkeeping coach 1991–1992 2017 1971–72 Fourth Division promotion[20] George Poyser England LB 1934–1946 158 0 Assistant trainer 1950–1951 2018 1934–35 Second Division champion[10] Steve Phillips England IF 1977–1980 167 69 — — 2019 1977–78 Fourth Division promotion[11] Ted Price England GK 1912–1920 118 0 — — 2019 — [11] Johnny Rainford England IF 1953–1962 324 49 — — 2015 — [6] Dusty Rhodes England FB 1908–1915 221 2 Manager, trainer 1912–1919 2015 — [6] Gary Roberts Wales W 1980–1986 226 64 — — 2020 — [3] Bobby Ross (c) Scotland IF 1966–1972 323 63 — — 2013 1971–72 Fourth Division promotion[15] Danis Salman England DF 1975–1985 371 8 — — 2014 1977–78 Fourth Division promotion[nb 5] [9] Sam Saunders ‡ England RM 2009–2016 206 30 B assistant coach2019– 2017 2013–14 League One promotion[20] Billy Scott England IF 1932–1947 296 86 — — 2015 1932–33 Third Division South & 1934–35 Second Division champion[6] Les Smith England OL 1936–1939 1952 78 7 — — 2015 — [6] Jim Towers ♠ England FW 1954–1961 282 163 ♠ — — 2015 — [6] Tosher Underwood England OF 1902–1908 196 23 — — 2015 — [6]
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