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.
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.[ 1] 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 .[ 1]
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.[ 2] Watford forward Dean Holdsworth back to Griffin Park , after a one-month loan spell during the previous season.[ 3] [ 4] [ 2] 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.[ 2] Colin Lee 's youth team were given game time.[ 1] [ 2]
Brentford's goal tally listed first. Pre-season and friendlies
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
19 July 1989
Ashford Town (Middlesex) A
3–0
n/a
Haag , Gayle , Cronk
22 July 1989
Farnborough Town A
2–3
n/a
Blissett , Cockram
24 July 1989
Crewe United A
1–0
n/a
Gayle
29 July 1989
St Albans City A
6–0
n/a
Haag (2), Godfrey (2), May , Buttigieg
1 August 1989
Fully A
3–1
n/a
Jones (2, 1 pen ), Smillie
7 August 1989
Yeading H
2–2
n/a
Jenkins , Funnell
9 August 1989
Queens Park Rangers H
1–0
4,667
Gayle
12 August 1989
Wimbledon H
0–1
2,200
14 August 1989
Dartford A
1–2
n/a
Moabi
18 October 1989
Hayes
A
0–3
n/a
11 May 1990
Sheffield United
H
4–2
1,531
Driscoll , Holdsworth , Godfrey , Booker (pen )
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
19 August 1989
Bristol Rovers A
0–1
5,851
2
26 August 1989
Chester City H
1–1
5,153
Evans
3
2 September 1989
Cardiff City A
2–2
3,499
May (2)
4
9 September 1989
Bury H
0–1
5,010
5
16 September 1989
Huddersfield Town A
0–1
5,578
6
23 September 1989
Birmingham City H
0–1
5,386
7
26 September 1989
Crewe Alexandra A
3–2
3,496
Smillie , Jones , Godfrey
8
30 September 1989
Wigan Athletic H
3–1
4,647
Blissett , Holdsworth , May
9
7 October 1989
Bristol City H
0–2
7,421
10
14 October 1989
Preston North End A
2–4
5,956
May , Holdsworth
11
17 October 1989
Bolton Wanderers H
1–2
4,537
Holdsworth
12
21 October 1989
Shrewsbury Town A
0–1
3,073
13
28 October 1989
Fulham H
2–0
7,962
Evans , Smillie
14
31 October 1989
Notts County
A
1–3
4,586
Moncur
15
4 November 1989
Tranmere Rovers H
2–4
5,720
May , Ratcliffe
16
11 November 1989
Blackpool A
0–4
2,512
17
25 November 1989
Northampton Town
A
2–0
3,165
May , Holdsworth
18
3 December 1989
Leyton Orient H
4–3
6,434
Smillie , May , Holdsworth (pen ), Blissett
19
17 December 1989
Mansfield Town H
2–1
5,022
Holdsworth (2)
20
26 December 1989
Reading A
0–1
5,590
21
30 December 1989
Swansea City A
1–2
4,537
Blissett
22
1 January 1990
Walsall H
4–0
5,259
Blissett , Smillie , Holdsworth , Jones
23
6 January 1990
Rotherham United
H
4–2
5,624
Holdsworth (3), Stanislaus
24
12 January 1990
Chester City A
1–1
2,302
Cockram
25
20 January 1990
Bristol Rovers H
2–1
7,414
Ratcliffe , Cadette
26
27 January 1990
Bury A
2–0
2,963
May , Holdsworth
27
10 February 1990
Huddersfield Town H
2–1
6,774
Holdsworth (2)
28
18 February 1990
Leyton Orient
A
1–0
6,572
Holdsworth
29
21 February 1990
Cardiff City
H
0–1
5,174
30
25 February 1990
Northampton Town
H
3–2
6,391
Blissett (2), Holdsworth
31
3 March 1990
Rotherham United
A
1–2
5,603
Blissett
32
6 March 1990
Wigan Athletic
A
1–2
1,938
Blissett
33
10 March 1990
Crewe Alexandra
H
0–2
5,815
34
13 March 1990
Birmingham City A
1–0
8,169
Holdsworth
35
17 March 1990
Bristol City A
0–2
10,813
36
20 March 1990
Preston North End H
2–2
4,673
Holdsworth , Blissett
37
24 March 1990
Bolton Wanderers A
1–0
6,156
Holdsworth
38
31 March 1990
Shrewsbury Town
H
1–1
5,387
Smillie
39
7 April 1990
Notts County
H
0–1
5,105
40
10 April 1990
Fulham A
0–1
6,729
41
14 April 1990
Walsall A
1–2
2,903
Sparham
42
16 April 1990
Reading
H
1–1
5,594
Driscoll
43
21 April 1990
Mansfield Town
A
3–2
2,347
Holdsworth (2, 1 pen ), Blissett
44
28 April 1990
Blackpool H
5–0
4,784
Evans , Cockram , Holdsworth , Driscoll , Blissett
45
2 May 1990
Swansea City H
2–1
4,950
Holdsworth (2)
46
5 May 1990
Tranmere Rovers
A
2–2
5,379
Godfrey , Evans
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
1R
18 November 1989
Colchester United
H
0–1
4,171
Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[ 5] [ 6] Statto
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1989–90 season. Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[ 7] [ 8]
Appearances and goals
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Substitute appearances in brackets. Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[ 9] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[ 9]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Steve Perryman
19 August 1989
5 May 1990
55
22
9
24
0 40.00
46
18
7
21
0 39.13
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 1990
Worst league defeat
4–0 versus Blackpool, 11 November 1989
Most 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 Holdsworth
Top scorer (all competitions)
28, Dean Holdsworth
^ a b c Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 260.
^ a b c d "Brentford results for the 1989–1990 season" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017 .^ Haynes & Coumbe, p. 78.
^ Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City . 7 May 2005. pp. 46–47.^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 262-275.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 412-415.
^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties . Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716 ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 431.
^ Eddie May at Soccerbase^ a b c d e f Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 276-281.
^ Dean Holdsworth at Soccerbase^ John Moncur at Soccerbase^ Keith Branagan at Soccerbase^ Colin Scott at Soccerbase^ "Transfer Out" . www.millwall-history.org.uk . Retrieved 25 June 2022 .^ Andy Ansah at Soccerbase^ Richard Cadette at Soccerbase^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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