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2016–17 Brentford F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Brentford's 127th year in existence and third consecutive season in the Championship.[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Brentford
2016–17 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanCliff Crown
Head CoachDean Smith
StadiumGriffin Park
Championship10th
FA CupFourth round
(vs. Chelsea)
League CupFirst round
(vs. Exeter City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Lasse Vibe (15 goals)
All: Lasse Vibe (16 goals)
Highest home attendance12,052 (vs Fulham, 4 November 2016)
Lowest home attendance7,537 (vs Eastleigh, 7 January 2017)
Average home league attendance10,467

Season review edit

July edit

Brentford began the 2016–17 season with various transfers. Captain Jake Bidwell joined arch-rivals Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on 1 July.[2] However, on the same day, Brentford also brought in three new players: Dan Bentley, John Egan, and Romaine Sawyers after their contracts at their respective clubs expired.[3][4][5] On 8 July, defender Jack O'Connell joined Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.[6] Later that day, Brentford kicked off their first pre-season friendly against Boreham Wood. A late Lewis Macleod header could not prevent defeat for the Bees as they lost 2–1.[7] On 9 July, Brentford travelled to Germany for a 7-day pre-season training camp. During their time there, Brentford played VfL Bochum and won 1–0 thanks to a first half Scott Hogan goal.[8] On 19 July, goalkeeper David Button joined local rivals Fulham for an undisclosed fee.[9] Brentford continued their pre-season with a trip to Wycombe Wanderers. New signing Egan scored his first goal for the club before the break but Dayle Southwell equalised with a header in the second half, leaving the final score as 1–1.[10] The first home game of the season was against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 23 July. On a very hot day, Brentford took the lead after Alexander Ring inadvertently headed the ball into his own net in the second half. However, minutes later, Brentford conceded an equaliser from Róbert Pich to make the score 1–1.[11] Just three days later, Brentford welcomed Peterborough United to Griffin Park. Paul Taylor scored for the Posh early on after a Tom Field mistake, but despite dominating the rest of the game, Brentford could not beat the opposition goalkeeper.[12] On 30 July, Brentford announced the season-long loan of Callum Elder from Leicester City as a replacement for Bidwell at left back.[13] Elder made his first appearance for the club in a testimonial match against Millwall to honour former captain Tony Craig. The match finished 1–1 after Yoann Barbet's early free kick was cancelled out by Steve Morison's header.[14] Brentford's pre-season concluded with only one win from six matches.

August edit

Forward Lasse Vibe was called up for Denmark in the 2016 Summer Olympics and so would miss Brentford's first few games of the season.[15] Brentford began their Championship campaign away to Huddersfield Town where they finished their previous season. Elias Kachunga put the hosts in front in the first half with Nico Yennaris equalising after coming off the bench in the second half. However, substitute Kasey Palmer scored the winner after a good Bentley save.[16] On 8 August, midfielder Akaki Gogia joined Dynamo Dresden on a season long loan.[17] The following day, Brentford announced the signing of Emmanuel Ledesma, who had been training with The Bees during pre-season, on a non-contract basis.[18] He was available for the EFL Cup First round tie against League Two side Exeter City. In a disappointing display, Brentford suffered a 1–0 defeat after extra time thanks to a good Ryan Harley finish from inside the penalty box.[19] Brentford made amends with a convincing 2–0 victory against Ipswich Town with Egan scoring both goals on his home competitive debut and also Sam Saunders' 200th competitive game for the club.[20] Brentford's second home league game of the season finished 1–0 against Nottingham Forest. Hogan scored his first goal of the season after Stephen Henderson saved his and Macleod's earlier efforts. Despite going a man down, Forest finished the game on top, with Bentley keeping out a last minute one-on-one effort from Britt Assombalonga to secure all three points.[21] Vibe returned to Brentford's lineup in their next game against Rotherham United. While Brentford had played some promising football, they could not unlock the opposition defence and succumbed to a 1–0 defeat after conceding a dubious Danny Ward goal which had appeared offside.[22] A week later, Brentford hosted Sheffield Wednesday at Griffin Park. Wednesday dominated the first half and was unlucky to not be ahead by half-time. It would be Brentford that broke the deadlock first in the second half after a clearance by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood cannoned off the onrushing Vibe and bounced into the net. Both teams went down to 10 men after David Jones received a second yellow card for dissent while the goalscorer Vibe also received a second yellow card. In the dying minutes, and with Brentford camped outside their box, Wednesday equalised as Sam Hutchinson headed in a Barry Bannan free kick.[23]

It was a busy transfer deadline day for Brentford with one departure and two new arrivals. Ledesma left the club to join Greek side Panetolikos after being informed that he would not be offered a contract.[24] Left back Rico Henry joined from Dean Smith's previous club Walsall on a five-year contract for an initial fee of £1.5 million that could rise to over £5 million in add-ons.[25] Winger Sullay Kaikai joined on loan from Crystal Palace until the end of the season.[26] Also on transfer deadline day, midfielder Ryan Woods signed a new four-year contract to extend his stay until 2020.[27]

September edit

After the international break, Brentford travelled down to the south coast to play Brighton & Hove Albion. In a hard-fought match, Hogan scored his first goal after racing away from the Brighton back line to slot home in the first half. Brentford's defence had to work hard to shut out the Seagulls with Egan having to clear a header off the line. Hogan's left foot finish high into the net from an angle made sure the Bees took home the three points.[28] On 14 September, Brentford travelled to Villa Park to face Aston Villa for the first time in over 60 years.[29] Villa appeared to be coasting to a win after new signing Jonathan Kodjia fired in a stunning curler in the first half but Brentford dug deep and, in the 88th minute, Egan fired in the equaliser with the help of two deflections to give Brentford a share of the points.[30] Brentford then returned to Griffin Park to face Preston North End. It was a tight match in the first half with Hogan's left foot finish after Sawyers' through ball the only goal separating the two sides at the break. However, Preston collapsed after Dean fired in from a corner. The Lilywhites had to finish the game with 10 men when Marnick Vermijl was forced off due to injury with all their substitutions having already been made. Preston conceded 3 goals in almost as many minutes with Hogan completing his hat-trick and Chris Humphrey scoring an own goal. The match ended 5–0 to the Bees.[31] Brentford's next match was against Wolverhampton Wanderers which finished 3–1 against the Bees. João Teixeira scored a brace with the first one coming after Josh McEachran was dispossessed in the Wolves half and the second one a free kick that found its way into the net after a dubious decision by the referee to penalise Woods. Kaikai's first goal for the club was not enough to rescue a point for the visitors as Ivan Cavaleiro slotted under Bentley late on.[32] Brentford's impressive home form continued with a 4–1 drubbing of Reading. Josh Clarke scored his first goal for the Bees after a lovely passing move with Vibe adding to the scoreline just before half-time. After the break, Maxime Colin also netted his first goal for the club with a high finish from an angle. Yann Kermorgant gave Reading some hope with a converted penalty after Yennaris tripped Stephen Quinn but it was not to be for the R's as Hogan netted his 7th goal of the season after McEachran's cute pass on the edge of the box.[33]

Hogan won the Championship Player of the Month award for September after scoring 6 goals in 5 matches.[34]

October edit

Brentford extended their home unbeaten run to 10 games with a goalless draw against Wigan Athletic.[35] After the international break, Brentford made the journey north-east to face promotion favourites Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark nodded in the opener with Dwight Gayle also scoring within the first quarter of an hour as well as early in the second half. While Hogan netted his 8th goal of the season, it only proved to be a consolation to a much better side.[36] Brentford's next match came against Derby County where a solid defensive display meant the game finished 0–0.[37] On 20 October, midfielder Alan McCormack was charged for "using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official" which "included a reference to gender" during a Cardiff City match in April. McCormack was suspended for five matches and fined £6,000 as well as being ordered to attend a training course.[38] Brentford celebrated their 4000th English Football League match at Griffin Park against Barnsley but failed to win against the South Yorkshire club. Adam Armstrong's placed finish after Barbet's attempted clearance following a free kick gave Barnsley the lead in the first half. Sam Winnall tapped home after Ryan Kent's shot rebounded off the inside of the post to secure the win.[39] Brentford travelled to Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers in the first West London derby of the season. Clarke wriggled around the defenders in the box from McEachran's pass and slotted the ball under goalkeeper Alex Smithies just before half-time to give the Bees the lead. Brentford doubled their lead after Colin found Sawyers free on the edge of the box. With a wonderful first time, left foot finish, Sawyers grabbed the winner in what was a well deserved 2–0 victory.[40] Shortly after the goal, Macleod was stretchered off with a knee injury. It was later found that it was a significant injury which would require surgery and that Macleod would be out of action for the rest of the season.[41]

November edit

Brentford hosted Fulham for another West London derby, a week after defeating Queens Park Rangers. The Bees could not find the form they showed against Q.P.R. as they suffered a 2–0 defeat. Sone Aluko tapped in the opening goal in the first half after his initial shot was saved by Bentley. Button, who had left Brentford for Fulham in the summer, was rarely tested in goal. As Brentford were pushing for an equaliser, Tom Cairney scored Fulham's second goal on the break late into stoppage time to seal defeat for the Bees.[42] After the international break, Brentford travelled to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers. It was a frantic match with Hogan scoring within the first minute before Danny Graham scored twice in quick succession to bring the match into Blackburn's favour. Hogan scored his second soon after to level the score but a deflection from Dean into his own net proved to be the winner as Blackburn won 3–2.[43] Brentford's dismal November continued back at Griffin Park against Birmingham City. Despite dominating the game, Brentford fell to a 2–1 defeat after a penalty from former Bee Clayton Donaldson and a goal from Ryan Shotton midway through the second half. Blues' keeper Tomasz Kuszczak had a fine game with a string of good saves while Vibe had a shot blocked on the line. Hogan's header was merely a consolation goal as Brentford finished November with no points from 3 games.[44][45]

New crest edit

On 10 November, Brentford announced their new crest that would be used from the start of the 2017/18 season. Featuring a circular crest and a more modern, clean look, the design was loosely based on the crest used from 1972 to 1975.[46]

Transfers & loans edit

Transfers in edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 GK   Dan Bentley   Southend United Compensation [3]
1 July 2016 DF   Jarvis Edobor   Chalfont St Peter n/a [47]
1 July 2016 DF   John Egan   Gillingham Compensation [4]
1 July 2016 GK   Dominic Kurasik   Stoke City Free [47]
1 July 2016 GK   Dimi Kyriatzis   Henley Town Free [47]
1 July 2016 MF   Romaine Sawyers   Walsall Free [5]
1 July 2016 DF   Lukas Talbro   Odense n/a [47]
14 July 2016 FW   Marc Río   FC Barcelona Free [48]
18 July 2016 FW   Justin Shaibu   Køge Undisclosed [49]
6 August 2016 DF   Ilias Chatzitheodoridis   Arsenal Free [50]
9 August 2016 MF   Emmanuel Ledesma   Rotherham United Non-contract [18]
31 August 2016 DF   Rico Henry   Walsall £1,500,000 [51]
1 September 2016 MF   Raphael Assibey-Mensah   1. FSV Mainz 05 Free [52]
10 January 2017 FW   Henrik Johansson   Halmstad Undisclosed [53]
27 January 2017 MF   Florian Jozefzoon   PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed [54]
31 January 2017 FW   Jan Novak   NK Krka Undisclosed [55]
31 January 2017 MF   Sergi Canós   Norwich City Undisclosed [56]
14 March 2017 FW   Joe Hardy   Manchester City Undisclosed [57]

Loans in edit

Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name Parent Club End date Ref.
30 July 2016 DF   Callum Elder   Leicester City 31 January 2017 [13]
31 August 2016 MF   Sullay Kaikai   Crystal Palace 2 January 2017 [26]

Transfers out edit

Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 DF   Jake Bidwell   Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [2]
8 July 2016 DF   Jack O'Connell   Sheffield United Undisclosed [6]
19 July 2016 GK   David Button   Fulham Undisclosed [9]
20 January 2017 MF   Sam Saunders   Wycombe Wanderers Free [58]
31 January 2017 FW   Scott Hogan   Aston Villa Undisclosed [59]

Loans out edit

Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Ref.
8 August 2016 MF   Akaki Gogia   Dynamo Dresden End of season [17]
1 January 2017 DF   Manny Onariase   Cheltenham Town End of season [60]
20 January 2017 MF   Jan Holldack   Wuppertaler SV End of season [61]

Players released edit

Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
31 August 2016 MF   Emmanuel Ledesma   Panetolikos 31 August 2016 [24]
25 February 2017 DF   Nathan Fox   Cray Wanderers 25 February 2017 [62]
30 June 2017 FW   Luke Dunn   Walton & Hersham n/a [63]
30 June 2017 MF   James Ferry   Stevenage 1 July 2017 [64]
30 June 2017 FW   Seika Jatta Free agent [63]
30 June 2017 GK   Dominic Kurasik   Colchester United 31 July 2017 [63]
30 June 2017 GK   Dimi Kyriatzis   Hayes & Yeading United 14 October 2017 [63]
30 June 2017 MF   Kyjuon Marsh-Brown   Bedford Town 1 September 2017 [63]
30 June 2017 DF   Alan McCormack   Luton Town 1 July 2017 [65]
30 June 2017 FW   Danny Parish   Concord Rangers September 2017 [63]
30 June 2017 FW   Marc Río   UA Horta July 2017 [63]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) Friendly Boreham Wood 2–1 Brentford Borehamwood
19:30 BST Andrade   17'
Clifford   60'		 Report Macleod   87' Stadium: Meadow Park
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly VfL Bochum 0–1 Brentford Bochum, Germany
19:00 CEST Report Hogan   36' Stadium: Ruhrstadion
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Brentford High Wycombe
19:45 BST Southwell   77' Report Egan   39' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,338
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Brentford 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Brentford, London
15:00 BST Ring   47' (o.g.) Report Pich   53' Stadium: Griffin Park
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Brentford 0–1 Peterborough United Brentford, London
19:45 BST Report P. Taylor   3' Stadium: Griffin Park
Referee: Gavin Ward
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Testimonial Millwall 1–1 Brentford Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST Morison   28' Report Barbet   6' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 1,951
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) Friendly Leyton Orient XI 0–2 Brentford XI Leyton, London
Report Hofmann  
McCormack   pen.'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road

Championship edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 10 18 75 65  +10 64 11 5 7 42 25  +17 7 5 11 33 40  −7

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: Brentford F.C.

Results and position by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWWLDWDWLWDLDLWLLLLWWLDDWLLWDLLWWDWLLWWWLWDWDL
Position171268148869579811111214161815141414151415151313151514131412141414121212111191010
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Brentford F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Norwich City 46 20 10 16 85 69 +16 70
9 Derby County 46 18 13 15 54 50 +4 67
10 Brentford 46 18 10 18 75 65 +10 64
11 Preston North End 46 16 14 16 64 63 +1 62
12 Cardiff City 46 17 11 18 60 61 −1 62
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.


Matches edit

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[66]

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Brentford Huddersfield
15:00 BST Kachunga   50'
Hudson   71'
Palmer   79'		 Report McEachran   37'
Yennaris   77'		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 18,479
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 Brentford 2–0 Ipswich Town Brentford, London
15:00 BST Egan   48', 56' Report Webster   38' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Steve Martin
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3 Brentford 1–0 Nottingham Forest Brentford, London
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,004
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Rotherham United 1–0 Brentford Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report Colin   75' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,367
Referee: James Adcock
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Brentford 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Brentford Brighton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,388
Referee: Scott Duncan
14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) 7 Aston Villa 1–1 Brentford Birmingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,752
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8 Brentford 5–0 Preston North End Brentford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,920
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Brentford Wolverhampton
15:00 BST João Teixeira   47', 57'
Saïss   74'
Ivan Cavaleiro   90+3'		 Report Colin   35'
Sawyers   37'
Kaikai   67'
Dean   76'
Woods   90+4'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,637
Referee: Andy Davies
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 10 Brentford 4–1 Reading Brentford, London
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,679
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 Brentford 0–0 Wigan Athletic Brentford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,547
Referee: Andy Woolmer
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 12 Newcastle United 3–1 Brentford Newcastle
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,885
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 13 Derby County 0–0 Brentford Derby
19:45 BST Bryson   67' Report Hogan   60' Stadium: Priide Park
Attendance: 26,707
Referee: Scott Duncan
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 14 Brentford 0–2 Barnsley Brentford, London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,417
Referee: James Lilington
28 October 2016 15 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Brentford Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 16,888
Referee: James Adcock
4 November 2016 16 Brentford 0–2 Fulham Brentford
19:45 GMT Dean   83'
Bjelland   89'
Vibe   90+5'		 Report McDonald   27'
Aluko   36'
Cairney   90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,052
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 November 2016 17 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Brentford Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,506
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
26 November 2016 18 Brentford 1–2 Birmingham City Brentford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,925
Referee: Andy Madley
3 December 2016 19 Norwich City 5–0 Brentford Norwich
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,076
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
10 December 2016 20 Brentford 2–1 Burton Albion Brentford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: David Coote
13 December 2016 21 Bristol City 0–1 Brentford Bristol
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 16,444
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 December 2016 22 Leeds United 1–0 Brentford Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,134
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2016 23 Brentford 2–2 Cardiff City Brentford
13:00 GMT Bjelland   23'
Hogan   73'
Dean   75'
Kaikai   83', 90+1'		 Report Whittingham   24' (pen.)   31'
Gunnarsson   73'
Zohore   89'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,098
Referee: Simon Hooper
31 December 2016 24 Brentford 0–0 Norwich City Brentford
17:30 GMT McEachran   32'
Barbet   87'
Dean   90+3'		 Report Brady   80'
Tettey   90+5'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,377
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 January 2017 25 Birmingham City 1–3 Brentford Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: James Adcock
14 January 2017 26 Brentford 1–2 Newcastle United Brentford
15:00 GMT Vibe   52'   81' Report Gayle   20'
Dummett   31'
Murphy   79'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,435
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
21 January 2017 27 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Brentford Wigan
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,244
Referee: James Adcock
31 January 2017 28 Brentford 3–0 Aston Villa Brentford, London
19:45 GMT
Report Hourihane   74' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,016
Referee: David Coote
5 February 2017 29 Brentford 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford, London
15:00 GMT Jota   15'
Dean   22'
Vibe   57'
McEachran   64'
Kerschbaumer   90+2'   90+4'		 Report Sidwell   64'
March   75'
Duffy   78'
Bruno   90+6'
Hemed   90+7'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,433
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
11 February 2017 30 Preston North End 4–2 Brentford Preston
15:00 GMT McGeady   18', 76'
Robinson   52'
Horgan   77'		 Report Field   12'
Colin   29'   89'
McEachran   57'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,130
Referee: Tony Harrington
14 February 2017 31 Reading 3–2 Brentford Reading
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 February 2017 32 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Brentford Sheffield
19:45 GMT Forestieri   41'   90+3' Report Egan   35'
Dean   44'   90+4'
Sawyers   76'
Yennaris   84'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,014
Referee: Darren Bond
25 February 2017 33 Brentford 4–2 Rotherham United Brentford, London
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,918
Referee: Andy Davies
4 March 2017 34 Ipswich Town 1–1 Brentford Ipswich
15:00 GMT Huws   26' Report Yennaris   44' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,863
Referee: Scott Duncan
7 March 2017 35 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Brentford West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Ward   38'
Cash   66'
Brereton   82'
Clough   90+3'		 Report Vibe   17', 55'
Henry   63'
Jota   68'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,903
Referee: Tim Robinson
11 March 2017 36 Brentford 0–1 Huddersfield Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT Dean   38' Report van La Parra   28' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,278
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 March 2017 37 Brentford 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford, London
19:45 GMT Colin   31'
Egan   34'
Canós   51'		 Report Batth   74'
Doherty   86'
Costa   89'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 8,732
Referee: Keith Stroud
18 March 2017 38 Burton Albion 3–5 Brentford Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Sordell   21', 23'
Woodrow   41'		 Report Canós   10', 61'
Vibe   51', 85'
Jota   67'   86'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Andy Madley
1 April 2017 39 Brentford 2–0 Bristol City Brentford, London
15:00 BST Canós   18'
Vibe   26'		 Report Bryan   12'
O'Neil   35'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,360
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 April 2017 40 Brentford 2–0 Leeds United Brentford, London
19:45 BST Sawyers   18'   84'
Vibe   34'
McCormack   74'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,759
Referee: David Coote
8 April 2017 41 Cardiff City 2–1 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 BST Whittingham   39'   76'
Morrison   47'
Hoilett   88'		 Report Canós   42' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,861
Referee: Darren Bond
14 April 2017 42 Brentford 4–0 Derby County Brentford, London
15:00 BST Vibe   32', 82'
Woods   51'
Barbet   61'
Jota   70', 90'		 Report Baird   31'
Johnson   50'
Olsson   72'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,133
Referee: Tim Robinson
17 April 2017 43 Barnsley 1–1 Brentford Barnsley
15:00 BST Watkins   28'
MacDonald   60'		 Report Jozefzoon   41'
Jota   47'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,935
Referee: Robert Jones
22 April 2017 44 Brentford 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Brentford, London
15:00 BST Barbet   31'
Jota   60' (pen.), 64'   65'		 Report Freeman   42'
Perch   47'
Lynch   60'   62'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,888
Referee: James Adcock
29 April 2017 45 Fulham 1–1 Brentford Fulham, London
15:00 BST Cairney   8'   45'+2'
Johansen   90+2'		 Report Yennaris   34' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,594
Referee: Darren Bond
7 May 2017 46 Brentford 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Brentford, London
12:00 BST Vibe   56'
Dean   78'   83'		 Report Mulgrew   10'
Guthrie   16'
Conway   78'   83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,969
Referee: Tony Harrington

League Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

On 22 June 2015, Brentford were beaten 1:0 by Exeter City in the first round of the EFL Cup.[67]

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round Exeter City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Brentford Exeter
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,633
Referee: Kevin Johnson

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
7 January 2017 Third round Brentford 5–1 Eastleigh Brentford, London
15:00 GMT Barbet   9' (pen.)
Field   17', 38'
Vibe   23'
McEachran   31'
Sawyers   45+2'		 Report Stack   6'
Obileye   29'
Reason   43'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,537
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 January 2017 Fourth round Chelsea 4–0 Brentford Fulham, London
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,042
Referee: Michael Oliver

First team squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2016–17 season.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Dan Bentley   GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 23) Southend United 2016
16 Jack Bonham   GK (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 22) Watford 2013
34 Dominic Kurasik   GK (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 19) Stoke City 2016
37 Ellery Balcombe   GK (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2016
Defenders
2 Maxime Colin   RB (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 24) RSC Anderlecht 2015
5 Andreas Bjelland   CB / LB (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 28) FC Twente 2015
6 Harlee Dean   CB (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 25) Southampton 2012
14 John Egan   CB (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (aged 23) Gillingham 2016
22 Rico Henry   LB (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 19) Walsall 2016
29 Yoann Barbet   CB / LB (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 23) Chamois Niortais 2015
30 Tom Field   LB (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2015
35 Ilias Chatzitheodoridis   LB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 18) Arsenal 2016
36 Manny Onariase   CB (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 (aged 19) West Ham United 2016 Loaned to Cheltenham Town
38 Chris Mepham   CB (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016
Midfielders
4 Lewis Macleod   LM / AM (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22) Rangers 2015
8 Nico Yennaris   CM (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 23) Arsenal 2014
10 Josh McEachran   CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) Chelsea 2015
12 Alan McCormack   CM / RB (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 32) Swindon Town 2013
15 Ryan Woods   CM (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 22) Shrewsbury Town 2015
17 Konstantin Kerschbaumer   CM / AM (1992-07-01)1 July 1992 (aged 24) Admira Wacker Mödling 2015
18 Alan Judge   AM / LM (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 27) Blackburn Rovers 2014
19 Romaine Sawyers   AM / CM (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 24) Walsall 2016
20 Josh Clarke   RW / RB (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 22) Academy 2013
23 Jota   AM / RM (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 25) Celta de Vigo 2014 Loaned to SD Eibar
24 Akaki Gogia   AM / LM (1992-01-18)18 January 1992 (aged 24) Hallescher FC 2015 Loaned to Dynamo Dresden
31 Jan Holldack   CM / CB / RB (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 20) 1. FC Köln 2015 Loaned to Wuppertaler SV
32 Reece Cole   CM (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016
39 Zain Westbrooke   CM (1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 19) Academy 2015
47 Sergi Canós   RW / LW (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 19) Norwich City 2017
Forwards
7 Florian Jozefzoon   RW / LW (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 25) PSV Eindhoven 2017
11 Philipp Hofmann   ST (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 23) 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2015
21 Lasse Vibe   ST / RW (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 29) IFK Göteborg 2015
33 Justin Shaibu   ST (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 18) HB Køge 2016
Players who departed mid-season
3 Callum Elder   LB (1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 21) Leicester City 2016 Returned to Leicester City after loan
7 Sam Saunders   RM (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 32) Dagenham & Redbridge 2009 Transferred to Wycombe Wanderers
9 Scott Hogan   ST (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 24) Rochdale 2014 Transferred to Aston Villa
25 Sullay Kaikai   RM / LM (1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 20) Crystal Palace 2016 Returned to Crystal Palace after loan
26 Emmanuel Ledesma   AM / LM / RM (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 28) Rotherham United 2016 Non-contract

Source: soccerbase.com
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Coaching staff edit

Last updated 8 December 2016

Role
Dean Smith Head Coach
Richard O'Kelly Assistant Head Coach
Thomas Frank Assistant Head Coach
Bartek Sylwestrzak Technical Coach
Vacant[68] Performance Psychologist
Simon Royce Goalkeeping Coach
Luke Stopforth Head of Analysis
Daryl Martin Physiotherapist
Richard Clarke Physiotherapist
Chris Haslam Head of Athletic Performance
Tom Perryman Conditioning Coach
James Purdue Conditioning Coach
Neil Greig Head of Medical
Bob Oteng Kit Logistics Manager

Kit edit

On 22 July, the kit for the 2016–17 season was revealed. The kit sponsor was changed from matchbook.com, the previous season's sponsor, to 888sport, an online bookmaker. Adidas remained as the kit supplier.[69][70]

Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): 888sport, University of West London

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Source: brentfordfc.co.uk

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

 
Nico Yennaris was an ever-present for Brentford during the season.

Last Updated 7 May 2017

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Dan Bentley 47 0 45+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   FRA Maxime Colin 40 4 38+0 4 2+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF   SCO Lewis Macleod 13 0 10+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   DEN Andreas Bjelland 29 0 25+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Harlee Dean 45 3 42+0 3 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF   SUR Florian Jozefzoon 19 1 6+13 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   CHN Nico Yennaris 49 6 39+7 6 2+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF   ENG Josh McEachran 29 0 14+13 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   GER Philipp Hofmann 11 0 0+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 MF   EIR Alan McCormack 12 0 2+9 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF   EIR John Egan 37 4 34+0 4 2+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF   ENG Ryan Woods 45 0 42+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
16 GK   EIR Jack Bonham 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF   AUT Konstantin Kerschbaumer 21 1 9+11 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF   EIR Alan Judge 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   SKN Romaine Sawyers 45 3 39+4 2 2+0 1 0+0 0
20 MF   ENG Josh Clarke 32 2 19+11 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
21 FW   DEN Lasse Vibe 36 16 30+4 15 2+0 1 0+0 0
22 DF   ENG Rico Henry 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   ESP Jota 23 12 19+2 12 0+2 0 0+0 0
29 DF   FRA Yoann Barbet 24 2 14+8 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
30 DF   EIR Tom Field 17 3 13+2 1 1+0 2 1+0 0
31 MF   GER Jan Holldack 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF   ENG Reece Cole 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   DEN Justin Shaibu 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 GK   AUS Dominic Kurasik 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF   GRE Ilias Chatzitheodoridis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF   ENG Manny Onariase 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 GK   ENG Ellery Balcombe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF   WAL Chris Mepham 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
39 MF   ENG Zain Westbrooke 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 FW   ESP Sergi Canós 18 4 13+5 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   AUS Callum Elder 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Sam Saunders 9 0 3+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW   IRL Scott Hogan 27 14 25+0 14 0+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF   SLE Sullay Kaikai 18 3 6+12 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   ARG Emmanuel Ledesma 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Goalscorers edit

 
Lasse Vibe was this season's top goalscorer with 16 goals.
No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
21 FW Lasse Vibe 15 1 0 16
9 FW Scott Hogan 14 0 0 14
23 MF Jota 12 0 0 12
8 MF Nico Yennaris 6 0 0 6
2 DF Maxime Colin 4 0 0 4
14 DF John Egan 4 0 0 4
47 FW Sergi Canós 4 0 0 4
6 DF Harlee Dean 3 0 0 3
19 MF Romaine Sawyers 2 1 0 3
25 MF Sullay Kaikai 3 0 0 3
30 DF Tom Field 1 2 0 3
20 MF Josh Clarke 2 0 0 2
29 DF Yoann Barbet 1 1 0 2
7 MF Florian Jozefzoon 1 0 0 1
17 MF Konstantin Kerschbaumer 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 75 5 0 80

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Disciplinary record edit

Last Updated 7 May 2017

No. Pos Player    
6 DF Harlee Dean 12 1
21 FW Lasse Vibe 3 1
15 MF Ryan Woods 8 0
2 DF Maxime Colin 7 0
10 MF Josh McEachran 7 0
14 DF John Egan 7 0
8 MF Nico Yennaris 6 0
19 MF Romaine Sawyers 6 0
5 DF Andreas Bjelland 5 0
9 FW Scott Hogan 3 0
12 MF Alan McCormack 3 0
23 MF Jota 3 0
29 DF Yoann Barbet 2 0
47 FW Sergi Canós 2 0
1 GK Dan Bentley 1 0
7 MF Sam Saunders 1 0
17 MF Konstantin Kerschbaumer 1 0
21 FW Lasse Vibe 1 0
22 DF Rico Henry 1 0
30 DF Tom Field 1 0
Totals 80 2

Source: brentfordfc.co.uk Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Dean Smith   30 November 2015 present 49 19 10 20 038.78 46 18 10 18 039.13

Summary edit

Games played 49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won 19 (18 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn 10 (10 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 20 (18 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 80 (75 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded 71 (65 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Clean sheets 13 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards 80 (75 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Red cards 2 (2 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline (12 yellows and 1 red) Harlee Dean
Biggest league win 5–0 (vs Preston North End)
Worst league defeat 0–5 (vs Norwich City)
Most appearances 49 Nico Yennaris
Top scorer (league) 15 Lasse Vibe
Top scorer (all competitions) 16 Lasse Vibe
Hat Tricks 2 Scott Hogan (vs Preston North End) & Jota (vs Rotherham United)

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