List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members

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, Hounslow, 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 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 Lloyd Owusu was the most recent inductee in January 2016.[3]

Key

Playing positions

GK Goalkeeper RB Right back RW Right winger DF Defender HB Half back IF Inside forward DM Defensive midfielder
OL Outside left LB Left back LW Left winger CB Centre back FW Forward FB Full back RM Right midfielder
W Winger MF Midfielder ST Striker WH Wing half AM Attacking midfielder CM Central midfielder LM Left midfielder
U Utility player OR Outside right SW Sweeper LH Left half RH Right half
Symbol Meaning
double-dagger Brentford player or staff member in the 2015–16 season.
(c) Player captained the club.
Player holds a club record.

List of members

NameNationalityPlaying
position(s)
Playing
years
AppearancesGoals Staff position(s) Staff
years
Inducted Notes Ref
Bain, JimmyJimmy Bain (c)  Scotland FB1928–19332012 Assistant manager, manager 1934–1956 2015 [4]
Bateman, ArthurArthur Bateman (c)  England FB1934–19381531 2015 [4]
Blissett, GaryGary Blissett  England FW 1987–1993 291 105 2015 [5]
Booker, BobBob Booker  England MF1978–1988
1991–1993
322 48 Youth team manager 1994–2000 2014 [6]
Bristow, GeorgeGeorge Bristow  England WH1950–19612648 2015 [4]
Brodie, ChicChic Brodie  Scotland GK1963–19712240 2015 [4]
Cakebread, GerryGerry Cakebread  England GK1954–19643740 2015 [4]
Cartmell, JackJack Cartmell  England OL1919–1921662 Trainer 1926–1955 2015 [4]
Charlton, ArthurArthur Charlton  England n/a 1892–1898 n/a n/a 2015 [4]
Coote, KenKen Coote (c)  England FB1949–196455914 n/a [4]
Curtis, HarryHarry Curtis  England Manager 1926–1949 2015 [4]
Evans, TerryTerry Evans (c)  England CB1985–199328530 2014 [7]
Francis, GeorgeGeorge Francis  England CF1955–1961
1961–1962
280136 2014 [nb 1] [8]
Gayle, MarcusMarcus Gayle  Jamaica FW1989–1994
2005–2006
23028 2015 [nb 2] [4]
Gelson, PeterPeter Gelson  England CB1961–197451618 2014 [6]
Gorman, BillBill Gorman Ireland Ireland
 Ireland
FB1938–19491440 2015 [4]
Graham, JackieJackie Graham  Scotland MF1970–198040940 2013 [9]
Halliday, FredFred Halliday  England Manager, secretary 1908–1926 2015 [4]
Hawley, AlanAlan Hawley (c)  England RB1962–19743454 Youth team coach 2013 [9]
Hendren, PatsyPatsy Hendren  England FB1908–192715818 2015 [4]
Holder, PhilPhil Holder  England Assistant manager, manager 1987–1993 2012 [2]
Holdsworth, DeanDean Holdsworth  England FW1988
1989–1992
14576 2013 [nb 3] [10]
Holliday, JackJack Holliday  England CF1932–1939222121 Reserve team manager 1944–1961 2015 [4]
Hopkins, IdrisIdris Hopkins  Wales RW1932–194731480 Inaugural [2]
Horne, KenKen Horne  England WH/FB1950–19602391 Youth team coach, scout 1970s 2015 [11]
James, JoeJoe James (c)  England CB1931–19392552 Inaugural [2]
Jay, JimmyJimmy Jay  England WH1903–1908
1909–1910
3228 2015 [4]
Jones, AllanAllan Jones  Wales FB1963–19702813 2015 [4]
Lane, JackJack Lane (c)  England IF1925–193123486 2015 [4]
MacDonald, MalkyMalky MacDonald  Scotland RB1946–1949931 Manager 1957–1965 Inaugural [2]
McCulloch, DaveDave McCulloch  Scotland CF1935–193812490 2015 [4]
Millen, KeithKeith Millen  England CB1984–199438020 2014 [6]
Monk, FredFred Monk  England RB1948–195421949 Trainer 1957–1965 2015 [4]
Muttitt, ErnestErnest Muttitt  England U1933–19399425 2015 [4]
Nelmes, AlanAlan Nelmes  England CB1967–19763502 2014 [6]
O'Connor, KevinKevin O'Connor (c) double-dagger  Ireland U2000201450144 Development Squad assistant coach, Development Squad head coach 2015– 2015 [nb 4] [4]
Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu  Ghana FW 1998–2002
2005–2007
250 87 2016 [3]
Rainford, JohnnyJohnny Rainford  England IF1953–196232449 2015 [4]
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes  England FB1908–1915205n/a Manager 1912–1915 2015 [nb 5] [4]
Ross, BobbyBobby Ross (c)  Scotland IF1966–197232363 2013 [9]
Salman, DanisDanis Salman  England DF1975–19853718 2014 [nb 6] [6]
Scott, BillyBilly Scott  England IF1932–194729686 2015 [4]
Smith, LesLes Smith  England LW1936–1939
1952
787 2015 [4]
Towers, JimJim Towers  England FW1954–1961282163 ♠ 2015 [4]
Underwood, TosherTosher Underwood  England OF1902–1908n/an/a 2015 [nb 7] [4]

Notes

  1. Briefly signed for Queens Park Rangers between his two spells as a player.
  2. Capped by England at U17 level.
  3. Joined on loan from Watford in October 1988 and returned to sign permanently in September 1989.
  4. Capped by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.
  5. Figure includes Southern League appearances only. Including all competitive appearances, Rhodes played more than 400 matches.
  6. Capped by England at U18 level.
  7. Underwood made almost 200 senior appearances.

References

  1. 1 2 "Football Club History Database - Brentford". fchd.info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brentford FC Former Players' Association » Hall of fame". www.brentfordfcformerplayers.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. 1 2 "Lloyd Owusu to be inducted into the Brentford FC Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. 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 Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  5. "Gary Blissett in emotional tribute to Martin Lange after Hall of Fame induction". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Wickham, Chris. "Bob Booker, Peter Gelson, Keith Millen, Alan Nelmes and Danis Salman honoured at Brentford FC 125 Year Anniversary Dinner". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  7. Wickham, Chris. "Former Brentford captain Terry Evans added to Club's Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  8. Wickham, Chris. "GEORGE FRANCIS ADDED TO HALL OF FAME". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  9. 1 2 3 Chapman, Mark. "TRIO ADDED TO BRENTFORD FC HALL OF FAME". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  10. Wickham, Chris. "DEAN 'HONOURED' TO BE IN HALL OF FAME". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  11. Chapman, Mark. "Ken Horne inducted into Brentford FC Hall of Fame". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
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