List of Brentford F.C. international players

Republic of Ireland midfielder Alan Judge is the latest Brentford player to make his full international debut.

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 won a full international cap during their time with Brentford are listed below.

Records and notable players

Joe Connor was the first Brentford player to be capped at international level, playing and scoring for Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Scotland in March 1903.^[2] John Buttigieg is Brentford and Malta's most-capped international, winning 22 of his 97 caps while a Brentford player.^[3][4] Idris Hopkins scored the most international goals while a Brentford player, with two for Wales.^[5] No player has ever played in a World Cup or European Championship finals while contracted to Brentford.

Key

• Appearance and goal totals include all FIFA-sanctioned matches. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
• Statistics are correct as of matches played 29 March 2016.

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
	Brentford player in the 2015–16 season.
*	Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league.
(c)	Player captained their national team.

Players

Player		Position	International years	Caps	Goals	Brentford years	Caps while with Brentford	Goals while with Brentford	Notes	Ref
Hurdle, GusGus Hurdle	Barbados	RB	1996–2000	6	0	1993–1998	2	0		[6]
Thompson, NiallNiall Thompson	Canada	ST	1993–2000	9	2	1998	1	0		[7]
Vibe, LasseLasse Vibe	Denmark	FW	2014–	10	1	2015–	1	0		[8]
Scott, BillyBilly Scott	England	IF	1936	1	0	1932–1947	1	0		[9]
Smith, LesLes Smith	England	LW	1939	1	0	1936–1945 1952–1953	1	0		[10]
O'Shaughnessy, DanielDaniel O'Shaughnessy	Finland	CB	2016–	2	0	2014–	2	0		[11]
Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	Ghana	ST	2005–2006	2	0	1998–2002 2005–2007	2	0		[12]
Hreiðarsson, HermannHermann Hreiðarsson (c)	Iceland	CB	1996–2011	89	5	1998–1999	12	1		[13]
Ingimarsson, ÍvarÍvar Ingimarsson	Iceland	CB	1998–2007	30	0	1999–2002	3	0		[14]
Skúlason, Ólafur IngiÓlafur Ingi Skúlason *	Iceland	LW	2003–	28	1	2005–2006	1	0		[15]
Connor, JoeJoe Connor	Ireland	IR	1903–1904	3	1	1902–1903	1	0		[16]
Shanks, TommyTommy Shanks	Ireland	FW	1903–1905	3	0	1901–1903 1904–1906	1	0		[17]
Bean, MarcusMarcus Bean *	Jamaica	MF	2011	1	0	2008–2012	1	0		[18]
Burton, DeonDeon Burton	Jamaica	ST	1997–2009	56	12	2004–2005	1	0		[19]
Lawrence, JamieJamie Lawrence	Jamaica	CM	2000–2004	24	1	2004–2005	4	0		[20]
Buttigieg, JohnJohn Buttigieg	Malta	SW	1984–2000	97	1	1988–1991	22	0		[3]
Smith, TommyTommy Smith * (c)	New Zealand	CB	2010–2014	29	2	2010	1	0	[nb 1]	[21]
Sodje, SamSam Sodje	Nigeria	CB	2005–2009	5	0	2004–2006	1	0		[22]
D'Arcy, JimmyJimmy D'Arcy	Northern Ireland	IF	1952–1953	5	1	1952–1953	4	0		[23]
Dallas, StuartStuart Dallas *	Northern Ireland	LW	2011–	12	1	2012–2015	4	1		[24]
Grigg, WillWill Grigg *	Northern Ireland	ST	2012–	7	0	2013–2015	5	0		[25]
McGinn, NiallNiall McGinn *	Northern Ireland	RM	2008–	40	2	2011–2012	4	0	[nb 2]	[26]
Gorman, BillBill Gorman	Republic of Ireland  Ireland	FB	1936–1947 1946–1948	13 4	0 0	1938–1949	2 4	0 0	[nb 3]	[27]
Judge, AlanAlan Judge	Republic of Ireland	CM	2016–	1	0	2014–	1	0		[28]
Charles, JulianJulian Charles	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	ST	2000	2	0	1999–2001	2	0		[29]
Macaulay, ArchieArchie Macaulay	Scotland	IF	1947–1948	7	0	1946–1947	1	0	[nb 4]	[30]
McCulloch, DavidDavid McCulloch	Scotland	CF	1934–1938	7	3	1935–1938	4	0		[31]
McKenzie, DuncanDuncan McKenzie	Scotland	WH	1937	1	0	1932–1938	1	0		[32]
Reid, BobbyBobby Reid	Scotland	LW	1937–1938	2	0	1936–1939	2	0		[33]
Boulter, LesLes Boulter	Wales	IL	1939	1	1	1939–1947	1	1		[34]
Evans, PaulPaul Evans	Wales	MF	2002	2	0	1999–2002	1	0		[35]
Hopkins, IdrisIdris Hopkins	Wales	RW	1934–1938	11	2	1932–1947	11	2		[5]
Price, LewisLewis Price *	Wales	GK	2005–2012	11	0	2009–2010	1	0	[nb 5]	[36]
Richards, DaiDai Richards	Wales	WH	1931–1938	21	0	1935–1937	4	0		[37]

Notes

1. On loan from Ipswich Town.
2. On loan from Celtic.
3. Won caps for Ireland (FAI) and Ireland (IFA).
4. Also represented Great Britain in a non-sanctioned friendly international.
5. On loan from Derby County.

References

General

• Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 0955294916.
• Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.

Specific

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2. Haynes 1998, p. 75.
3. "John Buttigieg - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
4. Haynes 2006, p. 32.
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12. Haynes 2006, p. 120.
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21. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tommy Smith". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
22. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sam Sodje". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
23. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Jimmy D'Arcy". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
24. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Stuart Dallas". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
25. "Will Grigg | National Football Teams".
26. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Niall McGinn". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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29. "Julian Charles". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
30. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Archie Macaulay". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
31. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Dave McCulloch". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
32. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Duncan McKenzie". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
33. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Robert Reid". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
34. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Leslie Boulter". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
35. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Paul Evans". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
36. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lewis Price". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
37. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dai Richards". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.