1985–86 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1985–86 football season
Brentford 1985–86 season Chairman Martin Lange Manager Frank McLintock Stadium Griffin Park Third Division 10th FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy First round Top goalscorer League: Cooke (17) All: Cooke (18) Highest home attendance 6,351 Lowest home attendance 2,512 Average home league attendance 3,957
During the 1985–86 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division . Inferior home form and a number of key player departures meant that the Bees could finish no higher than 10th position.
Season summary Wimbledon winger Ian Holloway was signed on loan late in the season to invigorate the attack. After the recent Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire , the financial implications of the work needed to bring Griffin Park up to standard hampered Brentford manager Frank McLintock 's movement in the transfer market during the 1985 off-season.[1] The core of the previous season's Football League Trophy final team would be sold off,[1] with midfielder Chris Kamara and forward Keith Cassells leaving before the beginning of the season and captain Terry Hurlock would later be sold for a club-record £95,000 fee in February 1986.[2] Goalkeeper Trevor Swinburne and defender Paul Roberts were released and the mid-season retirement of goalscoring winger Gary Roberts also compounded the break-up of the team.[2] McLintock re-signed bit-part goalkeeper Richard Key and midfielder Terry Bullivant on free transfers and also brought in 20-year-old centre back Terry Evans from non-league Hillingdon , a transfer which would go on to be an important contributor the club's success in the early 1990s.[2]
The 1985–86 season proved to be one of consolidation in the Third Division for Brentford, with the team briefly challenging for promotion in August and for a three-month period in late 1985, but otherwise being rooted in mid-table.[3] There was little cheer to be had in the cup competitions,[3] but manager Frank McLintock was able to make some incoming mid-season transfers, bringing in midfielder Andy Sinton for a £25,000 fee and loaning wingers Steve Burke and Ian Holloway from Queens Park Rangers and Wimbledon respectively.[4] Forward Francis Joseph, top scorer during the 1982–83 season, returned from a long injury layoff in April 1986 and boosting the attack,[4] which had been led alone by Robbie Cooke .[5] Brentford finished the season in 10th place, with an away record superior to that of at Griffin Park.[6]
League table
Source: [citation needed ]
Results Brentford's goal tally listed first. Legend Pre-season and friendlies No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 17 August 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 5,576 Bullivant , Murray 2 24 August 1985 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 4,140 Lynch 3 26 August 1985 Bournemouth H 1–0 4,283 Cooke 4 31 August 1985 Wigan Athletic A 0–4 2,871 5 7 September 1985 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 3,927 Lynch 6 13 September 1985 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 2,831 7 17 September 1985 Reading H 1–2 6,351 Booker 8 21 September 1985 Lincoln City A 0–3 1,856 9 28 September 1985 Rotherham United H 1–1 3,257 Alexander 10 1 October 1985 Darlington A 5–3 2,447 Alexander (3), Booker , Lynch 11 5 October 1985 Swansea City H 1–0 3,508 Lynch 12 12 October 1985 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 4,106 Wignall , Cooke 13 19 October 1985 Newport County A 0–0 3,646 14 22 October 1985 Walsall A 2–1 4,318 Wignall , Hurlock 15 26 October 1985 Blackpool A 0–4 5,448 16 2 November 1985 Cardiff City H 3–0 3,934 Hurlock , Cooke , Lynch 17 6 November 1985 Derby County H 3–3 4,707 Murray, Cooke , Butler 18 9 November 1985 Bristol City A 0–0 6,598 19 23 November 1985 Chesterfield H 1–0 3,502 Roberts 20 30 November 1985 York City A 0–1 3,674 21 14 December 1985 Bury H 1–0 4,038 Sinton (pen) 22 22 December 1985 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 5,724 Cooke 23 28 December 1985 Bournemouth A 0–0 4,006 24 4 January 1986 Cardiff City A 0–1 3,398 25 11 January 1986 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 4,048 Booker 26 18 January 1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 4–1 3,420 Cooke (2), Sinton (2) 27 21 January 1986 Notts County H 1–1 4,002 Evans 28 24 January 1986 Doncaster Rovers H 1–3 3,568 Cooke 29 1 February 1986 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 4,873 30 4 February 1986 Walsall H 1–3 3,015 Alexander 31 1 March 1986 Rotherham United A 2–1 3,260 Booker , Cooke 32 8 March 1986 Swansea City A 0–2 3,683 33 11 March 1986 Newport County A 2–1 1,508 Lynch , Cooke 34 14 March 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 3,284 Booker 35 18 March 1986 Gillingham A 2–1 3,558 Booker , Cooke 36 22 March 1986 Blackpool H 1–1 3,528 Cooke 37 29 March 1986 Notts County A 4–0 3,857 Burke, Cooke (2), Holloway 38 31 March 1986 Gillingham H 1–2 4,702 Cooke 39 5 April 1986 Derby County A 1–1 11,026 Holloway 40 13 April 1986 Bristol City H 1–2 3,701 Millen 41 16 April 1986 Reading A 1–3 6,855 Murray 42 19 April 1986 Chesterfield A 3–1 2,344 Cooke , Butler, Booker 43 22 April 1986 Lincoln City H 0–1 3,011 44 26 April 1986 York City H 3–3 2,864 Hood (og ), R. Joseph , F. Joseph 45 3 May 1986 Bury A 0–0 2,953 46 5 May 1986 Darlington H 2–1 2,824 Millen , Cooke
FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1R 16 November 1985 Bristol Rovers H 1–3 4,716 Evans
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer SR1 (match 1) 15 January 1986 Derby County H 0–0 2,531 SR1 (match 2) 29 January 1986 Gillingham A 1–1 1,464 Murray
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[5] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[7] Statto Playing squad Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1985–86 season. Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[8] Timeless Bees[9] Coaching staff Name Role Frank McLintock Manager John Docherty Assistant Manager Ron Woolnough Physiotherapist
Statistics Appearances and goals Substitute appearances in brackets. Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK Richard Key 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 GK Gary Phillips 43 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 50 0 DF Terry Evans 18 (1) 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 22 (1) 2 DF Roger Joseph 27 (1) 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 32 (1) 1 DF Keith Millen 30 (2) 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 35 (2) 2 DF Jamie Murray 45 3 1 0 4 0 2 1 52 4 DF Danis Salman 40 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 45 0 DF Steve Wignall 28 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 32 2 MF Terry Bullivant 7 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 (1) 1 MF Terry Hurlock 27 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 32 3 MF Tony Lynch 28 (5) 5 1 0 4 0 2 0 35 (5) 5 MF Gary Roberts 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1 MF Andy Sinton 26 3 — — 2 0 28 3 MF George Torrance 18 (3) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 24 (3) 0 FW Rowan Alexander 24 (4) 6 1 0 2 (1) 2 1 (1) 0 28 (6) 8 FW Bob Booker 44 7 1 0 4 1 1 0 50 8 FW Steve Butler 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 FW Robbie Cooke 43 (1) 17 1 0 4 1 2 0 50 (1) 18 FW Francis Joseph 5 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (3) 1 Players loaned in during the season MF Steve Burke 10 1 — — — 10 1 MF Gary Cooper 9 (1) 0 — — — 9 (1) 0 MF Ian Holloway 13 2 — — — 13 2
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[10] Goalscorers Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[10] Management Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Frank McLintock 17 August 1985 5 May 1986 53 19 16 18 0 35.85 46 18 12 16 0 39.13
Summary Games played 53 (46 Third Division , 1 FA Cup , 4 League Cup , 2 Football League Trophy ) Games won 19 (18 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Games drawn 16 (12 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Games lost 18 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Goals scored 65 (58 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Goals conceded 70 (61 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Clean sheets 14 (12 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Biggest league win 4–0 versus Notts County , 29 March 1986 Worst league defeat 4–0 on two occasions Most appearances 52, Jamie Murray (45 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) Top scorer (league) 17, Robbie Cooke Top scorer (all competitions) 18, Robbie Cooke
Transfers & loans Awards References ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 150. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 168-173. ^ a b "Brentford results for the 1985–1986 season". Statto.com . Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017 . ^ a b White, p. 328-331. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 398. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ "Brentford League Table 1985-1986". Statto.com . Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017 . ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 152-164, 399. ^ 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. 427. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 390. ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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