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1984–85 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1984–85 season of Brentford F.C.}}

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{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1984–85

|manager=Frank McLintock

|chairman=Martin Lange

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Third Division

|league result=13th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Third round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second round

|cup3=Football League Trophy

|cup3 result=Runners-up

|league topscorer=Cassells,
Cooke (12)

|season topscorer=Cassells,
G. Roberts (18)

|highest attendance=8,214

|lowest attendance=2,003

|average attendance=4,074

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During the 1984–85 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The season is best remembered for the club's first appearance in a Football League Trophy final, which was lost 3–1 to Wigan Athletic.

Season summary

Frank McLintock prepared for his first full season as Brentford manager by trimming his squad, releasing goalkeeper Paddy Roche, defenders Jim McNichol, Ian Bolton, Graham Wilkins and forward Tony Mahoney.White, p. 324-326. His only significant signings were left back Jamie Murray from Cambridge United for £27,500 and centre back Steve Wignall from Colchester United for a £18,000 fee.

Manager McLintock presided over a season of transition in the Third Division, treading water in mid-table through to the end of 1984 and then dropping further in the early months of 1985.{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1984–1985 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1984-1985/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321202928/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1984-1985/results |archive-date=21 March 2016 |access-date=20 February 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}} The goals of £20,000 signing Robbie Cooke allayed any fears that the club would be sucked into a relegation battle for the second successive season. The Bees repeated the previous season's feats in the League Cup and FA Cup, reaching the second and third rounds respectively. McLintock gave teenage defenders Keith Millen and Roger Joseph their debuts late in the season and both of whom would go on to become key players for the club. Brentford finished in 13th place in the Third Division.{{Cite web |title=Brentford League Table 1984-1985 |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1984-1985/table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324064216/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1984-1985/table |archive-date=24 March 2016 |access-date=20 February 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}}

Brentford's 1984–85 season is chiefly remembered for the club's run to the final of the Football League Trophy. The competition had been established in the 1982–83 season as the Football League Group Cup, but by 1984–85 the tournament had gained prestige, with sponsorship from Freight Rover and Wembley Stadium was announced as the venue for the final. The Bees won six matches in a row to reach the final, scoring 17 goals and conceding just three. The final was reached after an emphatic 6–0 Southern Area Final win over Newport County at Griffin Park, in which winger Gary Roberts scored four goals in a four-minute spell either side of half-time. The final versus Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium on 1 June 1985 was Brentford's first appearance at the ground since the 1942 London War Cup final.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1 874427 57 7 |page=135}} A disappointing defensive performance led to a 3–1 defeat, with Robbie Cooke scoring what proved to be the consolation goal.

Two club records were set or equalled during the season:

  • Most Football League games without a clean sheet: 20 (29 September 1984 – 26 January 1985){{Cite web |title=Brentford scoring and sequence records |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193423/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/records |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=21 February 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}}
  • Fastest hattrick (all competitions): 3 minutes – Gary Roberts (versus Newport County, Football League Trophy Southern Area final, 17 May 1985){{Cite book |title=Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus AFC Bournemouth |date=16 November 1996 |page=2}}

League table

{{main|1984–85 Football League Third Division}}

{{:1984–85 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|showteam=BRE|only_totals=y}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Pre-season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
DateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

Scorer(s)
style="background:#ffd;"

|1 August 1984

WembleyA1–1

|n/a

Hurlock
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|4 August 1984

West Ham UnitedH1–0

|2,109

Cassells
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|7 August 1984

Baldock TownA1–2

|n/a

Myers
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|11 August 1984

Tottenham HotspurH0–3

|3,612

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|15 August 1984

ChelseaH0–3

|2,775

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|20 August 1984

Luton TownH0–2

|893

=Football League Third Division=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
No.

!Date

OpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

Scorer(s)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|1

|25 August 1984

OrientH0–1

|4,171

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|2

|1 September 1984

WalsallA1–0

|4,747

Booker
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|3

|8 September 1984

Wigan AthleticH2–0

|3,724

Cassells, Salman
style="background:#ffd;"

|4

|18 September 1984

Rotherham UnitedA1–1

|3,644

Hurlock
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|5

|22 September 1984

Swansea CityH3–0

|4,298

Hurlock, Cassells (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|6

|29 September 1984

Cambridge UnitedA2–1

|2,580

Kamara, Cassells
style="background:#ffd;"

|7

|2 October 1984

Doncaster RoversH1–1

|4,901

Harle (og)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8

|6 October 1984

Bradford CityH0–1

|4,196

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|9

|13 October 1984

MillwallA0–2

|5,385

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|10

|20 October 1984

GillinghamH5–2

|4,053

G. Roberts (3), Alexander, Cassells
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|11

|23 October 1984

BurnleyA1–3

|2,916

Malley (og)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|12

|27 October 1984

York CityH2–1

|4,261

Salman, G. Roberts
style="background:#ffd;"

|13

|3 November 1984

Bristol CityA1–1

|7,674

Kamara
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|14

|7 November 1984

Derby CountyA0–1

|10,530

style="background:#ffd;"

|15

|10 November 1984

Lincoln CityH2–2

|4,115

Cassells, Booker
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|16

|24 November 1984

BournemouthA0–1

|4,113

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|17

|27 November 1984

Newport CountyA0–2

|1,589

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|18

|1 December 1984

Bolton WanderersH2–1

|3,668

Cassells, Kamara
style="background:#ffd;"

|19

|15 December 1984

Preston North EndA1–1

|2,818

G. Roberts
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|20

|22 December 1984

Hull CityA0–4

|6,354

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|21

|26 December 1984

Bristol RoversH0–3

|5,254

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|22

|29 December 1984

ReadingH2–1

|5,161

Booker, Richardson (og)
style="background:#ffd;"

|23

|1 January 1985

Plymouth ArgyleA1–1

|6,926

Alexander
style="background:#ffd;"

|24

|19 January 1985

Wigan AthleticA1–1

|3,358

Cooke
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|25

|26 January 1985

|Newport County

|H

|2–5

|3,962

|Kamara (pen), Cooke

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|26

|2 February 1985

Cambridge UnitedH2–0

|3,254

Cooke, Torrance
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|27

|9 February 1985

Swansea CityA2–3

|4,440

Kamara, Cooke
style="background:#ffd;"

|28

|16 February 1985

Doncaster RoversA2–2

|3,129

Cooke, Salman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|29

|23 February 1985

Bristol CityH1–2

|4,526

Booker
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|30

|2 March 1985

York CityA0–1

|4,288

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|31

|5 March 1985

BurnleyH2–1

|3,267

Cooke, Butler
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|32

|9 March 1985

GillinghamA0–2

|5,799

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|33

|23 March 1985

Bradford CityA4–5

|6,038

Cooke (3), Booker
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|34

|27 March 1985

WalsallH3–1

|3,021

G. Roberts, Hurlock, Cooke
style="background:#ffd;"

|35

|30 March 1985

|Derby County

|H

|1–1

|4,423

|G. Roberts

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|36

|6 April 1985

Bristol RoversA0–3

|4,419

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|37

|8 April 1985

Plymouth ArgyleH3–1

|4,043

Cassells (2, 1 pen), G. Roberts
style="background:#ffd;"

|38

|13 April 1985

Lincoln CityA1–1

|1,980

Cooke
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|39

|16 April 1985

|Orient

|A

|1–0

|3,164

|Booker

style="background:#ffd;"

|40

|20 April 1985

BournemouthH0–0

|3,559

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|41

|23 April 1985

Rotherham UnitedH3–0

|3,019

G. Roberts (2), Cassells
style="background:#ffd;"

|42

|27 April 1985

|Bolton Wanderers

|A

|1–1

|4,230

|Kamara

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|43

|4 May 1985

Preston North EndH3–1

|3,476

Booker, G. Roberts, Cooke
style="background:#ffd;"

|44

|6 May 1985

ReadingA0–0

|3,898

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|45

|11 May 1985

Hull CityH2–1

|4,309

Skipper (og), Cassells (pen)
style="background:#ffd;"

|46

|19 May 1985

Millwall

|H

1–1

|5,050

Cassells

= FA Cup =

{{Main|1984–85 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer(s)

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|1R

|17 November 1984

|Bishop's Stortford

|H

|4–0

|3,948

|Alexander (2), Cassells (2)

style="background:#ffd;"

|2R

|8 December 1984

|Northampton Town

|H

|2–2

|4,449

|Alexander, Cassells (pen)

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|2R (replay)

|17 December 1984

|Northampton Town

|A

|2–0

|3,610

|Hurlock, Cassells

style="background:#ffd0e3;"3R5 January 1985Oldham AthleticA1–2

|4,163

|Kamara

= Football League Cup =

{{Main|1984–85 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer(s)

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|1R (1st leg)

|28 August 1984

|Cambridge United

|H

|2–0

|3,037

|G. Roberts (2)

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|1R (2nd leg)

|4 September 1984

|Cambridge United

|A

|0–1 (won 2–1 on aggregate)

|2,347

|

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|2R (1st leg)

|26 September 1984

|Leicester City

|A

|2–4

|7,638

|Alexander, Kamara

style="background:#ffd0e3;"2R (2nd leg)9 October 1984Leicester CityH0–2 (lost 6–2 on aggregate)

|6,291

|

= Football League Trophy =

{{Main|1984–85 Football League Trophy}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer(s)

!Notes

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SR1 (1st leg)

|6 February 1985

|Reading

|A

|3–1

|2,500

|Torrance (2), P. Roberts

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SR1 (2nd leg)

|26 February 1985

|Reading

|H

|2–0 (won 5–1 on aggregate)

|2,011

|Wignall, G. Roberts

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SR2

|19 March 1985

|Cambridge United

|H

|1–0

|2,003

|Cooke

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SQF

|11 April 1985

|Swansea City

|A

|2–0

|1,653

|Booker (2)

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SSF

|30 April 1985

|Bournemouth

|A

|3–2

|4,657

|Cooke (2), Kamara

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SF

|17 May 1985

|Newport County

|H

|6–0

|8,214

|Cassells (2, 1 pen), G. Roberts (4)

|

style="background:#ffd0e3;"F

|1 June 1985

Wigan AthleticN1–3

|39,897

|Cooke

|Match played at Wembley Stadium, London.

  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=398}} The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 124-136. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160321202928/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1984-1985/results Statto]

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1984–85 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Pos.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Nat.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed from

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed in

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Notes

colspan="7" |Goalkeepers
GK

|Gary Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1961|9|20|df=y}}

|Barnet

|1984

|

GK

|Trevor Swinburne

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1953|6|20|df=y}}

|Carlisle United

|1983

|

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Bobby Fisher

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1956|8|3|df=y}}

|Cambridge United

|1984

|

DF

|Roger Joseph

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1965|12|24|df=y}}

|Southall

|1984

|

DF

|Keith Millen

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1966|9|26|df=y}}

|Youth

|1985

|

DF

|Jamie Murray

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1958|12|27|df=y}}

|Cambridge United

|1984

|

DF

|Paul Roberts

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1962|4|27|df=y}}

|Millwall

|1983

|

DF

|Danis Salman

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1960|3|12|df=y}}

|Youth

|1975

|

DF

|Steve Wignall

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1954|9|17|df=y}}

|Colchester United

|1984

|

colspan="7" |Midfielders
MF

|Bob Booker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1958|1|25|df=y}}

|Bedmond Sports & Social

|1978

|

MF

|Terry Bullivant

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1956|9|23|df=y}}

|Charlton Athletic

|1983

|

MF

|Terry Hurlock (c)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1958|11|22|df=y}}

|Leytonstone/Ilford

|1980

|

MF

|Chris Kamara

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1957|12|25|df=y}}

|Portsmouth

|1981

|

MF

|Tony Lynch

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1966|1|20|df=y}}

|Youth

|1983

|

MF

|Gary Roberts

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1960|4|5|df=y}}

|Wembley

|1980

|

MF

|George Torrance

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1957|9|17|df=y}}

|Wokingham Town

|1984

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Rowan Alexander

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1961|1|28|df=y}}

|St Mirren

|1984

|

FW

|Steve Butler

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1962|1|27|df=y}}

|Windsor & Eton

|1984

|

FW

|Keith Cassells

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1957|7|10|df=y}}

|Southampton

|1983

|

FW

|Robbie Cooke

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1957|2|16|df=y}}

|Cambridge United

|1984

|Loaned from Cambridge United before transferring permanently

FW

|Francis Joseph

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1960|3|6|df=y}}

|Wimbledon

|1982

|

colspan="7" |Players who left the club mid-season
GK

|Richard Key

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1956|4|13|df=y}}

|Orient

|1984

|Released

MF

|Tommy Finney

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1952|11|6|df=y}}

|Cambridge United

|1984

|Released

MF

|Terry Rowe

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1984|8|25|1964|6|8|df=y}}

|Youth

|1982

|Released

  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796716 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex}} Timeless Bees{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914}}

Coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Name

!Role

{{flagicon|SCO}} Frank McLintock

|Manager

{{flagicon|SCO}} John Docherty

|Assistant Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Woolnough

|Physiotherapist

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ted Davies

|Chief Scout

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

:Substitute appearances in brackets.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |FL Trophy

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Richard Key

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gary Phillips

|21

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|7

|0

|28

|0

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Trevor Swinburne

|24

|0

|4

|0

|4

|0

|0

|0

|32

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Fisher

|27 (1)

|0

|3

|0

|4

|0

|2

|0

|36 (1)

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Roger Joseph

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Millen

|16 (1)

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|5

|0

|21 (1)

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jamie Murray

|46

|0

|4

|0

|4

|0

|7

|0

|61

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Roberts

|27 (1)

|0

|3

|0

|4

|0

|1 (1)

|1

|35 (2)

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danis Salman

|43

|3

|4

|0

|4

|0

|7

|0

|58

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Wignall

|36

|0

|3

|0

|2

|0

|6

|1

|47

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bob Booker

|35 (3)

|7

|2 (1)

|0

|2

|0

|6

|2

|45 (4)

|9

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Terry Bullivant

|5

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3 (2)

|0

|8 (2)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Finney

|5

|0

|1

|0

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|8

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Terry Hurlock

|40

|3

|4

|1

|4

|0

|6

|0

|54

|4

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Chris Kamara

|38 (1)

|6

|4

|1

|4

|1

|6

|1

|52 (1)

|9

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tony Lynch

|5 (5)

|0

|0

|0

|0 (1)

|0

|2

|0

|7 (6)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gary Roberts

|39

|11

|4

|0

|4

|2

|5 (1)

|5

|52 (1)

|18

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Terry Rowe

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Torrance

|11 (2)

|1

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1 (2)

|2

|13 (4)

|3

FW

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Rowan Alexander

|17 (2)

|2

|3

|3

|2

|1

|0 (1)

|0

|22 (3)

|6

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Butler

|3

|1

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

|4

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Cassells

|38 (2)

|12

|4

|4

|2

|0

|5

|2

|49 (2)

|18

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Robbie Cooke

|24

|12

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|7

|4

|31

|16

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Francis Joseph

|3

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|0

|0

|5

|0

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the EightiesCroxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 426.

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"
Pos.

!Nat

!Player

!FL3

!FAC

!FLC

!FLT

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Cassells

|12

|4

|0

|2

|18

MF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gary Roberts

|11

|0

|2

|5

|18

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Robbie Cooke

|12

|—

|—

|4

|16

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bob Booker

|7

|0

|0

|2

|9

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Chris Kamara

|6

|1

|1

|1

|9

FW

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Rowan Alexander

|2

|3

|1

|0

|6

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Terry Hurlock

|3

|1

|0

|0

|4

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danis Salman

|3

|0

|0

|0

|3

MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Torrance

|1

|0

|—

|2

|3

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Butler

|1

|0

|—

|0

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Roberts

|0

|0

|0

|1

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Wignall

|0

|0

|0

|1

|1

colspan="3" |Opponents

|4

|0

|0

|0

|4

colspan="3" |Total629

!4

!18

93

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties

= Management =

style="text-align: center" class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2" |To

! colspan="5" |Record All Comps

! colspan="5" |Record League

PWDLW %PWDLW %
style="text-align:left;" |Frank McLintock

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |25 August 1984

| style="text-align:left;" |1 June 1985

{{WDL|61|25|15|21}}

{{WDL|46|16|14|16}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played61 (46 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Games won25 (16 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 6 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn15 (14 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost21 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored93 (62 Third Division, 9 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 18 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded81 (64 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 6 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets15 (8 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win3–0 on two occasions; 5–2 versus Gillingham, 20 October 1984
Worst league defeat4–0 versus Hull City, 22 December 1984
Most appearances61, Jamie Murray (46 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)12, Keith Cassells, Robbie Cooke
Top scorer (all competitions)18, Keith Cassells, Gary Roberts

Transfers & loans

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" cellpadding="1"

! colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players transferred in

style="width:140px;" |Date

! style="width:25px;" |Pos.

! style="width:175px;" |Name

! style="width:225px;" |Previous Club

! style="width:125px;" |Fee

! style="width:25px;" |Ref.

July 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Murray

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cambridge United

|£27,500

|

August 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Joseph

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Southall

|Trial

|

August 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Key

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Orient

|n/a

|

August 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Wignall

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Colchester United

|£18,000

|Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 138-144.

September 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Rowan Alexander

|{{flagicon|SCO}} St Mirren

|£25,000

|

December 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Butler

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Windsor & Eton

|n/a

|

December 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barnet

|£4,000

|

December 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}} George Torrance

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wokingham Town

|n/a

|

March 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Cooke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cambridge United

|£20,000

|

April 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Bates

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace

|n/a

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned in
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!From

!Date to

!Ref.

January 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Cooke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cambridge United

|March 1985

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned out
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!To

!Date to

!Ref.

December 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Spencer

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aldershot

|March 1985

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players released
Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

July 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Bolton

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barnet

|July 1984

|{{Cite web |title=Player: Ian Robert Bolton |url=https://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/player/ian-bolton |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=Watford Football Club Archive}}

September 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Key

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland

|October 1984

|

October 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Rowe

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wichita Wings

|1984

|

December 1984

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Tommy Finney

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Cambridge United

|December 1984

|

April 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Spencer

|Retired

|

|

May 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Bullivant

|Retired

|

|

May 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Roberts

|n/a

|

|

May 1985

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Swinburne

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leeds United

|June 1985

|

Awards

Notes

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References

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