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1998–99 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1998–99 season of Brentford F.C.}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1998–99

|chairman=Ron Noades

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Third Division

|league result=1st (promoted)

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Second round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second round

|cup3=Football League Trophy

|cup3 result=Quarter-final

|league topscorer=Owusu (22)

|chrtitle=Chairman-manager

|season topscorer=Owusu (25)

|highest attendance=9,535

|lowest attendance=3,674

|average attendance=5,445

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During the 1998–99 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The club finished the season as champions after victory over runners-up Cambridge United on the final day.

Season summary

File:Lloyd Owusu.jpg, a £25,000 buy from non-League football, finished the season as top scorer with 25 goals.]]

After relegation to the Third Division at the end of the previous season, the ownership of Brentford changed hands for the second year in succession, when Ron Noades took over the club as owner and chairman during the 1998 off-season.{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=270}} Noades installed himself as manager and appointed a three-man coaching team of Ray Lewington, Terry Bullivant and Brian Sparrow.{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=270}} Nearly £1.5 million was spent on assembling almost an entirely new starting lineup, with goalkeeper Jason Pearcey, defenders Danny Boxall, Darren Powell, Rob Quinn and Hermann Hreiðarsson (the club's then-record £750,000 signing),{{Cite book |title=Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City |date=7 May 2005 |pages=46–47}} midfielders Martin Rowlands and Tony Folan and forwards Lloyd Owusu and Darren Freeman added to the ranks.

9 wins in the opening 13 league matches put the Bees firmly in control at the top of the table, though three successive defeats in the midst of the run temporarily dropped the club back to 7th place.{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1998–1999 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1998-1999/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426234542/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1998-1999/results |archive-date=26 April 2016 |access-date=22 April 2016 |website=Statto.com}} There was some early-season excitement in the League Cup, with a 4–2 aggregate victory over First Division club West Bromwich Albion in the first round setting up a two-legged tie with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. 3–2 defeats in each of the two legs (with Brentford taking the lead in both matches) ended the run, with memorable goals being scored by Andy Scott, Darren Freeman and Lloyd Owusu.{{Cite web |title=Latest Brentford Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=127&team_id=378&teamTabs=results&season_id=128 |access-date=22 April 2016 |website=Soccer Base}}

Three league defeats in a four-match spell in November and injuries and suspensions to Andy Scott, Darren Powell, Danny Boxall, Jamie Bates and Martin Rowlands led Noades to further strengthen the squad with forward Leo Fortune-West and midfielder Gavin Mahon. Though Fortune-West would be sold on a matter of months later, Mahon replaced Warren Aspinall in midfield and remained an ever-present until the end of the season.{{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 |page=99}} Five wins in the following six league matches saw the club begin 1999 firmly placed in the automatic promotion places. A spell of just one win from a spell of seven league matches in January and February saw Noades reach for the chequebook again and sign forward Scott Partridge from Torquay United for £100,000.

With the purchase of new captain Paul Evans and buoyed by the goalscoring of Partridge and Owusu, the Bees went undefeated from late February through to early May. The club secured automatic promotion back to the Second Division with two matches to spare after a 3–0 victory over Exeter City on 1 May.{{Cite web |title=English Division Three Table on Saturday 1st May 1999 |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-three/1998-1999/table/1999-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426232858/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-three/1998-1999/table/1999-05-01 |archive-date=26 April 2016 |access-date=22 April 2016 |website=Statto.com}} A 4–1 win over Swansea City in the following match returned Brentford to the top of the table for the first time since 20 October 1998. The victory set up a "winner takes all" match for the title on the final day at the Abbey Stadium versus nearest challengers Cambridge United.{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=270}} Lloyd Owusu's 25th goal of the season was enough for victory and for Brentford to win the Third Division championship.{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=270}}

League table

{{main|1998–99 Football League Third Division}}

{{:1998–99 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;"
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)

!Notes

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|10 July 1998

HamptonA4–0n/aTaylor, Scott, Freeman

|

style="background:#ffd;"

|13 July 1998

BashleyA2–2n/aRapley, McGhee

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|15 July 1998

Chesham UnitedA6–0n/aMcGhee (3), Thompson, Taylor, Anderson

|

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|18 July 1998

MillwallH2–00Rapley, McGhee

|Match played behind closed doors.

style="background:#ffd;"

|28 July 1998

Queens Park RangersH0–04,706|
style="background:#ffd;"

|1 August 1998

Crawley TownA0–0n/a|

=Football League Third Division=

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

!Date

OpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|1

|8 August 1998

Mansfield TownH3–04,846Rapley (2), Freeman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|2

|15 August 1998

Halifax TownA0–13,876
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|3

|22 August 1998

Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–06,355Thomas (og), Scott
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|4

|29 August 1998

BarnetA3–02,710Quinn, Rowlands, Owusu
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|5

|31 August 1998

RochdaleH2–14,873Powell, Rapley
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|6

|5 September 1999

Hull CityA3–24,058Owusu, Aspinall, Scott
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|7

|8 September 1998

Torquay UnitedA1–32,340Bates
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|8

|12 September 1998

Rotherham UnitedH0–34,803
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|9

|19 September 1998

ScarboroughA1–32,028Owusu
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|10

|26 September 1998

DarlingtonH3–04,486Powell, Rowlands, Owusu
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|11

|3 October 1998

Peterborough UnitedA4–26,056Freeman, Scott (2), Folan
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|12

|17 October 1998

Hartlepool UnitedH3–14,883Freeman, Aspinall (pen), Rowlands
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|13

|20 October 1998

Scunthorpe UnitedH2–14,700Scott, Owusu
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|14

|3 November 1998

Plymouth ArgyleA0–34,650
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|15

|7 November 1998

Shrewsbury TownA0–22,799
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|16

|10 November 1998

Southend UnitedH4–14,285Owusu (3), Freeman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|17

|21 November 1998

Leyton OrientA1–26,340Folan
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|18

|28 November 1998

Chester CityH2–15,173Owusu, Rowlands
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|19

|12 December 1998

Exeter CityA1–02,793Owusu
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|20

|18 December 1998

Cambridge UnitedH1–05,069Folan
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|21

|26 December 1998

Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–34,838Freeman
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|22

|28 December 1998

Cardiff CityH1–09,535Hreiðarsson
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|23

|2 January 1999

BarnetH3–16,011Freeman, Bryan, Mahon
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|24

|9 January 1999

Mansfield TownA1–34,095Owusu
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|25

|23 January 1999

RochdaleA0–22,113
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|26

|30 January 1999

Cardiff CityA1–411,509Boxall
style="background:#ffd;"

|27

|2 February 1999

Carlisle UnitedH1–13,674Barr (og)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|28

|6 February 1999

Hull CityH0–25,086
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|29

|13 February 1999

Torquay UnitedH3–24,299Owusu, Bryan, Hreiðarsson
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|30

|16 February 1999

Swansea CityA1–25,109Hreiðarsson
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|31

|20 February 1999

Rotherham UnitedA4–23,899Mahon, Owusu (3)
style="background:#ffd;"

|32

|27 February 1999

ScarboroughH1–14,783Bryan
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|33

|9 March 1999

Peterborough UnitedH3–04,195Partridge, Mahon, Owusu
style="background:#ffd;"

|34

|13 March 1999

Shrewsbury TownH0–05,082
style="background:#ffd;"

|35

|16 March 1999

Halifax TownH1–13,713Partridge
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|36

|20 March 1999

Carlisle UnitedA1–02,564Partridge
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|37

|3 April 1999

Hartlepool UnitedA1–02,719Owusu
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|38

|5 April 1999

Plymouth ArgyleH3–16,979Evans, Mahon, Folan
style="background:#ffd;"

|39

|10 April 1999

Scunthorpe UnitedA0–05,604
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|40

|13 April 1999

Chester CityA3–11,766Anderson, Evans, Bryan
style="background:#ffd;"

|41

|17 April 1999

Leyton OrientH0–08,245
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|42

|24 April 1999

Southend UnitedA4–15,248Owusu (3), Partridge
style="background:#ffd;"

|43

|27 April 1999

DarlingtonA2–22,514Scott, Partridge
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|44

|1 May 1999

Exeter CityH3–06,977Quinn, Scott, Partridge
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|45

|4 May 1999

Swansea CityH4–17,156Owusu, Evans, Hreiðarsson, Partridge
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|46

|8 May 1999

|Cambridge United

|A

|1–0

|8,936

|Owusu

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1998–99 FA Cup}}

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

!Scorer(s)

!Notes

style="background:#d0ffe3;"R114 November 1998Camberley TownH5–04,783Bates, Quinn, Folan (2), Hreiðarsson

|Despite the match taking place at Griffin Park, Brentford wore their away strip, due to competition rules stating "where the colours (shirts, shorts or stockings) of the two competing clubs are similar, both clubs must change, unless arrangements are mutually agreed by the competing clubs".

style="background:#ffd;"

|R2

|5 December 1998

|Oldham Athletic

|A

|1–1

|4,217

|Freeman (pen)

|

style="background:#ffd;"R2 (replay)15 December 1998Oldham AthleticH2–2 {{aet}}, lost 4–2 on pens)4,375Owusu, Freeman

|

=Football League Cup=

{{Main|1998–99 Football League Cup}}

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

!Scorer(s)

style="background:#ffd0e3;"R1 (1st leg)11 August 1998West Bromwich AlbionA1–28,460Rapley
style="background:#d0ffe3;"R1 (2nd leg)18 August 1998West Bromwich AlbionH3–0 (won 4–2 on aggregate)4,664Bates, Oatway, Owusu
style="background:#ffd0e3;"R2 (1st leg)15 September 1998Tottenham HotspurH2–311,831Scott, Freeman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"R2 (2nd leg)23 September 1998Tottenham HotspurA2–3 (lost 6–4 on aggregate)22,980Scott, Owusu

=Football League Trophy=

{{Main|1998–99 Football League Trophy}}

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

!Scorer(s)

style="background:#d0ffe3;"SR18 December 1998Plymouth ArgyleH2–01,580Hreiðarsson, Rowlands
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|SR2

|5 January 1999

|Wycombe Wanderers

|A

|4–1

|2,010

|Fortune-West, Scott (2), Quinn

style="background:#ffd;"

|SR3

|19 January 1999

|Walsall

|H

|0–0 {{aet}}, lost 4–3 on pens)

|2,048

|

  • Sources: [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=127&team_id=378&teamTabs=results&season_id=128 Soccerbase], [http://www.11v11.com/teams/brentford/tab/matches/season/1999/ 11v11], Brentford Official Matchday Magazine{{Cite book |title=Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Exeter City |date=1 May 1999 |publisher=Morganprint |location=Charlton, London |pages=30–31}}

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1998–99 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position

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

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

! 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

|Kevin Dearden

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1970|3|8|df=y}}

|Tottenham Hotspur

|1993

|Loaned to Barnet and Huddersfield Town

GK

|Jason Pearcey

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1971|7|23|df=y}}

|Grimsby Town

|1998

|

GK

|Andy Woodman

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1971|8|11|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1999

|Loaned from Northampton Town before transferring permanently

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Ijah Anderson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1975|12|30|df=y}}

|Southend United

|1995

|

DF

|Danny Boxall

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1977|8|24|df=y}}

|Crystal Palace

|1998

|

DF

|Danny Cullip

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1976|9|17|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1998

|

DF

|Michael Dobson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1981|4|9|df=y}}

|Youth

|1999

|

DF

|Hermann Hreiðarsson

|{{flagicon|ISL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1974|7|11|df=y}}

|Crystal Palace

|1998

|

DF

|Darren Powell

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1976|3|10|df=y}}

|Hampton

|1998

|

DF

|Rob Quinn

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1976|11|8|df=y}}

|Crystal Palace

|1998

|

DF

|Paul Watson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1975|1|4|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1997

|

colspan="7" |Midfielders
MF

|Dean Clark

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1980|3|31|df=y}}

|Youth

|1997

|

MF

|Kevin Dennis

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1976|12|14|df=y}}

|Arsenal

|1996

|Loaned to Chesham United and Welling United

MF

|Paul Evans (c)

| {{flagicon|WAL}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1974|9|1|df=y}}

|Shrewsbury Town

|1999

|

MF

|Tony Folan

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1978|9|18|df=y}}

|Crystal Palace

|1998

|

MF

|Dirk Hebel

|{{flagicon|GER}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1974|11|24|df=y}}

|Tranmere Rovers

|1998

|

MF

|Gavin Mahon

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1977|1|2|df=y}}

|Hereford United

|1998

|

MF

|Charlie Oatway

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1973|11|28|df=y}}

|Torquay United

|1997

|Loaned to Lincoln City

MF

|Martin Rowlands

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1979|2|8|df=y}}

|Farnborough Town

|1998

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Derek Bryan

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1974|11|11|df=y}}

|Hampton

|1997

|

FW

|Darren Freeman

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1973|8|22|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1998

|

FW

|Lloyd Owusu

| {{flagicon|GHA}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1976|11|12|df=y}}

|Slough Town

|1998

|

FW

|Scott Partridge

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1974|10|13|df=y}}

|Torquay United

|1999

|

FW

|Andy Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1972|8|2|df=y}}

|Sheffield United

|1997

|

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

| Jamie Bates

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1968|2|24|df=y}}

|Youth

|1986

|Transferred to Wycombe Wanderers

DF

|Mohamed Berthé

|{{flagicon|FRA}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1972|9|12|df=y}}

|Bournemouth

|1999

|Returned to Bournemouth after loan

DF

|Chris Coyne

|{{flagicon|AUS}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1978|12|28|df=y}}

|West Ham United

|1998

|Returned to West Ham United after loan

DF

|Stephen Jenkins

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1980|1|2|df=y}}

|Southampton

|1999

|Returned to Southampton after loan

MF

|Warren Aspinall

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1967|9|13|df=y}}

|Carlisle United

|1997

|Loaned to Colchester United, transferred to Colchester United

FW

|Drewe Broughton

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1978|10|25|df=y}}

|Norwich City

|1998

|Transferred to Peterborough United

FW

|Leo Fortune-West

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| {{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1971|4|9|df=y}}

|Lincoln City

|1998

|Transferred to Rotherham United

FW

|Kevin Rapley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1998|8|8|1977|9|21|df=y}}

|Youth

|1997

|Loaned to Southend United and Notts County
Transferred to Notts County

  • Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=378&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Soccerbase]

Coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Name

!Role

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Noades

|Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Lewington

|First-team coach

{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Bullivant

|Assistant coach

{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Sparrow

|Assistant coach

{{flagicon|ENG}} John Griffin

|Chief scout

{{flagicon|ENG}} Gerry Delahunt

|Physiotherapist

{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Martin

|Medical Officer

{{flagicon|ENG}} Laurence Nathan

|Medical Officer

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" style="width:85px;"|League Cup

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

|7

0101020110
GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Jason Pearcey

|17

020301

|0

230
GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Andy Woodman

|22

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—220
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Ijah Anderson

|35 (3)

11 (1)0302041 (4)1
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|27

1314120363
DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

style="text-align:left;"|Danny Boxall

|37 (1)

1204

|0

2045 (1)1
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Danny Cullip

|2

00

|0

2

|0

0

|0

40
DF

|{{flagicon|ISL}}

style="text-align:left;"|Hermann Hreiðarsson

|33

421colspan="2" |—31386
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Darren Powell

|33

200300 (1)036 (1)2
DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

style="text-align:left;"|Rob Quinn

|34 (9)

231403144 (9)4
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|12

|0

|2

|0

|2

|0

|0 (1)

|0

|16 (1)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Warren Aspinall

|17 (2)

21 (1)

|0

4

|0

1023 (3)2
MF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

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

|14

|3

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|14

|3

MF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

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

|19 (1)

4320 (1)02024 (11)6
MF

|{{flagicon|GER}}

style="text-align:left;"|Dirk Hebel

|6 (9)

02 (1)00

|0

109 (10)0
MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Gavin Mahon

|29

4colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—30324
MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Charlie Oatway

|7 (17)

|0

|2

|0

|1 (2)

|1

|0 (1)

|0

|10 (20)

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

style="text-align:left;"|Martin Rowlands

|32 (4)

430403 (1)142 (4)5
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Drewe Broughton

|1

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—10
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Derek Bryan

|9 (11)

|4

|0 (2)

|0

|0

|0

|1 (1)

|0

|10 (14)

|4

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Leo Fortune-West

|2 (9)

00 (1)0colspan="2" |—2 (1)14 (11)1
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Darren Freeman

|16 (6)

632411024 (6)9
FW

|{{flagicon|GHA}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Lloyd Owusu

|42 (4)

|22

|3

|1

|0 (4)

|2

|2 (1)

|0

|47 (9)

|25

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Scott Partridge

|12 (2)

|7

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|12 (2)

|7

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Rapley

|3 (9)

|3

|0 (1)

|0

|0 (4)

|1

| colspan="2" |—

|3 (14)

|4

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Andy Scott

|31 (3)

700422

|2

37 (3)11
colspan="13" |Players loaned in during the season
DF

|{{flagicon|AUS}}

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

|7

0colspan="2" |—1

|0

colspan="2" |—80
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

style="text-align:left;"|Stephen Jenkins

|0 (1)

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—0 (1)0

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=378&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Soccerbase]

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid; font-size:95%;"
Pos

!Nat

!Player

!FL3

!FAC

!FLC

!FLT

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|GHA}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Lloyd Owusu

2212

|0

25
FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Andy Scott

|7

|0

|2

|2

|11

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Darren Freeman

|6

|2

|1

|0

|9

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Scott Partridge

|7

|—

|—

|—

|7

DF

|{{flagicon|ISL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Hermann Hreiðarsson

|4

|1

|—

|1

|6

MF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

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

|4

|2

|0

|0

|6

DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Martin Rowlands

|4

|0

|0

|1

|5

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gavin Mahon

|4

|0

|—

|0

|4

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Derek Bryan

|4

|0

|0

|0

|4

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Rapley

|3

|0

|1

|—

|4

DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Rob Quinn

|2

|1

|0

|1

|4

MF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

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

|3

|—

|—

|—

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|1

|1

|1

|0

|3

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Warren Aspinall

|2

|0

|0

|0

|2

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Darren Powell

|2

|0

|0

|0

|2

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Ijah Anderson

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Danny Boxall

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Charlie Oatway

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Leo Fortune-West

|0

|0

|—

|1

|1

colspan="3" |Opponents

|2

|0

|0

|0

|2

colspan="3" |Total79886101

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=378&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Soccerbase]

=Discipline=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Player

! colspan="2" |FL3

! colspan="2" |FAC

! colspan="2" |FLC

! colspan="2" |FLT

! colspan="2" |Total

! rowspan="2" |Pts

{{yel}}

!{{sent off}}

!{{yel}}

!{{sent off}}

!{{yel}}

!{{sent off}}

!{{yel}}

!{{sent off}}

!{{yel}}

!{{sent off}}

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|6

|1

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|6

|2

|12

DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danny Boxall

|7

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|8

|0

|8

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Darren Freeman

2

|1

2

|0

1

|0

|0

|0

5

|1

|8

DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Martin Rowlands

|6

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|7

|0

|7

DF

|{{flagicon|ISL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Hermann Hreiðarsson

|5

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

|6

|0

|6

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ijah Anderson

|5

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|6

|0

|6

DF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Rob Quinn

|5

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|6

|0

|6

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Darren Powell

|5

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|5

|0

|5

FW

|{{flagicon|GHA}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Lloyd Owusu

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|0

|4

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Warren Aspinall

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

|3

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Derek Bryan

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

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

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|3

|0

|3

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Leo Fortune-West

|2

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

|3

|0

|3

MF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

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

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|2

|0

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gavin Mahon

|2

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|2

|0

|2

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danny Cullip

|1

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Scott Partridge

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

|1

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Kevin Dearden

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|IRL}}

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

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|GER}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dirk Hebel

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Andy Scott

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Charlie Oatway

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|1

|0

|1

colspan="3" |Total66

!2

2

!1

6

!0

2

!0

76

!3

!85

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=378&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 Soccerbase]

= International caps =

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

!Nat

!Player

!Caps

!Goals

!Ref

DF

|{{flagicon|ISL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Hermann Hreiðarsson

|8

|1

|{{Cite web |title=Hermann Hreidarsson |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/hermann-hreidarsson-4263/ |access-date=11 November 2016 |website=11v11.com}}

= Management =

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

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record All Comps

!colspan="5"|Record League

PWDLW %PWDLW %
align=left|Ron Noades

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|align=left|8 August 1998

|align=left|8 May 1999

{{WDL|56|30|10|16}}|{{WDL|46|26|7|13}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played56 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games won30 (26 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn10 (7 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost16 (13 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored101 (79 Third Division, 8 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 6 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded68 (56 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets18 (14 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win3–0 on five occasions, 4–1 on three occasions
Worst league defeat3–0 on two occasions, 4–1 versus Cardiff City, 30 January 1999
Most appearances56, Lloyd Owusu (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)22, Lloyd Owusu
Top scorer (all competitions)25, Lloyd Owusu

Transfers & loans

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

7 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Freeman

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fulham

|Free

|{{Cite web |title=Premier and Football League transfers |url=http://www.11v11.com/transfers/1999/t176/ |access-date=21 April 2016 |website=www.11v11.com}}

9 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Danny Boxall

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace

|Free

|

9 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Pearcey

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Grimsby Town

|Free

|

9 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Rob Quinn

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace

|£40,000

|

25 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Powell

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hampton

|£15,000

|{{Cite web |title=Powell becomes a Bee |url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/6502439.POWELL_BECOMES_A_BEE_/ |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=This Is Local London |language=en}}

29 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Lloyd Owusu

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Slough Town

|£25,000

|

6 August 1998

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

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Martin Rowlands

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Farnborough Town

|£45,000

|

25 August 1998

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

|{{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Hebel

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tranmere Rovers

|Free

|{{Soccerbase|11878|Dirk Hebel}}

22 September 1998

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

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Folan

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace

|£100,000

|

24 September 1998style="text-align:center;"|DF{{flagicon|ISL}} Hermann Hreiðarsson{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace£750,000
30 October 1998style="text-align:center;"|FW{{flagicon|ENG}} Drewe Broughton{{flagicon|ENG}} Norwich City£15,000
17 November 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leo Fortune-West

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lincoln City

|£60,000

|

18 November 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gavin Mahon

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hereford United

|£50,000

|

28 January 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Woodman

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Town

|£75,000

|

19 February 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Partridge

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Torquay United

|£100,000

|

3 March 1999style="text-align:center;"|MF{{flagicon|WAL}} Paul Evans{{flagicon|ENG}} Shrewsbury Town£110,000
colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"|Players loaned in
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!From

!Date to

!Ref.

21 August 1998

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

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Coyne

|{{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

|21 September 1998

|

22 January 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Woodman

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Town

|27 January 1999

|

3 March 1999

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

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mohamed Berthé

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bournemouth

|10 March 1999

|{{Soccerbase|14505|Mohamed Berthé}}

25 March 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Jenkins

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Southampton

|4 April 1999

|

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

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Fee

!Ref.

6 July 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Carl Hutchings

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bristol City

|£135,000

|{{Cite web |title=Premier and Football League transfers |url=http://www.11v11.com/transfers/1999/f176/ |access-date=21 April 2016 |website=www.11v11.com}}

6 August 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Taylor

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillingham

|£400,000

|

10 August 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Canham

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leyton Orient

|Free

|

17 November 1998style="text-align:center;"|FW{{flagicon|ENG}} Drewe Broughton{{flagicon|ENG}} Peterborough United£15,000
9 February 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Aspinall

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Colchester United

|Free

|

23 February 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Rapley

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Notts County

|£50,000

|

26 February 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leo Fortune-West

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rotherham United

|£35,000

|

25 March 1999style="text-align:center;"|DF{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Bates{{flagicon|ENG}} Wycombe WanderersFree
colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"|Players loaned out
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!To

!Date to

!Ref.

21 October 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Oatway

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lincoln City

|16 November 1998

|

20 November 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Rapley

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Southend United

|20 February 1999

|

November 1998

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dennis

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chesham United

|December 1998

|{{Cite web |title=Comeback Kenny is back in goal |url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5195378.Comeback_Kenny_is_back_in_goal/ |access-date=21 October 2017 |website=Watford Observer |language=en}}

5 February 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dearden

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barnet

|10 March 1999

|

8 February 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Warren Aspinall

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Colchester United

|24 March 1999

|{{Soccerbase|265|Warren Aspinall}}

8 February 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dennis

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Welling United

|8 March 1999

|{{Soccerbase|9813|Kevin Dennis}}

26 February 1999style="text-align:center;"|MF{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Denys{{flagicon|ENG}} Carshalton AthleticEnd of season{{Soccerbase|10628|Ryan Denys}}
11 March 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dearden

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town

|End of season

|{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=294}}

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

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

1 October 1998

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

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Niall Thompson

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver 86ers

|1998

|

January 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} David McGhee

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stevenage Borough

|1 August 1999

|{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=293}}

30 June 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dearden

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Wrexham

|1 July 1999

|{{Soccerbase|1986|Kevin Dearden}}

30 June 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dennis

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hampton & Richmond Borough

|1 July 1999

|

30 June 1999

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

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Denys

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hampton & Richmond Borough

|1 July 1999

|

30 June 1999

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

|{{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Hebel

|{{flagicon|GER}} Bonner SC

|1999

|{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=295}}

30 June 1999

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

|Andy Walker

|n/a

|n/a

|{{Cite news |date=4 June 1999 |title=Four players have received Free Transfers from the Club, Kevin Dennis, Ryan Denys, Dirk Hebel and Andy Walker, whilst Kevin Dearden who made a total of 254 appearances for the Club since signing from Tottenham in September 1993, has been released from his contract by mutual consent |work=brentfordfc.co.uk}}

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