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2018–19 Brentford F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Brentford's 129th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
| 2018–19 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Benham | ||
| Cliff Crown | ||
| Dean Smith(until 10 October)Thomas Frank(from 16 October) | ||
| Griffin Park | ||
| 11th | ||
| Fifth round | ||
| Third round | ||
| League: Neal Maupay (25)All: Neal Maupay (28) | ||
| 12,225 v Derby County(6 April 2019, League, round 40) | ||
| 4,384 v Cheltenham Town(28 August 2018, EFL Cup, R2) | ||
| 10,257 | ||
| 5–1 v Rotherham United(4 August 2018, League, round 1) | ||
| 1–4 v Swansea City(17 February 2019, FA Cup, R5) | ||
| Home colours |
Away colours | Home colours | Away colours | | Home colours | Away colours | | | | | | | | | |
The 2018–19 season was Brentford's 129th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 and was their penultimate at Griffin Park.
| Players transferred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Kolbeinn Finnsson | FC Groningen | Free | |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Patrik Gunnarsson | Breiðablik | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Ezri Konsa | Charlton Athletic | £2,500,000 | |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Jonny Mitchell | Falkirk | Undisclosed | |
| 5 July 2018 | DF | Luka Racic | FC Copenhagen | Undisclosed | |
| 6 July 2018 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | Nice | £3,000,000 | |
| 30 July 2018 | DF | Julian Jeanvier | Reims | Undisclosed | |
| 7 August 2018 | DF | Cole Dasilva | Chelsea | Free | |
| 7 August 2018 | MF | Matěj Majka | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed | |
| 7 August 2018 | DF | Moses Odubajo | Hull City | Free | |
| 9 August 2018 | DF | Canice Carroll | Oxford United | Undisclosed | |
| 9 August 2018 | MF | Jan Žambůrek | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | |
| 21 August 2018 | MF | Josh Dasilva | Arsenal | Compensation | |
| 31 August 2018 | GK | Simon Andersson | Halmstads BK | Compensation | |
| 17 December 2018 | MF | Jayden Onen | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | |
| 26 January 2019 | MF | Jaden Brissett | Norwich City | Free | |
| 29 January 2019 | MF | Fredrik Hammar | Akropolis IF | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | Gustav Mogensen | AGF Aarhus | Undisclosed | |
| 9 May 2019 | DF | Nick Tsaroulla | Unattached | Free |
| Players loaned in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2018 | MF | Nikolaj Kirk | FC Midtjylland | 31 March 2019 | |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | Charlie Oliver | Manchester City | 4 January 2019 |
| Players transferred out | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Konstantin Kerschbaumer | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Undisclosed | |
| 19 July 2018 | DF | John Egan | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | |
| 20 July 2018 | MF | Florian Jozefzoon | Derby County | Undisclosed | |
| 23 July 2018 | DF | Ilias Chatzitheodoridis | Panathinaikos | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | Lukas Talbro | FC Nordsjælland | Undisclosed | |
| 4 January 2019 | MF | Ryan Woods | Stoke City | Undisclosed | |
| 14 January 2019 | MF | Alan Judge | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed | |
| 22 January 2019 | DF | Chris Mepham | Bournemouth | £12,000,000 | |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | Nico Yennaris | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Undisclosed |
| Players loaned out | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2018 | MF | Theo Archibald | Forest Green Rovers | 7 January 2019 | |
| 27 July 2018 | MF | Reece Cole | Yeovil Town | 24 August 2018 | |
| 6 August 2018 | GK | Ellery Balcombe | Boreham Wood | 24 October 2018 | |
| 6 August 2018 | FW | Justin Shaibu | Boreham Wood | End of season | |
| 25 August 2018 | MF | Ryan Woods | Stoke City | 4 January 2019 | |
| 27 August 2018 | GK | Jack Bonham | Bristol Rovers | End of season | |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | Tom Field | Cheltenham Town | 1 January 2019 | |
| 31 August 2018 | MF | Chiedozie Ogbene | Exeter City | 1 January 2019 | |
| 23 November 2018 | MF | Reece Cole | Maidenhead United | 4 January 2019 | |
| 3 December 2018 | DF | Jarvis Edobor | Maidstone United | End of season | |
| 4 January 2019 | DF | Canice Carroll | Swindon Town | End of season | |
| 11 January 2019 | DF | Josh Clarke | Burton Albion | End of season | |
| 18 January 2019 | MF | Reece Cole | Macclesfield Town | End of season | |
| 3 May 2019 | MF | Kolbeinn Finnsson | Fylkir | 27 July 2019 |
| Players released | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2019 | MF | Henrik Johansson | Trelleborgs FF | 11 July 2019 | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Yoann Barbet | Queens Park Rangers | 1 July 2019 | |
| 30 June 2019 | GK | Jack Bonham | Gillingham | 1 July 2019 | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Jarvis Edobor | Chelmsford City | 8 August 2019 | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Lewis Macleod | Wigan Athletic | 12 July 2019 | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Josh McEachran | Birmingham City | 27 September 2019 | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Moses Odubajo | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 July 2019 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 70 | |
| 9 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 | |
| 10 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 65 | |
| 11 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64 | |
| 12 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 64 | |
| 13 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 62 | |
| 14 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 61 |
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Source: Sports Mole
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Source: Soccerbase
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2018–19 season.
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Bentley | GK | (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 25) | Southend United | 2016 | ||
| 13 | Patrik Gunnarsson | GK | (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (aged 17) | Breiðablik | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Jack Bonham | GK | (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 24) | Watford | 2013 | Loaned to Bristol Rovers | |
| 25 | Ellery Balcombe | GK | (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2016 | Loaned to Boreham Wood | |
| 28 | Luke Daniels | GK | (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 30) | Scunthorpe United | 2017 | ||
| 2 | Moses Odubajo | RB / RW | (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 25) | Hull City | 2018 | ||
| 3 | Rico Henry | LB | (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 21) | Walsall | 2016 | ||
| 20 | Josh Clarke | RB / RW | (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 24) | Academy | 2013 | Loaned to Burton Albion | |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard | RB | (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 29) | Zulte Waregem | 2017 | ||
| 23 | Julian Jeanvier | CB | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 26) | Reims | 2018 | ||
| 26 | Ezri Konsa | CB | (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 20) | Charlton Athletic | 2018 | ||
| 29 | Yoann Barbet | CB / LB | (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 25) | Chamois Niortais | 2015 | ||
| 30 | Tom Field | LB | (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2015 | Loaned to Cheltenham Town | |
| 32 | Luka Racic | CB | (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 19) | FC Copenhagen | 2018 | ||
| 34 | Mads Bech Sørensen | LB / CB | (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 19) | AC Horsens | 2017 | ||
| 35 | Canice Carroll | CB | (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 (aged 19) | Oxford United | 2018 | Loaned to Swindon Town | |
| 4 | Lewis Macleod | LM / AM | (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 24) | Rangers | 2015 | ||
| 10 | Josh McEachran | CM | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) | Chelsea | 2015 | ||
| 12 | Kamohelo Mokotjo | DM | (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 27) | FC Twente | 2017 | ||
| 14 | Josh Dasilva | AM / W | (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 19) | Arsenal | 2018 | ||
| 17 | Emiliano Marcondes | AM / FW / LW | (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 23) | Nordsjælland | 2017 | ||
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers (c) | AM / CM | (1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 26) | Walsall | 2016 | ||
| 31 | Reece Cole | CM | (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | Loaned to Yeovil Town,Maidenhead United and Macclesfield Town | |
| 36 | Jaakko Oksanen | CM | (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 17) | HJK Helsinki | 2018 | ||
| 39 | Jan Žambůrek | CM | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 17) | Slavia Prague | 2018 | ||
| 7 | Sergi Canós | W | (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21) | Norwich City | 2017 | ||
| 9 | Neal Maupay | FW | (1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 21) | Saint-Étienne | 2017 | ||
| 11 | Ollie Watkins | FW / LW / AM | (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 22) | Exeter City | 2017 | ||
| 21 | Saïd Benrahma | RW | (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 22) | OGC Nice | 2018 | ||
| 24 | Chiedozie Ogbene | W | (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 21) | Limerick | 2018 | Loaned to Exeter City | |
| 33 | Marcus Forss | FW | (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 19) | West Bromwich Albion | 2018 | ||
| 38 | Kolbeinn Finnsson | W | (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 18) | FC Groningen | 2018 | Loaned to Fylkir | |
| 40 | Theo Archibald | W | (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 20) | Celtic | 2017 | ||
| 6 | Chris Mepham | CB | (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | Transferred to Bournemouth | |
| 8 | Nico Yennaris | CM / RB | (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 25) | Arsenal | 2014 | Transferred to Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
| 15 | Ryan Woods | CM | (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 (aged 24) | Shrewsbury Town | 2015 | Loaned to Stoke City, transferred to Stoke City | |
| 18 | Alan Judge | AM / LM | (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 29) | Blackburn Rovers | 2014 | Transferred to Ipswich Town | |
| 37 | Nikolaj Kirk | RB / CM | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 20) | FC Midtjylland | 2018 | Returned to FC Midtjylland after loan |
Substitute appearances in brackets.
- Maximum 45 league appearances in season
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
- Source: Soccerbase
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Lg. | FAC | FLC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Neal Maupay | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | MF | Ollie Watkins | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| 21 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | MF | Sergi Canós | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 23 | DF | Julian Jeanvier | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 12 | MF | Kamohelo Mokotjo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | MF | Lewis Macleod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | DF | Henrik Dalsgaard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | FW | Marcus Forss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | MF | Alan Judge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | DF | Yoann Barbet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Josh Dasilva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Rico Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Ezri Konsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Josh McEachran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Opponents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Awarded | 1 | — | — | 1 |
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Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
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Source: Soccerbase
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Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
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Source: ESPN
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DF | Chris Mepham | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | Kamohelo Mokotjo | 10 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | Alan Judge | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | Romaine Sawyers | 4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | Henrik Dalsgaard | 6 | 1 | ||
| 23 | DF | Julian Jeanvier | 3 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | Kolbeinn Finnsson | 2 | 0 |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dean Smith | Head coach |
| Thomas Frank | Assistant head coach |
| Richard O'Kelly | Assistant head coach |
| Iñaki Caña | Goalkeeper Coach |
| Nicolas Jover | Set-Piece Coach |
| Chris Haslam | Head of Athletic Performance |
| Luke Stopforth | Head of Analysis |
| Lars Friis | Individual Development Coach |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas Frank | Head coach |
| Kevin O'Connor | Assistant head coach |
| Brian Riemer | Assistant head coach |
| Iñaki Caña | Goalkeeper Coach |
| Nicolas Jover | Set-Piece Coach |
| Chris Haslam | Head of Athletic Performance |
| Luke Stopforth | Head of Analysis |
Sources: brentfordfc.com, brentfordfc.com
Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): LeoVegas
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Home | Away |
Source: Brentford F.C.
- Supporters' Player of the Year: Neal Maupay
- Players' Player of the Year: Neal Maupay
- London Football Awards Player of the Year: Neal Maupay
- EFL Championship Goal of the Month: Saïd Benrahma (February 2019)
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