List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members

Kevin O'Connor was the first person to be inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame while a member of the club's staff.

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 have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame are listed below.

The Brentford Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 and the inaugural inductions were former players Idris Hopkins, Joe James and former player and manager Malky MacDonald.^[2] Former player Lloyd Owusu was the most recent inductee in January 2016.^[3]

Key

• Appearance and goal totals include matches in the Football League, Southern League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup, London Challenge Cup, Southern Floodlit Challenge Cup, Football League Jubilee Fund and Empire Exhibition Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
• "Playing years" corresponds to the years in which the player made their first and last appearances.
• "Staff years" corresponds to the years in which the player began and finished their staff role.
• Players listed in bold won full international caps whilst with the club.
• Statistics are correct as of match played 4 November 2016.

Playing positions

Symbol	Meaning
	Brentford player or staff member in the 2016–17 season.
(c)	Player captained the club.
♠	Player holds a club record.

List of members

Name	Nationality	Playing position(s)	Playing years	Appearances	Goals	Staff position(s)	Staff years	Inducted	Major honour(s)	Notes	Ref
Bain, JimmyJimmy Bain (c)	Scotland	FB	1928–1933	201	2	Manager Assistant manager	1934–1956	2015	1932–33 Third Division South		[4]
Bateman, ArthurArthur Bateman (c)	England	FB	1934–1938	153	1	—	—	2015	1934–35 Second Division		[4]
Blissett, GaryGary Blissett	England	FW	1987–1993	291	105	—	—	2015	1991–92 Third Division		[5]
Booker, BobBob Booker	England	MF	1978–1988 1991–1993	322	48	Youth team manager	1994–2000	2014	1991–92 Third Division		[6]
Bristow, GeorgeGeorge Bristow	England	WH	1950–1961	264	8	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Brodie, ChicChic Brodie	Scotland	GK	1963–1971	224	0	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Cakebread, GerryGerry Cakebread	England	GK	1954–1964	374	0	—	—	2015	1962–63 Fourth Division		[4]
Cartmell, JackJack Cartmell	England	OL	1919–1921	66	2	Trainer Assistant trainer	1926–1955	2015	—		[4]
Charlton, ArthurArthur Charlton	England	n/a	1892–1898	n/a	n/a	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Coote, KenKen Coote (c)	England	FB	1949–1964	559	14	—	—	n/a	1962–63 Fourth Division		[4]
Curtis, HarryHarry Curtis	England	—	—	—	—	Manager	1926–1949	2015	1932–33 Third Division South 1934–35 Second Division		[4]
Evans, TerryTerry Evans (c)	England	CB	1985–1993	285	30	—	—	2014	1991–92 Third Division		[7]
Francis, GeorgeGeorge Francis	England	CF	1955–1961 1961–1962	280	136	—	—	2014	—	[nb 1]	[8]
Gayle, MarcusMarcus Gayle	Jamaica	FW	1989–1994 2005–2006	230	28	—	—	2015	1991–92 Third Division	[nb 2]	[4]
Gelson, PeterPeter Gelson	England	CB	1961–1974	516	18	—	—	2014	1962–63 Fourth Division		[6]
Gorman, BillBill Gorman	Ireland  Ireland	FB	1938–1949	144	0	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Graham, JackieJackie Graham	Scotland	MF	1970–1980	409	40	—	—	2013	1971–72 Fourth Division 1977–78 Fourth Division		[9]
Halliday, FredFred Halliday	England	—	—	—	—	Manager Administration	1908–1926	2015	—		[4]
Hawley, AlanAlan Hawley (c)	England	RB	1962–1974	345	4	Youth team coach	—	2013	1971–72 Fourth Division		[9]
Hendren, PatsyPatsy Hendren	England	FB	1908–1927	158	18	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Holder, PhilPhil Holder	England	—	—	—	—	Manager Assistant manager	1987–1993	2012	1991–92 Third Division		[2]
Holdsworth, DeanDean Holdsworth	England	FW	1988 1989–1992	145	76	—	—	2013	1991–92 Third Division	[nb 3]	[10]
Holliday, JackJack Holliday	England	CF	1932–1939	222	121	Assistant trainer Youth team trainer	1944–1961	2015	1932–33 Third Division South 1934–35 Second Division		[4]
Hopkins, IdrisIdris Hopkins	Wales	RW	1932–1947	314	80	—	—	Inaugural	1932–33 Third Division South 1934–35 Second Division		[2]
Horne, KenKen Horne	England	WH/FB	1950–1960	239	1	Youth team coach Scout	1970s	2015	—		[11]
James, JoeJoe James (c)	England	CB	1931–1939	255	2	—	—	Inaugural	1932–33 Third Division South 1934–35 Second Division		[2]
Jay, JimmyJimmy Jay	England	WH	1903–1908 1909–1910	322	8	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Jones, AllanAllan Jones	Wales	FB	1963–1970	281	3	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Lane, JackJack Lane (c)	England	IF	1925–1931	234	86	—	—	2015	—		[4]
MacDonald, MalkyMalky MacDonald	Scotland	RB	1946–1949	93	1	Manager Coach, trainer	1957–1965	Inaugural	1962–63 Fourth Division		[2]
McCulloch, DaveDave McCulloch	Scotland	CF	1935–1938	124	90	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Millen, KeithKeith Millen	England	CB	1984–1994	380	20	—	—	2014	1991–92 Third Division		[6]
Monk, FredFred Monk	England	RB	1948–1954	219	49	Trainer	1957–1965	2015	—		[4]
Muttitt, ErnestErnest Muttitt	England	U	1932–1939	94	25	Youth team manager	1955–1957	2015	1932–33 Third Division South 1934–35 Second Division		[4]
Nelmes, AlanAlan Nelmes	England	CB	1967–1976	350	2	—	—	2014	1971–72 Fourth Division		[6]
O'Connor, KevinKevin O'Connor (c)	Ireland	U	2000–2014	501	44	Development Squad head coach 'B' team head coach 'B' team assistant coach	2015–	2015	2008–09 League Two	[nb 4]	[4]
Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	Ghana	FW	1998–2002 2005–2007	250	87	—	—	2016	1998–99 Third Division		[3]
Rainford, JohnnyJohnny Rainford	England	IF	1953–1962	324	49	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes	England	FB	1908–1915	221	2	Manager Trainer	1912–1919	2015	—		[4]
Ross, BobbyBobby Ross (c)	Scotland	IF	1966–1972	323	63	—	—	2013	1971–72 Fourth Division		[9]
Salman, DanisDanis Salman	England	DF	1975–1985	371	8	—	—	2014	1977–78 Fourth Division	[nb 5]	[6]
Scott, BillyBilly Scott	England	IF	1932–1947	296	86	—	—	2015	1932–33 Third Division South 1934–35 Second Division		[4]
Smith, LesLes Smith	England	LW	1936–1939 1952	78	7	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Towers, JimJim Towers ♠	England	FW	1954–1961	282	163 ♠	—	—	2015	—		[4]
Underwood, TosherTosher Underwood	England	OF	1902–1908	196	23	—	—	2015	—		[4]

Notes

1. ↑ Briefly signed for Queens Park Rangers between his two spells as a player.
2. ↑ Capped by England at U17 level.
3. ↑ Joined on loan from Watford in October 1988 and returned to sign permanently in September 1989.
4. ↑ Capped by Republic of Ireland at U21 level.
5. ↑ Capped by England at U18 level.

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