# 2004–05 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In his first full season as manager of the club, Martin Allen's "two bob team" reached the 2005 Football League play-off semi-finals and the fifth round of the FA Cup.

## Season summary

After pulling off "The Great Escape" from relegation at the end of the 2003–04 season, Brentford manager Martin Allen signed a three-year contract and assembled a "two bob" squad of veterans, youngsters and non-League footballers on free transfers. The club was £7 million in debt and facing annual interest payments on its overdraft of £300,000. The season was punctuated by bizarre motivational challenges set by Allen, which stretched from ordering the players to prepare their own lunch to swimming in rivers before cup ties.
As the season got underway, Brentford suffered first round exits from the League Cup and the Football League Trophy, but a run of five wins in eight league matches through to mid-October 2004 saw the club rooted in the League One automatic promotion places. Though Brentford then won just four matches in all competitions during the final two months of 2004, the club managed to remain in the top 10 in League One. Victory over Walsall in the first match at Griffin Park of 2005 began a spell in which the Bees lost just three of the following 21 matches in all competitions. One of the defeats came in a FA Cup fifth round replay at home to Southampton, which ended a memorable run that earned the club over £500,000 in match revenues. Postponements due to the cup run gave Brentford up to three games in hand from February through March.
Brentford broke back into the playoff positions on 12 April, after a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers, still with a game in hand. Consecutive defeats to Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town in April dropped the Bees outside the playoff places, but a late 2–1 comeback victory away to Wrexham in the penultimate match of the regular season (the final game in hand) confirmed a place in the playoffs. Martin Allen selected a predominantly youth and reserve lineup for the final match of the league season versus already-promoted Hull City. The experimental team secured a 2–1 victory and a 4th-place finish in League One. Despite finishing 4th, the 9 goals conceded during the three defeats in April saw Brentford finish the season with a goal difference of −3.
Brentford met 5th-place Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 League One playoffs, but a 1–0 defeat in the first leg at Hillsborough left the Bees with a mountain to climb. Despite an improved performance in the second leg at Griffin Park, the team crumbled and conceded twice to effectively end the tie, before Andy Frampton grabbed a late consolation.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 2 | Hull City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 86 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Brentford | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 72 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Pre-season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 17 July 2004 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | A | 3–0 | n/a | Burton, Hutchinson, Salako |
| 20 July 2004 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 2–0 | 2,562 | Burton, Peters |
| 25 July 2004 | Reading | H | 1–0 | 3,230 | Rankin |
| 28 July 2004 | Aldershot Town | A | 3–2 | 1,400 | Burton (2), Hargreaves |
| 31 July 2004 | Newmarket Town | A | 5–0 | n/a | Muldowney, Rhodes (3, 1 pen), Peters |
| 2 August 2004 | Arundel | A | 3–0 | 471 | Smith, Sodje, Moleski |

### Football League One

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 7 August 2004 | Chesterfield | A | 1–3 | 4,651 | Rhodes |
| 2 | 10 August 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–3 | 5,621 | Rankin, Hargreaves, Burton, Tabb |
| 3 | 14 August 2004 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 5,091 | O'Connor |
| 4 | 21 August 2004 | Peterborough United | A | 0–3 | 4,868 | |
| 5 | 28 August 2004 | Stockport County | H | 3–0 | 4,643 | Dobson, Salako, Burton |
| 6 | 30 August 2004 | Bristol City | A | 1–4 | 10,296 | O'Connor |
| 7 | 4 September 2004 | Bournemouth | H | 2–1 | 5,682 | Talbot, Rankin |
| 8 | 11 September 2004 | Torquay United | A | 2–2 | 3,458 | Hargreaves, Sodje |
| 9 | 18 September 2004 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 5,442 | Salako (pen) |
| 10 | 25 September 2004 | Walsall | A | 0–1 | 5,302 | |
| 11 | 2 October 2004 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 5,818 | Rankin, Burton |
| 12 | 9 October 2004 | Barnsley | A | 0–0 | 8,453 | |
| 13 | 16 October 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 0–0 | 5,924 | |
| 14 | 19 October 2004 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–1 | 4,797 | Rankin, Burton |
| 15 | 23 October 2004 | Blackpool | H | 0–3 | 6,722 | |
| 16 | 30 October 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 8,740 | |
| 17 | 7 November 2004 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 10,810 | Sodje |
| 18 | 20 November 2004 | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | 5,909 | Rhodes |
| 19 | 27 November 2004 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | 15,710 | |
| 20 | 7 December 2004 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | 6,393 | Burton, May |
| 21 | 11 December 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 21,592 | Rhodes, Burton |
| 22 | 18 December 2004 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | 5,634 | Salako |
| 23 | 26 December 2004 | Torquay United | H | 1–3 | 6,419 | Sodje |
| 24 | 28 December 2004 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | 6,875 | |
| 25 | 1 January 2005 | Bournemouth | A | 2–3 | 8,072 | Rankin (2) |
| 26 | 3 January 2005 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | 5,084 | Broad (og) |
| 27 | 15 January 2005 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 | 4,230 | Hutchinson |
| 28 | 22 January 2005 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 5,867 | Burton, Hunt |
| 29 | 25 January 2005 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | 4,835 | Sodje |
| 30 | 5 February 2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 1–0 | 5,077 | Hunt (pen) |
| 31 | 22 February 2005 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–3 | 4,206 | Rankin |
| 32 | 26 February 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–3 | 8,323 | Burton, Peters, Hunt |
| 33 | 5 March 2005 | Colchester United | A | 1–0 | 3,066 | Tabb |
| 34 | 12 March 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–0 | 5,525 | |
| 35 | 15 March 2005 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–0 | 4,291 | S.P. Fitzgerald |
| 36 | 19 March 2005 | Chesterfield | H | 2–2 | 6,097 | Burton, Tabb |
| 37 | 22 March 2005 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 5,478 | Pratley |
| 38 | 28 March 2005 | Peterborough United | H | 0–0 | 6,341 | |
| 39 | 2 April 2005 | Stockport County | A | 2–1 | 4,408 | S.P. Fitzgerald, Sodje |
| 40 | 9 April 2005 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | 6,780 | Sodje |
| 41 | 12 April 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 6,005 | Turner |
| 42 | 16 April 2005 | Bradford City | A | 1–4 | 6,743 | Tabb |
| 43 | 23 April 2005 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | 7,703 | Owusu |
| 44 | 30 April 2005 | Luton Town | A | 2–4 | 9,313 | Sodje, Burton |
| 45 | 3 May 2005 | Wrexham | A | 2–1 | 4,374 | Rankin, S.P. Fitzgerald |
| 46 | 7 May 2005 | Hull City | H | 2–1 | 9,604 | Sobers, Tabb |

### Football League play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| SF (1st leg) | 12 May 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 28,625 | |
| SF (2nd leg) | 16 May 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 (lost 3–1 on aggregate) | 10,823 | Frampton |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| R1 | 12 November 2004 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 7,547 | Salako |
| R1 (replay) | 25 November 2004 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 (a.e.t.), won 4–3 on pens) | 3,706 | Frampton |
| R2 | 5 December 2004 | Hinckley United | A | 0–0 | 2,661 | |
| R2 (replay) | 14 December 2004 | Hinckley United | H | 2–1 | 4,002 | Rhodes, Talbot |
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | 6,861 | Hargreaves, Tabb |
| R4 | 29 January 2005 | Hartlepool United | H | 0–0 | 8,967 | |
| R4 (replay) | 12 February 2005 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–0 | 7,580 | Rankin |
| R5 | 19 February 2005 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 24,741 | Rankin, Sodje |
| R5 (replay) | 1 March 2005 | Southampton | H | 1–3 | 11,720 | Hutchinson |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R1 | 24 August 2004 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 10,190 |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| SR1 | 28 September 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 0–3 | 1,679 |
* Sources: Soccerbase, 11v11

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2004–05 season.
| No | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Stuart Nelson | (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 22) | Hucknall Town | 2004 | |
| 21 | GK | Josh Lennie | (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 18) | Youth | 2003 | Loaned to Carshalton Athletic and Maidenhead United |
| 31 | GK | Ademola Bankole | (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 34) | Maidenhead United | 2005 | Goalkeeping coach |
| 45 | GK | Clark Masters | (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 17) | Youth | 2005 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Michael Dobson | (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 23) | Youth | 1999 | |
| 3 | DF | Andy Myers | (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 30) | Colchester United | 2004 | |
| 5 | DF | Michael Turner | (1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 20) | Charlton Athletic | 2004 | Loaned from Charlton Athletic before transferring permanently |
| 6 | DF | Scott B. Fitzgerald | (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 34) | Colchester United | 2004 | |
| 12 | DF | Andy Frampton | (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 24) | Crystal Palace | 2002 | |
| 16 | DF | Kevin O'Connor | (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 22) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 17 | DF | Sam Sodje | (1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 24) | Margate | 2004 | |
| 20 | DF | Jamie Palmer | (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 18) | Youth | 2005 | Loaned to Kingstonian and Staines Town |
| 22 | DF | Sean Hillier | (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 18) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Welling United, Hendon and North Greenford United |
| 37 | DF | Darius Charles | (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 16) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 38 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 16) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 42 | DF | Ahmet Rifat | (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 18) | Reading | 2005 | |
| 44 | DF | Ryan Watts | (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 16) | Youth | 2005 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | MF | Stewart Talbot (c) | (1973-06-14)14 June 1973 (aged 31) | Rotherham United | 2004 | |
| 7 | MF | Eddie Hutchinson | (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 22) | Sutton United | 2000 | |
| 8 | MF | Jay Tabb | (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 20) | Crystal Palace | 2000 | |
| 10 | MF | Stephen Hunt | (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 23) | Crystal Palace | 2001 | |
| 11 | MF | Chris Hargreaves | (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 32) | Northampton Town | 2004 | |
| 15 | MF | Alex Rhodes | (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 22) | Newmarket Town | 2003 | |
| 19 | MF | San Lee | (1985-10-05)5 October 1985 (aged 18) | West Ham United | 2004 | Loaned to São Paulo |
| 23 | MF | Luke Muldowney | (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 18) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Kingstonian and Staines Town |
| 24 | MF | James Morrison | (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 18) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Hendon and Chertsey Town |
| 25 | MF | Ryan Peters | (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 16) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Windsor & Eton and Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 26 | MF | John Salako | (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 35) | Reading | 2004 | |
| 28 | MF | Jamie Lawrence | (1970-03-08)8 March 1970 (aged 34) | Grimsby Town | 2004 | |
| 29 | MF | Darren Pratley | (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (aged 19) | Fulham | 2005 | On loan from Fulham |
| 39 | MF | Scott Weight | (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 17) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 40 | MF | George Moleski | (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 17) | Youth | 2005 | |
| 43 | MF | Aaron Steele | (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 17) | Youth | 2004 | |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | (1978-05-22)22 May 1978 (aged 26) | Grimsby Town | 2004 | |
| 14 | FW | Matt Harrold | (1984-07-24)24 July 1984 (aged 20) | Harlow Town | 2003 | Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge and Grimsby Town |
| 18 | FW | Deon Burton | (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 27) | Portsmouth | 2004 | |
| 30 | FW | Scott P. Fitzgerald | (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 24) | Watford | 2005 | Loaned from Watford before transferring permanently |
| 32 | FW | Jerrome Sobers | (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 18) | Ipswich Town | 2005 | On loan from Ipswich Town |
| 33 | FW | Marcus Gayle | (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 33) | Watford | 2005 | |
| 41 | FW | Charlie Ide | (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 16) | Youth | 2005 | |
| Players who left the club mid-season ||||||||
| 27 | FW | Ben May | (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 20) | Millwall | 2004 | Returned to Millwall after loan expired |
| 29 | FW | Steve Claridge | (1966-04-10)10 April 1966 (aged 38) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2004 | Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, released |
| 30 | DF | Matt Somner | (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 21) | Youth | 2001 | Loaned to Cambridge United, transferred to Cambridge United |
| 31 | GK | Alan Julian | (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 21) | Youth | 2001 | Transferred to Stevenage Borough |
| 32 | FW | Richard Pacquette | (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 21) | Fisher Athletic | 2004 | Non-contract |
| 32 | MF | Jay Smith | (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 22) | Youth | 2001 | Transferred to Farnborough Town |
* Source: Soccerbase

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Martin Allen | Manager |
| Adrian Whitbread | First Team Coach |
| Ademola Bankole | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Damien Doyle | Sports Therapist |
| Matt Hirons | Physiotherapist |
| John Griffin | Chief Scout |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Substitute appearances in brackets.
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Stuart Nelson | 43 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 13 (5) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (5) | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Myers | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Stewart Talbot | 35 (2) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 (3) | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Turner | 45 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Scott B. Fitzgerald | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 14 (1) | 1 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 (2) | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 29 (11) | 5 | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 36 (17) | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Isaiah Rankin | 33 (8) | 8 | 8 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 41 (12) | 10 |
| 10 | MF | | Stephen Hunt | 13 (6) | 3 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (9) | 3 |
| 11 | MF | | Chris Hargreaves | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | | Andy Frampton | 34 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 (2) | 2 |
| 14 | FW | | Matt Harrold | 6 (13) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (16) | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Alex Rhodes | 4 (18) | 3 | 1 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (21) | 4 |
| 16 | DF | | Kevin O'Connor | 32 (5) | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 (6) | 2 |
| 17 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 40 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 |
| 18 | MF | | Deon Burton | 38 (2) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 10 |
| 20 | DF | | Jamie Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Josh Lennie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Sean Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Luke Muldowney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Ryan Peters | 1 (8) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (9) | 1 |
| 26 | MF | | John Salako | 30 (5) | 4 | 8 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 39 (7) | 5 |
| 28 | MF | | Jamie Lawrence | 8 (6) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (7) | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Steve Claridge | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 (1) | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Matt Somner | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 30 | FW | | Scott P. Fitzgerald | 7 (5) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 (5) | 4 |
| 31 | GK | | Alan Julian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Ademola Bankole | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Jay Smith | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 (2) | 0 |
| 32 | FW | | Richard Pacquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Marcus Gayle | 4 (2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 (3) | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Darius Charles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | | Scott Weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | George Moleski | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 41 | FW | | Charlie Ide | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Ryan Watts | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season |
| 27 | FW | | Ben May | 7 (3) | 1 | 4 (2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 (5) | 1 |
| 29 | MF | | Darren Pratley | 11 (3) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 13 (3) | 1 |
| 32 | FW | | Jerrome Sobers | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | FLP | Total |
| 18 | FW | | Deon Burton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | FW | | Isaiah Rankin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | MF | | John Salako | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | FW | | Scott P. Fitzgerald | 4 | — | — | — | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | | Alex Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Stephen Hunt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | | Chris Hargreaves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | | Kevin O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Stewart Talbot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | Andy Frampton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | | Ben May | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 | MF | | Darren Pratley | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | | Jerrome Sobers | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | | Ryan Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponent | Opponent | Opponent | Opponent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FL1 | FAC | FAC | FLC | FLC | FLT | FLT | FLP | FLP | Total | Total | Pts |
| 11 | MF | | Chris Hargreaves | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | FW | | Deon Burton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | | Stewart Talbot | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | FW | | Isaiah Rankin | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | DF | | Andy Frampton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Turner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 28 | MF | | Jamie Lawrence | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | MF | | Darren Pratley | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | FW | | Ben May | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | Stephen Hunt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | | Kevin O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | DF | | Matt Somner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Scott B. Fitzgerald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | GK | | Stuart Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | FW | | Scott P. Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | | Ryan Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Alex Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 76 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 112 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: ESPN FC

### International caps

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
| 18 | FW | | Deon Burton | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | | Jamie Lawrence | 3 | 0 | |

### Management

| Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League |
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
| Martin Allen | | 7 August 2004 | 16 May 2005 | 59 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 042.37| | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 047.83 |

### Summary

| Games played | 59 (46 League One, 9 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
| Games won | 25 (22 League One, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
| Games drawn | 14 (9 League One, 5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
| Games lost | 20 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
| Goals scored | 68 (57 League One, 10 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs) |
| Goals conceded | 76 (60 League One, 8 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League play-offs) |
| Clean sheets | 21 (17 League One, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
| Biggest league win | 3–0 versus Stockport County, 28 August 2004 |
| Worst league defeat | 3–0 on three occasions, 4–1 on two occasions |
| Most appearances | 55, Stuart Nelson (43 League One, 9 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
| Top scorer (league) | 10, Deon Burton |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 10, Deon Burton & Isaiah Rankin |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Scott B. Fitzgerald | Colchester United | Free | |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Chris Hargreaves | Northampton Town | Free | |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Andy Myers | Colchester United | Free | |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | Grimsby Town | Free | |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Sam Sodje | Margate | Free | |
| 12 July 2004 | MF | San Lee | West Ham United | Free | |
| 20 July 2004 | MF | John Salako | Reading | Free | |
| 1 August 2004 | FW | Deon Burton | Portsmouth | Free | |
| 17 September 2004 | MF | Jamie Lawrence | Grimsby Town | Non-contract | |
| 2 November 2004 | DF | Michael Turner | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | |
| 26 November 2004 | FW | Richard Pacquette | Fisher Athletic | Non-contract | |
| 17 December 2004 | FW | Steve Claridge | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | |
| 4 February 2005 | GK | Ademola Bankole | Maidenhead United | Free | |
| 24 March 2005 | FW | Scott P. Fitzgerald | Watford | Undisclosed | |
| 24 March 2005 | FW | Marcus Gayle | Watford | Non-contract | |
| March 2005 | DF | Ahmet Rifat | Reading | Non-contract | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 4 August 2004 | DF | Michael Turner | Charlton Athletic | 1 November 2004 | |
| 3 December 2004 | FW | Ben May | Millwall | 23 February 2005 | |
| 22 February 2005 | DF | Darren Pratley | Fulham | End of season | |
| 4 March 2005 | FW | Scott P. Fitzgerald | Watford | 23 March 2005 | |
| 24 March 2005 | FW | Jerrome Sobers | Ipswich Town | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 5 July 2004 | DF | Ibrahima Sonko | Reading | Free | |
| 22 October 2004 | MF | Jay Smith | Farnborough Town | Free | |
| 2 February 2005 | DF | Matt Somner | Cambridge United | Free | |
| 4 February 2005 | GK | Alan Julian | Stevenage Borough | Undisclosed | |
| 10 February 2005 | GK | Steve Claridge | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 3 September 2004 | MF | Sean Hillier | Welling United | 27 September 2004 | |
| September 2004 | MF | Ryan Peters | Windsor & Eton | October 2004 | |
| October 2004 | GK | Josh Lennie | Carshalton Athletic | January 2005 | |
| 1 December 2004 | DF | Matt Somner | Cambridge United | 1 February 2005 | |
| 10 December 2004 | MF | Ryan Peters | Gravesend & Northfleet | 10 January 2005 | |
| 17 December 2004 | FW | Matt Harrold | Dagenham & Redbridge | 17 January 2005 | |
| 23 December 2004 | MF | Luke Muldowney | Kingstonian | 16 March 2005 | |
| 23 December 2004 | DF | Jamie Palmer | Kingstonian | 16 March 2005 | |
| 13 January 2005 | FW | Steve Claridge | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 February 2005 | |
| January 2005 | MF | Sean Hillier | Hendon | February 2005 | |
| January 2005 | MF | James Morrison | Hendon | February 2005 | |
| February 2005 | MF | Sean Hillier | North Greenford United | End of season | |
| February 2005 | GK | Josh Lennie | Maidenhead United | n/a | |
| February 2005 | MF | James Morrison | Chertsey Town | 2005 | |
| 4 March 2005 | FW | Matt Harrold | Grimsby Town | 4 May 2005 | |
| March 2005 | MF | Luke Muldowney | Staines Town | End of season | |
| March 2005 | DF | Jamie Palmer | Staines Town | End of season | |
| April 2005 | MF | San Lee | São Paulo | 30 June 2005 | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 3 December 2004 | MF | Richard Pacquette | Farnborough Town | 7 December 2004 | |
| 30 June 2005 | FW | Deon Burton | Rotherham United | 11 July 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | DF | Scott B. Fitzgerald | Retired | Retired | |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | Sean Hillier | AFC Wimbledon | 30 July 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | Stephen Hunt | Reading | 1 July 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | FW | Jamie Lawrence | Fisher Athletic | 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | GK | Josh Lennie | AFC Wimbledon | 1 July 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | James Morrison | Chertsey Town | 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | Luke Muldowney | Staines Town | 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | DF | Andy Myers | Retired | Retired | |
| 30 June 2005 | DF | Jamie Palmer | Staines Town | 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | DF | Ahmet Rifat | Wingate & Finchley | 2005 | |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | John Salako | Retired | Retired | |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | Scott Weight | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2005 | |

## Kit

Supplier: TFG Sponsor(s): St. George
| Home | Away | Third |
Source: Brentford F.C.

## Awards

* Supporters' Player of the Year: Sam Sodje
* Players' Player of the Year: Michael Turner
* Most Improved Player of the Year: Kevin O'Connor
* Football League One Manager of the Month: Martin Allen (September 2004)
* Evening Standard Player of the Month: Sam Sodje (February 2005)
* FA Cup Goal of the Round: Isaiah Rankin (fifth round)