# 2011–12 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2011–12 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In a season of transition under new manager Uwe Rösler, the Bees finished in 9th place.

## Season summary

After guiding Brentford away from the League One relegation zone and securing a mid-table finish at the end of the 2010–11 season, Nicky Forster was passed over for the full-time manager's job in favour of Uwe Rösler. Rösler's appointment was part of an overhaul behind the scenes at Griffin Park, with Forster's first team coach Mark Warburton retained by the club and installed in the newly created role of sporting director. Medical and analysis teams were added to the backroom staff and a Development Squad was introduced to replace the reserve team. Manager Rösler brought in six new players before the beginning of the season – defenders Marcel Eger and Shay Logan, midfielders Jonathan Douglas and Harry Forrester, loan winger Niall McGinn and forward Clayton Donaldson. Two more players would arrive before the end of the summer transfer window, defender Adam Thompson and forward Mike Grella. Grella was a late replacement for Charlie MacDonald, who transferred to Milton Keynes Dons.
Despite falling at the first hurdle to League Two club Hereford United in the first round of the League Cup, Brentford enjoyed a strong start to the league season, winning five of the opening seven matches to climb as high as 4th place. By the end of 2011, the Bees were on the edge of the playoff places and had exited all the cup competitions, having been knocked out of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy at the second round and Southern Area semi-final stages respectively. Manager Uwe Rösler spent much of the first half of the season overhauling the squad, loaning out Pim Balkestein, Ryan Blake, Michael Spillane and Sam Wood, with six loan players arriving between 8 September and 24 November as cover during an injury crisis. Leading goalscorer Gary Alexander was loaned out for the final two months of the season.
Just 3 wins from a 16-match spell between 17 December 2011 and 20 March 2012 dropped Brentford back into mid-table. Though the team finished the season strongly (winning six and drawing two of the final 9 matches), too many dropped points at home saw the Bees finish in 9th place, six points below the playoff zone. The season proved to be one of transition and the loan signings of left back Jake Bidwell, centre back Harlee Dean and midfielder Adam Forshaw proved to be shrewd, with the trio returning for the 2012–13 season (Bidwell on loan, Dean and Forshaw on permanent transfers) and all playing a major part in Brentford's future success. Teenage Development Squad midfielder Jake Reeves was blooded during the season and was described as "a big option" by Rösler.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 69 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 67 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 59 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 58 |

## Results
### League One
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

#### Results
### Football League Trophy

* Sources: Statto, brentfordfc.co.uk, brentfordfc.co.uk

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 season.
| No | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Richard Lee | (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 28) | Watford | 2010 | |
| 21 | GK | Antoine Gounet | (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 22) | Unattached | 2012 | |
| 31 | GK | Simon Moore | (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 21) | Farnborough | 2009 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Craig Woodman | (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 28) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2010 | |
| 5 | DF | Marcel Eger | (1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 28) | St. Pauli | 2011 | |
| 6 | DF | Pim Balkestein | (1987-04-29)29 April 1987 (aged 24) | Ipswich Town | 2010 | Loaned to Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon |
| 14 | DF | Shay Logan | (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 23) | Manchester City | 2011 | |
| 17 | DF | Ryan Blake | (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 18) | Youth | 2009 | Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough |
| 22 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 23) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 23 | DF | Adam Thompson | (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 18) | Watford | 2012 | On loan from Watford |
| 24 | DF | Jake Bidwell | (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 18) | Everton | 2011 | On loan from Everton |
| 25 | DF | Harlee Dean | (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 20) | Southampton | 2011 | On loan from Southampton |
| 30 | DF | Alfie Mawson | (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 17) | Youth | 2011 | |
| 32 | DF | Leon Legge | (1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 26) | Tonbridge Angels | 2009 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 2 | MF | Kevin O'Connor (c) | (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 29) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 4 | MF | Marcus Bean | (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 26) | Blackpool | 2008 | |
| 7 | MF | Sam Saunders | (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 27) | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2009 | |
| 8 | MF | Jonathan Douglas | (1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 29) | Swindon Town | 2011 | |
| 11 | MF | Myles Weston | (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 23) | Notts County | 2009 | |
| 16 | MF | Sam Wood | (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 24) | Bromley | 2008 | Loaned to Rotherham United |
| 18 | MF | Niall McGinn | (1987-07-20)20 July 1987 (aged 24) | Celtic | 2011 | On loan from Celtic |
| 19 | MF | Harry Forrester | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) | Aston Villa | 2011 | |
| 20 | MF | Toumani Diagouraga | (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 24) | Peterborough United | 2010 | |
| 27 | MF | Manny Oyeleke | (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 18) | Youth | 2011 | |
| 40 | MF | Jake Reeves | (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) | Youth | 2011 | |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Clayton Donaldson | (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 27) | Crewe Alexandra | 2011 | |
| 17 | FW | Clinton Morrison | (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 32) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2012 | On loan from Sheffield Wednesday |
| 28 | FW | Antonio German | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) | Bromley | 2012 | |
| 29 | FW | Gary Alexander | (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 31) | Millwall | 2010 | Loaned to Crawley Town |
| 33 | FW | Luke Norris | (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 18) | Youth | 2011 | |
| Players who left the club mid-season ||||||||
| 10 | FW | Saido Berahino | (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 18) | West Bromwich Albion | 2012 | Returned to West Bromwich Albion after loan |
| 10 | FW | Mike Grella | (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 24) | Leeds United | 2011 | Loaned from Leeds United before transferring permanently Released |
| 10 | FW | Charlie MacDonald | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 30) | Southend United | 2008 | Transferred to Milton Keynes Dons |
| 12 | MF | Adam Forshaw | (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 19) | Everton | 2012 | Returned to Everton after loan |
| 12 | DF | Michael Spillane | (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 22) | Norwich City | 2010 | Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge Transferred to Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 17 | FW | Kirk Hudson | (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 24) | Aldershot Town | 2010 | Released |
| 21 | GK | Conor Devlin | (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 19) | Unattached | 2011 | Released |
| 21 | GK | Simon Royce | (1971-09-09)9 September 1971 (aged 39) | Gillingham | 2010 | Retired |
| 23 | GK | Dale Bennett | (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 21) | Watford | 2012 | Returned to Watford after loan |
| 24 | DF | Blair Adams | (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 19) | Sunderland | 2011 | Returned to Sunderland after loan |
| 25 | DF | Miguel Llera | (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 31) | Blackpool | 2011 | Returned to Blackpool after loan |
| 26 | FW | David Clarkson | (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 25) | Bristol City | 2011 | Returned to Bristol City after loan |
| 26 | FW | Piero Mingoia | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 19) | Watford | 2011 | Returned to Watford after loan |
* Source: Soccerbase

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Uwe Rösler | Manager |
| Alan Kernaghan | Assistant Manager |
| Peter Farrell | First team Coach |
| Simon Royce | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Ben Wood | Physiotherapist |
| Chris Haslam | Head of Conditioning |
| Darren Glenister | Sports Therapist |
| Chris Domoney | Masseur |
| Bob Oteng | Kit Man |

## 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 | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Richard Lee | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 9 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 (5) | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Craig Woodman | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 22 (10) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 (11) | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Marcel Eger | 13 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 (3) | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Pim Balkestein | 2 (3) | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 (3) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Sam Saunders | 29 (8) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 34 (9) | 12 |
| 8 | MF | | Jonathan Douglas | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Clayton Donaldson | 40 (6) | 11 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 (8) | 11 |
| 10 | FW | | Mike Grella | 1 (10) | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 (3) | 4 | 4 (13) | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Charlie MacDonald | 0 (3) | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Myles Weston | 11 (15) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 (16) | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Spillane | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Shay Logan | 26 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 (1) | 4 |
| 16 | MF | | Sam Wood | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Harry Forrester | 7 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (12) | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Toumani Diagouraga | 30 (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 (5) | 3 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 22 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (3) | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Manny Oyeleke | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Antonio German | 0 (2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Gary Alexander | 20 (4) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 2 | 23 (7) | 14 |
| 31 | GK | | Simon Moore | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Leon Legge | 23 (5) | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 24 (7) | 4 |
| 33 | FW | | Luke Norris | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | Jake Reeves | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 |
| Players loaned in during the season ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Saido Berahino | 5 (3) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (3) | 4 |
| 12 | MF | | Adam Forshaw | 6 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 (1) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Clinton Morrison | 4 (4) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 (4) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Niall McGinn | 27 (10) | 5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 29 (12) | 5 |
| 23 | DF | | Dale Bennett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Adam Thompson | 16 (4) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 (4) | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Blair Adams | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 1 | 7 (2) | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Jake Bidwell | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Harlee Dean | 23 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 25 (3) | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Miguel Llera | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | David Clarkson | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total |
| 29 | FW | | Gary Alexander | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | MF | | Sam Saunders | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | FW | | Clayton Donaldson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | MF | | Niall McGinn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | | Saido Berahino | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 32 | DF | | Leon Legge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | DF | | Shay Logan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Mike Grella | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | MF | | Toumani Diagouraga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Jonathan Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | | Dale Bennett | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | | David Clarkson | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Harlee Dean | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Myles Weston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Adam Thompson | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Blair Adams | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 63 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 72 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FL1 | FAC | FAC | FLC | FLC | FLT | FLT | Total | Total | Pts |
| 8 | MF | | Jonathan Douglas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | MF | | Toumani Diagouraga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | Marcel Eger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | Sam Saunders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | DF | | Miguel Llera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | DF | | Adam Thompson | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | DF | | Jake Bidwell | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | DF | | Shay Logan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | DF | | Harlee Dean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | FW | | Gary Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | DF | | Leon Legge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Clayton Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Mike Grella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | | Clinton Morrison | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Harry Forrester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | | Richard Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Spillane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Myles Weston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Craig Woodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 74 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: ESPN FC

### International caps

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
| 4 | MF | | Marcus Bean | 1 | 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 % |
| Uwe Rösler | | 6 August 2011 | 5 May 2012 | 53 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 039.62| | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 039.13 |

### Summary

| Games played | 53 (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy) |
| Games won | 21 (18 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 17 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 76 (63 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 12 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 57 (52 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy) |
| Clean sheets | 20 (16 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy) |
| Biggest league win | 5–0 versus Leyton Orient, 20 August 2011 |
| Worst league defeat | 4–0 versus Huddersfield Town, 1 October 2011 |
| Most appearances | 51, Clayton Donaldson (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy), Jonathan Douglas (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy) |
| Top scorer (league) | 12, Gary Alexander |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 14, Gary Alexander |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Liam Bellamy | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Clayton Donaldson | Crewe Alexandra | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Jonathan Douglas | Swindon Town | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Marcel Eger | St. Pauli | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Sam Griffiths | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Michael Kamau | Fulham | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Shay Logan | Manchester City | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Aaron Pierre | Fulham | Free | |
| 4 August 2011 | MF | Harry Forrester | Aston Villa | Free | |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Mike Grella | Leeds United | Free | |
| 29 September 2011 | MF | Josh Ekim | Unattached | Free | |
| 3 November 2011 | GK | Conor Devlin | Unattached | Free | |
| 8 January 2012 | MF | Jack Warburton | Leicester City | Free | |
| 26 January 2012 | FW | Antonio German | Bromley | Free | |
| 28 January 2012 | GK | Antoine Gounet | Unattached | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 12 July 2011 | MF | Niall McGinn | Celtic | End of season | |
| 25 August 2011 | DF | Adam Thompson | Watford | 25 October 2011 | |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Mike Grella | Leeds United | 31 August 2011 | |
| 8 September 2011 | DF | Blair Adams | Sunderland | 24 November 2011 | |
| 8 September 2011 | DF | Miguel Llera | Blackpool | 22 November 2011 | |
| 16 September 2011 | FW | David Clarkson | Bristol City | 16 October 2011 | |
| 27 October 2011 | DF | Dale Bennett | Watford | 28 November 2011 | |
| 24 November 2011 | DF | Jake Bidwell | Everton | End of season | |
| 24 November 2011 | DF | Harlee Dean | Southampton | End of season | |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Dale Bennett | Watford | 1 February 2012 | |
| 5 January 2012 | MF | Piero Mingoia | Watford | 23 January 2012 | |
| 9 February 2012 | FW | Saido Berahino | West Bromwich Albion | 3 April 2012 | |
| 9 February 2012 | DF | Adam Thompson | Watford | End of season | |
| 22 February 2012 | MF | Adam Forshaw | Everton | April 2012 | |
| 22 March 2012 | FW | Clinton Morrison | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Charlie MacDonald | Milton Keynes Dons | £35,000 | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 19 August 2011 | DF | Pim Balkestein | Rochdale | 1 January 2012 | |
| 28 October 2011 | DF | Ryan Blake | Farnborough | 2 December 2011 | |
| 17 November 2011 | DF | Michael Spillane | Dagenham & Redbridge | 6 January 2012 | |
| 24 November 2011 | MF | Sam Wood | Rotherham United | 3 May 2012 | |
| 19 January 2012 | DF | Ryan Blake | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 27 February 2012 | |
| 9 March 2012 | FW | Gary Alexander | Crawley Town | End of season | |
| 9 March 2012 | DF | Pim Balkestein | AFC Wimbledon | 9 April 2012 | |
| 12 March 2012 | MF | Liam Bellamy | Ebbsfleet United | End of season | |
| 13 March 2012 | GK | Tom Warren | Dover Athletic | End of season | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 18 August 2011 | FW | Nicky Forster | Lingfield | August 2011 | |
| 5 December 2011 | GK | Conor Devlin | Cliftonville | May 2012 | |
| 2011 | GK | Simon Royce | Retired | | |
| 5 January 2012 | DF | Michael Spillane | Dagenham & Redbridge | 6 January 2012 | |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Mike Grella | Bury | 27 February 2012 | |
| 12 March 2012 | FW | Kirk Hudson | Canvey Island | 21 August 2012 | |
| 18 May 2012 | DF | Marcel Eger | Retired | | |
| 30 June 2012 | FW | Gary Alexander | Crawley Town | 1 July 2012 | |
| 30 June 2012 | MF | Marcus Bean | Colchester United | 1 July 2012 | |
| 30 June 2012 | MF | Liam Bellamy | Ebbsfleet United | 1 July 2012 | |
| 30 June 2012 | DF | Ryan Blake | Ebbsfleet United | 1 August 2012 | |
| 30 June 2012 | MF | Josh Ekim | Hayes & Yeading | 15 August 2012 | |
| 30 June 2012 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | Millwall | 13 July 2012 | |
| 30 June 2012 | MF | Sam Wood | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 July 2012 | |

## Kit

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Hertings (home), Bathwise (away)
| Home | Away |
Source: brentfordfc.co.uk, brentfordfc.co.uk

## Development Squad
### Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 senior season.
| # | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 17 | DF | Ryan Blake | (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 19) | Youth | 2009 | Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough |
| — | DF | Sam Griffiths | (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 18) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2011 | |
| — | DF | Michael Kamau | (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 18) | Fulham | 2011 | |
| — | DF | Aaron Pierre | (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 18) | Fulham | 2011 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| — | MF | Liam Bellamy | (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 19) | Charlton Athletic | 2011 | Loaned to Ebbsfleet United |
| — | MF | Josh Ekim | (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 20) | Unattached | 2011 | |
| 40 | MF | Jake Reeves | (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) | Youth | 2011 | |
| — | MF | Jack Warburton | (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 18) | Leicester City | 2012 | |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 28 | FW | Antonio German | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) | Unattached | 2012 | |
* Source: brentfordfc.co.uk

### Summary

| Games played | 18 |
| Games won | 3 |
| Games drawn | 5 |
| Games lost | 10 |
| Goals scored | 30 |
| Goals conceded | 42 |
| Clean sheets | 1 |
| Biggest win | 7–0 versus Nike Academy, 22 February 2012 |
| Worst league defeat | 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 versus Northwood, 30 July 2011 |
| Most appearances | 18, Aaron Pierre |
| Top scorer | 4, Antonio German, Luke Norris, Manny Oyeleke, Sam Wood |
* Source: brentfordfc.co.uk

## Awards

* Supporters' Player of the Year: Jonathan Douglas
* Community Player of the Year: Marcus Bean
* Football League Family Excellence Award