# 2007–08 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League Two. With a second-successive relegation looking a possibility, manager Terry Butcher was replaced by his assistant Andy Scott in December 2007 and the club finished the season comfortably in mid-table.

## Season summary

In April 2007, with two matches of the 2006–07 season still to play, Terry Butcher was announced as the new Brentford manager. He officially took charge on 7 May of a club newly-relegated to League Two and two days later he installed former Bees player Andy Scott as his assistant, citing the need "to appoint someone who has knowledge of the lower divisions". Aside from a number of released players, the previous season's top scorer Jo Kuffour and regular left back Andy Frampton departed the club and Butcher and Scott brought in goalkeeper Simon Brown, defenders John Mackie and Craig Pead, midfielders Gary Smith and Glenn Poole and forwards Alan Connell and Lee Thorpe on free transfers, in addition to five loanees to cover for lack of numbers in the squad. Despite Brentford supporter Matthew Benham spending £3,000,000 in January 2007 to take over the club's loans from previous chairman Ron Noades' company Altonwood, the management team would be forced to work to a tight budget during the 2007–08 season.
Two wins from the opening four matches of the season put Brentford into the play-off places, though it would prove to be a false dawn. Five defeats from six matches in September and October dropped the Bees down to 17th and five consecutive defeats in November without scoring a goal led Butcher to leave Griffin Park by mutual consent on 11 December. Andy Scott took over as caretaker manager and immediately galvanised the team, with 8 wins from his first 12 matches lifting Brentford from 19th to 11th. Scott was given the job on a permanent basis on 4 January 2008 and in a bid to reduce the average age of the squad, he released seven players and signed left back Ryan Dickson and striker Nathan Elder on permanent deals. Scott would loan eight players between January and the end of the season, to cover for injuries to Kevin O'Connor, Simon Brown, Matthew Heywood, John Mousinho and for loanees who had returned to their clubs. The team stalled in the final months of the season and lost 10 of the last 15 matches to finish in 14th place.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 60 |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 59 |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 59 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 58 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 55 |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Pre-season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 12 July 2007 | Staines Town | A | 2–2 | 1,227 | Thorpe, Ide |
| 14 July 2007 | Harrow Borough | A | 0–1 | n/a | |
| 17 July 2007 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | A | 0–1 | n/a | |
| 18 July 2007 | Basingstoke Town | A | 2–2 | n/a | Montague (2) |
| 25 July 2007 | Reading | H | 1–6 | n/a | Moore |
| 28 July 2007 | Sutton United | A | 1–3 | 427 | Ide |
| 31 July 2007 | Chelsea XI | H | 1–0 | n/a | Connell |
| 4 August 2007 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | n/a | |

### Football League Two

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 11 August 2007 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–1 | 4,909 | Connell |
| 2 | 18 August 2007 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | 4,670 | O'Connor |
| 3 | 25 August 2007 | Barnet | H | 2–1 | 4,744 | O'Connor (pen), Mousinho |
| 4 | 1 September 2007 | Bury | A | 2–1 | 2,301 | Poole, Shakes |
| 5 | 9 September 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 4,711 | |
| 6 | 15 September 2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 0–3 | 4,476 | |
| 7 | 22 September 2007 | Chester City | A | 2–0 | 2,453 | Thorpe, Moore |
| 8 | 29 September 2007 | Stockport County | H | 1–3 | 4,449 | Connell |
| 9 | 2 October 2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 2–3 | 3,662 | Mousinho, Thorpe |
| 10 | 6 October 2007 | Hereford United | A | 0–2 | 2,942 | |
| 11 | 12 October 2007 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 3,841 | Thorpe |
| 12 | 20 October 2007 | Rochdale | A | 1–1 | 2,424 | Poole |
| 13 | 27 October 2007 | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 | 4,368 | Moore |
| 14 | 3 November 2007 | Bradford City | A | 2–1 | 13,326 | Poole, Thorpe |
| 15 | 6 November 2007 | Macclesfield Town | A | 0–1 | 1,378 | |
| 16 | 17 November 2007 | Darlington | H | 0–2 | 4,657 | |
| 17 | 24 November 2007 | Peterborough United | A | 0–7 | 4,865 | |
| 18 | 4 December 2007 | Morecambe | H | 0–1 | 3,155 | |
| 19 | 8 December 2007 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–1 | 3,999 | |
| 20 | 15 December 2007 | Wrexham | A | 3–1 | 3,811 | Connell (2), Evans (og) |
| 21 | 21 December 2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 1–1 | 8,445 | Connell |
| 22 | 26 December 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 5,841 | Poole |
| 23 | 29 December 2007 | Chester City | H | 3–0 | 4,323 | Connell, Montague, Poole |
| 24 | 1 January 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 2–1 | 2,353 | Poole (2) |
| 25 | 5 January 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–0 | 5,083 | Osborne |
| 26 | 12 January 2008 | Chesterfield | H | 2–1 | 4,882 | Smith, Poole |
| 27 | 29 January 2008 | Notts County | H | 0–0 | 4,332 | |
| 28 | 2 February 2008 | Mansfield Town | A | 3–2 | 2,511 | O'Connor, Connell, Elder |
| 29 | 9 February 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–1 | 5,353 | Connell |
| 30 | 12 February 2008 | Barnet | A | 2–1 | 2,522 | Poole (2, 1 pen) |
| 31 | 16 February 2008 | Accrington Stanley | H | 3–1 | 4,635 | Poole, Heywood, Connell |
| 32 | 23 February 2008 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 | 3,728 | |
| 33 | 26 February 2008 | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–1 | 1,149 | |
| 34 | 1 March 2008 | Darlington | A | 1–3 | 3,508 | Reid |
| 35 | 4 March 2008 | Bury | H | 1–4 | 3,333 | Poole (pen) |
| 36 | 8 March 2008 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–0 | 3,863 | Poole |
| 37 | 11 March 2008 | Peterborough United | H | 1–2 | 4,049 | Connell |
| 38 | 15 March 2008 | Morecambe | A | 1–3 | 2,180 | Elder |
| 39 | 22 March 2008 | Wrexham | H | 2–0 | 4,448 | Shakes (2) |
| 40 | 24 March 2008 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 | 4,620 | Connell, W. Brown |
| 41 | 29 March 2008 | Rochdale | H | 0–2 | 4,896 | |
| 42 | 5 April 2008 | Rotherham United | A | 2–1 | 2,979 | Elder, Connell |
| 43 | 12 April 2008 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | 4,336 | Poole, Bennett |
| 44 | 19 April 2008 | Lincoln City | A | 1–3 | 3,699 | Elder |
| 45 | 26 April 2008 | Hereford United | H | 0–3 | 6,246 | |
| 46 | 3 May 2008 | Stockport County | A | 0–1 | 6,284 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| R1 | 10 November 2007 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | 4,167 | Ide |
| R1 (replay) | 27 November 2007 | Luton Town | H | 0–2 | 2,643 | |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R1 | 14 August 2007 | Bristol City | H | 0–3 | 2,213 |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| SR1 | 4 September 2007 | Swindon Town | A | 1–4 | 3,118 | Shakes |
* Sources: Soccerbase, 11v11

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2007–08 season.
| No | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Simon Brown | (1976-03-12)12 March 1976 (aged 31) | Hibernian | 2007 | |
| 27 | GK | Ben Hamer | (1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (aged 19) | Reading | 2007 | On loan from Reading |
| 28 | GK | Seb Brown | (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 17) | Youth | 2006 | Loaned to St Albans City and Windsor & Eton |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Alan Bennett | (1981-10-04)4 October 1981 (aged 25) | Reading | 2007 | On loan from Reading |
| 6 | DF | Osei Sankofa | (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 22) | Charlton Athletic | 2007 | On loan from Charlton Athletic |
| 15 | DF | Matthew Heywood (c) | (1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 27) | Bristol City | 2006 | |
| 18 | DF | Darius Charles | (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 19) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Sutton United and Ebbsfleet United |
| 19 | DF | Ryan Dickson | (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 20) | Plymouth Argyle | 2007 | Loaned from Plymouth Argyle before transferring permanently |
| 22 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 19) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 31 | DF | Lanre Oyebanjo | (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 17) | Waltham Forest | 2007 | Non-contract |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 2 | MF | Kevin O'Connor | (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 25) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 7 | MF | Gary Smith | (1984-01-30)30 January 1984 (aged 23) | Milton Keynes Dons | 2007 | |
| 8 | MF | Craig Pead | (1981-09-15)15 September 1981 (aged 25) | Walsall | 2007 | |
| 11 | MF | Glenn Poole | (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 26) | Grays Athletic | 2007 | |
| 12 | MF | John Mousinho | (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 21) | Unattached | 2005 | |
| 21 | MF | Wayne Brown | (1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (aged 19) | Fulham | 2008 | On loan from Fulham |
| 24 | MF | Lewis Dark | (1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 18) | Youth | 2007 | Loaned to Farnborough and Ramsgate |
| 29 | MF | Ricky Shakes | (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 22) | Swindon Town | 2007 | |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 10 | FW | Alan Connell | (1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 24) | Hereford United | 2007 | |
| 14 | FW | Nathan Elder | (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 22) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2008 | |
| 16 | FW | Charlie Ide | (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 19) | Youth | 2005 | Loaned to Lewes |
| 23 | FW | Ross Montague | (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 (aged 18) | Youth | 2007 | Loaned to Sutton United and Welling United |
| Players who left the club mid-season ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Grant Basey | (1988-11-30)30 November 1988 (aged 18) | Charlton Athletic | 2007 | Returned to Charlton Athletic after loan |
| 3 | DF | Lewis Emanuel | (1983-10-14)14 October 1983 (aged 23) | Luton Town | 2007 | Returned to Luton Town after loan |
| 4 | MF | Sammy Moore | (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 19) | Ipswich Town | 2007 | Returned to Ipswich Town after loan |
| 4 | MF | Jordan Parkes | (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 18) | Watford | 2008 | Returned to Watford after loan |
| 5 | DF | John Mackie | (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 31) | Leyton Orient | 2007 | Released |
| 6 | DF | David Partridge | (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 28) | Bristol City | 2007 | Released |
| 9 | FW | Lee Thorpe | (1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 31) | Torquay United | 2007 | Released |
| 14 | DF | Sam Tillen | (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 22) | Chelsea | 2005 | Released |
| 17 | MF | Karle Carder-Andrews | (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 18) | Youth | 2006 | Loaned to Margate, released |
| 17 | FW | Reuben Reid | (1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 19) | Plymouth Argyle | 2008 | Returned to Plymouth Argyle after loan |
| 19 | MF | Paul Brooker | (1976-11-25)25 November 1976 (aged 30) | Reading | 2005 | Released |
| 20 | MF | Robert Milsom | (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 20) | Fulham | 2008 | Returned to Fulham after loan |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Peters | (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 19) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Margate, transferred to Margate |
| 21 | GK | Clark Masters | (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 20) | Youth | 2005 | Loaned to Welling United, transferred to Southend United |
| 25 | DF | Ben Starosta | (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 20) | Sheffield United | 2007 | Returned to Sheffield United after loan |
| 25 | MF | Craig Stone | (1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 18) | Gillingham | 2008 | Returned to Gillingham after loan |
| 26 | DF | Adrian Pettigrew | (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 20) | Chelsea | 2007 | Returned to Chelsea after loan |
| 26 | FW | Emile Sinclair | (1987-12-29)29 December 1987 (aged 19) | Nottingham Forest | 2007 | Returned to Nottingham Forest after loan |
* Source: Soccerbase

## Coaching staff
### Terry Butcher (11 August – 11 December 2007)

| Name | Role |
| Terry Butcher | Manager |
| Andy Scott | Assistant Manager |
| Steve Marsella | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Brett Hutchinson | Physiotherapist |

### Andy Scott (11 December 2007 – 3 May 2008)

| Name | Role |
| Andy Scott | Manager |
| Terry Bullivant | Assistant Manager |
| Steve Marsella | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Brett Hutchinson | Physiotherapist |

## 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 | | Simon Brown | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 36 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 (1) | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | John Mackie | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Gary Smith | 26 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (5) | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Craig Pead | 27 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 29 (6) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Lee Thorpe | 17 (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (2) | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Alan Connell | 35 (7) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 (7) | 12 |
| 11 | MF | | Glenn Poole | 42 (3) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (3) | 14 |
| 12 | MF | | John Mousinho | 13 (10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (10) | 2 |
| 14 | DF | | Sam Tillen | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Nathan Elder | 16 (1) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 (1) | 4 |
| 15 | DF | | Matthew Heywood | 30 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 (2) | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Charlie Ide | 16 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 19 (4) | 1 |
| 18 | DF | | Darius Charles | 8 (9) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 (10) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Paul Brooker | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Ryan Dickson | 30 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 (1) | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Ryan Peters | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Clark Masters | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 25 (4) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (5) | 1 |
| 23 | FW | | Ross Montague | 7 (3) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 (3) | 1 |
| 29 | MF | | Ricky Shakes | 25 (14) | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 27 (15) | 4 |
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| 3 | DF | | Grant Basey | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Lewis Emanuel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Sammy Moore | 13 (7) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (7) | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Jordan Parkes | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Alan Bennett | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Osei Sankofa | 10 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 (1) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Reuben Reid | 1 (9) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 (9) | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Robert Milsom | 5 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (1) | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Wayne Brown | 7 (4) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 (4) | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Ben Starosta | 20 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (1) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Craig Stone | 5 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (1) | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Adrian Pettigrew | 9 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 (2) | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Emile Sinclair | 1 (3) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 27 | GK | | Ben Hamer | 20 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL2 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total |
| 11 | MF | | Glenn Poole | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | FW | | Alan Connell | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | FW | | Nathan Elder | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Lee Thorpe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | MF | | Ricky Shakes | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | Sammy Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | John Mousinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Alan Bennett | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Wayne Brown | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 23 | FW | | Ross Montague | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Reuben Reid | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Matthew Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Gary Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Charlie Ide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL2 | FL2 | FAC | FAC | FLC | FLC | FLT | FLT | Total | Total | Pts |
| 7 | MF | | Gary Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | | Sammy Moore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | FW | | Lee Thorpe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | John Mackie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | DF | | Matthew Heywood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | DF | | Ben Starosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | DF | | Ryan Dickson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | | Robert Milsom | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | GK | | Ben Hamer | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Alan Connell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | GK | | Simon Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | FW | | Nathan Elder | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | | Darius Charles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | John Mousinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | DF | | Adrian Pettigrew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Osei Sankofa | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Grant Basey | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | | Clark Masters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Charlie Ide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Craig Pead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Glenn Poole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 67 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: ESPN FC

### 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 % |
| Terry Butcher | | 11 August 2007 | 11 December 2007 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 021.74| | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 026.32 |
| Andy Scott | | 11 December 2007 | 3 May 2008 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 044.44| | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 044.44 |

### Summary

| Games played | 50 (46 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Games won | 20 (17 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 9 (8 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 24 (21 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 54 (52 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 80 (70 League Two, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy) |
| Clean sheets | 7 (7 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) |
| Biggest league win | 3–0 versus Chester City, 29 December 2007 |
| Worst league defeat | 7–0 versus Peterborough United, 24 November 2007 |
| Most appearances | 48, Glenn Poole (45 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Top scorer (league) | 14, Glenn Poole |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 14, Glenn Poole |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2007 | GK | Simon Brown | Hibernian | Free | |
| 1 July 2007 | DF | John Mackie | Leyton Orient | Free | |
| 1 July 2007 | MF | Glenn Poole | Grays Athletic | Free | |
| 2 July 2007 | FW | Alan Connell | Hereford United | Free | |
| 2 July 2007 | DF | Craig Pead | Walsall | Free | |
| 3 July 2007 | FW | Lee Thorpe | Torquay United | Free | |
| 1 August 2007 | MF | Gary Smith | Milton Keynes Dons | Free | |
| 31 August 2007 | MF | Ricky Shakes | Swindon Town | Free | |
| 20 December 2007 | DF | David Partridge | Unattached | Free | |
| 11 January 2008 | DF | Ryan Dickson | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed | |
| 11 January 2008 | DF | Lanre Oyebanjo | Waltham Forest | Non-contract | |
| 31 January 2008 | FW | Nathan Elder | Brighton & Hove Albion | £35,000 | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 18 July 2007 | DF | Grant Basey | Charlton Athletic | 18 October 2007 | |
| 25 July 2007 | MF | Sammy Moore | Ipswich Town | 6 January 2008 | |
| 1 August 2007 | DF | Ben Starosta | Sheffield United | 1 January 2008 | |
| 10 August 2007 | GK | Ben Hamer | Reading | 13 October 2007 | |
| 10 August 2007 | DF | Adrian Pettigrew | Chelsea | 11 November 2007 | |
| 25 October 2007 | DF | Lewis Emanuel | Luton Town | 25 November 2007 | |
| 16 November 2007 | DF | Ryan Dickson | Plymouth Argyle | 10 January 2008 | |
| 22 November 2007 | FW | Emile Sinclair | Nottingham Forest | 6 January 2008 | |
| 1 January 2008 | GK | Ben Hamer | Reading | End of season | |
| 17 January 2008 | MF | Jordan Parkes | Watford | 15 February 2008 | |
| 17 January 2008 | MF | Craig Stone | Gillingham | 12 March 2008 | |
| 21 January 2008 | DF | Osei Sankofa | Charlton Athletic | End of season | |
| 31 January 2008 | FW | Reuben Reid | Plymouth Argyle | 30 April 2008 | |
| 11 February 2008 | MF | Robert Milsom | Fulham | 12 March 2008 | |
| 25 February 2008 | MF | Wayne Brown | Fulham | End of season | |
| 7 March 2008 | DF | Alan Bennett | Reading | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2007 | FW | Jo Kuffour | Bournemouth | Free | |
| 1 July 2007 | DF | Andy Frampton | Millwall | Undisclosed | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 3 August 2007 | DF | Darius Charles | Sutton United | 20 September 2007 | |
| 3 August 2007 | FW | Ross Montague | Sutton United | 20 September 2007 | |
| 31 August 2007 | GK | Clark Masters | Welling United | 31 October 2007 | |
| 20 September 2007 | FW | Ross Montague | Welling United | 20 October 2007 | |
| 25 September 2007 | MF | Karle Carder-Andrews | Margate | 26 October 2007 | |
| 5 October 2007 | GK | Seb Brown | St Albans City | October 2007 | |
| 26 October 2007 | MF | Lewis Dark | Farnborough | 26 November 2007 | |
| October 2007 | MF | Ryan Peters | Margate | January 2008 | |
| 1 December 2007 | GK | Seb Brown | Windsor & Eton | End of season | |
| 14 January 2008 | MF | Lewis Dark | Ramsgate | 14 February 2008 | |
| 7 March 2008 | FW | Charlie Ide | Lewes | End of season | |
| 20 March 2008 | DF | Darius Charles | Ebbsfleet United | End of season | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 30 August 2007 | MF | Paul Brooker | Chertsey Town | March 2008 | |
| 11 January 2008 | MF | Karle Carder-Andrews | Egham Town | August 2008 | |
| 11 January 2008 | DF | John Mackie | A.F.C. Hornchurch | 11 January 2008 | |
| 11 January 2008 | GK | Clark Masters | Southend United | 11 January 2008 | |
| 11 January 2008 | DF | Sam Tillen | Fram | February 2008 | |
| 24 January 2008 | MF | Ryan Peters | Margate | 24 January 2008 | |
| 30 January 2008 | DF | David Partridge | St Patrick's Athletic | 31 January 2008 | |
| 31 January 2008 | FW | Lee Thorpe | Rochdale | 31 January 2008 | |
| 30 June 2008 | MF | Lewis Dark | Wivenhoe Town | 26 September 2008 | |
| 30 June 2008 | FW | Charlie Ide | Grays Athletic | 1 July 2008 | |
| 30 June 2008 | MF | John Mousinho | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 July 2008 | |
| 30 June 2008 | DF | Lanre Oyebanjo | Histon | 30 July 2008 | |
| 30 June 2008 | MF | Ricky Shakes | Ebbsfleet United | 10 July 2008 | |

## Kit

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Samvo
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Source: Brentford F.C.

## Awards

* Supporters' Player of the Year: Matthew Heywood
* Football League Two PFA Team of the Year: Craig Pead
* Football League Family Excellence Award