The 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season was the club's 131st season in existence and seventh consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Brentford would also compete in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 September 2020 to 30 June 2021. Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2021, following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City in the play-off final at Wembley, confirming the club's top flight status for the first time in 74 years.
This season marked the club's move to the Brentford Community Stadium from Griffin Park, its home for 116 years.
First team squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season.
#NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inNotesGoalkeepers1David RayaGKBlackburn Rovers201913Patrik GunnarssonGKBreiðablik2018Loaned to Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF25Ellery BalcombeGKAcademy2016Loaned to Doncaster Rovers28Luke DanielsGKScunthorpe United201740Nathan ShepperdGKSwansea City2019Defenders2Dominic ThompsonLBArsenal2019Loaned to Swindon Town3Rico HenryLBWalsall20164Charlie GoodeCBNorthampton Town20205Ethan PinnockCBBarnsley201918Pontus Jansson (c)CBLeeds United201922Henrik DalsgaardRBZulte Waregem201723Julian JeanvierCBReims2018Loaned to Kasımpaşa23Winston ReidCBWest Ham United2021On loan from West Ham United29Mads Bech SørensenCBAC Horsens201730Mads RoerslevRBF.C. Copenhagen201932Luka RacicCBF.C. Copenhagen2018Loaned to Northampton Town35Kane O'ConnorCBHibernian201936Fin StevensRBWorthing202039Lewis GordonLBWatford2020Midfielders6Christian NørgaardDMFiorentina20198Mathias JensenCMCelta20199Emiliano MarcondesAMNordsjælland201814Josh DasilvaAMArsenal201820Saman GhoddosAMAmiens2021Loaned from Amiens before transferring permanently26Shandon BaptisteCMOxford United202027Vitaly JaneltDMVfL Bochum202031Jan ŽambůrekCMSlavia Prague2018Loaned to Shrewsbury Town32Paris MaghomaCMTottenham Hotspur202037Alex GilbertAMWest Bromwich Albion202041Mads BidstrupDMRB Leipzig2020Attackers7Sergi CanósWNorwich City201715Marcus ForssFWWest Bromwich Albion201716Joel ValenciaWPiast Gliwice2019Loaned to Legia Warsaw17Ivan ToneyFWPeterborough United202019Bryan MbeumoWTroyes201921Halil DervişoğluFWSparta Rotterdam2020Loaned to FC Twente and Galatasaray S.K.24Tariqe FosuLWOxford United202034Aaron PressleyFWAston Villa202038Max HaygarthWManchester United2021Loaned from Manchester United before transferring permanentlyPlayers who left the club mid-season10Saïd BenrahmaWOGC Nice2018Loaned to West Ham United, transferred to West Ham United11Ollie WatkinsFWExeter City2017Transferred to Aston Villa33Fredrik HammarCMAkropolis IF2019Transferred to Akropolis IF
Coaching staff NameRole Thomas FrankHead Coach Brian RiemerAssistant Head Coach Kevin O'ConnorAssistant First Team Coach Manu SoteloGoalkeeper Coach Neil GreigHead of Medical Chris HaslamHead of Athletic Performance Luke StopforthHead of Performance Analysis Bernardo CuevaTactical Statistician Source: brentfordfc.com
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 16 July 2020 CM Mads Bidstrup Red Bull Leipzig Undisclosed 23 July 2020 CB Ben Hockenhull Manchester United Undisclosed 27 July 2020 RW Wraynel Hercules Barnet Free transfer 28 July 2020 CM Fin Stevens Worthing Undisclosed 18 August 2020 CB Charlie Goode Northampton Town Undisclosed 25 August 2020 CB Tristan Crama AS Béziers Undisclosed 1 September 2020 FW Ivan Toney Peterborough United £5,000,000 4 September 2020 LB Lewis Gordon Watford Free transfer 20 September 2020GKJared ThompsonFree agentFree transfer 25 September 2020 AM Alex Gilbert West Bromwich Albion Free transfer 3 October 2020DMVitaly Janelt VfL BochumUndisclosed 5 October 2020 FW Lachlan Brook Adelaide United Undisclosed 4 January 2021 MF Max Haygarth Manchester United Undisclosed 11 January 2021MFRyan Trevitt Leatherhead YouthUndisclosed14 January 2021AMSaman Ghoddos AmiensUndisclosed 29 January 2021 GK Ben Winterbottom Liverpool Undisclosed
Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 21 September 2020 AM Saman Ghoddos Amiens 14 January 2021 5 October 2020 RM Valgeir Valgeirsson HK 23 April 2021 16 October 2020 W Max Haygarth Manchester United 4 January 2021 1 February 2021CBWinston Reid West Ham UnitedEnd of season2 February 2021DMEthan Robb Bognor Regis TownEnd of season
Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 13 August 2020 CM Jaakko Oksanen AFC Wimbledon End of season 21 August 2020 CB Luka Racic Northampton Town 3 January 2021 3 September 2020 CB Julian Jeanvier Kasımpaşa End of season 7 September 2020GKPatrik Gunnarsson Viborg FF31 December 202010 September 2020MFArthur Read StevenageEnd of season16 September 2020WJoel Valencia Legia WarsawEnd of season5 October 2020CMJan Žambůrek Shrewsbury Town11 January 20216 October 2020FWHalil Dervişoğlu FC Twente2 January 2021 16 October 2020 LW Saïd Benrahma West Ham United 29 January 2021 4 January 2021 LB Dominic Thompson Swindon Town End of season 5 January 2021GKPatrik Gunnarsson Silkeborg IFEnd of season6 January 2021GKEllery Balcombe Doncaster RoversEnd of season25 January 2021FWHalil Dervişoğlu Galatasaray S.K.End of season1 February 2021LWJoe Adams Grimsby Town9 April 2021
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2020 LW Jaden Brissett Dagenham & Redbridge Released 30 June 2020 CMReece Cole Queens Park Rangers Released 30 June 2020 LB Cole Dasilva Free agent Released 30 June 2020 LW Matěj Majka FC MAS Táborsko Released 30 June 2020 CB Jonny Mitchell Stirling Albion Released 30 June 2020 AM Jayden Onen Reading Released 30 June 2020 FW Justin Shaibu FC Fredericia Released 30 June 2020 LB Nick Tsaroulla Crawley Town Released 29 July 2020 RB David Titov St Patrick's Athletic Released 5 August 2020 CM Dru Yearwood New York Red Bulls Undisclosed 6 August 2020 FWNikos Karelis ADO Den Haag Released 6 August 2020 DM Kamohelo Mokotjo FC Cincinnati Released 9 September 2020FWOllie Watkins Aston Villa£28,000,00025 January 2021CMFredrik Hammar Akropolis IFUndisclosed29 January 2021LWSaïd Benrahma West Ham United£21,750,00023 March 2021GKSimon Andersson IF ElfsborgFree transfer
Pre-season
Competitions Overview
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Play-offs
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Statistics Appearances and goals NoPosNatNameLeagueFA CupEFL CupPlayoffsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKDavid Raya4200030304802DFDominic Thompson1 (3)0—50—6 (3)03DFRico Henry301003 (1)00 (1)033 (2)14DFCharlie Goode4 (4)00 (1)030007 (5)05DFEthan Pinnock3912041304826MFChristian Nørgaard15 (2)0001 (3)11017 (5)17MFSergi Canós33 (12)9104 (1)03041 (13)98MFMathias Jensen35 (10)20 (1)03 (1)03041 (12)29MFEmiliano Marcondes12 (18)1004 (2)12 (1)118 (21)310MFSaïd Benrahma0 (2)0—12—1 (2)214MFJosh Dasilva26 (4)5004 (1)20030 (5)715FWMarcus Forss9 (30)7204 (2)21 (2)116 (34)1016MFJoel Valencia00—0 (1)0—0 (1)017FWIvan Toney44 (1)31002 (2)03249 (3)3318DFPontus Jansson23 (1)000003026 (1)019MFBryan Mbeumo37 (7)800202 (1)041 (8)820MFSaman Ghoddos16 (23)321200 (3)020 (26)421FWHalil Dervişoğlu00110 (1)0—1 (1)122DFHenrik Dalsgaard34 (1)200202 (1)038 (2)224MFTariqe Fosu19 (20)4205 (1)01 (1)027 (22)426MFShandon Baptiste0 (1)0002 (1)0002 (2)027MFVitaly Janelt36 (5)310203142 (5)428GKLuke Daniels402030009029DFMads Bech Sørensen29 (3)221500036 (3)330DFMads Roerslev10 (7)020003015 (7)031MFJan Žambůrek0 (6)01020003 (6)034FWAaron Pressley0 (2)00 (1)000000 (3)036DFFin Stevens0 (2)0200 (1)0002 (3)037MFAlex Gilbert001 (1)000001 (1)038MFMax Haygarth0 (1)00 (2)000000 (3)039DFLewis Gordon001000001041MFMads Bidstrup1 (3)000000 (2)01 (5)0Players loaned in during the season23DFWinston Reid7 (3)0——0 (1)07 (4)0 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers NoPosNatPlayerFLCh.FACFLCu.FLPTotal17FWIvan Toney310023315FWMarcus Forss7021107MFSergi Canós9000919MFBryan Mbeumo8000814MFJosh Dasilva5020724MFTariqe Fosu4000420MFSaman Ghoddos3100427MFVitaly Janelt3001429DFMads Bech Sørensen210039MFEmiliano Marcondes1011322DFHenrik Dalsgaard200028MFMathias Jensen200025DFEthan Pinnock1010210MFSaïd Benrahma0—2—23DFRico Henry1000121FWHalil Dervişoğlu010—16MFChristian Nørgaard00101Total7939596 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season Source: Soccerbase
Discipline NoPosNatPlayerFLCh.FACFLCu.FLPTotalPts17FWIvan Toney71000010811127MFVitaly Janelt80001010100107MFSergi Canós5000100060622DFHenrik Dalsgaard4000101060624MFTariqe Fosu4000100050514MFJosh Dasilva2000010021518DFPontus Jansson0100002021519MFBryan Mbeumo3000100040415FWMarcus Forss300000003039MFEmiliano Marcondes200000103035DFEthan Pinnock010000000138MFMathias Jensen200000002026MFChristian Nørgaard2000000020229DFMads Bech Sørensen200000002022DFDominic Thompson100010—20220MFSaman Ghoddos1010000020241MFMads Bidstrup100000001011GKDavid Raya1000000010123DFWinston Reid10——0010131MFJan Žambůrek001000001014DFCharlie Goode0000100010130DFMads Roerslev00000010101Total47320716062474 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: ESPN
International caps NoPosNatPlayerCapsGoalsRef5DFEthan Pinnock106MFChristian Nørgaard908MFMathias Jensen12110MFSaïd Benrahma3015FWMarcus Forss7118CBPontus Jansson4020MFSaman Ghoddos4021FWHalil Dervişoğlu3122DFHenrik Dalsgaard1024MFTariqe Fosu41 Players listed in italics left the club mid-season Only international caps won while contracted to Brentford are counted.
Awards
EFL Championship Player of the Month: Ivan Toney (October 2020) EFL Championship Manager of the Month: Thomas Frank (December 2020) EFL Championship Team of the Year: Ivan Toney EFL Championship Golden Boot: Ivan Toney London Football Awards EFL Player of the Year: Ivan Toney EFL Cup Team of the Tournament: Luke Daniels EFL Cup Goal of the Round: Emiliano Marcondes: third round Saïd Benrahma (fourth round) DBU Coach of the Year: Thomas Frank PFA Championship Team of the Year: Rico Henry, Ethan Pinnock, Ivan Toney Supporters' Player of the Year: Ivan Toney
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