1975–76 Brentford F.C. season


During the 1975–76 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Fourth Division. A poor middle third of the season led to an 18th-place finish, just three points above the re-election zone.

Season summary

Despite a strong finish to the previous campaign, only one incoming transfer did not raise the belief around Griffin Park that Brentford would challenge for promotion from the Fourth Division during the 1975–76 season. Instead, manager John Docherty made up the numbers with members of the club's youth team, with teenagers Gordon Sweetzer, Danis Salman, Paul Walker and Graham Cox all joining the club.
Brentford had a strong start to the season, winning three and drawing three of the first six league matches of the season and advancing to the second round of the League Cup, where the run was brought to an end at Old Trafford by Manchester United. With goalkeeper Bill Glazier quitting the club after just 12 appearances, Brentford would tread water in the lower reaches of mid-table throughout the season, in which a run to the third round of the FA Cup became the focus. Having reached that stage of the competition for the first time since the 1970–71 season, the Bees took Second Division club Bolton Wanderers to a replay before losing 2–0 at Burnden Park. A slight upturn in form towards the end of the season was inspired by the signing of Oxford United forward Andrew McCulloch for a club record £25,000 fee.
Two club records were set during the season:

Results

Legend

Pre-season

Football League Fourth Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer
1R22 November 1975Northampton TownH2–06,645Sweetzer
2R13 December 1975WimbledonA2–18,375Johnson
3R3 January 1976Bolton WanderersH0–012,452
3R 6 January 1976Bolton WanderersA0–218,538

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer
1R 19 August 1975Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–15,360Johnson, Cross
1R 27 August 1975Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–1 11,016Cross
2R10 September 1974Manchester UnitedA1–225,286Lawrence

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Summary

Transfers & loans

Awards