Welcome to our club information page. Here you will find an excellent
array of facts, stats and general information.
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Information |
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Ground
Capacity |
12,763 |
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Pitch
Measurements |
111yd x 74yd (101M x 68M) |
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Home
Colours |
Red and White Striped Shirts - Black Shorts - Black Stockings |
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Away
Colours |
Black Shirts, Gold Trim – Black Shorts, Gold Trim – Gold Stockings |
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Third
Colours |
Sky Blue Shirts, Navy Trim – Navy Shorts – Navy Stockings |
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Year
Formed |
1889 |
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Turned
Professional |
1899 |
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Ltd.
Company |
1901 |
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Club
Nickname |
“The Bees” |
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Previous
Grounds |
01/08/1888 to 31/07/1891 - Clifden Road |
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01/08/1890 to 31/07/1895 – Benns Fields |
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01/08/1894 to 31/07/1898 – Shotters Field |
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01/08/1897 to 31/07/1900 – Cross Road |
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01/08/1899 to 31/07/1904 – Boston Park |
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01/08/1904 to present - Griffin Park |
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First
League Game |
28/08/1920 v Exeter City (a) Division Three Lost 3-0 |
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Young, Hodson, Rosier, Elliott, J. Levitt, Amos, Smith, Thompson, Spreadbury, Morley, Henery. |
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Records |
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Record
Attendance |
06/03/1949 38,678 v Leicester City (h) FA Cup round 6 Lost 0-2 |
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Record
Receipts |
16/09/1998 £162,314 v Tottenham Worthington Cup round 2 Lost 2-3 |
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Record
League Victory |
15/10/1963 v Wrexham (h) Division Three Won 9-0 |
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Cakebread, Coote, Jones, Slater, Scott, Higginson, Summers (1), Brooks (2), McAdams (2), Ward (2), Hales (1), (1 og.) |
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Record
Cup Victory |
31/10/1982 v Uxbridge (h) FA Cup Won 8-0 |
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20/11/1982 v Windsor & Eton (a) FA Cup round 1 Won 7-0 |
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Roche, Rowe, Harris (Brooker), McNicholl 1), Whitehead, Hurlock (2), Kamara, Joseph (1), Mahoney (3), Bowles, Roberts |
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Record
League Defeat |
08/11/1924 v Swansea T (a) Division Three South, v Walsall (a) Division Three South, 24/11/2007 v Peterborough Utd (a)
Lost 0-7 |
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Record
Cup Defeat |
1927/28 v Manchester Utd (h) FA Cup round 3 lost 1-7 |
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Most
League Points (2) |
62 - Division
Three South 1932/33 and Division Four 1962/63 |
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Most
League Points (3) |
85 - Division
Two 1994/5 and Division Three 1998/9 |
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Most
League Goals (team) |
98 –
Division Four 1962/3 |
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Most
League Goals (player) |
39 –
Jack Holliday – Division Three South 1932/3 |
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Most
League Goals (player aggregate) |
153 –
Jim Towers – 1954/61 |
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Most
League Goals (player in one game) |
5 –
Jack Holliday v Luton Town Division Three South 28/01/1933, Billy Scott v Barnsley Division Two 15/12/1934, Peter McKennan
v Bury Division Two 18/02/1949 |
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Most
Goals Conceded in a Season |
94 –
Division Three South 1925/6 |
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Most
Capped Player |
John Buttigieg – Malta – 22 (whilst at Brentford) and 97 Full caps total |
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Most
League Appearances |
514 –
Ken Coote – 1949/64 |
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Youngest
League Player |
Danis Salman – 15 years 243 days v Watford 15/11/1975 |
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Record
Transfer Fee Paid |
£750,000
to Crystal Palace for Hermann Hreidarsson – 22/09/1998 |
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Record
Transfer Fee Received |
£2,5000,000
from Wimbledon for Hermann Hreidarsson 12/10/1999 |
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FA
Cup |
Best 6th round 1937/38, 1945/46, 1948/49, 1988/89, 2004/05, 2005/06 |
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Football
League Cup |
Best 4th round 1982/83 |
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Honours |
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League
Two |
Champions 2008/9 |
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Division
One |
Best 5th. 1935-6 |
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Division
Two |
Champions 1934/5 |
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Division
Three |
Champions 1991/2, 1998/9 |
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Division
Three South |
Champions 1932/3, Runners-up 1929/30, 1957/8 |
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Division
Four |
Champions 1962/3 |
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Freight
Rover Trophy |
Runners-up 1984/85, 2000/01 |
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London
War Cup |
Runners-up 1940/41, Winners 1941/42 |
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Sequences |
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League
Wins |
9 –
30/04/1932 to 24/09/1932 |
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League
Defeats |
9 –
20/10/1928 to 25/12/1928 |
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League
Draws |
5 –
25/04/2000 to 12/8/2000 |
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Unbeaten
League Matches |
16 –
20/12/1999 to 08/05/1999 |
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Games
Without League Win |
19 –
09/09/2006 to 26/12/2006 |
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Football League Record |
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Season |
Div |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Pos |
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1920-21 |
D3 |
42 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
42 |
67 |
30 |
21 |
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1921-22 |
D3S |
42 |
16 |
11 |
15 |
52 |
43 |
43 |
9 |
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1922-23 |
D3S |
42 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
41 |
51 |
38 |
14 |
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1923-24 |
D3S |
42 |
14 |
8 |
20 |
54 |
71 |
36 |
17 |
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1924-25 |
D3S |
42 |
9 |
7 |
26 |
38 |
91 |
25 |
21 |
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1925-26 |
D3S |
42 |
16 |
6 |
20 |
69 |
94 |
38 |
18 |
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1926-27 |
D3S |
42 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
70 |
61 |
40 |
11 |
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1927-28 |
D3S |
42 |
16 |
8 |
18 |
76 |
74 |
40 |
12 |
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1928-29 |
D3S |
42 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
56 |
60 |
38 |
13 |
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1929-30 |
D3S |
42 |
28 |
5 |
9 |
94 |
44 |
61 |
2 |
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1930-31 |
D3S |
42 |
22 |
6 |
14 |
90 |
64 |
50 |
3 |
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1931-32 |
D3S |
42 |
19 |
10 |
13 |
68 |
52 |
48 |
5 |
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1932-33 |
D3S |
42 |
26 |
10 |
6 |
90 |
49 |
62 |
1 |
CHAMPIONS |
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1933-34 |
D2 |
42 |
22 |
7 |
13 |
85 |
60 |
51 |
4 |
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1934-35 |
D2 |
42 |
26 |
9 |
7 |
93 |
48 |
61 |
1 |
CHAMPIONS |
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1935-36 |
D1 |
42 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
81 |
60 |
46 |
5 |
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1936-37 |
D1 |
42 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
82 |
78 |
46 |
6 |
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1937-38 |
D1 |
42 |
18 |
9 |
15 |
69 |
59 |
45 |
6 |
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1938-39 |
D1 |
42 |
14 |
8 |
20 |
53 |
74 |
36 |
18 |
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1946-47 |
D1 |
42 |
9 |
7 |
26 |
45 |
88 |
25 |
21 |
RELEGATED |
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1947-48 |
D2 |
42 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
44 |
61 |
40 |
15 |
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1948-49 |
D2 |
42 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
42 |
53 |
36 |
18 |
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1949-50 |
D2 |
42 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
44 |
49 |
43 |
9 |
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1950-51 |
D2 |
42 |
18 |
8 |
16 |
75 |
74 |
44 |
9 |
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1951-52 |
D2 |
42 |
15 |
12 |
15 |
54 |
55 |
42 |
10 |
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1952-53 |
D2 |
42 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
59 |
76 |
37 |
17 |
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1953-54 |
D2 |
42 |
10 |
11 |
21 |
40 |
78 |
31 |
21 |
RELEGATED |
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1954-55 |
D3S |
46 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
82 |
82 |
46 |
11 |
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1955-56 |
D3S |
46 |
19 |
14 |
13 |
69 |
66 |
52 |
6 |
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1956-57 |
D3S |
46 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
78 |
76 |
48 |
8 |
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1957-58 |
D3S |
46 |
24 |
10 |
12 |
82 |
56 |
58 |
2 |
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1958-59 |
D3 |
46 |
21 |
15 |
10 |
76 |
49 |
57 |
3 |
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1959-60 |
D3 |
46 |
21 |
9 |
16 |
78 |
61 |
51 |
6 |
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1960-61 |
D3 |
46 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
56 |
70 |
43 |
17 |
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1961-62 |
D3 |
46 |
13 |
8 |
25 |
53 |
93 |
34 |
23 |
RELEGATED |
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1962-63 |
D4 |
46 |
27 |
8 |
11 |
98 |
64 |
62 |
1 |
CHAMPIONS |
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1963-64 |
D3 |
46 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
87 |
80 |
44 |
16 |
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1964-65 |
D3 |
46 |
24 |
9 |
13 |
83 |
55 |
57 |
5 |
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1965-66 |
D3 |
46 |
10 |
12 |
24 |
48 |
69 |
32 |
23 |
RELEGATED |
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1966-67 |
D4 |
46 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
58 |
56 |
49 |
9 |
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1967-68 |
D4 |
46 |
18 |
7 |
21 |
61 |
64 |
43 |
14 |
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1968-69 |
D4 |
46 |
18 |
12 |
16 |
64 |
65 |
48 |
11 |
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1969-70 |
D4 |
46 |
20 |
16 |
10 |
58 |
39 |
56 |
5 |
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1970-71 |
D4 |
46 |
18 |
8 |
20 |
66 |
62 |
44 |
14 |
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1971-72 |
D4 |
46 |
24 |
11 |
11 |
76 |
44 |
59 |
3 |
PROMOTED |
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1972-73 |
D3 |
46 |
15 |
7 |
24 |
51 |
69 |
37 |
22 |
RELEGATED |
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1973-74 |
D4 |
46 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
48 |
50 |
40 |
19 |
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1974-75 |
D4 |
46 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
53 |
45 |
49 |
8 |
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1975-76 |
D4 |
46 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
56 |
60 |
41 |
18 |
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1976-77 |
D4 |
46 |
18 |
7 |
21 |
77 |
76 |
43 |
15 |
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1977-78 |
D4 |
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