title: 1990–91 Brentford F.C. season
text: # 1990–91 Brentford F.C. season
  
  During the 1990–91 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Five wins in the final six matches of the season propelled the Bees from mid-table into the play-offs, where the club was defeated by Tranmere Rovers in the semi-finals.
  
  ## Season summary
  
  Third Division Brentford conducted little transfer business during the 1990 off-season, buying only Sheffield United goalkeeper Graham Benstead and selling full back Roger Stanislaus to Bury. Midfielder Eddie May was transfer-listed at his own request, while midfielders Keith Jones, Kevin Godfrey and forward Richard Cadette rejected new contracts and instead signed weekly deals. 10 days before the first match of the season, the club was rocked by the resignation of manager Steve Perryman, who had been in charge since February 1987. Perryman's assistant Phil Holder took over and began his first job in football management.
  
  Just two defeats from the opening 12 league matches of the season had Brentford flirting with automatic promotion, before successive defeats in late October and early November dropped the club into the play-off places. Aided by the goalscoring of fit-again Gary Blissett, the Bees showed good league form through November and December and ended 1990 in the automatic promotion places. After loss to Oldham Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup, attention turned to the Football League Trophy, in which the Bees went all the way to the Southern Area finals before being defeated over two legs by league rivals Birmingham City. The run in the Trophy affected Brentford's promotion-chasing form, with the team having won just seven of 17 matches since the turn of the year. A draw and a defeat in the wake of the Trophy exit gave way to improved form for the remainder of the season, with five wins from six matches sealing a 6th-place finish and a two-legged tie with Tranmere Rovers in the play-off semi-finals. A 3–2 defeat on aggregate ended Brentford's season.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 83 | Participated in play-offs |
  | 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 78 | Promoted through play-offs |
  | 6 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 76 | Participated in play-offs |
  | 7 | Bury | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 73 | Participated in play-offs |
  | 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 70 | |
  
  * ↑ Tranmere Rovers won the play-offs and were promoted.
  
  ## Results
  
      Brentford's goal tally listed first.
  
  ### Legend
  
  | Win | Draw | Loss |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Pre-season and friendlies
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31 July 1990 | Kingstonian | A | 2–2 | n/a | Smillie, May |
  | 7 August 1990 | Chesham United | A | 1–1 | n/a | Cadette |
  | 11 August 1990 | Chelsea | H | 0–6 | 4,915 | |
  | 14 August 1990 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 5,775 | Holdsworth |
  | 17 August 1990 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | 1,231 | Smillie |
  | 29 October 1990 | Bedfont | A | 5–1 | n/a | Blissett (2), Brooke (pen), Moabi, og |
  
  ### Football League Third Division
  
  | No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 25 August 1990 | Bournemouth | H | 0–0 | 6,156 | |
  | 2 | 1 September 1990 | Mansfield Town | A | 2–0 | 3,518 | Smilie, Godfrey |
  | 3 | 8 September 1990 | Chester City | H | 0–1 | 5,459 | |
  | 4 | 15 September 1990 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | 3,660 | Bates, Jones (pen) |
  | 5 | 18 September 1990 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 5,775 | Holdsworth, Smilie |
  | 6 | 22 September 1990 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–2 | 4,586 | May, Brooke, Jones, Holdsworth |
  | 7 | 29 September 1990 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 3,900 | Jones |
  | 8 | 2 October 1990 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 5,658 | Godfrey |
  | 9 | 6 October 1990 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 7,710 | Godfrey |
  | 10 | 14 October 1990 | Cambridge United | H | 0–3 | 3,139 | |
  | 11 | 20 October 1990 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | 7,705 | May |
  | 12 | 23 October 1990 | Reading | A | 2–1 | 2,280 | Gayle, Holdsworth |
  | 13 | 26 October 1990 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 8,575 | Holdsworth (pen) |
  | 14 | 4 November 1990 | Southend United | H | 0–1 | 10,605 | |
  | 15 | 10 November 1990 | Bury | H | 2–2 | 8,798 | Blissett, Cockram |
  | 16 | 24 November 1990 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | 4,764 | Blissett |
  | 17 | 2 December 1990 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–0 | 5,359 | Godfrey |
  | 18 | 16 December 1990 | Stoke City | A | 2–2 | 2,475 | Cadette, Smilie |
  | 19 | 23 December 1990 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | 6,675 | Blissett (pen) |
  | 20 | 26 December 1990 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | 6,669 | Blissett (2) |
  | 21 | 29 December 1990 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–3 | 1,447 | Blissett, Cadette, Cockram |
  | 22 | 1 January 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–0 | 7,226 | Blissett, Gayle, Cockram |
  | 23 | 12 January 1991 | Mansfield Town | H | 0–0 | 3,582 | |
  | 24 | 19 January 1991 | Bournemouth | A | 0–2 | 4,421 | |
  | 25 | 26 January 1991 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | 7,102 | Blissett, Jones |
  | 26 | 2 February 1991 | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 7,333 | Jones |
  | 27 | 5 February 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 15,984 | |
  | 28 | 16 February 1991 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | 9,004 | Millen |
  | 29 | 23 February 1991 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 7,559 | Cadette |
  | 30 | 3 March 1991 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–1 | 6,079 | Cadette, Holdsworth |
  | 31 | 9 March 1991 | Stoke City | H | 0–4 | 6,789 | |
  | 32 | 12 March 1991 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 7,484 | Bates, Blissett |
  | 33 | 16 March 1991 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 16,417 | |
  | 34 | 19 March 1991 | Cambridge United | A | 0–0 | 7,605 | |
  | 35 | 23 March 1991 | Bradford City | H | 6–1 | 6,869 | og, Evans, Jones, Cadette (2), Gayle |
  | 36 | 30 March 1991 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 | 5,660 | Ratcliffe, Blissett |
  | 37 | 1 April 1991 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 3,548 | |
  | 38 | 6 April 1991 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 5,561 | Fleming |
  | 39 | 13 April 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | 13,290 | Ratcliffe |
  | 40 | 16 April 1991 | Fulham | H | 1–2 | 6,791 | Rostron |
  | 41 | 20 April 1991 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–1 | 3,770 | Jones, Peters |
  | 42 | 23 April 1991 | Fulham | A | 1–0 | 8,383 | Rostron |
  | 43 | 27 April 1991 | Reading | H | 1–0 | 4,382 | Millen |
  | 44 | 30 April 1991 | Chester City | A | 2–1 | 12,071 | Gayle, Holdsworth |
  | 45 | 4 May 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–2 | 2,371 | |
  | 46 | 11 May 1991 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | 14,539 | Gayle |
  
  ### Football League Third Division play-offs
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SF (1st leg) | 19 May 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–2 | 9,330 | Evans, Godfrey |
  | SF (2nd leg) | 22 May 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 (lost 3–2 on aggregate) | 11,161 | |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 17 November 1990 | Yeovil Town | H | 5–0 | 5,830 | Blissett, Holdsworth (2), May, Jones |
  | R2 | 12 December 1990 | Birmingham City | A | 3–1 | 7,328 | Blissett, Millen, Jones |
  | R3 | 5 January 1991 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–3 | 6,538 | Holdsworth |
  
  ### Football League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 (1st leg) | 28 August 1990 | Hereford United | H | 2–0 | 5,583 | Bates, Godfrey |
  | R1 (2nd leg) | 5 September 1990 | Hereford United | A | 0–1 (won 2–1 on aggregate) | 4,927 | |
  | R2 (1st leg) | 26 September 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 4,502 | Evans |
  | R2 (2nd leg) | 9 October 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 (lost 4–2 on aggregate) | 7,394 | Jones (pen) |
  
  ### Football League Trophy
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SPR | 27 November 1990 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | 2,761 | Blissett |
  | SPR | 29 January 1991 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–0 | 1,348 | Blissett (2) |
  | SR1 | 21 February 1991 | Wrexham | H | 0–0 (a.e.t.), won 3–0 on pens) | 2,247 | |
  | SQF | 28 February 1991 | Hereford United | A | 2–0 | 2,207 | Smilie, Holdsworth |
  | SSF | 5 March 1991 | Southend United | A | 3–0 | 3,937 | Smilie, Jones, Cadette |
  | SAF (1st leg) | 26 March 1991 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 1,871 | Gayle |
  | SAF (2nd leg) | 9 April 1991 | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 (lost 3–1 on aggregate) | 1,861 | |
  
  * Source: Statto, 11v11, The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
  
  ## Playing squad
  
      Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1990–91 season.
  
  | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||
  | GK | Graham Benstead | (1963-08-20)20 August 1963 (aged 27) | Sheffield United | 1990 | |
  | Defenders |||||||
  | DF | Jamie Bates | (1968-02-24)24 February 1968 (aged 22) | Youth | 1986 | |
  | DF | Jason Cousins | (1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 19) | Youth | 1989 | |
  | DF | Terry Evans (c) | (1965-04-12)12 April 1965 (aged 25) | Hillingdon | 1985 | |
  | DF | Mark Fleming | (1969-08-11)11 August 1969 (aged 21) | Queens Park Rangers | 1989 | |
  | DF | Clive Goodyear | (1961-01-15)15 January 1961 (aged 29) | Wimbledon | 1990 | |
  | DF | Keith Millen | (1966-09-26)26 September 1966 (aged 23) | Youth | 1985 | |
  | Midfielders |||||||
  | MF | Paul Buckle | (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 19) | Youth | 1988 | |
  | MF | Allan Cockram | (1963-10-08)8 October 1963 (aged 26) | St Albans City | 1988 | |
  | MF | Kevin Godfrey | (1960-02-24)24 February 1960 (aged 30) | Leyton Orient | 1988 | |
  | MF | Keith Jones | (1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 24) | Chelsea | 1987 | |
  | MF | Robbie Peters | (1971-05-18)18 May 1971 (aged 19) | Youth | 1989 | Loaned to St Albans City |
  | MF | Simon Ratcliffe | (1967-02-08)8 February 1967 (aged 23) | Norwich City | 1989 | |
  | MF | Wilf Rostron | (1956-09-29)29 September 1956 (aged 33) | Sheffield United | 1991 | Assistant manager |
  | MF | Neil Smilie | (1958-07-19)19 July 1958 (aged 32) | Reading | 1988 | |
  | Forwards |||||||
  | FW | Gary Blissett | (1964-06-29)29 June 1964 (aged 26) | Crewe Alexandra | 1987 | |
  | FW | Richard Cadette | (1965-03-21)21 March 1965 (aged 25) | Sheffield United | 1988 | |
  | FW | Marcus Gayle | (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 19) | Youth | 1988 | Loaned to KuPS |
  | FW | Dean Holdsworth | (1968-11-08)8 November 1968 (aged 21) | Watford | 1989 | |
  | Players who left the club mid-season |||||||
  | GK | Tony Parks | (1963-01-26)26 January 1963 (aged 27) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1988 | Loaned to Queens Park Rangers and Fulham, transferred to Fulham |
  | DF | Jim Carstairs | (1971-01-29)29 January 1971 (aged 19) | Arsenal | 1991 | Returned to Arsenal after loan |
  | DF | Stuart Cash | (1965-09-05)5 September 1965 (aged 24) | Nottingham Forest | 1990 | Returned to Nottingham Forest after loan |
  | MF | Garry Brooke | (1960-11-24)24 November 1960 (aged 29) | Wimbledon | 1990 | Released |
  | MF | Eddie May | (1967-08-30)30 August 1967 (aged 22) | Hibernian | 1989 | Transferred to Falkirk |
  
  * Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
  
  ## Coaching staff
  
  | Name | Role |
  | - | - |
  | Phil Holder | Manager |
  | Wilf Rostron | Assistant Manager |
  | Graham Pearce | First Team Coach |
  | Roy Clare | Physiotherapist |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
      Substitute appearances in brackets.
  
  | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | GK | | Graham Benstead | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
  | GK | | Tony Parks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
  | DF | | Jamie Bates | 30 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 (2) | 3 |
  | DF | | Jason Cousins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 0 |
  | DF | | Terry Evans | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 (1) | 4 |
  | DF | | Mark Fleming | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
  | DF | | Clive Goodyear | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | DF | | Keith Millen | 31 (1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 (1) | 3 |
  | MF | | Garry Brooke | 8 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 (4) | 1 |
  | MF | | Paul Buckle | 24 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 (3) | 0 |
  | MF | | Allan Cockram | 7 (13) | 3 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (17) | 3 |
  | MF | | Kevin Godfrey | 26 (6) | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 36 (10) | 6 |
  | MF | | Keith Jones | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 10 |
  | MF | | Eddie May | 16 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 (1) | 3 |
  | MF | | Robbie Peters | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 |
  | MF | | Simon Ratcliffe | 34 (4) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 (6) | 2 |
  | MF | | Wilf Rostron | 18 (4) | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (6) | 2 |
  | MF | | Neil Smilie | 33 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 (3) | 5 |
  | FW | | Gary Blissett | 22 (4) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 (6) | 15 |
  | FW | | Richard Cadette | 19 (9) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 (11) | 7 |
  | FW | | Marcus Gayle | 23 (10) | 6 | 2 (1) | 0 | — | — | 4 (2) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 30 (14) | 7 |
  | FW | | Dean Holdsworth | 27 (3) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 (4) | 9 |
  | Players loaned in during the season |||||||||||||||
  | DF | | Jim Carstairs | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
  | DF | | Stuart Cash | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | 13 (1) | 0 |
  
  * Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  * Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Pos. | Nat | Player | FL3 | FAC | FLC | FLT | FLP | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | FW | | Gary Blissett | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
  | MF | | Keith Jones | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
  | FW | | Dean Holdsworth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
  | FW | | Marcus Gayle | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 |
  | FW | | Richard Cadette | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
  | MF | | Kevin Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
  | MF | | Neil Smilie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | DF | | Terry Evans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | MF | | Allan Cockram | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | MF | | Eddie May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
  | DF | | Jamie Bates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | DF | | Keith Millen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | MF | | Wilf Rostron | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | MF | | Simon Ratcliffe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | MF | | Garry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
  | MF | | Robbie Peters | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
  | DF | | Mark Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 83 |
  
  * Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  * Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties
  
  ### 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 % |
  | Phil Holder | | 25 August 1990 | 22 May 1991 | 62 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 043.55| | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 045.65 |
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Games played | 62 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
  | - | - |
  | Games won | 27 (21 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
  | Games drawn | 16 (13 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs) |
  | Games lost | 19 (12 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs) |
  | Goals scored | 83 (59 Third Division, 9 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 9 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
  | Goals conceded | 63 (47 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League play-offs) |
  | Clean sheets | 24 (18 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
  | Biggest league win | 6–1 versus Bradford City, 23 March 1991 |
  | Worst league defeat | 4–0 versus Stoke City, 9 March 1991 |
  | Most appearances | 61, Graham Benstead (45 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
  | Top scorer (league) | 10, Gary Blissett |
  | Top scorer (all competitions) | 15, Gary Blissett |
  
  ## Transfers & loans
  
  Players transferred in :
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 1990 | GK | Graham Benstead | Sheffield United | £70,000 | |
  | August 1990 | MF | Garry Brooke | Wimbledon | Free | |
  | January 1991 | MF | Wilf Rostron | Sheffield United | Free | |
  | March 1991 | DF | Clive Goodyear | Wimbledon | Free | |
  | April 1991 | GK | Laurence Batty | Fulham | Free | |
  | Players loaned in ||||||
  | Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
  | September 1990 | DF | Stuart Cash | Nottingham Forest | December 1990 | |
  | February 1991 | DF | Jim Carstairs | Arsenal | April 1991 | |
  | February 1991 | GK | Laurence Batty | Fulham | April 1991 | |
  | Players transferred out ||||||
  | Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
  | 30 July 1990 | DF | Roger Stanislaus | Bury | £90,000 | |
  | 15 March 1991 | MF | Eddie May | Falkirk | £75,000 | |
  | April 1991 | GK | Tony Parks | Fulham | Free | |
  | Players loaned out ||||||
  | Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
  | March 1990 | FW | Marcus Gayle | KuPS | October 1990 | |
  | August 1990 | GK | Tony Parks | Queens Park Rangers | September 1990 | |
  | September 1990 | DF | John Buttigieg | Swindon Town | October 1990 | |
  | November 1990 | MF | Khotso Moabi | St Albans City | January 1991 | |
  | November 1990 | DF | Fergus Moore | Yeading | December 1990 | |
  | November 1990 | MF | Robbie Peters | St Albans City | April 1991 | |
  | February 1991 | GK | Tony Parks | Fulham | April 1991 | |
  | Players released ||||||
  | Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
  | December 1990 | MF | Garry Brooke | Baldock Town | 1990 | |
  | January 1991 | MF | Khotso Moabi | St Albans City | January 1991 | |
  | February 1991 | DF | Fergus Moore | Staines Town | n/a | |
  | 30 June 1991 | GK | Laurence Batty | Woking | 1991 | |
  | 30 June 1991 | DF | John Buttigieg | Floriana | 1991 | |
  | 30 June 1991 | MF | Allan Cockram | Woking | 1991 | |
  | 30 June 1991 | DF | Clive Goodyear | Ernest Borel | 1991 | |
  
  ## Kit
  
  Supplier: Chad Sponsor(s): KLM
  
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  Source: Brentford F.C.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Supporters' Player of the Year: Graham Benstead
  * Players' Player of the Year: Graham Benstead
  * Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year: Keith Jones
  * Football League Third Division Manager of the Month: Phil Holder (December 1990)
  