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2009–10 Brentford F.C. Season
During the 2009–10 in English football, 2009–10 English football season, Brentford F.C., Brentford competed in Football League One. In the Bees' first League One season since 2006–07 Brentford F.C. season, 2006–07, the club finished in 9th place and reached the third round of the FA Cup. Season summary After promotion back to Football League One, League One as Football League Two, League Two champions at the end of the 2008–09 Brentford F.C. season, 2008–09 season, Brentford F.C., Brentford manager Andy Scott (footballer, born 1972), Andy Scott immediately cleared all the bit-part and injury-prone players out of his squad, releasing 13. In came Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeepers Lewis Price on a season-long Loan (sports), loan and Nikki Bull on a one-year contract, three defenders (Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1981), Alan Bennett, Danny Foster (footballer), Danny Foster and Leon Legge), midfielder Sam Saunders (footballer), Sam Saunders, left winger M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentford F
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and Boston Manor Underground station on its northwest border with Hanwell. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre. Brentford at the start of the 21st century attracted regeneration of its little-used warehouse premises and docks including the remodelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprise Brentford Dock. A 19th- and 20th-century mixed social and private housing locality, New Brentford is contiguous with the Osterley neighbourhood of Isleworth and Syon Park and the Great West Road which has most of the largest business premises. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football League Two
The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is a professional association football league in England. EFL League Two is the fourth division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, EFL Championship and the EFL League One and is contested by 24 clubs. Introduced for the 2004–05 English football season as Football League Two, it is a rebrand of the former Football League Third Division. As of the 2025-26 season, Newport County hold the longest tenure in this division following their promotion in the 2012–13 season. There are currently two former Premier League clubs competing in this division: Oldham Athletic (1992-94) and Swindon Town (1993–94). The current holders are Doncaster Rovers. Structure There are 24 clubs in this division. Each club plays each of the other clubs twice (once at home and once away) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Cort
Carl Edward Richard Cort (born 1 November 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, also playing in the Football League for Lincoln City, Leicester City, Norwich City and Brentford. He also had a spell with Spanish club UD Marbella and finished his professional career with North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies. Born in England, he represented the England U21 earning 14 caps and scoring 8 goals, before switching his allegiance to Guyana, although not playing for them until 2011 during the final few years of his career. He was capped six times between 2011 and 2012 and failed to score a goal. Career Wimbledon Cort, born in London of Guyanese descent, began his career with Wimbledon as a teenager. He went on a one-month loan to Lincoln City in February 1997, and when he came back to the Dons he made his debut as a substitute against Aston V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Formation (association football), Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1, 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Weston
Myles Arthur Eugene Wesley Weston (born 12 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Bromley. Born in England, he represents Antigua and Barbuda at international level. Club career Charlton Athletic Weston was born in Lewisham, London. He joined the academy at Premier League side Arsenal at age 11, before moving to the academy at fellow Premier League side Charlton Athletic at age 12. Weston signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006. With his first team opportunities limited at Charlton Athletic, Weston was loaned out to Notts County on a one–initial month loan in March 2007. After appearing twice as an unused substitute, Weston made his Notts County debut on 7 April 2007, in a 2–0 win over Boston United. Following this, Weston had his loan spell at Notts County extended until 5 May 2007. After playing four games on loan for in April 2007, he was released by Charlton Athletic at the end of the 2006–07 season without e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Winger
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Saunders (footballer)
Sam Daniel Saunders (born 29 August 1983) is an English professional footballer, who plays for club Langley and is assistant coach of Brentford B. Saunders made over 290 appearances as a midfielder in the English Football League, most notably for Brentford and Dagenham & Redbridge. He began his career in non-League football and in 2007 was part of the Dagenham & Redbridge team which was promoted to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. He later made over 200 appearances for Brentford and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame. Career Early years and non-League football Saunders began his career at Charlton Athletic and spent five years in the club's youth setup up to the age of 15. He spent a year in the academy at Fulham, but was unable to win a contract and dropped into non-League football when he signed for Southern League Premier Division club Welling United's youth team in 2000. While with Welling, Saunders returned to Fulham briefly to app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Legge
Leon Clinton Elliott Legge (born 1 July 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A defender, his strong strength, positioning, and tackling skills have helped him compensate for a lack of natural pace. He was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 16, at the time he was playing youth football for Little Common. He went on to spend over seven years in non-League with Sidley United, Eastbourne United, Hailsham Town, Lewes and Tonbridge Angels, whilst also working as a care worker. He turned professional at Brentford in July 2009, entering the English Football League at the age of 24. He was voted Brentford Player of the Year in 2010 and played on the losing side in the 2011 League Trophy final. He joined Gillingham on a loan move that was made permanent in January 2013. He helped the club to win promotion as League Two champions at the end of the 2012–13 season. He moved on to Cambridge United in May 2015 and was named the club's Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Foster (footballer)
Daniel Foster (born 23 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League, most notably for Dagenham & Redbridge and Wycombe Wanderers. He was capped by England at youth and C level. Club career Early years Foster began his youth career at Brimsdown Rovers and later entered the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, progressing to sign his first professional contract in June 2002. He failed to receive a call into a first team squad and was released at the end of the 2003–04 season. Dagenham & Redbridge Foster dropped into non-league football to join Conference Premier club Dagenham & Redbridge in September 2004. He made a breakthrough into the first team squad during the second half of the 2004–05 season and signed a new three-year contract in February 2005. Foster was a regular during 2005–06 season and missed just one league match during 2006–07, in which the Daggers secured promotion to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Bennett (footballer, Born 1981)
Alan John Bennett (born 4 October 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has represented the Republic of Ireland national team. Club career Cork City Bennett was born in Cork, Ireland on 4 October 1981. He began his footballing career at his local club Richmond, based in Waterfall, County Cork, which competes in the West Cork League. He was coached by highly regarded coach Colm Donovan. Bennett subsequently joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City in 2000 at the age of 18. He initially played as a midfielder, but was converted to the defensive role of centre-back during the 2004 season. He made more than 150 appearances for the "Rebel Army", scoring ten goals. During his time at Cork City, Bennett played in The UEFA Cup and Champions league and also won a FAI Youth Cup medal in 2000, National league Medal in 2005 and 3 Munster Senior Cup medals. Reading Following several bids, Bennett joined Reading on a two-and-a-half-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Bull
Nikki Bull (born 2 October 1981) is an English professional Association football, footballer who was most recently the manager of Guildford City F.C., Guildford City. During his playing career, he was a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, representing Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town and Wycombe Wanderers F.C., Wycombe Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers, Hayes F.C., Hayes and latterly Margate F.C., Margate, whom he also later managed until February 2017. Playing career Bull was born in Hastings, East Sussex and moved to Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town in the summer of 2002 after being released by Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers. In his first season at the club, he was named player of the year and scored his solitary goal for the club. A penalty in the final home match was secured as promotion to the Football Conference. He again won the Player of the Year trophy in the 2005–06 season. In Aldershot's double-winning promotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
