Brentford 2008/09

Brentford finished 1st of 24 in the 2008/09 League Two with 85 points (won 23, drawn 16, lost 7; scored 65, conceded 36) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 17 matches of 46; lowest 18th, after match 1. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 12 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Brentford
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Bury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	18th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Grimsby (home)	4–0 W	Won	3	9th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Barnet (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	7th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Rotherham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	7	7th
5	Sat 6 Sep 2008	Dag and Red (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	6th
6	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Wycombe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	6th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Lincoln (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	8th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Chesterfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	15	4th
9	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Macclesfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	18	5th
10	Mon 13 Oct 2008	Notts County (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	4th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Aldershot (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	5th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Morecambe (home)	3–1 W	Won	23	2nd
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	24	3rd
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Chester City (away)	0–3 L	Lost	24	5th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Rochdale (home)	1–2 L	Lost	24	10th
16	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Port Vale (away)	3–0 W	Won	27	5th
17	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Darlington (home)	1–1 D	Drew	28	7th
18	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Luton (away)	1–0 W	Won	31	6th
19	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Bradford (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	4th
20	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Gillingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	35	3rd
21	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Bournemouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	38	2nd
22	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Exeter (away)	2–0 W	Won	41	2nd
23	Sat 10 Jan 2009	Lincoln (away)	2–2 D	Drew	42	2nd
24	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Notts County (home)	1–1 D	Drew	43	2nd
25	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Macclesfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	43	2nd
26	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Aldershot (home)	3–0 W	Won	46	2nd
27	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Shrewsbury (away)	3–1 W	Won	49	2nd
28	Tue 3 Feb 2009	Morecambe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	49	2nd
29	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Chester City (home)	3–0 W	Won	52	2nd
30	Tue 10 Feb 2009	Accrington (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	1st
31	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Port Vale (home)	2–0 W	Won	56	1st
32	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Rochdale (away)	2–1 W	Won	59	1st
33	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	1st
34	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Grimsby (away)	1–0 W	Won	65	1st
35	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Rotherham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	66	1st
36	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Barnet (home)	1–0 W	Won	69	1st
37	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Wycombe (home)	3–3 D	Drew	70	1st
38	Tue 17 Mar 2009	Chesterfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	70	1st
39	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Gillingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	71	1st
40	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Bradford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	72	1st
41	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	73	1st
42	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Bournemouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	76	1st
43	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Accrington (home)	3–0 W	Won	79	1st
44	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Dag and Red (away)	1–3 L	Lost	79	1st
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Darlington (away)	3–1 W	Won	82	1st
46	Sat 2 May 2009	Luton (home)	2–0 W	Won	85	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.