The club was founded in 1889 and plays home games at Griffin Park (capacity: 12,763), its home stadium since 1904. Brentford’s most successful spell came during the 1930s, achieving consecutive top six finishes in the top division. Since the War, the club spent most of its time in the third and fourth tiers of English League football, but from 2009, and the injection of financial support from Matthew Benham, the club has risen from League 2 (fourth tier) and established itself as a fixture in the Championship (second tier).
The club was founded in 1889 and plays home games at Griffin Park (capacity: 12,763), its home stadium since 1904. Brentford’s most successful spell came during the 1930s, achieving consecutive top six finishes in the top division. Since the War, the club spent most of its time in the third and fourth tiers of English League football, but from 2009, and the injection of financial support from Matthew Benham, the club has risen from League 2 (fourth tier) and established itself as a fixture in the Championship (second tier). Benham became owner of Brentford in 2012, when he took a 96% shareholding in Bees United, the supporters trust that had previously taken over control in 2006.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
|
2014/15 |
10.000 |
-14.700 |
178.0 |
|
|
2013/14 |
4.400 |
-7.700 |
224.0 |
|
|
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
|
2007/08 |
2.086 |
-0.500 |
|
62 |
|
2006/07 |
2.434 |
-0.061 |
94.8 |
60 |
|
2005/06 |
3.137 |
-0.517 |
82.1 |
64 |
|
2004/05 |
3.829 |
-0.075 |
57.5 |
66 |
|
2003/04 |
2.515 |
-0.118 |
61.1 |
69 |
|
2002/03 |
2.916 |
-0.177 |
62.5 |
76 |
|
2001/02 |
2.791 |
-1.177 |
83.7 |
76 |
|
2000/01 |
2.239 |
-1.834 |
|
73 |
|
1999/00 |
1.871 |
-0.946 |
|
71 |
|
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
|
1994/95 |
1.379 |
-0.390 |
|
55 |