2013–14 Brentford F.C. season
| 2013–14 season | |||
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| Owner | Matthew Benham | ||
| Chairman | Cliff Crown | ||
| Manager |
Uwe Rösler (until 7 December 2013) Mark Warburton (10 December 2013) |
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| League One | 2nd (Promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| League Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Football League Trophy | 2nd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Clayton Donaldson (17) All: Clayton Donaldson (18) |
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| Highest home attendance | 11,393 (3 May 2014 v Stevenage) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 5,705 (19 October 2013 v Colchester United) |
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| Average home league attendance | 7,715 | ||
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The 2013–14 season saw Brentford return to the Championship after a 21-year absence, securing promotion from League One with three games of the season remaining and breaking their league points record.
Brentford began their pre-season with an intensive training tour in Germany. Matches against Einheit Rudolstadt and FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt saw all available players get a run out, along with triallists Martin Fillo (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Daniel Müller (ex-Bayern Munich II) and assistant manager Alan Kernaghan. The domestic matches began with a home win against Millwall and a defeat to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.Conference South opposition Boreham Wood gave Rösler the opportunity to test some of the development squad players along with new and existing squad members, before an exciting final game saw Brentford come from behind to beat Premier League side Cardiff City 3–2 at Griffin Park.
The opening game of the 2013–14 season saw Shaleum Logan score a 22-yard goal as Brentford drew 1–1 with newly promoted Port Vale. Three days later a team which saw ten starting line-up changes emerged 3–2 winners over Dagenham & Redbridge in the League Cup, with a brace from Farid El Alagui on his first competitive start in 10 months. In the subsequent second round draw, Brentford were drawn away to Derby County. The first League One home game of the season ended in a 3–1 victory over Sheffield United leaving Brentford 7th in the table. Adam Forshaw opened the scoring with a shot from outside the penalty area, which was followed by two-second half goals from Will Grigg. Grigg had the opportunity to claim a hat trick on his home debut, but his 79th minute penalty was saved. The next game at Gillingham saw ex-Bees Leon Legge, Myles Weston and Stuart Nelson hold Brentford to a 1–1 draw under the guidance of ex-manager Martin Allen. Substitute El Alagui rifled home Harlee Dean's headed pass to score his third goal in three appearances.
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