Brentford Quiz Questions and Answers

25 Brentford questions in rounds of ten, with the answers kept separate so you can read them out. Free to use for a pub quiz, a matchday WhatsApp group or your own revision — no sign-up, and the page prints cleanly.

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Round 1

  1. Brentford FC was formed by members of which local sporting club, whose members voted to play football rather than rugby?
  2. What is Brentford FC's traditional nickname?
  3. At which ground did Brentford play their home matches from 1904 until 2020?
  4. Brentford's historic home ground was famously said to be the only English league ground with what on each of its four corners?
  5. Who was Brentford's long-serving manager from 1926 to 1949, guiding the club from the third tier up to the First Division?
  6. What was Brentford's highest-ever finish in the top division of English football, reached in the 1935-36 season?
  7. Brentford's record home attendance of 38,678 was set at their old West London ground in a 1949 FA Cup tie against which club?
  8. In 1920 Brentford, along with 20 other Southern League clubs, became founder members of which newly-created tier of the Football League?
  9. Brentford's traditional home kit displays red and white in what pattern?
  10. Who is Brentford's all-time record goalscorer, with 163 goals between 1954 and 1961?
Answers — round 1
  1. Brentford Rowing Club — The founders were more accustomed to oars and the river than to grass.
  2. The Bees — It buzzes, and the insect features on the club crest.
  3. Griffin Park — Named after a mythical winged beast, it stood in West London for well over a century.
  4. A pub — Fans could get a pint at whichever corner they chose.
  5. Harry Curtis — His 23-year reign is comfortably the longest in the club's dugout history.
  6. 5th — In their debut top-flight campaign they surged into the top five after Christmas.
  7. Leicester City — The Foxes came to town for the cup that February.
  8. Third Division — A whole batch of Southern League sides joined together to create this new bottom rung.
  9. Vertical stripes — Think Sheffield United or Sunderland, not Celtic-style hoops.
  10. Jim Towers — One half of the 1950s 'Terrible Twins' strike partnership.

Round 2

  1. Brentford ended a 74-year absence from English football's top flight when they won promotion to the Premier League in which year?
  2. Brentford secured their first-ever Premier League promotion by winning the Championship play-off final against which club?
  3. Which Danish manager led Brentford to their first Premier League promotion?
  4. Which manager led Brentford from 2015 to 2018 before leaving to take charge of Aston Villa?
  5. Brentford's analytics-led, statistics-driven recruitment model is most associated with which owner?
  6. Brentford lost the 2020 Championship play-off final at Wembley to which club?
  7. From which League One club did Brentford sign striker Ivan Toney in 2020?
  8. Brentford's then-record sale came in 2020 when which striker joined Aston Villa for a fee reported around £28 million?
  9. Brentford sold striker Neal Maupay in 2019 to which Premier League club?
  10. Brentford signed goalkeeper David Raya in 2019 from which Championship club?
Answers — round 2
  1. 2021 — They went up through the Championship play-offs at Wembley.
  2. Swansea City — A Welsh side was beaten 2-0 at Wembley in the final.
  3. Thomas Frank — He took over the Bees in 2018, having previously been an assistant at the club.
  4. Dean Smith — He later guided Villa back to the Premier League.
  5. Matthew Benham — He founded the sports-modelling firm Smartodds.
  6. Fulham — Beaten by their nearest West London neighbours, who went up in their place.
  7. Peterborough United — He had been the third tier's standout marksman the previous season before moving to west London.
  8. Ollie Watkins — He had just finished as the Championship's joint-top scorer that season.
  9. Brighton & Hove Albion — He joined a south-coast side for what was then their own club-record fee.
  10. Blackburn Rovers — He had spent seven years at this Lancashire club before the move.

Round 3

  1. Which Danish playmaker joined Brentford in January 2022, months after suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020?
  2. Which Sweden international did Brentford sign from Leeds United in 2019 and later appoint club captain?
  3. In 2022, Brentford's stadium was renamed after which company acquired the naming rights?
  4. Brentford marked their Premier League debut on 13 August 2021 with a 2-0 home win over which club?
  5. Who scored Brentford's first-ever Premier League goal, on the opening night of the 2021-22 season?
Answers — round 3
  1. Christian Eriksen — His half-season comeback preceded a summer switch to Manchester United.
  2. Pontus Jansson — A commanding centre-back who marshalled the promotion-winning defence.
  3. Gtech — A British home-appliance brand best known for cordless vacuum cleaners.
  4. Arsenal — The Bees stunned a big London rival under the Friday-night lights.
  5. Sergi Canós — A Spanish winger struck first; a Dane headed the second from a long throw.

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