List of Brentford F.C. international players

Republic of Ireland midfielder Alan Judge is the latest Brentford player to make his full international debut.

Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League, Southern League and Western League.^[1] Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions.^[1] All players who won a full international cap during their time with Brentford are listed below.

Records and notable players

Joe Connor was the first Brentford player to be capped at international level, playing and scoring for Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Scotland in March 1903.^[2] John Buttigieg is Brentford and Malta's most-capped international and won 22 of his 97 caps while a Brentford player.^[3][4] Idris Hopkins scored the most international goals while a Brentford player, with two for Wales.^[5] Daniel O'Shaughnessy won two Finland caps without appearing for the first team during his two seasons with Brentford.^[6][7] No player has ever played in a World Cup or European Championship finals while contracted to Brentford.

Key

• Appearance and goal totals include all FIFA-sanctioned matches. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
• Statistics are correct as of matches played 15 November 2016.

Playing positions

Symbol	Meaning
	Brentford player in the 2016–17 season.
*	Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league.
♦	Player went on to manage the club.
(c)	Player captained their national team.

Players

Player	Nationality	Position	Total			Total with Brentford			Notes	Ref
			Years	Caps	Goals	Years	Caps	Goals
Hurdle, GusGus Hurdle	Barbados	RB	1996–2000	6	0	1996	2	0		[8]
Thompson, NiallNiall Thompson	Canada	ST	1993–2000	9	2	1998	1	0		[9]
Bjelland, AndreasAndreas Bjelland	Denmark	CB	2010–	23	2	2016–	2	0		[10]
Vibe, LasseLasse Vibe	Denmark	FW	2014–	10	1	2016–	1	0		[11]
Scott, BillyBilly Scott	England	IF	1936	1	0	1936	1	0		[12]
Smith, LesLes Smith	England	LW	1939	1	0	1939	1	0		[13]
O'Shaughnessy, DanielDaniel O'Shaughnessy *	Finland	CB	2016–	2	0	2016	2	0		[14]
Owusu, LloydLloyd Owusu	Ghana	ST	2005–2006	2	0	2005–2006	2	0		[15]
Hreiðarsson, HermannHermann Hreiðarsson (c)	Iceland	CB	1996–2011	89	5	1998–1999	12	1		[16]
Ingimarsson, ÍvarÍvar Ingimarsson	Iceland	CB	1998–2007	30	0	2000–2002	3	0		[17]
Skúlason, Ólafur IngiÓlafur Ingi Skúlason *	Iceland	LW	2003–	28	1	2006	1	0		[18]
Connor, JoeJoe Connor	Ireland	IR	1903–1904	3	1	1903	2	1		[19]
Shanks, TommyTommy Shanks	Ireland	FW	1903–1905	3	0	1903	1	0		[20]
Bean, MarcusMarcus Bean *	Jamaica	MF	2011	1	0	2011	1	0		[21]
Burton, DeonDeon Burton	Jamaica	ST	1997–2009	56	12	2004	1	0		[22]
Lawrence, JamieJamie Lawrence	Jamaica	CM	2000–2004	24	1	2004	3	0		[23]
Buttigieg, JohnJohn Buttigieg	Malta	SW	1984–2000	97	1	1988–1991	22	0		[3]
Smith, TommyTommy Smith * (c)	New Zealand	CB	2010–2014	29	2	2010	1	0	[nb 1]	[24]
Sodje, SamSam Sodje	Nigeria	CB	2005–2009	5	0	2005	1	0		[25]
D'Arcy, JimmyJimmy D'Arcy	Northern Ireland	IF	1952–1953	5	1	1952–1953	4	1		[26]
Dallas, StuartStuart Dallas *	Northern Ireland	LW	2011–	19	1	2015	4	1		[27]
Grigg, WillWill Grigg *	Northern Ireland	ST	2012–	10	1	2013–2015	5	0		[28]
McGinn, NiallNiall McGinn *	Northern Ireland	RM	2008–	50	3	2011	4	0	[nb 2]	[29]
Gorman, BillBill Gorman	Republic of Ireland  Ireland	FB	1936–1947 1946–1948	13 4	0 0	1939–1947 1946–1948	3 4	0 0	[nb 3]	[30] [31]
Judge, AlanAlan Judge	Republic of Ireland	CM	2016–	1	0	2016–	1	0		[32]
Sawyers, RomaineRomaine Sawyers	Saint Kitts and Nevis	MF	2012–	17	4	2016–	1	0		[33]
Charles, JulianJulian Charles	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	ST	2000	2	0	2000	2	0		[34]
Macaulay, ArchieArchie Macaulay	Scotland	IF	1947–1948	7	0	1947	1	0	[nb 4]	[35]
McCulloch, DavidDavid McCulloch	Scotland	CF	1934–1938	7	3	1936–1937	4	0		[36]
McKenzie, DuncanDuncan McKenzie	Scotland	WH	1937	1	0	1937	1	0		[37]
Reid, BobbyBobby Reid	Scotland	LW	1937–1938	2	0	1937–1938	2	0		[38]
Boulter, LesLes Boulter	Wales	IL	1939	1	1	1939	1	1		[39]
Evans, PaulPaul Evans	Wales	MF	2002	2	0	2002	1	0		[40]
Hopkins, IdrisIdris Hopkins	Wales	RW	1934–1939	12	2	1934–1939	12	2		[5]
Price, LewisLewis Price *	Wales	GK	2005–2012	11	0	2009	1	0	[nb 5]	[41]
Richards, DaiDai Richards	Wales	WH	1931–1938	21	0	1936	4	0		[42]

Other senior international appearances

Olympic Games

Player	Nationality	Position	Total			Total with Brentford			Ref
			Years	Caps	Goals	Years	Caps	Goals
Vibe, LasseLasse Vibe	Denmark	FW	2016	4	0	2016	4	0	[43]

B international

Player	Nationality	Position	Total			Total with Brentford			Ref
			Years	Caps	Goals	Years	Caps	Goals
Greenwood, RonRon Greenwood	England	CB	1952	1	0	1952	1	0	[44]

Wartime and Victory internationals

Player	Nationality	Position	Total			Total with Brentford			Ref
			Years	Caps	Goals	Years	Caps	Goals
Hendren, PatsyPatsy Hendren	England	OL	1919	1	0	1919	1	0	[45]
Smith, LesLes Smith	England	LW	1939–1945	11	3	1939–1945	11	3	[13]
Crozier, JoeJoe Crozier	Scotland	GK	1943–1944	3	0	1943–1944	3	0	[45]
Hopkins, IdrisIdris Hopkins	Wales	RW	1939–1944	9	1	1939–1944	9	1	[5]

Amateur

Player	Nationality	Position	Total			Total with Brentford			Ref
			Years	Caps	Goals	Years	Caps	Goals
Barclay, AlecAlec Barclay	England	HB	1913–1914	3	0	1913–1914	3	0	[46]
Burns, JackieJackie Burns	England	LH	1930–1935	16	3	1931–1935	12	3	[46]
Edelston, MauriceMaurice Edelston	England	IF	1937–1947	8	7	1939	3	4	[46]
Gibbins, VivianVivian Gibbins	England	FW	1924–1932	12	7	1932	2	0	[46]
Gibbons, JackieJackie Gibbons ♦	England	IF	1938–1939	6	6	1939	3	3	[46]
Robinson, TerryTerry Robinson	England	W	1956–1957	10	0	1956–1957	4	0	[47]
Slater, BillBill Slater	England	WH	1950–1953	20	7	1952	5	0	[47]
Kevin O'Flanagan	Ireland	OL	1949–1950	2	1	1950	1	1	[47]
Woosnam, MartinMartin Woosnam	Wales	CB	n/a	n/a	n/a	1928	n/a	n/a	[48]

Other

Player	Nationality	Position	Total			Total with Brentford			Ref
			Years	Caps	Goals	Years	Caps	Goals
Macaulay, ArchieArchie Macaulay	Great Britain	IF	1947	1	0	1947	1	0	[47]
Robinson, TerryTerry Robinson	Great Britain	W	1956	8	0	1956	8	0	[47]

Notes

1. ↑ On loan from Ipswich Town.
2. ↑ On loan from Celtic.
3. ↑ Won caps for Ireland (FAI) and Ireland (IFA).
4. ↑ Also represented Great Britain in a non-sanctioned friendly international.
5. ↑ On loan from Derby County.

References

General

• Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 0955294916. 
• Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1 874427 57 7. 

Specific