2007–08 season | |||
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Chairman | Greg Dyke | ||
Manager |
Terry Butcher (until 11 December 2007) Andy Scott (from 11 December 2007) |
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Stadium | Griffin Park | ||
League Two | 14th | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
League Cup | First round | ||
Football League Trophy | First round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Poole (14) All: Poole (14) |
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Highest home attendance | 6,246 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,155 | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,469 | ||
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During the 2007–08 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League Two. With a second-successive relegation looking a possibility, manager Terry Butcher was replaced by his assistant Andy Scott in December 2007 and the club finished the season comfortably in mid-table.
In April 2007, with two matches of the 2006–07 season still to play, Terry Butcher was announced as the new Brentford manager. He officially took charge on 7 May of a club newly-relegated to League Two and two days later he installed former Bees player Andy Scott as his assistant, citing the need "to appoint someone who has knowledge of the lower divisions". Aside from a number of released players, the previous season's top scorer Jo Kuffour and regular left back Andy Frampton departed the club, with Butcher and Scott bringing in goalkeeper Simon Brown, defenders John Mackie and Craig Pead, midfielders Gary Smith and Glenn Poole and forwards Alan Connell and Lee Thorpe on free transfers, in addition to five loanees to cover for lack of numbers in the squad. Despite Brentford supporter Matthew Benham spending £3,000,000 in January 2007 to take over the club's loans from previous chairman Ron Noades' company Altonwood, the management team would be forced to work to a tight budget during the 2007–08 season.