Karl Whitehouse looks at the history of Wolves v Brentford.
FIRST MEETINGS
- Division 1 – The two clubs first faced off in Division 1 on 28th September 1935, with Wolves winning 3-2.
- League 1 – The first encounter in League 1 took place on 23rd November 2013, ending in a 0-0 draw.
- Championship – The initial clash in the Championship occurred on 29th November 2014, resulting in a 4-0 victory for Brentford.
- Premier League – The first match in the Premier League happened on 18th September 2021, with Brentford winning 2-0.
FA Cup – The first meeting of the two clubs in the FA Cup was on the 5th January 2024 the game finished 1-1.
MATCH OF THE DAY
There was a game near to the date of the upcoming meeting which was played on the 15th April 2023 the game finished 2-0 to Wolves
SHERPA VAN TROPHY
There was a meeting between the two clubs on the 19th of January 1988 in the first round southern section, the game finished 4-0 win for the Wolves.
MOST RECENT MEETINGS
Premier League – The most recent game was on the 5th October 2024 the game finished 5-3 win for Brentford scorers of the goals were as follows, for Brentford Collins, Mbeumo, Norgaard, Pinnock, Carvalho, Wolves scorers were Cunha, Strand Larsen, and Ait Nouri.
Championship – Wolves secured a 3-0 victory in their most recent game on 2nd January 2018.
FA Cup – The most recent game was a replay on the 16th January 2024, the game finished 3-2 to Wolves after extra time when it finished 2-2 after 90mins.
last 6 matches
22nd January 2022 Brentford 1 Wolves 2 at GTECH Community Stadium
29th October 2022 Brentford 1 Wolves 1 at GTECH Community Stadium
15th April 2023 Wolves 2 Brentford 0 at Molineux
27th December 2023 Brentford 1 Wolves 4 at GTECH Community Stadium
10th February 2024 Wolves 0 Brentford 2 at Molineux
5th October 2024 Brentford 5 Wolves 3 at GTECH Community Stadium
BIGGEST WINS
- Division 3 – The biggest victory between the two clubs happened on 8th April 1989, with Wolves securing a 2-0 win.
- Division 1 – The largest win between the two teams occurred on 14th January 1939, when Wolves won 5-2.
- League 1 – The most significant victory between the clubs took place on 22nd February 2014, with Wolves winning 3-0.
Premier League – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 27th of December 2023, the game finished 4-1 win for the Wolves.
- Championship – The most significant win between the two clubs occurred on 24th September 2016, with Wolves winning 3-1.
Do you remember the first Premier League Win?
Wolves 2 Brentford 0 15th April 2023
Wolves started the game brightly, forcing Brentford goalkeeper Raya into several early saves.
The home side took the lead in the 27th minute. Costa led a counter-attack, moving the ball down the pitch before playing it to Toti on the left wing. Toti’s low cross, aided by a deflection off Norgaard, found its way back to Costa, who finished to score his first goal for Wolves.
Brentford responded with some pressure in the first half, but could not produce any shots on target.
After the break, both teams attacked, aiming either to extend Wolves’ lead or equalize. Brentford managed their first shot on target after 66 minutes, through Wissa, but the score remained 1-0.
Soon after, Wolves doubled their lead. Nunes raced down the right, got past Janelt and Henry, and crossed the ball. A deflection off Pinnock sent the ball loose in the box, where Hwang finished to make it 2-0.
Brentford had late chances through Janelt and Toney, but Wolves held on for a clean sheet and a vital win.
Wolves Team:
Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Toti, Lemina, Gomes, Nunes, Sarabia, Cunha, Costa
Substitutes: Bentley, Collins, Podence, Neto, Traore, Hwang, Bueno, Moutinho, Hodge
Goals: Costa (27), Hwang (69)
Manager: Julen Lopetegui
Brentford Team:
Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Norgaard, Jensen, Dasilva, Schade, Mbuemo, Toney
Substitutes: Baptiste, Ghoddos, Janelt, Damsgaard, Wissa, Strakosha, Zanka, Onyeka, Roerslev
Manager: Thomas Frank
Attendance: 30,769
BIGGEST DEFEATS
In Division 1, the largest win between the two teams happened on 1st February 1936, with Brentford winning 5-0.
In the Championship, the biggest victory between the two sides occurred on 29th November 2014, with Brentford securing a 4-0 win.
Moving to the Premier League, the biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 5th October 2024 the game finished 5-3 to Brentford.
HEAD TO HEAD STATS
Do you remember this game with controversy & own goals?
Wolves 2-1 Brentford 28th December 2013
There was plenty of drama, controversy, and own goals in this memorable match. Wolves started strongly and took the lead after just seven minutes. Dicko, who looked to be in an offside position during the build-up, was fed by a precise ball. He outpaced the Brentford defense and slotted a low shot past Button to make it 1-0. The decision to let the goal stand sparked controversy.
Both sides created chances throughout. Wolves aimed to extend their lead, while Brentford pushed for an equalizer.
In the second half, Wolves found a second goal with 18 minutes left. Van La Parra hit the crossbar, and McDonald’s rebound struck Tarkowski, deflecting into his own net for an own goal that made it 2-0.
Wolves were reduced to 10 men after a late tackle, giving Brentford a boost. Brentford pulled one back late when Batth accidentally turned a low cross from Bidwell into his own net, making the final minutes tense.
In stoppage time, Gray hit the post as Brentford nearly drew level, but Wolves held on for the win.
Wolves Team:
Ikeme, Iorfa, Hause, Edwards, Batth, Stearman, Price, Van La Parra, Dicko, McDonald, Sako
Substitutes: Clarke, Henry, Doherty, Kuszczak, Graham, Evans, Ebanks Landell
Goals: Dicko (7), Tarkowski (own goal 72)
Manager: Kenny Jackett
Brentford Team:
Button, Bidwell, Craig, Douglas, Odubajo, Dallas, Judge, Gray, Pritchard, Jota, Tarkowski
Substitutes: Diagouraga, Saunders, Toral, Dean, Bonham, Yennaris, Proschwitz
Goal: Batth (own goal 87)
Manager: Mark Warburton
Attendance: 23,598
playing for both teams
George Poyser Played for Wolves 1928-1929 never made a first team appearance and played for Brentford 1934-1946 made 149 appearances.
Ken Horne Played for Wolves 1947 never made a first team appearance and played for Brentford 1950-1961 made 223 appearances and scored 1 goal.
Chic Brodie Played for Wolves 1961 and made 1 appearance and played for Brentford 1963-1971 made 199 appearances.
Andy Sinton Played for Brentford 1985-1989 made 149 appearances and scored 28 goals and played for Wolves 1999-2002 and made 71 appearances and scored 3 goals.
Robert Taylor Played for Brentford 1994-1998 made 183 appearances and scored 58 appearances and played for Wolves 2000-2002 made 9 appearances.
Gavin Mahon Played for Wolves 1995-1996 never made a first team appearance and played for Brentford 1998-2002 made 141 appearances and scored 8 goals.
Ivar Ingimarsson Played for Brentford 1999-2002 made 113 appearances and scored 10 goals and played for Wolves 2002-2003 made 13 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Stephen Hunt Played for Brentford 2001-2005 made 135 appearances and scored 25 goals and played for Wolves 2010-2013 made 56 appearances and scored 7 goals.
Daniel Bentley played for Brentford 2016-2019 made 123 appearances and currently playing for Wolves since January 2023 where he came from Bristol City at Wolves he hasn’t started a first team game for the club used as a number 2 In goalkeeping department to Jose Sa.
Marcus Bent Played for Brentford 1995-1998 made 70 appearances scored 8 goals and played for Wolves 2010-2011 in a loan spell from Birmingham City made 3 appearances.
Joe Bonson Played for Wolves 1956-1957 made 10 appearances scored 3 goals and played for Brentford 1964-1965 made 35 appearances scored 13 goals.
Peter Broadbent Played for Brentford 1950-1951 made 16 appearances scored 2 goals and played for Wolves 1951-1965 made 452 appearances scored 127 goals.
Nathan Byrne Played for Brentford 2011 in a loan spell from Tottenham made 11 appearances and played for Wolves 2015-2016 made 24 appearances scored 2 goals.
Steve Claridge Played for Wolves 1998 made 5 appearances and played for Brentford 2004-2005 made 4 appearances.
Nathan Collins Played for Wolves 2022-2023 made 26 appearances and is currently playing for Brentford 2023 made 11 appearances scored 1 goal.
Carl Cort Played for Wolves 2004-2007 made 94 appearances scored 31 goals and played for Brentford 2009-2011 made 31 appearances scored 6 goals.
Joe Hodnett Played for Wolves 1919-1923 made 75 appearances scored 5 goals and played for Brentford 1926-1927 made 9 appearances.
Gerry McAloon Played for Brentford 1934-1939 made 21 appearances scored 8 goals and played for Wolves 1939-1945 made 2 appearances scored 1 goal.
Jon Purdie Played for Wolves 1985-1988 made 89 appearances scored 12 goals and played for Brentford 1989 made 6 appearances.
Dai Richards Played for Wolves 1927-1935 made 219 appearances scored 5 goals and played for Brentford 1935-1937 made 55 appearances.
George Saville Played for Brentford in a loan spell from Chelsea made 40 appearances scored 4 goals and played for Wolves 2014-2017 made 50 appearances scored 6 goals.
Bill Slater Played for Brentford in 2 spells 1951-1952 & 1963-1964 made 12 appearances scored 3 goals and played for Wolves 1952-1963 made 310 appearances scored 24 goals.
Jamie Smith Played for Wolves 1994-1997 made 87 appearances scored 1 goal and played for Brentford in a loan spell from Bristol City 2006 made 7 appearances.
Shane Westley Played for Wolves 1989-1992 made 50 appearances scored 2 goals and played for Brentford 1992-1995 made 64 appearances scored 1 goal.
Other Players who played for both clubs.
Stuart Cash, Donald Cock, Paul Evans, George Goddard, Andre Gray, Eric Jones, Mark Lazarus, Keith Pritchett, Harry Robotham, David Robson, Alf Walker.
Played and Managed Both Teams
Colin Lee Played for Brentford from 1987-1989 made 24 appearances and scored 1 goal and managed Wolves from 1998-2000 and was in charge for 111 games.
article by Karl whitehouse
I am a Wolves fan been for over 30 years where
I have supported them both home and away games in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s and now like looking into wolves games the stats behind the games they play in the premier league and also look other stats if asked by someone else in the podcast. I have also done the 92 football league grounds and shortly be doing a ebook about peoples favourite match they went to along with a match report and if possible stats from game.