's 38 goals during the season was one shy of
Jack Holliday's club record. After defeat to
Tranmere Rovers in the
1991 Third Division play-offs,
Brentford manager
Phil Holder made just one addition to his squad prior to the beginning of the 1991–92 season, in the shape of £60,000
defender Billy Manuel from
Gillingham. Two wins from the opening two league matches of the season put Brentford in the automatic promotion places, but three successive defeats dropped the club back to 16th by early September 1991. Aided by on-fire
forward Dean Holdsworth, the Bees won 13, drew three and lost three of the following 19 matches, losing just once in the league. after a
Gary Blissett goal was enough to beat
Peterborough United at
London Road. set during the
1932–33 season, when Brentford had last been promoted out of the Third Division. ==League table==