Brentwood Town Football Club is a football club based in Brentwood, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Brentwood Centre Arena.
History
A Brentwood Football Club was established in the 19th century, and played in the FA Cup several times, reaching the quarter-finals in 1885–86, when they were beaten 3–1 by eventual winners Blackburn Rovers. They were also briefly members of Division One of the South Essex League for the 1896–97 season, but left after finishing bottom of the division. The club were later replaced as the town's main club by amateur club Brentwood & Warley. Brentwood & Warley joined Division One A of the South Essex League in 1921 and were runners-up in their first season in the league. They finished bottom of Division One in 1926–27, but were runners-up the following season, after which they joined Division One East of the Spartan League.
League reorganisation at the end of the 1928–29 season saw Brentwood & Warley placed in the Premier Division, where they remained until leaving the league at the end of the 1933–34 season. In 1951 they were founder members of the Delphian League and were its inaugural champions. The club went on to win the league again in 1958–59 and 1959–60. In 1963 they joined Division Two of the Athenian League in 1963 after the Delphian League was disbanded.
Modern club
After Brentwood Town were dissolved, Manor Athletic changed their name to Brentwood Athletic. Manor Athletic had been established in 1954, and joined the Essex Olympian League in 1967, winning the League Cup in their first season. In 1974 the club was renamed again, becoming simply Brentwood, and joined the Essex Senior League. They went on to win the League Cup in 1975–76, 1978–79, 1990–91
In 2000–01 the club won their first Essex Senior League title, although they finished third from bottom of the league the following season. After winning the Essex Senior League for the second time in 2006–07, and also winning the League Cup, the club was promoted to Division One North of the Isthmian League. They qualified for the play-offs again after a fourth-place finish in 2014–15, and after beating AFC Sudbury on penalties in the semi-final, they defeated Thurrock 5–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. However, the following season saw them finish in the relegation zone, resulting in relegation back to Division One North. In 1992 they were required to leave the ground in order to maintain senior status, and groundshared at East Thurrock United's Rookery Hill. Floodlights were installed in 1999. A new record of 1,323 was set in December 2024 for an FA Trophy match against Southend United. This was bettered when 1,467 spectators attended a 21 April 2025 title-deciding match against Basildon United. Another new record was set on 20 September 2025 when 1,574 watched an Isthmian League Premier Division match against local rivals Billericay Town.
Coaching staff
{| class=wikitable
!Role
!Name
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|Manager
|Keith Rowland
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|Assistant Manager
|Steve Butterworth
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|Attacking Coach
|Alex Akrofi
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|Goalkeeping Coach
|John Witham
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|Coach
|Lee Watson
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|Physiotherapist
|Steve Patient
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|Kit Manager
|Nathan Lugg
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|colspan=2|Source: Brentwood Town FC
|}
List of managers
{| class=wikitable
! Years !! Name
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|1972–1976|| David Emerick
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|1978–1999|| Derrick Stittle
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|1999–2004|| Paul Delea
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|2004–2005|| Andy Macdonald
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|2005–2006|| Tony Myers
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|2006–2008|| Steve Witherspoon
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|2008–2009|| Carl Griffiths
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|2009–2011|| Les Whitton
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|2011–2013|| Steve Witherspoon
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|2013|| Les Whitton
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|2013–2015|| Danny Dafter & Adam Flanagan
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|2015|| Danny Dafter
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|2015|| Dean Holdsworth
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|2015|| George Borg
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|2015–2016|| Mike Flanagan
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|2016–2017|| Tony Ievoli
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|2017–2019|| Craig Shipman
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|2019–2020|| Ryan O'Rawe
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|2020–2021|| Adam Flanagan
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|2021–2023|| Rod Stringer
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|2023–2023|| Craig Shipman
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|2023–|| Keith Rowland
|}
Honours
- Isthmian League
- North Division champions 2024–25
- Essex Senior League
- Champions 2000–01, 2006–07
- League Cup winners 1975–76, 1978–79, 1990–91, 2006–07
- Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy
- Winners 2006–07
- Harry Fisher Memorial Trophy
- Winners 1995–96
- Essex Olympian League
- League Cup Winners 1967–68
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Third round, 1969–70