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1968–69 Brentford F.C. season 1968–69 Brentford F.C. season During the 1968–69 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Fourth Division. Off the back of 18 months of extreme financial problems, the club finished in mid-table. After two tumultuous seasons off the pitch, a continued cash crisis meant that Brentford manager Jimmy Sirrel would not be provided with the funds to buy players who could guarantee a lasting run at promotion from the Fourth Division. He was able to plug the gaps in his threadbare squad, bringing in full back Dennis Hunt and journeyman forwards Pat Terry and Peter Deakin. A need to