Heritage

Looking back at the Bees
Bees United is now the lawful custodian of the Brentford FC collection of items, programmes and overall archive. We are building completely new catalogues for all the items and objects. We are building the BU collection too. More news to follow and we will keep you posted

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HOW MATTHEW BENHAM CAME TO OWN THE BEES

Our promotion has made more football fans around the world curious about how exactly Matthew Benham came to own Brentford. BU's Secretary,Don Tanswell, who knows where the archives are buried, says it's down to you the BU members.
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HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY BEES UNITED

Promotion to the Premier League is a brilliant way to celebrate the 20th birthday of Bees United. It was officially registered on 26th June 2001. John McGlashan (left), who was the first Chairman, tells the story of how BU started.
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PETER GELSON 1941-2021

One of Brentford’s all time fan favourites Peter Gelson has died aged 79. The centre back was with the Bees from 1960 until 1975, playing more than 500 games. Bees historian and BU Contributing Editor Greville Waterman has written this very personal tribute.
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