BRENTFORD 1977-78

DIVISION FOUR PROMOTION-WINNERS

By Neil Fissler
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

STEVE PHILLIPS scored 32 goals to fire Brentford to only their third promotion in the Football League. His reward? £100 plus a golden boot!
Phillips was converted from a midfielder when Gordon Sweetzer was sold to Cambridge United and went onto become the highest scorer in the country.
While the First Division’s leading marksman, Everton’s Bob Latchford, found himself £10,000 better off for scoring two goals fewer, Phillips had to settle for much less.
His season’s ...

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