Championship season review – Brentford, Brighton & HA, Bristol City, Burton

Brentford: 10th

Although there were never any seriously realistic hopes of reaching the play-offs, or any concern about possibly being drawn into a relegation scrap, it was far from a dull season from Brentford. The reflection of stability, a young side full of technically gifted individuals proved as entertaining as they were inconsistent, in the process doing enough to suggest that promising times lie ahead.

One thing that was fairly constant throughout was their strong home form, only dropping two points from their first five outings at Griffin Park in a run which set the tone for a season spent largely in mid-table. Striker Scott Hogan was making up for lost time after spending the vast majority of 2015-16 sidelined by injury, establishing himself as one of the Championship’s lea...