How much cash has Matthew Benham put into Brentford Football Club?

Below are the latest available figures, provided by Companies House. As you can read, by summer 2018 his total financial commitment to Brentford Football Club stood at £113.9m. It first began in 2006 when he provided 500,000 via an investment vehicle that enabled Supporters’ Trust Bees United to take the majority shareholding in the club, which he later bought in the summer of 2012.

SeasonFinancial profit/ lossCumulative investment by Matthew Benham
2009/2010-1,728,6183,459,608
2010/2011-3,757,4069,884,608
2011/2012-5,150,41015,164,608
2012/2013-4,298,42930,573,338
2013/2014-8,321,56946,413,013
2014/2015-16,706,83776,131,594
2015/2016-7,636,55389,859,593
2016/2017-853,957101,605,790
2017/2018-4,415,341113,900,000

Did Bradley Walsh play for Brentford FC?

Yes, he did play for Brentford! The comedian and game show host of The Chase was a professional at Griffin Park between 1979 and 1980, also appearing for Barnet on loan in the late 1970s. He did not make a first team appearance but was a regular in the reserves.

Bradley was born on 4 June 1960 in Watford and after leaving Brentford, he played for non-league clubs Dunstable Town, Tring Town, Boreham Wood, and Chalfont St Peter.

He remains a good friend of former team mate Bob Booker.