▁for ▁a ▁combined ▁£ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fee , ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁balance ▁the ▁club ' s ▁books . ▁Despite ▁the ▁sales , ▁Br ent ford ' s ▁league ▁position ▁improved ▁and ▁despite ▁just ▁three ▁wins ▁from ▁a ▁ 9 - match ▁spell ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁February , ▁the ▁club ▁rose ▁to ▁ 1 0 th - place ▁in ▁the ▁table . ▁With ▁the ▁Be es ▁seem ingly ▁safe ▁from ▁re leg ation ▁from ▁the ▁Second ▁Division , ▁the ▁attention ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁four ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁match up ▁with ▁Port ▁V ale ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Stadium ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April . ▁Despite ▁taking ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁through ▁youth ▁prospect ▁Michael ▁Dob son , ▁Br ent ford ▁were ▁p eg ged ▁back ▁and ▁defeated ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁The ▁fi xture ▁p ile up ▁caused ▁by ▁post pon ements ▁and ▁international ▁call - ups ▁took ▁its ▁to ll ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁and ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁eight ▁league ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁yield ed ▁a ▁victory , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁spell ▁of ▁four ▁matches ▁in ▁eight ▁days ▁to ▁close ▁out ▁the ▁campaign . ▁The ▁Be es ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 4 th - place ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Division . ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁ ▁Results ▁Br ent ford ' s ▁goal ▁t ally ▁listed ▁first . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁ ▁Football ▁League ▁Second ▁Division ▁ ▁FA ▁Cup ▁ ▁Football ▁League ▁Cup