John O’Mara: Brentford, 57 appearances, 30 goals, Blackburn Rovers, 42 appearances, 12 goals

A towering, physical striker John remains hugely popular with those who watched him play in red and white. Signed towards the end of the 1970/71 season, John found the net twice in nine games but he was just warming up. He failed to find the net in the first four matches the following season but more than made up for it, plundering 12 goals in his next 11 games to keep The Bees at the right end the table. By mid-January he had found the net 22 times but his regularity in finding the referee’s notebook saw him pick up a five game ban. His absence saw Brentford drop out of the promotion race. However, he made a scoring return in early March as Frank Blunstone’s side went on to secure promotion, thanks in no small part to John’s 25 league goals. His form saw him named Brentford's Player of the Year and the Division Four Player of the Year. John was sold to Blackburn just four games into the new season, much to the dismay of The Bees faithful. He couldn’t reproduce that same scoring form at Ewood Park, scoring seven goals in his first season as Rovers narrowly missed out on promotion to Division Two, but in his absence The Bees were relegated back to Division Four at the first time of asking.

Richard Lee: Brentford, 87 appearances, 0 goals; Blackburn Rovers, 0 appearances, 0 goals

Richard spent a year on loan at Ewood Park during the 2005/06 season but failed to make an appearance with Brad Freidel playing every minute as Rovers finished sixth in the league and made the FA Cup Semi-Finals. After a further four years with Watford, Richard arrived at Brentford in the summer of 2010 but took a while to establish himself in The Bees starting XI. That all changed in the late autumn as a string of fine performances, including a memorable League Cup win on penalties over Everton, established Richard as number one. He played a key role in The Bees run to the JPT final but agonisingly suffered injury on the eve of the final and missed out. Despite competition from Simon Moore, Richard re-established himself as first choice the following season, playing 42 games as The Bees finished ninth in League One. Eventually however, injuries, the form of Moore, and the arrival of David Button, caught up with Richard as he managed just 12 appearances in three seasons before retiring in 2015.

Ben Burgess: Brentford, 51 appearances, 18 goals; Blackburn Rovers, 3 appearances, 0 goals

‘Big’ Ben Burgess began his career with Rovers but made only three appearances before being deemed surplus to requirements and moving to Griffin Park on loan in August 2001. He instantly struck up a great understanding with Lloyd Owusu, scoring on his debut, as Steve Coppell’s free-scoring side mounted a serious promotion challenge. With his sweet left foot Ben found the net 17 times in the league, including a memorable double against Brighton and Hove Albion in front of the TV cameras, as The Bees made it to the Play-Off final at Cardiff. However, Coppell’s side would fall at the final hurdle, losing 2-0 to Stoke City. Ben’s later career took him to Stockport County, Hull City, and Blackpool, before becoming a Teacher and Bees Player presenter after his retirement.

Jonathan Douglas: Brentford, 187 appearances, 17 goals; Blackburn Rovers, 24 appearances, 1 goal

Jonathan arrived at Ewood Park in 2000 from his local club Monaghan United but made only one league appearance in his first three seasons with Rovers. The 2003/04 season saw the midfielder break through to feature 14 appearances as Blackburn finished 15th in the Premier League but, after another year out of the team, he joined Leeds United in 2005. After four years at Elland Road and two years with Swindon Town, Jonathan arrived at Griffin Park in 2011. He missed just two games in his first two seasons helping the side to the Play-Off final in 2013 and a date with Chelsea in the FA Cup Fourth Round. The following season he played 35 times as promotion to the Championship was achieved and followed that up by netting eight goals in 44 second tier games as The Bees got within 90 minutes of Premier League football in the Play-Offs.