Marinus Dijkhuizen lasted just 120 days as Brentford manager and plenty happened on and off the field during his short time at the helm.

It is the shortest reign of any permanent appointment made by the club in their history, breaking Eddie May's record of 20 games.

Nicky Forster, who was in caretaker charge in 2011 got more games in charge.

Marinus Dijkhuizen's Brentford record

He leaves with the Bees placed 19th in the Championship table after a disappointing start which saw last season's play-off contenders win just two of their opening eight league fixtures.

Former Everton midfielder Lee Carsley, who has been working as Brentford's development squad manager, has been promoted to the top job until the end of the season.

Here's a look back at Dijkhuizen's whirlwind few months at Griffin Park, from his appointment right through to today's announcement of his departure.

Brentford sack Marinus Dijkhuizen

Time Line

Marinus Dijkhuizen's Brentford timeline

  1. Appointment

    1 June, 2015: Brentford confirm Dijkhuizen as Mark Warburton's replacement despite the former manager leading the club to the play-offs last season.

  2. Record signing

    2 July, 2015: Brentford break their club-record transfer fee to recruit Danish international centre-back Andreas Bjelland from FC Twente.

  3. Douglas departure

    August 4, 2015: Jonathan Douglas completes his move from Brentford to Ipswich Town after had been told he had no future in west  London after falling out with the club's hierarchy.

  4. Championship opener

    8 August, 2015: Brentford leave it late to grab a point on the opening day of the Championship season as James Tarkowski nets a 96th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Ipswich.

  5. Major blow

    August 11, 2015: Having broken the bank to sign Bjelland, the Bees are rocked by the news that the defender will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in the embarrassing League Cup exit to Oxford.

  6. First win

    August 15, 2015: Andre Gray is the star performer in a 4-2 victory for Brentford over 10-man Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Speculation mounts he will leave the club.

  7. Gray's a goner

    21 August, 2015: Burnley complete a £9million deal to sign last season's top scorer Gray. The striker turned down an offer from Bristol City

  8. Bad day at Burnley

    22 August, 2015: Gray watches from the stands as Michael Keane's header ends Brentford's unbeaten league start. It was Burnley's first win of the season.

  9. Royals take the spoils

    August 29, 2015: Reading record a 3-1 victory at Griffin Park in the first match to be played at the ground following an emergency re-surfacing.

  10. Level at Leeds

    12 September, 2015: It finishes all-square at Elland Road as former Bees boss Uwe Rosler watches his Leeds side grab a 1-1 draw in Yorkshire.

  11. Beaten at Boro

    15 September, 2015: Middlesborough run out 3-1 winners at the Riverside Stadium to pile more woe on Brentford. Boro knocked the Bees out of the play-offs earlier this year.

  12. Back to winning ways

    19 September, 2015: Dijkhuizen grabs his second league win as boss with a 2-1 triumph over Preston in what turns out to be his penultimate game in charge.

  13. Final game in charge

    26 September, 2015: Lucas Joao scores a dramatic late goal to sink Brentford 2-1 at Griffin Park. Both sides ended the stormy affair with 10 men.

  14. Exit confirmed

    28 September, 2015: Brentford release a statement confirming they have parted ways with Dijkhuizen. Lee Carsley is placed in charge until the end of the season.