2015–16 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2015–16 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerChris Hughton
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Championship3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomer Hemed (17)
All: Tomer Hemed (17)

The 2015–16 season is Brighton & Hove Albion 114th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Brighton enjoyed a much improved season after narrowly avoiding relegation the season prior, finishing an impressive 3rd place in the Championship table below Middlesbrough only on an inferior goal difference of two goals. Brighton only lost five games throughout the entire season, a feat matched by champions Burnley who only finished with four more points than Brighton.

The season began in spectacular fashion for Brighton, where they embarked on a 21 game unbeaten run that saw them occupy an automatic promotion place for much of the first half of the season. However, they would then lose four out of their five following games, dropping out of the top two and only sporadically occupying second place throughout the season, fighting a fierce contest with promotion rivals Hull City, Derby County, Middlesbrough and Burnley. After this mid-season dip in form, Brighton would only lose one more game throughout the rest of the season, and went into the final game of the Championship season away at second-placed Middlesbrough level on points with them but behind them on goal difference, knowing only a win would secure automatic promotion. The two teams drew 1–1, and Brighton finished the season in a play-off position instead.

A third play-off campaign for the Seagulls in four seasons ensued, however it would again end in defeat at the semi-final stage for a third time, as Brighton lost 3–1 on aggregate over two legs against Sheffield Wednesday.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Niki Mäenpää
2 DF Spain ESP Bruno
3 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer (captain)
4 DF Germany GER Uwe Hünemeier
5 DF England ENG Lewis Dunk
6 MF England ENG Dale Stephens
7 MF Israel ISR Beram Kayal
8 MF Wales WAL Andrew Crofts
9 FW England ENG Sam Baldock
10 FW Israel ISR Tomer Hemed
12 DF Cameroon CMR Gaëtan Bong
13 GK England ENG David Stockdale
14 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Calderón (vice captain)
15 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy
16 GK Denmark DEN Casper Ankergren
17 DF England ENG Connor Goldson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Netherlands NED Elvis Manu
20 MF England ENG Solly March
21 FW England ENG James Wilson
22 MF Netherlands NED Danny Holla
23 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior
24 MF England ENG Rohan Ince
25 FW England ENG Bobby Zamora
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Glen Rea
27 MF France FRA Anthony Knockaert
28 DF England ENG Adam Chicksen
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Towell
30 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua
33 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
36 MF England ENG Steve Sidwell
38 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiri Skalak

Development squad and youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK England ENG Christian Walton
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Harry Doherty
— GK Spain ESP Robert Sanchez
— GK England ENG Josh Smith
— DF England ENG Ben Barclay
— DF England ENG Dylan Barnett
— DF England ENG Tom Dallison
— DF England ENG Rob Hunt
— MF England ENG Will Collar
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dessie Hutchinson
— MF England ENG Connor Pring
— MF England ENG Jesse Starkey[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Wales WAL Connor Tighe
— MF England ENG Joe Ward [3]
— FW England ENG Daniel Akindayini
— FW England ENG Jason Davis
— FW Scotland SCO Jack Harper
— FW Finland FIN Vahid Hambo
— FW Wales WAL Chike Kandi
— FW England ENG James Tilley
— FW England ENG Robin Deen
— FW Iceland ISL Ragnar Mar Larusson
— FW Norway NOR Henrik Bjørdal
— FW England ENG Jonah Ayunga

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW England ENG Chris O'Grady (on loan at Nottingham Forest)
18 MF England ENG Jake Forster-Caskey (on loan at Milton Keynes Dons)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CF Israel Tomer Hemed Almería £1,000,000 [4][5]
1 July 2015 RB England Liam Rosenior Hull City Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 LW England Joe Ward Chelmsford City Undisclosed [7]
2 July 2015 CF Nigeria Daniel Akindayini Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [8]
2 July 2015 LB Cameroon Gaëtan Bong Wigan Athletic Free transfer [9]
6 July 2015 GK Finland Niki Mäenpää VVV-Venlo Free transfer [10]
22 July 2015 CF Finland Vahid Hambo Inter Turku Undisclosed [11]
23 July 2015 CF Scotland Jack Harper Real Madrid Undisclosed [12]
3 August 2015 CF England Bobby Zamora Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [13]
12 August 2015 CB Germany Uwe Hünemeier SC Paderborn £1,750,000 [14][15]
14 August 2015 LW Scotland Jamie Murphy Sheffield United £1,500,000 [16][17]
19 August 2015 RB England Connor Goldson Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [18]
29 August 2015 LW Netherlands Elvis Manu Feyenoord £1,500,000 [19]
2 January 2016 AM Republic of Ireland Richie Towell Dundalk Undisclosed [20]
11 January 2016 RW France Anthony Knockaert Standard Liège Undisclosed [21]
27 January 2016 RW Norway Henrik Bjørdal Aalesund Undisclosed [22]
1 February 2016 CF England Jonah Ayunga Dorchester Town Undisclosed [23]
1 February 2016 CF Czech Republic Jiří Skalák Mladá Boleslav Undisclosed [24]

Total outgoing: Decrease £5,750,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Bradley Barry Swindon Town Free transfer [25]
1 July 2015 AM England George Cole Free Agent Released [25]
1 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Shamir Fenelon Crawley Town [a] Free transfer [25]
1 July 2015 LW Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt Luton Town Free transfer [27]
1 July 2015 CF England Jimmy Muitt Free Agent Released [25]
1 July 2015 CB Ghana Daniel Pappoe Free Agent Released [25]
1 July 2015 CF England Cameron Wiltshire Free Agent Released [25]
1 August 2015 CF Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith Luton Town Free transfer [28]
19 January 2016 RM England Jeffrey Monakana FC Voluntari Free transfer [29]
  1. ^ Following Fenelon's release he joined Crawley Town.[26]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 November 2015 RW Netherlands Rajiv van La Parra Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2016 [30]
26 November 2015 CF England James Wilson Manchester United End of season [31]
2 January 2016 CB England Liam Ridgewell Portland Timbers 13 February 2016 [32]
25 January 2016 CM England Steve Sidwell Stoke City End of season [33]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 July 2015 GK England Christian Walton Bury 1 September 2015[a] [35]
4 August 2015 RM England Jeffrey Monakana Bristol Rovers 1 September 2015 [36]
19 August 2015 CB England Tom Dallison Braintree Town 19 September 2015 [37]
28 August 2015 MF England Charlie Harris Aldershot Town 26 September 2015 [38]
28 August 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Glen Rea Southend United 2 January 2016 [39]
1 September 2015 CF England Chris O'Grady Nottingham Forest End of season [40]
22 September 2015 CM England Jake Forster-Caskey Milton Keynes Dons 24 October 2015 [41]
24 September 2015 CF England Robin Deen Lewes 22 October 2015 [42]
2 October 2015 LB England Adam Chicksen Leyton Orient 6 November 2015 [43]
19 November 2015 GK England Christian Walton Plymouth Argyle 3 January 2016 [44]
8 January 2016 CM England Jake Forster-Caskey Milton Keynes Dons End of season [45]
27 January 2016 LB England Adam Chicksen Gillingham 23 February 2016 [46]
1 February 2016 DM England Rohan Ince Fulham End of season [47]
1 February 2016 LW Netherlands Elvis Manu Huddersfield Town 2 May 2016 [48]
  1. ^ On 1 September 2015, Walton returned from his loan spell due to injury.[34]

Pre-season

Friendlies

On 5 May 2015, Brighton & Hove Albion announced four pre-season friendlies, Away to Lewes on 18 July 2015, Away to Crawley Town on 22 July 2015, Away to Aberdeen on 26 July 2015 and Away to Gillingham on 29 July 2015.[49] On 25 May 2015, Brighton & Hove Albion announced they will face 2015 Europa League finalists Sevilla at home on 2 August 2015.[50] On 23 June 2015, Brighton & Hove albion announced Swiss opposition for 11 July 2015.[51]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Meyrin 1–6 Brighton & Hove Albion Meyrin, Switzerland
15:00 CEST Belladon 12' Report Hemed 3'
Ince 29'
Bruno 35'
Starkey 40'
Tilley 57'
O'Grady 73'		 Stadium: Stade des Arbères
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly Southampton 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
14:00 BST McQueen 90' Report Stadium: Staplewood Training Ground
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Lewes 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Lewes
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Dripping Pan
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Crawley Town 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley
19:45 BST Report Stephens 16'
Hemed 23'
Kayal 28'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) Friendly Aberdeen 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Aberdeen, Scotland
15:00 BST Rooney 75' Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Gillingham 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Gillingham
19:45 BST Dack 47' Report Stephens 56'
Kandi 66'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Sevilla Brighton
16:00 BST Hemed 18' (pen.) Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Burnley (C, P) 46 26 15 5 72 35 +37 93 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 26 11 9 63 31 +32 89
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 24 17 5 72 42 +30 89 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
4 Hull City (O, P) 46 24 11 11 69 35 +34 83
5 Derby County 46 21 15 10 66 43 +23 78
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 24 17 5 72 42  +30 89 15 5 3 40 18  +22 9 12 2 32 24  +8

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: [citation needed]

Results round by round

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GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAAAHAHHAHAAHHHHA
ResultWWDWWWWDDDWWDDDWDWWDDLDLLLWWWWDLWWDDWWDWWWWWDD
Position1122111111111132211123444653343344442233323333
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[52]

7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Nottingham Forest Brighton
19:45 BST LuaLua 50' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,623
Referee: Keith Stroud
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Fulham 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
15:00 BST Cairney 43' Report Baldock 30'
Hemed 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,029
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield
19:45 BST Butterfield 54' Report Kayal 1' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 10,168
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Brighton
15:15[53] BST LuaLua 35' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 22,659
Referee: Andy Madley
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Ipswich Town 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich
15:00 BST Sears 54'
McGoldrick 65' (pen.)		 Report LuaLua 10'
Hemed 12', 67'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,034
Referee: Keith Hill
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Hull City Brighton
15:00 BST Hemed 5' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,815
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Rotherham United Brighton
19:45 BST Hemed 27'
Stephens 67'		 Report Clarke-Harris 71' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 21,397
Referee: James Linington
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,382
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Bolton
15:00 BST Danns 41'
Madine 90+4'		 Report Stephens 31'
Murphy 35' Red card 75'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Mark Haywood
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Cardiff City Brighton
15:00 BST Stephens 38' Report Mason 5' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,399
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11 Leeds United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Cooper 22' Report March 14'
Zamora 89'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,736
Referee: Darren Deadman
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Bristol City Brighton
19:45 BST Baldock 53'
Zamora 82'		 Report Williams 17' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 23,181
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Preston North End Brighton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,629
Referee: Andy Davies
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14 Reading 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
15:00 GMT Vydra 78' Report Murphy 51' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,244
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,712
Referee: Kevin Wright
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Brighton
15:00 GMT March 5'
Murphy 19'		 Report Maynard 23' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 23,661
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 17 Burnley 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
13:15 GMT Gray 4' (pen.) Report Zamora 1' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,622
Referee: Simon Hooper
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Birmingham City Brighton
15:00 GMT March 17'
Zamora 47'		 Report Toral 21' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,242
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Charlton Athletic Brighton
15:00 GMT Wilson 50'
Zamora 83'
Hemed 85'		 Report Lookman 2'
Ghoochannejhad 5'
Bauer Red card 58'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,587
Referee: Keith Stroud
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20 Derby County 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Derby
15:00 GMT Johnson 41'
Martin 88' (pen.)		 Report Wilson 22'
van La Parra 75'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,537
Referee: Lee Mason
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Austin 65', 88' Report Stephens 53'
van La Parra 55'
Dunk Yellow card 84' Red card		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,268
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Middlesbrough Brighton
12:30 GMT Report Kike 4'
Adomah 44'
Stuani 62'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,445
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Brentford 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
13:00 GMT Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,202
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Ipswich Town Brighton
19:45 GMT Report Murphy 32' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brighton
15:00 GMT Report Goldson 32' (o.g.) Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,321
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26 Rotherham United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ward 45'
Derbyshire 86'		 Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,269
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Blackburn
15:00 GMT Report Zamora 3' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,930
Referee: Kevin Wright
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Huddersfield Town Brighton
15:00 GMT Zamora 30'
Wilson 66'		 Report Bunn 45'
Smith Yellow card 84' Red card		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,367
Referee: Graham Horwood
5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Brentford Brighton
19:45 GMT Knockaert 27'
Hemed 43'
Murphy 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,096
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Brighton
15:00 GMT Murphy 11'
Hemed 43'
Kayal 58'		 Report Heskey 22'
Spearing 52'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,717
Referee: Robert Lewis
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 31 Hull City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,321
Referee: Andy Madley
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32 Cardiff City 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
12:30 GMT Whittingham 16', 66' (pen.)
Pilkington 19'
Immers 30'		 Report Stephens 55' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,143
Referee: Darren Bond
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 33 Bristol City 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
19:45 GMT Report Murphy 8'
Baldock 21'
Hemed 56'
Little 75' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,256
Referee: David Coote
29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Leeds United Brighton
19:45 GMT Hemed 18' (pen.), 28'
Cooper 22' (o.g.)
Dunk 38'		 Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,150
Referee: Peter Bankes
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Preston North End 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Preston
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,881
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brighton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,128
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Reading Brighton
19:45 GMT Wilson 25' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Steve Martin
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Kay 70'
McFadzean Red card 71'		 Report Hemed 56' (pen.), 62' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 21,345
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Burnley Brighton
12:30 BST Stephens 30'
Knockaert 45'		 Report Gray 33'
Keane 90+3'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 29,683
Referee: Craig Pawson
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40 Birmingham City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:45 BST Lafferty 16' Report Goldson 29'
Dunk 48'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,143
Referee: Andy Madley
11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) 41 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Nottingham
19:45 BST Blackstock 50' Report Dunk 27'
Sidwell 90+1'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,642
Referee: Andy Davies
15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) 42 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Fulham Brighton
19:45 BST Hemed 29' (pen.), 34', 79'
Bruno 54'
Knockaert 87'		 Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,505
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Queens Park Rangers Brighton
19:45 BST Knockaert 45+1', 84'
Skalak 51'
Goldson 73'		 Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,411
Referee: Mark Heywood
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Charlton
15:00 BST Guðmundsson 51' Report Baldock 8'
Skalak 55'
Hemed 90+5' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,160
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 45 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Derby County Brighton
14:30 BST Wilson 90+5'
Dunk Yellow card 83' Red card		 Report Weimann 71' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,292
Referee: Robert Madley
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Middlesbrough 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Stuani 19' Report Stephens 55', Red card 59' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 33,806
Referee: Mike Dean
Play-Offs
13 May 2016 (2016-05-13) Semi-Final 1st Leg Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Sheffield
19:45 BST Wallace 45'
Lee 73'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 34,260
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) Semi-Final 2nd Leg Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Sheffield Wednesday Brighton
19:45 BST Dunk 19' Report Wallace 28' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,272
Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion entered the FA Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 7 December 2015. Brighton were drawn away against Hull City.[54]

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Hull City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Snodgrass 41' (pen.) Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Brighton & Hove Albion were drawn away against Southend United.[55] In the second round, Brighton were drawn away to Walsall.[56]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Southend United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Report LuaLua 90' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Iain Williamson
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Walsall 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
19:45 BST Lalkovič 65'
Henry 86'		 Report Forster-Caskey 39' (pen.) Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Peter Bankes

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 7 May 2016
Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10 FW Tomer Hemed 17 0 0 17
2 25 FW Bobby Zamora 7 0 0 7
6 MF Dale Stephens 7 0 0 7
4 15 MF Jamie Murphy 6 0 0 6
5 21 FW James Wilson 5 0 0 5
27 MF Anthony Knockaert 5 0 0 5
7 9 FW Sam Baldock 4 0 0 4
30 MF Kazenga LuaLua 3 0 1 4
9 20 MF Solly March 3 0 0 3
5 DF Lewis Dunk 3 0 0 3
11 7 MF Beram Kayal 2 0 0 2
27 MF Rajiv van La Parra 2 0 0 2
38 MF Jiri Skalak 2 0 0 2
17 DF Connor Goldson 2 0 0 2
15 36 MF Steve Sidwell 1 0 0 1
2 DF Bruno 1 0 0 1
18 MF Jake Forster-Caskey 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 72 0 2 74

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2016
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 MF Dale Stephens 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
7 MF Beram Kayal 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
5 DF Lewis Dunk 7 2 1 0 1 0 9 2
30 MF Kazenga LuaLua 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2 DF Bruno 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF Gordon Greer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
13 GK David Stockdale 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
20 MF Solly March 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
12 DF Gaëtan Bong 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
10 FW Tomer Hemed 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF Liam Rosenior 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 DF Iñigo Calderón 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
17 DF Connor Goldson 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW Sam Baldock 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 FW Bobby Zamora 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 MF Anthony Knockaert 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
38 MF Jiri Skalak 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Uwe Hünemeier 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Andrew Crofts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Liam Ridgewell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Jamie Murphy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 MF Jake Forster-Caskey 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF Rohan Ince 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals 77 4 3 0 4 0 84 4

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