2008–09 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2008–2009 season
ChairmanDick Knight
ManagerMicky Adams (until 21 Feb)
Russell Slade (from 6 March)
League One16th
FA CupFirst Round vs Hartlepool United
League CupThird Round vs Derby County
Football League TrophyArea Final vs Luton Town
Top goalscorerNicky Forster,
12
Highest home attendance8,729 vs Manchester City,
League Cup,
24 September 2008
Lowest home attendance2,157 vs Leyton Orient,
Football League Trophy,
7 October 2008

The 2008–09 season is Brighton & Hove Albion's 107th year in existence and third consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.

This was manager Micky Adams' first season in his second spell at the club, having previously managed Brighton from 1999 to 2001. Adams was sacked on 21 February 2009, after a poor run of form left the side in the relegation zone.[2] Former Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade took over the reins on 6 March,[3] and guided the side to safety on the final day of the season, after the Seagulls had been eight points adrift with six games to play.[4]

Squad details

Player info

No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee
1 Michel Kuipers Netherlands Amsterdam 26 June 1974 250 – – – Bristol Rovers 27 June 2000 Free
2 Andy Whing England Birmingham 20 September 1984 96 – – – Coventry City 7 June 2007 Free
3 Kerry Mayo England Cuckfield 21 September 1977 411 14 – – N/A 1 August 1995 Trainee
4 Adam Hinshelwood England Oxford 8 January 1984 106 2 – – N/A 10 August 2002 Trainee
5 Joel Lynch England Eastbourne 3 October 1987 81 2 – – N/A 1 October 2004 Trainee
6 Adam El-Abd Egypt Brighton England 11 September 1984 175 4 – – N/A 1 July 2003 Trainee
7 Dean Cox England Cuckfield 12 August 1987 134 19 – – N/A 1 July 2004 Trainee
8 Jason Jarrett England Bury 14 September 1979 2 – – – Preston North End 25 January 2009 Free
9 Nicky Forster England Caterham 8 September 1973 66 31 – – Hull City 25 June 2007 £75,000
10 Chris Birchall Trinidad and Tobago Stafford 5 May 1984 4 0 27 4 Coventry 16 January 2009 Free
11 Kevin McLeod England Liverpool 12 September 1980 21 2 – – Colchester United 3 June 2007 Free
13 John Sullivan England Brighton 8 March 1988 14 – – – N/A 26 December 2005 Trainee
14 David Livermore England Edmonton 20 May 1980 20 1 – – Hull City 3 August 2008 Free
15 Gary Hart England Harlow 21 September 1976 382 46 – – Stansted 1 August 1998 £1,000
16 Colin Hawkins Republic of Ireland Galway 17 August 1977 24 – – – Coventry City 29 May 2008 Free
17 Glenn Murray England Maryport 25 September 1983 47 19 – – Rochdale 29 September 2008 £300,000
18 Doug Loft England Maidstone 25 December 1986 41 3 – – Hastings United 1 January 2006 Free
19 Jake Robinson England Brighton 23 October 1986 148 22 – – N/A 1 July 2003 Trainee
20 Jimmy McNulty Scotland Liverpool England 13 February 1985 – – – – Stockport County 2 February 2009 £150,000
21 Jonny Dixon Spain Murcia 16 January 1984 5 – – – Aldershot Town 30 January 2008 £55,000
22 Tom Fraser England Brighton 5 December 1987 85 2 – – N/A 1 July 2006 Trainee
23 Adam Virgo Scotland Brighton 23 January 1983 95 17 – – Celtic 30 June 2008 Free
24 Tommy Elphick England Brighton 7 September 1987 82 3 – – N/A 9 December 2005 Trainee
25 Craig Davies Wales Burton upon Trent England 9 January 1986 – – 6 – Oldham Athletic 2 February 2009 Undisclosed fee
26 Calvin Andrew England Luton 19 December 1986 1 1 – – Crystal Palace Loan 29 January 2009
28 Sébastien Carole France Paris 8 September 1982 43 2 – – Darlington Free 29 January 2009
29 Kane Wills England Shoreham-by-Sea 25 March 1990 – – – – N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
30 Kane Louis England Brighton 21 May 1990 – – – – N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
31 Dan Royce England Chichester 26 November 1989 – – – – N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
32 Andy Pearson England Brighton 19 September 1989 – – – – N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
33 Sam Gargan England Brighton 24 January 1989 – – – – N/A 1 August 2007 Trainee
34 Steve Cook England Hastings 19 April 1991 – – – – N/A 1 September 2008 Trainee
35 Steve Brinkhurst England Lewes 28 March 1991 – – – – N/A 1 September 2008 Trainee
36 Paul Crichton England Pontefract 3 October 1968 – – – – King's Lynn 1 July 2007 Free
37 Josh Pelling England Hastings 22 April 1991 – – – – N/A 1 July 2008 Trainee

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2008 Athlone Town 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Lissywoollen, Athlone
19:45 Report
12 July 2008 Worthing 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Woodside Road, Worthing
15:00 Report McLeod 2'
Murray 18'
Hawkins 71'
Chamberlain 79'
15 July 2008 Bognor Regis Town 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis
19:45 Jupp 21'
Fisher 89'		 Report McLeod 11', 50'
Elphick 37'
Cox 69'
16 July 2008 Burgess Hill Town 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leylands Park, Burgess Hill
19:45 Report Thomson 30'
Hart 48'
19 July 2008 Lewes 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion The Dripping Pan, Lewes
19:00 Wallis-Taylor 78' Report Loft 89'
22 July 2008 Havant & Waterlooville 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion West Leigh Park, Havant
19:45 Gasson 18'
Henry 76'		 Report Forster 24', 35'
Murray 40', 57'
23 July 2008 Stansted 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion XI Hargrave Park, Stansted
19:45 Seymour 67' Report Gatting 14', 59'
Pearson 55'
26 July 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Charlton Athletic Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Report Dickson 58'
26 July 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Ipswich Town Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Forster 52'
McLeod 59'		 Report Lisbie 19'
Miller pen 70', pen 73'
30 July 2008 Selsey 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion The High Street Ground, Selsey
19:30 Report Gargan 15', 45', 65'
Robinson 70'
2 August 2008 Luton Town 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Report Forster 59'
Cox 76'
Murray 85'
6 August 2008 Crowborough Athletic 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Crowborough Community Stadium, Crowborough
19:45 Tate 84' Report

Competitions

League One

Results

9 August 2008 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 Zola 85' Report Virgo 36'
Forster 90'		 Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Jonathan Moss
16 August 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Bristol Rovers Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Forster pen 10' Report Lambert pen 86' Attendance: 6,210
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 August 2008 Southend United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Moussa Red card 63' Report Murray 74'
Forster 89'		 Attendance: 7,976
Referee: Jarnail Singh
30 August 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Leyton Orient Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Report Attendance: 6,675
Referee: Fred Graham
6 September 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Scunthorpe United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Robinson 75' Report Woolford 4'
Hooper 45', 55', 68'		 Attendance: 5,529
Referee: Phil Crossley
13 September 2008 Yeovil Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00 Way 80' Report Forster pen 77'
Anyinsah Red card 62'		 Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Paul Taylor
20 September 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Walsall Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Report Mattis 44'
Weston Red card 15'
Sansara Red card 33'		 Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Mike Thorpe
27 September 2008 Northampton Town 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Murray 45' (pen.), 90' Report Akinfenwa 77', 90' Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Andy Hall
4 October 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Cheltenham Town Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Murray 1', 7', 47' Report Murray 2', 45'
Gallinagh 90'		 Attendance: 5,859
Referee: Gavin Ward
11 October 2008 Leeds United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Elland Road, Leeds
15:00 Becchio 44'
Beckford 44', 90'		 Report Murray 90' Attendance: 22,726
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 October 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Hereford United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,608
Referee: Mick Russell
21 October 2008 Peterborough United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London Road, Peterborough
19:45 Report Attendance: 5,772
Referee: S J Bratt
25 October 2008 Hartlepool United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Kyle 12' Report Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 October 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Leicester City Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Johnson 60', 84'
Hobbs (own goal) 89'		 Report Matt Fryatt 35', 42' Attendance: 6,282
Referee: Keith Hill
1 November 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Millwall Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Murray 45', 57'
Johnson 65'
Cox 81'		 Report Kandol 49' Attendance: 5,973
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 November 2008 Carlisle United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00 Bridge-Wilkinson 31', 55'
Taylor 45'		 Report Richards 64' Attendance: 5,333
Referee: D Webb
22 November 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Huddersfield Town Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Report Collins 50' Attendance: 6,461
Referee: S Cook
25 November 2008 Stockport County 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:45 Blizzard 33'
Davies (pen) 66'		 Report Attendance: 5,201
Referee: C Webster
6 December 2008 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00 Liddell (pen) 9' Report Murray 20' Attendance: 4,803
Referee: D Foster
12 December 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–4 MK Dons Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 B Johnson 3'
Fleetwood 88'		 Report Ángel Llera 26'
J Johnson 46'
Leven 69'
Puncheon 90'		 Attendance: 5,691
Referee: R East
20 December 2008 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Prenton Park, Tranmere
15:00 Kay 90' Report Attendance: 4,885
Referee: S Mathieson
26 December 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Colchester United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15.00 Forster 21' Report Hinshelwood (own goal) 35'
Vernon 87'		 Attendance: 6,269
Referee: R Shoebridge
28 December 2008 Swindon Town 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Report Forster 43', (pen) 52' Attendance: 8,438
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 January 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leeds United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Report Trundle 61'
Delph 82'		 Attendance: 7,096
Referee: P Miller
24 January 2009 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00 Westlake 7'
Westwood 58'		 Report Forster 78'
Hinshelwood 90'		 Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Chris Sarginson
27 January 2009 Leicester City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Walkers Stadium, Leicester
19:45 Report Attendance: 17,410
Referee: Craig Pawson
31 January 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Hartlepool United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Forster 59'
Andrew 90'		 Report Nelson 19' Attendance: 5,784
Referee: D Whitestone
10 February 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–4 Peterborough United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Davies 27'
McNulty		 Report Mackail-Smith 38'
McLean 42', 76'
Keates 65' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,087
Referee: James Linington
14 February 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Carlisle United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Anyinsah 24'
Keogh 28'		 Report Attendance: 5,529
Referee: Iain Williamson
21 February 2009 Millwall 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Bermondsey
15:00 Report Virgo 73' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,226
Referee: Rob Styles
24 February 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Brighton
15:00 Elphick 57' Report Gilligan 45' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,062
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 February 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Crewe Alexandra Brighton
15:00 Jones 24' (pen.)
Schumacher 79'
Sigurdsson 89'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,366
Referee: Graham Horwood
7 March 2009 Leyton Orient 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leyton
15:00 McGleish 45' (pen.)
Thornton 88'		 Report Heath 17' Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 5,885
Referee: Richard Beeby
10 March 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Southend United Brighton
19:45 Owusu 45' Report Barnard 23', 85'
Robinson 89'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: Darren Deadman
14 March 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Yeovil Town Brighton
15:00 Cox 16', 89'
Forster 29' (62)
Murray 80' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,291
Referee: Steve Bratt
17 March 2009 Walsall 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
19:45 Bradley 14'
Deeney 30'
Gerrard 39'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,549
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 March 2009 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Scunthorpe
15:00 Hooper 42'
McCann 80' (pen.)		 Report Heath Red card 78' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Graham Salisbury
28 March 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Brighton
15:00 Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,819
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 April 2009 MK Dons 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Milton Keynes
15:00 Gerba 29'
Puncheon 40'		 Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 15,842
Referee: Steve Tanner
7 April 2007 Hereford United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Hereford
19:45 Taylor 90' Report Fraser 9'
Owusu 75'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Jonathan Moss
11 April 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Swindon Town Brighton
15:00 Virgo 28'
Dicker 90'		 Report Greer 47'
Paynter 50'
Cox 53'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Fred Graham
13 April 2009 Colchester United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
15:00 Report Owusu 57' Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Russell Booth
18 April 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Oldham Athletic Brighton
15:00 Cox 26'
Owusu 37', 64'		 Report Lewis Alessandra 62' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,618
Referee: Steven Cook
21 April 2009 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
15:00 Lambert 29' Report Owusu 43'
Andrew 52'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 April 2009 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield
15:00 Booth 16'
Collins 57'		 Report Andrew 38'
Owusu 66'		 Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Graham Laws
2 May 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Stockport County Brighton
15:00 Forster 73' Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Kevin Wright

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 −12 56
15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 71 −3 53
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 −15 52
17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 −25 51
18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57 +2 50[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.[5]

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 13 13 20 55 70  −15 52 6 6 11 32 40  −8 7 7 9 23 30  −7

Last updated: 31 January 2009.
Source: BHAFC League One Results

Round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDLDLDDLDDLWWLLLDLLLWLDDWLLLWDLLLWLLDWLWWWDW
Position741481113141417171718151415171920202121192020212020212121222222222222222222222222192016
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2009. Source: BHAFC League One Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

8 November 2008 First round Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Hartlepool United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 McLeod 19'
Cox 36'
Fleetwood 78'		 Report Hawkins (own goal) 53'
Brown 55'
Monkhouse 69'		 Attendance: 2,545
Referee: Keith Woolmer
18 November 2008 First round replay Hartlepool United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter (pen) 67'
Liddle 70'		 Report Forster 28' Attendance: 3,288
Referee: M Haywood

Football League Cup

12 August 2008 First round Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Barnet Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Virgo 2', 35'
Forster 28'
Richards 43'
Murray Red card 85'		 Report Gillet Red card 70' Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Roger East
24 September 2008 Second round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Manchester City Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Murray 89'
Anyinsah 95'		 Report Fernandes 64'
Ireland 108'		 Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Penalties
Livermore soccer ball with check mark
Elphick soccer ball with check mark
Murray soccer ball with check mark
Virgo soccer ball with check mark
Richards soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Elano
soccer ball with check mark Kompany
soccer ball with red X Ball
4 November 2008 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Derby County Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Elphick 36' Report Villa 28', 73', 87'
Ellington 34'		 Attendance: 6,625
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Trophy

Southern Section

2 September 2008 First Round Northampton Town 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Report McLeod 68' Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Patrick Miller
7 October 2008 Second Round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Leyton Orient Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Virgo pen 5'
Anyinsah 14'		 Report Jarvis 21'
Boyd pen 72'		 Attendance: 2,157
Referee: James Linnignton
Penalties
Savage soccer ball with red X
Elphick soccer ball with check mark
Thornton soccer ball with check mark
Virgo soccer ball with check mark
Richards soccer ball with check mark
El-Abd soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Gray
soccer ball with check mark Demetriou
soccer ball with check mark Terry
soccer ball with check mark Palmer
soccer ball with check mark Boyd
soccer ball with red X Ashworth
12 November 2008 Quarter-Final Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Swindon Town Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Forster pen 24'
Livermore 75'		 Report McLeod 68' Attendance: 2,234
Referee: P Crossley
16 December 2008 Semi-final Shrewsbury Town 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Report Attendance: 4,052
Referee: Keith Hill
Penalties
Davies soccer ball with check mark
McIntyre soccer ball with check mark
Leslie soccer ball with check mark
Cansdell-Sherriff soccer ball with check mark
Holt soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Forster
soccer ball with check mark Virgo
soccer ball with check mark Elphick
soccer ball with check mark Robinson
soccer ball with check mark Richards
20 January 2009 Final 1st leg Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Luton Town Withdean Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Report Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 February 2009 Final 2nd leg Luton Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion Luton
19:45 Craddock 2' Report Forster 20'
Livermore Red card 45'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,711
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Penalties
Martin soccer ball with check mark
Craddock soccer ball with check mark
Hall soccer ball with check mark
Charles soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Forster
soccer ball with check mark Virgo
soccer ball with check mark Elphick
soccer ball with red X Jarrett
soccer ball with red X Birchall

League One Data

Season statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Michel Kuipers 34 0 28 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Andy Whing 49 0 40 0 3 0 4 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Kerry Mayo 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Adam Hinshelwood 15 1 11+3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Joel Lynch (on loan to Nottingham Forest) 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF Egypt EGY Adam El-Abd 39 0 25+6 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
7 MF England ENG Dean Cox 49 2 32+8 1 3 0 4 0 2 1
8 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Nicky Forster 36 12 26+4 9 1 1 3 1 2 1
10 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod 27 2 11+10 0 2 0 3 1 1 1
13 GK England ENG John Sullivan 16 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG David Livermore 23 1 12+4 0 3 0 3 1 1 0
15 MF England ENG Gary Hart 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Ireland EIR Colin Hawkins 23 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
17 FW England ENG Glenn Murray 28 11 18+5 10 3 1 1 0 1 0
18 MF England ENG Doug Loft (on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge) 16 0 7+5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Jake Robinson 10 1 0+5 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Jimmy McNulty 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Spain ESP Jonny Dixon (on loan to Eastleigh) 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Tom Fraser 33 0 18+9 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
23 DF England ENG Adam Virgo 43 4 36 1 2 2 4 1 1 0
24 DF England ENG Tommy Elphick 37 1 28+1 0 3 1 3 0 2 0
25 FW Wales WAL Craig Davies 16 0 10+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW England ENG Calvin Andrew (on loan from Crystal Palace) 9 1 3+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF France FRA Sébastien Carole 12 0 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Kane Wills (on loan to Bognor Regis) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Kane Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England ENG Dan Royce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Andy Pearson (on loan to Lewes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW England ENG Sam Gargan (on loan to Eastbourne Borough) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Steve Cook (on loan to Havant & Waterlooville) 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Steve Brinkhurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK England ENG Paul Crichton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 GK England ENG Josh Pelling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
?   England ENG Steven Thomson 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
?   England ENG Matthew Richards 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Player From Date Fee
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins Coventry City 29 May 2008 Free[6]
England Kevin McLeod Colchester United 3 June 2008 Free[7]
England Adam Virgo Celtic 30 June 2008 Free[8]
England David Livermore Hull City 3 July 2008 Free[9]
Wales Jack Compton West Brom 30 August 2008 Free[10]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall Coventry City 5 January 2009 Free[11]
England Jason Jarrett Preston North End 25 January 2009 Free[12]
France Sébastien Carole Darlington 29 January 2009 Free[13]
Wales Craig Davies Oldham Athletic 2 February 2009 Undisclosed fee[14]
Scotland Jimmy McNulty Stockport County 2 February 2009 £150,000[15]

Transfers out

Player To Date Fee
Republic of Ireland Shane McFaul University College Dublin 15 May 2008 Free[16]
England Sam Rents Crawley Town 23 May 2008 Free[17]
England Guy Butters Havant & Waterlooville 30 May 2008 Free[18]
Australia Paul Reid Adelaide United 29 June 2008 Free[19]
England Wes Fogden Dorchester Town 26 September 2008 Free[20]
England Joe Gatting Sussex County Cricket Club 31 October 2008 Retired to pursue
career in Cricket[21]
Scotland Steven Thomson St Mirren 1 January 2009 Free[22]
England Scott Chamberlain Bognor Regis Town 2 January 2009 Free[23]
Wales Jack Compton Havant & Waterlooville 2 January 2009 Free[23]

Loans in

Player From Date From Date Till
England Matt Richards Ipswich Town 1 August 2008 31 December 2008[24]
Ghana Joe Anyinsah Preston North End 11 September 2008 11 December 2008[25]
Republic of Ireland Kevin Thornton Coventry City 26 September 2008 28 December 2008[26]
Wales Robbie Savage Derby County 1 October 2008 1 November 2008[27]
England Bradley Johnson Leeds United 27 October 2008 3 January 2009[28]
England Stuart Fleetwood Charlton Athletic 30 October 2008 29 January 2009[29]
England Calvin Andrew Crystal Palace 29 January 2009 8 May 2009[13]

Loans out

Player To Date From Date Till
England Sam Gargan Havant & Waterlooville 8 August 2008 8 September 2008[30]
England Joe Gatting Bognor Regis Town 8 August 2008 8 September 2008[30]
England Wes Fogden Dorchester Town 11 August 2008 26 September 2008[20]
England Kane Louis Burgess Hill Town 23 August 2008 23 October 2008
England Kerry Mayo Lewes 10 September 2008 10 October 2008[31]
England Sam Gargan Lewes 23 September 2008 23 October 2008[32]
England Scott Chamberlain Bognor Regis Town 23 September 2008 23 October 2008[33]
Spain Jonny Dixon Grays Athletic 24 September 2008 24 October 2008[32]
England Joel Lynch Nottingham Forest 26 September 2008 26 December 2008[32]
England Dan Royce Havant & Waterlooville 10 October 2008 10 November 2008[34]
Wales Jack Compton Lewes 10 October 2008 10 November 2008[34]
England Adam Hinshelwood Lewes 30 October 2008 30 November 2008[35]
England Sam Gargan Lewes 5 December 2008 2 January 2009
England Jonny Dixon Eastleigh 9 January 2009 9 February 2009[36]
England Kane Wills Bognor Regis Town 9 January 2009 8 May 2009[36]
England Andy Pearson Lewes 19 January 2009 19 February 2009
England Steve Cook Havant & Waterlooville 19 January 2009 19 February 2009
England Sam Gargan Eastbourne Borough 29 January 2009 2 March 2009[13]
England Doug Loft Dagenham & Redbridge 2 February 2009 8 May 2009[37]

Kit profile

Supplier: Errea
Sponsor(s): Front–IT First
Sponsor: Back–Donatello Restaurant

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References

  1. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Brighton sack Micky Adams". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion manager history". World Football.
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