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

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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Season 2008–09
Manager Russell Slade
Chairman Dick Knight
League League One
League Position Current: 16th
FA Cup First Round vs Hartlepool United
League Cup Third Round vs Derby County
Football League Trophy Area Final vs Luton Town
Top goalscorer Nicky Forster,
12
Most appearances Andrew Whing and Tommy Elphick 33
Highest attendance 8,729 vs Manchester City,
League Cup,
24 September 2008
Lowest attendance 2,157 vs Leyton Orient,
Football League Trophy,
7 October 2008

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 Andrew 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 Jim 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

Matches

Pre-season friendlies













League One

9 August 2008
15:00
Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Zola Goal 85' (report) Virgo Goal 36'
Forster Goal 90'
Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Jonathan Moss


22 August 2008
19:45
Southend United 0 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Moussa Red card 63' (report) Murray Goal 74'
Forster Goal 89'
Roots Hall, Southend
Attendance: 7,976
Referee: Jarnail Singh


6 September 2008
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 4 Scunthorpe United
Robinson Goal 75' (report) Woolford Goal 4'
Hooper Goal 45', Goal 55', Goal 68'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: Phil Crossley

13 September 2008
15:00
Yeovil Town 1 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Way Goal 80' (report) Forster pen Goal 77'
Anyinsah Red card 62'
Huish Park, Yeovil
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Paul Taylor

20 September 2008
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 – 1 Walsall
(report) Mattis Goal 44'
Weston Red card 15'
Sansara Red card 33'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Mike Thorpe

27 September 2008
15:00
Northampton Town 2 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Murray (pen) Goal 45', Goal 90' (report) Akinfenwa Goal 77', Goal 90'
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Andy Hall

4 October 2008
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 3 Cheltenham Town
Murray Goal 1', Goal 7', Goal 47' (report) Murray Goal 2', Goal 45'
Gallinagh Goal 90'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 5,859
Referee: Gavin Ward

11 October 2008
15:00
Leeds United 3 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Becchio Goal 44'
Beckford Goal 44', Goal 90'
(report) Murray Goal 90'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 22,726
Referee: Carl Boyeson




28 October 2008
19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 2 Leicester City
Johnson Goal 60', Goal 84'
Hobbs (own goal)Goal 89'
(report) Matt Fryatt Goal 35', Goal 42'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 6,282
Referee: Keith Hill

1 November 2008
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion 4 – 1 Millwall
Murray Goal 45', Goal 57'
JohnsonGoal 65'
Cox Goal 81'
(report) Kandol Goal 49'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 5,973
Referee: Alan Wiley

15 November 2008
15:00
Carlisle United 3 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Bridge-Wilkinson Goal 31', Goal 55'
Taylor Goal 45'
(report) Richards Goal 64'
Brunton Park, Carlisle
Attendance: 5,333
Referee: D Webb


25 November 2008
19:45
Stockport County 2 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Blizzard Goal 33'
Davies (pen) Goal 66'
(report)
Edgely Park, Stockport
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: C Webster

6 December 2008
15:00
Oldham Athletic 1 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Liddell (pen) Goal 9' (report) Murray Goal 20'
Boundary Park, Oldham
Attendance: 4,803
Referee: D Foster

12 December 2008
19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 4 MK Dons
B Johnson Goal 3'
Fleetwood Goal 88'
(report) Ángel Llera Goal 26'
J Johnson Goal 46'
Leven Goal 69'
Puncheon Goal 90'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 5,691
Referee: R East


26 December 2008
15.00
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 2 Colchester United
Forster Goal 21' (report) Hinshelwood (own goal) Goal 35'
Vernon Goal 87'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 6,269
Referee: R Shoebridge

28 December 2008
15:00
Swindon Town 0 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
(report) Forster Goal 43', (pen) Goal 52'
County Ground, Swindon
Attendance: 8,438
Referee: Oliver Langford

17 January 2009
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 2 Leeds United
(report) Trundle Goal 61'
Delph Goal 82'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 7,096
Referee: P Miller



FA Cup

First Round

8 November 2008
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 - 3 Hartlepool United
McLeod Goal 19'
Cox Goal 36'
Fleetwood Goal 78'
(report) Hawkins (own goal) Goal 53'
Brown Goal 55'
Monkhouse Goal 69'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 2,545
Referee: Keith Woolmer

First Round Replay

18 November 2008
19:45
Hartlepool United 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Porter (pen) Goal 67'
Liddle Goal 70'
(report) Forster Goal 28'
Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: M Haywood

Football League Cup

First Round

12 August 2008
19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion 4 – 0 Barnet
Virgo Goal 2', Goal 35'
Forster Goal 28'
Richards Goal 43'
Murray Red card 85'
(report) Gillet Red card 70'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Roger East

Second Round


Third Round

4 November 2008
19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 4 Derby County
Elphick Goal 36' (report) Villa Goal 28', Goal 73', Goal 87'
Ellington Goal 34'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 6,625
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Trophy

Southern Section First Round


Southern Section Second Round


Southern Section Quarter-Final

12 November 2008
19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 0 Swindon Town
Forster pen Goal 24'
Livermore Goal 75'
(report) McLeod Goal 68'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: P Crossley

Southern Section Semi-Final


Southern-area Final 1st Leg

Championship Data

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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H
Result W D W D L D L D D L D D L W W L L L D L L L W L D D W L L L W D L L L W L L D W L W W W D W

Last updated: 31 January 2009.
Source: BHAFC League One Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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 Michel Kuipers 34 0 28 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
2 DF England Andrew Whing 49 0 40 0 3 0 4 0 2 0
3 DF England Kerry Mayo 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England Adam Hinshelwood 15 1 11+3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England Joel Lynch (on loan to Nottingham Forest) 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF Egypt Adam El-Abd 39 0 25+6 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
7 MF England Dean Cox 49 2 32+8 1 3 0 4 0 2 1
8 MF England Jason Jarrett 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Nicky Forster 36 12 26+4 9 1 1 3 1 2 1
10 MF Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England Kevin McLeod 27 2 11+10 0 2 0 3 1 1 1
13 GK England John Sullivan 16 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF England David Livermore 23 1 12+4 0 3 0 3 1 1 0
15 MF England Gary Hart 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins 23 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
17 FW England Glenn Murray 28 11 18+5 10 3 1 1 0 1 0
18 MF England Doug Loft (on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge) 16 0 7+5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
19 FW England Jake Robinson 10 1 0+5 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
20 DF Scotland Jim McNulty 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Spain Jonny Dixon (on loan to Eastleigh) 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Tom Fraser 33 0 18+9 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
23 DF England Adam Virgo 43 4 36 1 2 2 4 1 1 0
24 DF England Tommy Elphick 37 1 28+1 0 3 1 3 0 2 0
25 FW Wales Craig Davies 16 0 10+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW England Calvin Andrew (on loan from Crystal Palace) 9 1 3+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF France Sébastien Carole 12 0 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England Kane Wills (on loan to Bognor Regis) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England Kane Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England Dan Royce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England Andy Pearson (on loan to Lewes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW England Sam Gargan (on loan to Eastbourne Borough) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England Steve Cook (on loan to Havant & Waterlooville) 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England Steve Brinkhurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK England Paul Crichton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 GK England Josh Pelling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
?   England Steven Thomson 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
?   England 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[1]
England Kevin McLeod Colchester United 3 June 2008 Free[2]
England Adam Virgo Celtic 30 June 2008 Free[3]
England David Livermore Hull City 3 July 2008 Free[4]
Wales Jack Compton West Brom 30 August 2008 Free[5]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall Coventry City 5 January 2009 Free[6]
England Jason Jarrett Preston North End 25 January 2009 Free[7]
France Sébastien Carole Darlington 29 January 2009 Free[8]
Wales Craig Davies Oldham Athletic 2 February 2009 Undisclosed fee[9]
Scotland Jim McNulty Stockport County 2 February 2009 £150,000[10]

Transfers out

Player To Date Fee
Republic of Ireland Shane McFaul University College Dublin 15 May 2008 Free[11]
England Sam Rents Crawley Town 23 May 2008 Free[12]
England Guy Butters Havant & Waterlooville 30 May 2008 Free[13]
Australia Paul Reid Adelaide United 29 June 2008 Free[14]
England Wes Fogden Dorchester Town 26 September 2008 Free[15]
England Joe Gatting Sussex County Cricket Club 31 October 2008 Retired to pursue
career in Cricket[16]
Scotland Steven Thomson St Mirren 1 January 2009 Free[17]
England Scott Chamberlain Bognor Regis Town 2 January 2009 Free[18]
Wales Jack Compton Havant & Waterlooville 2 January 2009 Free[18]

Loans in

Player From Date From Date Till
England Matt Richards Ipswich Town 1 August 2008 31 December 2008[19]
Ghana Joe Anyinsah Preston North End 11 September 2008 11 December 2008[20]
Republic of Ireland Kevin Thornton Coventry City 26 September 2008 28 December 2008[21]
Wales Robbie Savage Derby County 1 October 2008 1 November 2008[22]
England Bradley Johnson Leeds United 27 October 2008 3 January 2009[23]
England Stuart Fleetwood Charlton Athletic 30 October 2008 29 January 2009[24]
England Calvin Andrew Crystal Palace 29 January 2009 8 May 2009[8]

Loans out

Player To Date From Date Till
England Sam Gargan Havant & Waterlooville 8 August 2008 8 September 2008[25]
England Joe Gatting Bognor Regis Town 8 August 2008 8 September 2008[25]
England Wes Fogden Dorchester Town 11 August 2008 26 September 2008[15]
England Kane Louis Burgess Hill Town 23 August 2008 23 October 2008
England Kerry Mayo Lewes 10 September 2008 10 October 2008[26]
England Sam Gargan Lewes 23 September 2008 23 October 2008[27]
England Scott Chamberlain Bognor Regis Town 23 September 2008 23 October 2008[28]
Spain Jonny Dixon Grays Athletic 24 September 2008 24 October 2008[27]
England Joel Lynch Nottingham Forest 26 September 2008 26 December 2008[27]
England Dan Royce Havant & Waterlooville 10 October 2008 10 November 2008[29]
Wales Jack Compton Lewes 10 October 2008 10 November 2008[29]
England Adam Hinshelwood Lewes 30 October 2008 30 November 2008[30]
England Sam Gargan Lewes 5 December 2008 2 January 2009
England Jonny Dixon Eastleigh 9 January 2009 9 February 2009[31]
England Kane Wills Bognor Regis Town 9 January 2009 8 May 2009[31]
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[8]
England Doug Loft Dagenham & Redbridge 2 February 2009 8 May 2009[32]

Kit profile

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

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