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

107th season in existence of Brighton & Hove Albion

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season	2008–2009
manager	Micky Adams (until 21 Feb)
Russell Slade (from 6 March)
league	League One
league result	16th
chairman	Dick Knight
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	First Round vs Hartlepool United
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Third Round vs Derby County
cup3	Football League Trophy
cup3 result	Area Final vs Luton Town
league topscorer	Nicky Forster,
12
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
prevseason	2007–08
nextseason	2009–10

Russell Slade (from 6 March) 12 League Cup, 24 September 2008 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. 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. Former Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade took over the reins on 6 March, 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.

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	NED	Amsterdam	26 June 1974	250	–	–	–	Bristol Rovers	27 June 2000	Free
2	Andy Whing	ENG	Birmingham	20 September 1984	96	–	–	–	Coventry City	7 June 2007	Free
3	Kerry Mayo	ENG	Cuckfield	21 September 1977	411	14	–	–	N/A	1 August 1995	Trainee
4	Adam Hinshelwood	ENG	Oxford	8 January 1984	106	2	–	–	N/A	10 August 2002	Trainee
5	Joel Lynch	ENG	Eastbourne	3 October 1987	81	2	–	–	N/A	1 October 2004	Trainee
6	Adam El-Abd	EGY	Brighton ENG	11 September 1984	175	4	–	–	N/A	1 July 2003	Trainee
7	Dean Cox	ENG	Cuckfield	12 August 1987	134	19	–	–	N/A	1 July 2004	Trainee
8	Jason Jarrett	ENG	Bury	14 September 1979	2	–	–	–	Preston North End	25 January 2009	Free
9	Nicky Forster	ENG	Caterham	8 September 1973	66	31	–	–	Hull City	25 June 2007	£75,000
10	Chris Birchall	TRI	Stafford	5 May 1984	4	0	27	4	Coventry	16 January 2009	Free
11	Kevin McLeod	ENG	Liverpool	12 September 1980	21	2	–	–	Colchester United	3 June 2007	Free
13	John Sullivan	ENG	Brighton	8 March 1988	14	–	–	–	N/A	26 December 2005	Trainee
14	David Livermore	ENG	Edmonton	20 May 1980	20	1	–	–	Hull City	3 August 2008	Free
15	Gary Hart	ENG	Harlow	21 September 1976	382	46	–	–	Stansted	1 August 1998	£1,000
16	Colin Hawkins	IRL	Galway	17 August 1977	24	–	–	–	Coventry City	29 May 2008	Free
17	Glenn Murray	ENG	Maryport	25 September 1983	47	19	–	–	Rochdale	29 September 2008	£300,000
18	Doug Loft	ENG	Maidstone	25 December 1986	41	3	–	–	Hastings United	1 January 2006	Free
19	Jake Robinson	ENG	Brighton	23 October 1986	148	22	–	–	N/A	1 July 2003	Trainee
20	Jimmy McNulty	SCO	Liverpool ENG	13 February 1985	–	–	–	–	Stockport County	2 February 2009	£150,000
21	Jonny Dixon	ESP	Murcia	16 January 1984	5	–	–	–	Aldershot Town	30 January 2008	£55,000
22	Tom Fraser	ENG	Brighton	5 December 1987	85	2	–	–	N/A	1 July 2006	Trainee
23	Adam Virgo	SCO	Brighton	23 January 1983	95	17	–	–	Celtic	30 June 2008	Free
24	Tommy Elphick	ENG	Brighton	7 September 1987	82	3	–	–	N/A	9 December 2005	Trainee
25	Craig Davies	WAL	Burton upon Trent ENG	9 January 1986	–	–	6	–	Oldham Athletic	2 February 2009	Undisclosed fee
26	Calvin Andrew	ENG	Luton	19 December 1986	1	1	–	–	Crystal Palace	Loan	29 January 2009
28	Sébastien Carole	FRA	Paris	8 September 1982	43	2	–	–	Darlington	Free	29 January 2009
29	Kane Wills	ENG	Shoreham-by-Sea	25 March 1990	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee
30	Kane Louis	ENG	Brighton	21 May 1990	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee
31	Dan Royce	ENG	Chichester	26 November 1989	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee
32	Andy Pearson	ENG	Brighton	19 September 1989	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee
33	Sam Gargan	ENG	Brighton	24 January 1989	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 August 2007	Trainee
34	Steve Cook	ENG	Hastings	19 April 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 September 2008	Trainee
35	Steve Brinkhurst	ENG	Lewes	28 March 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 September 2008	Trainee
36	Paul Crichton	ENG	Pontefract	3 October 1968	–	–	–	–	King's Lynn	1 July 2007	Free
37	Josh Pelling	ENG	Hastings	22 April 1991	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 July 2008	Trainee

Pre-season friendlies

Murray Hawkins Chamberlain

Fisher Elphick Cox

Hart

Henry Murray ,

Pearson

McLeod Miller pen, pen

Robinson

Cox Murray

Competitions

League One

Results

Forster

Hooper , ,

Anyinsah

Weston Sansara

Gallinagh

Beckford ,

Hobbs (own goal)

Johnson Cox

Taylor

Davies (pen)

Fleetwood J Johnson Leven Puncheon

Vernon

Delph

Westwood Hinshelwood

Andrew McNulty McLean Keates Keogh Schumacher Sigurdsson Thornton Robinson Forster Murray Deeney Gerrard McCann

Puncheon Owusu Dicker Paynter Cox

Owusu

Andrew

Collins Owusu

Table

Results summary

Round by round

FA Cup

Cox Fleetwood Brown Monkhouse

Liddle

Football League Cup

Forster Richards Murray

Anyinsah Ireland Elphick Murray Virgo Richards Elano Kompany Ball

Ellington

Football League Trophy

Southern Section Anyinsah Boyd pen Elphick Thornton Virgo Richards El-Abd Demetriou Terry Palmer Boyd Ashworth

Livermore McIntyre Leslie Cansdell-Sherriff Holt Virgo Elphick Robinson Richards Livermore Craddock Hall Charles Virgo Elphick Jarrett Birchall

League One Data

Season statistics

Appearances and goals

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Ireland Colin Hawkins	Coventry City	29 May 2008	Free
England Kevin McLeod	Colchester United	3 June 2008	Free
England Adam Virgo	Celtic	30 June 2008	Free
England David Livermore	Hull City	3 July 2008	Free
Wales Jack Compton	West Brom	30 August 2008	Free
TRI Chris Birchall	Coventry City	5 January 2009	Free
England Jason Jarrett	Preston North End	25 January 2009	Free
France Sébastien Carole	Darlington	29 January 2009	url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1538275,00.html	title=Seagulls Snap Up Andrew and Carole	publisher=BHAFC Official Site	date=29 January 2009	access-date=29 January 2009	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721114452/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10433~1538275%2C00.html	archive-date=21 July 2011 }}
Wales Craig Davies	Oldham Athletic	2 February 2009	Undisclosed fee
Scotland Jimmy McNulty	Stockport County	2 February 2009	£150,000

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Ireland Shane McFaul	University College Dublin	15 May 2008	Free
England Sam Rents	Crawley Town	23 May 2008	Free
England Guy Butters	Havant & Waterlooville	30 May 2008	Free
Australia Paul Reid	Adelaide United	29 June 2008	Free
England Wes Fogden	Dorchester Town	26 September 2008	url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=52683	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724123844/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=52683	url-status=usurped	archive-date=24 July 2012	title=Magpies Receive a Boost	work=Non League Daily	date=26 September 2008	access-date= 12 October 2008 }}
England Joe Gatting	Sussex County Cricket Club	31 October 2008	Retired to pursue
career in Cricket
Scotland Steven Thomson	St Mirren	1 January 2009	Free
England Scott Chamberlain	Bognor Regis Town	2 January 2009	url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Preview/0,,10433~1506604,00.html	title=Team News for Cobblers Clash	publisher=BHAFC official site	date=2 January 2009	access-date=2 January 2009	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721112939/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Preview/0,,10433~1506604,00.html	archive-date=21 July 2011	url-status=dead}}
Wales Jack Compton	Havant & Waterlooville	2 January 2009	Free

Loans in

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

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till
England Sam Gargan	Havant & Waterlooville	8 August 2008	url=http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1361155,00.html	title=Strike Duo Out on Loan	publisher=BHAFC Official Site	date=10 September 2008	access-date=12 October 2008	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919145458/http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10433~1361155%2C00.html	archive-date=19 September 2008	url-status=dead }}
England Joe Gatting	Bognor Regis Town	8 August 2008	8 September 2008
England Wes Fogden	Dorchester Town	11 August 2008	26 September 2008
England Kane Louis	Burgess Hill Town	23 August 2008	23 October 2008
England Kerry Mayo	Lewes	10 September 2008	10 October 2008
England Sam Gargan	Lewes	23 September 2008	url=http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1401186,00.html	title=Three Loaned Out	publisher=BHAFC Official Site	date=23 September 2008	access-date=8 October 2008	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926025309/http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10433~1401186%2C00.html	archive-date=26 September 2008	url-status=dead }}
England Scott Chamberlain	Bognor Regis Town	23 September 2008	23 October 2008
Spain Jonny Dixon	Grays Athletic	24 September 2008	24 October 2008
England Joel Lynch	Nottingham Forest	26 September 2008	26 December 2008
England Dan Royce	Havant & Waterlooville	10 October 2008	url=http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Preview/0,,10433~1417039,00.html	title=Team News for Leeds Trip	publisher=BHAFC Official Site	date=12 October 2008	access-date=12 October 2008	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012061743/http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Preview/0%2C%2C10433~1417039%2C00.html	archive-date=12 October 2008	url-status=dead }}
Wales Jack Compton	Lewes	10 October 2008	10 November 2008
England Adam Hinshelwood	Lewes	30 October 2008	30 November 2008
England Sam Gargan	Lewes	5 December 2008	2 January 2009
England Jonny Dixon	Eastleigh	9 January 2009	url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Preview/0,,10433~1512892,00.html	title=Team News for Saddlers Clash	publisher=BHAFC Official Site	date=9 January 2009	access-date=25 January 2009	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715213116/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Preview/0%2C%2C10433~1512892%2C00.html	archive-date=15 July 2009 }}
England Kane Wills	Bognor Regis Town	9 January 2009	8 May 2009
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
England Doug Loft	Dagenham & Redbridge	2 February 2009	8 May 2009

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