2006–07 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2006–2007 season
ChairmanDick Knight
ManagerMark McGhee (until 8 September 2006)
Dean Wilkins (from 8 September 2006)
League One18th
FA CupThird Round vs West Ham United
League CupSecond Round vs Southend United
Football League TrophyArea Semi-final vs Bristol City

The 2006–07 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 105th year in existence and first season in League One after being relegated from the Championship. Mark McGhee began the season as manager, but after losing three consecutive matches he left the club on 8 September 2006.[1] McGhee was succeeded as manager by youth coach and former Seagulls player Dean Wilkins,[2] who steered the side to an 18th-placed finish.

Squad

[1] 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
2 DF  AUS Paul Reid
3 DF  ENG Kerry Mayo
4 DF  ENG Adam Hinshelwood
5 DF  ENG Joel Lynch
6 MF  ENG Adam El-Abd
7 MF  FRA Alexandre Frutos
8 MF  AUS Nick Ward (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
9 FW  ENG Gary Hart
10 MF  ENG Charlie Oatway
11 MF  ENG Dean Hammond
14 DF  ENG Guy Butters
15 FW  ENG Alex Revell
16 GK  NED Michel Kuipers
17 GK  ENG John Sullivan
18 GK  ENG Richard Martin
19 FW  ENG Jake Robinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ENG Joe Gatting
21 DF  PAK Zesh Rehman (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
22 MF  FRA Alexis Bertin
23 MF  ENG Doug Loft
24 MF  FRA Georges Santos
25 DF  ENG Chris Breach
26 DF  ENG Tommy Elphick
27 MF  ENG Sam Rents
28 MF  ENG Dean Cox
29 DF  ENG Paul Hinshelwood
30 MF  ENG Tommy Fraser
31 DF  ENG Scott Chamberlain
32 MF  ENG Wes Fogden
34 FW  ENG Bas Savage
35 FW  ENG Nathan Elder
36 MF  IRL Joe O'Cearuill
37 MF  ENG Sam Gargan

Left club during season

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  IRL Wayne Henderson (to Preston North End)
1 GK  ENG Scott Flinders (on loan from Crystal Palace)
12 DF  ENG Richard Carpenter (contract terminated in February 2007)[3]
21 FW  SUI Maheta Molango (contract terminated in February 2007)[4]
22 FW  TUR Colin Kazim-Richards (to Sheffield United)
22 DF  ENG Sam Williams (on loan from Aston Villa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  ENG Dean Bowditch (on loan from Ipswich Town)
33 DF  ENG Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolves)
33 DF  ENG Andy Whing (on loan from Coventry City)
34 FW  ENG Tony Stokes (on loan from West Ham United)
34 MF  ENG Alistair John (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

Results

League One

5 August 2006 Rotherham United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rotherham
15:00 Report Revell 43'
Cox  45'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,998
Referee: Colin Webster
8 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Gillingham Brighton
19:45 Robinson 67' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,643
Referee: Alan Wiley
12 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Brentford Brighton
15:00 Hammond 10' (pen.)
Hart 13'		 Report O'Connor 38'
Moore 90'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Grant Hegley
19 August 2006 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Nottingham
15:00 Holt 63 (pen.)' (78) Report Robinson 39' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,686
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Brighton
15:00 Cox 40'
Mayo  45'		 Jones 44'
Lowe 45' (pen.)
Maynard 56', 85'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Jarnail Singh
2 September 2006 Bristol City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
15:00 Brown 21' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,552
Referee: Chris Foy
9 September 2006 Millwall 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Bermondsey, London
15:00 Carpenter  34'
Elliott 88' (own goal)		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,372
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 A.F.C. Bournemouth Brighton
19:45 Hammond 53'
Revell 60'		 Foley-Sheridan 35'
Browning  45'
Howe 74'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,958
Referee: Keith Hill
16 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Leyton Orient Brighton
15:00 Reid 15'
El-Abd 31'
Cox 45'
Loft 90'		 Mackie  15'
Lockwood 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 September 2006 Carlisle United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle
15:00 Hawley 6'
Gray 31'
Hackney 82'		 Revell 87' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 September 2006 Yeovil Town 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Yeovil
19:45 Stewart 6'
Gray 82'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Ray Olivier
30 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Chesterfield Brighton
15:00 Williams 54' Folan 20'  90'
Niven 74'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,499
Referee: Steve Tanner
8 October 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Blackpool Brighton
13:30 Frutos  72' Southern 17'
Vernon 61', 87'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Paul Armstrong
14 October 2006 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Scunthorpe
15:00 Foster
Sharp 43'		 Cox 23'
Hart 52'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,607
Referee: Darren Deadman
21 October 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Brighton
15:00 Robinson 39' Quinn 84' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Mick Thorpe
28 October 2006 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield
15:00 Adams  86' Robinson 23', 30', 50' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 10,616
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
4 November 2006 Bradford City 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Bradford
15:00 Windass 56'
Schumacher 80'		 Revell 13'
Hammond 48', pen.'
Bowditch 89'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 7,610
Referee: Gary Sutton
18 November 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Brighton
15:00 Greenacre 20' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,069
Referee: Kevin Wright
25 November 2006 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton
15:00 McCammon 25' Stadium: The Earth Stadium
Attendance: 5,804
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
5 December 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Swansea City Brighton
19:45 Cox 3'
Revell 66', 81'		 Lawrence 59'
Pratley  84'
Fallon 90'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,209
Referee: Kevin Friend
9 December 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Cheltenham Town Brighton
19:45 Hammond 56', 89' (pen.) Victory 76' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Jarnail Singh
16 December 2006 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Oldham
15:00 Warne 18' Fraser  58'
Hammond 61'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Andy Hall
23 December 2006 Port Vale 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Burslem
15:00 Constantine 13', 23' (pen.)
Smith  32'		 Fraser 84'
John  60'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,349
Referee: Phil Crossley
26 December 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Yeovil Town Brighton
15:00 Gatting 72'
Cox  86'		 Best 38'  83'
Morris 47'  54'
Cranie  51'
Davies 59'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,554
Referee: Fred Graham
30 December 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Carlisle United Brighton
15:00 Cox  29'
Gatting 37'		 Aranalde 56'
Raven  72'
McDermott 82'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,436
Referee: Patrick Miller
1 January 2007 A.F.C. Bournemouth 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bournemouth
15:00 Browning  79'
Pitman 90+3'		 Revell  79'
Hammond  80'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 6,686
Referee: Richard Beeby
13 January 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Millwall Brighton
15:00 Cox  90+6' Byfield 22'  62'
Shaw  27'
Dunne  47'
Elliott  75'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,226
Referee: Michael Russell
20 January 2007 Chesterfield 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Chesterfield
15:00 Downes  73' Gatting 50'
El-Abd  89'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Colin Webster
27 January 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Port Vale Brighton
15:00 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 February 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Rotherham United Brighton
15:00 Hammond  5'
El-Abd  44'		 Cochrane  1' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,444
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 February 2007 Brentford 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
15:00 Kuffour 31'
Frampton  43'
Richards  45+2'		 Mayo  25'  45+1'
O'Cearuill  48'
Bertin  89'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Keith Hill
13 February 2007 Leyton Orient 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Leyton
19:45 Dimitriou 87' Hammond 39'
Savage 57'
Gatting 67'
Cox 89'		 Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Ray Olivier
17 February 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Nottingham Forest Brighton
15:00 Ward  59' 73'
Hammond 72'
Cox  87'		 Tyson  53'
Lester 55'
Holt  63'
Prutton  83'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,749
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 February 2007 Gillingham 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Gillingham
19:45 Southall  82' Savage 18'  44'
Hammond  31'
Gatting  71'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,609
Referee: Phil Joslin
24 February 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Bristol City Brighton
15:00 O'Cearuill  80'
Fraser  82'		 Jevons 43', 84' (pen.)
Noble  77'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,280
Referee: Mike Riley
3 March 2007 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Crewe
15:00 Varney 18' Savage 31'
Hammond  73'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 March 2007 Blackpool 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Blackpool
15:00 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,164
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 March 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Scunthorpe United Brighton
16:00 Cox  62'
O'Cearuill  68'
Savage 72'		 Mulligan  41'
Sharp  49'
Sparrow  62'  90+4'
Beckford 64'
MacKenzie  90+5'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,276
Referee: Peter Walton
24 March 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Huddersfield Town Brighton
16:00 Butters  42'
Elder  70'		 Skarz  6'
Schofield  30'
Taylor-Fletcher  45+1'
Sinclair  57'  64'
Booth  62'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,974
Referee: Mike Jones
31 March 2007 Northampton Town 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 Cox  78'
Taylor  79'		 Savage 60', 66'
Bertin  63'
Lynch  77'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 April 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Brighton
15:00 Loft  21'
Bertin  44'		 Thornton  8'
Lee 28'
Cadamarteri 47'
Heffernan  74'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Ian Williamson
9 April 2007 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Prenton
15:00 Zola  47'
Cansdell-Sherriff  54'
Curran 76'
Greenacre 90+4' (pen.)		 Goodison 11' (o.g.)
Rehman  12'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Anthony Bates
14 April 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Bradford City Brighton
15:00 Cox  53'
Butters  60'		 Paynter 35'
Parker  81'
Youga  88'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,757
Referee: Phil Crossley
21 April 2007 Swansea City 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Swansea
15:00 Duffy 21', 41'
Guéret  50'		 Revell 14'
Mayo  71'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 11,972
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 April 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Oldham Athletic Brighton
15:00 Bertin  54'
Cox 85'
El-Abd  87'
Rents  90+1'		 Porter 18'
Liddell 40'
Rocastle  87'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,588
Referee: Michael Russell
5 May 2007 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cheltenham
15:00 Melligan  21'
Odejayi  34'
Finnigan 87' (pen.)		 Elder 23'
Rehman  34'
Hart  39'
Butters  81'
Kuipers  87'		 Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Paul Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round with an away defeat to Premier League outfit West Ham United.

11 November 2006 First round Brighton & Hove Albion 8–0 Northwich Victoria Brighton
15:00 Cox 8', 90'
Robinson 18', 55', 78'
Revell 64'
Gatting 82'
Rents 89'		 McCarthy Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Darren Cann
2 December 2006 Second round Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Stafford Rangers Brighton
15:00 Hammond 18'
Hinshelwood  25'
Revell 66'  69'
Robinson 90'		 Report Murphy  71' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,741
Referee: Danny McDermid
6 January 2008 Third round West Ham United 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Upton Park
15:00 Noble 49'
Cole 58'
Mullins 90+3'		 Mayo  15'
El-Abd  26'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,874
Referee: Mark Halsey

Football League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion were knocked out of the Football League Cup in the second round by Championship side Southend United.

23 August 2007 First round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Boston United Brighton
19:45 Reid 73' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Paul Taylor
19 September 2007 Second round Southend United 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Francis  21'
Sodje  45'
Paynter 87'
Hunt 88'
Eastwood 90+2'		 Hart  45'
Cox 71'
El-Abd 90+4'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,819
Referee: Phil Crossley

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Trophy

Brighton & Hove Albion were knocked out in the Southern area semi-final by League One second-place finishers Bristol City

17 October 2006 Southern First Round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Boston United Brighton
19:00 Robinson 41'
Hammond 65'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Andrew Penn
1 November 2006 Southern Second Round Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 MK Dons Brighton
19:15 Cox 14'
Revell 37', 82'
Hammond 87'		 Page  52' 84' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Richard Beeby
28 November 2006 Southern Quarter Final Millwall 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion Bermondsey
19:30
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 3,659
Referee: Paul Armstrong
Penalties
23 January 2007 Southern Semi Final Bristol City 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
19:30
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 6,485
Referee: Anthony Bates

References

  1. ^ "Brighton boss McGhee leaves club". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Brighton confirm Wilkins as manager". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Carpenter explains Welling switch". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Maheta moves on". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
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