2011–12_Brighton_&_Hove_Albion_F.C._season
2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
110th season in existence of Brighton & Hove Albion
The 2011–12 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's first year in the Championship, returning after being promoted as champions of League One during the 2010–11 season. It was also Brighton's first season at their new home, the Falmer Stadium.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2011–12 season | |||
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| Chairman | Tony Bloom | ||
| Manager | Gus Poyet | ||
| Stadium | Falmer Stadium | ||
| Championship | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | 5th Round | ||
| League Cup | 3rd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ashley Barnes (11) All: Ashley Barnes (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 21,558 vs. Newcastle United, 28 January 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,295 vs. Gillingham, 9 August 2011 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,003 | ||
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The season was a successful one for the club, finishing 10th in the league, and reaching the Third Round of the League Cup and Fifth Round of the FA Cup (coincidentally being knocked out by eventual League Cup Champions and FA Cup runners up Liverpool on both occasions). Ashley Barnes was top scorer in both the league and across all competitions.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 68 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 66 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 64 |
| 12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 64 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Statistics
- As of 29 April 2012
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| 1 | GK |  SVK |
Peter Brezovan | 24 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |  ENG |
Joe Mattock | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  SCO |
Gordon Greer | 47 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Tommy Elphick | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Lewis Dunk | 36 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Adam El-Abd | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | ENG |
Will Hoskins | 9 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Alan Navarro | 39 | 1 | 24+9 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Ashley Barnes | 52 | 14 | 36+7 | 11 | 4+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Matt Sparrow | 21 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Craig Noone | 37 | 2 | 18+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW | SCO |
Craig Mackail-Smith | 50 | 10 | 41+4 | 9 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | MF |  ISR |
Gai Assulin | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF |  ESP |
Iñigo Calderón | 39 | 4 | 30+2 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | ESP |
Vicente Rodríguez | 19 | 3 | 11+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | GK |  DEN |
Casper Ankergren | 22 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Harley | 18 | 2 | 13+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF |  IRL |
Gary Dicker | 19 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF |  FRA |
Romain Vincelot | 20 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | GK |  COL |
David González | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | IRL |
Marcos Painter | 20 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  NOR |
Torbjørn Agdestein | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW |  WAL |
Sam Vokes | 12 | 3 | 6+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  COD |
Kazenga LuaLua | 30 | 2 | 10+16 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ENG |
Liam Bridcutt | 49 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF |  ARG |
Mauricio Taricco | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF |  CIV |
Abdul Razak | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW |  NED |
Roland Bergkamp | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | ENG |
Will Buckley | 35 | 8 | 16+13 | 8 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | ENG |
Grant Hall | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF |  IRQ |
Yaser Kasim | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | FW | ENG |
George Barker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | ENG |
Ben Sampayo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | ENG |
Jake Forster-Caskey | 6 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | DF |  CHI |
Gonzalo Jara | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | ENG |
Anton Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
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| 19 | GK | ENG |
Michael Poke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Players featured for club who have left: | |||||||||||||
| GK | ENG |
Steve Harper | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
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Starting 11
- These are the most used starting players in the most used formation throughout the complete season
Formation: 4–4–2
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Top scorers
More information Place, Position ...
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 9 | Ashley Barnes | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | | 12 | Craig Mackail-Smith | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | | 30 | Will Buckley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | DF | | 14 | Iñigo Calderón | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | | 15 | Vicente Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 24 | Sam Vokes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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| MF | | 35 | Jake Forster-Caskey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 17 | Ryan Harley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 25 | Kazenga LuaLua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 11 | Craig Noone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 10 | Matt Sparrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | | 3 | Gordon Greer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 7 | Will Hoskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 2 | Joe Mattock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 8 | Alan Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 20 | Romain Vincelot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| TOTALS | 56 | 4 | 3 | 63 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
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| 10 | | MF | Matt Sparrow | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | | DF | Lewis Dunk | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Liam Bridcutt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Gordon Greer | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | | FW | Ashley Barnes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 36 | | GK | Gonzalo Jara | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | | DF | Marcos Painter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | | DF | Mauricio Taricco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | | DF | Romain Vincelot | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | | DF | Adam El-Abd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Alan Navarro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Iñigo Calderón | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Gary Dicker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Craig Noone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Kazenga LuaLua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | | GK | Casper Ankergren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | FW | Craig Mackail-Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Torbjørn Agdestein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Peter Brezovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | | MF | Yaser Kasim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Vicente Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | | DF | Ben Sampayo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 93 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 8 | |||
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season friendlies
Burgess Hill Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 10 July 2011 | Burgess Hill Town | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leylands Park |
| 13:00 | Barnes  26'Noone 65' (pen.)Hoskins 79' |
Horsham v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 13 July 2011 | Horsham | 1–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Woodside Road |
| 19:45 | Rook 46' |
Agdestein 70' Noone 73'Barker 88' |
Whitehawk v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 15 July 2011 | Whitehawk | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | The Enclosed Ground |
| 19:45 | Noone 31' Bergkamp 47'Dunk 54' |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Eastbourne Borough
| 16 July 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Eastbourne Borough | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hart 70' Cook 83' |
Tottenham Hotspur XI v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 19 July 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur XI | 2–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | White Hart Lane |
| 19:30 | Townsend 40' Soli 55' |
Hoskins 21' Agdestein 39' |
Paris Saint-Germain 
v Brighton & Hove Albion
v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 20 July 2011 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Parc des Princes |
| 19:30 | Nenê 28' |
Olhanense 
v Brighton & Hove Albion
v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 23 July 2011 | Olhanense | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | José Arcanjo |
| 17:00 | Vincelot 76' (o.g.) Salvador 88' |
Sparrow 50' |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
| 30 July 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barnes 11' LuaLua 62' |
Kaboul 42' Ćorluka 44'Livermore 69' |
Referee: Dave Phillips |
Championship
Brighton & Hove Albion v Doncaster Rovers
| 6 August 2011 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buckley 83', 90+8' |
Sharp 39' |
Attendance: 20,219 |
Portsmouth v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 13 August 2011 2 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Fratton Park |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 45+1' |
Attendance: 16,496 |
Cardiff City 
v Brighton & Hove Albion
v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 17 August 2011 3 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff City Stadium |
| 19:45 | Whittingham 90' (pen.) |
Barnes 39', 63' (pen.) Hoskins 87' |
Attendance: 23,013 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackpool
| 20 August 2011 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Blackpool | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 29' Barnes 50' |
K. Phillips 60', 90' |
Attendance: 19,494 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Peterborough United
| 27 August 2011 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Noone 10' Harley 64' |
Attendance: 19,656 |
Bristol City v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 10 September 2011 6 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ashton Gate |
| 15:00 | Barnes 80' |
Attendance: 13,911 |
Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 17 September 2011 7 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Filbert Way |
| 15:00 | Abe 46' |
Attendance: 24,128 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United
| 23 September 2011 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–3 | Leeds United | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 48', 84' Barnes 61' (pen.) |
Keogh 19' McCormack 24', 91' |
Attendance: 20,646 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
| 27 September 2011 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 7' |
Zaha 80' Ambrose 89' Murray 90+1' |
Attendance: 20,968 |
Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 1 October 2011 10 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Chopra 59', 73' Sonko 70' |
Rodríguez 53' |
Attendance: 19,793 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City
| 15 October 2011 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Hull City | Falmer Stadium |
| 17:30 | Attendance: 19,722 |
Millwall v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 18 October 2011 12 | Millwall | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | The Den |
| 19:45 | Simpson 81' |
Noone 61' |
Attendance: 11,688 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United
| 24 October 2011 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | West Ham United | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Nolan 18' |
Attendance: 20,686 |
Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 29 October 2011 14 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | St Andrew's |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 20,095 |
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 1 November 2011 15 | Watford | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Vicarage Road |
| 19:45 | Deeney 77' |
Attendance: 11,818 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Barnsley
| 5 November 2011 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Barnsley | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Greer 45' Harley 57' |
Attendance: 19,841 |
Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 19 November 2011 17 | Southampton | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | St Mary's Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lambert 49', 58' (pen.), 69' (pen.) |
Attendance: 31,812 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Coventry City
| 26 November 2011 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Coventry City | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Keogh 7' (o.g.) Vincelot 37' |
Gardner 9' |
Attendance: 19,108 |
Derby County v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 29 November 2011 19 | Derby County | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Pride Park Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 13' |
Attendance: 22,040 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
| 3 December 2011 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buckley 90+2' |
Attendance: 20,385 |
Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 10 December 2011 21 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Riverside Stadium |
| 15:00 | McDonald 21' |
Attendance: 16,594 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley
| 17 December 2011 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Burnley | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Trippier 32' |
Attendance: 19,641 |
Reading v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 26 December 2011 23 | Reading | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Madejski Stadium |
| 15:00 | McAnuff 17', 45+2' El-Abd 90+2' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 22,141 |
Coventry City v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 31 December 2011 24 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ricoh Arena |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 34' Jutkiewicz 54' |
Attendance: 14,158 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton
| 2 January 2012 25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Southampton | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Forster-Caskey 66' Sparrow 76', 86' |
Attendance: 20,773 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City
| 14 January 2012 26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Bristol City | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Calderón 37' Buckley 73' |
Attendance: 20,398 |
Peterborough United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 21 January 2012 27 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | London Road Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ball 72' |
Buckley 32', 88' |
Attendance: 9,474 |
Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 31 January 2012 28 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Selhurst Park |
| 19:45 | Martin 64' (pen.) |
Barnes 74' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,271 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City
| 4 February 2012 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Leicester City | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buckley 90' |
Attendance: 20,223 |
Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 11 February 2012 30 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Becchio 79' |
Mackail-Smith 77' Navarro 90' |
Attendance: 23,171 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Millwall
| 14 February 2012 31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Millwall | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Vokes 52' Lualua 88' |
Keogh 23' Feeney 64' |
Attendance: 19,503 |
Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 22 February 2012 32 | Hull City | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | KC Stadium |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 17,769 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town
| 25 February 2012 33 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Ipswich Town | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 20' Barnes 65', 88' |
Attendance: 20,490 |
Doncaster Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 3 March 2012 34 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 15:00 | Diouf 79' (pen.) |
Mackail-Smith 20' |
Attendance: 8,964 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City
| 7 March 2012 35 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Barnes 72' Vokes 89' |
Mason 57' Whittingham 74' |
Attendance: 18,786 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Portsmouth
| 10 March 2012 36 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Vicente 75', 90' |
Attendance: 20,772 |
Blackpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 17 March 2012 37 | Blackpool | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bloomfield Road |
| 15:00 | Evatt 37' Phillips 40', 80' |
Mattock 7' |
Attendance: 12,782 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Derby County
| 20 March 2012 38 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Derby County | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Calderón 10' Barnes 66' |
Attendance: 18,412 |
Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 24 March 2012 39 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | City Ground |
| 15:00 | Lynch 90+4' |
Vokes 63' |
Attendance: 21,249 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough
| 31 March 2012 40 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Calderón 73' |
Emnes 61' |
Attendance: 20,553 |
Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 6 April 2012 41 | Burnley | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Turf Moor |
| 15:00 | Austin 23' |
Attendance: 13,516 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Reading
| 10 April 2012 42 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Reading | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Harte 14' |
Attendance: 20,610 |
West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 14 April 2012 43 | West Ham United | 6–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Boleyn Ground |
| 15:00 | Vaz Te 3', 8', 62' Nolan 11'Cole 64'Dicker 78' (og) |
Attendance: 32,339 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford
| 17 April 2012 44 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Watford | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Calderón 55' Buckley 79' |
Murray 6' Deeney 44' (pen.) |
Attendance: 19,189 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City
| 21 April 2012 45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barnes 84' |
Redmond 69' |
Attendance: 20,594 |
Barnsley v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 28 April 2012 46 | Barnsley | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Oakwell |
| 12:30 | Attendance: 10,151 |
Result round by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | D |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: seagulls.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
FA Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wrexham
| 7 January 2012 3rd round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Wrexham | Brighton |
| 15:00 GMT | Forster-Caskey 48' |
Cieslewicz 62' |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 18,573 Referee: Deadman |
Wrexham v Brighton & Hove Albion
| 18 January 2012 Replay | Wrexham | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wrexham |
| 19:15 GMT | Morrell 23' |
Barnes 77' |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 8,316 Referee: Webster | |
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Keates  Clarke  Hunt Ashton Little |
Barnes Sparrow Bridcutt Calderón Mackail-Smith |
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Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United
| 28 January 2012 4th round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Falmer Stadium, Falmer |
| 17:15 GMT | Williamson 76', og' |
Attendance: 21,558 Referee: Propert |
League Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham
| 9 August 2011 Round 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Gillingham | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Barnes 67' (pen.) |
Attendance: 16,295 Referee: Malone |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland
| 23 August 2011 Round 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Sunderland | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackail-Smith 96' |
Attendance: 17,090 Referee: D'Urso |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool
| 21 September 2011 Round 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Liverpool | Falmer Stadium |
| 19:45 | Barnes 90' (pen.) |
Bellamy 7' Kuyt 81' |
Attendance: 21,897 Referee: Oliver |
More information Players transferred in, Date ...
| Players transferred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 20 May 2011 | FW | Will Hoskins |
Bristol Rovers |
Undisclosed | [1] |
| 29 May 2011 | DF | Ben Sampayo |
Chelsea |
Free | [2] |
| 29 May 2011 | MF | Anton Rodgers |
Chelsea |
Free | [3] |
| 6 June 2011 | MF | Will Buckley |
Watford |
£1,000,000 | [4] |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Roland Bergkamp |
SBV Excelsior |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 4 July 2011 | FW | Craig Mackail-Smith |
Peterborough United |
Undisclosed | [6] |
| 15 July 2011 | DF | Romain Vincelot |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 15 July 2011 | GK | Daniel East |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Free | [8] |
| 22 August 2011 | MF | Ryan Harley |
Swansea City |
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 2 September 2011 | MF | Vicente |
Free agent | Free | [10] |
| 21 November 2011 | MF | Kazenga LuaLua |
Newcastle United |
Undisclosed | [11] |
| 19 January 2012 | GK | David González |
Free agent | Free | [12] |
| 20 January 2012 | FW | Ben Dickenson |
Dorchester Town |
Undisclosed | [13] |
| Players transferred out | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 24 May 2011 | FW | Glenn Murray |
Crystal Palace |
Free | [14] |
| 29 May 2011 | MF | Ryan Thomson |
Free agent | Free | |
| 29 May 2011 | GK | Mitch Walker |
Free agent | Free | |
| 29 May 2011 | GK | Josh Pelling |
Free agent | Free | |
| 29 May 2011 | MF | Cristian Baz |
Free agent | Free | [15] |
| 31 May 2011 | MF | Agustin Battipiedi |
Free agent | Free | [15] |
| 14 June 2011 | MF | Elliott Bennett |
Norwich City |
Undisclosed | [16] |
| 20 June 2011 | FW | Chris Holroyd |
Rotherham United |
Free | [15][17] |
| 22 June 2011 | DF | James Tunnicliffe |
Wycombe Wanderers |
Free | [18] |
| 24 June 2011 | DF | Jimmy McNulty |
Barnsley |
Undisclosed | [19] |
| 3 July 2011 | MF |  Radostin Kishishev |
Chernomorets Burgas |
Free | [15] |
| 23 July 2011 | MF | Gary Hart |
Eastbourne Borough |
Free | [15] |
| 25 July 2011 | FW | Francisco Sandaza |
St Johnstone |
Free | [15][20] |
| 3 January 2012 | DF | Steve Cook |
Bournemouth |
Undisclosed | [21] |
| Players loaned in | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 July 2011 | MF | Kazenga LuaLua |
Newcastle United |
January 2012 | [22] |
| 21 October 2011 | DF | Gonzalo Jara |
West Bromwich Albion |
20 December 2011(recalled)[23] | [24] |
| 24 October 2011 | GK | Steve Harper |
Newcastle United |
November 2011 | [25] |
| 30 January 2012 | FW | Sam Vokes |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
June 2012 | [26] |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Gonzalo Jara |
West Bromwich Albion |
June 2012 | [27] |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Joe Mattock |
West Bromwich Albion |
June 2012 | [27] |
| 17 February 2012 | MF | Gai Assulin |
Manchester City |
May 2012 | [28] |
| 17 February 2012 | MF | Abdul Razak |
Manchester City |
May 2012 | [28] |
| Players loaned out | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 January 2012 | GK | Michael Poke |
Bristol Rovers |
1 February 2012 | [29] |
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