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2005–06 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2005–06 season
ChairmanDick Knight
ManagerMark McGhee
StadiumWithdean Stadium
Football League Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerKazim-Richards (6)
Average home league attendance6,793

Season summary edit

After survival the previous season, Brighton endured a poor 2005–06 Championship campaign and were relegated two games before the end of the season by losing 2–0 to Sheffield Wednesday which also sent Crewe Alexandra and Millwall down with them.[1]

Final league table edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Derby County 46 10 20 16 53 67 −14 50
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 14 20 50 65 −15 50
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 9 15 22 57 86 −29 42 Relegation to Football League One
23 Millwall (R) 46 8 16 22 35 62 −27 40
24 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 7 17 22 39 71 −32 38
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Derby County A 1–1 25,292 Hammond
9 August 2005 Reading H 0–2 6,676
13 August 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 6,132 Knight, Hammond
20 August 2005 Hull City A 0–2 18,648
27 August 2005 Preston North End A 0–0 12,461
29 August 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 6,238 Robinson, Carpenter
10 September 2005 Leeds United A 3–3 21,212 Knight, Carole, Gregan (own goal)
13 September 2005 Sheffield United H 0–1 6,553
17 September 2005 Coventry City H 2–2 6,529 Knight, Kazim-Richards
24 September 2005 Burnley A 1–1 11,112 McShane
27 September 2005 Leicester City A 0–0 20,296
1 October 2005 Norwich City H 1–3 6,624 Frutos
15 October 2005 Cardiff City H 1–2 6,485 McShane
18 October 2005 Crystal Palace A 1–0 22,400 McShane
24 October 2005 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 21,787 Kazim-Richards
29 October 2005 Ipswich Town H 1–1 6,867 Hammond
1 November 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 6,642 Frutos
5 November 2005 Stoke City A 0–3 15,274
20 November 2005 Crystal Palace H 2–3 7,067 Knight (2, 1 pen)
22 November 2005 Cardiff City A 1–1 9,595 Kazim-Richards
26 November 2005 Derby County H 0–0 6,855
3 December 2005 Watford A 1–1 14,455 Butters
10 December 2005 Reading A 1–5 18,546 Kazim-Richards
16 December 2005 Hull City H 2–1 6,929 Carole, Oatway
26 December 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 7,341 Butters
28 December 2005 Luton Town A 0–3 9,429
31 December 2005 Millwall H 1–2 6,847 Hammond
2 January 2006 Southampton A 1–2 24,630 Mayo
14 January 2006 Leeds United H 2–1 7,415 Reid, Hart
21 January 2006 Sheffield United A 1–3 27,514 Kazim-Richards
31 January 2006 Burnley H 0–0 6,267
4 February 2006 Coventry City A 0–2 20,541
11 February 2006 Leicester City H 1–2 7,187 Frutos
14 February 2006 Norwich City A 0–3 23,246
18 February 2006 Watford H 0–1 6,658
25 February 2006 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 5,925 Kazim-Richards
4 March 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 13,650
11 March 2006 Preston North End H 0–0 6,361
18 March 2006 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 13,907 Bignot (own goal)
25 March 2006 Luton Town H 1–1 7,139 Noel-Williams
1 April 2006 Millwall A 2–0 13,209 Reid, McShane
8 April 2006 Southampton H 0–2 7,999
15 April 2006 Ipswich Town A 2–1 23,964 Noel-Williams, Lynch
17 April 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 7,573
22 April 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 22,555
30 April 2006 Stoke City H 1–5 5,859 Loft

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Coventry City H 0–1 6,734

League Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2005 Shrewsbury Town A 2–3 2,141 McCammon, Robinson

Squad edit

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NED Michel Kuipers
2 DF   AUS Paul Reid
3 DF   ENG Kerry Mayo
4 DF   ENG Adam Hinshelwood
5 DF   ENG Jason Dodd
6 MF   ENG Alexis Nicolas
7 FW   ENG Gifton Noel-Williams (on loan from Burnley)
8 FW   ARG Federico Turienzo
9 FW   ENG Gary Hart
10 MF   ENG Charlie Oatway
11 MF   ENG Dean Hammond
12 MF   ENG Richard Carpenter
13 GK   ENG Richard Martin
14 DF   ENG Guy Butters
15 FW   ENG Mark McCammon
16 FW   ENG Chris McPhee
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   FRA Sébastien Carole
18 FW   SLE Albert Jarrett
19 MF   FRA Alexandre Frutos
20 DF   ENG Adam El-Abd
21 FW   ENG Jake Robinson
22 MF   ENG Colin Kazim-Richards
23 MF   ENG Doug Loft
24 DF   IRL Paul McShane (on loan from Manchester United)
26 DF   ENG Chris Breach
28 GK   IRL Wayne Henderson
29 MF   ENG Dean Cox
30 DF   ENG Tommy Elphick
31 GK   ENG John Sullivan
33 FW   ENG Joe Gatting
34 DF   ENG Joel Lynch
40 GK   FRA Florent Chaigneau (on loan from Rennes)

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   NIR Alan Blayney (on loan from Southampton)
7 FW   ENG Leon Knight (to Swansea City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF   ENG Gary Elphick (to St Albans City)

References edit

  1. ^ "Brighton 0–2 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion 2005-2006 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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