2014–15 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club's 4th consecutive season in the Championship.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2014–15 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerSami Hyypiä
(until 22 December)
Chris Hughton
(from 31 December)
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Championship20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: João Carlos Teixeira (6)
All: Lewis Dunk (7)

Brighton entered this season having finished in a play-off position in both seasons prior, twice going out in the semi-finals. A new manager, Sami Hyypiä, had been appointed following Óscar Garcia's resignation in the previous season after bowing out of the play-offs to Derby County. A sense of optimism presided the beginning of the season, however it would have a drastically different outcome than was anticipated, as Brighton languished towards the bottom of the Championship table for much of the campaign. A very poor first half of the season, in which Brighton had only won three out of their first 23 games and at one point had gone on an 11-game winless run, culminated in manager Hyypia's demise by December, with the Seagulls in the relegation zone at the time of his dismissal. Chris Hughton was swiftly appointed as the new manager, and he was able to steady the ship in the second half of the season, guiding Brighton to 20th position in the league and, as such, safety for the forthcoming campaign. The Seagulls went on another winless run of seven games towards the end of the season, however previous results proved enough to keep them six points above relegated Millwall in 22nd.

Pre-season

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Friendlies

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5 July 2014 Lewes 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion The Dripping Pan, Lewes
15:00 BST Report Calderón   38'
LuaLua   41'
Mackail-Smith   47'
Fenelon   56', 79'
Attendance: 2,300
12 July 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Partick Thistle   Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 BST Mackail-Smith   43'
Greer   45'
Fenelon   51'
Harris   73'
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17 July 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Real Betis   Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 BST Mackail-Smith   12' Report Rubén Castro   43'
Casado   49'
Sergio Rodríguez   76'
23 July 2014 Crawley Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Checkatrade.com Stadium, Crawley
19:45 BST John   14' Report LuaLua   72'
26 July 2014 Peterborough United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion London Road Stadium, Peterborough
15:00 BST Assombalonga   56'
Vassell   63'
Report Fenelon   4'
31 July 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Southampton Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove
19:45 BST LuaLua   74' Report Tadić   19'
Davis   44'
Ward-Prowse   64'
Attendance: 7,296

Statistics

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As of 2 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   OMA Al-Habsi (on loan from Wigan Athletic) 1 0 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ESP Bruno 37 3 33+2 3 1 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Gordon Greer 40 2 37 2 2 0 1 0
4 DF   NIR Aaron Hughes 13 0 7+3 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   ENG Lewis Dunk 44 7 38 5 2 1 4 1
6 MF   ENG Dale Stephens 16 2 10+6 2 0 0 0 0
7 FW   ESP Adrián Colunga 21 4 11+6 3 0+1 0 2+1 1
8 MF   WAL Andrew Crofts 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   ENG Sam Baldock 22 4 19+1 3 2 1 0 0
10 MF   NED Kemy Agustien 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW   ENG Chris O'Grady 33 3 15+13 1 1+1 2 3 0
12 FW   SCO Craig Mackail-Smith 34 3 15+15 1 1 0 2+1 2
13 GK   ENG David Stockdale 46 0 42 0 2 0 2 0
14 DF   ESP Iñigo Calderón 41 4 30+5 4 2 0 4 0
15 DF   ENG Adam Chicksen 10 0 4+1 0 1 0 4 0
16 GK   DEN Casper Ankergren 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF   POR João Carlos Teixeira (on loan from Liverpool) 35 6 27+5 6 1 0 0+2 0
18 MF   ENG Jake Forster-Caskey 33 3 28+1 1 1 0 3 2
19 FW   IRL Leon Best (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 13 0 6+7 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG Gary Gardner (on loan from Aston Villa) 20 2 14+3 2 0 0 1+2 0
20 MF   NIR Paddy McCourt 13 0 0+10 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 DF   LVA Vitālijs Maksimenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF   NED Danny Holla 27 1 23+1 1 2 0 1 0
23 FW   ENG Shamir Fenelon 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF   ENG Rohan Ince 38 3 23+9 1 2 0 4 2
25 MF   COD Kazenga LuaLua 38 4 15+19 3 0 0 3+1 1
27 MF   ENG Solomon March 13 1 6+5 1 1+1 0 0 0
28 MF   COD Nzuzi Toko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 MF   ISR Beram Kayal 18 1 17+1 1 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG Joe Bennett (on loan from Aston Villa) 42 1 41 1 1 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Christian Walton 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF   ENG Rob Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG James Tilley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   ENG Elliott Bennett (on loan from Norwich City) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   ARG Emmanuel Ledesma (on loan from Middlesbrough) 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   GAM Mustapha Carayol (on loan from Middlesbrough) 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ENG Greg Halford (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 20 0 14+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 DF   ENG Glen Rea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   ENG George Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   ENG Bradley Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   ENG Darren Bent (on loan from Aston Villa) 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
43 MF   ENG Charlie Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players currently out on loan:
22 MF   ENG Jeffrey Monakana (at Aberdeen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
30 MF   ENG Will Buckley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 2 May 2015
Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 5 DF Lewis Dunk 5 1 1 7
2 17 MF João Carlos Teixeira 6 0 0 6
3 9 FW Sam Baldock 3 1 0 4
14 DF Iñigo Calderón 4 0 0 4
7 FW Adrián Colunga 3 0 1 4
25 MF Kazenga LuaLua 3 0 1 4
7 2 DF Bruno 3 0 0 3
23 MF Jake Forster-Caskey 1 0 2 3
21 MF Rohan Ince 1 0 2 3
18 FW Craig Mackail-Smith 1 0 2 3
11 FW Chris O'Grady 1 2 0 3
12 39 FW Darren Bent 2 0 0 2
19 MF Gary Gardner 2 0 0 2
3 DF Gordon Greer 2 0 0 2
6 MF Dale Stephens 2 0 0 2
16 30 DF Joe Bennett 1 0 0 1
22 MF Danny Holla 1 0 0 1
28 MF Beram Kayal 1 0 0 1
27 MF Solomon March 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 44 4 9 57

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
8 MF   Andrew Crofts 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Bruno 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   Jake Forster-Caskey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF   Kazenga LuaLua 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1

Competitions

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Football League Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Bolton Wanderers 46 13 12 21 54 67 −13 51
19 Reading 46 13 11 22 48 69 −21 50
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 17 19 44 54 −10 47
21 Rotherham United 46 11 16 19 46 67 −21 46[a]
22 Millwall (R) 46 9 14 23 42 76 −34 41 Relegation to Football League One
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[1]

Result by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLLWWDLLDDDDLDDLWDDLLLDDWWLWLLDDWWLWLDDWLLLDLLD
Position18221613131718181718192020212120202022222222232119191921212121201820191919191616181919202020
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2014. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[2]

9 August 2014 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Forster-Caskey   10'
Crofts   50'
Bruno   74'
LuaLua   82'
Report Coke   40'
Loovens   55'
Attendance: 26,993
Referee: James Linington
16 August 2014 2 Birmingham City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 Thomas   49' Report Attendance: 14,955
Referee: Mark Brown
19 August 2014 3 Leeds United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 Austin   4'
Warnock   5'
Murphy   50'
Byram   67'
Pearce   83'
Report Holla   37'
Teixeira   5'
LuaLua   84'
Attendance: 21,429
Referee: James Adcock
23 August 2014 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Mackail-Smith   37'
Holla   63'
Teixeira   64'
Bruno   87'
Report Mills   25'
Lee Chung-yong   86'
Attendance: 24,435
Referee: James Adcock
30 August 2014 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Charlton Athletic Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Forster-Caskey   16'
Dunk   61'   67', 90'
Report Vetokele   4', 75'
Church   82'
Attendance: 26,189
Referee: Keith Hill
13 September 2014 6 Brentford 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00 Odubajo   18'
Douglas   24'
Gray   32'
Douglas   55'
Report Dunk   13'
Greer   39'
Baldock   49'
Holla   61'
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Stephen Martin
16 September 2014 7 Ipswich Town 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Portman Road, Ipswich
19:45 Anderson   34'
Skuse   84'
Parr   79'  90+2'
Murphy   88'
Report Forster-Caskey   34'
LuaLua   61'
Greer   84'
Attendance: 15,726
Referee: Chris Sarginson
20 September 2014 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Blackpool Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Baldock   4'
Greer   26'
Holla   57'
Report Lundstram   70'
McMahon   71'
Miller   76'
Lewis   79'
Zoko   90+1'
Attendance: 24,569
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 September 2014 9 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 Fox   40'
Tesche   55'
Report Bennett   52'
Colunga   79'
Ince   85'
Attendance: 23,811
Referee: Robert Madley
30 September 2014 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Cardiff City Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Bruno   20'
Greer   55'
Forster-Caskey   55'
LuaLua   90+6'
Report Jones   21'
Dæhli   39'
Whittingham   81'
Noone   88'
Attendance: 23,712
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
4 October 2014 11 Watford 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Doyley   30'
Tőzsér   53'
Vydra   58'
Paredes   65'
Munari   71'
Report Gardner   51'
Bruno   52'
Dunk   77'
Attendance: 16,531
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 October 2014 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Middlesbrough Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Gardner   44'
Greer   73'   88'
Report Tomlin   8'
Friend   16'
Fredericks   34'
Adomah   53'   72'
Nsue   90'
Attendance: 26,642
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 October 2014 13 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00 Butterfield   10' Report Dunk   27'   39'
LuaLua   41'   90+3'
Gardner   62'
Greer   79'
Attendance: 10,817
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 October 2014 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Rotherham United Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Bennett   45+1'
McCourt   76'
Report Skarz   16'
Revell   48'
Morgan   59'
Attendance: 24,370
Referee: Michael Bull
1 November 2014 15 Bournemouth 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Dean Court, Bournemouth
17:15 Greer   25' (o.g.)
Pugh   38'
Kermorgant   76' (pen.)   90+6'
Cook   84'
Daniels   89'
Report Colunga   28'
Bennett   41'
Baldock   60'
Forster-Caskey   69'
Teixeira   71'
Calderón   75'
LuaLua   90+7'
Attendance: 10,166
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 November 2014 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Wigan Athletic Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Gardner   1' Report Forshaw   70'
Waghorn   79'
Attendance: 23,044
Referee: Lee Collins
8 November 2014 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Dunk   29'
Gardner   42'
Ince   90+4'
Report Duffy   35'
Evans   40'
Gestede   51'
Baptiste   73'
Conway   90+2'
Attendance: 24,840
Referee: Mark Haywood
22 November 2014 (2014-11-22) 18 Norwich City 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Howson   38'   40'
Martin   49'
Johnson   56'   90+1'
Hooper   85'
Olsson   87'
Report Bruno   33'
LuaLua   66'
Colunga   77' (pen.)
Halford   87'
Calderón   90'
Attendance: 26,379
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Fulham Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Bent   52'
Ince   72'
Colunga   89'   90+2'
Report Grimmer   45+1'
Rodallega   62'
Parker   65'
Christensen   77'
McCormack   81'
Attendance: 28,802
Referee: Simon Hooper
6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 20 Derby County 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Pride Park, Derby
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Martin   10', 20'
Russell   15'
Christie   35'
Forsyth   39'
Report Gardner   8'
Dunk   40'
Attendance: 28,637
Referee: Mark Heywood
12 December 2014 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Millwall Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Report Gregory   15' Attendance: 24,085
Referee: James Linington
20 December 2014 (2014-12-20) 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Hause   39'
Dicko   51'
McDonald   78'
Batth   88'
Report Bent   10'
Bruno   58'
Forster-Caskey   64'
Gardner   75'
Holla   90'
Halford   90+6'
Attendance: 22,882
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2014 (2014-12-26) 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Reading Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Forster-Caskey   40'
Bennett   58'
Calderón   90'
Report Murray   1', 26'   44'
Cox   38'
Cummings   61'
Norwood   90+2'
Attendance: 26,173
Referee: Graham Salisbury
29 December 2014 (2014-12-29) 24 Fulham 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BST (UTC+01) McCormack   84' Report Halford   29'
Colunga   60' (pen.)
March   87'
Attendance: 20,619
Referee: Graham Scott
10 January 2015 (2015-01-10) 25 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion The Valley, London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Ince   62'
Bruno   74'
Attendance: 17,865
Referee: Lee Probert
17 January 2015 (2015-01-17) 26 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Brentford Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Dunk   45+2'   61' Report Gray   29'
Jota   61'
Button   90+1'
Attendance: 27,196
Referee: Andy Davies
21 January 2015 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Ipswich Town Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Baldock   18'
Teixeira   38', 45+2'
Report Murphy   22'
Hunt   58'
Sears   78'
Bru   90+6'
Attendance: 23,880
Referee: Keith Stroud
31 January 2015 28 Blackpool 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 Clarke   34'
Dunne   54'
Davies   59'
O'Hara   75'
Report Bennett   84' Attendance: 10,575
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
7 February 2015 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Nottingham Forest Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Dunk   42'
Ince   62'
Kayal   90'
Report Collins   44'
Lansbury   63'
Osborn   86'
Attendance: 26,267
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 February 2015 30 Cardiff City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45 O'Keefe   37'
Peltier   90+3'
Report Calderón   68'
Bruno   86'
Attendance: 19,206
Referee: Iain Williamson
14 February 2015 31 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00 Semedo   22'
Hutchinson   40'
Report Kayal   18'
Bruno   43'
Teixeira   90+4'
Attendance: 19,274
Referee: Scott Duncan
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 Birmingham City Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 GMT Teixeira   8', 58'
Calderón   50', 85'
Stockdale   76'
Report Donaldson   13'
Thomas   76'
Grounds   85'
Novak   90+2'
Attendance: 25,768
Referee: Gary Sutton
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Leeds United Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 GMT Baldock   26'
Kayal   42'
Calderón   63'
LuaLua   90'
Report Austin   85' Attendance: 25,274
Referee: Fred Graham
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 34 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Macron Stadium, Bolton
15:00 GMT Heskey   45'
Clough   64'
Report Teixeira   45+1'
Greer   74'
Attendance: 14,115
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 35 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Derby County Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 GMT Greer   45+1'
Bennett   61'
Stephens   69'
LuaLua   77'
Report Bryson   31'
Mascarell   62'
Forsyth   80'
Shotton   85'
Attendance: 23,665
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
10 March 2015 (2015-03-10) 36 Reading 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 GMT Mackie   24', 56'
McCleary   88'
Pogrebnyak   90'
Report O'Grady   53' (pen.)
Ince   61'
Dunk   87'
Bennett   88'
Greer   90'
Attendance: 14,748
Referee: Andy Haines
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 GMT Dunk   10'
Greer   42'
Bruno   70'
Report van La Parra   74'
Doherty   87'
Attendance: 27,019
Referee: Trevor Kettle
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 38 Millwall 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion The Den, Millwall
19:45 GMT Woolford   42'
Taylor-Fletcher   59'
Report Attendance: 9,105
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 39 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 GMT Report Kilgallon   26' (o.g.)
Ledesma   36'
Attendance: 13,605
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 40 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Norwich City Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 GMT Greer   20'
Ince   90+2'
Report Whittaker   28'
Johnson   62'
Hooper   90+4'
Attendance: 28,890
Referee: Andy Davies
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 41 Rotherham United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00 GMT Derbyshire   8'
Pringle   38'
Green   57'
Report Ince   44'
Kayal   54'
Attendance: 9,872
Referee: Kevin Wright
10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) 42 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Bournemouth Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 GMT Dunk   69'
J. Bennett   90+2'
Report Kermorgant   70'
Wilson   81'
Smith   90+2'
Attendance: 25,919
Referee: Craig Pawson
14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 43 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Huddersfield Town Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 GMT Carayol   48'
Calderón   67'
Teixeira   76'
J. Bennett   86'
Report Smith   20'
Coady   34'
James   72'
Attendance: 23,270
Referee: Andy D'Urso
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 44 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT Chow   26'
Perch   81'
Report Stephens   38'   55'
Holla   51'
Halford   90+2'
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Keith Hill
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Watford Falmer Stadium, Brighton
12:15 GMT Kayal   43'
Stephens   90+2'
Greer   90+7'
Report Deeney   29'
Cathcart   61'
Angella   66'
Deeney   87'
Guedioura   90'
Vydra   90+5'
Attendance: 28,841
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 46 Middlesbrough 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
12:15 GMT Tiendalli   34' Report Forster-Caskey   87' Attendance: 33,381
Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

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3 January 2015 Third round Brentford 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00 Tarkowski   56'
Judge   86'
Report Greer   25'
Baldock   37'
Teixeira   38'
Chicksen   64'
Halford   83'
Dunk   88'
O'Grady   90+3'
Attendance: 8,542
Referee: David Coote
25 January 2015 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Arsenal Falmer Stadium, Brighton
16:00 GMT O'Grady   50'
Baldock   72',   75'
Holla   79'
Greer   86'
Dunk   90'
Report Walcott   2'
Özil   24'
Rosický   59'
Attendance: 30,278
Referee: Michael Oliver

League Cup

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The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Brighton & Hove Albion were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town.[3]

12/13 August 2014 Round One Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Cheltenham Town Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Dunk   79'
Mackail-Smith   90'
Summary Richards   90+3' Attendance: 6,595
Referee:   Michael Bull
26 August 2014 Round Two Swindon Town 2–4 (a.e.t.) Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Thompson   46'
Kasim   112'
Thompson   59'   120+3'
Report Ince   10'
Colunga   95'
Forster-Caskey   100' (pen.), 120+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,414
Referee:  Andy Madley
24 September 2014 Round Three Burton Albion 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
19:45 Report Ince   18'
LuaLua   37'
Mackail-Smith   66'
Calderón   88'
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Darren Bond
29 October 2014 Round Four Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion White Hart Lane, London
19:45 Fazio   33'
Lamela   54'
Kane   74'
Report Attendance: 33,537
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
28 MF   Toko Nzuzi 23 EU Grasshopper Club Zürich   Free Transfer Summer 2017 Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
4 DF   Aaron Hughes 34 EU Queens Park Rangers Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
11 FW   Chris O'Grady 28 EU Barnsley Transfer Summer 2017 Undisclosed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
13 GK   David Stockdale 28 EU Fulham Transfer Summer 2017 Undisclosed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
38 MF   George Cole 18 EU Chelsea Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
DF   Daniel Pappoe 20 EU Chelsea Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
22 MF   Danny Holla 26 EU ADO Den Haag   Free Transfer Summer 2017 Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
20 MF   Paddy McCourt 30 EU Barnsley Free Transfer Summer 2016 Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
7 FW   Adrián Colunga 29 EU Getafe   Transfer Summer 2016 Undisclosed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
9 FW   Sam Baldock 25 EU Bristol City Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
MF   Beram Kayal 26 EU Celtic   Transfer Winter 2017 Undisclosed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK   Peter Brezovan 34 EU Portsmouth Released Summer Free Football League
BBC Sport
7 FW   Will Hoskins 28 EU Oxford United Released Summer Free Football League
SkySports
29 GK   Tomasz Kuszczak 32 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Released Summer Free Football League
BBC Sport
21 MF   David López 31 EU Lugo   Released Summer Free Football League
11 MF   Andrea Orlandi 29 EU Blackpool Released Summer Free Football League
Team Talk
9 FW   David Rodríguez 28 EU Alcorcón   Released Summer Free Football League
20 DF   Matthew Upson 35 EU Leicester City Free transfer Summer Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
FW   Ben Dickenson 21 EU Gillingham Free transfer Summer Free BBC Sport
19 FW   Leonardo Ulloa 28 EU Leicester City Transfer Summer £8,000,000 BBC Sport
30 MF   Will Buckley 24 EU Sunderland Transfer Summer £2,500,000 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
28 MF   Nzuzi Toko 24 EU Eskişehirspor   Released Winter Free Brighton & Hove Albion F.C

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
17 MF João Carlos Teixeira   21 Liverpool 15 August 2014 30 June 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
30 DF Joe Bennett   24 Aston Villa 20 August 2014 30 June 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
19 MF Gary Gardner   22 Aston Villa 26 August 2014 31 December 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C Vital Football
1 GK Ali Al-Habsi   32 Wigan Athletic 31 October 2014 30 November 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
32 MF Elliott Bennett   25 Norwich City 1 November 2014 29 December 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
33 DF Greg Halford   29 Nottingham Forest 4 November 2014 1 December 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
39 FW Darren Bent   30 Aston Villa 26 November 2014 29 December 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
19 FW Leon Best   28 Blackburn Rovers 20 January 2015 30 June 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
MF Emmanuel Ledesma   26 Middlesbrough 19 February 2015 21 March 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
MF Mustapha Carayol   26 Middlesbrough 26 March 2015 30 June 3015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
22 MF Jeffrey Monakana   20 Aberdeen 21 July 2014 2 February 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
23 FW Shamir Fenelon   21 Rochdale 29 August 2014 8 October 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C Rochdale A.F.C
21 DF Vitālijs Maksimenko   23 VVV-Venlo 1 September 2014 30 June 2015 BBC Sport
15 DF Adam Chicksen   23 Gillingham 14 November 2014 13 December 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
23 FW Shamir Fenelon   21 Tranmere Rovers 21 November 2014 1 January 2015 BBC Sport
12 FW Craig Mackail-Smith   30 Peterborough United 27 November 2014 23 December 2014 BBC Sport Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
11 FW Chris O'Grady   28 Sheffield United 27 November 2014 31 January 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
7 FW Adrián Colunga   30 Granada 30 January 2015 30 June 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
DF Tom Dallison   19 Dartford 13 February 2015 30 June 2015 BBC Sport
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
22 MF Jeffrey Monakana   21 Mansfield Town 20 February 2015 23 March 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
20 MF Paddy McCourt   31 Notts County 21 February 2015 30 June 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
15 DF Adam Chicksen   23 Fleetwood Town 27 February 2015 29 March 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
23 FW Shamir Fenelon   21 Dagenham & Redbridge 27 February 2015 28 March 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
22 MF Jeffrey Monakana   21 Carlisle United 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

References

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  1. ^ "Rotherham United deducted three points for ineligible player". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Albion Start With Wednesday". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Albion Draw Cheltenham In Capital One Cup". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.