Claim: Frank Stapleton, an Irish former football player and manager who made just six appearances and scored one goal before quickly being moved to Belgian side Anderlecht at the end of 1987, had a brief spell at Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1994–95 season, playing two games before finally announcing his retirement as a player.
Evidence: Francis Anthony Stapleton (born 10 July 1956 in Dublin) is an Irish former football player and manager. There, he made just six appearances and scored one goal before quickly being moved to Belgian side Anderlecht at the end of 1987, followed by a three-month loan back to England with Derby County. He then had a brief spell at Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1994–95 season, playing two games before finally announcing his retirement as a player.