# 2008–09 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2008–09 season is Brighton & Hove Albion's 107th year in existence and third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.
This was manager Micky Adams' first season in his second spell at the club, having previously managed Brighton from 1999 to 2001. Adams was sacked on 21 February 2009, after a poor run of form left the side in the relegation zone. Former Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade took over the reins on 6 March, and guided the side to safety on the final day of the season, after the Seagulls had been eight points adrift with six games to play.

## Squad details
### Player info

| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee |
| 1 | Michel Kuipers | Amsterdam | 26 June 1974 | 250 | – | – | – | Bristol Rovers | 27 June 2000 | Free |
| 2 | Andy Whing | Birmingham | 20 September 1984 | 96 | – | – | – | Coventry City | 7 June 2007 | Free |
| 3 | Kerry Mayo | Cuckfield | 21 September 1977 | 411 | 14 | – | – | N/A | 1 August 1995 | Trainee |
| 4 | Adam Hinshelwood | Oxford | 8 January 1984 | 106 | 2 | – | – | N/A | 10 August 2002 | Trainee |
| 5 | Joel Lynch | Eastbourne | 3 October 1987 | 81 | 2 | – | – | N/A | 1 October 2004 | Trainee |
| 6 | Adam El-Abd | Brighton | 11 September 1984 | 175 | 4 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2003 | Trainee |
| 7 | Dean Cox | Cuckfield | 12 August 1987 | 134 | 19 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2004 | Trainee |
| 8 | Jason Jarrett | Bury | 14 September 1979 | 2 | – | – | – | Preston North End | 25 January 2009 | Free |
| 9 | Nicky Forster | Caterham | 8 September 1973 | 66 | 31 | – | – | Hull City | 25 June 2007 | £75,000 |
| 10 | Chris Birchall | Stafford | 5 May 1984 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | Coventry | 16 January 2009 | Free |
| 11 | Kevin McLeod | Liverpool | 12 September 1980 | 21 | 2 | – | – | Colchester United | 3 June 2007 | Free |
| 13 | John Sullivan | Brighton | 8 March 1988 | 14 | – | – | – | N/A | 26 December 2005 | Trainee |
| 14 | David Livermore | Edmonton | 20 May 1980 | 20 | 1 | – | – | Hull City | 3 August 2008 | Free |
| 15 | Gary Hart | Harlow | 21 September 1976 | 382 | 46 | – | – | Stansted | 1 August 1998 | £1,000 |
| 16 | Colin Hawkins | Galway | 17 August 1977 | 24 | – | – | – | Coventry City | 29 May 2008 | Free |
| 17 | Glenn Murray | Maryport | 25 September 1983 | 47 | 19 | – | – | Rochdale | 29 September 2008 | £300,000 |
| 18 | Doug Loft | Maidstone | 25 December 1986 | 41 | 3 | – | – | Hastings United | 1 January 2006 | Free |
| 19 | Jake Robinson | Brighton | 23 October 1986 | 148 | 22 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2003 | Trainee |
| 20 | Jimmy McNulty | Liverpool | 13 February 1985 | – | – | – | – | Stockport County | 2 February 2009 | £150,000 |
| 21 | Jonny Dixon | Murcia | 16 January 1984 | 5 | – | – | – | Aldershot Town | 30 January 2008 | £55,000 |
| 22 | Tom Fraser | Brighton | 5 December 1987 | 85 | 2 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2006 | Trainee |
| 23 | Adam Virgo | Brighton | 23 January 1983 | 95 | 17 | – | – | Celtic | 30 June 2008 | Free |
| 24 | Tommy Elphick | Brighton | 7 September 1987 | 82 | 3 | – | – | N/A | 9 December 2005 | Trainee |
| 25 | Craig Davies | Burton upon Trent | 9 January 1986 | – | – | 6 | – | Oldham Athletic | 2 February 2009 | Undisclosed fee |
| 26 | Calvin Andrew | Luton | 19 December 1986 | 1 | 1 | – | – | Crystal Palace | Loan | 29 January 2009 |
| 28 | Sébastien Carole | Paris | 8 September 1982 | 43 | 2 | – | – | Darlington | Free | 29 January 2009 |
| 29 | Kane Wills | Shoreham-by-Sea | 25 March 1990 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee |
| 30 | Kane Louis | Brighton | 21 May 1990 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee |
| 31 | Dan Royce | Chichester | 26 November 1989 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee |
| 32 | Andy Pearson | Brighton | 19 September 1989 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee |
| 33 | Sam Gargan | Brighton | 24 January 1989 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2007 | Trainee |
| 34 | Steve Cook | Hastings | 19 April 1991 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 September 2008 | Trainee |
| 35 | Steve Brinkhurst | Lewes | 28 March 1991 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 September 2008 | Trainee |
| 36 | Paul Crichton | Pontefract | 3 October 1968 | – | – | – | – | King's Lynn | 1 July 2007 | Free |
| 37 | Josh Pelling | Hastings | 22 April 1991 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2008 | Trainee |

## Competitions
### League One
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 56 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 53 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 52 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 51 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 50 |
* ↑ Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 January 2009. Source: BHAFC League One Results

#### Round by round

| 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 |

### Football League Trophy

Southern Section

## League One Data
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | League Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Michel Kuipers | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Andy Whing | 49 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Kerry Mayo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Adam Hinshelwood | 15 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Joel Lynch (on loan to Nottingham Forest) | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Adam El-Abd | 39 | 0 | 25+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Dean Cox | 49 | 2 | 32+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jason Jarrett | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Nicky Forster | 36 | 12 | 26+4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | TRI | Chris Birchall | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Kevin McLeod | 27 | 2 | 11+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | John Sullivan | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | David Livermore | 23 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Gary Hart | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | EIR | Colin Hawkins | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray | 28 | 11 | 18+5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Doug Loft (on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge) | 16 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jake Robinson | 10 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Jimmy McNulty | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Jonny Dixon (on loan to Eastleigh) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Tom Fraser | 33 | 0 | 18+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Adam Virgo | 43 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Tommy Elphick | 37 | 1 | 28+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | WAL | Craig Davies | 16 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Calvin Andrew (on loan from Crystal Palace) | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Sébastien Carole | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Kane Wills (on loan to Bognor Regis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Kane Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Dan Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Andy Pearson (on loan to Lewes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Sam Gargan (on loan to Eastbourne Borough) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Steve Cook (on loan to Havant & Waterlooville) | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Steve Brinkhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Paul Crichton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Josh Pelling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | | ENG | Steven Thomson | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | | ENG | Matthew Richards | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Colin Hawkins | Coventry City | 29 May 2008 | Free |
| Kevin McLeod | Colchester United | 3 June 2008 | Free |
| Adam Virgo | Celtic | 30 June 2008 | Free |
| David Livermore | Hull City | 3 July 2008 | Free |
| Jack Compton | West Brom | 30 August 2008 | Free |
| Chris Birchall | Coventry City | 5 January 2009 | Free |
| Jason Jarrett | Preston North End | 25 January 2009 | Free |
| Sébastien Carole | Darlington | 29 January 2009 | Free |
| Craig Davies | Oldham Athletic | 2 February 2009 | Undisclosed fee |
| Jimmy McNulty | Stockport County | 2 February 2009 | £150,000 |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Shane McFaul | University College Dublin | 15 May 2008 | Free |
| Sam Rents | Crawley Town | 23 May 2008 | Free |
| Guy Butters | Havant & Waterlooville | 30 May 2008 | Free |
| Paul Reid | Adelaide United | 29 June 2008 | Free |
| Wes Fogden | Dorchester Town | 26 September 2008 | Free |
| Joe Gatting | Sussex County Cricket Club | 31 October 2008 | Retired to pursue career in Cricket |
| Steven Thomson | St Mirren | 1 January 2009 | Free |
| Scott Chamberlain | Bognor Regis Town | 2 January 2009 | Free |
| Jack Compton | Havant & Waterlooville | 2 January 2009 | Free |

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date From | Date Till |
| Matt Richards | Ipswich Town | 1 August 2008 | 31 December 2008 |
| Joe Anyinsah | Preston North End | 11 September 2008 | 11 December 2008 |
| Kevin Thornton | Coventry City | 26 September 2008 | 28 December 2008 |
| Robbie Savage | Derby County | 1 October 2008 | 1 November 2008 |
| Bradley Johnson | Leeds United | 27 October 2008 | 3 January 2009 |
| Stuart Fleetwood | Charlton Athletic | 30 October 2008 | 29 January 2009 |
| Calvin Andrew | Crystal Palace | 29 January 2009 | 8 May 2009 |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date From | Date Till |
| Sam Gargan | Havant & Waterlooville | 8 August 2008 | 8 September 2008 |
| Joe Gatting | Bognor Regis Town | 8 August 2008 | 8 September 2008 |
| Wes Fogden | Dorchester Town | 11 August 2008 | 26 September 2008 |
| Kane Louis | Burgess Hill Town | 23 August 2008 | 23 October 2008 |
| Kerry Mayo | Lewes | 10 September 2008 | 10 October 2008 |
| Sam Gargan | Lewes | 23 September 2008 | 23 October 2008 |
| Scott Chamberlain | Bognor Regis Town | 23 September 2008 | 23 October 2008 |
| Jonny Dixon | Grays Athletic | 24 September 2008 | 24 October 2008 |
| Joel Lynch | Nottingham Forest | 26 September 2008 | 26 December 2008 |
| Dan Royce | Havant & Waterlooville | 10 October 2008 | 10 November 2008 |
| Jack Compton | Lewes | 10 October 2008 | 10 November 2008 |
| Adam Hinshelwood | Lewes | 30 October 2008 | 30 November 2008 |
| Sam Gargan | Lewes | 5 December 2008 | 2 January 2009 |
| Jonny Dixon | Eastleigh | 9 January 2009 | 9 February 2009 |
| Kane Wills | Bognor Regis Town | 9 January 2009 | 8 May 2009 |
| Andy Pearson | Lewes | 19 January 2009 | 19 February 2009 |
| Steve Cook | Havant & Waterlooville | 19 January 2009 | 19 February 2009 |
| Sam Gargan | Eastbourne Borough | 29 January 2009 | 2 March 2009 |
| Doug Loft | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2 February 2009 | 8 May 2009 |

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