# 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.

## Season summary

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.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion (R) | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 38 | Relegation to Football League One |

## Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| 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

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 2006 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | 6,734 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–3 | 2,141 | McCammon, Robinson |

## Squad

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

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) |