2009–10 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 2009–10 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in Football League One.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2009–10 season
ManagerRussell Slade (until 1 November)
Gus Poyet (from 10 November)
StadiumWithdean Stadium
Football League One13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerNicky Forster (16)

Season summary

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After a run of three wins from the opening fifteen games, Albion found themselves in 20th place and above the relegation zone only on goal difference.[1] As a result, boss Russell Slade was sacked on 1 November 2008,[2] to be replaced by former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet, after Steve Coppell had rejected the chance to manage the club for a second time.[3] Poyet guided Brighton away from the relegation zone, finishing the season in 13th place.

Brighton reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, being beaten by eventual semi-finalists Aston Villa. In the League Cup, Brighton were eliminated in the first round by Championship side Swansea City. The Seagulls were also knocked out of the Football League Trophy at the same stage they entered; in the Southern area second round they were defeated by Leyton Orient.

Competitions

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League One

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Results

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8 August 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Walsall Brighton
15:00 Report Whing   30' (own goal) Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: Jarmail Singh
15 August 2009 Brentford 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
15:00 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,950
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 August 2009 Huddersfield Town 7–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield
19:45 Kay   21'
Clarke   35'
Novak   43' (pen.)
Roberts   64'
Drinkwater   64'
Robinson   73', 90'
Report Dickinson   34'
Kuipers   39'
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 11,269
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
22 August 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–4 Stockport County Brighton
15:00 Forster   28'
Dickinson   59'
Elphick   62'
Hawkins   65'
Report Baker   30', 54', 66' (pen.)
Bridcutt   84'
Johnson   89'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,270
Referee: Steve Cook
28 August 2009 Millwall 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Bermondsey
19:45 Price   6' Report Forster   70' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,138
Referee: Andy Penn
5 September 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Brighton
15:00 Forster   75' Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 September 2009 Carlisle United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle
15:00 Report Forster   8', 66' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,368
Referee: Andy Haines
19 September 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Southend United Brighton
15:00 Forster   21', 40' Report Barnard   8'
O'Donovan   27'
Laurent   90'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: Roger East
26 September 2009 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton
15:00 Kuffour   68' Report Virgo   45'
Tunnicliffe   68'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,098
Referee: Fred Graham
3 October 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 MK Dons Brighton
15:00 El-Abd   26' Report Easter   49' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,419
Referee: Paul Taylor
10 October 2009 Yeovil Town 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Yeovil
15:00 Murray   45', 82' (pen.) Report Crofts   6'
Dickinson   41'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 October 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Gillingham Brighton
19:45 Bennett   74'
Elphick   78'
Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,960
Referee: Graham Scott
17 October 2009 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Birkenhead
15:00 Edds   36'
Welsh   66'
Report Murray   78' (pen.)   82' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: Jock Waugh
24 October 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Oldham Athletic Brighton
15:00 Report Abbott   57'
Hazell   81'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,205
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 October 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Hartlepool United Brighton
15:00 Dickinson   27'
Forster   39', 48'
Report Boyd   6'
Monkhouse   43'
Jones   45'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,694
Referee: Pat Miller
15 November 2009 Southampton 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
16:30 Lambert   43' (pen.) Report Murray   16', 22'
Crofts   86'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,932
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 November 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Leeds United Brighton
15:00 Report Snodgrass   27'
Beckford   43'
Kilkenny   90'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,615
Referee: James Linington
24 November 2009 Norwich City 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich
19:45 Holt   22'
Hoolahan   22'
Elphick   69' (own goal)
Martin   82'
Report Tunnicliffe   61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,670
Referee: Keith Hill
1 December 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Charlton Athletic Brighton
19:45 Report Burton   29'
Wagstaff   37'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,769
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 December 2009 Exeter City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Exeter
15:00 Report Crofts   90' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
11 December 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Colchester United Brighton
19:45 Dicker   42' Report Ifil   9'
Wordsworth   14'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 December 2009 Swindon Town 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Swindon
15:00 Paynter   31'
Austin   54', pen.'
Report Forster   38' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 December 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Leyton Orient Brighton
13:00 Crofts   70' Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,690
Referee: Phil Crossley
28 December 2009 Wycombe Wanderers 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion High Wycombe
15:00 Pittman   27'
Mousinho   40'
Report Murray   36', 56', 70', 80'
Forster   49'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,126
Referee: Steve Cook
16 January 2010 Walsall 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
15:00 Richards   26' Report Murray   8'
Forster   37'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 January 2010 Stockport County 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Stockport
19:45 Pilkington   58' Report Crofts   90' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,636
Referee: Peter Quinn
30 January 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Millwall Brighton
15:00 Report Morison   49' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,610
Referee: Kevin Friend
6 February 2010 Leyton Orient 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leyton, London
15:00 McGleish   53' Report Murray   10' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Steve Cook
9 February 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Huddersfield Town Brighton
19:45 Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,711
Referee: Steve Bratt
13 February 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Norwich City Brighton
15:00 Bennett   21' Report Holt   80'
Doherty   84'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,258
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 February 2010 Leeds United 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 Snodgrass   90' Report Murray   77'
Virgo   81'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,120
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 February 2010 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Charlton, London
19:45 Sodje   90' Report Calderón   36'
Bennett   78'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 February 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Exeter City Brighton
15:00 Elphick   26'
Dicker   49'
Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,952
Referee: Steven Rushton
13 March 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Swindon Town Brighton
15:00 Report Austin   69' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,946
Referee: Grant Hegley
16 March 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Brentford Brighton
19:45 Murray   33'
Virgo   90'
Forster   90'
Report Bennett   90' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,539
Referee: Danny McDermid
20 March 2010 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Oldham
15:00 Report Bennett   40'
Worthington   57' (own goal)
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,059
Referee: David Webb
27 March 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Brighton
15:00 Murray   7'
Crofts   30'
Barnes   81'
Report Robinson   78' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: Paul Taylor
1 April 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Southampton Brighton
19:45 Bennett   12'
Barnes   66'
Report Hammond   41'
Barnard   89'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,784
Referee: Steve Tanner
5 April 2010 Hartlepool United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Hartlepool
15:00 O'Donovan   54'
Monkhouse   70'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,466
Referee: Mark Haywood
10 April 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Carlisle United Brighton
15:00 Elphick   85' Report Harte   33'
Madine   88'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,673
Referee: Kevin Wright
13 April 2010 Gillingham 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Gillingham
19:45 Miller   49'
Gowling   86'
Report El-Abd   5' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,977
Referee: James Linington
24 April 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Bristol Rovers Brighton
15:00 Barnes   17'
Murray   71'
Bennett   90' (pen.)
Report Williams   17'
Coles   78'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
1 May 2010 MK Dons 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Milton Keynes
15:00 Rae   45' Report Arismendi   45' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 12,023
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 May 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Yeovil Town Brighton
15:00 Bennett   44' Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,323
Referee: Steve Tanner

Football League Cup

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As with all League One sides, Brighton & Hove Albion entered the Football League Cup in the first round.

11 August 2009 First round Swansea City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Swansea
19:45 Monk   17'
Dobbie   60', 90+3'
Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Scott

Football League Trophy

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Brighton & Hove Albion received a bye to the second round, where they competed in the Southern section.

6 October 2009 Southern Section second round Leyton Orient 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leyton, London
19:45 Patulea   89' Report Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Hegley

FA Cup

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As Brighton were playing in League One, they entered the FA Cup in the first round proper.

7 November 2009 First round Wycombe Wanderers 4–4 Brighton & Hove Albion High Wycombe
15:00 Harrold   18' (pen.)
Davies   38'
Pittman   61'
Woodman  
Report Bennett   3'
Forster   45+3', pen'
Murray   51', 83', pen.'
Hoyte  
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Simon Hooper
28 November 2009 Second round Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Rushden & Diamonds Brighton
15:00 Dickinson   3', 86'
Forster   22' (pen.)
Report Tomlin   14'
O'Connor   40'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 3,638
Referee: Phil Gibbs
2 January 2010 Third round Torquay United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Torquay
15:00 Report Crofts   77' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,028
Referee: Jimmy Russell
23 January 2010 Fourth round Aston Villa 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
15:00 Delfouneso   5'
Young   48'
Delph   63'
Report Elphick   41'
Forster   90+1'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,725
Referee: Taylor

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

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   ENG Andy Whing
3 DF   SCO Jimmy McNulty[notes 1]
4 DF   ENG Tommy Elphick
6 DF   EGY Adam El-Abd[notes 2]
7 MF   ENG Dean Cox
8 MF   ENG Alan Navarro
9 FW   ENG Nicky Forster
10 FW   ENG Liam Dickinson
11 MF   COD Kazenga LuaLua (on loan from Newcastle United)
12 DF   ENG James Tunnicliffe
13 GK   ENG Mitch Walker
14 MF   URU Diego Arismendi (on loan from Stoke City)
15 FW   ENG Gary Hart
16 DF   IRL Colin Hawkins
17 FW   ENG Glenn Murray
18 MF   IRL Gary Dicker
19 DF   ESP Iñigo Calderón
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   WAL Andrew Crofts[notes 3]
21 MF   FRA Sébastien Carole
22 DF   IRL Marcos Painter[notes 4] (on loan from Swansea City)
23 DF   SCO Adam Virgo[notes 5]
24 MF   ENG Jamie Smith
26 MF   ENG Elliott Bennett[notes 6]
27 DF   ENG Gavin Hoyte[notes 7]
28 FW   ENG George Barker
29 GK   SVK Peter Brezovan
30 DF   ENG Steve Cook
31 GK   ENG Josh Pelling
32 MF   ENG Steve Brinkhurst
33 FW   ENG Chris Holroyd
34 MF   ENG Lee Hendrie (on loan from Derby County)
35 GK   ENG Danny Naisbitt (on loan from Histon)
36 FW   AUT Ashley Barnes[notes 8] (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
37 DF   ENG Lewis Dunk
38 MF   ENG Jake Forster-Caskey

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   ENG Jake Wright (on loan from Oxford United)
11 MF   ENG Kevin McLeod (to Wycombe Wanderers)
14 MF   ENG David Livermore (to Barnet)
19 MF   ENG Mark Wright (to Bristol Rovers)
19 MF   WAL Arron Davies (on loan to Yeovil Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Matt Thornhill (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
22 GK   SCO Graeme Smith (to Hibernian)
25 FW   WAL Craig Davies[notes 9] (on loan to Port Vale)
33 MF   ENG Lewis Ide (to Bognor Regis Town)

Brighton's kit was manufactured by Italian supplier Erreà and sponsored by It First.

References

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  1. ^ "League One table, 1 November 2009".
  2. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion sack Russell Slade after just eight months". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Brighton appoint former Spurs coach Gus Poyet as new manager". The Telegraph.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2009/10".

Notes

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  1. ^ McNulty was born in Runcorn, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
  2. ^ El-Abd was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Egypt internationally through his father and declared internationally for Egypt in 2005 before making his international debut for Egypt in May 2012.
  3. ^ Crofts was born in Chatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and represented Wales at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 2005.
  4. ^ Painter was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  5. ^ Virgo was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented them at B level.
  6. ^ Bennett was born in Telford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his paternal grandparents and was called up by Jamaica in February 2015 without playing.
  7. ^ Hoyte was born in Waltham Forest, England, and represented them at every age level between U-17 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in May 2014.
  8. ^ Barnes was born in Bath, England, but also qualified to represent Austria internationally through his grandmother and represented Austria at U-20 level.
  9. ^ Davies was born in Burton upon Trent, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and represented Wales at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in August 2005.