2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's fourth year in the Championship and their second at Falmer Stadium. The club returned to the Championship for the second consecutive season after finishing 10th in the 2011–12 season. The club competed in the 2012–13 League Cup losing in the first round to Swindon Town and they were also defeated in the fifth round of the 2013 FA Cup by Arsenal 3–2.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerGus Poyet
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Championship4th
(eliminated in play-off semi finals)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Arsenal)
League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Swindon Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Mackail-Smith (11)
All: Craig Mackail-Smith (11)
Highest home attendance30,003 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 May 2013)
Lowest home attendance21,704
Average home league attendance26,212

The club made it to the Championship playoffs for the first time since 1991, however they were eliminated at the semifinal stage following a 2–0 defeat to bitter rivals Crystal Palace at Falmer Stadium. This was followed two days later by the suspension of manager Gus Poyet and his assistants.

Pre-season

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Friendlies

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14 July 2012 Maidstone United 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion Maidstone
15:00   25' Mackail-Smith
  50' Hoskins
  58', 62', 67' Barnes
Stadium: The Gallagher Stadium
4 August 2012 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Chelsea Brighton
15:00 Vicente   37'
Barnes   45'
Crofts   87'
  35' Lampard Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 17,149
Referee: Dave Phillips
7 August 2012 Michel Kuipers
Testimonial
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Reading Brighton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Vicente   32' Report Robson-Kanu   89' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 8,107

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
29 GK   Tomasz Kuszczak 30 EU Manchester United Free Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
2 DF   Bruno 31 EU Valencia   Free Summer 2014 Free Official Site
28 DF   Wayne Bridge 31 EU Manchester City Loan Summer 2013 Season-long Sky Sports
8 MF    Andrew Crofts 28 EU Norwich City Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
11 MF   Andrea Orlandi 28 EU Swansea City   Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Sport
10 FW   Stephen Dobbie 29 EU Swansea City   Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
4 MF   Dean Hammond 29 EU Southampton Loan Summer 2013 Season-long BBC Sport
21 MF   David López 29 EU Athletic Bilbao   Free Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
DF   Vitalijs Maksimenko 22 EU Skonto FC   Free Winter Undisclosed Undisclosed Sky Sports
24 FW   Leonardo Ulloa 26 EU Almería   Transfer Winter 2017 £2,000,000 BBC Sport
MF   Emil Asmundssen 18 EU Fylkir   Transfer Winter 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
DF   Matthew Upson 33 EU Stoke City Loan Winter 2013 Season Long Loan BBC Sport

Tommy Elphick, n4 afc Bournemouth, summer

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
21 GK David González   29 Contract Ended Barnsley Summer Free 2 0 BBC Sport
19 GK Michael Poke   26 Contract Ended Torquay United Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
8 MF Alan Navarro   31 Contract Ended Swindon Town Summer Free 85 1 BBC Sport
35 MF Jake Forster-Caskey   18 Loan Oxford United Summer Six month loan 8 2 BBC Sport
32 MF Yaser Kasim   21 Loan Luton Town Summer Six Month Loan 2 0 BBC Sport
31 DF Grant Hall   20 Contract Ended Tottenham Hotspur Summer Free 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur
11 MF Craig Noone   24 Transfer Cardiff City   Summer Undisclosed 64 4 Brighton & Hove Albion
FW Roland Bergkamp   21 Loan VVV-Venlo   Summer Season Long Loan 0 0 BBC Sport
17 MF Ryan Harley   27 Loan Milton Keynes Dons Winter Season Long Loan 21 2 BBC Sport
N/A MF Matt Sparrow   31 Free Crawley Town Winter Free 58 8 Crawley Town FC
10 FW Stephen Dobbie   30 Loan Crystal Palace Winter Season Long Loan 13 2 BBC Sport
22 DF Marcos Painter  
 
26 Loan Bournemouth Winter Season Long Loan 98 1 BBC Sport
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; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Contracts

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
35 MF   Jake Forster-Caskey 18 Signed 4 years June 2015 BBC Sport
15 MF   Vicente 30 Signed 1 year June 2013 Sky Sports
30 MF   Will Buckley 23 Signed 4 1/2 years June 2017 BBC Sport

Competitions

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Hull City (P) 46 24 7 15 61 52 +9 79 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Watford 46 23 8 15 85 58 +27 77 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 18 9 69 43 +26 75
5 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 19 15 12 73 62 +11 72
6 Leicester City 46 19 11 16 71 48 +23 68
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 18 9 69 43  +26 75 11 9 3 39 17  +22 8 9 6 30 26  +4

Last updated: 28 April 2013.
Source: [citation needed]

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAAAHAHHHAAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLDWWWWWLDDLLDDWDWDWLDDDPLWDDLWWWWWDLLWDDDWDWWW
Position172110433113589101088787888888887877666677766654444
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2013. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League Cup

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14 August 2012 Round 1 Swindon Town 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Swindon
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Benson   53'
Navarro   65', 75'
report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,737

FA Cup

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5 January 2013 Round 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Newcastle United Brighton
15:00 GMT Orlandi   33'
Hoskins   87'
Report   48'   68' Ameobi Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 21,704
Referee: Lee Probert
26 January 2013 Round 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Arsenal Brighton
15:00 GMT Barnes   33'
Ulloa   62'
Report   16', 56' Giroud
  85' Walcott
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,113
Referee: Oliver

Championship

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18 August 2012 1 Hull City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Simpson   85' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,794
21 August 2012 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Cardiff City Brighton
19:45 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,518
25 August 2012 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–1 Barnsley Brighton
15:00 Barnes   4', 81'
Bridge   14'
Mackail-Smith   38', 50'
  35' (pen.) Davies Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,594
1 September 2012 4 Burnley 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
15:00 Greer   61' (o.g.)   18', 77' Mackail-Smith
  88' Greer
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,413
14 September 2012 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brighton
19:45 Bridge   24'
Mackail-Smith   54'
Buckley   58'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,594
18 September 2012 6 Watford 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Watford
19:45   50' (pen) Mackail-Smith Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,894
22 September 2012 7 Millwall 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion London
15:00 C Taylor   68'
Wood   79'
  17' Barnes
  50' El-Abd
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,191
29 September 2012 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Birmingham City Brighton
15:00   27' Burke Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,121
2 October 2012 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Ipswich Town Brighton
19:45 Buckley   80'   27' Murphy Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,736
6 October 2012 10 Derby County 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Derby
19:45 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,059
20 October 2012 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Middlesbrough Brighton
15:00   21' Emnes Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,293
23 October 2012 12 Leicester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:45 King Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,726
27 October 2012 13 Blackpool 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Blackpool
19:45 Grandin   72'   56' Barnes Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,038
2 November 2012 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Leeds United Brighton
19:45 Mackail-Smith   16' (pen), 48'   37' (pen) Diouf
  66' Becchio
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,402
6 November 2012 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Peterborough United Brighton
19:45 Dobbie   90' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 23,703
10 November 2012 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 Sako   22'
Henry   45'
Doumbia   61'
Johnson   90'
  43' Mackail-Smith
  72' Buckley
  89' (pen) Stephen Dobbie
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
17 November 2012 17 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield
15:00 Church   90'   5', 40' Buckley Stadium: Glapharam Stadium
Attendance: 13,299
24 November 2012 18 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Brighton
15:00 Bruno   54'   90' Ngog Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,445
27 November 2012 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Bristol City Brighton
19:45 Hammond   6'
Orlandi   26'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,044
1 December 2012 20 Crystal Palace 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London
15:00 Murray   38' (pen), 54' (pen)
Garvan   71' (pen)
  8' Dunk Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,114
8 December 2012 21 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion London
15:00 Wilson   9'
Pritchard   70'
  28' Mackail-Smith
  75' LuaLua
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,018
15 December 2012 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest Brighton
15:00 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,684
18 December 2012 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Millwall Brighton
19:45 LuaLua   61'
López   88' (pen)
  25', 57' Wood Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,773
22 December 2012 Blackburn Rovers P–P Brighton & Hove Albion Blackburn
15:00 Stadium: Ewood Park
29 December 2012 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Watford Brighton
15:00 López   65' (pen)   54' Deeney
  68', 69' Vydra
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,727
1 January 2013 26 Ipswich Town 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich
15:00   15' Hammond
  34' Mackail-Smith
  67' Bridge
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,018
12 January 2013 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Derby County Falmer Stadium
15:00 Barnes   2'
Orlandi   25'
  70' Hendrick Attendance: 25,464
19 January 2013 28 Birmingham City 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
15:00 Caldwell   18'
Žigić   90'
  24' Barnes
  43' López
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,299
22 January 2013 24 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Blackburn
15:00 Rhodes   45' (pen)   90' (pen) López Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,230
2 February 2013 29 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Sheffield
15:00 Lita   5'
Pugh   34'
Antonio   56'
  33' Barnes
  54' Orlandi
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,044
9 February 2013 30 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Hull City Brighton
15:00 Vicente   83' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,367
12 February 2013 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Brighton
19:45 Vicente   57' (pen)   24' Dann Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,759
19 February 2013 32 Cardiff City 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
19:45   43' Andrea Orlandi
  90' Ulloa
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,782
23 February 2013 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Burnley Brighton
15:00 López   20' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,836
2 March 2013 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Huddersfield Town Brighton
15:00 Ulloa   20', 76', 78'
López   81' (pen)
  42' Vaughan Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,831
5 March 2013 35 Bristol City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
19:45 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12,267
9 March 2013 36 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bolton
15:00 Alonso   20'   90+4' Barnes Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 17,599
12 March 2013 37 Barnsley 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Barnsley
19:45 Scotland   15'
Dagnall   64' (pen)
  59' Ulloa Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,869
17 March 2013 38 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Crystal Palace Brighton
15:00 Ulloa   43', 50'
López   45'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,499
30 March 2013 39 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Nottingham
15:00 McGugan   82'
Lansbury   90'
  57' Ulloa
  85' Buckley
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,124
2 April 2013 40 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Charlton Athletic Brighton
19:45 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,043
6 April 2013 41 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Leicester City Brighton
15:00 LuaLua   88'   73' James Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,493
13 April 2013 42 Middlesbrough 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough
15:00   60' Orlandi
  76' López
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 14,925
16 April 2013 43 Peterborough United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Peterborough
19:45 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,780
20 April 2013 44 Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1 Blackpool Brighton
15:00 Buckley   9'
Upson   23'
Orlandi   45'
López   46'
Barnes   76', 90'
  53' (o.g.) Hammond Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,499
27 April 2013 45 Leeds United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 Austin   13'
Diouf   74' (pen)   76'
  10' Buckley
  73' Calderón
  88' Ulloa
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,904
4 May 2013 46 Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brighton
12:45 LuaLua   5', 39' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,003

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 28 April 2013
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SVK Peter Brezovan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   ESP Bruno 31 1 29+1 1 0 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Gordon Greer 40 1 36+1 1 2 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Dean Hammond (on loan from Southampton) 38 2 31+5 2 2 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Lewis Dunk 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   EGY Adam El-Abd 33 1 31 1 2 0 0 0
7 FW   ENG Will Hoskins 12 1 4+7 0 0+1 1 0 0
8 MF   WAL Andrew Crofts 23 1 16+7 0+1 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Ashley Barnes 36 9 25+8 8 2 1 1 0
11 MF   ESP Andrea Orlandi 35 7 29+5 6 1 1 0 0
12 FW   SCO Craig Mackail-Smith 33 11 26+5 11 1+1 0 0 0
14 DF   ESP Iñigo Calderón 28 0 16+10 0 1 0 0+1 0
15 MF   ESP Vicente 12 2 5+6 2 0 0 1 0
16 GK   DEN Casper Ankergren 5 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Ryan Harley 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   IRL Gary Dicker 26 0 12+11 0 1+1 0 1 0
19 FW   ARG Leonardo Ulloa 17 10 15+1 9 1 1 0 0
20 DF   ENG Matthew Upson (on loan from Stoke City) 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
21 MF   ESP David López 30 9 24+4 9 2 0 0 0
22 DF   IRL Marcos Painter 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   NOR Torbjørn Agdestein 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF   COD Kazenga LuaLua 22 3 7+13 3 0+2 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Liam Bridcutt 43 0 40 0 2 0 1 0
28 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge (on loan from Manchester City) 41 3 38 3 2 0 1 0
29 GK   POL Tomasz Kuszczak 42 0 41 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF   ENG Will Buckley 37 8 28+8 8 1 0 0 0
33 MF   ENG George Barker 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Jake Forster-Caskey 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ISL Emil Asmundssen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   LVA Vitalijs Maksimenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players currently out on loan:
10 FW   SCO Stephen Dobbie (on loan at Crystal Palace) 13 2 4+9 2 0 0 0 0
32 MF   IRQ Yaser Kasim (on loan to Luton Town) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   NED Roland Bergkamp (on loan at VVV-Venlo) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
11 MF   ENG Craig Noone 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   FRA Romain Vincelot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 12 FW Craig Mackail-Smith 11 0 0 11
2 19 FW Leonardo Ulloa 9 1 0 10
3 21 FW David López 9 0 0 9
4 9 FW Ashley Barnes 8 1 0 9
5 30 MF Will Buckley 8 0 0 8
6 11 MF Andrea Orlandi 6 1 0 7
7 28 DF Wayne Bridge 3 0 0 3
25 MF Kazenga LuaLua 3 0 0 3
9 10 FW Stephen Dobbie 2 0 0 2
4 MF Dean Hammond 2 0 0 2
15 MF Vicente 2 0 0 2
12 2 DF Bruno 1 0 0 1
6 DF Adam El-Abd 1 0 0 1
3 DF Gordon Greer 1 0 0 1
7 FW Will Hoskins 0 1 0 1
20 DF Matthew Upson 1 0 0 1
Total 67 4 0 71

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
2 DF Bruno 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Gordon Greer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 MF Dean Hammond 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
5 DF Lewis Dunk 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 DF Adam El-Abd 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
8 MF Andrew Crofts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Ashley Barnes 4 2 0 0 1 0 5 2
10 FW Stephen Dobbie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Craig Noone 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Andrea Orlandi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 '0
14 DF Iñigo Calderón 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
15 MF Vicente 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 GK Casper Ankergren 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Gary Dicker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Leonardo Ulloa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF Matthew Upson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF David López 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF Marcos Painter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Kazenga LuaLua 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Liam Bridcutt 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
28 DF Wayne Bridge 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF Will Buckley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 67 4 2 0 1 0 70 4

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[1]
As of 28 April 2013
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
29 GK   Tomasz Kuszczak 43
2 RB   Bruno 30
3 CB   Gordon Greer 39
6 CB   Adam El-Abd 33
28 LB   Wayne Bridge 42
11 CM   Andrea Orlandi 31
26 CM   Liam Bridcutt 44
4 CM   Dean Hammond 33
30 RW   Will Buckley 29
12 CF   Craig Mackail-Smith 25
9 LW   Ashley Barnes 28

References

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  1. ^ "All Brighton and Hove Albion players".