2006–07 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 105th year in existence and first season in League One after being relegated from the Championship. Mark McGhee began the season as manager, but after losing three consecutive matches he left the club on 8 September 2006.^[1] McGhee was succeeded as manager by youth coach and former Seagulls player Dean Wilkins,^[2] who steered the side to an 18th-placed finish.

Brighton & Hove Albion

2006–2007 season
Chairman	Dick Knight
Manager	Mark McGhee (until 8 September 2006) Dean Wilkins (from 8 September 2006)
League One	18th
FA Cup	Third Round vs West Ham United
League Cup	Second Round vs Southend United
Football League Trophy	Area Final vs Bristol City
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  AUS Paul Reid 3 DF  ENG Kerry Mayo 4 DF  ENG Adam Hinshelwood 5 DF  ENG Joel Lynch 6 MF  ENG Adam El-Abd 7 MF  FRA Alexandre Frutos 8 MF  AUS Nick Ward (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 9 FW  ENG Gary Hart 10 MF  ENG Charlie Oatway 11 MF  ENG Dean Hammond 14 DF  ENG Guy Butters 15 FW  ENG Alex Revell 16 GK  NED Michel Kuipers 17 GK  ENG John Sullivan 18 GK  ENG Richard Martin 19 FW  ENG Jake Robinson

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  ENG Joe Gatting 21 DF  PAK Zesh Rehman (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 22 MF  FRA Alexis Bertin 23 MF  ENG Doug Loft 24 MF  FRA Georges Santos 25 DF  ENG Chris Breach 26 DF  ENG Tommy Elphick 27 MF  ENG Sam Rents 28 MF  ENG Dean Cox 29 DF  ENG Paul Hinshelwood 30 MF  ENG Tommy Fraser 31 DF  ENG Scott Chamberlain 32 MF  ENG Wes Fogden 34 FW  ENG Bas Savage 35 FW  ENG Nathan Elder 36 MF  IRL Joe O'Cearuill 37 MF  ENG Sam Gargan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IRL Wayne Henderson (to Preston North End) 1 GK  ENG Scott Flinders (on loan from Crystal Palace) 12 DF  ENG Richard Carpenter (contract terminated in February 2007)[3] 21 FW  SUI Maheta Molango (contract terminated in February 2007)[4] 22 FW  TUR Colin Kazim-Richards (to Sheffield United) 22 DF  ENG Sam Williams (on loan from Aston Villa)

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  ENG Dean Bowditch (on loan from Ipswich Town) 33 DF  ENG Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolves) 33 DF  ENG Andy Whing (on loan from Coventry City) 34 FW  ENG Tony Stokes (on loan from West Ham United 34 MF  ENG Alistair John (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

Results

League One

Rotherham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 August 2006	Rotherham United	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Rotherham
15:00		Report	Revell 43' Cox  45'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Colin Webster

Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham

8 August 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Gillingham	Brighton
19:45	Robinson 67'			Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,643 Referee: Alan Wiley

Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

12 August 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Brentford	Brighton
15:00	Hammond 10' (pen.) Hart 13'	Report	O'Connor 38' Moore 90'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,745 Referee: Grant Hegley

Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 August 2006	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Nottingham
15:00	Holt 63 (pen.)' (78)	Report	Robinson 39'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,686 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crewe Alexandra

27 August 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Brighton
15:00	Cox 40' Mayo  45'		Jones 44' Lowe 45' (pen.) Maynard 56', 85'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,848 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Bristol City v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 September 2006	Bristol City	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bristol
15:00	Brown 21'			Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,552 Referee: Chris Foy

Millwall v Brighton & Hove Albion

9 September 2006	Millwall	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bermondsey, London
15:00			Carpenter  34' Elliott 88' (own goal)	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,372 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Brighton & Hove Albion v A.F.C. Bournemouth

12 September 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Brighton
19:45	Hammond 53' Revell 60'		Foley-Sheridan 35' Browning  45' Howe 74'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,958 Referee: Keith Hill

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leyton Orient

16 September 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Leyton Orient	Brighton
15:00	Reid 15' El-Abd 31' Cox 45' Loft 90'		Mackie  15' Lockwood 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,003 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Carlisle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 September 2006	Carlisle United	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Carlisle
15:00	Hawley 6' Gray 31' Hackney 82'		Revell 87'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,704 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Yeovil Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 September 2006	Yeovil Town	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Yeovil
19:45	Stewart 6' Gray 82'			Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Ray Olivier

Brighton & Hove Albion v Chesterfield

30 September 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Chesterfield	Brighton
15:00	Williams 54'		Folan 20'  90' Niven 74'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,499 Referee: Steve Tanner

Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackpool

8 October 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–3	Blackpool	Brighton
13:30	Frutos  72'		Southern 17' Vernon 61', 87'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,146 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Scunthorpe United v Brighton & Hove Albion

14 October 2006	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Scunthorpe
15:00	Foster Sharp 43'		Cox 23' Hart 52'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,607 Referee: Darren Deadman

Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town

21 October 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Northampton Town	Brighton
15:00	Robinson 39'		Quinn 84'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,862 Referee: Mick Thorpe

Huddersfield Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 October 2006	Huddersfield Town	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Huddersfield
15:00	Adams  86'		Robinson 23', 30', 50'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 10,616 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Bradford City v Brighton & Hove Albion

4 November 2006	Bradford City	2–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bradford
15:00	Windass 56' Schumacher 80'		Revell 13' Hammond 48', pen.' Bowditch 89'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Gary Sutton

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tranmere Rovers

18 November 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Brighton
15:00			Greenacre 20'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,069 Referee: Kevin Wright

Doncaster Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

25 November 2006	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brighton
15:00	McCammon 25'			Stadium: The Earth Stadium Attendance: 5,804 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Brighton & Hove Albion v Swansea City

5 December 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Swansea City	Brighton
19:45	Cox 3' Revell 66', 81'		Lawrence 59' Pratley  84' Fallon 90'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,209 Referee: Kevin Friend

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cheltenham Town

9 December 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Brighton
19:45	Hammond 56', 89' (pen.)		Victory 76'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,386 Referee: Jarnail Singh