2010–11 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's fourth consecutive season in the League One. It was their last season at the Withdean Stadium before moving to Falmer Stadium. Brighton won League One in this season, gaining promotion to the Football League Championship for the 2011–12 season.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

2010–11 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Gus Poyet
Stadium	Withdean Stadium
League One	Champions
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Glenn Murray (22) All: Glenn Murray (22)
Highest home attendance	8,416 (30 April 2011 vs Huddersfield Town, League One)
Lowest home attendance	6,474 (28 August 2010 vs Walsall, League One)
Average home league attendance	7,351
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Key dates

2010

• 7.5.10: Swansea defender Marcos Painter agrees to a two-year pre-contract which he later signs.
• 11.6.10: Albion sign goalkeeper Michael Poke from fellow League One side Southampton.
• 28.6.10: Argentinean Club Comunicaciones players Agustín Battipiedi and Cristian Baz both sign one-year contracts.
• 29.6.10: After spending over a decade at Scunthorpe United Midfielder Matt Sparrow signs a three-year contract.
• 8.7.10: Albion acquires young gun Ashley Barnes from Plymouth Argyle with the striker signing a two-year contract.
• 11.7.10: Speculation is ended when it is announced Gordon Greer is transferring from Swindon Town to take up a three-year contract with the seagulls.
• 16.7.10: Brighton sign former Bulgarian international Radostin Kishishev on a one-year deal.

2011

• 28.1.11: Chairman Tony Bloom confirms that Elliott Bennett has submitted a transfer request. He told seagulls.co.uk "Nothing has changed. We do not want to sell Elliott, we don't need to sell the player."
• 12.4.11: Promotion to Championship secured with 4–3 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P)	46	28	11	7	85	40	+45	95	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Southampton (P)	46	28	8	10	86	38	+48	92
3	Huddersfield Town	46	25	12	9	77	48	+29	87	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United (O, P)	46	23	10	13	106	75	+31	79
5	Milton Keynes Dons	46	23	8	15	67	60	+7	77

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

First team

As of 29 January 2011.

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Peter Brezovan	GK	(1979-12-09) 9 December 1979 (age 45)	Swindon Town
13	Mitch Walker	GK	(1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33)	Youth team graduate
16	Casper Ankergren	GK	(1979-11-09) 9 November 1979 (age 45)	Leeds United
19	Michael Poke	GK	(1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 39)	Southampton
Defenders
3	Gordon Greer	CB	(1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 44)	Swindon Town	Club captain
4	Tommy Elphick	CB	(1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 37)	Youth team graduate
6	Adam El-Abd	CB	(1984-09-11) 11 September 1984 (age 40)	Youth team graduate
14	Iñigo Calderón	RB	(1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 43)	Deportivo Alavés
22	Marcos Painter	LB	(1986-08-17) 17 August 1986 (age 38)	Swansea City
27	Mauricio Taricco	LB	(1973-03-10) 10 March 1973 (age 51)	A.S. Villasimius	Assistant manager
30	Steve Cook	CB/RB	(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33)	Youth team graduate
33	Jimmy McNulty	LB	(1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39)	Stockport County
37	Lewis Dunk	CB	(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33)	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
5	Agustín Battipiedi	CM	(1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 34)	Club Comunicaciones
7	Elliott Bennett	RM	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
8	Alan Navarro	CM	(1981-05-31) 31 May 1981 (age 43)	MK Dons
10	Matt Sparrow	CM	(1981-10-03) 3 October 1981 (age 43)	Scunthorpe United
11	Cristian Baz	LM/FW	(1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37)	Club Comunicaciones
12	Kazenga LuaLua	LW	(1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34)	Newcastle United	loaned from Newcastle United
15	Gary Hart	RM/FW	(1976-09-21) 21 September 1976 (age 48)	Stansted
18	Gary Dicker	CM	(1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38)	Stockport County
24	Jamie Smith	CM	(1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 35)	Crystal Palace
25	Radostin Kishishev	CM	(1974-07-30) 30 July 1974 (age 50)	Litex Lovech
26	Liam Bridcutt	CM	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35)	Chelsea
28	Jake Forster-Caskey	CM	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	Youth team graduate
29	Yaser Kasim	MF	(1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33)	Tottenham Hotspur
31	Craig Noone	LW	(1987-11-17) 17 November 1987 (age 37)	Plymouth Argyle
36	Ryan Thomson	CM	(1992-07-26) 26 July 1992 (age 32)	Youth team graduate
Strikers
9	Ashley Barnes	FW	(1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 35)	Plymouth Argyle
17	Glenn Murray	FW	(1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41)	Rochdale
20	Chris Holroyd	FW	(1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 38)	Cambridge United
21	Francisco Sandaza	FW	(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 40)	Dundee United
23	Torbjørn Agdestein	FW	(1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 33)	Stord IL
39	Chris Wood	FW	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 33)	West Bromwich Albion	loaned from West Bromwich Albion

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Burgess Hill v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 July 2010	Burgess Hill	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Burgess Hill
		summary	Murray 60'	Stadium: Leylands Park Attendance: TBD

Whitehawk v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 July 2010	Whitehawk	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brighton
	Budd 15' Tate 35' Brotherton 69'	summary	Hart 30'	Stadium: The Enclosed Ground Attendance: TBD

Bognor Regis Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

16 July 2010	Bognor Regis Town	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bognor Regis
	Axten 73' Birmingham 80'	summary	Murray 44' Midtgarden 60'	Stadium: Nyewood Lane Attendance: TBD Referee: D Austin

Eastbourne Borough v Brighton & Hove Albion

17 July 2010	Eastbourne Borough	2– 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Eastbourne
	Rowe 47' Treleaven 56'	summary	Battipiedi 8' Kishishev 70' own goal 75'	Stadium: Langney Sports Club Attendance: TBD

Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 July 2010	Sunderland	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Albufeira[Note 1]
	Campbell 87'	summary	Murray 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira Attendance: TBD

Portimonense v Brighton & Hove Albion

24 July 2010	Portimonense	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Portimão
	Peña 41' Ivanildo 59'	summary		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: TBD Referee: Nuno Guerrbeiro

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aberdeen

31 July 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Aberdeen	Brighton
	Bennett 38'	summary		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: Dave Philips

1. At the Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Portugal

League One

Matchday	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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	D
Position	5	6	11	7	8	8	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Swindon Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

7 August 2010	Swindon Town	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST	Austin 80'	report	Sparrow 19', 75'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,392 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Brighton & Hove Albion v Rochdale

14 August 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Rochdale	Brighton
15:00 BST	Murray 47' Bennett 67'	report	Jones 53' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,602 Referee: Danny McDermid

Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 August 2010	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hillsborough
15:00 BST	Coke 38'	report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,674 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Brighton & Hove Albion v Walsall

28 August 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Walsall	Brighton
15:00 BST	Barnes 69' Painter 81'	report	Macken 90+2'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Graham Horwood

Brighton & Hove Albion v MK Dons

11 September 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	MK Dons	Brighton
15:00 BST	LuaLua 49' Murray 75'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,683 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Carlisle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 September 2010	Carlisle United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Carlisle
15:00 BST		report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,039 Referee: J Waugh

Plymouth Argyle v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 September 2010	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Plymouth
19:45 BST		report	Elphick 22' Barnes 42'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Brendan Malone

Brighton & Hove Albion v Oldham Athletic

25 September 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Brighton
15:00 BST	Barnes 44' Sandaza 90+6'	report	Alessandra 30'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Andy Penn

Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

28 September 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Brentford	Brighton
19:45 BST	LuaLua 78'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Gavin Ward

Tranmere Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 October 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Wootton 87'	report	Murray 35'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Nigel Miller

Brighton & Hove Albion v AFC Bournemouth

9 October 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Brighton
12:15 BST	LuaLua 61'	report	Pugh 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,348 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Charlton Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion

16 October 2010	Charlton Athletic	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Charlton
15:00 BST		report	Calderón 26' Murray 62' Lualua 81' Sparrow 90+4'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,949 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Brighton & Hove Albion v Yeovil Town

23 October 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Yeovil Town	Brighton
15:00 BST	Murray 43' Calderón 56'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,253 Referee: Phil Crossley

Peterborough v Brighton & Hove Albion

30 October 2010	Peterborough	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Peterborough
15:00 BST		report	Barnes 16', 62' Calderón 33'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Gary Sutton

Brighton & Hove Albion v Exeter City

2 November 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Exeter City	Brighton
19:45 GMT	El-Abd 7' Barnes 30', 77'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Keith Hill

Hartlepool United v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 November 2010	Hartlepool United	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Austin 23' Liddle 71' Poole 84'	report	Dicker 57'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Russell Booth

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol Rovers

20 November 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Hughes 62' (o.g.) Wood 73'	report	Anthony 24' Painter 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,407 Referee: Keith Stroud

Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 November 2010	Southampton	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Southampton
19:45 GMT		report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 26,237 Referee: Iain Williamson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Colchester United

4 December 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	Postponed	Colchester United	Brighton
15:00 GMT		report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium

Huddersfield Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 December 2010	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Rhodes 56' McCombe 84'	report	Murray 54'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 14,398 Referee: Andy Haines

Brighton & Hove Albion v Notts County

17 December 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	Postponed	Notts County	Brighton
19:45 GMT		report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium

Dagenham & Redbridge v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 December 2010	Dagenham & Redbridge	Postponed	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dagenham
13:00 GMT		report		Stadium: Victoria Road

Brighton & Hove Albion v Charton Athletic

29 December 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Charton Athletic	Brighton
19:45 GMT	Murray 36'	report	Jackson 3'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 8,374 Referee: Darren Deadman

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leyton Orient

1 January 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	5–0	Leyton Orient	Brighton
13:00 GMT	Murray 29', 50', 60' Jones 31' (o.g.) Barnes 73'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,198 Referee: James Linington

Exeter City v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 January 2011	Exeter City	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Logan 8'	report	Murray 64' Barnes 90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,352 Referee: Steve Tanner

Yeovil Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

8 January 2011	Yeovil Town	Postponed	Brighton & Hove Albion	Yeovil[Note 1]
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Huish Park

Brighton & Hove Albion v Peterborough

15 January 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Peterborough	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Wood 25', 55' Bennett 27'	report	Tomlin 66'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,233 Referee: Brendan Malone

AFC Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

22 January 2011	AFC Bournemouth	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Feeney 62'	report 1 report 2		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,762 Referee: Keith Hill

Brighton & Hove Albion v Colchester United

25 January 2010	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Colchester United	Brighton[Note 2]
19:45 GMT	Calderón 45+1' Noone 76'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,798 Referee: Graham Scott

Brighton & Hove Albion v Dagenham & Redbridge

29 January 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	Postponed	Dagenham & Redbridge	Brighton[Note 3]
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Withdean Stadium

Leyton Orient v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 February 2011	Leyton Orient	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leyton
19:45 GMT		report 1 report 2		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Graham Horwood

Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 February 2011	Bristol Rovers	2–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Hoskins 2', 86'	report 1 report 2	Barnes 38' Bennett 52' Bolger 73' (o.g.) Murray 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,683 Referee: Patrick Miller

Brighton & Hove Albion v Hartlepool United

12 February 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Hartlepool United	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Wood 12' Murray 17', 56' Noone 53'	report 1 report 2	Sweeney 63'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Gavin Ward

Brighton & Hove Albion v Plymouth Argyle

21 February 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0	Plymouth Argyle	Brighton
19:45 GMT	Murray 28', 48' Wood 41' Sandaza 90+3'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,261 Referee: Mick Russell

MK Dons v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 February 2011	MK Dons	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Powell 27'	report		Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 9,327 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Yeovil Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 March 2011	Yeovil Town	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Yeovil
19:45 GMT		report	Bennett 25'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Carlisle United

5 March 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–3	Carlisle United	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Murray 23' Barnes 53', 63' Bridcutt 90+3'	report	Taiwo 3' Marshall 60' Arter 90+2'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,466 Referee: Oliver Langford

Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion

8 March 2011	Brentford	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brentford
19:45 GMT		report	Osborne 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,694 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tranmere Rovers

12 March 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Wood 63' Murray 71'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Steve Rushton

Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 March 2011	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oldham
15:00 GMT		report	Barnes 67'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,863 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Brighton & Hove Albion v Notts County

22 March 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Notts County	Brighton
19:45 GMT	Calderón 63'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,264 Referee: Phil Crossley

Brighton & Hove Albion v Swindon Town

26 March 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Swindon Town	Brighton
13:00 GMT	Dicker 12' Murray 64'	report	Prutton 22'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,562 Referee: Mark Halsey

Dagenham & Redbridge v Brighton & Hove Albion

29 March 2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dagenham
19:45 BST		report	Murray 59'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Rochdale v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 April 2011	Rochdale	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Atkinson 22' Jones 71'	report	Wood 29' Dicker 51'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,959 Referee: David Webb

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

9 April 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Brighton
15:00 BST	Wood 44' (pen.) Bennett 74'	report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Dagenham & Redbridge

12 April 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–3	Dagenham & Redbridge	Brighton
19:45 BST	Calderón 18' Murray 19' Bridcutt 56' Barnes 63'	report	Akinde 1' Nurse 48' Green 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,619 Referee: Roger East

Walsall v Brighton & Hove Albion

16 April 2011	Walsall	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Walsall
15:00 BST	Butler 11'	report	Calderón 6' Murray 47' Bennett 90'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton

23 April 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Southampton	Brighton
15:00 BST	Barnes 45+1'	report	Connolly 84' Fonte 89'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 8,169 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Colchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

25 April 2011	Colchester United	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
12:15 BST	Henderson 16'	report	Barnes 72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Keith Stroud

Brighton & Hove Albion v Huddersfield Town

30 April 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	Huddersfield Town	Brighton
15:00 BST	Barnes 47' Sparrow 69'	report	Afobe 8', 61' Ward 89'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 8,416 Referee: Steve Tanner

Notts County v Brighton & Hove Albion

7 May 2011	Notts County	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Greer 36' (o.g.)	report	Barnes 12'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,347 Referee: Simon Hooper

Notes

1. Game was postponed due to a clash with Albion's Third round FA Cup match versus Portsmouth scheduled for the same day.
2. Game was rescheduled due to postponement of original fixture because of snow Archived 10 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. Game was postponed due to a clash with Albion's Fourth round FA Cup match versus Watford scheduled for the same day.

FA Cup

As they will be playing in League One, Albion will enter the 2010–11 FA Cup at the first round proper.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Woking

6 Nov 2010 1st round	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Woking	Brighton
15:00 GMT		report 1 report 2		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,868 Referee: Mick Russell

Woking v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 Nov 2010 Replay	Woking	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Woking
19:45 GMT	Greer 72' (o.g.) Sagbanmu 103'	report 1 report 2	Sparrow 57' Bennett 105'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Roger East
	Penalties
	Sogbanmu Faulconbridge Hammond		Murray Sparrow Battipiedi Baz

Brighton & Hove Albion v FC United of Manchester

27 Nov 2010 2nd round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	FC United of Manchester	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Taricco 83'	report 1 report 2	Platt 40'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,362 Referee: Chris Sarginson

FC United of Manchester v Brighton & Hove Albion

8 Dec 2010 Replay	FC United of Manchester	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bury
19:45 GMT		report 1 report 2	Sandaza 25' Calderón 45+3' Bennett 86' Sparrow 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Brighton & Hove Albion v Portsmouth

8 Jan 2011 3rd round	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Portsmouth	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Wood 26' Barnes 45+4' (pen.) Sandaza 90+1'	report 1 report 2	Tom Kilbey 88'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,792 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

29 Jan 2011 4th round	Watford	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Watford
15:00 GMT		report 1 report 2	Barnes 16'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,519 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Stoke City v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 Feb 2011 5th round	Stoke City	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Carew 14' Walters 22' Shawcross 43'	report 1 report 2		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 21,312 Referee: Howard Webb

Football League Cup

Northampton v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 Aug 2010 First round	Northampton	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
19:45 BST	Jacobs 13' McKay 18'	report 1 report 2		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Craig Pawson

League Trophy

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leyton Orient

1 Sep 2010 First round	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Leyton Orient	Brighton
19:15 BST		report 1 report 2	Cox 21' Jarvis 47'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Iain Williamson

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

As of Fixture vs Notts County(7 May 2011).

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Peter Brezovan	1 (1)	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	8 (1)	0	0	0
3	DF	Gordon Greer	32	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	4	2
4	DF	Tommy Elphick	22 (5)	1	6	0	1	0	1	0	30 (5)	1	8	0
5	DF	Agustín Battipiedi	3 (5)	0	1 (3)	0	1	0	0	0	5 (8)	0	2	0
6	DF	Adam El-Abd	36 (1)	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	40 (1)	1	9	0
7	MF	Elliott Bennett	45 (1)	6	5	2	0 (1)	0	1	0	51 (2)	8	4	0
8	MF	Alan Navarro	2 (2)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	2 (3)	0	0	0
9	FW	Ashley Barnes	31 (11)	18	6	2	0	0	1	0	38 (11)	20	7	0
10	MF	Matt Sparrow	21 (8)	4	5	2	1	0	1	0	28 (8)	6	4	1
11	MF	Cristian Baz	0 (7)	0	2 (3)	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	3 (11)	0	0	0
12	MF	Kazenga LuaLua	7 (4)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7 (4)	4	1	0
13	GK	Mitch Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Iñigo Calderón	44	7	5	1	0	0	1	0	50	8	4	1
15	MF	Gary Hart	0 (3)	0	1 (3)	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	2 (7)	0	0	0
16	GK	Casper Ankergren	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	46	0	2	0
17	FW	Glenn Murray	38 (4)	22	6 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	45 (5)	22	6	0
18	MF	Gary Dicker	38 (8)	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	44 (8)	3	5	0
19	GK	Michael Poke	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW	Chris Holroyd	0 (3)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	1 (4)	0	0	0
21	FW	Fran Sandaza	3 (12)	2	1 (3)	2	0	0	0	0	4 (15)	4	1	0
22	DF	Marcos Painter	46	1	6	0	1	0	1	0	54	1	5	0
23	FW	Torbjorn Agdestein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Jamie Smith	3 (5)	0	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	3 (9)	0	0	0
25	MF	Radostin Kishishev	21 (11)	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	25 (11)	0	3	0
26	MF	Liam Bridcutt	31 (6)	2	5 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	37 (7)	2	5	1
27	DF	Mauricio Taricco	2 (2)	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5 (2)	1	1	1
28	MF	Jake Forster-Caskey	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
29	MF	Yaser Kasim	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
30	DF	Steve Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Craig Noone	10 (13)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10 (13)	2	1	0
33	DF	Jimmy McNulty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Ryan Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Lewis Dunk	2 (3)	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	4 (4)	0	0	0
39	FW	Chris Wood	22 (7)	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	24 (7)	9	1	0
		Own Goals	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0

Formation

Formation	League	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
4–4–2	33	5	1	1	40
4–5–1	2	0	0	0	2
4–3–3	5	2	0	0	7
	40	7	1	1	49

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month	Player of the Month	Notes
	Manager	Player
September	Gus Poyet	Casper Ankergren	[1][2]
March	Gus Poyet	Casper Ankergren	[3][4]

Team of the Year

League One^[5]

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Kelvin Davis	Southampton
DF	Iñigo Calderón	Brighton & Hove Albion
DF	Dan Harding	Southampton
DF	Gordon Greer	Brighton & Hove Albion
DF	José Fonte	Southampton
MF	Anthony Pilkington	Huddersfield Town
MF	Elliott Bennett	Brighton & Hove Albion
MF	Adam Lallana	Southampton
MF	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	Southampton
FW	Craig Mackail-Smith	Peterborough United
FW	Bradley Wright-Phillips	Charlton Athletic

Transfers

In

Date	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
11 June 2010	Michael Poke	Southampton	Free	[6]
July 2010	Marcos Painter	Swansea City	Free	[7]
28 June 2010	Agustín Battipiedi	Club Comunicaciones	Free	[8]
28 June 2010	Cristian Baz	Club Comunicaciones	Free	[8]
29 June 2010	Matt Sparrow	Scunthorpe United	Free	[8]
8 July 2010	Ashley Barnes	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[9]
16 July 2010	Radostin Kishishev	Litex Lovech	Free	[10]
11 July 2010	Gordon Greer	Swindon Town	£250,000	[11][12]
1 September 2010	Francisco Sandaza	Dundee United	Free	[13]
28 August 2010	Liam Bridcutt	Chelsea	Free	[14]
31 December 2010	Craig Noone	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[15]

Out

Date	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
May 2010	Michel Kuipers	Crawley Town	Free	[16]
June 2010	Nicky Forster	Brentford	Free	[17]
July 2010	Craig Davies	Chesterfield	Free	[18]
July 2010	Andrew Crofts	Norwich	£300,000	[19]
July 2010	Jake Wright	Oxford United	Free	[20]
July 2010	Liam Dickinson	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[21]
July 2010	Steve Brinkhurst	Eastbourne Borough	Undisclosed	[22]
13 November 2010	Kazenga LuaLua	Newcastle United	Loan Return	[23]
7 January 2011	Andy Whing	Leyton Orient	Free	[24]

Loan in

Date	Name	From	Length of Loan	Ref.
31 August 2010	Kazenga LuaLua	Newcastle United	Four-Month Loan	[25]
19 November 2010	Chris Wood	West Bromwich Albion	Two-Month Loan	[26]

Loan out

Date	Name	To	Length of Loan	Ref.
July 2010	James Tunnicliffe	Bristol Rovers	Season-Long Loan	[27]
July 2010	Jimmy McNulty	Scunthorpe United	Six-Month Loan	[27]
September 2010	Steve Cook	Eastbourne Borough	One-Month Loan	[28]
September 2010	Chris Holroyd	Stevenage	Three-Month Loan	[29]
October 2010	Steve Cook	Mansfield Town	Three-Month Loan	[30]
October 2010	Andy Whing	Leyton Orient	Two-month Loan	[31]
January 2011	Mitch Walker	Welling United		[32]
March 2011	Chris Holroyd	Bury	One-Month Loan	[33][34]

Trialists

Date	Name	Position	Club	Ref.
July 2010	Eric Midtgarden	Forward		[35]
July 2010	Filipe Morais	Winger	Oldham Athletic	[36]
August 2010	Diego Camacho	Defensive midfielder	Albacete	[37]
January 2011	Emmanuel Ledesma	Attacking midfielder	Walsall	[38]
April 2011	Kosta Barbarouses	Striker	Brisbane Roar	[39]

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