Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2010–11 football 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.
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."
12.1.11: Promotion to Championship secured with 4–3 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
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) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(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 41)
Swindon Town
13
Mitch Walker
GK
(1991-09-24 ) 24 September 1991 (age 29)
Youth team graduate
16
Casper Ankergren
GK
(1979-11-09 ) 9 November 1979 (age 41)
Leeds United
19
Michael Poke
GK
(1985-11-21 ) 21 November 1985 (age 35)
Southampton
Defenders
3
Gordon Greer
CB
(1980-12-14 ) 14 December 1980 (age 40)
Swindon Town
Club captain
4
Tommy Elphick
CB
(1987-09-07 ) 7 September 1987 (age 34)
Youth team graduate
6
Adam El-Abd
CB
(1984-09-11 ) 11 September 1984 (age 37)
Youth team graduate
14
Iñigo Calderón
RB
(1982-01-04 ) 4 January 1982 (age 39)
Deportivo Alavés
22
Marcos Painter
LB
(1986-08-17 ) 17 August 1986 (age 35)
Swansea City
27
Mauricio Taricco
LB
(1973-03-10 ) 10 March 1973 (age 48)
A.S. Villasimius
Assistant manager
30
Steve Cook
CB/RB
(1991-04-19 ) 19 April 1991 (age 30)
Youth team graduate
33
Jimmy McNulty
LB
(1985-02-13 ) 13 February 1985 (age 36)
Stockport County
37
Lewis Dunk
CB
(1991-11-21 ) 21 November 1991 (age 29)
Youth team graduate
Midfielders
5
Agustín Battipiedi
CM
(1990-09-01 ) 1 September 1990 (age 31)
Club Comunicaciones
7
Elliott Bennett
RM
(1988-12-18 ) 18 December 1988 (age 32)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8
Alan Navarro
CM
(1981-05-31 ) 31 May 1981 (age 40)
MK Dons
10
Matt Sparrow
CM
(1981-10-03 ) 3 October 1981 (age 39)
Scunthorpe United
11
Cristian Baz
LM/FW
(1987-05-05 ) 5 May 1987 (age 34)
Club Comunicaciones
12
Kazenga LuaLua
LW
(1990-12-10 ) 10 December 1990 (age 30)
Newcastle United
loaned from Newcastle United
15
Gary Hart
RM/FW
(1976-09-21 ) 21 September 1976 (age 44)
Stansted
18
Gary Dicker
CM
(1986-07-31 ) 31 July 1986 (age 35)
Stockport County
24
Jamie Smith
CM
(1989-09-12 ) 12 September 1989 (age 31)
Crystal Palace
25
Radostin Kishishev
CM
(1974-07-30 ) 30 July 1974 (age 47)
Litex Lovech
26
Liam Bridcutt
CM
(1989-05-08 ) 8 May 1989 (age 32)
Chelsea
28
Jake Forster-Caskey
CM
(1994-04-25 ) 25 April 1994 (age 27)
Youth team graduate
29
Yaser Kasim
MF
(1991-05-10 ) 10 May 1991 (age 30)
Tottenham Hotspur
31
Craig Noone
LW
(1987-11-17 ) 17 November 1987 (age 33)
Plymouth Argyle
36
Ryan Thomson
CM
(1992-07-26 ) 26 July 1992 (age 29)
Youth team graduate
Strikers
9
Ashley Barnes
FW
(1989-10-30 ) 30 October 1989 (age 31)
Plymouth Argyle
17
Glenn Murray
FW
(1983-09-25 ) 25 September 1983 (age 37)
Rochdale
20
Chris Holroyd
FW
(1986-10-24 ) 24 October 1986 (age 34)
Cambridge United
21
Francisco Sandaza
FW
(1984-11-30 ) 30 November 1984 (age 36)
Dundee United
23
Torbjørn Agdestein
FW
(1991-11-29 ) 29 November 1991 (age 29)
Stord IL
39
Chris Wood
FW
(1991-12-07 ) 7 December 1991 (age 29)
West Bromwich Albion
loaned from West Bromwich Albion
Matches [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
^ 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
Notes
^ Game was postponed due to a clash with Albion's Third Round FA Cup match versus Portsmouth scheduled for the same day.
^ Game was rescheduled due to postponement of original fixture because of snow [1] Archived 10 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.
[ ]
League Trophy [ ]
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]
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
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 [ ]
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^ "ANKERGREN NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH" . football-league.co.uk . Football League. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010 .
^ "POYET NAMED MANAGER OF THE MONTH" . football-league.co.uk . Football League. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011 .
^ "ANKERGREN NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH" . football-league.co.uk . Football League. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011 .
^ "PFA Divisional Awards: Npower League One" . givemefootball.com . 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011 .
^ "Brighton bring in goalkeeper Poke" . BBC Sport . 11 June 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
^ "Painter: I turned down other offers to play for Albion" . The Argus . 24 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b c "Brighton sign Matt Sparrow from Scunthorpe" . BBC Sport . 29 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010 .
^ "Brighton confirm Barnes signing" . BBC Sport . 8 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
^ Owen, Brian (16 July 2010). "Kishishev signs for a season" . The Argus . Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
^ "Greer completes Brighton transfer" . BBC Sport . 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
^ "Gordon Greer in £250,000 Brighton transfer" . The Scotsman . 12 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
^ "Brighton & Hove Albion sign striker Francisco Sandaza" . BBC Sport . 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011 .
^ "Former Chelsea Midfielder Signs" . seagulls.co.uk . 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011 .
^ "Noone Signs" . seagulls.co.uk . 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011 .
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^ "Whing Leaves Albion" . seagulls.co.uk . 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011 .
^ "Poyet's Delighted by LuaLua Return" . seagulls.co.uk . 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011 .
^ "West Brom striker Chris Wood signs for Brighton on loan" . BBC Sport . 19 November 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011 .
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