2005–06 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

{{Short description|2005–06 season of Brighton & Hove Albion}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brighton & Hove Albion

|season=2005–06

|manager=Mark McGhee

|chairman=Dick Knight

|stadium=Withdean Stadium

|league=Football League Championship

|league result=24th (relegated)

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Third round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=First round

|league topscorer=Kazim-Richards (6)

|season topscorer=

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=6,793

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|prevseason=2004–05

|nextseason=2006–07

}}

During the 2005–06 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

After survival the previous season, Brighton endured a poor 2005–06 Championship campaign and were relegated two games before the end of the season by losing 2–0 to Sheffield Wednesday which also sent Crewe Alexandra and Millwall down with them.{{cite news|title=Brighton 0–2 Sheff Wed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906626.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 April 2006|access-date=5 February 2012}}

Final league table

{{main|2005–06 Football League Championship}}

{{:2005–06 Football League Championship|showteam=BHA}}

Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/2005-2006 |title=Brighton and Hove Albion 2005-2006 Home - statto.com |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-date=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816180825/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/2005-2006 |url-status=dead }}

=Legend=

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|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win

|style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Football League Championship=

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!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

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| 6 August 2005

Derby CountyA1–125,292Hammond
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| 9 August 2005

ReadingH0–26,676
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| 13 August 2005

Crewe AlexandraH2–26,132Knight, Hammond
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| 20 August 2005

Hull CityA0–218,648
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| 27 August 2005

Preston North EndA0–012,461
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 29 August 2005

Plymouth ArgyleH2–06,238Robinson, Carpenter
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| 10 September 2005

Leeds UnitedA3–321,212Knight, Carole, Gregan (own goal)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 13 September 2005

Sheffield UnitedH0–16,553
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| 17 September 2005

Coventry CityH2–26,529Knight, Kazim-Richards
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| 24 September 2005

BurnleyA1–111,112McShane
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| 27 September 2005

Leicester CityA0–020,296
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 1 October 2005

Norwich CityH1–36,624Frutos
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 15 October 2005

Cardiff CityH1–26,485McShane
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| 18 October 2005

Crystal PalaceA1–022,400McShane
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| 24 October 2005

Sheffield WednesdayA1–121,787Kazim-Richards
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| 29 October 2005

Ipswich TownH1–16,867Hammond
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| 1 November 2005

Wolverhampton WanderersH1–16,642Frutos
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| 5 November 2005

Stoke CityA0–315,274
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| 20 November 2005

Crystal PalaceH2–37,067Knight (2, 1 pen)
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| 22 November 2005

Cardiff CityA1–19,595Kazim-Richards
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| 26 November 2005

Derby CountyH0–06,855
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| 3 December 2005

WatfordA1–114,455Butters
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| 10 December 2005

ReadingA1–518,546Kazim-Richards
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| 16 December 2005

Hull CityH2–16,929Carole, Oatway
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| 26 December 2005

Queens Park RangersH1–07,341Butters
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| 28 December 2005

Luton TownA0–39,429
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| 31 December 2005

MillwallH1–26,847Hammond
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| 2 January 2006

SouthamptonA1–224,630Mayo
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| 14 January 2006

Leeds UnitedH2–17,415Reid, Hart
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| 21 January 2006

Sheffield UnitedA1–327,514Kazim-Richards
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| 31 January 2006

BurnleyH0–06,267
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| 4 February 2006

Coventry CityA0–220,541
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| 11 February 2006

Leicester CityH1–27,187Frutos
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| 14 February 2006

Norwich CityA0–323,246
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 18 February 2006

WatfordH0–16,658
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| 25 February 2006

Crewe AlexandraA1–25,925Kazim-Richards
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| 4 March 2006

Plymouth ArgyleA0–113,650
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| 11 March 2006

Preston North EndH0–06,361
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 18 March 2006

Queens Park RangersA1–113,907Bignot (own goal)
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| 25 March 2006

Luton TownH1–17,139Noel-Williams
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| 1 April 2006

MillwallA2–013,209Reid, McShane
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| 8 April 2006

SouthamptonH0–27,999
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| 15 April 2006

Ipswich TownA2–123,964Noel-Williams, Lynch
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| 17 April 2006

Sheffield WednesdayH0–27,573
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 22 April 2006

Wolverhampton WanderersA0–122,555
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 30 April 2006

Stoke CityH1–55,859Loft

=FA Cup=

{{Main|2005–06 FA Cup}}

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|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R37 January 2006Coventry CityH0–16,734

=League Cup=

{{Main|2005–06 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"R123 August 2005Shrewsbury TownA2–32,141McCammon, Robinson

Squad

[http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/flcham/brighton.htm]

{{fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Michel Kuipers}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Paul Reid}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kerry Mayo}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Adam Hinshelwood}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jason Dodd}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alexis Nicolas}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gifton Noel-Williams|other=on loan from Burnley}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Federico Turienzo}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gary Hart}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Charlie Oatway}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Dean Hammond}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Richard Carpenter}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Richard Martin}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Guy Butters}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Mark McCammon}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Chris McPhee}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Sébastien Carole}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SLE|pos=FW|name=Albert Jarrett}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Alexandre Frutos}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Adam El-Abd}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jake Robinson}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Colin Kazim-Richards}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Doug Loft}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Paul McShane|other=on loan from Manchester United}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Chris Breach}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Wayne Henderson}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Dean Cox}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tommy Elphick}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=John Sullivan}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Joe Gatting}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joel Lynch}}

{{Fs player|no=40|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Florent Chaigneau|other=on loan from Rennes}}

{{Fs end}}

=Left club during season=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=Alan Blayney|other=on loan from Southampton}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Leon Knight|other=to Swansea City}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Gary Elphick|other=to St Albans City}}

{{Fs end}}

References

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{{Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. seasons}}

{{2005–06 in English football}}

Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. seasons

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