2015–16 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2015–16 season
Chairman Tony Bloom
Manager Chris Hughton
Stadium Falmer Stadium
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15

The 2015–16 season is Brighton & Hove Albion 114th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Niki Mäenpää
2 Spain DF Bruno
3 Scotland DF Gordon Greer (captain)
4 Germany DF Uwe Hünemeier
5 England DF Lewis Dunk
6 England MF Dale Stephens
7 Israel MF Beram Kayal
8 Wales MF Andrew Crofts
9 England FW Sam Baldock
10 Israel FW Tomer Hemed
12 Cameroon DF Gaëtan Bong
13 England GK David Stockdale
14 Spain DF Iñigo Calderón (vice captain)
15 Scotland MF Jamie Murphy
16 Denmark GK Casper Ankergren
17 England DF Connor Goldson
No. Position Player
19 Netherlands MF Elvis Manu
20 England MF Solly March
21 England FW James Wilson
22 Netherlands MF Danny Holla
23 England DF Liam Rosenior
24 England MF Rohan Ince
25 England FW Bobby Zamora
26 Republic of Ireland DF Glen Rea
27 France MF Anthony Knockaert
28 England DF Adam Chicksen
29 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Towell
30 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Kazenga LuaLua
33 England DF Liam Ridgewell
36 England MF Steve Sidwell
38 Czech Republic MF Jiri Skalak

Development squad and youth team

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

No. Position Player
31 England GK Christian Walton
— Republic of Ireland GK Harry Doherty
— Wales GK Robert Sanchez
— England GK Josh Smith
— England DF Ben Barclay
— England DF Dylan Barnett
— England DF Tom Dallison
— England DF Rob Hunt
— England MF Will Collar
— England MF Dessie Hutchinson
— England MF Connor Pring
— England MF Jesse Starkey [2]
No. Position Player
— Wales MF Connor Tighe
— England MF Joe Ward [3]
— England FW Daniel Akindayini
— England FW Jason Davis
— Scotland FW Jack Harper
— Finland FW Vahid Hambo
— Wales FW Chike Kandi
— England FW James Tilley
— England FW Robin Deen
— Iceland FW Ragnar Mar Larusson
— Norway FW Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal
— England FW Jonah Ayunga

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
11 England FW Chris O'Grady (on loan at Nottingham Forest)
18 England MF Jake Forster-Caskey (on loan at Milton Keynes Dons)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CF Israel Tomer Hemed Almería £1,000,000 [4][5]
1 July 2015 RB England Liam Rosenior Hull City Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 LW England Joe Ward Chelmsford City Undisclosed [7]
2 July 2015 CF Nigeria Daniel Akindayini Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [8]
2 July 2015 LB Cameroon Gaëtan Bong Wigan Athletic Free transfer [9]
6 July 2015 GK Finland Niki Mäenpää VVV-Venlo Free transfer [10]
22 July 2015 CF Finland Vahid Hambo Inter Turku Undisclosed [11]
23 July 2015 CF Scotland Jack Harper Real Madrid Undisclosed [12]
3 August 2015 CF England Bobby Zamora Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [13]
12 August 2015 CB Germany Uwe Hünemeier SC Paderborn £1,750,000 [14][15]
14 August 2015 LW Scotland Jamie Murphy Sheffield United £1,500,000 [16][17]
19 August 2015 RB England Connor Goldson Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [18]
29 August 2015 LW Netherlands Elvis Manu Feyenoord £1,500,000 [19]
2 January 2016 AM Republic of Ireland Richie Towell Dundalk Undisclosed [20]
11 January 2016 RW France Anthony Knockaert Standard Liège Undisclosed [21]
27 January 2016 RW Norway Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal Aalesund Undisclosed [22]
1 February 2016 CF England Jonah Ayunga Dorchester Town Undisclosed [23]
1 February 2016 CF Czech Republic Jiří Skalák Mladá Boleslav Undisclosed [24]

Total outgoing: Decrease £5,750,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Bradley Barry Swindon Town Free transfer [25]
1 July 2015 AM England George Cole Free Agent Released [25]
1 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Shamir Fenelon Crawley Town [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [25]
1 July 2015 LW Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt Luton Town Free transfer [27]
1 July 2015 CF England Jimmy Muitt Free Agent Released [25]
1 July 2015 CB Ghana Daniel Pappoe Free Agent Released [25]
1 July 2015 CF England Cameron Wiltshire Free Agent Released [25]
1 August 2015 CF Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith Luton Town Free transfer [28]
19 January 2016 RM England Jeffrey Monakana FC Voluntari Free transfer [29]
  1. ↑ Following Fenelon's release he joined Crawley Town.[26]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 November 2015 RW Netherlands Rajiv van La Parra Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2016 [30]
26 November 2015 CF England James Wilson Manchester United End of season [31]
2 January 2016 CB England Liam Ridgewell Portland Timbers 13 February 2016 [32]
25 January 2016 CM England Steve Sidwell Stoke City End of season [33]

    Loans out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
    21 July 2015 GK England Christian Walton Bury 1 September 2015[lower-alpha 1] [35]
    4 August 2015 RM England Jeffrey Monakana Bristol Rovers 1 September 2015 [36]
    19 August 2015 CB England Tom Dallison Braintree Town 19 September 2015 [37]
    28 August 2015 MF England Charlie Harris Aldershot Town 26 September 2015 [38]
    28 August 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Glen Rea Southend United 2 January 2016 [39]
    1 September 2015 CF England Chris O'Grady Nottingham Forest End of season [40]
    22 September 2015 CM England Jake Forster-Caskey Milton Keynes Dons 24 October 2015 [41]
    24 September 2015 CF England Robin Deen Lewes 22 October 2015 [42]
    2 October 2015 LB England Adam Chicksen Leyton Orient 6 November 2015 [43]
    19 November 2015 GK England Christian Walton Plymouth Argyle 3 January 2016 [44]
    8 January 2016 CM England Jake Forster-Caskey Milton Keynes Dons End of season [45]
    27 January 2016 LB England Adam Chicksen Gillingham 23 February 2016 [46]
    1 February 2016 DM England Rohan Ince Fulham End of season [47]
    1 February 2016 LW Netherlands Elvis Manu Huddersfield Town 2 May 2016 [48]
    1. ↑ On 1 September 2015, Walton returned from his loan spell due to injury.[34]

    Competitions

    Pre-season friendlies

    On 5 May 2015, Brighton & Hove Albion announced four pre-season friendlies, Away to Lewes on 18 July 2015, Away to Crawley Town on 22 July 2015, Away to Aberdeen on 26 July 2015 and Away to Gillingham on 29 July 2015.[49] On 25 May 2015, Brighton & Hove Albion announced they will face 2015 Europa League finalists Sevilla at home on 2 August 2015.[50] On 23 June 2015, Brighton & Hove albion announced Swiss opposition for 11 July 2015.[51]

    Championship

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Burnley (P) 45 25 15 5 69 35 +34 90 Promotion to the Premier League
    2 Middlesbrough (X) 45 26 10 9 62 30 +32 88
    3 Brighton & Hove Albion (X) 45 24 16 5 71 41 +30 88 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Hull City (Q) 45 23 11 11 64 34 +30 80
    5 Derby County (Q) 45 21 15 9 66 42 +24 78
    Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
    (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place and may still qualify for automatic promotion.
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    45 24 16 5 71 41  +30 88 15 5 3 40 18  +22 9 11 2 31 23  +8

    Last updated: 2 May 2016.
    Source:

    Results round by round

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAAAHAHHAHAAHHHHA
    Result W W D W W W W D D D W W D D D W D W W D D L D L L L W W W W D L W W D D W W D W W W W W D  
    Position 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3  

    Last updated: 2 May 2016.
    Source:
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Matches

    On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[52]

    FA Cup

    Brighton & Hove Albion entered the FA Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 7 December 2015. Brighton were drawn away against Hull City.[54]

    League Cup

    On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Brighton & Hove Albion were drawn away against Southend United.[55] In the second round, Brighton were drawn away to Walsall.[56]

    Statistics

    Goalscorers

    As of 23 April 2016
    RankNo.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
    1 10FWTomer Hemed170017
    2 25FWBobby Zamora7007
    3 6MFDale Stephens6006
    15MFJamie Murphy6006
    5 27MFAnthony Knockaert5005
    6 9FWSam Baldock4004
    21FWJames Wilson4004
    30MFKazenga LuaLua3014
    9 20MFSolly March3003
    5DFLewis Dunk3003
    11 7MFBeram Kayal2002
    27MFRajiv van La Parra2002
    38MFJiri Skalak2002
    17DFConnor Goldson2002
    15 36MFSteve Sidwell1001
    2DFBruno1001
    18MFJake Forster-Caskey0011
    Own goals2002
    Total700272

    Disciplinary Record

    As of 23 April 2016
    No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    Red cardRed cardRed cardRed card
    6MFDale Stephens1000000100
    7MFBeram Kayal90000090
    5DFLewis Dunk61101081
    30MFKazenga LuaLua70000070
    3DFGordon Greer50000050
    13GKDavid Stockdale50000050
    20MFSolly March40000040
    2DFBruno40000040
    12DFGaëtan Bong30001040
    10FWTomer Hemed30000030
    23DFLiam Rosenior30000030
    14DFIñigo Calderón20100030
    9FWSam Baldock20000020
    25FWBobby Zamora20000020
    38MFJiri Skalak20000020
    4DFUwe Hünemeier20000020
    17DFConnor Goldson10100020
    8MFAndrew Crofts10000010
    27MFAnthony Knockaert10000010
    33DFLiam Ridgewell10000010
    15MFJamie Murphy01000001
    18MFJake Forster-Caskey00001010
    24MFRohan Ince00001010
    Totals7323040802

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    12. ↑ "ALBION SIGN REAL MADRID STRIKER". Brighton & Hove Albion. 23 July 2015.
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