2013–14 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2013–14 season
Chairman Tony Bloom
Head Coach Óscar García
Stadium Falmer Stadium
Championship 6th
Play-offs Semi-finals
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Leonardo Ulloa (14)
All: Leonardo Ulloa (16)
Highest home attendance 28,282 vs Bournemouth
(Champ,1 Jan 14)
Lowest home attendance 8,409 vs Newport County
(LC, 6 Aug 13)
Average home league attendance 23,894
Home colours
Away colours

The 2013–14 season was Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club's third consecutive season in the Championship. It was their first season under the management of Óscar García following the suspension and sacking of Gus Poyet in the summer. Brighton reached the playoffs for a second consecutive season after finishing 6th, however after losing 6-2 on aggregate to Derby County in the semi finals Garcia resigned as manager.

Squad

No. Name Position (s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club apps Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1Peter BrezovanGKSlovakiaBratislava9 December 1979 (aged 34)540Swindon Town1 August 2009Free30 June 2014
16Casper AnkergrenGKDenmarkKøge9 November 1979 (aged 34)730Leeds United6 August 2010Free30 June 2014
29Tomasz KuszczakGKPolandKrosno Odrzanskie20 March 1982 (aged 32)460110Manchester United19 June 2012Free30 June 2014
Defenders
2BrunoRBSpainEl Masnou1 October 1980 (aged 33)31150Valencia25 June 2012Free30 June 2014
3Gordon GreerCBScotlandGlasgow14 December 1980 (aged 33)1262Swindon Town13 July 2010£264,00030 June 2015
5Lewis DunkCBEnglandBrighton21 November 1991 (aged 22)540Academy1 July 2009Trainee30 June 2013
6Adam El-AbdCBEgyptBrighton England11 September 1984 (aged 29)331750Academy1 July 2003Trainee30 June 2015
14Iñigo CalderónRB/CBSpainVitoria4 January 1982 (aged 32)14113Alavés7 January 2010Free30 June 2014
15Adam ChicksenLBEnglandMilton Keynes27 September 1991 (aged 22)Milton Keynes Dons15 July 2013Undisclosed30 June 2016
17Stephen WardLB/LWRepublic of IrelandDublin20 August 1985 (aged 28)182Wolverhampton Wanderers16 August 2013Loan31 May 2014
20Matthew UpsonCBEnglandEye18 April 1979 (aged 35)191212Stoke City10 July 2013Free30 June 2014
28Vitālijs MaksimenkoLBLatviaRiga8 December 1990 (aged 23)4Free agent5 January 2013Free30 June 2015
Midfielders
4Keith AndrewsCMRepublic of IrelandDublin13 September 1980 (aged 33)353Bolton Wanderers10 August 2013Loan31 May 2014
8Andrew CroftsCM/RMWalesChatham England29 May 1984 (aged 30)757240Norwich City2 August 2012£334,00030 June 2015
10Kemy AgustienCMNetherlandsWillemstad20 August 1986 (aged 27)Swansea City1 August 2013Free30 June 2015
11Andrea OrlandiLM/LB/CMSpainBarcelona3 August 1984 (aged 29)367Swansea City31 August 2012Free30 June 2014
18Jake Forster-CaskeyCM/LMEnglandSouthend-on-Sea25 April 1994 (aged 20)112Academy30 April 2010Trainee30 June 2015
21David LópezAM/LWSpainLogroño10 September 1982 (aged 31)319Athletic Bilbao31 August 2012Free30 June 2014
23Craig ConwayLW/RWScotlandIrvine2 May 1985 (aged 29)50Cardiff City13 September 2013Loan14 December 2013
25Kazenga LuaLuaRW/LWDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa10 December 1990 (aged 23)8611Newcastle United16 July 2011£1,122,00030 June 2014
26Liam BridcuttDM/RM/CMScotlandReading England8 May 1989 (aged 25)139210Chelsea28 August 2010Free30 June 2013
30Will BuckleyLW/RW/CFEnglandOldham21 November 1989 (aged 24)7417Watford6 June 2011£1,000,00030 June 2014
Forwards
7Will HoskinsCF/LW/RWEnglandNottingham6 May 1986 (aged 28)212Bristol Rovers20 May 2011£500,00030 June 2014
9Ashley BarnesCF/LWAustriaBath England30 October 1989 (aged 24)14347Plymouth Argyle8 July 2010£413,60030 June 2014
12Craig Mackail-SmithCF/LW/RWScotlandWatford England25 February 1984 (aged 30)812161Peterborough United4 July 2011£2,500,00030 June 2015
19Leonardo UlloaCFArgentinaGeneral Roca26 July 1986 (aged 27)1810Almería16 January 2013£1,600,00030 June 2017
22George BarkerCFEnglandPortsmouth26 September 1991 (aged 22)30Academy1 July 2013Trainee30 June 2014
24Ben DickensonCFEnglandAshford26 February 1993 (aged 21)00Dorchester Town20 January 2012Undisclosed30 June 2014
27Solly MarchRW/LWEnglandEastbourne20 July 1994 (aged 19)8611Lewes FCJuly 2011Scholarshipll 30 June 2017
44Leroy LitaCFEnglandKinshasa Zaire28 December 1984 (aged 29)Swansea City16 October 2013Loan1 January 2014

Statistics

As of 11 May 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Slovakia Peter Brezovan 8040400000
2 DF Spain Bruno 33131+21000000
3 DF Scotland Gordon Greer 440400101020
4 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 37128+313+100020
5 DF England Lewis Dunk 1104+203+100010
6 MF England Dale Stephens 14212+22000000
7 FW England Will Hoskins 0000000000
8 MF Wales Andrew Crofts 246235110000
9 FW Spain David Rodríguez 1216+411+100000
10 MF Netherlands Kemy Agustien 1405+60201000
11 MF Spain Andrea Orlandi 1809+501+100020
12 FW Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith 700+5000000+20
14 DF Spain Iñigo Calderón 30218+52401020
15 DF England Adam Chicksen 500+1030000+10
16 GK Denmark Casper Ankergren 2010001000
17 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 474444100020
18 MF England Jake Forster-Caskey 34319+93401010
19 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa 381631+214220+1020
20 DF England Matthew Upson 472432300010
21 MF Spain David López 36326+83101000
22 FW England Jonathan Obika (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 810+501+210000
23 MF Scotland Craig Conway (on loan from Cardiff City) 13111+21000000
24 FW England Ben Dickenson 0000000000
25 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua 39211+2111+30100+21
27 MF England Solomon March 2717+1602+11000+10
28 DF Latvia Vitālijs Maksimenko 2010000+1000
29 GK Poland Tomasz Kuszczak 430410000020
30 MF England Will Buckley 33320+103101010
34 FW England Shamir Goodwin 0000000000
35 FW England Jesse Lingard (on loan from Manchester United) 174153000021
38 DF England Rohan Ince 33126+20311010
39 DF England Bradley Barry 0000000000
44 FW England Leroy Lita (on loan from Swansea City) 510+51000000
Players who left the club during the season:
6 DF Egypt Adam El-Abd 1105+40101000
9 FW Austria Ashley Barnes 24617+55101100
22 FW England George Barker 100+10000000
26 MF England Liam Bridcutt 1208+30000+1000

Captains

As of 28 November 2013

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
3 DF Gordon Greer Scotland 13 Club captain

Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goalscorers

As of 11 May 2014

RankNo.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal
1 19FWLeonardo Ulloa1420016
2 9FWAshley Barnes50106
8MFAndrew Crofts51006
4 17DFStephen Ward40004
35MFJesse Lingard30014
6 21MFDavid López30003
30MFWill Buckley30003
18MFJake Forster-Caskey30003
9 6MFDale Stephens20002
14DFIñigo Calderón20002
20DFMatthew Upson20002
25FWKazenga LuaLua10012
12 2DFBruno10001
3DFGordon Greer10001
4MFKeith Andrews10001
9FWDavid Rodríguez10001
22FWObika01001
23MFCraig Conway10001
27MFSolomon March01001
38DFInce01001
44FWLeroy Lita10001
Own Goals20002
Total5561264

Disciplinary record

As of 11 May 2014

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
2DFBruno100000000100
3DFGordon Greer7100000071
4MFKeith Andrews6000001070
5DFLewis Dunk1010001030
6DFAdam El-Abd2000000020
6MFDale Stephens2000000020
8MFAndrew Crofts4000000040
9FWAshley Barnes3000000030
9FWDavid Rodríguez1000000010
11MFAndrea Orlandi1010000020
14DFIñigo Calderón5000011061
15DFAdam Chicksen0010001020
17DFStephen Ward3000000030
18MFJake Forster-Caskey3000101050
19FWLeonardo Ulloa6100001071
20DFMatthew Upson3000000030
21MFDavid López2000000020
22FWJonathan Obika0010000010
25MFKazenga LuaLua5020000070
26MFLiam Bridcutt2000000020
27DFSolomon March2000000020
28DFVitālijs Maksimenko1000000010
35MFJesse Lingard1000000010
38MFRohan Ince4010000050
Total742701160883

Contracts

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
6 DF Egypt
England
Adam El-Abd 28 Signed 2 years June 2015 Sky Sports
21 MF Spain David López 30 Signed 1 year June 2014

Last updated:

Pre-season

Friendlies

Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Queens Park Rangers (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 44 +16 80 Qualification for Championship Play-offs
5 Wigan Athletic 46 21 10 15 61 48 +13 73
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 15 12 55 40 +15 72
7 Reading 46 19 14 13 70 56 +14 71
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 18 16 12 70 62 +8 70
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 19 15 12 55 40  +15 72 10 7 6 31 21  +10 9 8 6 24 19  +5

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source:

Result by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAAHHHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHA
ResultLLWWDDDWLDLDDWWWDLWWDLWDWLDLWWLWDWWLLLDDWWDDWW
Position151916101314131012121414161210991110889876789878887889998766666

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Championship

Championship play-offs

League Cup

FA Cup

Transfers

All transfers update as of 16 October 2013.

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
20 DF England Matthew Upson 34EU Stoke City Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
15 DF England Adam Chicksen 21EU Milton Keynes Dons Bosman Transfer Summer 2016 Free BBC Sport
10 MF Netherlands Kemy Agustien 26EU Swansea City Wales Free Transfer Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
4 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews 32EU Bolton Wanderers Loan Summer 2014 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
17 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward 27EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Summer 2014 Season Long Loan BBC Sport

Loans In

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
23 MF Craig Conway Scotland33 Cardiff City 13 September 14 December BBC Sport
44 FW Leroy Lita England
Zaire
33 Swansea City 16 October 1 January BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
18 Gary Dicker Republic of Ireland26 Free transfer Rochdale Summer Free 153 6 BBC Sport
22 DF Marcos Painter Republic of Ireland
England
26 Free transfer Portsmouth Summer Free 100 1 BBC Sport
15 MF Vicente Spain31 Contract ended Free agent Summer Free 31 5 BBC Sport
10 MF Stephen Dobbie Scotland30 Transfer Crystal Palace Summer Undisclosed 15 2 BBC Sport
MF Ryan Harley England28 Contract terminated Swindon Town Summer Free 21 2 BBC Sport
23 FW Torbjørn Agdestein Norway21 Free transfer Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Summer Free 9 0
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Overall summary

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