2006–07 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 105th year in existence and first season in League One after being relegated from the Championship.Mark McGhee began the season as manager, but after losing three consecutive matches he left the club on 8 September 2006.[1] McGhee was succeeded as manager by youth coach and former Seagulls player Dean Wilkins,[2] who steered the side to an 18th-placed finish.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2006–2007 season
ChairmanDick Knight
ManagerMark McGhee (until 8 September 2006)
Dean Wilkins (from 8 September 2006)
League One18th
FA CupThird Round vs West Ham United
League CupSecond Round vs Southend United
Football League TrophyArea Final vs Bristol City

Squad

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Paul Reid
3 DF Kerry Mayo
4 DF Adam Hinshelwood
5 DF Joel Lynch
6 MF Adam El-Abd
7 MF Alexandre Frutos
8 MF Nick Ward (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
9 FW Gary Hart
10 MF Charlie Oatway
11 MF Dean Hammond
14 DF Guy Butters
15 FW Alex Revell
16 GK Michel Kuipers
17 GK John Sullivan
18 GK Richard Martin
19 FW Jake Robinson
No. Position Player
20 FW Joe Gatting
21 DF Zesh Rehman (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
22 MF Alexis Bertin
23 MF Doug Loft
24 MF Georges Santos
25 DF Chris Breach
26 DF Tommy Elphick
27 MF Sam Rents
28 MF Dean Cox
29 DF Paul Hinshelwood
30 MF Tommy Fraser
31 DF Scott Chamberlain
32 MF Wes Fogden
34 FW Bas Savage
35 FW Nathan Elder
36 MF Joe O'Cearuill
37 MF Sam Gargan

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Wayne Henderson (to Preston North End)
1 GK Scott Flinders (on loan from Crystal Palace)
12 DF Richard Carpenter (contract terminated in February 2007)[3]
21 FW Maheta Molango (contract terminated in February 2007)[4]
22 FW Colin Kazim-Richards (to Sheffield United)
22 DF Sam Williams (on loan from Aston Villa)
No. Position Player
22 FW Dean Bowditch (on loan from Ipswich Town)
33 DF Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolves)
33 DF Andy Whing (on loan from Coventry City)
34 FW Tony Stokes (on loan from West Ham United
34 MF Alistair John (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

Results

League One
5 August 2006 Rotherham United0–1Brighton & Hove AlbionRotherham
15:00 Report Revell  43'
Cox  45'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,998
Referee: Colin Webster
8 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion1–0GillinghamBrighton
19:45 Robinson  67' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,643
Referee: Alan Wiley
12 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion2–2BrentfordBrighton
15:00 Hammond  10' (pen.)
Hart  13'		 Report O'Connor  38'
Moore  90'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Grant Hegley
19 August 2006 Nottingham Forest2–1Brighton & Hove AlbionNottingham
15:00 Holt  63 (pen.)' (78) Report Robinson  39' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,686
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 August 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion1–4Crewe AlexandraBrighton
15:00 Cox  40'
Mayo  45'		 Jones  44'
Lowe  45' (pen.)
Maynard  56', 85'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Jarnail Singh
2 September 2006 Bristol City1–0Brighton & Hove AlbionBristol
15:00 Brown  21' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,552
Referee: Chris Foy
9 September 2006 Millwall0–1Brighton & Hove AlbionBermondsey, London
15:00 Carpenter  34'
Elliott  88' (own goal)		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,372
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion2–2A.F.C. BournemouthBrighton
19:45 Hammond  53'
Revell  60'		 Foley-Sheridan  35'
Browning  45'
Howe  74'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,958
Referee: Keith Hill
16 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion4–1Leyton OrientBrighton
15:00 Reid  15'
El-Abd  31'
Cox  45'
Loft  90'		 Mackie  15'
Lockwood  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 September 2006 Carlisle United3–1Brighton & Hove AlbionCarlisle
15:00 Hawley  6'
Gray  31'
Hackney  82'		 Revell  87' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 September 2006 Yeovil Town2–0Brighton & Hove AlbionYeovil
19:45 Stewart  6'
Gray  82'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Ray Olivier
30 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion1–2ChesterfieldBrighton
15:00 Williams  54' Folan  20'  90'
Niven  74'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,499
Referee: Steve Tanner
8 October 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion0–3BlackpoolBrighton
13:30 Frutos  72' Southern  17'
Vernon  61', 87'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Paul Armstrong
14 October 2006 Scunthorpe United1–2Brighton & Hove AlbionScunthorpe
15:00 Foster
Sharp  43'		 Cox  23'
Hart  52'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,607
Referee: Darren Deadman
21 October 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Northampton TownBrighton
15:00 Robinson  39' Quinn  84' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Mick Thorpe
28 October 2006 Huddersfield Town0–3Brighton & Hove AlbionHuddersfield
15:00 Adams  86' Robinson  23', 30', 50' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 10,616
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
4 November 2006 Bradford City2–3Brighton & Hove AlbionBradford
15:00 Windass  56'
Schumacher  80'		 Revell  13'
Hammond  48', pen.'
Bowditch  89'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 7,610
Referee: Gary Sutton
18 November 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion0–1Tranmere RoversBrighton
15:00 Greenacre  20' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,069
Referee: Kevin Wright
25 November 2006 Doncaster Rovers1–0Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton
15:00 McCammon  25' Stadium: The Earth Stadium
Attendance: 5,804
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
5 December 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion3–2Swansea CityBrighton
19:45 Cox  3'
Revell  66', 81'		 Lawrence  59'
Pratley  84'
Fallon  90'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,209
Referee: Kevin Friend
9 December 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Cheltenham TownBrighton
19:45 Hammond  56', 89' (pen.) Victory  76' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Jarnail Singh

References
  1. "Brighton boss McGhee leaves club". BBC Sport.
  2. "Brighton confirm Wilkins as manager". BBC Sport.
  3. "Carpenter explains Welling switch". BBC Sport.
  4. "Maheta moves on". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
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