Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerGus Poyet
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Championship10th
FA Cup5th Round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashley Barnes (11)
All: Ashley Barnes (14)
Highest home attendance21,558 vs. Newcastle United, 28 January 2012
Lowest home attendance16,295 vs. Gillingham, 9 August 2011
Average home league attendance20,003

The 2011–12 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's first year in the Championship, returning after being promoted as champions of League One during the 2010–11 season. It was also Brighton's first season at their new home, the Falmer Stadium.

The season was a successful one for the club, finishing 10th in the league, and reaching the Third Round of the League Cup and Fifth Round of the FA Cup (coincidentally being knocked out by eventual League Cup Champions and FA Cup runners up Liverpool on both occasions). Ashley Barnes was top scorer in both the league and across all competitions.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Hull City 46 19 11 16 47 44 +3 68
9 Leicester City 46 18 12 16 66 55 +11 66
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 15 14 52 52 0 66
11 Watford 46 16 16 14 56 64 −8 64
12 Derby County 46 18 10 18 50 58 −8 64
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad statistics

Statistics

As of 29 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Slovakia SVK Peter Brezovan 24020+004+000+00
2 DF England ENG Joe Mattock 15114+110+000+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 47142+012+003+00
4 DF England ENG Tommy Elphick 000+000+000+00
5 DF England ENG Lewis Dunk 36031+003+002+00
6 DF England ENG Adam El-Abd 25021+202+000+00
7 FW England ENG Will Hoskins 912+511+100+00
8 MF England ENG Alan Navarro 39124+913+102+00
9 FW England ENG Ashley Barnes 521436+7114+112+22
10 MF England ENG Matt Sparrow 21215+322+001+00
11 MF England ENG Craig Noone 37218+1520+103+00
12 FW Scotland SCO Craig Mackail-Smith 501041+492+102+01
13 MF Israel ISR Gai Assulin 702+500+000+00
14 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Calderón 39430+244+003+00
15 MF Spain ESP Vicente Rodríguez 19311+630+100+10
16 GK Denmark DEN Casper Ankergren 22019+000+003+00
17 MF England ENG Ryan Harley 18213+320+101+00
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Dicker 19017+100+001+00
20 DF France FRA Romain Vincelot 20110+512+002+10
21 GK Colombia COL David González 202+000+000+00
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Marcos Painter 20018+000+002+00
23 FW Norway NOR Torbjørn Agdestein 600+400+200+00
24 FW Wales WAL Sam Vokes 1236+531+000+00
25 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua 30210+1612+010+20
26 MF England ENG Liam Bridcutt 49043+003+003+00
27 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Taricco 1209+200+000+10
28 MF Ivory Coast CIV Abdul Razak 604+200+000+00
29 FW Netherlands NED Roland Bergkamp 000+000+000+00
30 MF England ENG Will Buckley 35816+1384+002+00
31 MF England ENG Grant Hall 300+102+000+00
32 MF Iraq IRQ Yaser Kasim 100+000+100+00
33 FW England ENG George Barker 000+000+000+00
34 DF England ENG Ben Sampayo 100+001+000+00
35 MF England ENG Jake Forster-Caskey 623+112+010+00
36 DF Chile CHI Gonzalo Jara 14014+000+000+00
44 MF England ENG Anton Rodgers 100+000+100+00
Players currently out on loan:
19 GK England ENG Michael Poke 000+000+000+00
Players featured for club who have left:
GK England ENG Steve Harper 505+000+000+00

Starting 11

These are the most used starting players in the most used formation throughout the complete season

Formation: 4–4–2

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FWEngland9Ashley Barnes111214
2 FWScotland12Craig Mackail-Smith90110
3 MFEngland30Will Buckley8008
4 DFSpain14Iñigo Calderón5005
5 MFSpain15Vicente Rodríguez3003
FWWales24Sam Vokes3003
6
MFEngland35Jake Forster-Caskey1102
MFEngland17Ryan Harley2002
MFDemocratic Republic of the Congo25Kazenga LuaLua1102
MFEngland11Craig Noone2002
MFEngland10Matt Sparrow2002
12 DFScotland3Gordon Greer1001
FWEngland7Will Hoskins1001
DFEngland2Joe Mattock1001
MFEngland8Alan Navarro1001
DFFrance20Romain Vincelot1001
Own Goals1102
TOTALS 564363

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
10EnglandMFMatt Sparrow32201062
5EnglandDFLewis Dunk1200010130
26EnglandMFLiam Bridcutt1100000110
3ScotlandDFGordon Greer81000081
9EnglandFWAshley Barnes61100071
36ChileGKGonzalo Jara41000041
22Republic of IrelandDFMarcos Painter31001041
27ArgentinaDFMauricio Taricco31001041
20FranceDFRomain Vincelot21101041
6EnglandDFAdam El-Abd80000080
8EnglandMFAlan Navarro40202080
14SpainDFIñigo Calderón60001070
18Republic of IrelandMFGary Dicker50000050
11EnglandMFCraig Noone50000050
25Democratic Republic of the CongoMFKazenga LuaLua40000040
16DenmarkGKCasper Ankergren20001030
12ScotlandFWCraig Mackail-Smith30000030
23NorwayFWTorbjørn Agdestein10000010
1SlovakiaGKPeter Brezovan10000010
32IraqMFYaser Kasim00100010
15SpainMFVicente Rodríguez10000010
34EnglandDFBen Sampayo00100010
TOTALS 93 8 8 0 8 0 109 8

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies

10 July 2011 Burgess Hill Town 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Leylands Park
13:00 Barnes 26'
Noone 65' (pen.)
Hoskins 79'
13 July 2011 Horsham 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Woodside Road
19:45 Rook 46' Agdestein 70'
Noone 73'
Barker 88'
15 July 2011 Whitehawk 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion The Enclosed Ground
19:45 Noone 31'
Bergkamp 47'
Dunk 54'

Championship

6 August 2011 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Falmer Stadium
15:00 Buckley 83', 90+8' Sharp 39' Attendance: 20,219
13 August 2011 2 Portsmouth 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Fratton Park
15:00 Mackail-Smith 45+1' Attendance: 16,496
17 August 2011 3 Cardiff City Wales 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Stadium
19:45 Whittingham 90' (pen.) Barnes 39', 63' (pen.)
Hoskins 87'		 Attendance: 23,013
20 August 2011 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Blackpool Falmer Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith 29'
Barnes 50'		 K. Phillips 60', 90' Attendance: 19,494
10 September 2011 6 Bristol City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Ashton Gate
15:00 Barnes 80' Attendance: 13,911
17 September 2011 7 Leicester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Filbert Way
15:00 Abe 46' Attendance: 24,128
23 September 2011 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Leeds United Falmer Stadium
19:45 Mackail-Smith 48', 84'
Barnes 61' (pen.)		 Keogh 19'
McCormack 24', 91'		 Attendance: 20,646
1 October 2011 10 Ipswich Town 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Portman Road
15:00 Chopra 59', 73'
Sonko 70'		 Rodríguez 53' Attendance: 19,793
15 October 2011 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Hull City Falmer Stadium
17:30 Attendance: 19,722
18 October 2011 12 Millwall 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion The Den
19:45 Simpson 81' Noone 61' Attendance: 11,688
1 November 2011 15 Watford 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Vicarage Road
19:45 Deeney 77' Attendance: 11,818
5 November 2011 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Barnsley Falmer Stadium
15:00 Greer 45'
Harley 57'		 Attendance: 19,841
19 November 2011 17 Southampton 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion St Mary's Stadium
15:00 Lambert 49', 58' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Attendance: 31,812
26 November 2011 18 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Coventry City Falmer Stadium
15:00 Keogh 7' (o.g.)
Vincelot 37'		 Gardner 9' Attendance: 19,108
17 December 2011 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Burnley Falmer Stadium
15:00 Trippier 32' Attendance: 19,641
26 December 2011 23 Reading 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Madejski Stadium
15:00 McAnuff 17', 45+2'
El-Abd 90+2' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 22,141
2 January 2012 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Southampton Falmer Stadium
15:00 Forster-Caskey 66'
Sparrow 76', 86'		 Attendance: 20,773
31 January 2012 28 Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst Park
19:45 Martin 64' (pen.) Barnes 74' (pen.) Attendance: 17,271
14 February 2012 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Millwall Falmer Stadium
19:45 Vokes 52'
Lualua 88'		 Keogh 23'
Feeney 64'		 Attendance: 19,503
22 February 2012 32 Hull City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion KC Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 17,769
25 February 2012 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Ipswich Town Falmer Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith 20'
Barnes 65', 88'		 Attendance: 20,490
10 March 2012 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Portsmouth Falmer Stadium
15:00 Vicente 75', 90' Attendance: 20,772
17 March 2012 37 Blackpool 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Bloomfield Road
15:00 Evatt 37'
Phillips 40', 80'		 Mattock 7' Attendance: 12,782
6 April 2012 41 Burnley 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Turf Moor
15:00 Austin 23' Attendance: 13,516
10 April 2012 42 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Reading Falmer Stadium
19:45 Harte 14' Attendance: 20,610
14 April 2012 43 West Ham United 6–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Boleyn Ground
15:00 Vaz Te 3', 8', 62'
Nolan 11'
Cole 64'
Dicker 78' (og)		 Attendance: 32,339
17 April 2012 44 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Watford Falmer Stadium
19:45 Calderón 55'
Buckley 79'		 Murray 6'
Deeney 44' (pen.)		 Attendance: 19,189
28 April 2012 46 Barnsley 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Oakwell
12:30 Attendance: 10,151

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWWDWWLDLLDDLDLWLWWWLLLLWWWDWWDDWDDWLWDDLLLDDD
Position3223113356512121012101111767911161312101110899777584467789910
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: seagulls.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

7 January 2012 3rd round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Wrexham Brighton
15:00 GMT Forster-Caskey 48' Cieslewicz 62' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Deadman
28 January 2012 4th round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Newcastle United Falmer Stadium, Falmer
17:15 GMT Williamson 76', og' Attendance: 21,558
Referee: Propert
19 February 2012 5th Round Liverpool 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Anfield, Liverpool
17:00 GMT Škrtel 5'
Bridcutt 44' (og), 71' (og)
Carroll 57'
Dunk 74' (og)
Suárez 85'		 LuaLua 17' Attendance: 43,940
Referee: Marriner

League Cup

9 August 2011 Round 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Gillingham Falmer Stadium
19:45 Barnes 67' (pen.) Attendance: 16,295
Referee: Malone
23 August 2011 Round 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Sunderland Falmer Stadium
19:45 Mackail-Smith 96' Attendance: 17,090
Referee: D'Urso
21 September 2011 Round 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Liverpool Falmer Stadium
19:45 Barnes 90' (pen.) Bellamy 7'
Kuyt 81'		 Attendance: 21,897
Referee: Oliver

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
20 May 2011 FW England Will Hoskins England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [1]
29 May 2011 DF England Ben Sampayo England Chelsea Free [2]
29 May 2011 MF England Anton Rodgers England Chelsea Free [3]
6 June 2011 MF England Will Buckley England Watford £1,000,000 [4]
1 July 2011 FW Netherlands Roland Bergkamp Netherlands SBV Excelsior Undisclosed [5]
4 July 2011 FW Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith England Peterborough United Undisclosed [6]
15 July 2011 DF France Romain Vincelot England Dagenham & Redbridge Undisclosed [7]
15 July 2011 GK England Daniel East England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [8]
22 August 2011 MF England Ryan Harley Wales Swansea City Undisclosed [9]
2 September 2011 MF Spain Vicente Free agent Free [10]
21 November 2011 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua England Newcastle United Undisclosed [11]
19 January 2012 GK Colombia David González Free agent Free [12]
20 January 2012 FW England Ben Dickenson England Dorchester Town Undisclosed [13]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
24 May 2011 FW England Glenn Murray England Crystal Palace Free [14]
29 May 2011 MF England Ryan Thomson Free agent Free
29 May 2011 GK England Mitch Walker Free agent Free
29 May 2011 GK England Josh Pelling Free agent Free
29 May 2011 MF Argentina Cristian Baz Free agent Free [15]
31 May 2011 MF Argentina Agustin Battipiedi Free agent Free [15]
14 June 2011 MF England Elliott Bennett England Norwich City Undisclosed [16]
20 June 2011 FW England Chris Holroyd England Rotherham United Free [15][17]
22 June 2011 DF England James Tunnicliffe England Wycombe Wanderers Free [18]
24 June 2011 DF Scotland Jimmy McNulty England Barnsley Undisclosed [19]
3 July 2011 MF Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev Bulgaria Chernomorets Burgas Free [15]
23 July 2011 MF England Gary Hart England Eastbourne Borough Free [15]
25 July 2011 FW Spain Francisco Sandaza Scotland St Johnstone Free [15][20]
3 January 2012 DF England Steve Cook England Bournemouth Undisclosed [21]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
16 July 2011 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua England Newcastle United January 2012 [22]
21 October 2011 DF Chile Gonzalo Jara England West Bromwich Albion 20 December 2011(recalled)[23] [24]
24 October 2011 GK England Steve Harper England Newcastle United November 2011 [25]
30 January 2012 FW Wales Sam Vokes England Wolverhampton Wanderers June 2012 [26]
31 January 2012 DF Chile Gonzalo Jara England West Bromwich Albion June 2012 [27]
31 January 2012 DF England Joe Mattock England West Bromwich Albion June 2012 [27]
17 February 2012 MF Israel Gai Assulin England Manchester City May 2012 [28]
17 February 2012 MF Ivory Coast Abdul Razak England Manchester City May 2012 [28]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
1 January 2012 GK England Michael Poke England Bristol Rovers 1 February 2012 [29]

References

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  26. ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion sign Wolves striker Sam Vokes". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  27. 1 2 "Albion's Double loan deal". Seagulls Official Site. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
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