2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's fourth year in the Championship and their second at Falmer Stadium. The club returned to the Championship for the second consecutive season after finishing 10th in the 2011–12 season. The club competed in the 2012–13 League Cup losing in the first round to Swindon Town and they were also defeated in the fifth round of the 2013 FA Cup by Arsenal 3-2.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerGus Poyet
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Championship4th
(eliminated in play-off semi finals)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Arsenal)
League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Swindon Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Mackail-Smith (11)
All: Craig Mackail-Smith (11)
Highest home attendance30,003 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 May 2013)
Lowest home attendance21,704
Average home league attendance26,212

The club made it to the Championship play offs for the first time since 1991, however they were eliminated at the semi final stage following a 2-0 defeat to bitter rivals Crystal Palace at Falmer Stadium. This was followed two days later by the suspension of manager Gus Poyet and his assistants.

Pre-season

Friendlies
14 July 2012 Maidstone United0–5Brighton & Hove AlbionMaidstone
15:00  25' Mackail-Smith
 50' Hoskins
 58', 62', 67' Barnes		 Stadium: The Gallagher Stadium
17 July 2012 Lewes0–3Brighton & Hove AlbionLewes
19:45  45' Barnes
 66' (pen) Hoskins
 77' Agdestein		 Stadium: The Dripping Pan
28 July 2012 Córdoba 0–0Brighton & Hove AlbionCórdoba
15:00 Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
4 August 2012 Brighton & Hove Albion3–1ChelseaBrighton
15:00 Vicente  37'
Barnes  45'
Crofts  87'		  35' Lampard Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 17,149
Referee: Dave Phillips
7 August 2012 Michel Kuipers
Testimonial		Brighton & Hove Albion1–1ReadingBrighton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Vicente  32' Report Robson-Kanu  89' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 8,107

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 30EU Manchester United Free Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
2 DF Bruno 31EU Valencia Free Summer 2014 Free Official Site
28 DF Wayne Bridge 31EU Manchester City Loan Summer 2013 Season-long Sky Sports
8 MF Andrew Crofts 28EU Norwich City Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
11 MF Andrea Orlandi 28EU Swansea City Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Sport
10 FW Stephen Dobbie 29EU Swansea City Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
4 MF Dean Hammond 29EU Southampton Loan Summer 2013 Season-long BBC Sport
21 MF David López 29EU Athletic Bilbao Free Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
DF Vitalijs Maksimenko 22EU Skonto FC Free Winter Undisclosed Undisclosed Sky Sports
24 FW Leonardo Ulloa 26EU Almería Transfer Winter 2017 £2,000,000 BBC Sport
MF Emil Asmundssen 18EU Fylkir Transfer Winter 2015 Undisclosed BBC Sport
DF Matthew Upson 33EU Stoke City Loan Winter 2013 Season Long Loan BBC Sport

Out
N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Apps
 Goals
 Source
21 GK David González 29 Contract Ended Barnsley Summer Free 2 0 BBC Sport
19 GK Michael Poke 26 Contract Ended Torquay United Summer Free 1 0 BBC Sport
8 MF Alan Navarro 31 Contract Ended Swindon Town Summer Free 85 1 BBC Sport
35 MF Jake Forster-Caskey 18 Loan Oxford United Summer Six month loan 8 2 BBC Sport
32 MF Yaser Kasim 21 Loan Luton Town Summer Six Month Loan 2 0 BBC Sport
31 DF Grant Hall 20 Contract Ended Tottenham Hotspur Summer Free 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur
11 MF Craig Noone 24 Transfer Cardiff City Summer Undisclosed 64 4 Brighton & Hove Albion
FW Roland Bergkamp 21 Loan VVV-Venlo Summer Season Long Loan 0 0 BBC Sport
17 MF Ryan Harley 27 Loan Milton Keynes Dons Winter Season Long Loan 21 2 BBC Sport
N/A MF Matt Sparrow 31 Free Crawley Town Winter Free 58 8 Crawley Town FC
10 FW Stephen Dobbie 30 Loan Crystal Palace Winter Season Long Loan 13 2 BBC Sport
22 DF Marcos Painter
26 Loan Bournemouth Winter Season Long Loan 98 1 BBC Sport
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.

Contracts
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
35 MF Jake Forster-Caskey 18 Signed 4 years June 2015 BBC Sport
15 MF Vicente 30 Signed 1 year June 2013 Sky Sports
30 MF Will Buckley 23 Signed 4 1/2 years June 2017 BBC Sport

Last updated:

Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Hull City (P) 46 24 7 15 61 52 +9 79 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Watford 46 23 8 15 85 58 +27 77 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 18 9 69 43 +26 75
5 Crystal Palace (P, O) 46 19 15 12 73 62 +11 72
6 Leicester City 46 19 11 16 71 48 +23 68
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 19 18 9 69 43  +26 75 11 9 3 39 17  +22 8 9 6 30 26  +4

Last updated: 28 April 2013.
Source:

Results round by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAAAHAHHHAAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLDWWWWWLDDLLDDWDWDWLDDDPLWDDLWWWWWDLLWDDDWDWWW
Position172110433113589101088787888888887877666677766654444
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2013. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

League Cup
14 August 2012 Round 1Swindon Town3–0Brighton & Hove AlbionSwindon
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Benson  53'
Navarro  65', 75'		 report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,737

FA Cup
5 January 2013 Round 3Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Newcastle UnitedBrighton
15:00 GMT Orlandi  33'
Hoskins  87'		 Report  48'  68' Ameobi Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 21,704
Referee: Lee Probert
26 January 2013 Round 4Brighton & Hove Albion2–3ArsenalBrighton
15:00 GMT Barnes  33'
Ulloa  62'		 Report  16', 56' Giroud
 85' Walcott		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,113
Referee: Oliver

Championship
18 August 2012 1Hull City1–0Brighton & Hove AlbionKingston upon Hull
15:00 Simpson  85' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,794
21 August 2012 2Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Cardiff CityBrighton
19:45 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,518
25 August 2012 3Brighton & Hove Albion5–1BarnsleyBrighton
15:00 Barnes  4', 81'
Bridge  14'
Mackail-Smith  38', 50'		  35' (pen.) Davies Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,594
1 September 2012 4Burnley1–3Brighton & Hove AlbionBurnley
15:00 Greer  61' (o.g.)  18', 77' Mackail-Smith
 88' Greer		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,413
14 September 2012 5Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Sheffield WednesdayBrighton
19:45 Bridge  24'
Mackail-Smith  54'
Buckley  58'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,594
18 September 2012 6Watford0–1Brighton & Hove AlbionWatford
19:45  50' (pen) Mackail-Smith Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,894
22 September 2012 7Millwall1–2Brighton & Hove AlbionLondon
15:00 C Taylor  68'
Wood  79'		  17' Barnes
 50' El-Abd		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,191
29 September 2012 8Brighton & Hove Albion0–1Birmingham CityBrighton
15:00  27' Burke Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,121
2 October 2012 9Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Ipswich TownBrighton
19:45 Buckley  80'  27' Murphy Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,736
6 October 2012 10Derby County0–0Brighton & Hove AlbionDerby
19:45 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,059
20 October 2012 11Brighton & Hove Albion0–1MiddlesbroughBrighton
15:00  21' Emnes Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,293
23 October 2012 12Leicester City1–0Brighton & Hove AlbionLeicester
19:45 King Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,726
27 October 2012 13Blackpool1–1Brighton & Hove AlbionBlackpool
19:45 Grandin  72'  56' Barnes Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,038
2 November 2012 14Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Leeds UnitedBrighton
19:45 Mackail-Smith  16' (pen), 48'  37' (pen) Diouf
 66' Becchio		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
6 November 2012 15Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Peterborough UnitedBrighton
19:45 Dobbie  90' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 23,703
10 November 2012 16Wolverhampton Wanderers3–3Brighton & Hove AlbionWolverhampton
15:00 Sako  22'
Henry  45'
Doumbia  61'
Johnson  90'		  43' Mackail-Smith
 72' Buckley
 89' (pen) Stephen Dobbie		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
17 November 2012 17Huddersfield Town1–2Brighton & Hove AlbionHuddersfield
15:00 Church  90'  5', 40' Buckley Stadium: Glapharam Stadium
Attendance: 13,299
24 November 2012 18Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Bolton WanderersBrighton
15:00 Bruno  54'  90' N'Gog Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,445
27 November 2012 19Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Bristol CityBrighton
19:45 Hammond  6'
Orlandi  26'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,044
1 December 2012 20Crystal Palace3–0Brighton & Hove AlbionLondon
15:00 Murray  38' (pen), 54' (pen)
Garvan  71' (pen)		  8' Dunk Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,114
8 December 2012 21Charlton Athletic2–2Brighton & Hove AlbionLondon
15:00 Wilson  9'
Pritchard  70'		  28' Mackail-Smith
 75' LuaLua		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,018
15 December 2012 22Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Nottingham ForestBrighton
15:00 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,684
18 December 2012 23Brighton & Hove Albion2–2MillwallBrighton
19:45 LuaLua  61'
López  88' (pen)		  25', 57' Wood Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,773
22 December 2012 Blackburn RoversP–PBrighton & Hove AlbionBlackburn
15:00 Stadium: Ewood Park
29 December 2012 25Brighton & Hove Albion1–3WatfordBrighton
15:00 López  65' (pen)  54' Deeney
 68', 69' Vydra		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,727
1 January 2013 26Ipswich Town0–3Brighton & Hove AlbionIpswich
15:00  15' Hammond
 34' Mackail-Smith
 67' Bridge		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,018
12 January 2013 27Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Derby CountyFalmer Stadium
15:00 Barnes  2'
Orlandi  25'		  70' Hendrick Attendance: 25,464
19 January 2013 28Birmingham City2–2Brighton & Hove AlbionBirmingham
15:00 Caldwell  18'
Žigić  90'		  24' Barnes
 43' López		 Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 15,299
22 January 2013 29Blackburn Rovers1–1Brighton & Hove AlbionBlackburn
15:00 Rhodes  45' (pen)  90' (pen) López Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,230
2 February 2013 29Sheffield Wednesday3–1Brighton & Hove AlbionSheffield
15:00 Lita  5'
Pugh  34'
Antonio  56'		  33' Barnes
 54' Orlandi		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,044
9 February 2013 30Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Hull CityBrighton
15:00 Vicente  83' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,367
12 February 2013 31Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Blackburn RoversBrighton
19:45 Vicente  57' (pen)  24' Dann Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,759
19 February 2013 32Cardiff City0–2Brighton & Hove AlbionCardiff
19:45  43' Andrea Orlandi
 90' Ulloa		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,782
23 February 2013 33Brighton & Hove Albion1–0BurnleyBrighton
15:00 López  20' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,836
2 March 2013 34Brighton & Hove Albion4–1Huddersfield TownBrighton
15:00 Ulloa  20', 76', 78'
López  81' (pen)		  42' Vaughan Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 25,831
5 March 2013 35Bristol City0–0Brighton & Hove AlbionBristol
19:45 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12,267
9 March 2013 36Bolton Wanderers1–0Brighton & Hove AlbionBolton
15:00 Alonso  20'  90+4' Barnes Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 17,599
12 March 2013 37Barnsley2–1Brighton & Hove AlbionBarnsley
19:45 Scotland  15'
Dagnall  64' (pen)		  59' Ulloa Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,869
17 March 2013 38Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Crystal PalaceBrighton
15:00 Ulloa  43', 50'
López  45'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,499
30 March 2013 39Nottingham Forest2–2Brighton & Hove AlbionNottingham
15:00 McGugan  82'
Lansbury  90'		  57' Ulloa
 85' Buckley		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,124
2 April 2013 40Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Charlton AthleticBrighton
19:45 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,043
6 April 2013 41Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Leicester CityBrighton
15:00 LuaLua  88'  73' James Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,493
13 April 2013 42Middlesbrough0-2Brighton & Hove AlbionMiddlesbrough
15:00  60' Orlandi
 76' López		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 14,925
16 April 2013 43Peterborough United0–0Brighton & Hove AlbionPeterborough
19:45 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,780
20 April 2013 44Brighton & Hove Albion6–1BlackpoolBrighton
15:00 Buckley  9'
Upson  23'
Orlandi  45'
López  46'
Barnes  76', 90'		  53' (o.g.) Hammond Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,499
27 April 2013 45Leeds United1–2Brighton & Hove AlbionLeeds
15:00 Austin  13'
Diouf  74' (pen)  76'		  10' Buckley
 73' Calderón
 88' Ulloa		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,904
4 May 2013 46Brighton & Hove Albion2-0Wolverhampton WanderersBrighton
12:45 LuaLua  5', 39' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,003

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of 28 April 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Peter Brezovan 10100000
2 DF Bruno 31129+110010
3 DF Gordon Greer 40136+112010
4 MF Dean Hammond (on loan from Southampton) 38231+522000
5 DF Lewis Dunk 907+100010
6 DF Adam El-Abd 3313112000
7 FW Will Hoskins 1214+700+1100
8 MF Andrew Crofts 23116+70+10000
9 FW Ashley Barnes 36925+882110
11 MF Andrea Orlandi 35729+561100
12 FW Craig Mackail-Smith 331126+5111+1000
14 DF Iñigo Calderón 28016+100100+10
15 MF Vicente 1225+620010
16 GK Casper Ankergren 502+102000
17 MF Ryan Harley 300+200010
18 MF Gary Dicker 26012+1101+1010
19 FW Leonardo Ulloa 171015+191100
20 DF Matthew Upson (on loan from Stoke City) 1711710000
21 MF David López 30924+492000
22 DF Marcos Painter 40400000
23 FW Torbjørn Agdestein 300+20000+10
25 MF Kazenga LuaLua 2237+1330+2000
26 MF Liam Bridcutt 4304002010
28 DF Wayne Bridge (on loan from Manchester City) 4133832010
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 4204100010
30 MF Will Buckley 37828+881000
33 MF George Barker 200+200000
35 MF Jake Forster-Caskey 300+300000
MF Emil Asmundssen 00000000
DF Vitalijs Maksimenko 00000000
Players currently out on loan:
10 FW Stephen Dobbie (on loan at Crystal Palace) 1324+920000
32 MF Yaser Kasim (on loan to Luton Town) 00000000
FW Roland Bergkamp (on loan at VVV-Venlo) 00000000
Players who left during the season:
11 MF Craig Noone 40300010
20 DF Romain Vincelot 00000000

Goalscorers
RankNo.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 12FWCraig Mackail-Smith110011
2 19FWLeonardo Ulloa91010
3 21FWDavid López9009
4 9FWAshley Barnes8109
5 30MFWill Buckley8008
6 11MFAndrea Orlandi6107
7 28DFWayne Bridge3003
25MFKazenga LuaLua3003
9 10FWStephen Dobbie2002
4MFDean Hammond2002
15MFVicente2002
12 2DFBruno1001
6DFAdam El-Abd1001
3DFGordon Greer1001
7FWWill Hoskins0101
20DFMatthew Upson1001
Total674071

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
2DFBruno30000030
3DFGordon Greer50000050
4MFDean Hammond50100060
5DFLewis Dunk01000001
6DFAdam El-Abd1000000100
8MFAndrew Crofts10000010
9FWAshley Barnes42001052
10FWStephen Dobbie10000010
11MFCraig Noone10000010
11MFAndrea Orlandi2000002'0
14DFIñigo Calderón41000041
15MFVicente10000010
16GKCasper Ankergren10000010
18MFGary Dicker10000010
19FWLeonardo Ulloa20000020
20DFMatthew Upson20000020
21MFDavid López10100020
22DFMarcos Painter10000010
25MFKazenga LuaLua20000020
26MFLiam Bridcutt1100000110
28DFWayne Bridge40000040
29GKTomasz Kuszczak20000020
30MFWill Buckley30000030
Total6742010704

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[1]
As of 28 April 2013
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 43
2 RB Bruno 30
3 CB Gordon Greer 39
6 CB Adam El-Abd 33
28 LB Wayne Bridge 42
11 CM Andrea Orlandi 31
26 CM Liam Bridcutt 44
4 CM Dean Hammond 33
30 RW Will Buckley 29
12 CF Craig Mackail-Smith 25
9 LW Ashley Barnes 28
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References
  1. http://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/players
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