The 2010–11 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's fourth consecutive season in the League One. It was their last season at the Withdean Stadium before moving to Falmer Stadium. Brighton won League One in this season, gaining promotion to the Football League Championship for the 2011–12 season.

Key dates 2010 7.5.10: Swansea defender Marcos Painter agrees to a two-year pre-contract which he later signs. 11.6.10: Albion sign goalkeeper Michael Poke from fellow League One side Southampton. 28.6.10: Argentinean Club Comunicaciones players Agustín Battipiedi and Cristian Baz both sign one-year contracts. 29.6.10: After spending over a decade at Scunthorpe United Midfielder Matt Sparrow signs a three-year contract. 8.7.10: Albion acquires young gun Ashley Barnes from Plymouth Argyle with the striker signing a two-year contract. 11.7.10: Speculation is ended when it is announced Gordon Greer is transferring from Swindon Town to take up a three-year contract with the seagulls. 16.7.10: Brighton sign former Bulgarian international Radostin Kishishev on a one-year deal. 2011 28.1.11: Chairman Tony Bloom confirms that Elliott Bennett has submitted a transfer request. He told seagulls.co.uk "Nothing has changed. We do not want to sell Elliott, we don't need to sell the player." 12.4.11: Promotion to Championship secured with 4–3 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.

League table

First team As of 29 January 2011. No. Name Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes Goalkeepers 1 Peter Brezovan GK Swindon Town 13 Mitch Walker GK Youth team graduate 16 Casper Ankergren GK Leeds United 19 Michael Poke GK Southampton Defenders 3 Gordon Greer CB Swindon Town Club captain 4 Tommy Elphick CB Youth team graduate 6 Adam El-Abd CB Youth team graduate 14 Iñigo Calderón RB Deportivo Alavés 22 Marcos Painter LB Swansea City 27 Mauricio Taricco LB A.S. Villasimius Assistant manager 30 Steve Cook CB/RB Youth team graduate 32 James Tunnicliffe CB Stockport County on loan at Bristol Rovers 33 Jimmy McNulty LB Stockport County 37 Lewis Dunk CB Youth team graduate Midfielders 5 Agustín Battipiedi CM Club Comunicaciones 7 Elliott Bennett RM Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 Alan Navarro CM MK Dons 10 Matt Sparrow CM Scunthorpe United 11 Cristian Baz LM/FW Club Comunicaciones 12 Kazenga LuaLua LW Newcastle United loaned from Newcastle United 15 Gary Hart RM/FW Stansted 18 Gary Dicker CM Stockport County 24 Jamie Smith CM Crystal Palace 25 Radostin Kishishev CM Litex Lovech 26 Liam Bridcutt CM Chelsea 28 Jake Forster-Caskey CM Youth team graduate 29 Yaser Kasim MF Tottenham Hotspur31 Craig Noone LW Plymouth Argyle 36 Ryan Thomson CM Youth team graduate Strikers 9 Ashley Barnes FW Plymouth Argyle 17 Glenn Murray FW Rochdale 20 Chris Holroyd FW Cambridge United 21 Francisco Sandaza FW Dundee United23 Torbjørn Agdestein FW Stord IL 39Chris Wood FW West Bromwich Albion loaned from West Bromwich Albion

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

League One

Notes

FA Cup As they were playing in League One, Albion entered the 2010–11 FA Cup at the first round proper.

Football League Cup

League Trophy

Statistics Appearances, goals and cards As of Fixture vs Notts County(7 May 2011). (Substitute appearances in brackets) No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKPeter Brezovan1 (1)07000008 (1)0003DFGordon Greer320400000360424DFTommy Elphick22 (5)160101030 (5)1805DF Agustín Battipiedi3 (5)01 (3)010005 (8)0206DFAdam El-Abd36 (1)120101040 (1)1907MFElliott Bennett45 (1)6520 (1)01051 (2)8408MFAlan Navarro2 (2)0000 (1)0002 (3)0009FWAshley Barnes31 (11)1862001038 (11)207010MFMatt Sparrow21 (8)452101028 (8)64111MFCristian Baz0 (7)02 (3)0100 (1)03 (11)00012MFKazenga LuaLua7 (4)40000007 (4)41013 GKMitch Walker00000000000014DFIñigo Calderón4475100105084115MFGary Hart0 (3)01 (3)0100 (1)02 (7)00016GKCasper Ankergren4500000104602017FWGlenn Murray38 (4)226 (1)0001045 (5)226018MFGary Dicker38 (8)340101044 (8)35019GKMichael Poke00001000100020FWChris Holroyd0 (3)00 (1)010001 (4)00021FWFran Sandaza3 (12)21 (3)200004 (15)41022 DFMarcos Painter4616010105415023FWTorbjorn Agdestein00000000000024MFJamie Smith3 (5)00 (2)00 (1)00 (1)03 (9)00025MFRadostin Kishishev21 (11)040000025 (11)03026MFLiam Bridcutt31 (6)25 (1)0001037 (7)25127DFMauricio Taricco2 (2)03100005 (2)11128MFJake Forster-Caskey000 (1)000000 (1)00029MFYaser Kasim10000000100030DFSteve Cook00000000000031MFCraig Noone10 (13)200000010 (13)21033DFJimmy McNulty00000000000036MFRyan Thomson00000000000037DFLewis Dunk2 (3)02 (1)000004 (4)00039FWChris Wood22 (7)821000024 (7)910 Own Goals040000000400

Formation FormationLeagueFA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total4–4–2 33 5 1 1 404–5–1 2 0 0 0 24–3–3 5 2 0 0 7 40 7 1 1 49

Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthNotesManagerPlayerSeptemberGus PoyetCasper AnkergrenMarchGus PoyetCasper Ankergren

Team of the Year League One Pos.PlayerClub GK Kelvin Davis Southampton DF Iñigo Calderón Brighton & Hove Albion DF Dan Harding Southampton DF Gordon Greer Brighton & Hove Albion DF José Fonte Southampton MF Anthony Pilkington Huddersfield Town MF Elliott Bennett Brighton & Hove Albion MF Adam Lallana Southampton MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Southampton FW Craig Mackail-Smith Peterborough United FW Bradley Wright-Phillips Charlton Athletic

Transfers In DateNameFromFeeRef.11 June 2010 Michael PokeSouthamptonFreeJuly 2010 Marcos PainterSwansea CityFree28 June 2010 Agustín BattipiediClub ComunicacionesFree28 June 2010 Cristian BazClub ComunicacionesFree29 June 2010 Matt SparrowScunthorpe UnitedFree8 July 2010 Ashley BarnesPlymouth ArgyleUndisclosed16 July 2010 Radostin KishishevLitex LovechFree11 July 2010 Gordon GreerSwindon Town£250,0001 September 2010 Francisco SandazaDundee UnitedFree 28 August 2010 Liam Bridcutt ChelseaFree31 December 2010 Craig Noone Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed

Out DateNameToFeeRef.May 2010 Michel KuipersCrawley TownFreeJune 2010 Nicky ForsterBrentfordFreeJuly 2010 Craig DaviesChesterfieldFreeJuly 2010 Andrew CroftsNorwich£300,000July 2010 Jake WrightOxford UnitedFreeJuly 2010 Liam DickinsonBarnsleyUndisclosedJuly 2010 Steve BrinkhurstEastbourne BoroughUndisclosed13 November 2010 Kazenga LuaLuaNewcastle UnitedLoan Return7 January 2011 Andy WhingLeyton OrientFree

Loan in DateNameFromLength of LoanRef.31 August 2010 Kazenga LuaLuaNewcastle UnitedFour-Month Loan19 November 2010 Chris WoodWest Bromwich AlbionTwo-Month Loan

Loan out DateNameToLength of LoanRef.July 2010 James TunnicliffeBristol RoversSeason-Long LoanJuly 2010 Jimmy McNultyScunthorpe UnitedSix-Month LoanSeptember 2010 Steve CookEastbourne BoroughOne-Month LoanSeptember 2010 Chris HolroydStevenageThree-Month LoanOctober 2010 Steve CookMansfield TownThree-Month LoanOctober 2010 Andy WhingLeyton OrientTwo-month LoanJanuary 2011 Mitch Walker Welling United March 2011 Chris HolroydBuryOne-Month Loan

Trialists DateNamePositionClubRef.July 2010 Eric Midtgarden Forward July 2010 Filipe Morais Winger Oldham Athletic August 2010 Diego Camacho Defensive midfielder AlbaceteJanuary 2011 Emmanuel Ledesma Attacking midfielder WalsallApril 2011 Kosta Barbarouses Striker Brisbane Roar

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