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England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 42 | +27 | 57 | D0-0 | L1-3 | |
| 2 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | +33 | 56 | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 42 | +27 | 56 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | +26 | 55 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 42 | +31 | 50 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | Notts County | 42 | -12 | 44 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | +2 | 42 | W5-1 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | -4 | 42 | W2-0 | W3-1 | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | -14 | 42 | W5-0 | L1-3 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | +3 | 41 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 0 | 40 | W2-0 | D3-3 | |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 42 | -8 | 40 | L0-2 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 42 | -11 | 40 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -9 | 39 | W1-0 | W3-1 | |
| 15 | Wrexham | 42 | +3 | 38 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | -12 | 38 | W3-0 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 42 | -9 | 37 | W3-1 | L1-4 | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 42 | +3 | 36 | W3-1 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | -9 | 35 | W2-0 | W3-0 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | -17 | 34 | W2-0 | W1-0 | |
| 21 | Millwall | 42 | -19 | 32 | W3-0 | W4-1 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | -31 | 30 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| Brighton and Hove A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 1st | 4th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| Drawn | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Lost | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 5th | 2nd | 3rd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-1-1 | 5-1-0 | 2-3-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 12-6 | 11-2 | 10-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 1st | 3rd | 3rd |
| Goals scored | 72 | 44 | 28 |
| Failed to score | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 1st | 6th |
| Goals conceded | 39 | 11 | 28 |
| Clean sheets | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 4th |
| Goal difference | +33 | +33 | 0 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 10th | 11th | 9th |
| Goal total | 111 | 55 | 56 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | unbeaten in last 4 | ||
| Home | won last 3, unbeaten in last 15 |
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| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-3-2 | 6-1-1 | 2-2-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 11-3 | 15-1 | 6-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 D0-0 |
W2-0 |
D0-0 |
| Occurence | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Brighton and Hove A | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 72 | 39 | +33 | .659 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | .333 |
| English League Cup | Fifth Round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | .667 |
| TOTAL | 47 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 80 | 46 | +34 | .653 | |
