2015–16 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
Date from Position Name To Fee
1 July 2015 CM Bradley Barry Swindon Town Free transfer
1 July 2015 AM George Cole Free Agent Released
1 July 2015 CF Shamir Fenelon Crawley Town Free transfer
1 July 2015 LW Paddy McCourt Luton Town Free transfer
1 July 2015 CF Jimmy Muitt Free Agent Released
1 July 2015 CB Daniel Pappoe Free Agent Released
1 July 2015 CF Cameron Wiltshire Free Agent Released
1 August 2015 CF Craig Mackail-Smith Luton Town Free transfer
19 January 2016 RM Jeffrey Monakana FC Voluntari Free transfer
Transfers -- Transfers out
The 2015-16 season is Brighton & Hove Albion 114th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Brighton enjoyed a much improved season after narrowly avoiding relegation the season prior, finishing an impressive 3rd place in the Championship table below Middlesbrough only on an inferior goal difference of two goals. Brighton only lost five games throughout the entire season, a feat matched by champions Burnley who only finished with four more points than Brighton. The season began in spectacular fashion for Brighton, where they embarked on a 21 game unbeaten run that saw them occupy an automatic promotion place for much of the first half of the season. However, they would then lose four out of their five following games, dropping out of the top two and only sporadically occupying second place throughout the season, fighting a fierce contest with promotion rivals Hull City, Derby County, Middlesbrough and Burnley. After this mid-season dip in form, Brighton would only lose one more game throughout the rest of the season, and went into the final game of the Championship season away at second-placed Middlesbrough level on points with them but behind them on goal difference, knowing only a win would secure automatic promotion. The two teams drew 1-1, and Brighton finished the season in a play-off position instead. A third play-off campaign for the Seagulls in four seasons ensued, however it would again end in defeat at the semi-final stage for a third time, as Brighton lost 3-1 on aggregate over two legs against Sheffield Wednesday.