Final Totals

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 46 19 12 15 69   41 26 33 7 Wilkins 06-07 1 46 14 11 21 53   30 24 46 18 Wilkins 05-06 C 46 7 17 22 38 -- 15 37 48 24 McGhee 04-05 C 46 13 12 21 51 -- 28 26 46 20 McGhee 03-04 1 46 22 11 13 77 -- 48 24 28 4 McGhee 02-03 C 46 11 12 23 45 -- 24 26 50 23 Coppell 01-02 1 46 25 15 6 90 -- 54 33 13 1 Taylor 00-01 2 46 28 8 10 92 -- 61 17 22 1 Adams 99-00 2 46 17 16 13 67 -- 37 35 28 11 Adams

Wilkins finished 7 pts off p-o places in '07/8. Better than a big disappointment for '06/7 when getting a 'must do better' report - oh dear!! McGhee had euphoria in '04/5 when surviving in the Champ's by a point, in a very close relegation scrap. A year later his number was up well before game 46 of '05/6. Two terms before he was happily on his way to er, Cardiff in May in '03/4. Coppell had seen his skills as a manager validated in a desperate attempt to defy very long survival odds. An unlucky year '02/3 perhaps. Taylor took the title, Brighton up to div1 and resigned to boot with a big CV plus in '01/2. Adams had done an incredible act of achieving promotion for a rock bottom club in '00/1 after two years. He actually wasn't far off play-offs in Withdean's first season of '99/00.

Run In

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 11 5 2 4 17   45 18 36 7 Wilkins 06-07 1 11 1 5 5 8   9 45 45 18 Wilkins 05-06 C 11 2 3 6 9 -- 18 27 55 24 McGhee 04-05 C 11 1 4 6 7 -- 9 36 55 20 McGhee 03-04 1 11 6 3 2 21 -- 55 27 18 4 McGhee 02-03 C 11 4 4 3 16 -- 36 36 28 23 Coppell 01-02 1 11 7 3 1 24 -- 64 27 9 1 Taylor 00-01 2 11 6 4 1 22 -- 55 36 9 1 Adams 99-00 2 11 6 5 0 23 -- 54 46 0 11 Adams

Wilkins was just short of p-o figs in '08 but a dire run-in for '07 that looked negative from any angle. McGhee couldn't motivate a defeated team of '06 Championship. His run-in was a nightmare in '05 with just one win. Nearly 2 pt/gm had got B'ton to knockout stages in a successful lg1 campaign of '04. Coppell went for it but points return needed to be bigger. A positive sequence broke down in '03. Taylor went on winning, if not drawing on to Champ's glory. All but unbeaten for '02. Adams was a model of consistency in '01 and did the biz as usual. In his first season '00 a vision of the future revealed what an unbeaten run could do.

Start to Run In

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 35 14 10 11 52   40 28 31 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 35 13 6 16 45   37 17 46 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 35 5 14 16 29 -- 14 40 46 23 McGhee 04-05 C 35 12 8 15 44 -- 34 23 43 15 McGhee 03-04 1 35 16 8 11 56 -- 46 23 31 5 McGhee 02-03 C 35 7 8 20 29 -- 20 23 57 22 Coppell 01-02 1 35 18 12 5 66 -- 51 34 15 2 Taylor 00-01 2 35 22 4 9 70 -- 63 11 26 2 Adams 99-00 2 35 11 11 13 44 -- 31 31 38 16 Adams

Wilkins overall inconsistencies were dragging good work down. Play-offs looked but a dream in '07/8 and '06/7. McGhee knew he'd a massive job on in '05/6, while 12 months prior he was cruising '04/5. A year previous again '03/4 he was top 5 and won nearly half of fixtures. Coppell kept us on a '02/3 tightrope but it was always in the balance. Taylor posted good '01/2 Q figs so far, as WDL ratio was 3:2:1. A class act. Adams notched up a high proportion of victories in '00/1. He'd only levelled out by three quarters gone in '99/00.

Mid Season

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 23 9 8 6 35   39 35 26 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 23 9 4 10 31   39 17 43 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 23 4 7 12 19 -- 18 30 52 23 McGhee 04-05 C 23 8 5 10 29 -- 35 22 43 15 McGhee 03-04 1 23 9 5 9 32 -- 39 22 39 5 McGhee 02-03 C 23 6 7 10 25 -- 26 31 43 22 Coppell 01-02 1 23 12 8 3 44 -- 52 35 13 2 Taylor 00-01 2 23 15 2 6 47 -- 65 9 26 3 Adams 99-00 2 23 6 8 9 26 -- 26 35 39 16 Adams

Wilkins was having an up and down time to try and rise above mediocrity for both '07/8 and '06/7. McGhee picked up the pace in '04/5 but it was a winter of discontent in '05/6. His lg1 effort of '03/4 kept p-o hopes alive. Coppell continued good work in '02/3 but losses mounted. He was close to cut off. Taylor pushed on during '01/2, recording useful win stats. No probs there. Adams hit the heights in '00/1 netting over 2 pt/gm. A first season '99/00 was merely just a point a game at this stage.

Halfway to three quarters

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 12 5 4 3 19   42 33 25 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 12 4 2 6 14   33 16 50 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 12 3 1 8 10 -- 25 8 67 23 McGhee 04-05 C 12 5 4 3 19 -- 42 33 25 15 McGhee 03-04 1 12 5 3 4 18 -- 42 25 33 5 McGhee 02-03 C 12 4 3 5 15 -- 33 25 42 22 Coppell 01-02 1 12 6 3 3 21 -- 50 25 25 2 Taylor 00-01 2 12 7 1 4 22 -- 58 8 33 3 Adams 99-00 2 12 3 4 5 13 -- 25 33 42 16 Adams

Wilkins was having an up and down time to try and rise above mediocrity for both '07/8 and '06/7. McGhee picked up the pace in '04/5 but it was a winter of discontent in '05/6. His lg1 effort of '03/4 kept p-o hopes alive. Coppell continued good work in '02/3 but losses mounted. He was close to cut off. Taylor pushed on during '01/2, recording useful win stats. No probs there. Adams hit the heights in '00/1 netting over 2 pt/gm. A first season '99/00 was merely just a point a game at this stage.

Start to Halfway

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 23 9 6 8 33   39 26 35 10 Wilkins 06-07 1 23 9 4 10 31   39 17 43 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 23 2 13 8 19 -- 8 57 35 22 McGhee 04-05 C 23 7 4 12 25 -- 31 17 52 20 McGhee 03-04 1 23 11 5 7 38 -- 48 22 30 4 McGhee 02-03 C 23 3 5 15 14 -- 13 22 65 23 Coppell 01-02 1 23 12 9 2 45 -- 52 39 9 3 Taylor 00-01 2 23 15 3 5 48 -- 65 13 22 2 Adams 99-00 2 23 8 7 8 31 -- 35 30 35 15 Adams

Wilkins knew he had to work some magic after '07. Wilkins was on track to improve on '06 from mid-table but needed less defeats. McGhee in his two Champ's years '05 & '04 really struggled. He got Albion to 4th in lg1, after a wobble to halfway back in '03. Coppell knew he had to keep future defeats to a low % stat for survival after '02. Taylor appeared to have all the answers by Xmas '01. Time would tell. Adams got his '00 table top act together and results were very positive. A season before '99, he was looking for a new millennium plan.

End of Start to Halfway

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 11 4 4 3 16   36 36 27 10 Wilkins 06-07 1 11 5 2 4 17   45 18 36 12 Wilkins 05-06 C 11 1 6 4 9 -- 9 55 36 22 McGhee 04-05 C 11 3 1 7 10 -- 27 9 64 20 McGhee 03-04 1 11 4 2 5 14 -- 36 18 46 4 McGhee 02-03 C 11 2 4 5 10 -- 18 36 46 23 Coppell 01-02 1 11 6 5 0 23 -- 55 45 9 3 Taylor 00-01 2 11 8 1 2 22 -- 73 9 18 2 Adams 99-00 2 11 3 4 4 13 -- 27 36 36 15 Adams

In '07 Wilkins was again getting stuck outside p-o places. Wilkins steadied the ship in '06 and held a mid-berth position. McGhee found '05 & '04 Championship standards a bit taxing. In his lg1 year '03 he did ok though. Coppell had in '02 to work miracles but was only human. He needed to find a formula. Taylor made a seamless change-over in '01 and had super figs. Onward & seemingly upwards. Adams bettered his start in the promo year from '00 but had found season 1 of '99 frustrating, mainly through inconsistency.

Start

Sesn Lg Pl Wn Dr Ls Pt   %W %D %L Pos Manager 07-08 1 12 5 2 5 17   41 17 41 11 Wilkins 06-07 1 12 4 2 6 14   33 17 50 18 McGhee 05-06 C 12 1 7 4 10 -- 8 58 33 21 McGhee 04-05 C 12 4 3 5 15 -- 33 25 42 15 McGhee 03-04 1 12 7 3 2 24 -- 58 25 17 1 Coppell 02-03 C 12 1 1 10 4 -- 8 8 84 24 Hinshelwood 01-02 1 12 6 4 2 22 -- 50 33 17 3 Adams 00-01 2 12 7 2 3 23 -- 58 17 25 3 Adams 99-00 2 12 5 3 4 18 -- 42 25 33 11 Adams

Wilkins was trying to put a p-o squad together for '07 and sometimes we were, other times we weren't. Mostly we were average. In '06 McGhee (W2 D1 L3) lost the plot and was sacked. Wilkins took on the job to aim for play-offs. His mantra was for youth. McGhee had two seasons in the Championship where starts were initially ok '04, then much less than average '05. Coppell kicked off in '03 League 1 in fine style and took us to the top. On course for a promotion challenge of sorts. Hinshelwood had a tough job on but no experience to help when starting a Championship campaign in '02. Adams got reasonable results from his new team after a Brighton homecoming '99. He then took a better side to barnstorming starts in consecutive seasons in lg2 of '00 & lg1 '01.