The WAB Friday Quiz #111

Want to feel old? It is 20 years now since Micky Adams led Brighton & Hove Albion to the 2000-01 Division Three title, securing the club’s first piece of silverware for 36 years.

An entire generation of Seagulls supporters had never seen Brighton lift a trophy before that campaign, which explains why it was so memorable.

The goals of Bobby Zamora, the saves of Michel Kuipers, the stepovers of Nathan Jones and the set pieces of Paul Watson and Richard Carpenter made for a special, special season.

This week’s WAB Friday Quiz is going to find out how your brain has coped with the passage of time by testing your memories of the Albion that title winning season.

The WAB Friday Quiz #111 - Brighton & Hove Albion 2000-01 Season
The Albion had ended the 1999-00 season with an unbeaten run of how many games, fuelling hopes of a promotion push for 2000-01?

How much did Brighton pay to Bristol Rovers for Michel Kuipers in the summer of 2000?

Brighton opened their 2000-01 campaign away at Southend United. What was the final score?

Injury to Andy Crosby early in the season saw Micky Adams sign which defender on loan from Peterborough United?

Who did Brighton beat 2-0 away from home on Tuesday 12th September, a game which took place in the height of the petrol crisis with over 300 Albion fans still managing to make the journey?

Alan Cork left his role as Micky Adam's assistant to become manager of which club?

Which Albion player was controversially sent off in the 1-0 defeat away at Chesterfield in October?

December saw Bobby Zamora score his famous over-the-shoulder volley in a 2-1 Withdean win over which opponents?

Which 17-year-old youth team player made his senior Albion debut in a 2-0 Paint Pot win over Cardiff City in December?

With Bobby Zamora suspended for the Boxing Day trip to Barnet, who led the line in his absence and scored the only goal of the game?

Brighton visited which stadium for the first time in a league fixture on Saturday 13th January 2001, winning 2-1?

Phil Stant signed for Brighton as a player less than 48 hours after being sacked as manager of which club?

What was the name of the midfielder signed from Swansea City on deadline day who made one start and seven substitute appearances in the final two months of the season?

What was the score at Home Park on the day that the Albion secured promotion?

Who scored the winner against Chesterfield which confirmed Brighton as Division Three champions?

What was the result in Brighton's final game of the 2000-01 campaign?

In which month of the season did Bobby Zamora score his first goal away from Withdean?

Gary Hart and which other player tied for second place behind Zamora in the scoring charts with eight goals for the season?

Brighton failed to beat one side on the three occasions they played each other in the 2000-01 season. Who?

How many points did Brighton end the 2000-01 season with?

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