The WAB Friday Quiz #122

Time flies when you are having fun. Do not ask us how, but a decade has passed since the Amex Stadium opened and Brighton & Hove Albion took their place in the Championship for the 2011-12 season.

To mark the occasion, this week’s WAB Friday Quiz is all about that first season in the Seagulls’ brand new home. How much can you remember from a campaign in which Gus Poyet He Who Must Not Be Named led the Albion to their highest league finish for 21 years? We are about to find out.

The WAB Friday Quiz #122 - Brighton & Hove Albion 2011-12 Season
Craig Mackail-Smith cost £2.5 million in the summer of 2011, becoming Brighton's record signing. From which club did the Albion buy him?

Which Doncaster Rovers player became the first scorer of a competitive goal at the Amex?

Brighton picked up a 3-1 victory on Wednesday 17th August on their first ever visit to which stadium?

After signing from Swansea City, what squad number did Ryan Harley wear as an Albion player?

Brighton lost their first Championship game of 2011-12 on Saturday 17th September. Who was the defeat against?

The Albion pulled off quite the coup when convincing Vicente to join on a free transfer. How many caps for Spain had he won in his illustrious career?

What major announcement was made prior to the 1-0 defeat against West Ham United at the Amex in October?

Which Brighton player was sent off during a 3-0 defeat at Southampton in November?

Billy Paynter contributed how many goals during his 10 game loan spell?

Sexy Pete Brezovan came in for his first start of the season in January, keeping a surprise clean sheet against which opponents at the Amex?

Brighton needed a replay and penalties to eliminate which Conference side in the third round of the FA Cup?

Which former England international goalkeeper was beaten by Inigo Calderon's Goal of the Season winner when Brighton beat Bristol City 2-0 at the Amex in January?

Who scored the Albion's equaliser in January's 1-1 draw away at Crystal Palace?

Oh Alan Navarro scored a last minute winner away at Leeds in February. What was the final score in that game?

Against which opponents did Vicente famously advance 60 yards up the pitch with the ball, beating about seven or eight opponents before hitting the bar from 30 yards?

Gai Assulin joined Brighton on loan from Manchester City. What nation did he play international football for?

Joe Mattock scored in a 3-1 defeat away at Blackpool in March and Gonzalo Jara was sent off in the same game. From which club had Brighton loaned both players?

Which player with Albion connections scored a 90th minute equaliser for Nottingham Forest when Brighton drew 1-1 at the City Ground in March?

The final game of the 2011-12 season was a mind numbingly boring 0-0 draw on a Saturday lunch time against which opponents?

In which position did Brighton finish in the Championship table at the end of the season?

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