Brighton 2016/17

Brighton finished 2nd of 24 in the 2016/17 Championship with 93 points (won 28, drawn 9, lost 9; scored 74, conceded 40) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 17 matches of 46; lowest 13th, after match 6. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 18 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Brighton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Derby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	10th
2	Fri 12 Aug 2016	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–0 W	Won	4	1st
3	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Rotherham (home)	3–0 W	Won	7	1st
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Reading (away)	2–2 D	Drew	8	2nd
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Newcastle (away)	0–2 L	Lost	8	8th
6	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Brentford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	8	13th
7	Tue 13 Sep 2016	Huddersfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	11	7th
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Burton (away)	1–0 W	Won	14	7th
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	3rd
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Ipswich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	18	3rd
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–1 W	Won	21	4th
12	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Preston (home)	2–2 D	Drew	22	4th
13	Tue 18 Oct 2016	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	25	3rd
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Norwich (home)	5–0 W	Won	31	2nd
16	Sat 5 Nov 2016	Bristol City (away)	2–0 W	Won	34	2nd
17	Fri 18 Nov 2016	Aston Villa (home)	1–1 D	Drew	35	2nd
18	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Fulham (home)	2–1 W	Won	38	2nd
19	Sat 3 Dec 2016	Cardiff (away)	0–0 D	Drew	39	2nd
20	Fri 9 Dec 2016	Leeds (home)	2–0 W	Won	42	1st
21	Tue 13 Dec 2016	Blackburn (away)	3–2 W	Won	45	1st
22	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Birmingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	48	2nd
23	Tue 27 Dec 2016	QPR (home)	3–0 W	Won	51	1st
24	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Fulham (away)	2–1 W	Won	54	1st
25	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Preston (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	2nd
26	Fri 20 Jan 2017	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–1 W	Won	57	1st
27	Tue 24 Jan 2017	Cardiff (home)	1–0 W	Won	60	1st
28	Thu 2 Feb 2017	Huddersfield (away)	1–3 L	Lost	60	1st
29	Sun 5 Feb 2017	Brentford (away)	3–3 D	Drew	61	2nd
30	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Burton (home)	4–1 W	Won	64	2nd
31	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	2nd
32	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	68	1st
33	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	71	1st
34	Tue 28 Feb 2017	Newcastle (home)	1–2 L	Lost	71	2nd
35	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–3 L	Lost	71	2nd
36	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Rotherham (away)	2–0 W	Won	74	2nd
37	Fri 10 Mar 2017	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	77	2nd
38	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Leeds (away)	0–2 L	Lost	77	2nd
39	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Blackburn (home)	1–0 W	Won	80	2nd
40	Tue 4 Apr 2017	Birmingham (home)	3–1 W	Won	83	1st
41	Fri 7 Apr 2017	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	86	1st
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Wolves (away)	2–0 W	Won	89	1st
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	92	1st
44	Fri 21 Apr 2017	Norwich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	92	1st
45	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Bristol City (home)	0–1 L	Lost	92	1st
46	Sun 7 May 2017	Aston Villa (away)	1–1 D	Drew	93	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.