Signings since our return to Withdean

[Theatre of Trees]

Below are all the players bought into the club since we returned to Withdean by the various managers. I've split them into transfers, loans and youth team with figures given for all appearances by the latter. Loans turned into transfers count as the latter. It's interesting how the bulk of the squad were bought early on augmented by a few transfers later. As the years have progressed transfers have become less replaced by loans and youth teamers becoming regulars. Only two players, Kerry Mayo and Gary Hart are still with us from the pre-Withdean days.

Micky Adams

(1999-2000)
David Cameron
Jamie Campbell
Darren Carr
Andy Crosby
Darren Freeman
Aidan Newhouse
Charlie Oatway
Ryan Palmer
Paul Rogers
Paul Watson
Chris Wilder
Danny Cullip
Warren Aspinall
Martin Ling

LOANS
Lorenzo Pinamonte
Bobby Zamora
Paul Brooker

YOUTH TEAM
Scott Ramsey (24 games)
Sean Wilkinson (0 + 2 subs)
Chris McPhee (0+4)

(2000-01)
Michel Kuipers
Richard Carpenter
Bobby Zamora
Paul Brooker
Lee Steele
Mark Cartwright
Nathan Jones
Steve Melton
Matthew Wicks
Phil Stant
Martin Thomas

LOANS
none

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Virgo (2+4)
Sean Wilkinson (0+1)
Will Packham (0+1)

(2001) - Left after 12 games
Simon Morgan
Dirk Lehmann
Geoff Pitcher
Robbie Pethick

Peter Taylor

(2001-02)
David Lee
Chris Jones

LOANS
Simon Royce
Junior Lewis
Danny Webb
Wayne Gray
Phil Hadland

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Virgo (4+2)
Chris McPhee (2)
Will Packham (1)

Martin Hinshelwood

(2002) - Moved upstairs after 12 games
Paul Kitson
Guy Butters
John Piercey

LOANS
Andy Petterson
Graham Barrett

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Hinshelwood (2+1)
Sean Wilkinson (4+6)
Dean Marney (6+5)
Adam Virgo (2)
Dan Harding (0+1)
Chris McPhee (0+2)
Dean Hammond (1+3)

Steve Coppell

(2002-03)
Dean Blackwell
Simon Rodger
Dave Beasant

LOANS
Steve Sidwell
Danny Webb
Ben Roberts
Ivar Ingimarsson
Tony Rougier

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Hinshelwood (2+2)
Sean Wilkinson (0+1)
Danny Marney (0+1)
Adam Virgo (1)

(2003) - Left after 12 games
Ben Roberts
Leon Knight

LOANS
Darius Henderson
Ross Flitney
Zesh Rehman

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Hinshelwood (12)
Chris McPhee (2+4)
Dan Harding (2+3)
Danny Marney (0+1)

Mark McGhee

(2003-04)
Stuart Jones
Chris Iwelumo
Paul Reid

LOANS
Mark Yeates
Trevor Benjamin

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Hinshelwood (4+1)
Chris McPhee (10+13)
Dan Harding (14+3)
Danny Marney (0+2)
Jake Robinson (1+8)
Dan Beck (0+1)
Sean Wilkinson (0+2)
Adam El-Abd (6+5)
Adam Virgo (20+2)

(2004-05)
Alexis Nicolas
Albert Jarrett
Maheta Molango
Darren Currie
Steve Claridge
Mark McCammon
Rami Shabaan

LOANS
David Yelldell
Alan Blayney
Joe Dolan

YOUTH TEAM
Adam Virgo (36)
Dan Harding (39+4)
Jake Robinson (1+9)
Adam Hinshelwood (37+1)
Dean Hammond (20+10)
Adam El-Abd (14+2)
Chris McPhee (6+10)
Chris May (0+1)

(2005) - 26 games
Jason Dodd
Federico Turienzo
Sebastian Carole
Alexander Frutos
Colin Kazim-Richards

LOANS
Wayne Henderson
Alan Blayney
Paul McShane
Florent Chaigneau

YOUTH TEAM
Dean Hammond (25)
Chris McPhee (2+2)
Adam El-Abd (7+4)
Jake Robinson (13+8)
Gary Elphick (1+1)
Dean Cox (0+1)
Tommy Elphick (0+1)
Joel Lynch (1)
Joe Gatting (0+1)

 

[Halftime Oranges]

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I'd forgotten quite how many players Micky Adams signed.

 

[Jim in the West]

I'd forgotten quite how many players Micky Adams signed.

And quite how many of them were complete crap...

 

[goldstone]

Great list .... but didn't both Elphicks play for us last year?

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

Few questions emerge from that list:

1) Whatever happened to Matthew Wicks? He was touted as one of the most promising young defenders around when he first started out, seemed to do quite well for us to begin with.
Where is he now?

2) How many games did Aidan Newhouse, Ryan Palmer, David Cameron and Chris Wilder play for us?

3) Scott Ramsey played 24 games?

4) Dirk Lehmann = a cheaper Turienzo? Maybe we should steer clear of foreign strikers altogether.

5) Chris Jones was a goalkeeper, right?

6) Why did Coppell bring back Danny Webb on loan?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Wicksy went to Hull didn't he? and then his career petered out.

Ryan Palmer - One appearance in a loss at Vetch Field
Aidan Newhouse - 2 starts 13 appearances 2 Goals (2 vs Mansfield on return to Brighton)
David Cameron - 8 starts 21 appearances 0 goals (twat)
Chris Wilder - 13 appearances

Ramsay 10 starts 37 appearances 2 Goals

Chris Jones the Aussie, Goalkeeper.


We will never see what Coppell saw in Danny Webb

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Wicks ended up in New Zealand.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

David Cameron - 8 starts 21 appearances 0 goals (twat)

Now thats interesting. Remember when Alan Cork called him useless and he was effectively bombed out of the team.

I remember for a few weeks people were calling for Adams head.

The season after he won the championship.

 

[daveyboybhafc2]

andy petterson possibly one of the worst goalkeepers i saw in recent years, I seem to remember him falling over at the end of one game at withdean and the other team scoring. useless.

 

[Skaville]

(2000-01)
Michel Kuipers
Richard Carpenter
Bobby Zamora
Paul Brooker
Lee Steele
Mark Cartwright
Nathan Jones
Steve Melton
Matthew Wicks
Phil Stant
Martin Thomas

No wonder we won the league that year!

Martin Thomas - the famous head tackler!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

andy petterson possibly one of the worst goalkeepers i saw in recent years, I seem to remember him falling over at the end of one game at withdean and the other team scoring. useless.

Yes! That was vs the Gills when we were trailing 3-2 and the had a break. He started to job backwards to get back into the box and fell over.

He played at Walsall and my saddlers fan/friend said he was the worst keeper he had ever seen.

 

[daveyboybhafc2]

Martin Thomas - the famous head tackler! [/B]

That was possibly the most bizarre and stupid tackle i have seen but it was quite impressive though!

 

[Billy the Fish]

And quite how many of them were complete crap...

That's bollocks mate, you've got to remember just how shit our team was when he took over. This lot are a team of Maradonnas compared to wescott & co.
(1999-2000)
David Cameron
Jamie Campbell
Darren Carr
Andy Crosby
Darren Freeman
Aidan Newhouse
Charlie Oatway
Ryan Palmer
Paul Rogers
Paul Watson
Chris Wilder
Danny Cullip
Warren Aspinall
Martin Ling

 

[Napper]

Joe Dolan

 

[Scotty Mac]

Martin Thomas - the famous head tackler!

 

[Storer68]

That's bollocks mate, you've got to remember just how shit our team was when he took over. This lot are a team of Maradonnas compared to wescott & co.
(1999-2000)
David Cameron
Jamie Campbell
Darren Carr

Aidan Newhouse
Charlie Oatway
Ryan Palmer


Chris Wilder

Warren Aspinall
Martin Ling

You sure?

This was the side that horton put out that lost to Northanpton in the League cup......

Albion Team:
Mark Walton
Peter Smith, Glenn Thomas, Ian Culverhouse, Derek Allan, Graeme Atkinson,
Jeff Minton, Kerry Mayo, Michael Bennett,
Jamie Moralee, Richard Barker.
subs: Ross Johnson, Mark Ormerod, Danny Mills, plus 2.
Formation 5-3-2
Attendance: 1,291 (mid-week travelling causes very low crowds as people leaving work are unable to arrive in time for the kick-off).
Albion MOM: Richie Barker.


How many would you want to see again in an Albion team

 

[tinx]

I have no recollection of Stuart Jones. Signed in the 2003 2004 season.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Great list .... but didn't both Elphicks play for us last year?

No, both this year, Gary v Sheffield Utd, Tommy v Reading.

 

[Simster]

No, both this year, Gary v Sheffield Utd, Tommy v Reading.

I think even Michael might have had a better debut than Tommy enjoyed.