May 4: Grimsby 2 Albion 2

10:35am Thursday 20th July 2006

Amid the inevitable inquests into Albion's relegation there is one aspect which not even Steve Coppell could alter.

April 26: Albion 4 Watford 0

10:33am Thursday 20th July 2006

Never in the history of conflict with their bitterest enemies has a goal scored by Crystal Palace meant so much to so many at Albion.

April 21: Albion 1 Sheff Wed 1

10:30am Thursday 20th July 2006

Bobby Zamora shrugged off his spat with the club to keep Albion's survival hopes flickering and condemn Wednesday to the drop.

April 19: Leicester 2 Albion 0

10:27am Thursday 20th July 2006

Albion are clinging onto a sporting chance of saving themselves from an instant return to the Second Division.

April 12: Albion 0 Preston 2

10:23am Thursday 20th July 2006

Brace yourselves for a white-knuckle ride in the final four matches of the season.

April 4: Reading 1 Albion 2

10:21am Thursday 20th July 2006

Paul Kitson made a sensational comeback as Albion turned the table on its head.

March 25: Albion 0 Palace 0

10:19am Thursday 20th July 2006

Albion had to settle for a point against their arch rivals and a fourth clean sheet on the trot at Withdean.

March 22: Ipswich 2 Albion 2

10:16am Thursday 20th July 2006

Albion did not just pick up a valuable point with a stirring second-half comeback, the players also proved a point to themselves.

March 18: Sheff Utd 2 Albion 1

10:08am Thursday 20th July 2006

Albion were cut down by the promotion-chasing Blades as they suffered their third away defeat on the trot but it was a close shave.

March 15: Albion 1 Notts Forest 0

4:59pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

The best teams in the country don't just have the best players, they also work tremendously hard.

March 8: Albion 2 Rotherham 0

4:56pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion are turning Withdean into a fortress again and that trend could be crucial as they fight for their First Division lives.

March 5: Stoke 1 Albion 0

4:54pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Chris Greenacre's late strike condemned Albion to defeat in a tense basement battle.

March 1: Gillingham 3 Albion 0

4:51pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

They say every cloud has a silver lining and Albion emerged from a bleak second half with reasons to believe the sun is still shining on their survival bid.

February 22: Albion 1 Millwall 0

4:49pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Anthony Rougier, only half-fit and not even knowing the names of most of his new team-mates, could hardly have made a more remarkable debut.

February 15: Bradford 0 Albion 1

4:45pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Ben Roberts completed his month on loan from Charlton with a wonder save as Albion chalked up consecutive victories for the first time in ten months.

February 8: Albion 4 Wolves 1

4:43pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

It has been a roller-coaster few days in the footballing life of Gary Hart.

February 4: Albion 2 Wimbledon 3

4:40pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Dave Beasant saved a second half penalty for ten-man Albion against his former club, but it was not enough to rescue the Seagulls from a damaging defeat.

February 1: Walsall 1 Albion 0

4:39pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion boss Steve Coppell thought it the best performance of his reign while a long-serving local hack described it as the luckiest win he has seen in 40 years of covering Walsall.

January 18: Albion 1 Portsmouth 1

4:36pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Immediately after a well-deserved stalemate for Albion against the table-toppers, boss Steve Coppell expressed disappointment that they did not hold on for a win.

January 14: Norwich 3, Albion 1

4:33pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion bowed out of the FA Cup to complete a night of triple misery for Steve Coppell's beleaguered battlers.

January 11: Coventry 0 Albion 0

4:31pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Steve Coppell's meticulous management style almost helped Albion to three precious points at Highfield Road.

December 29: Albion 2 Burnley 2

4:30pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Steve Sidwell's late double act silenced the Withdean whingers who are undermining Albion's battle to beat the drop.

December 26: Norwich 0 Albion 1

4:27pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Steve Sidwell secured Albion's best win of the season, then gave all the credit to his team-mates for their defensive qualities.

December 20: Albion 0, Leicester 1

4:25pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion suffered their fourth defeat in seven matches as Leicester manager Micky Adams made a triumphant return to his old club.

December 14: Derby 1 Albion 0

4:22pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

I put it to Steve Coppell after this most galling of defeats that the best referees are the ones you don't see.

December 10: Albion 1 Ipswich 1

4:20pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Bobby Zamora's wonder strike earned Albion the point they needed to climb off the foot of the First Division.

December 7: Sheffield Wednesday 1 Albion 1

4:16pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Steve Coppell was asked after a basement battle brimming with apprehension whether Wednesday's last-gasp equaliser could damage confidence.

November 30: Albion 0 Reading 1

4:13pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion and Reading have gone in different directions since promotion but their futures for the rest of this season could revolve around a connected issue.

November 27: Forest 3 Albion 2

4:12pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion's revival came to an end against a slick Forest side, but only after another spirited late fight-back.

November 23: Preston 2 Albion 2

4:10pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

One of the finest forward performances you could wish to see helped Albion to another priceless point in their fight against relegation.

November 16: Albion 1 Derby 0

4:09pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Goals for Kerry Mayo are as rare as wins for Albion have been this season.

November 11: Wolves 1, Albion 1

4:05pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion ended a run of seven straight away defeats with an excellent point.

November 2: Albion 3 Bradford 2

4:03pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

It has taken three matches and plenty of heartache, but Steve Coppell has now stamped his mark on Albion's uphill battle for First Division survival.

October 28: Crystal Palace 5 Albion 0

4:00pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

A dozen years ago Steve Coppell went back to his home city of Liverpool as the manager of Crystal Palace.

October 19: Albion 2, Sheff Utd 4

3:57pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Steve Coppell's first words after an astonishing contest were: "I would have been quite content with a boring game."

October 5: Watford 1 Albion 0

3:55pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Once a manager is expected to fall off the merry-go-round there are always others ready to leap back on.

September 28: Albion 1 Grimsby 2

3:52pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion manager Martin Hinshelwood is clinging to his job by his fingertips after this grim defeat.

September 24: Ipswich 3 Albion 1 (League Cup)

3:50pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Depleted Albion made a predictable exit from the Worthington Cup, but they went out fighting and gave Ipswich an early fright from an unexpected source.

September 21: Rotherham 1 Albion 0

3:47pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion must have thought they had already used up all their bad luck this season. They were wrong.

September 17: Albion 1 Stoke 2

3:45pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Steve Cotterill urged Albion chairman Dick Knight to give Martin Hinshelwood time after his side heaped more misery on the unfortunate Seagulls chief.

September 14: Albion 2 Gillingham 4

3:42pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion slumped to their sixth straight defeat and third at Withdean to continue their sorry return to the First Division.

September 11: Albion 2, Exeter 1 AET

3:39pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion came from behind to fight their way through to the second round of the Worthington Cup.

September 7: Millwall 1 Albion 0

3:38pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Martin Hinshelwood joked after the defeat at leaders Portsmouth that he must have killed about eight black cats.

August 31: Portsmouth 4 Albion 2

3:35pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion might be in the mire at the moment, but they will survive this season if they continue the form they showed in a pulsating south coast derby.

August 26: Albion 0 Walsall 2

3:33pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Withdean's reputation as a fortress for Albion took another knock as Walsall condemned them to a comfortable third straight defeat.

August 24: Wimbledon 1 Albion 0

3:30pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion boss Martin Hinshelwood is in plaster and on a crutch after rupturing his left Achilles in a freak training ground accident.

August 17: Albion 0 Norwich 2

3:28pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

It had to happen sooner or later. I don't mean a Saturday home defeat for Albion, or the first one as manager for Martin Hinshelwood.

August 13: Albion 0 Coventry 0

3:25pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Albion had to settle for parity after Coventry played more than half the match with ten men.

August 10: Burnley 1 Albion 3

3:23pm Wednesday 19th July 2006

Martin Hinshelwood had the media chuckling after a magnificent start for him and his team when he declared: "Sod it, I'm going to resign now!"