The club was saddened to hear of the passing of our former player Doug Loft.
Doug, 39, died at the weekend following a medical emergency.
The Maidstone-born midfielder was playing non-league football for Hastings United when he signed for the club in January 2006 when the club were in the Championship.
They went on to be relegated that season but Doug made three appearances in the second-tier with a debut against Preston in March 2006.
Albion fans who remember that era will recall that when Doug came off the bench to score his first goal for the club against Stoke City he was named man of the match, even though Albion lost 5-1.
In the following season in League One he was a regular, and played a further 39 times for the club before heading to Port Vale in 2009.
He made 196 appearances for Vale over the next five years before spells with Gillingham, for whom he played 70 times, Colchester United and Shrewsbury Town.
Our thoughts are with Doug’s family and friends at this sad time.