Yep. 40 players. 12 minutes to name them all. Good luck:
https://www.sporcle.com/games/ToastKing/2008brighton
(You'd have to be some kind of bloody RAIN MAN to get them all. I managed a respectable 32)
MA did an utterly brilliant job first time, and will always remain an Albion legend for that. What a team (and a team spirit) he put together, from nothing. Terrific.
I'm intrigued by your comment though, because the second spell was a shambles, and I honestly can't think of anything that could...