WHO ARE YA?! BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION The Seagulls are fl ying again! THE CLUB Founded 1901 Colours Blue and white Nickname The Seagulls Stadium Falmer Stadium Record Attendance 36,747 v Fulham, 1958 Record Win 10-1 v Wisbech, 1965 Record Defeat 9-0 v Middlesbrough, 1958 Most Appearances 509, Ernie “Tug” HOME Wilson, 1922-36 Most Goals Tommy Cook, 123, 1922-29 SHIRT Honours Division Two/Championship runners-up, 1978-79; 2016-17; FA Cup runners-up, 1983 FIFA 19 Rating **** THE HISTORY Despite being homeless and nearly Brighton have played in all dropping into non-League just years four divisions of the League ago, Brighton fans refused to give up but did not reach the top on their club. Now they are watching level for the first time until their team play Premier League . They spent four football in a spectacular stadium! years there and did an
unfortunate double in ESSEX – being relegated and
THE MANAGER losing in the FA Cup final in LONDON Chris Hughton has been Brighton’s the same season! manager since . Before he took They lost the FA Cup Crystal them up in he had also won to Manchester United Palace Brighton promotion as manager of in a replay after the first EAST SUSSEX & Hove Newcastle United! Albion Hughton used to be a full-back with Tottenham. He also played times for the Republic of Ireland.
PREVIOUSLY THE MANAGED BOSS NEWCASTLE UNITED CHRIS MASCOT BIRMINGHAM CITY HUGHTON GULLY THE NORWICH CITY SEAGULL 18
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Brighton might need a bigger stadium soon!
half time but substitute Robbie Reinelt equalised after minutes and they THE RIVALS stayed up! Brighton’s main rivals are Crystal Brighton moved out of the bottom Palace, even though the two clubs are division in and finally got back to miles apart! The rivalry developed the top level last season. during the late s when both were chasing promotion from the Third Division (now League One). Brighton THE STADIUM fans started calling their team Brighton have played at Falmer Stadium “Seagulls” in response to Palace fans since . They had to leave their old chanting their own nickname home, the Goldstone Ground, in “Eagles” during matches when it was controversially sold. After between the two clubs! that they shared at Gillingham ( miles away!) for two years then played at the Withdean, a small athletics THE STAR The Seagulls stadium in Brighton, until are loving life their new ground was PLAYERS in the Premier built. The Withdean Anthony League! could only hold , Knockaert’s but over , can Anthony quick feet and match finished cheer them on at Knockaert – direct running . In the final minute of the first Falmer! wing wizard are helping Brighton game, Brighton forward Gordon Smith to stay in the Premier had a great chance to win the Cup League! Up front Glenn when he was running in on goal. The THE FANS Murray uses his aerial power to commentator famously shouted “And Brighton’s fans famously helped terrorise defences while Holland Smith must score…” but his shot was to save the club when it nearly international Davy Propper blocked by the United keeper. went out of business in the s. dictates from midfield. After that relegation Brighton had Last season the team were some difficult times, which included watched by an average having to move out of their stadium crowd of ,, which was DID YOU KNOW? and nearly being relegated into non- Brighton’s highest so far League in . On the final day, in the five years they had The club’s full name is Brighton & they travelled to Hereford needing played in the top division. If Hove Albion. Hove is a smaller town to a draw to stay up and relegate their they stay up in the Premier the west of Brighton. The two towns opponents. Brighton were losing at League, they may need to make the ground bigger! merged into one in 1997 and officially became a city in 2001! MASCOT GULLY THE SEAGULL 19
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