Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club or simply Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove.
They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. The home ground is Amex Stadium.
The club is founded in 1901, and Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League, before being elected to the Football League in 1920. The club performed well between 1979 and 1983 when they played in the First Division and reached the 1983 FA Cup Final, but lost to Manchester United.
They were relegated from the First Division in the same season.
By the late 1990s, Brighton was in the fourth tier of English football and were having financial difficulties.
After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Football League to the Conference in 1997, a boardroom takeover saved the club from liquidation. Successive promotions in 2001 and 2002 brought Brighton back to the second tier, and in 2011, the club moved into the Falmer Stadium after 14 years without a permanent home ground.
In the 2016–17 season, Brighton finished second in the EFL Championship and were thus promoted to the Premier League, ending a 34-year absence from the top series.
| Stadium: | Amex Stadium | |
| Official Website: | Brighton and Hove Albion Official Website | |
| Club Shop: | Brighton and Hove Albion Webshop | |
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Extended PL Highlights: Leicester 1 Albion 1
Another late header from Danny Welbeck secured a point for Brighton & Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium. -
Mac Allister Ready to Face Friend
Alexis Mac Allister is heading off on international duty with Argentina and could come face-to-face with Albion teammate Steven Alzate, who has been recalled by Colombia. -
Welbeck's Equaliser at Leicester
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Danny Welbeck at the back post = goal. -
Lamptey is Unplayable
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Tariq Lamptey tearing it up at Leicester. -
Pitchside: Another Late Rally at Leicester
Once again Albion earn a late point through a Danny Welbeck header.
Brighton and Hove Albion News
- Transfer news LIVE: Manchester United misfit Donny van de Beek emerges as a Crystal Palace targeton 26th January 2022 at 10:23
The January window has just over a week remaining in the Premier League and around Europe, so follow Sportsmail for all the latest developments and breaking news as it happens.
- Premier League: Who is your club after before the January transfer window shuts?on 26th January 2022 at 09:20
The usual late flurry of silly offers and loans is still expected as desperation bites. Tottenham have moved for Porto's Luis Diaz, Arsenal want a striker, Newcastle a new defence.
- Transfer news RECAP: Man United scout Luis Diaz; Dusan Vlahovic latest; Diego Carlos to Newcastleon 25th January 2022 at 17:01
The January window has just over a week remaining in the Premier League and around Europe, so follow Sportsmail for all the latest developments and breaking news as it happens.
- TEN things we learned from the Premier League this weekendon 24th January 2022 at 18:11
There is plenty to reflect on in the Premier League heading into the international break, with both ends of the table providing twists following the weekend's results. Here is what we learned.
- Premier League: What is happening during the winter break? on 24th January 2022 at 12:18
Hopefully you made the most of the Premier League weekend that's just passed because there won't be any action in the top-flight now for almost a fortnight.
Brighton and Hove Albion Overview
| Full Name: | Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club |
| Nickname: | The Seagulls, Albion |
| Founded: | 24 June 1901 |
| Stadium: | Amex Stadium |
| Chairman: | Tony Bloom |
| Chief executive: | Paul Barber |
| Head Coach: | Graham Potter |
| Assistant Head Coach: | Billy Reid |
| First-team coach: | Björn Hamberg |
Brighton and Hove Albion Stats
Player Stats, Premier League (as of 2019-09-06)
| Top Scorers | ||
| 1. Glenn Murray | 25 Goals | |
| 2. Pascal Groß | 10 Goals | |
| 3. Shane Duffy | 5 Goals | |
| Most Wins | ||
| 1. Lewis Dunk | 19 matches | |
| 2. Shane Duffy | 18 matches | |
| 3. Solly March | 18 matches | |
| Most appearences | ||
| 1. Lewis Dunk | 78 matches | |
| 2. Glenn Murray | 77 matches | |
| 3. Mat Ryan | 76 matches |
Honours
- Football League Second Division/EFL Championship (Tier 2)
runners up: 1978–79, 2016–17 - Football League Third Division South/Football League Second Division/Football League One (Tier 3)
champions: 1957–58, 2001–02, 2010–11 - Football League Fourth Division/Football League Third Division (Tier 4)
champions: 1964–65, 2000–01 - Southern Football League
champions: 1909–10 - FA Cup
runners-up: 1983 - FA Charity Shield
winners: 1910 - Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
winners: 1942–43, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18 - The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup
winners: 1959–60, 1960–61
Stadium
Amex Stadium: 30,666
Attendance record: 30,565 v Everton (15 Oct 2017)
Built: 2011
Pitch size: 105m x 68m
Stadium address: American Express Community Stadium, Village Way, Brighton, BN1 9BL
