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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Montage Late Sting in the Tail for the Bees
Montage from Albion men's late win at Brentford. -
Premier League Productions: Graham Potter's Journey to Premier League
Graham Potter spoke to the Premier League about the Man City victory last season and his journey to managing in the English top flight.
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EFL Trophy Highlights: Walsall 1 Albion 0
The men's under-23s suffered a narrow defeat in their opening EFL Trophy fixture. -
Danielle Carter: Of Course I Meant It!
Danielle Carter's teammates were dubious her first Albion strike was a deliberate shot on goal. -
Alexis Mac Allister Loving Brighton Life
Albion's Argentine number 10 is enjoying life on the south coast and particularly loved recently finding the net in front of a packed away end.
Brighton and Hove Albion News
- Premier League: 10 things we learned from the weekend as Ronaldo boosts Manchester Unitedon 13th September 2021 at 15:00
The Premier League returned this weekend following the international break and there were some high-quality games, with a host of new signings making their debuts.
- Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: Best bets for Monday, September 13on 12th September 2021 at 23:33
Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday's meetings at Thirsk, Brighton, Worcester and Kempton.
- Graham Potter's players are mastering the art of the clean sheet as Brighton kept their thirdon 12th September 2021 at 22:16
Brighton owner Tony Bloom sat within the travelling support at Brentford, and among the songs and serenades came an X-rated ode to the chairman's business sense.
- Brentford 0-1 Brighton: Last gasp Leandro Trossard strike ends Bees unbeaten starton 11th September 2021 at 16:00
DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE BRENTFORD COMMUNITY STADIUM: Graham Potter has been on the raw end of many an afternoon like this, after his side performed a dramatic smash and grab.
- RECAP: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gives Arsenal first win of new season against Norwichon 11th September 2021 at 12:30
Pressure is building on the Gunners boss having seen his side fail to register a single league goal in their opening three matches ahead of facing Norwich. Follow all of the 3pm action right here.
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
