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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Neal Maupay's 2020/21 Premier League Goals
Albion's French forward found the net eight times in his second season at the Amex. -
Inessa Kaagman's 2020/21 WSL Goals
Albion women's players' player of the season found the net eight times for Hope Powell's side. -
Lee Geum-min 2020/21 WSL Goals
Three goals from the lively Lee, included the goal of the season winner at Reading. -
Pascal Gross's 2020/21 Goals and Assists
Albion's German maestro was in a creative mood in 2020/21. -
Lewis Dunk's 2020/21 Premier League Goals
Albion's skipper was in fine form this season, finding the net five times.
Brighton and Hove Albion News
- Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, June 22 on 21st June 2021 at 22:28
Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Ayr, Beverley, Newbury, Brighton and Newton Abbot.
- Brentford vs Arsenal to kick off the Premier League season as August's TV schedule is announcedon 18th June 2021 at 15:10
The televised 2021/22 Premier League matches for August have now been announced, with Tottenham and Manchester City set to headline the first Super Sunday.
- Bobby Zamora scores a sublime goal at a 7-a-side game in Colchesteron 18th June 2021 at 12:07
An onlooker was recording the action when Zamora, in a West Ham shirt, glided past a defender, brushed off the tackle and then smashed the ball back across goal into the far corner.
- Former FA chief Mark Cartwright becomes first ever sporting director of the United Soccer Leagueon 17th June 2021 at 10:17
Cartwright will be tasked with overseeing player development, coaching and educating clubs across the USL's professional leagues, which operate under North America's top tier MLS.
- Tottenham to make summer bid for Brighton starlet Tariq Lamptey but Seagulls want £50mon 16th June 2021 at 23:32
Lamptey signed a contract extension in January until 2025 but missed the second half of last season with a hamstring injury. It hasn't stopped Spurs continuing their interest in his services, however.
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
