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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove.
Founded in 1901, and nicknamed the "Seagulls" or "Albion", Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League, before being elected to the Football League in 1920.
By the late 1990s, Brighton were in the fourth tier of English football and were having financial difficulties.
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 flight.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. were founded in 1901 and 19 years later, in 1920, they were elected to the Football League's new Third Division - having previously been members of the Southern League.
Mike Bamber was the chairman of Brighton from October 1972 until 1983.
Jimmy Melia took over as manager, but was unable to turn the situation around and Brighton, after four seasons in the top flight, were relegated in 1983, finishing in last place.
Despite their relegation, that season Brighton reached their first FA Cup final and drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the first match.
Manager Jimmy Case was sacked, after a very poor start to the 1996-97 season left Brighton at the bottom of the league by a considerable margin.
Brighton's league performance steadily improved under Gritt, although their improving chances of survival were put under further threat by a two-point deduction by the Football Association, imposed as punishment for a pitch invasion by fans who were protesting against the sale of the Goldstone ground.
Founded in 1901, and nicknamed the "Seagulls" or "Albion", Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League, before being elected to the Football League in 1920.
By the late 1990s, Brighton were in the fourth tier of English football and were having financial difficulties.
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 flight.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. were founded in 1901 and 19 years later, in 1920, they were elected to the Football League's new Third Division - having previously been members of the Southern League.
Mike Bamber was the chairman of Brighton from October 1972 until 1983.
Jimmy Melia took over as manager, but was unable to turn the situation around and Brighton, after four seasons in the top flight, were relegated in 1983, finishing in last place.
Despite their relegation, that season Brighton reached their first FA Cup final and drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the first match.
Manager Jimmy Case was sacked, after a very poor start to the 1996-97 season left Brighton at the bottom of the league by a considerable margin.
Brighton's league performance steadily improved under Gritt, although their improving chances of survival were put under further threat by a two-point deduction by the Football Association, imposed as punishment for a pitch invasion by fans who were protesting against the sale of the Goldstone ground.
Brighton defender Kerry Mayo scored an own goal in the first half, and it appeared that Brighton's 77-year league career was over.
A late goal from Robbie Reinelt ensured that Brighton retained their league status, based on number of goals scored, and Hereford's 25-year league run was instead over.
The sale of the Goldstone Ground went through in 1997, leading to Brighton having to play some 70 miles away at Gillingham's Priestfield stadium for two seasons.
For the start of the 1999-2000 season the Seagulls secured a lease to play home games at Withdean Stadium, a converted athletics track in Brighton owned by the local council.
The transition proved to be a plus point for Brighton, who maintained their good form and ended the season as Division Two champions - winning a second successive promotion.
Just five years after almost succumbing to the double threat of losing their Football League status and going out of business completely, Brighton were one division away from the Premier League.
In May 2009, Knight was replaced as chairman at Brighton by Tony Bloom, who successfully secured £93 million funding for the new Falmer Stadium and 75% shareholding at the club.
Brighton's final season at Withdean was 2010-11, in which they won League One under the management of Gus Poyet.
The following season, Brighton changed their crest to a design similar to the crest used from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The 2012-13 season saw Brighton finish 4th and lose in the play-off semi-finals to Crystal Palace.
A late goal from Robbie Reinelt ensured that Brighton retained their league status, based on number of goals scored, and Hereford's 25-year league run was instead over.
The sale of the Goldstone Ground went through in 1997, leading to Brighton having to play some 70 miles away at Gillingham's Priestfield stadium for two seasons.
For the start of the 1999-2000 season the Seagulls secured a lease to play home games at Withdean Stadium, a converted athletics track in Brighton owned by the local council.
The transition proved to be a plus point for Brighton, who maintained their good form and ended the season as Division Two champions - winning a second successive promotion.
Just five years after almost succumbing to the double threat of losing their Football League status and going out of business completely, Brighton were one division away from the Premier League.
In May 2009, Knight was replaced as chairman at Brighton by Tony Bloom, who successfully secured £93 million funding for the new Falmer Stadium and 75% shareholding at the club.
Brighton's final season at Withdean was 2010-11, in which they won League One under the management of Gus Poyet.
The following season, Brighton changed their crest to a design similar to the crest used from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The 2012-13 season saw Brighton finish 4th and lose in the play-off semi-finals to Crystal Palace.
On the final day of the 2013-14 season, Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 with a last minute winner from Leonardo Ulloa to secure a 6th-place finish.
In the following campaign Brighton went on a 22-game unbeaten run from the opening day to 19 December when they lost 3-0 at home to Middlesbrough.
On the final day of the season Brighton travelled to Middlesbrough and needed to win to secure promotion to the Premier League, but a 1-1 draw meant 3rd and a play-off place, where defeat to Sheffield Wednesday was Brighton's third playoff semi-final defeat in four seasons.
Brighton started 2016-17 with an 18-match unbeaten run, taking them to the top of the league for much of December and January.
Brighton's first season back in the Premier League was largely successful, with the club rising into the top half several times in the season.
In the FA Cup, Brighton reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1983, losing 1-0 to Manchester City.
Following a 0-0 draw with Newcastle in July 2020, Brighton secured a fourth season in the Premier League, eventually finishing the season in 15th. Following the defeat of Fulham at the hands of Burnley, Brighton secured an historic fifth season in the Premier League in May 2021.
For 95 years Brighton and Hove Albion were based at the Goldstone Ground in Hove, until the board of directors decided to sell the stadium.
Brighton drew 1-1, and Hereford were relegated to the Football Conference on goals scored.
In the following campaign Brighton went on a 22-game unbeaten run from the opening day to 19 December when they lost 3-0 at home to Middlesbrough.
On the final day of the season Brighton travelled to Middlesbrough and needed to win to secure promotion to the Premier League, but a 1-1 draw meant 3rd and a play-off place, where defeat to Sheffield Wednesday was Brighton's third playoff semi-final defeat in four seasons.
Brighton started 2016-17 with an 18-match unbeaten run, taking them to the top of the league for much of December and January.
Brighton's first season back in the Premier League was largely successful, with the club rising into the top half several times in the season.
In the FA Cup, Brighton reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1983, losing 1-0 to Manchester City.
Following a 0-0 draw with Newcastle in July 2020, Brighton secured a fourth season in the Premier League, eventually finishing the season in 15th. Following the defeat of Fulham at the hands of Burnley, Brighton secured an historic fifth season in the Premier League in May 2021.
For 95 years Brighton and Hove Albion were based at the Goldstone Ground in Hove, until the board of directors decided to sell the stadium.
Brighton drew 1-1, and Hereford were relegated to the Football Conference on goals scored.
For two years, from 1997 to 1999, the club shared Priestfield Stadium, the ground of Gillingham, before returning to Brighton to play at Withdean Stadium.
Falmer Stadium is a stadium located in Village Way, Brighton BN1 9BL. On 28 October 2005, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced that the application for Falmer had been successful, much to the joy and relief of all the fans.
This was based on a minor error in Prescott's original approval which neglected to state that some car parking for the stadium is in the Lewes district as opposed to the Brighton & Hove unitary authority.
During January 2012, the club submitted an application to Brighton and Hove City council to increase the stadium capacity by a further 8,000 seats as well as to add additional corporate boxes, new television facilities and a luxury suite.
This was granted unanimously by Brighton & Hove City Council's planning committee on 25 April 2012.
Despite the almost 40 mi distance between the two clubs, Crystal Palace are Brighton's main rival, dating back to the 1970s and hostility between managers Alan Mullery and Terry Venables, who both took charge of Brighton and Palace respectively in 1976 ahead of a close season in the Third Division which saw both Palace and Brighton vying for the title with Mansfield Town.
Falmer Stadium is a stadium located in Village Way, Brighton BN1 9BL. On 28 October 2005, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced that the application for Falmer had been successful, much to the joy and relief of all the fans.
This was based on a minor error in Prescott's original approval which neglected to state that some car parking for the stadium is in the Lewes district as opposed to the Brighton & Hove unitary authority.
During January 2012, the club submitted an application to Brighton and Hove City council to increase the stadium capacity by a further 8,000 seats as well as to add additional corporate boxes, new television facilities and a luxury suite.
This was granted unanimously by Brighton & Hove City Council's planning committee on 25 April 2012.
Despite the almost 40 mi distance between the two clubs, Crystal Palace are Brighton's main rival, dating back to the 1970s and hostility between managers Alan Mullery and Terry Venables, who both took charge of Brighton and Palace respectively in 1976 ahead of a close season in the Third Division which saw both Palace and Brighton vying for the title with Mansfield Town.
The season finished with both Palace and Brighton beaten to the title by Mansfield both sides were promoted and the hostility between the two managers had forged an intense rivalry between both teams, which continued into the following season in the Second Division as Brighton, who had finished their season at the top, fell into second after Palace won a previously postponed game against Burnley the following weekend to beat Brighton to the title by one point.
The A23 road runs directly between Brighton and Croydon, where Palace's Selhurst Park stadium is based, has led to the media labelling the rivalry as both the A23 and M23 derby, although fans of both clubs do not use this term.
Situated in East Sussex, Brighton find themselves isolated from most other teams, leaving them without an established local derby.
The A23 road runs directly between Brighton and Croydon, where Palace's Selhurst Park stadium is based, has led to the media labelling the rivalry as both the A23 and M23 derby, although fans of both clubs do not use this term.
Situated in East Sussex, Brighton find themselves isolated from most other teams, leaving them without an established local derby.
