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Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Football club information
Full nameBrighton and Hove Albion Football Club
NicknameThe Seagulls
The Albion
Founded1901
StadiumWithdean Stadium, Brighton (capacity : 8850)
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerGus Poyet
LeagueLeague One
2009 � 10League One, 13th
Current season2010 � 11 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English professional association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, Sussex. They currently play in Football League One, the third tier of the English football league system, since being relegated from the Football League Championship in 2006. They are the only club from Sussex to have played in the Football League.

The team are nicknamed "Seagulls". The team have historically played in blue and white stripes, though this changed to all white briefly in the 1970s (in the Freddie Goodwin era) and again to plain blue during the club's most successful spell in the 1980s. Crystal Palace are considered the clubs main rivals, although the teams are geographically 40 miles apart.

Founded in 1901, Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League before being elected to the Football League in 1920. The club enjoyed greatest prominence between 1979 and 1983 when they played in the First Division and reached the 1983 FA Cup Final, losing to Manchester United after a replay. They were relegated from the top division in the same season. Mismanagement brought Brighton close to relegation from the Football League to the Conference which they narrowly avoided in 1997 and 1998. A boardroom takeover saved Brighton from liquidation and following successive promotions they reached the second tier of English football in 2002.

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FC United of Manchester's fans celebrate after holding Brighton & Hove Albion to a replay - 27 November 2010
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FC United of Manchester's fans celebrate after holding Brighton & Hove Albion to a replay - 27 November 2010
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Albion fans to get padded seats at Amex stadium - The Argus.co.uk Tweet this news
The Argus.co.uk---Brighton and Hove Albion- fans will be watching their team in the lap of luxury at the club's new home. Attending a match in the new 22500 ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:09:54 GMT+00:00
Federico & Fitchett go out on loan - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball--Federico has linked up with Woking who are currently 11th in the Conference South and travel to -Brighton- & -Hove Albion- in tomorrow's FA Cup first round. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:51:45 GMT+00:00
BLUES LOAN OUT DUO - Wycombe Wanderers FC Tweet this news
Wycombe Wanderers FC---...- Barnet last month - has joined Blue Square Bet South side Woking and is in line to make his debut at -Brighton- & -Hove Albion- in the FA Cup on Saturday. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:00:47 GMT+00:00
Brighton and Hove Albion ban vuvuzelas - The Argus.co.uk Tweet this news
The Argus.co.uk--Liz Costa, vice chairman of the -Albion- Supporters Club, said: “I'm quite relieved. “While I can appreciate the role they play in South Africa, ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:16:14 GMT+00:00
John from Aylesford's moment of Albion glory - The Argus.co.uk Tweet this news
The Argus.co.uk--But this humble lorry driver is unaware he has stumbled into a piece of -Brighton and Hove Albion- history. The mystery man, who is known simply as “John from ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:45:43 GMT+00:00
Nominate your Hastings Achiever - Hastings Observer Tweet this news
Hastings Observer--Last year's winners included a football-mad William Parker schoolboy who signed a professional deal with -Brighton and Hove Albion-, one of organisers of Old ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:37:15 GMT+00:00
Albion fan site closed after legal threat - The Argus.co.uk Tweet this news
The Argus.co.uk---Brighton and Hove Albion- fans' forum North Stand Chat has closed temporarily after a threat of legal action. A message on the site today said: "NSC is ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:10:45 GMT+00:00
Brighton reveal sponsorship deal for new stadium - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport---Brighton and Hove Albion- have announced that their new ground will be sponsored by international financial services firm American Express. ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:49:38 GMT+00:00
25 Jun 2010Brighton and Hove Albion reveal stadium sponsor - Football Fans Census Tweet this news
Football Fans Census---Brighton and Hove Albion- have announced that the naming rights to their new stadium have been bought by financial services giant American Express. ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:25:31 GMT+00:00
Businesses snap up Falmer Stadium corporate seats - The Argus.co.uk Tweet this news
The Argus.co.uk---Brighton and Hove Albion- are experiencing huge demand for the seats at the new ground and have now opened up the opportunity for all businesses to become ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:28:18 GMT+00:00

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1SVKGKPeter Brezovan
3SCODFGordon Greer
4ENGDFTommy Elphick
5ARGMFAgustín Battipiedi
6EGYDFAdam El-Abd
7ENGMFElliott Bennett
8ENGMFAlan Navarro
9AUTFWAshley Barnes
10ENGMFMatt Sparrow
11ARGMFCristian Baz
14ESPDFIñigo Calderón
15ENGFW[[Gary Hart (footballer)
16DENGKCasper Ankergren
17ENGFWGlenn Murray
18IRLMFGary Dicker
19ENGGKMichael Poke
21ESPFW[[Francisco Sandaza
22IRLDFMarcos Painter
24ENGMF[[Jamie Smith (footballer born 1989)
25BULMFRadostin Kishishev
26ENGMFLiam Bridcutt
27ARGDFMauricio Taricco
31ENGMFCraig Noone
33SCODF[[James McNulty (footballer)
37ENGDFLewis Dunk
39NZFW[[Chris Wood (footballer born 1991)

No. Nationality Position Player Other
13ENGGK[[Mitch Walker (footballer)
20ENGFWChris Holroyd
32ENGDFJames Tunnicliffe

No. Nationality Position Player Other
23NORFWTorbjørn Agdestein
28ENGMFJake Forster-Caskey
29IRQMFYaser Kasim
30ENGDF[[Steve Cook (footballer)
36ENGMFRyan Thomson
38ENGFWGeorge Barker
ENGDFGrant Hall
ENGFWConor Hider
ENGGKJosh James
ENGMFLeon Redwood
ENGMFRyan Simmonds
ENGDFJames Smith
ENGDFTom Vickers
ENGFWJordan Woodley

Season(s) Shirt Manufacturer Main Sponsor Home Stadium
1980 - 1983 Adidas British Caledonian Goldstone Ground
1983 - 1985 Adidas Phoenix Brewery Goldstone Ground
1985 - 1986 Adidas Phoenix Brewery Goldstone Ground
1986 - 1987 Adidas NOBO Goldstone Ground
1987 - 1988 Spall NOBO Goldstone Ground
1988 - 1989 Spall NOBO Goldstone Ground
1989 - 1991 Sports Express NOBO Goldstone Ground
1991 - 1993 Ribero TSB Bank Goldstone Ground
1993 - 1994 Ribero Sandtex Goldstone Ground
1994 - 1997 Admiral Sandtex Goldstone Ground
1997 - 1998 Superleague Sandtex Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
1998 - 1999 Superleague Donatello Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
1999 - 2000 Erreà SKINT Withdean Stadium
2000 - 2002 Erreà SKINT Withdean Stadium
2002 - 2004 Erreà SKINT Withdean Stadium
2004 Erreà Palookaville Palookaville (Withdean Stadium renamed for one game only)
2004 - 2006 Erreà SKINT Withdean Stadium
2006 - 2008 Erreà SKINT Withdean Stadium
2008 - 2010 Erreà IT First Withdean Stadium
2010 - 2011 Erreà IT First Withdean Stadium
2011 - 2012 Errea TBC The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer)

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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club

ClubBrighton & Hove Albion F.C., History, Players, Managers
GroundsGoldstone Ground, Priestfield Stadium, Withdean Stadium, Falmer Stadium
Subsidiary teamsBrighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.



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