Club Founding Match (1901)
The Seagulls: soaring from the Goldstone to Europe.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home ground has been Falmer Stadium since 2011, having played at the Goldstone Ground for most of the 20th century.
Quick Facts
- Venue
- Hove Recreation Ground
- Result
- Brighton & Hove Albion 3-3 Eastbourne Town
- Context
- Merger of Brighton & Hove Rangers and Brighton United
Lore & Background
Founded in 1901, Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League. They were later elected to the Football League in 1920. Between 1979 and 1983, 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 First Division in the same season. In 1990, the club officially adopted the women's team ahead of the launch of the Albion in the Community scheme, and the restructuring of women's football which the club became a founding member of in 1991/92.
Reader's Guide
Brighton are nicknamed the Seagulls and have played in blue-and-white striped shirts for most of their history. The club's fiercest and longest-standing rivalry is with Crystal Palace, which emerged in the 1970s for competitive reasons.
Did You Know?
- Brighton won the FA Charity Shield in 1910 by defeating Aston Villa.
- The club moved into Falmer Stadium in 2011 after 14 years without a permanent home ground.
- Brighton finished sixth in the Premier League in the 2022–23 season, their highest top flight finish ever, and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.
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