Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion Club Profile

Brighton & Hove Albion's crowning glory was reaching the FA Cup Final in 1983 where they held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw before losing 4-0 in the replay. The match was remembered for manager Jimmy Melia's famous white shoes and the fact that Brighton had already been relegated from the top flight of English football on their way to reaching the final.

Brighton and Hove Albion have won League One on two occasions in 1965 and 2002 whilst also winning League Two in 1958 and 2001. They were founded in 1901 and joined the Football League in 1920 having won the FA Charity Shield in 1910 beating Aston Villa in the final. The Seagulls' big rivals are Crystal Palace and their nickname was allegedly started in response to Palace supporters chanting 'Eagles' at a game between the two old adversaries.

They reached the top flight for the first time in their history back in 1979 and they spent four years in the elite of English football with a highest ever finish of 13th in 1982. The following year saw the Brighton players relegated whilst perversely, bringing the best moment in their history with the FA Cup final performance against Manchester United.

Brighton and Hove Albion tumbled through the divisions and were minutes away from dropping out of the Football League until Robbie Reinelt's equaliser against Hereford saw the Bulls tumble out of the League in a winner takes all game in 1997.

That was also the year they sold their ground and effectively became homeless and two seasons in exile 70 miles away ground-sharing in Gillingham before the council gave them permission to use the city's Withdean Athletics Stadium. They have been granted a lease to continue playing there until 2011 but they are still pushing for their own stadium at Falmer, which will house 23,000, if and when complete - a saga which has dominated Brighton and Hove Albion news.

Since 1997 they have won three promotions and suffered two relegations and find themselves back in familiar territory in the form of League One.

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