BRIGHTON & HOVE
ALBION F.C.
Founded: 1901
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BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. It is often
referred to just as Brighton. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the
English football league system. The team is nicknamed the "Seagulls" or "Albion". The team has historically
played in blue and white stripes, though this changed to all white briefly in the 1970s and again to plain blue
during the club's most successful spell in the 1980s.[1] Crystal Palace is considered the club's main rival
(although the teams are 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 returned to the second tier of English football in 2002 and have played in the
second and third tiers ever since.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Seagulls |
| Year Founded
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| 1901 (116 years ago) |
| English County
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| East Sussex |
| Current Ground
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| Falmer Stadium aka
American Express Comm. Stadium |
| Ground Location
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| Brighton & Hove, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Tony Bloom |
| Club Chairman
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| Tony Bloom |
| Current Manager
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| Chris Hughton |
| Current League
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| Premier League |
| Last Season
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| Championship, 2nd place
(promoted to Premier League) |
HOME COLORS
Blue & White |
AWAY COLORS
Yellow & Black |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
FALMER STADIUM
aka American Express Community Stadium
Village Way, Falmer, Brighton
East Sussex, BN1-9BL England
OPENED: ......... July 2011
SURFACE: ........ Grass
COST: .............. £93 million
CAPACITY: ...... 30,750
RECORD: ......... 30,003 (2013 vs Wolverhampton)
OWNER: ........... Brighton & Hove Albion
OPERATOR: ..... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
FIELD SIZE: ..... 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 meters)
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