BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
("The Seagulls")
| Year formed | 1901 |
| Turned professional | 1901 |
| Limited company | 1904 |
| Ground | American Express Community Stadium, Village Way, Falmer, East Sussex BN1 9BL (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 31,876 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 31,752 v Liverpool, Premier League, 8 October 2023 (drew 2-2) |
| Previous grounds | Goldstone Ground, Hove: 1901 - 1997 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham: 1997 - 1999 Withdean Stadium: 1999 - 2011 |
| League career | Southern League Division Two: 1901 - 1903 Southern League Division One: 1903 - 1920 Western League Division 1A: 1907 - 1909 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1958 Division Two: 1958 - 1962 Division Three: 1962 - 1963 Division Four: 1963 - 1965 Division Three: 1965 - 1972 Division Two: 1972 - 1973 Division Three: 1973 - 1977 Division Two: 1977 - 1979 Division One: 1979 - 1983 Division Two: 1983 - 1987 Division Three: 1987 - 1988 Division Two: 1988 - 1992 Division Two: 1992 - 1996 Division Three: 1996 - 2001 Division Two: 2001 - 2002 Division One: 2002 - 2003 Division Two: 2003 - 2004 Championship: 2004 - 2006 League One: 2006 - 2011 Championship: 2011 - 2017 Premier League: 2017 - . |
| First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Southend United, Division Three, lost 0-2 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division Two/Championship runners-up: 1978-79, 2016-17 Division Two/League One champions: 2001-02, 2010-11 Division Three runners-up: 1971-72, 1976-77, 1987-88 Division Three (South) champions: 1957-58 Division Three (South) runners-up: 1953-54, 1955-56 Division Four/Three champions: 1964-65, 2000-01 Southern League Division One champions: 1909-10 Southern League Division Two runners-up: 1902-03 Western League champions: 1908-09 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup runners-up: 1982-83 Charity Shield winners: 1909-10 |
| Best League position | 6th, Premier League, 2022-23 |
| Lowest League position | 23rd, Division Three, 1996-97, 1997-98 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 1978-79 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 65, Division Three (South), 1965-66 65, Division Three, 1971-72 |
| 3 for a win | 95, League One, 2010-11 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 29, Division Two, 1972-73 |
| 3 for a win | 35, Division Three, 1997-98 |
| Most League goals scored | 112, Division Three (South), 1955-56 |
| Most League goals conceded | 90, Division Two, 1958-59 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 34, Premier League, 2018-19 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 34, Division Three (South), 1922-23 34, Division Two, 1984-85 |
| Most wins in a League season | 29, Division Three (South), 1955-56 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Three, 1997-98 |
| Most draws in a League season | 18, Championship, 2012-13 18, Division Three (South), 1948-49 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division Three (South), 1936-37 |
| Most losses in a League season | 26, Division Two, 1995-96 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Championship, 2015-16 |
| Record League win | 9-1 v Newport County, Division Three (South), 18th April 1951 9-1 v Southend United, Division Three, 27th November 1965 |
| Record Cup win | 10-1 v Wisbech Town, FA Cup 1st round, 13th November 1965 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-2 v Bradford City, Milk Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 25 September 1985 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Middlesbrough, Division Two, 23rd August 1958 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-8 v Northampton Town, League Cup 4th round replay, 1 November 1966 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 32, Peter Ward, Division Three, 1976-77 |
| in total | 114, Tommy Cook, 1922-30 |
| Most League goals in one match | 5, Jack Doran v Northampton Town, Division Three (South), 5th November 1921 5, Adrian Thorne v Watford, Division Three (South), 30th April 1958 |
| Most League appearances | 509, Tug Wilson, 1922-36 |
| Most capped player | 17, Steve Penney, Northern Ireland, 1983-91 |
| Youngest League player | Ian Chapman, 16 years 259 days v Birmingham City, 14th February 1987 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £100,000,000 for Moises Caicedo to Chelsea, August 2023 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £40,000,000 for Georinio Rutter from Leeds United, August 2024 |
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