Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. is an English association football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. The club was founded in 1901 and played in the Southern League from the 1901–02 season until 1920, when that league's first division was absorbed into the Football League. In 1910, they won the Southern League title and defeated Football League champions Aston Villa in the FA Charity Shield. As a Football League team, Albion have won three divisional titles at the third level of the English football league system and two at the fourth. They played in the 1983 FA Cup Final, losing to Manchester United after a replay, and their best achievement in the League Cup was in 1978–79 when they reached the quarter-final.
As of the end of the 2017–18 season, the team have spent 7 seasons in the fourth tier of the English football league system, 55 in the third, 24 in the second and 5 in the top tier. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first season in the Southern League and FA Cup in 1901–02 to the end of the most recently completed season.
After Brighton United and then Brighton & Hove Rangers disbanded, a new professional football club was formed at a meeting held in the Seven Stars Hotel in June 1901. The club adopted the name Brighton & Hove Albion and took over Brighton & Hove Rangers' place in the Southern League Second Division.[1] They also entered the FA Cup for the first time, disposing of Brighton Athletic, Eastbourne, and Hastings & St Leonards before succumbing 3–2 at home to Clapton in the third qualifying round.[2] The Goldstone Ground became Albion's permanent home in their second season, when the club entered a team in the South Eastern League to provide additional matches on those Saturdays free of Southern League or cup fixtures.[2] Albion lost out on the 1903 Southern League Second Division title on goal average, but gained promotion to the First Division via the test match system.[4] The committee's recommendation against accepting the promotion on financial grounds was overruled by the membership,[3] but their fears were justified when the club lost £1,500 on their first year's trading as a limited company. To raise income from additional matches, a team was entered in the United League in 1905–06; these matches were played in midweek, because Saturdays and public holidays during the playing season were fully taken up by the Southern League and FA Cup.[4]
In 1909–10, they won their first major title. The Times wrote that "Brighton and Hove Albion have not had much difficulty in finishing at the head of the Southern League, and for that reason the competition has lost some of its interest, though probably the rivalry between the teams has been as keen as ever."[5] This achievement earned them a place in the FA Charity Shield to face reigning Football League champions Aston Villa; Albion won 1–0 with a second-half goal from Charlie Webb.[6]
Under the management of Webb, who was offered the post while awaiting repatriation from a German prisoner-of-war camp,[7] the club joined the Football League in 1920, when a Third Division was formed from the Southern League First Division of the preceding season.[4] Between the wars, Albion finished regularly in the top half of the Third Division South, but saved their best form for the FA Cup, eliminating numerous First Division sides from the competition.[8] In the 1922–23 season, they were drawn to play the amateur club Corinthian in that club's first ever match in the FA Cup competition. Interest was such that the game was filmed for cinematic release, and Brighton's eventual victory, in a second replay at Chelsea's ground, Stamford Bridge, was watched by a Monday-afternoon crowd of 45,000.[8][9] Ten years later, an administrative oversight meant they failed to apply for exemption to the later rounds of the FA Cup, so had to begin at the first qualifying round, progressing through eight rounds to the last 16 of the competition before losing to West Ham United after a replay.[10]
In 1948 Albion successfully applied for re-election to the League after finishing bottom for the first time.[11] After several near misses, they were promoted as champions to the Second Division in 1958,[12] and five years later, two successive relegations took them into Division Four.[4] Former Tottenham Hotspur and England centre-forward Bobby Smith's 19 goals alongside Wally Gould's 21 made a major contribution to Albion winning the Fourth Division title in 1965,[13] and seven years later the team made a brief return to Division Two.[4] Peter Ward's 32 goals in 1976–77 helped return the team to the Second Division, and two years later, a 3–1 victory away at Newcastle United confirmed their promotion to the First Division.[14] In 1983, for the first time, they reached the FA Cup Final, in which they played Manchester United. The scores were level at 2–2 until the last moments of extra time, when Albion's Gordon Smith had a clear chance to score a winning goal. Peter Jones's radio commentary on the moment became famous: "and Smith must score...", he cried, just before Smith's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper's legs. Albion lost the replay 4–0,[15][16] and were relegated that same season.[4]
A sixth-place finish in 1990–91 qualified Albion for the playoffs; they beat Millwall in the semi-final, then lost 3–1 to Notts County in the final. The following season, when the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards, and Albion were relegated from the "old" to the "new" Second Division.[4][25] Three years later, another relegation took Albion to the bottom tier of the Football League, and financial problems meant the Goldstone Ground would be sold. From October to the penultimate game of the 1996–97 season, Albion were bottom of the League,[17] their plight made worse by a two-point deduction for failure to control their protesting supporters,[18] and they went into the last game needing at least a draw at Hereford United to stay in the League and relegate their opponents to the Conference. After falling behind to an own goal, Robbie Reinelt equalised in the second half to secure their League status.[19] The club played two seasons at Gillingham, some {{convert|70|miles}} from home, before returning to Brighton to the Withdean Stadium, a municipal athletics track, in 1999. Bobby Zamora's 28 League goals in each of two consecutive seasons helped his team to two successive divisional titles and promotion back to the second tier. Over the next nine seasons Albion suffered two relegations and two promotions, the first via the playoffs in 2004[20] and the second, as League One champions, coincident with the opening of the club's new stadium at Falmer in 2011.[21] After a season of consolidation, three playoff semi-final defeats and a season spent flirting with relegation, Albion were Championship runners-up in 2016–17 and promoted to the Premier League for the first time.[31][32]
Details for abandoned competitions – the 1938–39 Third Division South Cup and the 1939–40 Football League – are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.
List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorer(s)| Season | League[24][25][26] | FA Cup [27]{{efn|Beginning with the 1925–26 season, the FA Cup was structured so that the third round proper contained 64 teams. Prior to that date, the structure had varied, so rounds are not directly comparable to the round of the same name after 1925. For example, in 1901–02, when Albion first entered the competition, there were only three rounds proper before the semifinal, as compared with the current six.[27] | League Cup[28]{{efn|The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[29] | Other[24][30] | Top scorer[31]{{efn|Includes goals scored in all first-team competitions, i.e. the Football League and playoffs, FA Cup, League Cup, Full Members' Cup, Football League Trophy, Third Division South Cup, Southern League and promotion test match, FA Charity Shield, South-Eastern League (1902–03 season), United League (1905–06 and 1906–07), Western Football League (1907–08 and 1908–09) and championship match, Southern Football Alliance (1912–13 and 1913–14) and Southern Professional Charity Cup.[32] |
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| Division{{efn|Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time. | {{abbr|P|Matches played | {{abbr|W|Matches won | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn | {{abbr|L|Matches lost | {{abbr|F|Goals for | {{abbr|A|Goals against | {{abbr|Pts|Points | {{abbr|Pos|League position{{efn|In seasons when the club played in more than one league, the column is sorted on the Southern League position. | Competition | Result | Name | Goals |
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| 1901–02 | Southern 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 22 | 3rd | QR3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Frank|McAvoy}} | 9 |
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| 1902–03 | Southern 2 {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}}|South Eastern|list_style=text-align:center|item1_style=background:#cfc}} | 10|22|list_style=text-align:center}} | 7|11|list_style=text-align:center}} | 1|2|list_style=text-align:center}} | 2|9|list_style=text-align:center}} | 34|45|list_style=text-align:center}} | 11|39|list_style=text-align:center}} | 15|24|list_style=text-align:center}} | 2nd{{efn|Runners-up on goal average for the Southern League Second Division title, Albion were promoted to the Southern League First Division by winning 5–3 in a test match against Watford, who had finished second bottom in the First Division.[24][33]}}|5th|list_style=text-align:center|item1_style=background:silver}} | QR4 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Frank|Scott|dab=footballer}} | 31 |
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| 1903–04 | Southern 1 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 69 | 24 | 17th | QR3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Billy|Roberts|dab=footballer, born 1880}} | 9 |
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| 1904–05 | Southern 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 45 | 32 | 11th | R0|Inter}} | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Andy|Gardner|dab=footballer born 1877}} | 13 |
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| 1905–06 | Southern 1|United|list_style=text-align:center}} | 34|18|list_style=text-align:center}} | 9|6|list_style=text-align:center}} | 7|4|list_style=text-align:center}} | 18|8|list_style=text-align:center}} | 30|28|list_style=text-align:center}} | 55|28|list_style=text-align:center}} | 25|16|list_style=text-align:center}} | 16th|7th|list_style=text-align:center}} | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Dickie|Joynes}}|Billy Yates}} | 9 |
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| 1906–07 | Southern 1|United|list_style=text-align:center}} | 38|14|list_style=text-align:center}} | 16|6|list_style=text-align:center}} | 9|6|list_style=text-align:center}} | 11|2|list_style=text-align:center}} | 53|33|list_style=text-align:center}} | 43|26|list_style=text-align:center}} | 45|18|list_style=text-align:center}} | 3rd|2nd|list_style=text-align:center|item2_style=background:silver}} | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Jack|Hall|dab=footballer born 1883}} | 28 |
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| 1907–08 | Southern 1|Western 1A|list_style=text-align:center}} | 38|12|list_style=text-align:center}} | 12|6|list_style=text-align:center}} | 8|2|list_style=text-align:center}} | 18|4|list_style=text-align:center}} | 46|19|list_style=text-align:center}} | 59|19|list_style=text-align:center}} | 32|14|list_style=text-align:center}} | 17th|3rd|list_style=text-align:center}} | R2 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}}{{efn|The Southern Professional Charity Cup was open to any professional club in London and the South-East of England and ran from 1901 until 1915. The majority of Southern League clubs participated.[34]}} | R2 | {{sortname|Jack|Hall|dab=footballer born 1883}} | 26 |
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| 1908–09 | Southern 1|Western 1A|list_style=text-align:center}} | 40|12|list_style=text-align:center}} | 14|7|list_style=text-align:center}} | 7|2|list_style=text-align:center}} | 19|3|list_style=text-align:center}} | 60|23|list_style=text-align:center}} | 61|13|list_style=text-align:center}} | 35|16|list_style=text-align:center}} | 18th|1st{{efn|Won Division 1A of the Western League, but lost 2–1 in a playoff against Millwall, winners of Division 1B, for the overall title.[24]}}|list_style=text-align:center|item2_style=background:gold}} | R1 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}} | {{sort|U|F}} | {{sortname|Jack|Martin|dab=footballer born 1882}} | 25 |
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| 1909–10 | Southern 1 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 28 | 59 | 1st | R1 | {{sort dash}} | {{sort|Charity|FA Charity Shield}}|Southern Charity Cup|list_style=text-align:center}} | W{{efn|As reigning Southern League champions, Albion played Football League champions Aston Villa in the 1910 FA Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge, London. Albion won 1–0, the goal scored by Charlie Webb.[6]}}|W{{efn|Beat Watford 1–0 in the final at Stamford Bridge, the goal scored by Bullet Jones.[35]}}|list_style=text-align:center|item_style=background:gold}} | {{sortname|Bullet|Jones|Billy Jones (footballer, born 1881)}} | 22 |
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| 1910–11 | Southern 1 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 35 | 48 | 3rd | R2 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}} | {{sort|U|F}} | {{sortname|Bullet|Jones|Billy Jones (footballer, born 1881)}} | 19 |
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| 1911–12 | Southern 1 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 47 | 5th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}} | R2 | {{sortname|Jimmy|Smith|dab=footballer born 1889}} | 27 |
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| 1912–13 | Southern 1|South Alliance|list_style=text-align:center}} | 38|16|list_style=text-align:center}} | 13|8|list_style=text-align:center}} | 12|5|list_style=text-align:center}} | 13|3|list_style=text-align:center}} | 48|28|list_style=text-align:center}} | 47|19|list_style=text-align:center}} | 38|21|list_style=text-align:center}} | 9th|2nd|list_style=text-align:center|item2_style=background:silver}} | R2 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}} | {{sort|U|F}} | {{sortname|Charlie|Webb}} | 13 |
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| 1913–14 | Southern 1|South Alliance|list_style=text-align:center}} | 38|16|list_style=text-align:center}} | 15|11|list_style=text-align:center}} | 12|2|list_style=text-align:center}} | 11|3|list_style=text-align:center}} | 43|39|list_style=text-align:center}} | 45|15|list_style=text-align:center}} | 42|24|list_style=text-align:center}} | 7th|1st|list_style=text-align:center|item2_style=background:gold}} | R3 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}} | R1 | {{sortname|Bill|Miller|dab=footballer born 1890}} | 20 |
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| 1914–15 | Southern 1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 10th | R2 | {{sort dash}} | Charity|Southern Charity Cup}} | R1 | {{sortname|Bullet|Jones|Billy Jones (footballer, born 1881)}} | 13 |
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| 1915–19 | é The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War. Albion played no part in the wartime competitions. | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | {{sort|999|}} | & | & | é | & | é | & |
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| 1919–20 | Southern 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 72 | 36 | 16th | QR6 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Jack|Doran}} | 10 |
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| 1920–21 | Division 3|Division 3}}{{efn|In 1920, the Football League formed a third division comprising most of the Southern League First Division clubs.[29]}} | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 36 | 18th | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Jack|Doran}} | 22 |
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| 1921–22 | Division 3S | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 51 | 35 | 19th | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Jack|Doran}} | 23 |
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| 1922–23 | Division 3S | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 51 | 4th | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Eddie|Fuller|dab=English footballer}} | 13 |
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| 1923–24 | Division 3S | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 37 | 51 | 5th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Tommy|Cook}} | 28 |
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| 1924–25 | Division 3S | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 45 | 46 | 8th | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Tommy|Cook}} | 18 |
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| 1925–26 | Division 3S | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 73 | 47 | 5th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Sam|Jennings}} | 20 |
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| 1926–27 | Division 3S | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 53 | 4th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Sam|Jennings}} | 27 |
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| 1927–28 | Division 3S | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 69 | 48 | 4th | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Tommy|Cook}} | 26 |
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| 1928–29 | Division 3S | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 76 | 38 | 15th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Dan|Kirkwood}} | 21 |
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| 1929–30 | Division 3S | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 87 | 63 | 50 | 5th | R5 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Hugh|Vallance}} | 32 |
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| 1930–31 | Division 3S | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 53 | 49 | 4th | R4 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Geordie|Nicol}} | 19 |
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| 1931–32 | Division 3S | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 8th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Arthur|Attwood}} | 29 |
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| 1932–33 | Division 3S | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 42 | 12th | R5 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Arthur|Attwood}} | 35 |
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| 1933–34 | Division 3S | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 60 | 43 | 10th | R4 | {{sort dash}} | Football League Third Division South Cup | SF | {{sortname|Buster|Brown|Oliver Brown (footballer)}} | 15 |
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| 1934–35 | Division 3S | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 62 | 43 | 9th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | Football League Third Division South Cup | R2 | {{sortname|Buster|Brown|Oliver Brown (footballer)}} | 26 |
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| 1935–36 | Division 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 44 | 7th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | Football League Third Division South Cup | R6|QF}} | {{sortname|Alec|Law}} | 27 |
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| 1936–37 | Division 3S | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 43 | 53 | 3rd | R1 | {{sort dash}} | Football League Third Division South Cup | R1 | {{sortname|Bert|Stephens}} | 26 |
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| 1937–38 | Division 3S | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 44 | 51 | 5th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | Football League Third Division South Cup | R1 | {{sortname|Jock|Davie}} | 24 |
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| 1938–39 | Division 3S | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 3rd | R1 | {{sort dash}} | Football League Third Division South Cup{{efn>Although the 1938–39 Third Division South Cup was never completed, Brighton & Hove Albion do include their match in this season's competition in their player statistics.[32][24]}} | R2 | {{sortname|Bert|Stephens}} | 17 |
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| 1939–40{{efn|When the Second World War began, the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned with three matches played and Brighton in 5th position.[36] | Division 3S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5th | {{sort dash}} | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Jock|Davie}} | 2 |
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| 1939–45 | é The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | {{sort|999|}} | & | & | é | & | é | & |
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| 1945–46 | low=y}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99|—}} | The Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, but the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[27]}} | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Jock|Davie}}{{efn|Goals scored in FA Cup competition only.}} | 10 |
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| 1946–47 | Division 3S | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 38 | 17th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|George|Chapman|dab=footballer born 1920}} | 10 |
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| 1947–48 | Division 3S | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 73 | 34 | 22nd | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Tony|James|dab=footballer, born 1919}} | 14 |
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| 1948–49 | Division 3S | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 6th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Des|Tennant}} | 11 |
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| 1949–50 | Division 3S | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 69 | 44 | 8th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Johnny|McNichol}} | 9 |
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| 1950–51 | Division 3S | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 43 | 13th | R4 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Johnny|McNichol}} | 14 |
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| 1951–52 | Division 3S | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 63 | 58 | 5th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Ken|Bennett|dab=association footballer}}
Billy Reed | 19 |
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| 1952–53 | Division 3S | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 81 | 75 | 50 | 7th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Ken|Bennett|dab=association footballer}} | 13 |
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| 1953–54 | Division 3S | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 2nd | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Bert|Addinall}} | 22 |
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| 1954–55 | Division 3S | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 6th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Albert|Mundy}} | 21 |
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| 1955–56 | Division 3S | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 112 | 50 | 65 | 2nd | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Albert|Mundy}} | 28 |
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| 1956–57 | Division 3S | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 86 | 65 | 52 | 6th | R1 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Albert|Mundy}} | 20 |
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| 1957–58 | Division 3S {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 64 | 60 | 1st | R2 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Peter|Harburn}}|Dave Sexton}} | 20 |
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| 1958–59 | Division 2 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 90 | 41 | 12th | R3 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|John|Shepherd|dab=footballer, born 1932}} | 17 |
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| 1959–60 | Division 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 76 | 38 | 14th | R5 | {{sort dash}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Bill|Curry|dab=English footballer}} | 26 |
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| 1960–61 | Division 2 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 75 | 37 | 16th | R4 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Adrian|Thorne}} | 14 |
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| 1961–62 | Division 2 {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 86 | 31 | 22nd | R3 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Johnny|Goodchild}}|Bobby Laverick|Tony Nicholas}} | 10 |
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| 1962–63 | Division 3 {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 84 | 36 | 22nd | R1 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Peter|Donnelly|dab=footballer born 1936}} | 11 |
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| 1963–64 | Division 4 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 8th | R1 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Johnny|Goodchild}} | 15 |
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| 1964–65 | Division 4 {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 102 | 57 | 63 | 1st | R1 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Wally|Gould}} | 21 |
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| 1965–66 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 15th | R2 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Charlie|Livesey}} | 14 |
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| 1966–67 | Division 3 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 61 | 71 | 41 | 19th | R4 | R4 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Kit|Napier}}|Eric Whitington}} | 10 |
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| 1967–68 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 10th | R2 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Kit|Napier}} | 28 |
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| 1968–69 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 65 | 45 | 12th | R2 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Kit|Napier}} | 18 |
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| 1969–70 | Division 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 43 | 55 | 5th | R2 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Allan|Gilliver}} | 16 |
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| 1970–71 | Division 3 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 14th | R3 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Kit|Napier}} | 13 |
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| 1971–72 | Division 3 {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 47 | 65 | 2nd | R2 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Kit|Napier}} | 19 |
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| 1972–73 | Division 2 {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 83 | 29 | 22nd | R3 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Ken|Beamish}} | 10 |
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| 1973–74 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 43 | 19th | R1 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Ken|Beamish}} | 12 |
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| 1974–75 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 42 | 19th | R3 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Fred|Binney}} | 13 |
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| 1975–76 | Division 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 53 | 53 | 4th | R3 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Fred|Binney}} | 27 |
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| 1976–77 | Division 3 {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 83 | 40 | 61 | 2nd | R1 | R4 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Peter|Ward|dab=footballer, born 1955}}{{efn|Ward scored 32 goals in the Third Division.[37]}} | 36 ♦ |
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| 1977–78 | Division 2 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 56 | 4th | R4 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Peter|Ward|dab=footballer, born 1955}} | 17 |
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| 1978–79 | Division 2 {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 39 | 56 | 2nd{{efn|Promoted to the top division of English football for the first time.}} | R3 | R5|QF}} | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Peter|Ward|dab=footballer, born 1955}} | 13 |
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| 1979–80 | Division 1 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 57 | 37 | 16th | R4 | R4 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Peter|Ward|dab=footballer, born 1955}} | 18 |
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| 1980–81 | Division 1 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 35 | 19th | R3 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Michael|Robinson|dab=footballer}} | 22 |
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| 1981–82 | Division 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[29]}} | Club's best Football League finishing position.}} | R4 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Andy|Ritchie|dab=English footballer}} | 14 |
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| 1982–83 | Division 1 {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 68 | 40 | 22nd | {{sort|U|F}}{{efn|Albion drew 2–2 with Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, losing 4–0 in the replay.[24]}} | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Michael|Robinson|dab=footballer}} | 10 |
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| 1983–84 | Division 2 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 9th | R5 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Terry|Connor}} | 17 |
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| 1984–85 | Division 2 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 72 | 6th | R4 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Terry|Connor}} | 16 |
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| 1985–86 | Division 2 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 10th | R6 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R0+|R1(S)}} | {{sortname|Dean|Saunders}} | 19 |
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| 1986–87 | Division 2 {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 54 | 39 | 22nd | R3 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | {{sortname|Terry|Connor}} | 9 |
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| 1987–88 | Division 3 {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 47 | 84 | 2nd | R4 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | R6+|SF(S)}} | {{sortname|Garry|Nelson}} | 32 |
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| 1988–89 | Division 2 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 66 | 51 | 19th | R3 | R1 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | {{sortname|Garry|Nelson}} | 16 |
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| 1989–90 | Division 2 | 46 | 15 | 09|9}} | 22 | 56 | 72 | 54 | 18th | R4 | R1 | Full Members' Cup | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Kevin|Bremner}} | 12 |
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| 1990–91 | Division 2 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 69 | 70 | Lost 3–1 to Notts County in the playoff final after beating Millwall 6–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals.[24]}} | R4 | R1 | Full Members' Cup | R2+|R3(S)}} | {{sortname|Mike|Small|dab=footballer}} | 21 |
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| 1991–92 | {{sort|Division 3Z1|Division 2}}{{efn|When the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards, so Brighton were relegated from the "old" Second Division into the "new" Second Division.[29]}} {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 77 | 47 | 23rd | R4 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R2+|R3(S)}} | {{sortname|Mark|Gall}} | 14 |
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| 1992–93 | Division 3Z1|Division 2}} | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 59 | 69 | 9th | R4 | R2 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R5+|QF(S)}} | {{sortname|Kurt|Nogan}} | 22 |
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| 1993–94 | Division 3Z1|Division 2}} | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 67 | 59 | 14th | R1 | R2 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R0+|R1(S)}} | {{sortname|Kurt|Nogan}} | 26 |
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| 1994–95 | Division 3Z1|Division 2}} | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 16th | R1 | R3 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R0+|R1(S)}} | {{sortname|Junior|McDougald}} | 13 |
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| 1995–96 | {{sort|Division 3Z1|Division 2}} {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 46 | 69 | 40 | 23rd | R2 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R5+|QF(S)}} | {{sortname|Junior|McDougald}} | 9 |
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| 1996–97 | Division 4Z1|Division 3}} | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 70 | Two points deducted as punishment for failure to control spectators.[18]}} | 23rd | R1 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Craig|Maskell}} | 16 |
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| 1997–98 | Division 4Z1|Division 3}} | 46 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 66 | 35 | 23rd | R1 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Jeff|Minton}} | 7 |
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| 1998–99 | Division 4Z1|Division 3}} | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 66 | 55 | 17th | R1 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Richie|Barker|dab=footballer, born 1975}}|Gary Hart}} | 12 |
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| 1999–2000 | Division 4Z1|Division 3}} | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 46 | 67 | 11th | R2 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Darren|Freeman}} | 13 |
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| 2000–01 | {{sort|Division 4Z1|Division 3}} {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 92 | 1st | R2 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Bobby|Zamora}}{{efn|Zamora scored 28 goals in Division Three.[37]}} | 31 ♦ |
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| 2001–02 | {{sort|Division 3Z1|Division 2}} {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 42 | 90 | 1st | R3 | R2 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R5+|QF(S)}} | {{sortname|Bobby|Zamora}}{{efn|Zamora scored 28 goals in Division Two.[37]}} | 32 ♦ |
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| 2002–03 | {{sort|Division 2Z1|Division 1}} {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 67 | 45 | 23rd | R3 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Bobby|Zamora}} | 14 |
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| 2003–04 | {{sort|Division 3Z1|Division 2}} {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 43 | 77 | Promoted via the playoffs: beat Swindon Town in the semi-final after a penalty shootout, then beat Bristol City 1–0 in the playoff final with a late penalty scored by Leon Knight.[20]}} | R1 | R2 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R5+|QF(S)}} | {{sortname|Leon|Knight}}{{efn|Knight scored 25 goals in Division Two. This figure excludes his goal in the playoff final: statistical sources, e.g. Sky Sports Football Yearbook (formerly Rothmans Football Yearbook), restrict league goals to those scored during the regular season.[37][38]}} | 27 ♦ |
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| 2004–05 | Division 2Z2|Championship}} | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | 51 | 20th | R3 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Adam|Virgo}} | 8 |
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| 2005–06 | {{sort|Division 2Z2|Championship}} {{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | 38 | 24th | R3 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Colin|Kazim-Richards}} | 6 |
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| 2006–07 | Division 3Z2|League One}} | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 58 | 53 | 18th | R3 | R2 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R6+|SF(S)}} | {{sortname|Jake|Robinson}} | 12 |
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| 2007–08 | Division 3Z2|League One}} | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 50 | 69 | 7th | R3 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R6+|SF(S)}} | {{sortname|Nicky|Forster}} | 19 |
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| 2008–09 | Division 3Z2|League One}} | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 70 | 52 | 16th | R1 | R3 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R6+|SF(S)}} | {{sortname|Nicky|Forster}} | 16 |
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| 2009–10 | Division 3Z2|League One}} | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 13th | R4 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R1+|R2(S)}} | {{sortname|Nicky|Forster}} | 16 |
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| 2010–11 | {{sort|Division 3Z2|League One}} {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 85 | 40 | 95 | 1st | R5 | R1 | AssociateM|Football League Trophy}} | R0+|R1(S)}} | {{sortname|Glenn|Murray}} | 22 |
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| 2011–12 | Division 2Z2|Championship}} | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 66 | 10th | R5 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Ashley|Barnes}} | 14 |
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| 2012–13 | Division 2Z2|Championship}} | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | 75 | Lost in the play-off semifinal to Crystal Palace on aggregate.[39]}} | R4 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Craig|Mackail-Smith}} | 11 |
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| 2013–14 | Division 2Z2|Championship}} | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 72 | Lost in the play-off semifinal to Derby County on aggregate.[40]}} | R5 | R1 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Leonardo|Ulloa}} | 16 |
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| 2014–15 | Division 2Z2|Championship}} | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 54 | 47 | 20th | R4 | R4 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Lewis|Dunk}} | 7 |
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| 2015–16 | Division 2Z2|Championship}} | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 42 | 89 | Missed out on automatic promotion on goal difference by just two goals, then lost in the play-off semifinal to Sheffield Wednesday on aggregate after four players were injured during the first leg.[41]}} | R3 | R2 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Tomer|Hemed}} | 17 |
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| 2016–17 | {{sort|Division 2Z2|Championship}} {{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 40 | 93 | 2nd{{efn|Seven points ahead of Newcastle United with three matches remaining, needing just three points to secure the Championship title, Albion lost the first two. In the third, they were a goal ahead against ten-man Aston Villa but conceded in the 89th minute. Newcastle won their last three matches to clinch the title.[42][25]}} | R4 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Glenn|Murray}} | 23 |
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| 2017–18 | Division 1A|Premier}} | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 54 | 40 | 15th | R6 | R3 | — | {{sort dash}} | {{sortname|Glenn|Murray}} | 14 |
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1. ^Camillin & Weir, pp. 4–5.
2. ^Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, pp. 31–32.
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0,,10433~63913,00.html |title=Albion History: 1900s |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020222010217/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0%2C%2C10433~63913%2C00.html |archivedate=22 February 2002 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
4. ^Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, pp. 40–41.
5. ^{{cite news |title=Association Football. The League Championship |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=2 May 1910 |page=2}}
6. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~2145570,00.html |title=Champions of England |first=Paul |last=Camillin |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |date=6 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910020830/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10433~2145570%2C00.html |archivedate=10 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/6781730.Time_to_honour_one_of_Albion_s_all_time_greats/ |title=Time to honour one of Albion's all-time greats |newspaper=The Argus |location=Brighton |date=15 April 2001 |accessdate=7 March 2016}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0,,10433~63910,00.html |title=Albion History: 1920s |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813215141/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0%2C%2C10433~63910%2C00.html |archivedate=13 August 2002 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
9. ^{{cite news |title=The Corinthians Beaten. Great Cup-Tie Effort. 45,000 People At Chelsea |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=23 January 1923 |page=10}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0,,10433~63909,00.html |title=Albion History: 1930s |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813214938/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0%2C%2C10433~63909%2C00.html |archivedate=13 August 2002 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0,,10433~63908,00.html |title=Albion History: 1940s |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813215422/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0%2C%2C10433~63908%2C00.html |archivedate=13 August 2002 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0,,10433~63906,00.html |title=Albion History: 1950s |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813214514/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0%2C%2C10433~63906%2C00.html |archivedate=13 August 2002 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
13. ^Camillin & Weir, p. 69.
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0,,10433~63902,00.html |title=Albion History: 1970s |publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813214203/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/club/view/history_detail/0%2C%2C10433~63902%2C00.html |archivedate=13 August 2002 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
15. ^{{cite news |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:TND1&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=131FFF07111CDC00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 |title=The Wembley miss that has become a myth |first=Phil |last=Shaw |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=28 November 1996 |accessdate=3 December 2011 |via=NewsBank}}
16. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/How-to-commentate-on-the-FA-Cup-by-ITV-s-Clive-Tyldesley-article724115.html |title=How to commentate on the FA Cup |first=Clive |last=Tyldesley |website=Mirror Football |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=16 April 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060301/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/How-to-commentate-on-the-FA-Cup-by-ITV-s-Clive-Tyldesley-article724115.html |archivedate=21 September 2013 |quote=The most memorable bit of FA Cup commentary, and it was on radio, was the late and great Peter Jones' "And Smith must score" as Gordon Smith shot for little Brighton against Manchester United in 1984. It was almost a plea on behalf of the underdog, and the fact that even the great Peter Jones got carried away tells you something about the magic of the Cup. It doesn't matter that he got it wrong, it was magical.}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1996-1997/results |title=Brighton and Hove Albion 1996–1997: Results |website=statto.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914162339/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1996-1997/results |archivedate=14 September 2016}}
18. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/brighton-have-two-points-deducted-1313939.html |title=Brighton have two points deducted |first=Tommy |last=Staniforth |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=10 December 1996 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}
19. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-brighton-give-thanks-to-true-gritt-1259741.html |title=Brighton give thanks to true Gritt |first=Stan |last=Hey |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=4 May 1997 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}
20. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/mcghee-s-bright-spark-ends-years-of-misery-1-533189 |title=McGhee's bright spark ends years of misery |newspaper=The Scotsman |location=Edinburgh |date=31 May 2004 |accessdate=3 May 2015}}
21. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/9090732.Albion_get_Doncaster_at_The_Amex_in_first_game/ |title=Albion get Doncaster at The Amex in first game |first=Andy |last=Naylor |newspaper=The Argus |location=Brighton |date=17 June 2011 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}
22. ^1 2 Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, p. 326.
23. ^Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, pp. 60, 65.
24. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/BRIGHTHA.HTM |title=Brighton & Hove Albion |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |accessdate=25 May 2018}}
25. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/leagueTables/18-april-2017/ |title=Brighton and Hove Albion league performance history |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=10 May 2017}} Date required accessed via dropdown menu.
26. ^Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, pp. 32, 41, 44, 60, 65.
27. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/pastresults |title=Past Results |publisher=The Football Association (The FA) |accessdate=25 May 2018}} Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
28. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/competitions/league-cup/ |title=League Cup |website=11v11.com |publisher=Association of Football Statisticians |accessdate=25 May 2018}}
29. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0,,10794~1357277,00.html |title=History Of The Football League |publisher=The Football League |date=22 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202161656/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1357277%2C00.html |archivedate= 2 February 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
30. ^For Southern Professional Charity Cup: Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, pp. 49–66.
For Third Division South Cup: {{cite web |url=http://fchd.info/cups/div3scupsummary.htm |title=Football League Division Three South Cup Summary – Contents |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |accessdate=25 May 2018}}
For Full Members' Cup: {{cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/cups/fullmemberscupsummary.htm |title=Football League Full Members' Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |accessdate=25 May 2016}}
31. ^For seasons up to and including 1996–97, except 1945–46: Carder & Harris, Albion A–Z, p. 338.
For the 1945–46 FA Cup season: {{cite book |title=Soccer At War 1939–45 |first=Jack |last=Rollin |publisher=Headline |page=294 |location=London |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-7553-1431-7}}
For seasons from 1997–98 onwards: {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=381&teamTabs=stats |title=Player Appearances |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=25 May 2018}} Access season required via dropdown menu.
32. ^1 Carder & Harris, Albion A–Z, p. 12.
33. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/WATFORD.HTM |title=Watford |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |accessdate=4 December 2011}}
34. ^Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, p. 54.
35. ^Carder & Harris, Seagulls!, p. 56.
36. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1939-40.html |title=Season 1939–40 (Abandoned) |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |first=Paul |last=Felton |accessdate=1 December 2011}}
37. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html |title=English League Leading Goalscorers |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |first=James M. |last=Ross |date=12 June 2009 |accessdate=6 December 2011}}
38. ^{{cite book |editor1-last=Rollin |editor1-first=Glenda |editor2-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011 |publisher=Headline |year=2010 |page=40 |isbn=978-0-7553-6107-6 |lastauthoramp=y}}
39. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/brighton-0-crystal-palace-2-match-report-wilfried-zaha-double-puts-ian-holloway-back-on-road-to-wembley-8614656.html |title=Brighton 0 Crystal Palace 2 match report: Wilfried Zaha double puts Ian Holloway back on road to Wembley |first=Nick |last=Szczepanik |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=14 May 2013 |accessdate=20 May 2013}}
40. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27273132 |title=Derby 4–1 Brighton |first=Michael |last=Emons |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2014 |accessdate=29 March 2015}}
41. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-vs-sheff-wed/report/355085 |title=Brighton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday (agg:1–3): Owls reach Wembley |first=Lewis |last=Jones |publisher=Sky Sports |date=16 May 2016 |accessdate=16 May 2016}}
42. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760417 |title=Aston Villa 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2017 |accessdate=10 May 2017}}
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