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The History of Brighton and Hove Albion v Huddersfield

Meetings between Brighton and Huddersfield Town have only become regular over the last 20 years or so, but it is a fixture that has thrown up many significant firsts for the Albion in that time.

For managers, there have been some notable firsts against the Terriers. Brian Clough took charge of his first away game at the helm in November 1973, a 2-2 draw at Leeds Road with goals from Ken Beamish and Barry Bridges.

It was against Huddersfield that it was 100% confirmed for the first time that Micky Adams had in fact completely lost the plot. There had already been the decision to play Adam Virgo as a right winger and his assertion that "we were playing The Leeds United" as a reason for defeat, seemingly trying to suggest that Gary McAllister's side were some sort of untouchable Barcelona, despite the fact they would finish the season in fourth spot.

Defeat to the Terriers bought a new low however when Adams came out with "the players just need a hug." Yes, those highly paid, expensively assembled (for the time) players needed a hug. No they didn't, Micky. They needed a kick up the arse and eventually, Russell Slade to save them from relegation into League Two with the greatest of great escapes.

Games with Huddersfield have had a mixed bag of firsts for players as well. Jake Robinson looked like he could've been the next Wayne Rooney when he tore through the Terriers at the Galpham Stadium in 2006, becoming the first youth team product to score a hat-trick in a generation as Dean Wilkins side sauntered to a 3-0 win and one of the best results of his tenure. It says much for wasted talent that Robinson's career has been steadily downhill since then.

Someone who clearly had no talent yet somehow played for the Albion was goalkeeper Graeme Smith, who made his debut for the club away at Huddersfield in 2009 after Michel Kuipers was sent off. The Albion were already 3-1 down by that point in the first half and Smith would go on to concede a further four times although he did save a penalty somehow. Remarkably, he went onto play a further nine times for the club which gives hope to anyone with two working arms that they could one day be a professional goalkeeper too.

Away from firsts, there was one finality against Huddersfield which came as they were the last ever visitors to Withdean Stadium. The Albion were already League One champions and in party mood, receiving the trophy after the game. Lee Clark's side won 3-2 on that day but it wasn't enough to overhaul Southampton for the final automatic promotion spot and they ended up losing out in the play offs to Peterborough United.

Given that that last ever afternoon at Withdean was only seven years ago, it is mad to think how far we have both come since then.

 
Football League P W D L F A
Top tier 1 0 0 1 0 2
Second tier 28 14 7 7 44 30
Third tier 22 7 7 8 29 32
FA Cup 3 0 0 3 0 4
League Cup 2 1 0 1 2 1
Total 56 22 14 20 75 69
             

OVERALL

56 22 14 20 75 69

Huddersfield 2-0 Brighton Sat 09/12/17 / Top tier / John Smith's Stadium / 24,018
Huddersfield 3-1 Brighton Thu 02/02/17 / 2nd tier / John Smith's Stadium / 20,104
Tomer Hemed
Brighton's promotion credentials take a huge hit as they are comprehensively outplayed by Hudderfield Town with Lewis Dunk receiving another red card in a hugely important game
Brighton 1-0 Huddersfield Tue 13/09/16 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 24,166
Anthony Knockaert
The Albion inflict a first defeat of the season on Championship leaders Huddersfield with 1-0 win at the Amex thanks to Anthony Knockaert
Brighton 2-1 Huddersfield Sat 23/01/16 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 25,367
Bobby Zamora, James Wilson
Huddersfield 1-1 Brighton Tue 18/08/15 / 2nd tier / John Smith's Stadium / 10,168
Beram Kayal
Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Tue 14/04/15 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 23,270
Huddersfield 1-1 Brighton Tue 21/10/14 / 2nd tier / John Smith's Stadium / 10,817
Lewis Dunk
Huddersfield 1-1 Brighton Fri 18/04/14 / 2nd tier / John Smith's Stadium / 13,460
Bruno
Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Sat 12/12/13 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 27,155
Brighton 4-1 Huddersfield Sat 02/03/13 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 25,831
Leonardo Ulloa (3), David Lopez
Leonardo Ulloa becomes the first ever hat-trick scorer at the Amex as the Albion run riot to defeat Huddersfield Toen 4-1
Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton Sat 17/11/12 / 2nd tier / John Smith's Stadium / 13,299
Will Buckley (2)
Brighton 2-3 Huddersfield Sat 30/04/11 / 3rd tier / Withdean Stadium / 8,416
Ashley Barnes, Matt Sparrow
The Albion's final ever game at Withdean ends in a 3-2 defeat to Huddersfield. Ashley Barnes and Matt Sparrow netted for Gus Poyet's side who received the League One trophy afterwards
Huddersfield 2-1 Brighton Sat 11/12/10 / 3rd tier / Galpham Stadium / 14,398
Glenn Murray
Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Tue 09/02/10 / 3rd tier / Withdean Stadium / 4,711
Huddersfield 7-1 Brighton Tue 18/08/09 / 3rd tier / Galpham Stadium / 11,269
Liam Dickinson
An astounding defeat away at Huddersfield as Russell Slade's side are hammered 7-1 by the Terriers with Graeme Smith making his debut after Michhel Kuipers' red card
Huddersfield 2-2 Brighton Sat 25/04/09 / 3rd tier / Galpham Stadium / 14,740
Calvin Andrew, Lloyd Owusu
The Albion take a huge step towards securing League One safety with a 2-2 draw at Huddersfield as Russell Slade mastered one of the greatest of great escapes
Brighton 0-1 Huddersfield Sat 22/11/08 / 3rd tier / Withdean Stadium / 6,461
Micky Adams came out with one of his best post-game interviews after defeat against Huddersfield, saying "the players just need a hug." No they didn't, Micky. They needed a kick up the arse.
Huddersfield 2-1 Brighton Tue 18/03/08 / 3rd tier / Galpham Stadium / 6,004
Nicky Forster
Brighton 1-1 Huddersfield Sat 19/01/07 / 3rd tier / Withdean Stadium / 5,343
Tommy Elphick
Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Sat 24/03/07 / 3rd tier / Withdean Stadium / 5,974
Huddersfield 0-3 Brighton Sat 28/10/06 / 3rd tier / Galpham Stadium / 10,616
Jake Robinson (3)
Jake Robinson becomes the first youth team product to score a hat-trick for the Albion in a generation as his treble secures an impressive win at the Galpham Stadium
Brighton 1-0 Huddersfield Sat 16/02/02 / 3rd tier / Withdean Stadium / 6,744
Junior Lewis
Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton Sat 13/10/01 / 3rd tier / McAlpine Stadium / 10,727
Bobby Zamora, Gary Hart
Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Sat 05/02/95 / 3rd tier / Goldstone Ground / 7,751
Huddersfield 3-0 Brighton Sat 01/10/94 / 3rd tier / McAlpine Stadium / 10,321
Huddersfield 1-3 Brighton Sat 26/02/94 / 3rd tier / Leeds Road / 5,088
Steve Foster, Robert Codner, Mark Farrington
Brighton 2-2 Huddersfield Sat 04/09/93 / 3rd tier / Goldstone Ground / 4,518
Matthew Edwards, Simon Funnell
Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton Wed 03/03/93 / 3rd tier / Leeds Road / 3,563
Kurt Nogan, Clive Walker
Brighton 2-1 Huddersfield Sat 12/09/92 / 3rd tier / Goldstone Ground / 6,141
Steve Foster, Paul Moulden
Brighton 1-1 Huddersfield  Fri 03/04/87 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 7,515
Terry Connor
Huddersfield 2-1 Brighton  Sat 08/11/86 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 4,463
Dale Jasper
Huddersfield 1-0 Brighton  Sat 19/04/86 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 5,468
Brighton 4-3 Huddersfield Sat 16/11/85 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 7,952
Mike Ferguson, Alan Biley, Eric Young, Dean Saunders
Huddersfield 0-2 Brighton Sat 22/12/84 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 6,876
Gerry Ryan (2)
Brighton 0-1 Huddersfield Sat 01/09/84 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 12,493
Huddersfield end the Albion's 100% start to the 1984-85 season with a 1-0 success at the Goldstone Ground
Huddersfield 0-1 Brighton Sat 03/03/84 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 6,985
Alan Young
Brighton 3-1 Huddersfield Sat 05/11/83 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 11,063
Steve Gatting, Terry Connor, Eric Young
Brighton 2-0 Huddersfield Tue 27/10/81 / League Cup R2 L2 / Goldstone Ground / 14,192
Andy Ritchie, Tony Grealish
It takes two goals in the final five minutes from Andy Ritchie and Tony Grealish for top flight Albion to eventually see off third tier Huddersfield in the League Cup
Huddersfield 1-0 Brighton Tue 06/10/81 / League Cup R2 L1 / Leeds Road / 9,803
Brighton 2-0 Huddersfield Sat 19/04/75 / 3rd tier / Goldstone Ground / 10,822
Ricky Marlowe, Gerry Fell
Huddersfield 1-0 Brighton Sat 12/10/74 / 3rd tier / Leeds Road / 6,544
Brighton 1-2 Huddersfield Sat 23/03/74 / 3rd tier / Goldstone Ground / 12,564
Billy McEwan
Huddersfield 2-2 Brighton Sat 10/11/73 / 3rd tier / Leeds Road / 6,057
Ken Beamish, Barry Bridges
Brian Clough's first away game in charge of the Albion saw a point earned away at Huddersfield Town thanks to a 2-2 draw
Brighton 2-1 Huddersfield Sat 10/03/73 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 10,053
Tony Towner, Lammie Robertson
Huddersfield 0-2 Brighton Sat 14/10/72 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 7,935
Eddie Spearritt, Barry Bridges
Huddersfield 2-0 Brighton Sat 31/03/62 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 8,187
Brighton 2-2 Huddersfield Sat 11/11/61 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 10,742
Johnny Goodchild, Alan Brown
Brighton 2-1 Huddersfield Sat 22/04/61 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 13,002
Tony Nicholas (2)
A win for either side would guarantee survival in the second tier and the Albion duly delivered with a 2-1 win in the penultimate game of the season while Huddersfield would also go onto stay up
Huddersfield 0-1 Brighton Wed 03/12/60 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 5,860
Adrian Thorne
Brighton 3-2 Huddersfield Wed 02/09/59 / 2nd tier  / Goldstone Ground / 22,558
Bill Curry, Glen Wilson, Dennis Gordon
Huddersfield 2-0 Brighton Wed 28/08/59 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 15,221
Brighton 2-0 Huddersfield Sat 07/02/59 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 19,250
Freddie Jones, Tommy Dixon
Huddersfield 3-2 Brighton Sat 20/09/58 / 2nd tier / Leeds Road / 13,244
Dave Sexton, John Shepherd
Huddersfield 2-0 Brighton Wed 01/02/22 / FA Cup R2 Replay / Leeds Road / 28,068
Eventual FA Cup winners Huddersfield Town required a replay to see off a spirited Albion side, winning 2-0 on a Leeds Road pitch described as a "swap"
Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Sat 29/01/22 / FA Cup R2 / Goldstone Ground / 22,241
The Goldstone's attendance record is broken for the visit of top flight giants Huddersfield Town and the Albion really should've pulled off a huge shock as a succession of missed chances meant it ended 0-0