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The History of Brighton and Hove Albion v Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough remain responsible for the heaviest ever defeat in Brighton and Hove Albion history when a Brian Clough-inspired Boro ran rampant at Ayresome Park on the opening day of the 1958-59 season.

It was the Seagulls first ever game in the second tier of English football but it quickly descended into a nightmare as the hosts went in at half time 5-0 up. It eventually finished 9-0 with future Brighton boss Clough scoring five of them.

Clough seemed to like playing against the Albion as he notched a hat-trick in the return game at the Goldstone four months later. It was another ridiculous score line on that occasion as well as Boro ran out 6-4 winners, meaning they picked up four points and put 15 goals past us in two games. Despite that, we still managed to finish above them in the table.

Our only previous FA Cup meetings came in the 1905-06 season when big spending Middlesbrough visited the Goldstone at the second round stage. Proving that it isn't just Paul Barber who loves making profit, the Albion doubled ticket prices to an astonishing 5p with the result being that many people stayed away, leaving a disappointing crowd of 7,462 to witness Brighton's first game at that stage of the competition.

It took two replays for Boro to eventually progress, winning 3-1 at Bramall Lane at the third attempt thanks to a hat-trick from footballs first ever £1,000 player, Alf Common.

 
Football League P W D L F A
Top tier 6 2 1 3 6 6
Second tier 32 7 9 16 29 50
Third tier 2 0 1 1 1 2
FA Cup 3 0 2 1 3 5
League Cup 3 0 0 3 1 9
Total 46 9 13 24 40 72
             

OVERALL

 46 9 13 24 40 72

Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton Sat 07/05/16 / 2nd tier / Riverside Stadium / 33,806
Dale Stephens
Middlesbrough clinch promotion to the Premier League on goal difference after this draw at the Riverside Stadium in which Mike Dean controversially sent off Dale Stephens
Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough Sat 19/12/15 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 26,445
Middlesbrough end the Albion's 21 game unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 win at the Amex to guarantee top spot in the Championship at Christmas
Middlesbrough 0-0 Brighton Sat 02/05/15 / 2nd tier / Riverside Stadium / 33,381
Brighton 1-2 Middlesbrough Sat 18/10/14 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 26,642
Gordon Greer
Brighton 0-2 Middlesbrough Sat 29/03/14 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 27,486
Middlesbrough 0-1 Brighton Sat 14/12/13 / 2nd tier / Riverside Stadium / 13,635
Matt Upson
Middlesbrough 0-2 Brighton Sat 13/04/12 / 2nd tier / Riverside Stadium / 11,894
Andrea Orlandi, David Lopez
Andrea Orlandi and David Lopez give the Albion a first ever win at the Riverside Stadium with a 2-0 victory to end a three game winless streak
Brighton 0-1 Middlesbrough Sat 20/10/12 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 26,293
Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough Sat 31/03/12 / 2nd tier / Amex Stadium / 20,553
Inigo Calderon
Middlesbrough 1-0 Brighton Sat 10/01/11 / 2nd tier / Riverside Stadium / 16,594
Middlesbrough 1-0 Brighton Wed 24/09/03 / League Cup R2 / Riverside Stadium / 10,435
Middlesbrough would end up winning the League Cup, but they needed extra time to see off an Albion side from two divisions lower as 16-year-old Jake Robinson made his debut
Brighton 1-3 Middlesbrough Wed 06/10/93 / League Cup R2 L2 / Goldstone Ground / 2,074
Kurt Nogan
Middlesbrough 5-0 Brighton Tue 21/09/93 / League Cup R2 L1 / Ayresome Park / 5,631
Middlesbrough 4-0 Brighton Sat 21/03/92 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 13,054
Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough Sat 09/11/91 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 8,720
Mark Gall
Middlesbrough 2-0 Brighton Sat 04/05/91 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 18,054
Brighton 2-4 Middlesbrough Sat 27/10/90 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 7,532
Dean Wilkins, Mike Small
Brighton 1-0 Middlesbrough Wed 28/02/90 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 5,504
Mark Barham
Middlesbrough 2-2 Brighton Wed 18/10/89 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 13,551
Alan Curbishley, Kevin Bremner
Brighton 3-3 Middlesbrough Sat 18/01/86 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 10,106
Terrry Connor (2), Dean Saunders
Middlesbrough 0-1 Brighton Sat 31/08/85 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 5,543
Danny Wilson
Middlesbrough 2-1 Brighton Sat 27/04/85 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 4,413
Hans Kraay
Brighton 1-2 Middlesbrough Sat 24/11/84 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 9,083
Terry Connor
Brighton 3-0 Middlesbrough Mon 07/05/84 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 9,168
Neil Smillie, Own Goal, Eric Young
Middlesbrough 0-0 Brighton Sat 10/12/83 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 6,037
Middlesbrough 2-1 Brighton Tue 20/04/82 / Top tier / Ayersome Park / 9,788
Andy Ritchie
Brighton 2-0 Middlesbrough Sat 05/09/81 / Top tier / Goldstone Ground / 13,386
Jimmy Case, Own Goal
Brighton pick up their first ever three points following the change in footballs scoring system with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Goldstone
Middlesbrough 1-0 Brighton Sat 11/04/81 / Top tier / Ayresome Park / 11,076
Defeat at Ayresome Park left the Albion needing four wins from their final games and other results to go their way. Somehow, the stars aligned and they managed to survive in the greatest of escapes
Brighton 0-1 Midlesbrough Sat 08/11/80 / Top tier / Goldstone Ground / 12,112
Brighton 2-1 Middlesbrough Sat 19/04/80 / Top tier / Goldstone Ground / 20,427
Ray Clarke, Peter Ward
Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton Sat 24/11/79 / Top tier / Ayresome Park / 16,010
Gary Williams
Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton Sat 07/04/73 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 6,816
Lammie Robertson
Brighton 0-2 Middlesbrough Sat 02/12/72 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 11,116
Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough Sat 06/05/67 / 3rd tier / Goldstone Ground / 12,692
Brian Tawse
Middlesbrough 1-0 Brighton Sat 10/12/66 / 3rd tier / Ayresome Park / 9,585
Middlesbrough 4-0 Brighton Fri 16/03/62 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 17,465
Brighton 2-0 Middlesbrough Sat 28/10/61 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 13,387
Johnny Goodchild (2)
Brighton 0-1 Middlesbrough Sat 18/02/61 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 16,199
Middlesbrough 2-2 Brighton Sat 01/10/60 / 2nd tier South / Ayresome Park / 15,489
Terry Tiddy, Adrian Thorne
Brighton 1-4 Middlesbrough Sat 23/04/60 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 19,426
Denis Foreman
Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton Sat 05/12/59 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 19,426
Dennis Gordon, Albert Mundy
Brighton 4-6 Middlesbrough Sat 20/12/58 / 2nd tier / Goldstone Ground / 20,981
John Shepherd (2), Freddie Jones, Dave Sexton
The Albion score four times but still end up losing to Middlesbrough as they concede six with chief tormentor Brian Clough adding another three to the five he got in the first meeting of the season
Middlesbrough 9-0 Brighton Sat 23/08/58 / 2nd tier / Ayresome Park / 32,136
Brighton's first ever game in the second tier ends in disaster with Middlesbrough inflicting the clubs heaviest ever defeat, 9-0. A certain Brian Clough scored five of them
Brighton 1-3 Middlesbrough Mon 12/02/06 / FA Cup R2 2nd Replay / Bramall Lane / 11,528
Arthur Holme
Brighton lose to Middlesbrough in a second replay with the worlds first £1,000 footballer Alf Common scoring a hat-trick
Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton Wed 10/02/06 / FA Cup R2 Replay / Ayresome Park / 15,000
Dick Joynes
Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough Sat 03/03/06 / FA Cup R2 / Goldstone Ground / 7,462
Jimmy Kennedy
The Albion double admission prices to 5p for the visit of big spending Middlesbrough but only 7,462 turn up to watch a 1-1 draw with the Division One visitors #FansNotCustomers