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Brighton history made with extra time winner by player called Virgo

James Virgo scored the first golden goal in Brighton history to secure a shock 3-2 win over Fulham in the 1996-97 Auto Windscreen Shield

Over 3,000 Brighton fans paid 10 shillings to travel to Newcastle on the train in February 1930 as FA Cup fever gripped Sussex

Brighton drawing Chelsea in the 1966-67 FA Cup set a Goldstone crowd record… for biggest ever attendance at an Albion Reserves game

The Sami Hyypia Saga finally came to an end after Brighton conceded an 88th minute equaliser to draw 1-1 at Wolves in December 2014

Ali Al-Habsi had a blink-and-you-missed it Brighton career spanning one game away at Bournemouth in the 2014-15 season

Barry Lloyd managed Brighton for nearly seven years with his reputation amongst fans improving markedly after he left the Goldstone

Warren Aspinall only played 37 times for Brighton but he has still managed to make a big mark on the Albion and different generations of fans

Adam Hinshelwood scored the perfect own goal when Brighton were beaten 2-1 by Colchester United on Boxing Day 2008

Brighton and Crawley Town met for the first time in a competitive game when the Albion ran out 5-0 FA Cup winners at the Goldstone in 1992

Ian Mellor was one of the unsung heroes of Brighton through the 1970s, proving the perfect foil and partner for Peter Ward