Phil Prosser the tosser who caused defeat in Coppell’s first Brighton game
Phil Prosser handed Sheffield United victory by giving a remarkable two penalties in the final four minutes of the Blades vist to Brighton in 2002
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Brighton v Fulham: History and head-to-head of Seagulls v Cottagers
Brighton v Fulham was first played in Southern League Division Two back in 1901, making it one of the oldest fixtures in Albion history
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Brighton v West Brom: History & head-to-head of Seagulls v Baggies
Despite being linked by the name Albion, Brighton and West Brom have barely met on the pitch – just 26 meetings in the history of the clubs
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When the Albion shocked the Albion in 1976
Brighton’s first meeting with West Brom saw Alan Mullery’s third tier Seagulls shock their top flight opponents 2-0 in the League Cup at the Hawthorns
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Paul McShane, a flame-haired light in a dreadful season
Paul McShane wrote his name into the Brighton history books during his one-season loan at the Albion from Manchester United
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Chris Birchall, Beckham’s mate who wasn’t great
He starred for Trinidad at a World Cup and won plenty of trophies alongside David Beckham at LA Galaxy, but Chris Birchall was terrible for Brighton
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Ashley Neal, the Liverpool loanee who was the worst Brighton player ever
Liverpool youngster Ashley Neal secured his place as Brighton’s worst ever player during a pretty inglorious three game loan spell at the Goldstone
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Liverpool – the team of the 80s who could not beat Brighton in the FA Cup
Division Two Brighton shocked Division One champions Liverpool 2-0 in the FA Cup in 1984, just a year after winning at Anfield in the same competition
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Mark McGhee’s daylight robbery: West Ham 0-1 Brighton
Mark McGhee’s Brighton provide the ultimate smash-and-grab win as they score with their only shot on goal to win 1-0 away at a completely dominant West Ham
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The Bournemouth v Brighton pitch invasion protest
In 1995, a rare televised game for Brighton at Bournemouth gave Albion fans a chance to publicise the problems at the club by carrying out a pitch invasion
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