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Football fans from clubs around Europe came to the Goldstone Ground on February 8th 1997 to support Brighton on Fans United Day
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Fans United: When football fans said we will not let Brighton be killed

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Saturday 8th February 1997 saw football fans from across Europe flock to the Goldstone Ground for the first ever Fans United to save Brighton

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Richard Carpenter scores a free kick for Brighton away at Spurs in the FA Cup third round 2005
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Keane earned his Spurs to break Brighton FA Cup hearts in 2005

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

A magnificent late goal from Robbie Keane denied Mark McGhee and Brighton the FA Cup replay they deserved against Spurs in 2005

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Shaun Wilkinson made his Brighton debut as an 18-year-old as a flu hit Albion lost 2-0 at Swansea in 1999
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Swansea 2-0 Brighton: When Micky Adams nearly played for flu-hit Albion

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Micky Adams nearly found himself coming out of retirement when flu-hit Brighton were missing 12 players for a 2-0 defeat at Swansea in 1999

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Steve Gritt led Brighton to a great escape from relegation out of the Football League in the 1996-97 season
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True Gritt: Steve was the on-the-pitch saviour of Brighton

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Steve Gritt kept Brighton in the Football League from a hopeless position in 1997. Without him, the Albion might have gone out of business

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Peter Taylor was Brighton manager between October 2001 and April 2002 leading the Albion to the Division Two title
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Peter Taylor II: A brief but successful reign as Brighton boss

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Peter Taylor only managed Brighton for a little over six months, but in that time he delivered an unlikely Division Two title for the Albion

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Brighton paid £25,000 to sign Rod Thomas from Chester City in October 1998
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The People’s Player Rod Thomas

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Rod Thomas was an exciting winger purchased by Brighton for £25,000 from Chester City in 1998 using money donated by Albion supporters

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Junior Lewis joined Brighton on loan for Leicester for the Seagulls' 2001-02 Division Two title winning season
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Where Peter Taylor went, Junior Lewis followed

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

When Peter Taylor was appointed Brighton boss, it was only a matter of time before Junior Lewis arrived at Withdean – with great success

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Tommy Elphick has a header as Brighton lost 1-0 to Cardiff City in the League Cup first round in the 2007-08 season
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How fast can a Fiat Punto do Brighton to Cardiff for a League Cup game?

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Only 87 Brighton fans went to Cardiff for a League Cup first round tie in 2007, including three breaking speed records in a Fiat Punto

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Tommy Elphick played over 150 games for Brighton, helping the Albion to win the League One title in the 2010-11 season
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Tommy Elphick: The greatest graduate from the Brighton Class of 2006

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Tommy Elphick went onto have the best career of any of the 2006 Brighton youth team, winning titles for both the Albion and Bournemouth

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Brighton defeated Mansfield Town 6-0 in their first ever game at Withdean Stadium thanks to a Darren Freeman hat-trick
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Hello Withdean: Albion come back to Brighton and hit Mansfield for six

August 7, 2021August 7, 2024 WeAreBrighton.com 0 Comments

Brighton mark their return to Sussex after two years in exile at Gillingham by hammering Mansfield Town 6-0 in the first league match played at Withdean

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James Virgo scored the first golden goal winner in Brighton history against Fulham in the 1996 Auto Windscreen Shield
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