Every promotion winning team needs a Doug Rougvie
Doug Rougvie was the popular, no-nonsense, psychotic defender who captained Brighton to promotion from Division Three in the 1987-88 season
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Author: WeAreBrighton.com
Walsall 1-3 Brighton: Albion waltz in Walsall to League One title
Brighton secured the 2010-11 League One title with four games still to play thanks to a 3-1 victory away at Walsall on a memorable day in Albion history
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Tommy Cooks up a Brighton hat-trick to feed Everton FA Cup humble pie
Brighton recorded their biggest shock win in the FA Cup in the 1924-25 when eliminating a star-studded Everton side 5-2 thanks to a Tommy Cook hat-trick
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Brighton 1-1 Luton: Withdean at its wettest and a 25 yard Carpenter tackle
March 25th 2006, Brighton 1-1 Luton, a swamp of a pitch and Richard Carpenter’s 25 yard slide tackle through the mud. Was this Withdean’s wettest game?
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Oh ah Stantona: Phil Stant, the strangest free transfer in Brighton history
After being sacked as Lincoln manager, Phil Stant found himself signing as a player for Brighton and helping the Albion to the Division Three title
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Brighton 4-3 Carlisle: The stuff of dreams, the stuff of champions
It was “the stuff of dreams, the stuff of champions” when Liam Bridcutt’s 93rd minute volley gave Brighton a 4-3 win over Carlisle United in 2011
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Flamboyant Frank Worthington and his forgotten Brighton spell
Flamboyant Frank Worthington pleased the Goldstone crowd with his care-free style during a brief one-season spell with Brighton in the 1984-85 campaign
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Start of the 1974-75 season, start of the Brighton v Palace rivalry
The first seeds of the fierce rivalry between Brighton and Crystal Palace were sewn in a shock 1-0 Albion win on the opening day of the 1974-75 season
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‘Cheeky’ Brighton shock top flight Leicester in the 1930-31 FA Cup
‘Cheeky’ Brighton pulled off one of their biggest FA Cup giant killings when winning 2-1 at Leicester City in the third round of the 1930-31 competition
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Brighton v Blackpool: History & head-to-head of Seagulls v Seasiders
There is perfect symmetry to the history of Brighton and Blackpool with the head-to-head record reading 10 wins apiece and 10 draws from 30 meetings
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