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Alex Dawson was an old-school centre forward who became a very popular Brighton striker in the late 1960s

Busby Babe to terrifying Brighton opponents – the Alex Dawson story

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Alex Dawson was a popular old-fashioned centre forward who scored 29 goals in 65 appearances for Brighton between 1968 and 1971

Gordon Greer was one the most successful captains in Brighton history, leading the Albion out on over 200 occasions

Players

“Gordon Greer is fantastic; he looks like a rock star turning up at a testimonial”

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Gordon Greer captained Brighton 234 times including to the League One title in 2011, making him of the Albion’s best ever skippers

Managers

Jack Robson, the manager who won Brighton 5 trophies in 6 years

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Jack Robson is arguably the greatest manager in Brighton & Hove Albion after winning five trophies in his six years in charge at the Goldstone Ground

Liam Brady was Brighton manager between 1993 and 1995 and played a vital role in helping to save the club from going out of business

Managers

Liam Brady was much more than just a football manager to Brighton

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Both during and after his time as Brighton manager, Liam Brady was a beacon of hope to Albion fans and the man who got the ball rolling to save the club

Doug Loft became a populay player during his three-and-a-half years with Brighton & Hove Albion

Players

The Brighton midfielder more popular than Gerrard, Ronaldo & Fabregas

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Doug Loft sold more Cult Zeros t-shirts in the 2008-09 season than Steve Gerrard, Cristiano Ronaldo and Cesc Fabregas as he became a Brighton cult hero

Mauricio Taricco spent four years at Brighton as assistant manager, playing 19 times with plenty of fireworks following

Players

Tales of Mauricio Taricco – so much more than Poyet’s number two

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Mauricio Taricco spent four years with Brighton as assistant manager but it was when he came out of retirement to play 19 times that the fun really started

Brighton defeated Bristol City 1-0 in the 2004 playoff final

Matches

Better luck next year, Bristol: Brighton soar back into the second tier

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Brighton defeated Bristol City 1-0 in the Division Two playoff final at the Millennium Stadium at the end of the 2003-04 season

Rami Shaaban played six games for Brighton in the 2004-05 season

Players

Rami Shaaban – From Brighton bench to World Cup in 12 months

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Here is a question for you. Which former Albion player went from the Withdean bench to playing at a World

Brighton beat Burnley 1-0 on the opening day of the 2002-03 season wearing their new man black Batman away kit

Matches

Batman Brighton beat Burnley in Hinshelwood’s first game in charge

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Brighton kicked off 2002-03 with a 3-1 win away at Burnley. They debuted their new Batman kit in what was Martin Hinshelwood’s only league win as manager

Ashley Barnes spent four years with Brighton in which he was a somewhat divisive figure

Players

Brighton’s Marmite man Ashley Barnes

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Ashley Barnes spent four years with Brighton, in which time he divided Albion supporters like few other players have – you either loved him or hated him