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Brighton and Hove Albion
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Brighton and Hove Albion were founded in 1901, and joined the Southern League Second Division, playing home games at the Sussex County Cricket ground. The following year, they were promoted to the Southern League First Division and moved to the Goldstone Ground in Hove. In 1911 Albion were Southern League champions and then defeated the Football League champions Aston Villa, to win the Charity Shield. Ten years later, when the Southern League was absorbed into the Football League, they became founder members of the Third Division. The club were to remain at that level for 38 years In 1958, Brighton won the Third Division South title, and they remained in Division Two for four seasons, before sliding all the way to Division Four by 1963. Albion were Division Four champions in 1964-65, and in 1972 they won promotion to Division Two for the second time but they were relegated immediately. 1973 saw the arrival of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor from League champions Derby County and although Clough moved on quickly, Taylor stayed to lay the foundation of a side that won promotion in 1977, under Alan Mullery. The following year Albion narrowly missed promotion on goal difference, but in 1979, the club was promoted to the First Division where they spent the next four seasons. In 1983, The Seagulls reached the FA Cup final and held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw before losing 4-0 in the replay. That same season they were relegated to Division Two. Worse was to follow; in 1992, Brighton & Hove Albion were relegated to the Division Two (the old Third Division), and a financial crisis led to the sale of the Goldstone ground for development. Then in 1995 the club were relegated to Division Three and the following season they narrowly avoided dropping into the Conference. With a new board in control, the club endured a two-year ground share arrangement with Gillingham FC until 1999, when the temporary use of the Withdean Stadium was negotiated. Despite all these problems, Brighton won successive championships in 2001 & 2002 to climb back to Division One. Relegated the following season, they bounced straight back only to be relegated again in 2006. There was better news on the search for a new home ground, with the approval of plans for the construction of a new stadium at Falmer. Click on the icons below for more on Brighton & Hove Albion; 
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