Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Full nameBrighton and Hove Albion Football Club
Nickname(s)Seagulls
Founded1901
GroundAmerican Express Community Stadium
Capacity32,500
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerFabian Hürzeler
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 11th of 20

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. Founded in 1901, they finally began playing in the Premier League in the 2017–18 season. Currently being managed by Fabian Hürzeler, the youngest ever permanent Premier League manager, they are looking for a return into European club competition.

History

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. were formed in 1901.[1]

Players

Current first-team squad

As of 10 October 2022[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  Spain Robert Sánchez
2 DF  Ghana Tariq Lamptey
4 DF  England Adam Webster
5 DF  England Lewis Dunk (captain)[3]
6 DF  England Levi Colwill (on loan from Chelsea)
7 MF  England Solly March
10 MF  Argentina Alexis Mac Allister
11 MF  Belgium Leandro Trossard
13 MF  Germany Pascal Groß
14 MF  England Adam Lallana
15 MF  Poland Jakub Moder
18 FW  England Danny Welbeck
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  Ecuador Jeremy Sarmiento
20 FW  Paraguay Julio Enciso
21 FW  Germany Deniz Undav
22 MF  Japan Kaoru Mitoma
23 GK  England Jason Steele
25 MF  Ecuador Moisés Caicedo
27 MF  Scotland Billy Gilmour
29 DF  Netherlands Jan Paul van Hecke
30 DF  Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán
34 DF  Netherlands Joël Veltman
38 GK  England Tom McGill

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  Netherlands Kjell Scherpen (on loan at Vitesse until end of season)[4]
17 MF  Colombia Steven Alzate (on loan at Standard Liège until end of season)[5]
24 DF  Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy (on loan at Fulham until end of season)[6]
27 MF  Poland Kacper Kozłowski (on loan at Vitesse until end of season)[7]
DF  Poland Michał Karbownik (on loan at Fortuna Düsseldorf until end of season)[8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  Germany Reda Khadra (on loan at Sheffield United until end of season)[9]
MF  England Taylor Richards (on loan at Queens Park Rangers until end of season)[10]
FW  Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly (on loan at Venezia until end of season)[11]
FW  Switzerland Andi Zeqiri (on loan at Basel until end of season)[12]

League position

Season League Position
2000/01 Third Division Champions
2001/02 Second Division Champions
2002/03 First Division 23rd
2003/04 Second Division 4th (Play off winners)
2004/05 League Championship 20th
2005/06 League Championship 24th
2006/07 League One 18th
2007/08 League One 7th
2008/09 League One 16th
2009/10 League One 13th
2010/11 League One Champions
2011/12 League Championship 10th
2012/13 League Championship 4th
2013/14 League Championship 6th
2014/15 League Championship 20th
2015/16 League Championship 3rd
2016/17 League Championship 2nd (Promoted)
2017/18 Premier League 15th
2018/19 Premier League 17th
2019/20 Premier League 15th
2020/21 Premier League 16th
2021/22 Premier League 9th
2022/23 Premier League 6th
2023/24 Premier League 11th


Former position

  • 1920/21: Third Division - 18th
  • 1921/22: Third Division - 19th / South
  • 1922/23: Third Division - 4th / South
  • 1923/24: Third Division - 5th / South
  • 1924/25: Third Division - 8th / South
  • 1925/26: Third Division - 5th / South
  • 1926/27: Third Division - 4th / South
  • 1927/28: Third Division - 4th / South
  • 1928/29: Third Division - 15th / South
  • 1929/30: Third Division - 5th / South
  • 1930/31: Third Division - 4th / South
  • 1931/32: Third Division - 8th / South
  • 1932/33: Third Division - 12th / South
  • 1933/34: Third Division - 10th / South
  • 1934/35: Third Division - 9th / South
  • 1935/36: Third Division - 7th / South
  • 1936/37: Third Division - 3rd / South
  • 1937/38: Third Division - 5th / South
  • 1938/39: Third Division - 3rd / South
  • 1939/40: Third Division - - / South
  • 1946/47: Third Division - 17th / South
  • 1947/48: Third Division - 22nd / South
  • 1948/49: Third Division - 6th / South
  • 1949/50: Third Division - 8th / South
  • 1950/51: Third Division - 13th / South
  • 1951/52: Third Division - 5th / South
  • 1952/53: Third Division - 7th / South
  • 1953/54: Third Division - 2nd / South
  • 1954/55: Third Division - 6th / South
  • 1955/56: Third Division - 2nd / South
  • 1956/57: Third Division - 6th / South
  • 1957/58: Third Division - Champions / South
  • 1958/59: Second Division - 12th
  • 1959/60: Second Division - 14th
  • 1960/61: Second Division - 16th
  • 1961/62: Second Division - 22nd
  • 1962/63: Third Division - 22nd
  • 1963/64: Fourth Division - 8th
  • 1964/65: Fourth Division - Champions
  • 1965/66: Third Division - 15th
  • 1966/67: Third Division - 19th
  • 1967/68: Third Division - 10th
  • 1968/69: Third Division - 12th
  • 1969/70: Third Division - 5th
  • 1970/71: Third Division - 14th
  • 1971/72: Third Division - 2nd
  • 1972/73: Second Division - 22nd
  • 1973/74: Third Division - 19th
  • 1974/75: Third Division - 19th
  • 1975/76: Third Division - 4th
  • 1976/77: Third Division - 2nd
  • 1977/78: Second Division - 4th
  • 1978/79: Second Division - 2nd
  • 1979/80: First Division - 16th
  • 1980/81: First Division - 19th
  • 1981/82: First Division - 13th
  • 1982/83: First Division - 22nd
  • 1983/84: Second Division - 9th
  • 1984/85: Second Division - 6th
  • 1985/86: Second Division - 11th
  • 1986/87: Second Division - 22nd
  • 1987/88: Third Division - 2nd
  • 1988/89: Second Division - 19th
  • 1989/90: Second Division - 18th
  • 1990/91: Second Division - 6th
  • 1991/92: Second Division - 23rd
  • 1992/93: Second Division - 9th
  • 1993/94: Second Division - 14th
  • 1994/95: Second Division - 16th
  • 1995/96: Second Division - 23rd
  • 1996/97: Third Division - 23rd
  • 1997/98: Third Division - 23rd
  • 1998/99: Third Division - 17th
  • 1999/2000: Third Division - 11th

Other websites

References

  1. "Brighton & Hove Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. "First team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. Cleeves, Kieran (19 August 2018). "Hughton's admiration for Mourinho". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "Kjell Scherpen joins Vitesse Arnhem on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. "Steven Alzate joins Standard Liege on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. "Shane Duffy joins Fulham on season-long loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. "VITESSE HEET MET KACPER KOZLOWSKI JONGSTE EK-SPELER OOIT WELKOM" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. "Michal Karbownik completes loan move to Fortuna Dusseldorf". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. "Reda Khadra joins Sheffield United on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. "Richards joins QPR on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. "Aaron Connolly joins Venezia on season-long loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. "Andi Zeqiri makes loan move to FC Basel". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.