Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. The club is a football team, known as “The Seagulls”, and is located in Brighton & Hove’s South East England coastal unitary administrative area. Its home ground is at the American Express Community Ground. They currently play in the English Premier League.
Brighton FC was founded in 1901 and is a founding member of the Southern League. It joined the English Football League in 1920. They played in the English First Division from 1979 to 1983. In the FA Cup final, 1983, Brighton FC lost 0-4 to Manchester United FC in the replay. The team was then relegated to Second Division the following year.
The Premier League was promoted to Brighton on 17 April 2017 by Wigan Athletic FC, beating them 2-1 at home. This is the Seagulls’ first return to the top flight in 33 years.
The sale of the Goldstone Stadium in April 1997 left Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club homeless. They were also in danger of being relegated from the Football League. They have been promoted to the Premier League via Gillingham and a repurposed stadium for athletics. They were saved by a dedicated group of fans, who helped them succeed.
