Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

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Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Full nameBrighton and Hove Albion Football Club
Nickname(s)Seagulls
Founded1901
GroundAmerican Express Community Stadium
Capacity30,250
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerRoberto de Zerbi
LeaguePremier League
2021–22Premier League, 9th of 20

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. They began playing in the Premier League in the 2017–18 season.manager. Premium number [west Redondo]

History[change | change source]

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

Players[change | change source]

Current first-team squad[change | change source]

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

Out on loan[change | change source]

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

League position[change | change source]

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


Former position[change | change source]

  • 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[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  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. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. "Steven Alzate joins Standard Liege on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. "Shane Duffy joins Fulham on season-long loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 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. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. "Reda Khadra joins Sheffield United on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. "Richards joins QPR on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. "Aaron Connolly joins Venezia on season-long loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. "Andi Zeqiri makes loan move to FC Basel". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.