1981–82 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 1981–82 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion competed in the Football League First Division.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
1981–82 season
Chairman Mike Bamber
Manager Mike Bailey
StadiumGoldstone Ground
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Andy Ritchie (14)

Season summary

Brighton achieved their highest-ever league finish of 13th. On 6 March 1982 the Seagulls also scored an impressive clean-sheet win at Anfield against the 1981-82 First Division Champions Liverpool 0-1 (the champions' final league loss of the season).

Kit

Brighton's kit was manufactured by Adidas and sponsored by British Caledonian.

Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 European Cup 1982–83 First round[lower-alpha 1]
12 Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 42 48 −6 57
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 13 16 43 52 −9 52
14 Coventry City 42 13 11 18 56 62 −6 50
15 Notts County 42 13 8 21 61 69 −8 47
Source:
Notes:
  1. Aston Villa won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.

FA Cup
Main article: 1981–82 FA Cup

League Cup
Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup

Squad

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

No. Position Player
GK Graham Moseley
DF Steve Foster
DF Steve Gatting (captain)
DF Graham Pearce
DF Chris Ramsey
DF Gary Stevens
DF Sammy Nelson
DF Gerry Ryan
No. Position Player
MF Jimmy Case
MF Mickey Thomas
MF Tony Grealish
MF Gary Howlett
FW Andy Ritchie
FW Gordon Smith
FW Michael Robinson

Transfers

In

Out

References
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