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

Transfers

In

Out

References
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