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List of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. records and statistics

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England.

This list encompasses the records set by the club and players.

Team records edit

Highest overall league finish edit

6th place, 2022–23 Premier League[1]

Record wins edit

  • 14–2 v Brighton Amateurs, FA Cup Q1, 4 October 1902[2]
  • 10–1 v Wisbech Town, FA Cup R1, 13 November 1965 (FA Cup)[2]
  • 9–1 v Newport County, FL D3(S), 18 April 1951;[2]
  • 9–1 v Southend United, FL D3, 27 November 1965 (Football League)[2]

Record defeats edit

  • 0–18 v Norwich City, wartime, 25 December 1940[2]
  • 0–9 v Middlesbrough, FL D2, 23 August 1958 (Football League)[2]

Streaks edit

  • Longest run unbeaten 22 games, May – December 2015[3]

Player records edit

Goalscorers edit

Top goalscorers edit

Tommy Cook is officially recognised by the club as their top scorer, with 123 goals scored in 209 appearances between 1922 and 1929.[8]

Bert Stephens scored 174 goals between 1935 and 1948, however only 87 of these were scored in competitive matches. The remainder were scored during wartime fixtures when competitive football was suspended.[9] [10]

Competitive, professional matches only.[11][12][13]

Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Tommy Cook 1921–1929 114 9 0 0 123
2 Glenn Murray 2008–2011
2016–2021		 103 6 2 0 111
3 Kit Napier 1966–1972 84 9 6 0 99
4 Peter Ward 1975–1980
1982–1983		 81 3 11 0 95
5 Bert Stephens 1935–1948 86 8 0 0 94
6 Albert Mundy 1953–1958 87 3 0 0 90
Bobby Zamora 2000–2003
2015–2016		 83 4 2 1 90

Most appearances edit

Ernie “Tug” Wilson has the most appearances for the club, playing a total of 566 matches between 1922 and 1936.[14][15]

Transfers edit

Record transfer fees paid edit

Rank Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
1 FW   João Pedro   Watford £30,000,000 July 2023 BBC Sport
2 MF   Carlos Baleba   Lille £23,200,000 August 2023 BBC Sport
3 MF   Enock Mwepu   Red Bull Salzburg £20,240,000 July 2021 BBC Sport
4 DF   Adam Webster   Bristol City £20,000,000 August 2019 BBC Sport
5 FW   Alireza Jahanbakhsh   AZ £17,000,000 July 2018 BBC Sport
6 GK   Bart Verbruggen   Anderlecht £16,300,000 July 2023 BBC Sport
7 DF   Marc Cucurella   Getafe £15,840,000 August 2021 BBC Sport
8 DF   Pervis Estupiñán   Villarreal £15,700,000 August 2022 BBC Sport
9 FW   Jürgen Locadia   PSV Eindhoven £15,300,000 January 2018 BBC Sport
10 MF   Yves Bissouma   Lille £15,200,000 July 2018 BBC Sport

Record transfer fees received edit

Rank Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
1 MF   Moisés Caicedo   Chelsea £100,000,000 August 2023 BBC Sport
2 DF   Marc Cucurella   Chelsea £55,000,000 August 2022 BBC Sport
3 DF   Ben White   Arsenal £50,000,000 July 2021 BBC Sport
4 MF   Alexis Mac Allister   Liverpool £35,000,000 June 2023 BBC Sport
5 MF   Yves Bissouma   Tottenham Hotspur £25,700,000 June 2022 BBC Sport
6 GK   Robert Sánchez   Chelsea £25,000,000 August 2023 BBC Sport
7 FW   Leandro Trossard   Arsenal £21,000,000 January 2023 BBC Sport
8 DF   Dan Burn   Newcastle United £13,200,000 January 2022 BBC Sport
9 FW   Neal Maupay   Everton £10,400,000 August 2022 BBC Sport
10 FW   Anthony Knockaert   Fulham £10,300,000 July 2020 BBC Sport

References edit

  1. ^ "Brighton draw with Man City to seal Europa League spot". BBC Sport. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Brighton & Hove Albion". brightonandhovealbion.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Brighton 0 Middlesbrough 3 match report". independent.co.uk. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23754521.look-pascal-gross-brighton-career-becomes-record-pl-scorer/
  6. ^ Pascal Groß
  7. ^ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/joao-pedro-junqueira-de-jesus/591522/
  8. ^ "Record Scorer - News - Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 23 March 2018.
  9. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 154. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  10. ^ "Club Records - News - Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Glenn Murray | Football Stats | Nottingham Forest | Age 37 | Soccer Base".
  12. ^ "Bobby Zamora | Football Stats | No Club | Age 40 | 1999-2016 | Soccer Base".
  13. ^ Harris, Tim Carder & Roger (1997). Albion A-Z : a who's who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton: Goldstone. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
  14. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion".
  15. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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