Ground            Withdean Stadium
Address            Withdean Stadium, Tongdean Lane,         
                         Brighton
Phone No         (01273) 778855
Capacity           6,000 approx
Record Attend. 36,747 (at the Goldstone Ground)
Chairman         Dick Knight
Secretary          Derek Allan
Manager          Micky Adams
Ast. Manager   Alan Cork
Reserve's Coach   Ian Culverhouse
Youth Development Officer   Martin Hinshelwood
Physio              Malcolm Stuart
Nickname        The Seagulls
Sponsors        Skint records
Scoring Rec.    Peter Ward, 36 goals (1976-77)
Leading Scorer 1998-99    Gary Hart 12;
                                          Richie Barker 12
Rec. Victory     12-0 v Shoreham, F.A. Cup, 1/10/32
Rec. Defeat      0-9 v Middlesbrough, Div 2, 23/8/58
Rec. Transfer Fee Received
         
£1.05m for Gareth Barry, October 1998
Record Transfer Fee Paid
         
£500,000 for Andy Ritchie, October 1980
Colours           1st Strip: Blue and white striped shirts,                                                                                       white shorts, blue socks.  2nd strip: Red and black striped shirts, black shorts, black stockings
Year Formed   1900
Year Entered League   1920
Former Names   Brighton United, 1898-1900, Brighton  And Hove Rangers 1900-1901
Former Grounds   County Ground 1901, Goldstone Ground 1902-97, Priestfield Stadium 1997-99
Managers Since 1919    Charles Webb 1919-47; Tommy Cook 1947; Don Welsh 1947-51; Billy Lane 1951-61; George Curtis 1961-63; Archie Macauley 1963-68; Freedie Goodwin 1968-70; Pat Saward 1970-73; Brian Clough 1973-74; Peter Taylor 1974-76; Alan Mullery 1976-81; Mike Bailey 1981-82; Jimmy Melia 1982-83; Chris Cattlin 1983-86; Alan Mullery 1986-87; Barry Lloyd 1987-93; Liam Brady 1993-95; Jimmy Case 1995-96; Steve Gritt 1996-98, Brian Horton 1998-99, Jeff Wood 1999, Micky Adams 1999 -

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