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
Highest overall league finish
6th place, 2022–23 Premier League[1]
Record wins
- 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
- 0–18 v Norwich City, wartime, 25 December 1940[2]
- 0–9 v Middlesbrough, FL D2, 23 August 1958 (Football League)[2]
Streaks
- Longest run unbeaten 22 games, May – December 2015[3]
Player records
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Peter Ward, 36 goals (1976–77)[4]
- Most goals in the Premier League: Pascal Groß, 29 goals[5][6][circular reference]
- Most goals in European competition: João Pedro, 6 goals[7]
Top goalscorers
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 |
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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
Ernie “Tug” Wilson has the most appearances for the club, playing a total of 566 matches between 1922 and 1936.[14][15]
Transfers
Record transfer fees paid
Rank | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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1 | FW | ![]() |
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£30,000,000 | July 2024 | BBC Sport |
2 | FW | ![]() |
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£30,000,000 | July 2023 | BBC Sport |
3 | MF | ![]() |
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£23,200,000 | August 2023 | BBC Sport |
4 | MF | ![]() |
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£20,240,000 | July 2021 | BBC Sport |
5 | DF | ![]() |
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£20,000,000 | August 2019 | BBC Sport |
6 | FW | ![]() |
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£17,000,000 | July 2018 | BBC Sport |
7 | GK | ![]() |
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£16,300,000 | July 2023 | BBC Sport |
8 | DF | ![]() |
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£15,840,000 | August 2021 | BBC Sport |
9 | DF | ![]() |
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£15,700,000 | August 2022 | BBC Sport |
10 | FW | ![]() |
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£15,300,000 | January 2018 | BBC Sport |
Record transfer fees received
Rank | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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1 | MF | ![]() |
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£100,000,000 | August 2023 | BBC Sport |
2 | DF | ![]() |
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£55,000,000 | August 2022 | BBC Sport |
3 | DF | ![]() |
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£50,000,000 | July 2021 | BBC Sport |
4 | MF | ![]() |
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£35,000,000 | June 2023 | BBC Sport |
5 | MF | ![]() |
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£25,700,000 | June 2022 | BBC Sport |
6 | GK | ![]() |
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£25,000,000 | August 2023 | BBC Sport |
7 | FW | ![]() |
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£21,000,000 | January 2023 | BBC Sport |
8 | DF | ![]() |
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£13,200,000 | January 2022 | BBC Sport |
9 | FW | ![]() |
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£10,400,000 | August 2022 | BBC Sport |
10 | FW | ![]() |
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£10,300,000 | July 2020 | BBC Sport |
References
- ^ "Brighton draw with Man City to seal Europa League spot". BBC Sport. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brighton & Hove Albion". brightonandhovealbion.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Brighton 0 Middlesbrough 3 match report". independent.co.uk. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23754521.look-pascal-gross-brighton-career-becomes-record-pl-scorer/
- ^ Pascal Groß
- ^ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/joao-pedro-junqueira-de-jesus/591522/
- ^ "Record Scorer - News - Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 23 March 2018.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 154. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Club Records - News - Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Glenn Murray | Football Stats | Nottingham Forest | Age 37 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Bobby Zamora | Football Stats | No Club | Age 40 | 1999-2016 | Soccer Base".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion".
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2018.