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

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
1981–82 season
Chairman	Mike Bamber
Manager	Mike Bailey
Stadium	Goldstone Ground
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: ; Andy Ritchie (14)
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During the 1981–82 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion competed in the Football League First Division.

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 v t	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^[a]
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:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Aston Villa won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.

FA Cup[]

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[]

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Out[]

References[]

[table_note_res_EC0.22436931832897-1] Aston Villa won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.

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