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
Main article: 1981–82 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 9 7 80 32 +48 87 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Ipswich Town 42 26 5 11 75 53 +22 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 59 29 +30 78
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 20 11 11 67 48 +19 71 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Arsenal 42 20 11 11 48 37 +11 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
6 Swansea City 42 21 6 15 58 51 +7 69 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Southampton 42 19 9 14 72 67 +5 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
8 Everton 42 17 13 12 56 50 +6 64
9 West Ham United 42 14 16 12 66 57 +9 58
10 Manchester City 42 15 13 14 49 50 −1 58
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[lower-alpha 3]
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
16 Birmingham City 42 10 14 18 53 61 −8 44
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 11 20 46 57 −11 44
18 Stoke City 42 12 8 22 44 63 −19 44
19 Sunderland 42 11 11 20 38 58 −20 44
20 Leeds United (R) 42 10 12 20 39 61 −22 42 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 42 10 10 22 32 63 −31 40
22 Middlesbrough (R) 42 8 15 19 34 52 −18 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1981–82 FA Cup winners.
  2. Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1982 Welsh Cup winners.
  3. Aston Villa qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1981–82 European Cup winners.

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

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References
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