Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home ground has been Falmer Stadium since 2011, having played at the Goldstone Ground for most of the 20th century. Founded in 1901, Brighton played their early professional football in the Southern League. They were later elected to the Football League in 1920. Between 1979 and 1983, they played in the First Division, and reached the 1983 FA Cup final, losing to Manchester United after a replay. They were relegated from the First Division in the same season. By the late 1990s, Brighton were in the fourth tier of English football and having financial problems. After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Football League to the Conference in 1997, a boardroom takeover saved the club from liquidation. Successive promotions in 2001 and 2002 brought Brighton back to the second tier, and in 2011, the club moved into the Falmer Stadium after 14 years without a permanent home ground. In the 2016–17 season, Brighton finished second in the EFL Championship and were thus promoted to the Premier League, ending a 34-year absence from the top flight. In the 2022–23 season, Brighton finished sixth in the Premier League, their highest top flight finish ever, and qualified for the UEFA Europa League; their first participation in European club football. Brighton are nicknamed the Seagulls and have played in blue-and-white striped shirts for most of their history. The club's fiercest and longest-standing rivalry is with Crystal Palace, which emerged in the 1970s for competitive reasons.
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| Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shorts sponsor |
| 1971–1974 | Bukta | No sponsor | No sponsor | No sponsor | No sponsor |
| 1974–1975 | Admiral | ||||
| 1975–1977 | Umbro | ||||
| 1977–1980 | Bukta | ||||
| 1980–1983 | Adidas | British Caledonian | |||
| 1983–1986 | Phoenix Brewery | ||||
| 1986–1987 | NOBO | ||||
| 1987–1989 | Spall | ||||
| 1989–1991 | Sports Express | ||||
| 1991–1993 | Ribero | TSB Bank | |||
| 1993–1994 | Sandtex | ||||
| 1994–1997 | Admiral | ||||
| 1997–1998 | Superleague | ||||
| 1998–1999 | Donatello Restaurant | ||||
| 1999–2004 | Erreà | Skint Records | |||
| 2004–2005 | Alive and Kicking Fund | ||||
| 2005–2008 | Donatello Restaurant | Donatello Restaurant | |||
| 2008–2011 | IT First | ||||
| 2011–2013 | BrightonandHoveJobs.com | ||||
| 2013–2014 | American Express | American Express | American Express | ||
| 2014–2017 | Nike | ||||
| 2017–2020 | JD Sports | No sponsor | No sponsor | ||
| 2020–2024 | Snickers UK | ||||
| 2024– | Experience Kissimmee |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NED | Bart Verbruggen |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Adam Webster |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Lewis Dunk (captain) |
| 6 | DF | NED | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Solly March |
| 8 | MF | GER | Brajan Gruda |
| 9 | FW | GRE | Stefanos Tzimas |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Georginio Rutter |
| 11 | MF | GAM | Yankuba Minteh |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tom Watson |
| 17 | MF | CMR | Carlos Baleba |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Danny Welbeck |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | GRE | Charalampos Kostoulas |
| 20 | MF | ENG | James Milner |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Olivier Boscagli |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Jason Steele |
| 24 | DF | TUR | Ferdi Kadıoğlu |
| 25 | MF | PAR | Diego Gómez |
| 26 | MF | SWE | Yasin Ayari |
| 27 | MF | NED | Mats Wieffer |
| 29 | DF | BEL | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 34 | DF | NED | Joël Veltman |
| 38 | GK | CAN | Tom McGill |
| 42 | DF | ITA | Diego Coppola |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Igor Julio (at West Ham United until 30 June 2026) |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Eiran Cashin (at Birmingham City until 30 June 2026) |
| 28 | FW | IRL | Evan Ferguson (at Roma until 30 June 2026) |
| 32 | MF | ECU | Jeremy Sarmiento (at Cremonese until 30 June 2026) |
| 33 | MF | DEN | Matt O'Riley (at Marseille until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | MF | CIV | Malick Yalcouyé (at Swansea City until 30 June 2026) |
| 39 | GK | ENG | Carl Rushworth (at Coventry City until 30 June 2026) |
| 40 | MF | ARG | Facundo Buonanotte (at Chelsea until 30 June 2026) |
| — | MF | GHA | Ibrahim Osman (at Auxerre until 30 June 2026) |
| — | MF | KOR | Yoon Do-young (at Excelsior until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Joe Knight |
| 51 | DF | ENG | Charlie Tasker |
| 53 | MF | ENG | Harry Howell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 54 | DF | ENG | Freddie Simmonds |
| 58 | MF | NGA | Nehemiah Oriola |
| 62 | GK | SWE | Nils Ramming |
| First-Team Coaching | |
| Head Coach | Fabian Hürzeler |
| Assistant Head Coaches | Jonas Scheuermann Andrew Crofts Daniel Niedzkowski |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Jelle ten Rouwelaar |
| Set-Piece Coach | Yannick Euvrard |
| Chief Analyst | Eoin Bradford |
| Tactical Analysts | Max Lesser Jack Sheard |
| Recruitment | |
| Head of Recruitment | Vacant |
| Loan Manager | Gordon Greer |
| Academy | |
| Academy Manager | Ian Buckman |
| Under-21s Head Coach | Shannon Ruth |
| Under-18s Head Coach | Björn Hamberg |
| Medical & Performance | |
| Head of Medicine | Florian Pfab |
| Head of Performance | Gary Walker |
| Club Doctor | Jim Moxon |
| Board | |
| Chairman | Tony Bloom |
| Chief Executive & Deputy Chairman | Paul Barber |
| Finance Director | Lee Cooper |
| Chief Operating Officer | Paul Mullen |
| Head of People & Culture | Rose Read |
| Non-Executive Vice Chairman | Peter Godfrey |
| Non-Executive Directors | Ray BloomPaul BrownRobert ComerAdam FranksAnna JonesMichelle Walder |
| Senior Management Team | |
| Chief Executive & Deputy Chairman | Paul Barber |
| Sporting Director | Jason Ayto |
| Technical Director | Mike Cave |
| Chief Operating Officer | Paul Mullen |
| Head of Media & Communications | Paul Camillin |
| Finance Director | Lee Cooper |
| Head of Marketing | Anna Easthope |
| Head of Ticketing & Supporter Services | Jenny Gower |
| Chief Technology Officer | Mark Loch |
| Head of Safety & Security | Adrian Morris |
| Head of People & Culture | Rose Read |
| General Counsel | Lloyd Thomas |
| Head of Commercial | Russell Wood |
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- "Brighton renew JD sleeve deal"https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/brighton-jd-sleeve-sponsorship-deal-2019-20/
- "Snickers UK extend sleeve sponsorship"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3593414/snickers-uk-extend-sleeve-sponsorship
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- "Men's Team"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/pages/en/first-team-men-squad
- "2025/26 squad numbers confirmed"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/2025-26-squad-numbers-confirmed
- "Igor Julio joins West Ham United on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-igor-julio-west-ham-united-loan-september-2025
- "Eiran Cashin joins Birmingham City on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-eiran-cashin-birmingham-city-loan-july-2025
- "Evan Ferguson joins Roma on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-evan-ferguson-as-roma-loan-july-2025
- "Jeremy Sarmiento joins Cremonese on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-jeremy-sarmiento-cremonese-loan-september-2025
- "Matt O'Riley joins Marseille on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-matt-o-riley-marseille-loan-september-2025
- "Malick Yalcouyé joins Swansea City on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-malick-yalcouye-swansea-city-loan-august-2025
- "Carl Rushworth joins Coventry City on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-carl-rushworth-loan-coventry-city-july-2025
- "Facundo Buonanotte joins Chelsea on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-facundo-buonanotte-chelsea-loan-august-2025
- "Ibrahim Osman joins Auxerre on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-ibrahim-osman-auxerre-july-2025
- "Yoon Doyoung joins Excelsior Rotterdam on loan"https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-yoon-doyoung-loan-excelsior-rotterdam-july-2025
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