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The Conference made it absolutely clear throughout the 96/97 season that under no circumstances whatsoever would BHAFC be allowed to play in it during the 97/98 season without a "home ground". In theory the club. such as it was, would have had to have applied to join the next league down, the...

Lee Brilleaux and Wilko Johnson

Etta James

Gary Moore, Phil Lynott, Cozy Powell, all gone

Here's a long-forgotten, but Albion, comeback, that at the time promised to change the course of the season. The date is Saturday 23 February 1963, and here's the bottom of the Division III league table on the morning of the game. Albion are in the 4 relegation places, but having played 4, 5...

Also Howard Wilkinson, ex-Albion winger (1966 -1971), now League Managers Association chair, OBE for services to football and charity.

I think this was the Christmas 1966 League game at the Goldstone, when John Templeman was brought into the side to make his debut, specifically to mark Rodney Marsh. We had lost 0-3 at Loftus Road on Boxing Day, but drew 2-2 the following day at the Goldstone. Don't know what RDZ would think...

Thugwall at the Old Den, 12 September 1964. Lost 0-2, but Albion went on to be Division 4 champions that season, with Millwall finishing second. Back in the days when Millwall were undoubtedly the Albion's main rivals, not Palace. The atmosphere was, shall we say, a tad intimidating.... The...

Lest we forget. The League 3 table of 20 April 1997...

Would it be tempting fate to wish that he plays another 33 PL games for us? Should we start a countdown???

From the Premier League website "Brighton new boy Milner equals Premier League record" Boy?? ""By starting Brighton & Hove Albion’s opening match of the season at home to Luton Town, James Milner has equalled a Premier League record. The 37-year-old, who joined Brighton from Liverpool on a...

5/2 from most leading bookmakers

As of 10 August 2023, from Oddschecker Winner: 125/1 Top 4 Finish: 7/1 Top 6 Finish: 7/4 (most leading bookmakers) Top Half Finish: 1/4 (most leading bookmakers) Bottom Half Finish: 11/4 (most leading bookmakers) Relegation: 66/1 Just drifted out slightly on the winner and relegation odds...

As of 18 July 2023, from Oddschecker Winner: 100/1 Top 4 Finish: 7/1 Top 6 Finish: 7/4 or 13/8 (most leading bookmakers) Top Half Finish: 1/4 (most leading bookmakers) Bottom Half Finish: 11/4 (most leading bookmakers) Relegation: 50/1 Just drifted out slightly on the higher placings odds...

For comparison the first 7 fixtures from 60 years ago, the 1963-1964 season, were:- Workington Town (h) Rochdale (a) Newport County (a) Torquay United (a) (LC) Stockport County (h) Rochdale (h) (back in the days when clubs sometimes played one another home and away in quick succession)...