Your favourite/worst ever seasons

What it says on the tin.


Mine would be 2000/2001 as my favourite and 95/96 the disaster.

Discuss

Summer... we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun etc...

Favourite would be 2000/1, when Withdean still seemed alright by comparison, Micky Adams at the helm, Bobby Z banging them in.

Least favourite, either at Gillingham.

96/97 My favourite purely for survival and the drama of it all. Every day was a new installment and a late great run of home form combined with amazing belief and support from the fans.

Worst probably 2002/03 when we went 12 games losing, Lost 5-0 to the scum and after making a fight of survival went down.

87-88 was my favourite, went to more games than ever before, having gone to my first game in 83 (but not allowed to attend cup final, it was my first real experience of watching a successful team. ).

Fav 1982/83 first season going with my mates and although 1996/7 was awful we had a lot of media coverage to our plight and lots cameradery from other clubs and 3rd May 1997 was fantastic to a point ......so my worst season would be the Gillingham 1997/1998 desperate desperate times.

88/89 was my worst when I ruptured my knee ligaments and couldn't play anymore. I was 23 at the time and couldn't watch any football for several years. Even missed the whole of the 91 play off season as I had gone completely off football.

Quite enjoyed 1990-91, the run to the playoffs, playing Liverpool in the cup, Wade scoring 4 against Newcastle, Byrne and Small scoring for fun.

Worst was probably 1997/8, first year at Gillingham. Withdean seemed an age away, and crowds of 1,000 seeing 3-0 defeats by Barnet etc.

90/91 was the most fun. I only missed one home game, went to my first away games and Wembley.

We shipped more goals than we scored but almost every match was fun (despite losing 6 at Oldham and 4 at home to Wednesday amongst others). We made the play-offs with Wilkins' gorgeous stoppage-time free kick on the last day. And that was in the days when you never knew exactly how long there was to go, adding to the tension.
PLUS we beat Millwall home and away in the play-off semi. The only disappointment was obviously the anti-climax at Wembley.

I think the worst for me was probably 95/96, because it was the first time I'd really seen my beloved Albion play consistently with no passion or ability, or promise of anything better. There were ominous, portentious feelings of what was to come.

Plus I took a few non-football friends and girlfriends to some abysmal showings, and they found it understandably very difficult to appreciate why this was something that I spent my time and money on...

Best has to be 1996/97 and worst has to be this season watching us make a depressing slide into relegation and people just accepting it

Favourite was 1977/78
No family ties, just stared work so had a bit of cash - went to nearly all the games and the tension of the last 3 was amazing. The crowds in the Goldstone for the Charlton and Blackpool games were unbeliveable.

Worst was 1997/98
After the euphoria of the last few games of the previous season, it was all a bit of an anti-climax - don't forget that season we were even worse than 1996/97, with only 35 points. It was only due to Doncaster (20 points) being complety SHIT that we stayed up.

Favourite 64/65 champions and 102 goals in a season.
Worst the first one at Gillingham
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Best- 90/91 What a stylish team that was eh?


Worst- 97/98 Utter Crap and a four nil drubbing by Darlington and Marco Gabbiadini bagging a hat trick on my birthday at Priestfield.


Most Hyped- 93/94 Brady's second season in charge and the Kurt Nogan McDougald strike partnership set to flourish and bring us promotion in a swath of beautiful football.

Favourite is probably 87/88, because it was our one good season whilst I was living about half a mile from the Goldstone.

Closely followed by 71/72, because it popped my promotion cherry as a supporter.

Worst has to be 97/98 for similar reasons to Hiney. Never in the field of human conflict have we be forced to witness such utter dross week in, week out - and there wasn't even the threat of relegation to put an edge on it...

1997/98:

Brighton 1997/1998 results and fixtures
Football League Two Swansea 1-0 Brighton 09-08-1997
English League Cup Brighton 1-1 Leyton Orient 13-08-1997
Football League Two Brighton 1-1 Macclesfield 16-08-1997
Football League Two Scarborough 2-1 Brighton 22-08-1997
English League Cup Leyton Orient 3-1 Brighton 26-08-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-1 Leyton Orient 30-08-1997
Football League Two Brighton 2-2 Peterborough 03-09-1997
Football League Two Colchester 3-1 Brighton 08-09-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-0 Darlington 13-09-1997
Football League Two Torquay 3-0 Brighton 20-09-1997
Football League Two Brighton 2-1 Rochdale 27-09-1997
Football League Two Doncaster 1-3 Brighton 04-10-1997
Football League Two Chester 2-0 Brighton 11-10-1997
Football League Two Brighton 1-3 Exeter 18-10-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-1 Lincoln 22-10-1997
Football League Two Hull City 0-0 Brighton 25-10-1997
Football League Two Hartlepool 0-0 Brighton 01-11-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-3 Barnet 05-11-1997
Football League Two Brighton 1-2 Rotherham 08-11-1997
English FA Cup Hereford 2-1 Brighton 15-11-1997
Football League Two Cambridge 1-1 Brighton 18-11-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-1 Cardiff 22-11-1997
Football League Two Scunthorpe 0-2 Brighton 29-11-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-1 Notts Co 03-12-1997
Football League Two Mansfield 1-1 Brighton 13-12-1997
Football League Two Brighton 0-0 Shrewsbury 20-12-1997
Football League Two Brighton 4-4 Colchester 26-12-1997
Football League Two Peterborough 1-2 Brighton 28-12-1997
LDV Vans Trophy Walsall 5-0 Brighton 06-01-1998
Football League Two Brighton 0-1 Swansea 10-01-1998
Football League Two Leyton Orient 3-1 Brighton 17-01-1998
Football League Two Brighton 1-1 Scarborough 24-01-1998
Football League Two Macclesfield 1-0 Brighton 27-01-1998
Football League Two Darlington 1-0 Brighton 31-01-1998
Football League Two Brighton 1-4 Torquay 07-02-1998
Football League Two Brighton 0-0 Doncaster 14-02-1998
Football League Two Rochdale 2-0 Brighton 21-02-1998
Football League Two Exeter 2-1 Brighton 24-02-1998
Football League Two Brighton 3-2 Chester 28-02-1998
Football League Two Rotherham 0-0 Brighton 03-03-1998
Football League Two Brighton 0-0 Hartlepool 07-03-1998
Football League Two Barnet 2-0 Brighton 14-03-1998
Football League Two Brighton 0-2 Cambridge 21-03-1998
Football League Two Cardiff 0-0 Brighton 28-03-1998
Football League Two Brighton 2-1 Scunthorpe 04-04-1998
Football League Two Notts Co 2-2 Brighton 11-04-1998
Football League Two Brighton 1-1 Mansfield 13-04-1998
Football League Two Shrewsbury 2-1 Brighton 18-04-1998
Football League Two Brighton 2-2 Hull City 25-04-1998
Football League Two Lincoln 2-1 Brighton 02-05-1998