First player for Brighton who was younger than you?

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CP 0 3 BHA

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Nov 28, 2003

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Northants

• Jan 8, 2017

• #21

I was going to say Gary Stevens but a quick bit of research reveals that he's actually a few months older than me!

 

carlzeiss

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May 19, 2009

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Amazonia

• Jan 8, 2017

• #22

First player , Gary Stevens

First manager , Dean Wilkins

First chairman , Tony Bloom .

 

GoldWithFalmer

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Apr 24, 2011

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SouthCoast

• Jan 8, 2017

• #23

Bruntburger said:

Not sure - first game was Mansfield at Home in 1987/88 promotion season. I would of been 11. Any ideas?


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Probably David Gipp or Chapman

 

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knocky1

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Jan 20, 2010

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• Jan 8, 2017

• #24

Another Gary Stevens. This thread helped me get date of births. http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/brighton-hove-albion/1980/2/

 

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Diablo

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lewes

• Jan 8, 2017

• #25

Mark Lawrenson , same year of birth but he`s five months younger !!!!!

 

studio150

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On the Border

• Jan 8, 2017

• #26

Gary Williams

 

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Marty McFly

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La Pêche, Quebec

• Jan 8, 2017

• #27

¡Cereal Killer! said:

Looks like it was Sam Gargan.

He made his Football League and Brighton debut on 26 April 2008, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Glenn Murray during the 2-0 away victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium (from wiki)

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From looking at your profile you're only two weeks older than me. In which case, it's probably Sam Gargan for me, too.

 

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Springal

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GOSBTS

• Jan 8, 2017

• #28

I suspect it was Jake Robinson.

But in general it was Wayne Rooney that blew my mind. He is only a month younger than me.

 

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Petee

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Nov 22, 2010

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• Jan 8, 2017

• #29

Thought it was JFC but it's Solly

 

Mr H

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LA

• Jan 8, 2017

• #30

Howard Wilkinson

 

Puppet Master

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• Jan 9, 2017

• #31

Jake Robinson

 

spanish flair

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• #32

Wilf Tranter for me, signed from Man U 1966

 

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Gwylan

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Uffern

• Jan 9, 2017

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The worry starts when Brighton managers are younger than you. The first one for me was Steve Gritt and all the managers since Coppell have been younger than me ... and there'll never be another one older

 

spanish flair

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• Jan 9, 2017

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Gwylan said:

The worry starts when Brighton managers are younger than you. The first one for me was Steve Gritt and all the managers since Coppell have been younger than me ... and there'll never be another one older

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Barry Lloyd was the first younger manager than me.

 

drew

Drew

Oct 3, 2006

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Burgess Hill

• Jan 9, 2017

• #35

Possibly Tony Vessey but not sure on his date of birth.

 

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batch_91

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Jul 14, 2012

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Sheffield/Portslade

• Jan 9, 2017

• #36

JFC having to get signed off from school to play in his first game at the Withdean. Think I was 19 at the time watching an Albion player that hadnt taken his GSCEs!

 

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Keith Patel

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Apr 4, 2009

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Brighton

• Jan 9, 2017

• #37

Steve Cook against Man City.

 

The Sock of Poskett

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• Jan 9, 2017

• #38

Probably Giles Stille, I reckon

 

Gritt23

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• Jan 9, 2017

• #39

Not 100% sure, but the first time I noticed, was when Derek McGrath came off the bench at Anfield in the 1991 Cup tie.

 

Lincolnshire Seagull

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Jul 9, 2009

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• Jan 9, 2017

• #40

Peter O'Sullivan - 4 days younger than me - and still one of my all-time favourites. Saw his debut under Pat Saward.