Nice piece from the Argus in 1979: The Lads who gave the Seagulls their name:
http://thegoldstonewrap.com/2013/04/26/the-lads-who-gave-seagulls-their-name/
This was posted on the Goldstone Ground facebook page, but worth repeating here I think...
24/02/1976
Brighton 2 Crystal Palace 0 (Morgan 2)
Division Three
Attendance 33,300
Who was there? I remember being on a massively packed East Terrace. Only my second game - cracking atmosphere, over...