[Official Site] Past Encounters: Derby County Away

Mackail-Smith celebrates his winning strike in 2011


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10:00 10th May 2014
by James Hilsum


Brighton & Hove Albion’s recent visits to Derby County have been closely-contested affairs, with just four goals between the two sides in the last three meetings.
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Albion’s latest trip to the iPro Stadium was back in January, when Chelsea loanee Patrick Bamford’s strike was enough to give Derby all three points in a cagey affair.

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The two teams played out a goalless draw on the 6th October 2012, but the Seagulls recorded a hard-fought victory in November 2011, when Craig Mackail-Smith’s 13th minute strike was enough to take all three points in another close encounter.
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Prior to that, the two sides hadn’t met in the East Midlands since August 2005, as Dean Hammond’s header was cancelled out by Paul Peschisolido to give both sides a share of the spoils on the opening day of the season.
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The Seagulls ended up on the losing side on their four previous visits north, but recorded a stunning 3-0 victory back in the 1983/84 season in a campaign when Derby were relegated into English football’s third tier.*
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The very first meeting on Derby’s turf was played just after Second World War on 13th February 1946, when County beat the Seagulls 6-0 in a FA Cup Fifth Round.
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Albion claimed their first away victory over the Rams 14 years later on in 1960, as the Seagulls ran out 1-0 winners.





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