1981–82 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
1981–82 season
ChairmanMike Bamber
ManagerMike Bailey
StadiumGoldstone Ground
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Andy Ritchie (14)

During the 1981–82 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Brighton achieved their highest-ever league finish of 13th. On 6 March 1982 the Seagulls also scored an impressive clean-sheet win at Anfield against the 1981-82 First Division Champions Liverpool 0-1 (the champions' final league loss of the season).

Kit

Brighton's kit was manufactured by Adidas and sponsored by British Caledonian.

Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
12 Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 42 48 −6 57
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 13 16 43 52 −9 52
14 Coventry City 42 13 11 18 56 62 −6 50
15 Notts County 42 13 8 21 61 69 −8 47
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1981–82 European Cup winners.

FA Cup

League Cup

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Graham Moseley
DF England ENG Steve Foster
DF England ENG Steve Gatting (captain)
DF England ENG Graham Pearce
DF England ENG Chris Ramsey
DF England ENG Gary Stevens
DF Northern Ireland NIR Sammy Nelson
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gerry Ryan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jimmy Case
MF Wales WAL Mickey Thomas
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Grealish
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Howlett
FW England ENG Andy Ritchie
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Smith
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Robinson

Transfers

In

Out

References