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The final day of the Premier League season is upon us as Arsenal and Man City battle it out for the title.
Brighton & Hove Albion are a Premier League football club based on the south coast of England.
Brighton are nicknamed the "Seagulls" and play their home matches at Falmer Stadium, which for sponsorship reasons is known as the American Express Community Stadium, or colloquially, the Amex Stadium.
They were promoted to the Premier League in 2017 and have been a presence in the top flight ever since.
The Seagulls, while still in the Southern League, won the FA Charity Shield in 1910. At the time, it was contested between the winners of the Southern League and the winners of the Football League. They beat Aston Villa to lift the trophy, which would later go on to be known as the Community Shield.
In 1973, following his departure from Derby County, legendary manager Brian Clough was roped in to manage the team. Bamber's legacy was cemented by luring the iconic Clough to the coastal club.
Clough brought his trusted assistant Peter Taylor, scouts and backroom staff with him to Brighton. However, they were now in Division Three and Clough had a monumental task on his hands.
Shortly after his appointment, Brighton were beaten 4-0 by non-league side Walton & Hersham in an FA Cup replay. On December 1, 1973, Brighton were beaten 8-2 at home by Bristol Rovers. They finished the league season in 19th place, with Clough winning only 12 of his 32 games in charge.
Despite this, in 2000/01, they were crowned Division Three champions while their rise up the ranks continued as the Seagulls won the Division Two title in 2001/02.
In May 2009, Knight was replaced by Tony Bloom as chairman and the latter secured £93million of funding for the new Falmer Stadium along with a 75% shareholding of the club.
There was a decade of mixed on-field fortunes as Brighton bounced around the second and third tiers but they consolidated with a six-year spell in the Championship (the second tier) after securing promotion from League One in 2011.
Brighton's first game of the 2011/12 season was also the first game at their new Falmer Stadium. It was against Doncaster Rovers, the same opposition who had played the final game at Goldstone Stadium in 1997. Brighton won 2-1.
Brighton had mixed fortunes in the Championship, making the play-offs in 2012/13 and 2013/14 before finishing in 20th place the season after. On the final day of the 2015/16 season, Brighton travelled to Middlesbrough needing to win to secure an automatic promotion place.
However, a 1-1 draw saw Boro finish second and Brighton third, with the south coast club subsequently being knocked out of the play-offs by Sheffield Wednesday. This was their third play-off defeat in four seasons.
Brighton put things right during the next campaign, with a 2-1 home win over Wigan Athletic on April 17, 2017, ensuring that the Seagulls finally booked their Premier League spot. They had been dominant throughout, beginning the season with an 18-match unbeaten run.
"It had something to do with how the season ended last season, but I think it was more the fact that the players enjoyed being up that end of the table, competing, getting into the play-offs," said manager at the time, Chris Hughton, to BBC Radio 5 Live after getting promotion.
Graham Potter appointed as their new manager in May 2019 and continued to build on Hughton's work.
In Potter's first season, Brighton picked up 41 points and scored 39 goals, both Premier League records for them, and again finished 15th.
The London club moved quickly to bring in a new head coach, and in less than 48 hours Potter was named the new Chelsea manager on a five-year deal on September 8.
Brighton do not really have local rivals, as the other South Coast teams - Southampton and Portsmouth - are over 60 miles away.
In 2021/22, Brighton turned a profit for the first time since their debut season as a Premier League club, making £24.1million. Turnover was up to a club record £174million.
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