Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
1981–82 season
ChairmanEngland Mike Bamber
ManagerEngland Mike 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
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 9 7 80 32 +48 87 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Ipswich Town 42 26 5 11 75 53 +22 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 59 29 +30 78
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 20 11 11 67 48 +19 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Arsenal 42 20 11 11 48 37 +11 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Swansea City 42 21 6 15 58 51 +7 69 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Southampton 42 19 9 14 72 67 +5 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8 Everton 42 17 13 12 56 50 +6 64
9 West Ham United 42 14 16 12 66 57 +9 58
10 Manchester City 42 15 13 14 49 50 −1 58
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[lower-alpha 3]
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
16 Birmingham City 42 10 14 18 53 61 −8 44
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 11 20 46 57 −11 44
18 Stoke City 42 12 8 22 44 63 −19 44
19 Sunderland 42 11 11 20 38 58 −20 44
20 Leeds United (R) 42 10 12 20 39 61 −22 42 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 42 10 10 22 32 63 −31 40
22 Middlesbrough (R) 42 8 15 19 34 52 −18 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1981–82 FA Cup winners.
  2. ↑ Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1982 Welsh Cup winners.
  3. ↑ 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. 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

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