Soaring back into the top flight after coming close to liquidation and relegation from the football league, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Seagulls were in fact a phoenix.
In the late 1990s, Brighton was in the fourth tier of English football and struggled with financial difficulties. After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Football League to the Conference in 1997, a boardroom takeover saved the club from liquidation. Successive promotions in 2001 and 2002 brought Brighton back to the second tier. In the 2016–17 season, Brighton gained promotion again to the Premier League, ending a 34-year absence from the top flight.
Bradford (Park Avenue) VS Brighton And Hove Albion
Games won:
3
Games drawn:
1
Games lost:
3
Date
Match
Result
Score
Competition
28 Jan 1933
Brighton and Hove Albion v Bradford Park Avenue
L
2-1
FA Cup
08 Dec 1962
Bradford Park Avenue v Brighton and Hove Albion
L
1-5
League Division Three
27 Apr 1963
Brighton and Hove Albion v Bradford Park Avenue
L
3-1
League Division Three
14 Sep 1963
Bradford Park Avenue v Brighton and Hove Albion
W
2-1
League Division Four
18 Jan 1964
Brighton and Hove Albion v Bradford Park Avenue
W
0-1
League Division Four
07 Nov 1964
Brighton and Hove Albion v Bradford Park Avenue
D
2-2
League Division Four
20 Mar 1965
Bradford Park Avenue v Brighton and Hove Albion
W
2-0
League Division Four
Stats sourced from 11v11.com – if you spot any inaccuracies please e-mail info@bpafc.com.
