Paxton Dazo
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Third highest Albion attendance
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The Grockle
Formally Croydon Seagull
does anyone know our top ten home attendances
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Jimmy Grimble
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Fazz, just out of interest, how old are you buddy?
Paxton Dazo
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London Calling
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why is a Spurs fan on here talking about football violence?
Nottseagull
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does anyone know our top ten home attendances
The Top 21 are:
36,747 v Fulham 27/12/58 FL D2
35,000 v Chelsea 18/2/67 FA Cup R4
34,766 v Rochdale 3/5/72 FL D3
33,500 v Derby County 26/10/76 FLC R4
33,300 v Crystal Palace 24/2/76 FL D3
33,431 v Blackpool 29/4/78 FL D2
32,979 v Southampton 2/1/78 FL D2
32.647 v Tottenham Hotspur 15/4/78 FL D2
32,634 v West Ham United 28/10/78 FL D2
32,539 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 24/9/69 FLC R3
32,310 v West Ham United 18/2/33 FAC R5
32,036 v Reading 27/3/70 FL D3
31,828 v Aston Villa 22/8/59 FL D2
31,423 v Darlington 26/4/65 FL D4
31,203 v Charlton Athletic 25/4/78 FL D2
31,038 v Watford 30/4/58 FL D3(S)
31,025 v Southampton 27/3/54 FL D3(S)
30,864 v Leyton Orient 18/4/56 FLD3(S)
30,859 v Charlton Athletic 13/4/79 FL D2
30,756 v Sheffield Wednesday 3/5/77 FL D3
30,600 v Bournemouth 27/12/71 FL D3
Thanks to Hiney for providing these. Not sure Blackpool is correct - it would be listed as fifth highest if so.
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Paxton Dazo
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Why not
Is that when we had 25k down, and it kicked off everywhere?
Nottseagull
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Why not
Is that when we had 25k down, and it kicked off everywhere?
Very funny, PD.
London Calling
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Despite the fear of violence Brighton heyday for crowds really was around 76- 78, luckily for me my first three years of going.
London Calling
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Why not
Is that when we had 25k down, and it kicked off everywhere?
Because this is a Brighton site and the thread was on size of crowds?
Not on Tottenham nor on trouble between the two.
Are you trying to show off?
If so, can I join you. I was at them all, too.
I was also at a game at the Goldstone against Spurs when it all kicked off.........
Nottseagull
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The thread has focused on that trouble, which is fine because a mod has participated in it!
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Nottseagull
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Anyway back to the Spurs game...
The shennigans in Brighton came about because at the game at White Hart Lane we more than held our own - both on and off the pitch. The game finished 0-0 and a large and vociferous Brighton contingent stood their ground and gave as good as they got - probably better. (Blimey this is sounding like one of those hooligan sites but it can't be helped).
Getting battered at their own ground enraged the Spurs hoolies and they plotted revenge. For the Goldstone game they came down on the Friday night and generally created mayhem in the town as Brighton could never get a big enough mob together to face them. As has been mentioned they had tickets for the North Stand and got there early, so when we got there we found it was full of yids. (They'd also sprayed a classic bit of graffiti on the bridge at Hove station: 'THFC - we are waiting' to greet us as we came off the train!)
Again as has been said at some point they just started battering everybody in sight and there was a bit of stampede as a lot of Brighton fled in terror. I'm pleased to say (and yes, also a bit proud) that I stood my ground, I'd be buggered if I was going to let some windowlicking yid drive me away from my usual spot. It was all a bit chaotic and at one point after the initial surge I found myself surrounded by Spurs. The focus then shifted to the west stand, and kudos to (and I use the word advisedly), the HERO on the roof of the tea hut who like Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae simply refused to be beaten. Every time the yids tried to get him they got battered.
Not sure what happened next but there was definitely a counter-attack and we ended up reclaiming at least the western end of the North Stand. Trouble continued the whole game though, at one time spilling onto the pitch forcing the ref to take the players off.
Happy days! Oh, and we won 3-1
The shennigans in Brighton came about because at the game at White Hart Lane we more than held our own - both on and off the pitch. The game finished 0-0 and a large and vociferous Brighton contingent stood their ground and gave as good as they got - probably better. (Blimey this is sounding like one of those hooligan sites but it can't be helped).
Getting battered at their own ground enraged the Spurs hoolies and they plotted revenge. For the Goldstone game they came down on the Friday night and generally created mayhem in the town as Brighton could never get a big enough mob together to face them. As has been mentioned they had tickets for the North Stand and got there early, so when we got there we found it was full of yids. (They'd also sprayed a classic bit of graffiti on the bridge at Hove station: 'THFC - we are waiting' to greet us as we came off the train!)
Again as has been said at some point they just started battering everybody in sight and there was a bit of stampede as a lot of Brighton fled in terror. I'm pleased to say (and yes, also a bit proud) that I stood my ground, I'd be buggered if I was going to let some windowlicking yid drive me away from my usual spot. It was all a bit chaotic and at one point after the initial surge I found myself surrounded by Spurs. The focus then shifted to the west stand, and kudos to (and I use the word advisedly), the HERO on the roof of the tea hut who like Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae simply refused to be beaten. Every time the yids tried to get him they got battered.
Not sure what happened next but there was definitely a counter-attack and we ended up reclaiming at least the western end of the North Stand. Trouble continued the whole game though, at one time spilling onto the pitch forcing the ref to take the players off.
Happy days! Oh, and we won 3-1
Nottseagull
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I trust that was directed at wigman
It was.
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Paxton Dazo
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The last time a team came to the Lane and took libertys was 1977, and that Was Arsenal, funnily enough. 
We lose 5-0, and Arsenal had the whole of the Paxton and the Park Lane. I've never heard the storys of the home game against Brighton in 78 though.
Uter
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Boring fact of the day:
Brighton's actual record attendance according to football league records is 36,342 for the 1958 Fulham match, not 36,747.
Since 1925 professional clubs have been required to provide the Football League with match attendances. The figure registered by the Albion was 36,342. I'm not sure why there is a difference, but my guess is the 36,747 figure was the one released by the club on the day, but after checking the count was revised down to 36,342, and this lower figure was provided to the FL.
Brighton's actual record attendance according to football league records is 36,342 for the 1958 Fulham match, not 36,747.
Since 1925 professional clubs have been required to provide the Football League with match attendances. The figure registered by the Albion was 36,342. I'm not sure why there is a difference, but my guess is the 36,747 figure was the one released by the club on the day, but after checking the count was revised down to 36,342, and this lower figure was provided to the FL.
Perry Milkins
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We lose 5-0, and Arsenal had the whole of the Paxton and the Park Lane. I've never heard the storys of the home game against Brighton in 78 though.
Is that so..s'pose depends on what you define as liberties.