What has been Albions highest ever league position been....

[The Large One]

According to Tim Carder's book, we reached FIFTH after we beat Wolves on Sept 22, 1981 - though that was after only six games.

The next highest was SIXTH after the aforementioned Southampton game. Other than that, we hovered between SEVENTH and 13th for the rest of the season. We didn't go below NINTH until mid-March, and we ultimately finished 13th.

 

[Trufflehound]

According to Tim Carder's book, we reached FIFTH after we beat Wolves on Sept 22, 1981 - though that was after only six games.

This appears to agree with you:

http://www.brighton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?Day=22&Month=Sep&ssnno=111&teamno=95

...and look at all the shit filling the four places above us. Did they print that table upside down?

 

[perseus]

According to Tim Carder's book, we reached FIFTH after we beat Wolves on Sept 22, 1981 - though that was after only six games.

The next highest was SIXTH after the aforementioned Southampton game. Other than that, we hovered between SEVENTH and 13th for the rest of the season. We didn't go below NINTH until mid-March, and we ultimately finished 13th.

And below Swansea City. Chelsea were in the division below.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Our highest-ever finish is 13th, though, isn't it?



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[Uncle Spielberg]

My favourite season in the top flight was the 2nd one when we won our last 4 and Michael Robinson was on fire charging around like a loose Rhino.

 

[NMH]

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Never budged since day one!

 

[Storer68]

For the youngsters in case you don't believe it ever happend......

English
First Division
1981/1982 Historical league standings at 22nd Sep 1981
Pld Home Away Overall Pts GD W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 West Ham United 6 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 0 6 0 4 2 0 14 5 14 9
2 Ipswich Town 6 2 1 0 6 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 2 0 13 6 14 7
3 Swansea City 6 3 0 0 10 4 1 0 2 3 6 4 0 2 13 10 12 3
4 Southampton 6 3 0 0 7 1 0 1 2 4 7 3 1 2 11 8 10 3
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 1 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 3 2 2 3 1 8 6 9 2
6 Tottenham Hotspur 6 1 0 2 4 7 2 0 1 5 3 3 0 3 9 10 9 -1
7 Nottingham Forest 5 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 2 2 1 7 6 8 1
8 Manchester United 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 2 6 5 8 1
9 Everton 6 2 1 0 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 0
10 Manchester City 5 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 7 7 8 0
11 Liverpool 6 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 2 2 2 5 5 8 0
12 Arsenal 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 8 0
13 Birmingham City 6 2 1 0 8 4 0 0 3 2 6 2 1 3 10 10 7 0
14 Coventry City 6 2 0 1 7 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 1 3 10 11 7 -1
15 Notts. County 6 1 1 1 4 6 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 3 8 12 7 -4
16 Stoke City 5 1 0 2 6 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 3 9 8 6 1
17 Sunderland 5 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 4 4 1 3 1 6 7 6 -1
18 Aston Villa 5 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 5 5 5 0
19 West Bromwich Albion 6 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 5 6 5 -1
20 Leeds United 5 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 9 1 2 2 5 10 5 -5
21 Middlesbrough 6 1 0 2 3 6 0 1 2 1 5 1 1 4 4 11 4 -7
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 7 1 1 4 2 9 4 -7

 

[perseus]

Notice the absence of Newcatle United and Chelsea.

 

[eastie]

December 8th 1981. Beat Saints 2-0 away to go 6th.
Anyone else at that supporters club meet. Was I there with you El P?
PG

Went to that match, Gatting got one of them , who scored the other?

 

[sams dad]

Went to that match, Gatting got one of them , who scored the other?

Andy Ritchie

 

[Zesh Rehman]

I thought we reached 6th on the night we won 2-0 at The Dell. It was no fluke either, if saints had won they would have gone top of the league for the 1st time in their history.

Sounds about right, another story my Dad tells me about over and over again.

 

[The Large One]

Seeing that table reminds me of the opening day of that season, when newly promoted Swansea City took on Leeds United at the Vetch Field.

And won 5-1.

Swansea finished the season in sixth place, but were relegated with us the following season. Leeds United, if I remember rightly, were relegated in 1981-82.